COLLIN COLLEGE AUTEUR FILM SERIES 2014-2015:
Education and Other Dangerous Things
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
7 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Admission: FREE!
Spring Creek Campus Living Legends Conference Center
(R, 1986, dir. Randa Haines, 119 minutes)
An unconventional teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with a brilliant deaf woman, and the two struggle to overcome the complex personal and cultural barriers between them.
“The film is highlighted by a tremendous debut performance (Academy Award winning, in fact) by Marlee Matlin.” -Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
“The film often makes for crackling good drama with plenty of leavening humor and magnificent performances by Hurt and newcomer Matlin.” -TV Guide’s Movie Guide
See a trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0AMKG31wME .
For a map of the college district with Spring Creek Campus marked, go to
http://www.collin.edu/campuses/ .
For a map of Spring Creek Campus, go to
http://www.collin.edu/campuses/springcreek/Floor_plan_of_SCC_campus_-_updated_8-8-13.pdf .
The Living Legends Conference Center is located in the AA wing of the main campus building.
Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion featuring Brad Baker (theatre), Marta Moore (English), Windy Rossi (Interpreter Training Program), Marianne Galloway (DFW Theater Critics Forum Award for Best Actress as Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God), Michael Phillips (history), Ryan Fletcher (English), and Carolyn Perry (Film Series Director).
Donald Weasenforth, PhD
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