KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Communication is sponsoring a screening of the film “A Private War” 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 2) at The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave., in downtown Kearney. The event, co-hosted by the global media literacy Thompson Scholars class, is free and open to the public. Released in November 2018, “A Private War” tells the story of journalist Marie Colvin, who covered wars across the world from the point of view of … [Read more...] about UNK hosting free screening of ‘A Private War’ at World Theatre
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UNK hosts special screening of tsunami film ‘The Impossible’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgw394ZKsis KEARNEY – The geography department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting a film about a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. A special screening of “The Impossible” is at 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 10) at Kearney’s The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave. It is free and open to the public. UNK professor Jeremy Dillon will give a brief presentation … [Read more...] about UNK hosts special screening of tsunami film ‘The Impossible’
UNK hosts documentary ‘Starving the Beast’ on state support of higher education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IlFhJ78QdU KEARNEY – A documentary film that examines higher education and how state support for universities is declining is being screened in Kearney. “Starving the Beast” will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at The World Theatre in downtown Kearney, 2318 Central Ave. A discussion will follow the film, with a focus on ongoing debates surrounding state funding of public universities. “Starving the Beast” examines the ongoing power … [Read more...] about UNK hosts documentary ‘Starving the Beast’ on state support of higher education
UNK@TheWORLD film series highlights gender fluidity
By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will focus on gender fluidity when hosting its annual UNK@TheWORLD film festival over the next three months. The opening film for the annual series is “The Crying Game” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 6) at Kearney’s The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave. It tells the story of a British soldier kidnapped by terrorists who befriends one of his captors and is drawn into the soldier's world. … [Read more...] about UNK@TheWORLD film series highlights gender fluidity
Geography Dept. hosts showing of ‘The Core’ Wednesday at The World Theatre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmlr7BYi_hU WHAT: Movie “The Core” SPEAKER: The show will be followed by a brief discussion with Lynne Elkins, assistant professor of geology at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ABOUT THE FILM: The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again. The Earth's core has stopped spinning. Disasters are appearing all over the world: Birds acting crazy, powerful thunderstorms, 32 people die … [Read more...] about Geography Dept. hosts showing of ‘The Core’ Wednesday at The World Theatre
