Nine Community Cinema

Community Cinema offers monthly special sneak preview screenings of films scheduled for upcoming broadcast on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. All Community Cinema screenings feature panel discussions with leading community-based organizations, special guest speakers, information and resources, and other programming designed to help people learn about and get involved in some of today’s key social issues.

The screenings, which are offered free of charge, will take place at the Missouri History Museum’s Lee Auditorium, located at Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue in Forest Park. The films themselves will be broadcast at later dates as part of Independent Lens on Nine PBS.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the astonishing story of the Liberian women who took on the warlords and regime of dictator Charles Taylor in the midst of a brutal civil war, and won a once unimaginable peace for their shattered country in 2003. Producer Abigail Disney will attend the screening and discuss the film with the audience. Nine Network Producer Ruth Ezell will facilitate. Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Personal Stories from Nine Community Cinema Check out this video by Claire Anderson, a community producer from Nine Academy, about reactions to the September Community… Continue →

Deaf Jam Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Aneta Brodski, a deaf teen living in New York City, discovers the power of American Sign Language poetry. As she prepares to be one of the first deaf poets to compete in a youth slam, her journey leads to an unexpected collaboration. Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Nine Community Cinema – Deaf Jam On October 13, 2011, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “Deaf Jam,” at the… Continue →

We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The Wampanoag saved the Pilgrims from starvation, and lived to regret it. Spurred on by their celebrated linguist Jane Little Doe Baird, the Wampanoag of Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard are reviving their language more than a century after the last native speaker died. Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Nine Community Cinema – Âs Nutayuneân: We Still Live Here On November 3, 2011, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “Âs Nutayuneân: We Still… Continue →

Troop 1500 Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. At Hilltop Prison in Gatesville, Texas, a unique Girl Scout troop — Troop 1500 — unites daughters with mothers who are serving time for serious crimes, giving them a chance to rebuild their broken bonds. Facing long sentences from the courts, the mothers struggle to mend their fractured relationships with their daughters.Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Personal Stories – Nine Community Cinema: Troop 1500 Dec 19, 2011 On December 1, 2011, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “Troop 1500,” at the… Continue →

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Daisy Bates was a complex, unconventional, and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Nine Community Cinema – Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock On On January 12, 2012, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “Daisy Bates: First Lady… Continue →

More Than a Month Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this tongue-in-cheek journey, MORE THAN A MONTH investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a “post-racial” America.Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Nine Community Cinema – More Than a Month On February 2, 2012, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “More Than A Month,”… Continue →

Revenge of the Electric Car Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Filmmaker Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of car is America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever.Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Nine Community Cinema – Revenge of the Electric Car On March 26, 2012, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “Revenge of the Electric… Continue →

Hell and Back Again Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. U.S. Marine Sergeant Nathan Harris, 25, leads his unit to fight a ghostlike enemy in Afghanistan. Wounded in battle, Harris returns to North Carolina and his devoted wife to fight pain, addiction, and the terrifying normalcy of life at home.Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Nine Community Cinema – Hell and Back Again On April 5, 2012, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “Hell and Back Again… Continue →

Strong! Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Cheryl Haworth is a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in the world. As the 300-pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter prepares for Beijing 2008, she struggles with injury, confidence, and her place in a world where larger women are not readily accepted.Learn more about this film Personal Stories from the Screening Nine Community Cinema – Strong! On May 3, 2012, Nine Community Cinema in St. Louis Missouri held a public screening of “Strong!… Continue →