University CIO OFFScreen presents a three-part film series in biographical documentary starting Sunday with "The Trials of Henry Kissinger."
Wait, come back! Maybe Kissinger as a possible war criminal isn't as thrilling as, say, Al Pacino as improbable CIA agent, but where'd all those government top-secrecy plots get their ideas from in the first place?
But maybe you're part of the choir and there's no need to preach. If you have an interest in film, then you already know about the series. (Insight is coming, so keep reading.) For those who don't, though, now's always a good time to start.
Last semester, OFFScreen offered a well-received series of music films. The organization, which focuses on independent, foreign and classic film, follows up with a series called "Shooting Stars: New Approaches in Biographical Documentary."
First it's "Trials," exploring Kissinger's complex, secretive and often manipulative personality. Next week, OFFScreen will show Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman's "Derrida," an innovative and remarkably entertaining portrait of French philosopher Jacques Derrida. The series will conclude Feb. 23 with "In the Mirror of Maya Deren," a homage to the late experimental filmmaker.
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