"Bowling for Columbine", a critically acclaimed documentary on gun violence in America, will air for free at the theater in the basement of Newcomb hall March 31 EApril 5. It begins at 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and at 10 p.m. on Saturday.
The documentary won the Cannes Film Festival 55th Anniversary Prize and received the Academy Award for Best Documentary this year. Director Michael Moore's film includes interviews with personalities including Charlton Heston and Dick Clark, as well as students at Columbine High School and many others across North America.
Tonight the film will be followed by a panel discussion. The program is sponsored by the Arts and Sciences Council, the American studies department, the Virginia Festival Film Society and the anthropology department.
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