“It’s unnerving, stimulating, likely to provoke anger and sorrow on both political sides, and, above all, it’s extremely funny.” - Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
“The slippery logic, tendentious grandstanding, and outright demagoguery on display should be enough to give pause to its most ardent partisans, while its disquieting insights into the culture of violence in America should occasion sober reflection from those who would prefer to stop their ears.” A.O.Scott, The New York Times
Tuesday, April 22, 6:00 p.m. | Exploring what he suggests is the primary causes for the Columbine High School Massacre and other acts of gun violence, Michael Moore discusses with various subjects—including then National Rifle Association president Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, and survivors of the Columbine High School shooting—why the US violent crime rate is substantially higher than those of other nations. Now over twenty years old, Moore’s Academy Award winning documentary is as relevant as ever.
Awards & Nominations
Winner - Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards
Nominee - Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
Winner - 55th Anniversary Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Winner - Best Foreign Film, César Awards
Shadows of War Lecture Series: This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu