The Daily Bulletin

The Beyond Boundaries Screening and Discussion Series is pleased to announce its fall 2024 schedule. All films start at 7:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Tower Auditorium and are free and open to the public. There is always a discussion after the film.

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Girls State (2024)
Thursday, September 12
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? Young leaders in Missouri navigate an immersive weeklong experiment to build a government from the ground up. This documentary had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Watch the trailer

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Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)
Thursday, October 17
This compelling documentary takes an in-depth look at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first to seek nomination for the highest office in the land. Following Chisholm from her own announcement of her candidacy through her historic speech in Miami at the Democratic National Convention, the story is a fight for inclusion. Chisholm is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo.

Watch the trailer.

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The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023)
Thursday, November 21
Shere Hite’s bestselling book The Hite Report liberated female sexuality by revealing the most private experiences of thousands collected via anonymous surveys. Her findings rocked the American establishment and conversations about gender and sexuality. Narrated by Dakota Johnson.

Watch the trailer.

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Beyond Boundaries is curated by Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles, associate professors of communication, and is co-sponsored by the Communication Department, Equity and Campus Diversity Office, and Burchfield Penney Art Center.