Tompkins-McCaw Library and University Student Commons and Activities Programs will be screening three films for the MCVC Fall Documentary Film Series.
The first film, A Brilliant Madness, will be shown Tuesday, October 13 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hunton Student Center's Learning Center. A Brilliant Madness is the story of a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by a descent into madness. At the age of 30, John Nash, a stunningly original and famously eccentric MIT mathematician, suddenly began claiming that aliens were communicating with him and that he was a special messenger. The program features interviews with John Nash, his wife Alicia, his friends and colleagues, and experts in game theory and mental illness. Register online to attend the film.
The second film, Babyland, will be shown Tuesday, November 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hunton Student Center's Learning Center. The broadcast follows an unusual relationship between a black teenage mother-to-be and a white volunteer from a suburban church whose goal is to ensure that the baby is born healthy. The surprising bond between the inner city mother and her suburban mentor becomes the emotional center of the documentary. Their journey together through pregnancy and birth and the twists and turns that follow is an intense story that cuts through issues of race and class. The women learn about each other and themselves. Register online to attend the film.
The third film, Secrets of the Mind, will be shown Friday, December 4 from noon to 1 p.m. in Hunton Student Center's Learning Center. The film follows neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran as he investigates four mysterious psychological cases involving blindness and sight, phantom limbs and pain, and delusional thinking; and delivers his astounding conclusions. Register online to attend the film.
The first film, A Brilliant Madness, will be shown Tuesday, October 13 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hunton Student Center's Learning Center. A Brilliant Madness is the story of a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by a descent into madness. At the age of 30, John Nash, a stunningly original and famously eccentric MIT mathematician, suddenly began claiming that aliens were communicating with him and that he was a special messenger. The program features interviews with John Nash, his wife Alicia, his friends and colleagues, and experts in game theory and mental illness. Register online to attend the film.
The second film, Babyland, will be shown Tuesday, November 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hunton Student Center's Learning Center. The broadcast follows an unusual relationship between a black teenage mother-to-be and a white volunteer from a suburban church whose goal is to ensure that the baby is born healthy. The surprising bond between the inner city mother and her suburban mentor becomes the emotional center of the documentary. Their journey together through pregnancy and birth and the twists and turns that follow is an intense story that cuts through issues of race and class. The women learn about each other and themselves. Register online to attend the film.
The third film, Secrets of the Mind, will be shown Friday, December 4 from noon to 1 p.m. in Hunton Student Center's Learning Center. The film follows neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran as he investigates four mysterious psychological cases involving blindness and sight, phantom limbs and pain, and delusional thinking; and delivers his astounding conclusions. Register online to attend the film.