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Film: The State of Arizona

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

An IPS and Community Cinema preview that captures the explosive emotions and complex realities behind Arizona’s headline-grabbing struggle with illegal immigration.

Film: The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

Join IPS and Community Cinema for this preview that explores the extraordinary and complex life of the legendary athlete outside the boxing ring, including a Q&A with David Zirin, sports writer for The Nation and author of  Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down.

Film: The New Black

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

An IPS and Community Cinema preview that tells the story of how the African American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. 

The 4th Annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival

Goethe Institut 812 7th St, NW, Washington, DC, United States

The Institute for Policy Studies joins this unique showcase of the work of Palestinian filmmakers and artists for audiences in Washington, DC Metropolitan area.

DCIFF: The Other Barrio

Jack Morton Auditorium 805 21st St NW, Washington, DC

IPS partners with DCIFF on a film based on a short story of the same name by San Francisco poet laureate Alejandro Murguía, followed by a discussion of it's relationship to DC gentrification.

$8 – $12

Film: Hands Up Don’t Shoot Our Youth Movement

University of District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Blg 41, Room A-03, Washington, DC, United States

A screening followed by a bridge building discussion with filmmaker Ralph L. Crowder III and with a live Hip Hop performance by Son of Nun.

The 5th Annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival

Goethe Institut 812 7th St, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Four days that include an opening reception, several feature-length and short films, in addition to panels with filmmakers, photographers and novelists.

Film: This Changes Everything

Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market 550 Penn Street NE, DC, United States

DC Premier screening of the new film by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein featuring seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines of an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.

$10.50

Film: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The Revolution

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

An IPS and Indie Lens Pop-Up (formerly Community Cinema) preview screening about the turbulent 1960s when change was coming to America, the fault lines could no longer be ignored, and a new revolutionary culture emerged seeking to drastically transform the system.

Film Screening and Discussion: This Changes Everything

Todd Performing Arts Center, Chesapeake College 1000 College Cir, Wye Mills, MD, United States

Hear firsthand from COP21 conference participants about how to seize the crisis of climate change and transform our failed economic system

Film: Catching the Sun

AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX 206 Swamp Fox Road, Alexandria, VA, United States

Join the discussion about who will win and who will lose the battle for power in the 21st century with IPS Climate Policy Progam, Director Janet Redman.

$13

Film: The Power of the Weak

University of District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Blg 41, Room A-03, Washington, DC, United States

Meet Jorgito in-person at the D.C. premiere of the U.S. film tour, part of the 2nd “Days of Action” (against the blockade) in Washington, DC where he reveals his story that proves societies that support human development can empower the physically challenged.

Flim: The Armor of Light

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

An IPS and Indie Lens Pop-Up (formerly Community Cinema) preview screening about two people of faith who come together to explore the contradictions of a nation rife with gun violence.

Film: The Bad Kids

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

An IPS and Indie Lens Pop-Up Film and community conversation about alternative education and self care for teachers working with at risk youth.

Film: Venezuela, The Shadow Agenda

Institute for Policy Studies 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC

The documentary by Hernando Calvo Ospina that will be valid as long as the United States persists in attacking the Bolivarian Revolution.