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Diversity Theatre, a program of the City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department, presents the fourth MOSAIC Film Festival.

MOSAIC 2011 will screen a variety of short films addressing disability, racial and ethnic diversity, and accepting differences. Short vignettes will be performed by members of the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington on issues related to disability on the first day of the festival. Participants in MOSAIC will have the opportunity to discuss the films and the issues the films highlight.

All MOSAIC events are free and open to the public

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2011 MOSAIC Film & Theatre Festival - Schedule of Events

MOSAIC: Racial and Ethnic Diversity - Saturday, March 5, 2011

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Films and discussions addressing issues related to diversity in race and ethnicity will be presented on Saturday, March 5th, from 1:00pm to 4:30pm at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology (hosted by the Mathers Museum of World Cultures at Indiana University). Mathers Museum is located at 416 N. Indiana Avenue, and street parking is available for members of the public. Films will include The Whole Enchilada; Exiled in America; Tales from Arab Detroit; Parallel Adele; New American Soldier; and My Nappy Roots: A Journey through our Hair-itage. Discussants include Beverly Calender-Anderson, Director of the City of Bloomington Safe and Civil City Program, and Christie Popp of Indiana Legal Services' Immigration and Language Rights Center. Refreshments will be served.

MOSAIC: Disability - Saturday, February 26 - Click here for the schedule and film descriptions

MOSAIC will present short films and live vignettes on disability and accepting differences on Saturday, February 26, beginning at 10:00am at the Monroe County Public Library, Rooms 1B and 1C. Films to be screened on this first day of the MOSAIC Festival include The Collector of Bedford Street, Breakaway, and Stone Belt's documentary, I Am You, presented by Margaret Gilbride, President of Stone Belt Board of Directors. A short theatre piece on accepting differences will be performed by members the drama group of the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington.

A facilitated discussion will also be held, following the films, with community members as well as students and members of the Commission on Multicultural Understanding. For the afternoon session, filmmaker Ron Osgood of Indiana University will join us as a discussant and facilitator. For the facilitated discussions and free box lunch at 1:00pm, you must register in advance no later than February 23rd. Please register by clicking here or by contacting the Monroe County Public Library at 812-349-3228.

MOSAIC: "Two Spirits" - Monday, February 28

Sponsored by the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center of Indiana University

A special screening of the feature film Two Spirits will be held on Monday, February 28th, at 7:00pm at Rachael's Cafe in Bloomington. Brian Joseph Gilley, Director of the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, will lead participants in discussion following the film. In Two Spirits, filmmaker Lydia Nibley explores the cultural context behind the senseless murder of a 16 year old Navajo boy who posessed both masculine and feminine traits. He was part of an honored Navajo tradition of the "nadleeh" or "two spirit" - one who posseses a balance of masculine and feminine traits. The film has been screened at many film festivals including The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and the 35th Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco.


For More Information

Please contact MOSAIC co-chair and Diversity Theatre's Artistic Director Audrey Heller at 812-336-3198 or MOSAIC co-chair Babita Upadhyay at 812-856-4929.

Special Thanks to our Sponsors

Diversity Theatre; City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department; Indiana University Office of Multicultural Initiatives; Commission on Multicultural Understanding; Monroe County Public Library; Mathers Museum of World Cultures; Glenn A Black Laboratory of Archaeology; Indiana Institute on Disability and Community; Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library; First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, Disability Services for Students, Asian American Studies Program, Stone Belt.