Beyond Boundaries Film & Discussion Series

Girls State 2024

September 12

Directors: Amanda McBain, Jesse Moss 

What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? Young leaders in Missouri navigate an immersive week-long experiment to build a government from the ground up. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

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Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed (2004, 77 minutes)

October 17

Director: Shola Lynch
 
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 candidacy through her historic speech in Miami at the Democratic National Convention, the story is a fight for inclusion. Shunned by the political establishment and the media, this longtime champion of marginalized Americans asked for support from people of color, women, gays, and young people newly empowered to vote at the age of 18. Chisholm's bid for an equal place on the presidential dais generated strong, even racist opposition.

The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023)

November 21

Director: Nicole Newnham
Featuring: Dakota Johnson, Shere Hite
 
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.