Film Discussion

Film Discussion: 10 Rules for Dealing with the Police Hosted by the North Texas Alliance. Everyone is welcome! How should you handle an involuntary police encounter? Do you know the risks and how to avoid them? Flex Your Rights, a libertarian leaning organization, suggests 10 rules to keep you safe and protect your rights. Join […]

This documentary travels through Blue and Red Counties in the state of Wisconsin, asking an interesting array of characters who they voted for in Election 2016, and what they thought happened. As the film progresses, one important question starts arising: is friendship still possible in divided WI/America? ** This event is open to the media […]

Where can East & West, Republicans & Democrats, find the common ground needed to address climate change? How can industry and environmentalists work hand in hand? And how can local economies find opportunity in a lower emissions future? The new short film OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL is the inspiring story of people in rural […]

Please join us for our next Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance meeting on Wednesday, January 26 from 7-8pm on Zoom. We will watch and discuss the first video in a YouTube channel series by Prof. Ilana Redstone: Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes. The topic of this video is viewpoint diversity.

We will discuss "12 Angry Men," a 1957 classic starring Henry Fonda.  This courtroom drama shows a jury of 12 men as they deliberate whether to convict a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt, forcing the jurors to question their morals and values. It also shows the power of one man to cause change. Many regard […]

Braver Angels Film Discussion: "The Best of Enemies" ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

We will watch and discuss the third and fourth videos in a YouTube channel series by Prof. Ilana Redstone: Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes. The topic of this video series is viewpoint diversity.

Discussion: Can polarization be reduced through an understanding of game theory and moral foundations theory? ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Together with director Raed Gilliam, we will discuss Common Grounds, a documentary created by University of Virginia students where conservative and liberal students talk about the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, Cancel Culture, and whether hate speech should be protected. All welcome, especially college students! https://youtu.be/lOc9izbId8g ** This event is open to the media upon approval. […]

Please join us for our next Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance meeting on Wednesday, March 30 from 7-8pm on Zoom. We will watch and discuss the fourth videos in a YouTube channel series by Prof. Ilana Redstone: Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes. The topic of this video is viewpoint diversity.   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDBD1QdLvr8CiEL7-vyWdyB7s9lc7Nsrl

The Greater Minneapolis Alliance will discuss Divided We Fall: Unity Without Tragedy. The 2020 film documents meetings of conservatives and liberals in Chicago and Massachusetts to discuss their differences and common values.  

Please join us for our next Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance meeting on Wednesday, April 27, from 7-8pm on Zoom. We will watch and discuss the fifth video in a YouTube channel series by Prof. Ilana Redstone: Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes. The topic of this video series is viewpoint diversity. This workshop is a free […]

Our April Film Club selection is Poverty, Inc, 2014, a thought-provoking documentary that discusses the negative impact of well-meaning international charities on the people in developing countries. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org

Restricted Attendance: Residents of Manheim Central School District, PA, and surrounding areas Local Focus: Lancaster County, PA In-Person Watch party and discussion of Braver Angels: Reuniting America (Jim Brown Productions,2019) documentary. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O'Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org  

Local Focus: Memphis area (including eastern Arkansas and Desoto county, Mississippi) Braver Angels Documentary (Potluck, Watch, and Discuss)  

Please join us for our next Braver Angels West Virginia Alliance meeting on Wednesday, May 25, from 7-8pm on Zoom. We will watch and discuss the final video in a YouTube channel series by Prof. Ilana Redstone: Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes. The topic of this video series is viewpoint diversity.  

For May, the Film Club will discuss Dialogue Lab: America (Ideos, 2022), a touching, powerful, and provocative documentary about what happens when 12 Americans across the political spectrum come together in an experiment to listen to one another's views and learn each other's stories about how they became who they are. ** This event is open […]

Featuring media personalities such as Larry Elder and Candace Owens, ministers, civil rights activists, veterans, and a self-employed plumber, Uncle Tom explores their personal journeys navigating the world as one of America’s most misunderstood political and cultural groups: The American Black Conservative. ** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran […]

On the eve of the Iraq War, a member of the top female country band, The Dixie Chicks, criticized President Bush. The documentary "Shut Up and Sing" depicts the nationwide backlash and the band's attempts to navigate the turmoil. We will discuss issues related to freedom of speech and cancel culture.

"Look Away, Look Away," 2022, documents the fierce five-year battle that led to the removal of the Mississippi state flag, revealing how race, heritage and long-simmering grievances over the Civil War shape our sense of who we are as Americans. This film presents “a rare opportunity to… empathize with those who hold viewpoints that differ […]

Documentary Discussion: The Social Dilemma Restricted Attendance: Please watch the film on your own in advance. It is available on Netflix. We will NOT be watching the film during the event.

This month we will discuss The Armor of Light (87 min., 2015, Fork Films), a documentary about two Evangelical Christians who question whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life: Rev. Rob Schenck, a conservative Evangelical Christian leader, and Lucy McBath, whose son was shot by a man objecting to the volume of music coming […]

Together with its director, we will watch and discuss the new documentary, The Abortion Talks. In the aftermath of killings of workers at two abortion clinics in Boston in 1994, three pro-life leaders and three pro-choice leaders came together to meet a few times. They ended up meeting for six years. In Braver Angels fashion, […]

This documentary tells the story of six protagonists in the abortion debate in Boston who met in secret dialogues for over 150 hours after the 1994 clinic murders there. Despite their opposing beliefs, they became friends and worked together to change the rhetoric on abortion in Massachusetts. But can their story make a difference now?

Shouting Fire is a 74-minute, 2009 HBO documentary that delves into the history and current state of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Detailing how the protection and exercise of free speech has changed and how global politics influences these trends, the film studies a number of free speech cases and presents a fascinating […]