THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

Forrest Whitaker brims with charm and outrageous humor, making Amin's emerging savagery as frightening as it was for those who endured it. Based on the novel by Giles Foden, the film views Amin through a fictional character, a young Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan, Amin's personal physician. Viewers are asked to see themselves in Nicholas, who was seduced by Amin's charisma and awakening too late to his evil.

Admission: $6.00

SIA, THE MYTH OF THE PYTHON

Komba is a poverty stricken city dominated by a tyrant king. To bring back rosperity, the king is advised by his priests to make the traditional human sacrifice of a young virgin to a mystical snake god. Sia, the most beautiful young woman of the village, has been designated. Lieutenant Mamadi, her fiancé, rebels against the decision to perform this ritual and the village becomes divided. Struggles and revelations follow as the characters confront issues of honor, corruption and power.

Admission: Free

SISTERS IN LAW

A modest documentary from the West African nation of Cameroon has received rave reviews at some of the world's most prestigious film festivals. It's an unlikely story of how two women are taking on crimes against women, often fighting deeply entrenched attitudes and a male-dominated power structure to find justice. The film follows the saga of lawyer Vera Ngassa and Judge Beatrice Ntuba as they prosecute crimes against women and girls -- crimes long ignored by Cameroon's patriarchal society.

Admission: Free

BEYOND BEATS AND RHYMES

FA 2006 Sundance Film Festival selection, BEYOND BEATS AND RHYMES is a riveting PBS documentary examining representations of manhood, sexism
and homophobia in Hip-Hop culture. Conceived as a "loving critique" of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from a long-time Hip-Hop head
and former college quarterback. BEYOND BEATS AND RHYMES features revealing interviews with rappers Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes, Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and cultural commentary From Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Kevin Powell, and Sarah Jones.

Admission: Free