Gandhi Film Festival September 23, 2011

The Gandhi Film Festival

Salt Lake City’s first-ever Gandhi Film Festival is presented by the Gandhi Alliance for Peace in partnership with the SLC Film Center. The film festival is dedicated to curating films that embody the life and spirit of Mahatma Gandhi; and seeks to advance the understanding, appreciation and practice of nonviolence protest and activism by demonstrating through film, those examples in history and contemporary life, who teach us how to lead and nation build with peaceful, creative, collaborations.

The film festival features 8 films from 5 countries that aspire for a more just and nonviolent world and illuminate inspiring examples of leadership and co-existence.

The Gandhi Film Festival runs September 23-25 at the City Library. All screenings are free and open to the public. More information about the film festival including a complete list of films, screening times and information about visiting guests will be available online at www.slcfilmcenter.org.

The Gandhi Film Festival line-up to date is:

Opening Night - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

7:00 PM
THE FRONTIER GANDHI: Badshah Khan, A Torch for Peace
Director: T.C. McLuhan
Country: USA
Year: 2008
Runtime: 92 min

Official Website: http://www.slcfilmcenter.org