Milwaukee Int'l Film Fest and Civic Discussion
Hi Everyone
The group and I went to the Milwaukee International Film Festival's
movie, Viva Zapatero!. This movie was a documentary about a famous Italian
comedian, Sabina Guzzanti, who's show was canceled when she chose to make
fun of the Italian government and her quest to get media executives and
the government to honestly admit to why her show was axed. It touched on
censorship and democracy and was a funny take on citizen responsibility.
The boys and I had a discussion afterward about what they felt censorship
and democracy meant and if they believed that some things should be
censored.
They felt that since they were kids there was some things that they were
not allowed to see on t.v. because their parents did not think that it was
age appropriate. They joked about their parents censoring them as well as
school but I also mentioned that once they turned 18 they would be allowed
to make more decisions on what was appropriate but while they were kids,
sometimes adults did things because they felt that it was for their own
good, which led us into a discussion about human responsibility toward one
another. (In the future I plan to discuss the Declaration of Human Rights
with the kids later next month.)
Stay tuned for next week update!
Teneisha