The Tuesday, June 17th screening at noon is free. Tickets will be available at the AFI Silver on the day of the screening.

KIDS + MONEY
Lauren Greenfield
USA, 2007, 32 Minutes
When parental love is expressed through consumer goods, the advertisers have won. In this dissection of the modern family, the parents of means are out of control, their kids are cunning beyond their years, and only the poor are grounded in reality because only the poor seem to exist within it.

THE FIRST DAY
Marcin Sauter
Poland, 2007, 20 Minutes  
The first day of school can be either exhilarating or terrifying, but it is always about socialization. For children plucked from their families on the remote tundra and placed in a Russian boarding school, the first day signifies the erasure of unique cultures and the reinforcement of the official one.

YOUNG ARABS
Michael Graziano and Ernie Park
USA, 2007, 18 minutes
Western mass media’s images of Arab males offer a limited and often disconcerting view. At an all-boys school in Cairo, a group of Arab students defy those stereotypes. YOUNG ARABS allows us a glimpse into their political and personal views, and reveals a surprising appreciation for Oprah Winfrey.