Howard Community College to Host Diversity Film Festival
Columbia, MD – Howard Community College (HCC) will host a Diversity Film Festival February 25 – March 1, 2019. The collection of films honors the diversity within the college and the broader community, and were inspired by the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center’s (HVPA) season theme of “Wonder.” Free and open to the public, the festival features daily showings in the college’s Monteabaro Recital Hall, located within the HVPA, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Md.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Showings at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
“Wonder” (2017): Based on the New York Times bestseller, “Wonder” tells the incredible and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters 5th grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, starring Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts, and Izabela Vidovic.1 hour 53 minutes.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Showings at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
“Wonder Wheel” (2017): On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife, and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down. Directed by Woody Allen, starring Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, and Robert C. Kirk. 1 hours 41 minutes.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Showings at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
“Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” (2017): The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress, who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman. Directed by Angela Robinson, starring Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, and Bella Heathcote. 1 hour 48 minutes.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Showings at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
“Wonder Woman” (2017): When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny. Directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, and Robin Wright. 2 hours 21 minutes.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Showing at 7 p.m.
“Stevie Wonder: Live at Last” (2009): Stevie Wonder performs live at London’s O2 Arena in October 2008 as part of his “Wonder Summer Nights” European tour. Songs include classics from all stages of his career, including “My Cherie Amour,” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours),” “Superstition,” “Higher Ground,” “Living for the City,” and “You Are the Sunshine of My Life.” Stevie’s daughter, Aisha Morris, joins him on the stage as a backup singer. 1 hour 30 minutes