This presentation is based on the multiple award-winning
documentary that seeks solutions to ending HATE and the terrible
hate crimes that have become frequent events in our daily lives.
The stirring and powerful film centers around true stories taken
direct from the national headlines including: The dreadful student
shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Co; the torturous
dragging death of James Byrd, Jr., an African American man in
Texas; and the brutal beating death of Matthew Shephard, a gay
college student in Wyoming. The inspiring documentary addresses the
subject of HATE by searching out the origins of how it is “taught
and learned,” the scope of its danger beginning with childhood
taunting to murder.
Date
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Time
6:00 p.m.
Location
UC Commons, Queens campus
Speaker
Brent Scarpo
Brent Scarpo has over 20 years of experience as an educator,
producer, writer, director and casting director in Hollywood.
Scarpo directed and produced the educational documentary film,
Journey to a Hate Free Millennium. Scarpo continues to develop and
present diverse subject matters with positive messages to our world
through film and television projects, books, special presentations,
exhibits and motivation speaking events. Prior to his speaking
career, Scarpo founded the nonprofit New Light Media while working
in the entertainment industry in Hollywood. He served as a casting
director for six years, casting motion pictures, television
projects, commercials, infomercials and much more. He has worked on
such films as The Shawshank Redemption, That Thing You Do,
and Air force One.
More information
Academic
Lecture Series
Another
Scarpo Lecture
Student Life (718) 990-6567