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"Exterminate all the Brutes": Documentary Viewing & Discussion

  • Pearl Church 721 Northwest 9th Avenue Portland, OR, 97209 United States (map)

Ecotrust Conference Room, 11/5(Pizza Provided) and 11/19 (Bring Your Own Food), 5-8pm
Joining just for discussion? 11/5 and 11/19, 7-8pm

Exterminate All the Brutes” is based on three texts that critically understand the history of European expansion from the perspectives of those most impacted by it: Africans, African Americans, Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, the people of Haiti, and Jewish survivors of the German Holocaust. Infusing the film segments with a combination of personal narrative, historical scholarship, and drama, the film's director Raoul Peck recasts the history of the last five centuries without the usual whitewashing of conventional history-telling by calling out colonialism as the genocidal project it was. Peck's vision for the film is to “reflect on society…to break the limits of art,” and the resistance to truth and the ignorance it generates by “deconstructing the making and masking of history, digging deep into the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism — from America to Africa and its impact on society today.” There are 4 episodes in this documentary.

You are invited to join us at Ecotrust to view two episodes at a time followed by discussion facilitated by Carrie Kondor. You are also welcome view the episodes on your own and join us at Ecotrust for the discussion portions which will take place during the final hour of each meeting. Please note: this documentary is streaming on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Spectrum, Apple TV, Kanopy, and HBOMax.

To sign up for this viewing and discussion, please contact Pastor Ben.

Earlier Event: November 18
Cinema Connecting Group: "Silence" (2016)
Later Event: December 3
Advent Retreat