Sounds of Cinema is sponsoring a public screening of the documentary film Lake of Fire on the Winona State University Campus on April 5th at 7pm in the Somsen Auditorium.
Called “an enormous act of social conscience” by Time Out New York, “a significant piece of journalism” by Film Journal International, and “the most prismatic film ever made on the subject” by The A.V. Club, Lake of Fire is a sweeping exploration of the abortion debate. The film includes interviews with such diverse voices as political commentators Noam Chomsky and Alan Dershowitz, bioethicist Peter Singer, Roe v. Wade plaintiff Norma McCorvey, columnist Nat Hentoff, Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, law professor Douglas Kmiec, and attorney Sarah Weddington. Rather than appealing to one side of the issue or the other, the film is a caricature of the abortion debate itself, exploring the vicissitudes of a difficult topic. In the process, Lake of Fire forces its way past familiar and deep-rooted talking points and connects the abortion debate to broader issues such as our regard for the value of human life, conceptions of individual freedom and communal good, the way religious rhetoric impacts discourse, and the appeal of mass movements. By the end, Lake of Fire not only characterizes the abortion debate but also provides a look into what the debate reveals about who we are as a people.
The film is not rated but it does contains footage of a graphic nature. Viewer discretion is advised. Click here for further information about the film.