Nobel Laureate Films
Mount families have the opportunity, during the Summer term, to enjoy at school a family film night with a difference!
Thanks to our involvement with the international PeaceJam Foundation, The Mount has access to a very special series of films about the lives of the Nobel Peace Laureates. Each Friday after the end of the School day, families have the opportunity to join us in School Hall to watch one of the films.
Where possible, they will also be able to enjoy a light supper before the screening. Supper is £6 per person; Mount pupils dine at no added cost. Sign up here.
20 May – Dinner and a Show
Supper is £6 per person. (Mount pupils dine at no added cost, but must sign in for supper with one day’s notice.) Supper 5.45pm; Film starts at 6.15pm.
On 20 May our Nobel Legacy Film Series screening is Rigoberta Menchu Tum: Daughter of the Maya. Rigoberta Menchú Tum was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation work based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples in her native Guatemala. She is the first indigenous person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Her life story is an inspiring example of activism for justice.
27 May – Film only, no added cost.
This week’s Nobel Legacy Series is Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired (2017). This feature-length documentary examines the life of former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias, and his work toward ending the arms race. Film starts 4pm.
Without a Shot Fired is the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had ever done; it abolished its army and declared peace to the world. This is the story of a young boy who grew up in that country and how he ended up challenging, and sometimes even convincing, the greatest powers in the world to follow Costa Rica’s example.
10 June – Dinner and a Show
Supper is £6 per person. (Mount pupils dine at no added cost, but must sign in for supper with one day’s notice.) Supper 5.45pm, Film starts 6.15pm.
After the half term break, our Nobel Legacy Films Series screens their 2018 release, Betty Williams; Contagious Courage. This is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland who, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war, showed how ordinary people can overcome their fear. Featuring never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, this film explores how one person made a difference in a violent and unpredictable world.
17 June – Dinner and a Show
Supper is £6 per person. (Mount pupils dine at no added cost, please sign in for supper with one day’s notice.) Supper 5.45pm; Film starts 6.15pm.
The final of our Nobel Legacy Films Series, Dalai Lama: Scientist is an uplifting and optimistic documentary about how the Dalai Lama’s meetings with scientists from around the world finds commonalities among Buddhist science and western science to promote health, understanding and compassion for all.
