Billy Graham’s Values And Influence On American Political Life
Billy Graham’s influence went far beyond religious life. The famous evangelical leader died yesterday at age 99.
Billy Graham’s influence went far beyond religious life. The famous evangelical leader died yesterday at age 99.
In 1988, the Islamic Republic of Iran executed 4,000 political prisoners at the notorious Evin prison. A new film documents the event.
WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik interviews famed cinematographer and director Ed Lachman. His latest project is ‘Wonderstruck.‘
‘A Dying King’ is a new documentary that chronicles the final 18 months of the life of Mohamad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
There are reports of growing xenophobia and populism in Western Europe. How has the trend damaged the cause for human rights?
The Insult, a film by Lebanese-American cinematographer Ziad Doueiri, is nominated for the 2018 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The story follows a dispute between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee. What started out as a small matter, balloons into a court and media circus, exposing fissures between Lebanon’s Christian and Muslim communities. WBEZ film contributor Milos Stehlik of Facets Chicago talks about the controversies surrounding the film. Muslim communities in Lebanon have called for boycotts of the film, but Doueiri is no stranger to controversy, His 2012 drama about a suicide bombing, The Attack, filmed partially in Tel Aviv, caused outrage and boycotts across the Middle East.Milos will also review a film that won both a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice award. The German film drama In the Fade follows a woman trying to get answers after her Kurdish husband and son are killed in Hamburg by a terrorist attack.
Ruth Goring’s new children’s book tells the story of a little girl who benefits from Godly intervention as her family flees Colombia as refugees.
Alaska made news when it shattered the record for its hottest December on record.
Trump is expected to tout tax cuts, the record-high stock market, an infrastructure plan, and a “peace through strength” national security strategy.
Middle East analyst Helena Cobban discusses the war along the Turkey-Syria border and Turkish fears of U.S. support for the Kurds.