Past Screenings and EVENTS
Sept. 16, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Sensible Cinema
The First Unitarian Universalist Society held an in person and virtual screening in San Francisco, coordinated by Melvin Starks and Larry Dano. The Society is a welcoming community to all who seek a congregation grounded in love, committed to caring for one another, supporting one another in spiritual growth, and dedicated to building a compassionate, just and sustainable world. Their Sensible Cinema series provides informative and provocative films that speak to issues of social justice, serving UUSF and the community.
April 26-27, 2022
Seminar Battling Eugenics
Univ. of Warsaw
Tues., April 26, 2022
EADXEAD FILM FEST
Virtual Event
Ecumenical Advocacy Days the largest annual gathering in the U.S. of the Progressive Catholic orders and Liberal Protestants. A Dangerous Idea was screened during their film festival — with a discussion about the continuing eugenics uses of genetic engineering. Special Guest: Filmmaker Stephanie Welch.
Thu., Feb. 25, 2021
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Asian Art Museum
6:30 PT
This DEAI series virtual workshop included clips from the film and a discussion with panelists:
Osagie K. Obasogie, UC Berkeley bioethicist; Marcy Darnovsky, executive director at the Center for Genetics and Society; and A Dangerous Idea filmmaker Stephanie Welch.
Tue., Feb. 16, 2021
VIRTUAL COLLOQUIUM
Rosemont College
3:30 PM
Hosted by The Institute for Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility
Thanks to all who participated in this virtual panel discussion which featured: William H. Tucker, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University; Milton Reynolds, Bay Area Career Educator, Author, Equity and Inclusion Consultant and Activist; Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame; and Stephanie Welch, Director and Co-Writer of A Dangerous Idea.
Sat., Oct. 26, 2019
MONTEREY, CA
Monterey Peace and Justice Center
2:00 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended this free screening, sponsored by the Monterey Peace and Justice Center and the Peace Coalition of Monterey County.
Thu., Sept. 26, 2019
NOTRE DAME, IN
Univ. of Notre Dame
7:00 PM
Thanks to all who attended this screening and panel discussion featuring: Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame; Jonathan Marks, Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Stephanie Welch, Director and Co-Writer of A Dangerous Idea; and Ann Skinner-Jones, Creative Director of A Dangerous Idea.
Tue., Sept. 24, 2019
Three Oaks, MI
Vickers Theatre
7:00 PM
Thanks to all who attended this screening and panel discussion featuring Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, and Stephanie Welch, Director and Co-Writer of A Dangerous Idea.
Tue., Aug. 20, 2019
Bar Harbor, ME
College of the Atlantic
4:30 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended this screening! The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring A Dangerous Idea’s co-creators and executive producers: Mary R. Morgan, psychotherapist, teacher, author, activist, and philanthropist; Andrew Kimbrell, internationally recognized public interest attorney, public speaker, and author.
Fri., May 10, 2019
Reading, PA
First Unitarian Universalist Church
7:00 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended this screening and participated in the discussion!
Thu., May 9, 2019
Montgomery, AL
Capri Theatre
7:00 PM
Presented by the Southern Poverty Law Center
Thanks to all who came out to this screening and panel discussion featuring Joseph Levin, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center; Rabbi Scott Looper of Temple Beth Or in Montgomery; and A Dangerous Idea‘s director and co-writer Stephanie Welch.
Thu., May 2, 2019
Philadelphia, PA
National Constitution Center
6:30 PM
Presented by the National Constitution Center
Watch the panel discussion here.
Thu., April 25, 2019
San Francisco, CA
Delancey Street
Screening Room
7:00 PM
Thanks to all who attended this screening and expert panel discussion moderated by Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director and Co-Writer, with special guests Ignacio Chapela, UC Berkeley Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy & Management; Marcy Darnovsky, Director of the Center for Genetics and Society; Milton Reynolds, Educator and Activist, Jay Joseph, Clinical Psychologist.
Wed., April 24, 2019
San Rafael, CA
San Rafael Film Center
7:00 PM
This sold-out screening was followed by a discussion and Q&A featuring A Dangerous Idea‘s Executive Director and Co-writer Andrew Kimbrell, Director Stephanie Welch, Producer Jed Riffe, Editor Maureen Gosling. Thanks to all who attended and participated in the discussion!
Tue., April 23, 2019
Oakland, CA
The New Parkway
6:30 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to this sold-out screening and participated in the discussion and Q&A with Executive Director and Co-writer Andrew Kimbrell, Director and Co-writer Stephanie Welch, Producer Jed Riffe, Editor Maureen Gosling.
Thu., Jan. 3, 2019
Chicago, IL
Hilton Chicago
5:30 PM
Presented by the American Historical Association
Panel featuring: Garland Allen, historian and biographer at Washington University in St. Louis; Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Producer and Co-Writer of A Dangerous Idea; Rana Hogarth, Assistant Professor of History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Sat., Nov. 17, 2018
San Jose, CA
Hammer Theatre
9:45 PM
Presented by:
Bullfrog Films
The American Anthropological Association
The Society for Visual Anthropology
Q&A featuring: Agustín Fuentes, professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame; Jennifer Raff, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas; Jonathan Marks, professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Stephanie Welch, director and co-writer of A Dangerous Idea; Jed Riffe, producer of A Dangerous Idea.
Wed., Oct. 24, 2018
New York, NY
Roosevelt House at Hunter College
5:30 PM
Panel featuring: Dr. Barbara Katz Rothman, Professor of Sociology, Public Health, Disability Studies and Women’s Studies at CUNY; Stuart Newman, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at New York Medical College; Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Producer and Co-Writer of A Dangerous Idea.
Mon., Oct. 15, 2018
New York, NY
Columbia School
of Social Work
6:00 PM
Panel featuring: Robert E. Pollack, PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences, Columbia University; Patricia J. Williams, J.D., James L. Dohr Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law; Mary R. Morgan, Executive Producer of A Dangerous Idea. Moderator: Irwin Garfinkel, PhD, Interim Dean and Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems, Columbia School of Social Work.
Fri., Sept., 2018
Thu. Oct. 4, 2018
New York, NY
Cinema Village
Theatrical Premier
Thanks to all who attended and participated in the Q&A sessions!
Sat., July 21, 2018
Detroit, MI
Charles H. Wright Museum
7:00 PM
Presented by:
Humanity in Action
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Thanks to all who attended this screening and participated in the Q&A with Executive Producer and Co-writer Andrew Kimbrell, and Judith Goldstein, Executive Director of Humanity in Action.
This screening was presented by Humanity in Action’s John Lewis Fellowship, which aims to support community engagement and restorative justice to tackle pressing issues regarding civil rights, public health and urban development.
Mon., July 16, 2018
Atlanta, GA
Auburn Avenue
Research Library
Presented by:
Humanity in Action’s
John Lewis Fellowship
Panel featuring: Elaine Riddick, executive director, Rebecca Project for Justice; Paul Lombardo, author of Three generations, No Imbeciles; the film’s co-writer and Executive Producer Andrew Kimbrell. Moderator: Judith Goldstein from Humanity in Action.
The film will be presented by Humanity in Action’s John Lewis Fellowship, which aims to support community engagement and restorative justice to tackle pressing issues regarding civil rights, public health and urban development.