FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002--Acclaimed actor/director Edward Norton, has chaired an advisory group at NSU's Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University, kicking off the first-ever film festival that will be free to the public. The Common Ground Film Festival will be held on Friday, February 8 - Sunday, February 10, in the Melnick Auditorium at the Health Professions Division on NSU's main campus in Davie, FL. The event is open to the public.

The Common Ground Film Festival is a presentation of eight award-winning films that emphasize the common humanity shared by people in conflict, illustrating why they feel, think, and act as they do. Promoting what people have in common while honoring differences between them, these films demonstrate that people can find workable solutions to difficult conflicts.

Subjects will include:

• South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• The challenges for peace in Kosovo
• The meaning of war and loss to Vietnamese and American widows
• The complexities of Palestinian-Israeli intermarriage
• Coexistence seen through the eyes of Palestinian and Israeli teens
• An immigrant child from Sri Lanka battling prejudice
• The little-known story of a Polish World War II movement, Zegota

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at NSU offers post-Baccalaureate programs in conflict analysis and resolution, family therapy, college students personnel administration, peace studies, health care conflict resolution, medical family therapy, family studies and joint programs with the Criminal Justice Institute and the Shepard Broad Law center.

Flatbroke's Note

One of the questions you might be asking after hearing about this event is "Will Edward Norton be attending the festival?". I don't know. There is no mention of him attending in the press release and his next project Red Dragon is currently filming. However, since he contributed to the planning of the festival, I can't completely exclude the possibility.

EN also has a connection to the sponsoring organization Search for Common Ground. In December 2000, EN was honored with a Common Ground Award for his film Keeping the Faith. His grandmother Libby Rouse was also honored with a lifetime award for her work. More about Common Ground awards

Common Ground Film Festival Website

Search for Common Ground Website

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