2019-2020 Film Series: Truth, Evidence and Disinformation

In partnership with the Centre for Free Expression (CFE), the Documentary Media Research Centre (DMRC) launched an ongoing monthly film series at Ryerson University on October 19, 2017. The films are introduced by specialists and followed by a discussion with the audience. They take place every month, on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm, in IMA307.

The 2019-20 series is titled Truth, Evidence and Disinformation and explores the nature of truth as well as how “evidence” is selectively and/or dishonestly used to create, obscure or question truth.  The series includes predominantly documentary films largely drawn from the contemporary moment.

The 2019/2020 film series includes the films:

• The Thin Blue Line (Errol Morris, 1998) – October 10, 2019
• Control Room (Jehane Noujaim, 2004) – November 12, 2019
• Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) – December 10, 2019
• Before the Flood (Fisher Stevens, 2016) – January 14, 2019
• The Great Hack (Karim Amer & Jehane Noujaim, 2019) – February 11, 2020
• Sicko (Michael Moore, 2007) – March 10, 2020
• Cold Case Hammarskjold (Mads Brügger, 2019) – April 14, 2020
• Official Secrets (Gavin Hood, 2019) – May 12, 2020