Movie Screening

The committee encourages literary and debating activities and events among the law students thereby creating a strong debating society. The team organizes, oversees and regulates all inter literary and debating events, including participation in inter college events and ensure maximum participation. Students are encouraged to participate in various intercollegiate debate competitions and level up the arena of the society. 

Humans have been telling stories for tens of thousands of years. Films have the power to transport us into the world of life stories. They are communicative even with the silent anecdotes of conflict between humanity, morality, existence, law and justice. Films are communicative with the silent anecdotes of conflict between humanity, morality, existence, law and justice. The committee hopes to enhance the sensitivity of students about the burning realities of life, struggles, jurisprudence of rights and livelihood. The purpose of the monthly film screenings is to initiate discussions, debates and learning. Documentaries and Films of social, legal and political significance are included in the screenings. 

Movie Name: Best of Enemies

Director: Robin Bissell

Writer: Robin Bissell and Osha Gray Davidson

Run Time: 2h 13m

Day and Date: Saturday, 10th September 2022

Time: 4:15 PM onwards

Venue: Central Block Auditorium

In 1971, C.P. Ellis was the Exalted Cyclops of the Durham, N.C., klavern of the United Klans of America. Ann Atwater was a fair-housing activist, advocating for better treatment for the city’s African-American residents. The beginning of their unlikely real-life friendship is the subject of “The Best of Enemies,” the muddled and well-meaning big-screen attempt to find solace in the history of United States of America racism.

“The Best of Enemies” is a movie inspired by true events chronicled in 'The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South'. It is about outspoken Black activist Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson) clashing over school integration with C.P. Ellis (Sam Rockwell), the Exalted Cyclops of the North Carolina Branch of the Ku Klux Klan. The duo co-chaired a charrette where the resulting majority vote would determine the fate of East Durham’s Black students who’d been displaced by a school fire. Though there was no love lost between them, Atwater and Ellis eventually became lifelong friends. The eye-opening and inspiring film, written and directed by Robin Bissell, includes some fascinating details about the granular challenges of local politics

A discussion was initiated after the screening where they discussed the following:

• Racism in America

• Problems faced by the people of colour.

• The movie tells us about the story of a black activist woman and a white racist man who learn to find common ground with each other and moved a long way past the borders of their personal comfort zones for the betterment of their larger world.

People from vastly different backgrounds and different ideals can still come together for the sake of creating a better society. The film tells us that what happened in United States of America is possible even in our country, if only we want to make a change.