Documentaries can build awareness and tolerance, which is exactly what UT’s double feature of Troop 1500 and Voices of Witness Africa aims to provide on Friday, April 1. A candid look at a unique Girl Scout Troop 1500,this film isn’t just about selling cookies and earning badges—rather, it follows a program that unites girls with their imprisoned mothers on a monthly basis. Gathering stories of persecution and secrecy, Voices of Witness Africa chronicles people of faith who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender across the continent. Free. 7:30pm. University of Toledo, Center for Performing Arts-Lab Theatre, 2801 Bancroft St. 419-530-2452. www.utoledo.edu/as/theatrefilm/index
Beyond the Horizon
Documentaries can build awareness and tolerance, which is exactly what UT’s double feature of Troop 1500 and Voices of Witness Africa aims to provide on Friday, April 1. A candid look at a unique Girl Scout Troop 1500,this film isn’t just about selling cookies and earning badges—rather, it follows a program that unites girls with their imprisoned mothers on a monthly basis. Gathering stories of persecution and secrecy, Voices of Witness Africa chronicles people of faith who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender across the continent. Free. 7:30pm. University of Toledo, Center for Performing Arts-Lab Theatre, 2801 Bancroft St. 419-530-2452. www.utoledo.edu/as/theatrefilm/index
