CAPA HIGH TO SCREEN FILM: “WRITING ON THE WALL” Pittsburgh,PA–In alignment with Homeless Children’s Awareness Week, CAPA High School (111 Ninth Street, Downtown) will screen the film Writing on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall at 5:00 PM on Saturday, October 15. Writing on the Walltells the stories of leaders and ordinary citizens caught in the political power struggle that was the Berlin Wall. The film was released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, with its world premiere held in 2009 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. "The Berlin Wall holds both real and metaphorical meanings, its presence physically dividing East and West Berlin, while symbolically representing Communist oppression," says John Michalczyk, who co-produced the film with his Boston College colleague Ronald Marsh. The film, shot on location in Berlin, captures the personal narratives of both leaders and citizens. The film opens with the drama of November 9, 1989, “a symbolic day marking the last gasp of the Cold War as Communism sustained over seven decades met its final demise in Europe in a dramatic and bloodless revolution.” The documentary memorializes the history of the Wall, the collapse of which brought about a new united Germany. Through interviews with those who lived through these challenging times of the Cold War, the film focuses on remembrance and reassessment. Among the many voices and stories featured in the film are Edwina Sandys, Winston Churchill’s granddaughter and Sergei Khrushchev, Nikita Khrushchev's son. Following Saturday’s screening, there will be a discussion including the following panelists: · Debbie Maier Jacknin, Founder of the Pittsburgh Holocaust Project:The project’s mission is to teach about the Holocaust in a creative manner, using multimedia and applying lessons from the Holocaust to current issues. A documentary based on Holocaust Survivor Fred Reif’s story was designed for three class sessions, examining choices, consequences of those choices, and the final decision made. · Dr. Ronald C. Arnett, Duquesne University Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies:Dr. Arnett is a department chair and scholar with an international reputation on conflict-resolution, communication ethics, peace studies, and dialogue. He has written extensively on issues and scholars coming out of World War II, and is the author of the award-winning book Dialogic Confession: Bonhoeffer’s Rhetoric of Responsibility. · Dr. Erik A. Garrett, Assistant Professor Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies, Duquesne University:“In addition to writing and researching on urban conflict,” Dr. Garrett describes, “I also am a child of the Berlin Wall. My family story is tied to this place from which my mother escaped under machine gun fire. I also was in Berlin the year following the fall of the wall, seeing family that had been separated for 50 years.” Homeless Children’s Awareness Week is hosted by Homeless Children’s Education Fund. For a list of the week’s other events, or for more information about Homeless Children’s Education Fund, visit www.homelessfund.org. Since 1999,The Homeless Children’s Education Fund (HCEF), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, has been dedicatedto ensuring that the homeless children living in shelters throughoutAllegheny County have equal access to the same educational resources, opportunities and experiences as their peers. HCEF’s Web site iswww.homelessfund.org.