Thursday, April 12 7 p.m.

Kirsh Auditorium,Fetzer Center, WMU

Shot and produced by the

Chicago-based filmakers

Bob Hercules and Cheri

Pugh. Hercules is a

graduate of WMU’s School

of Communication and

owner of the Chicago-

based television production

company Media Process

Group. Pugh is a film

archivist at the WPA

film library.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2006

Slamdance Film Festival and the Crystal Heart

Award at the 2006 Heartland Film Festival

Co-Sponsored by: WMU’s School of Communication and Center for the Study of Ethics in Society

Afterwards:Bob Hercules will be available for questions and answers.

Free and Open to the Public

Free Public Screening

“Forgiving Dr. Mengele”Dramatizes explosive moral debate about forgiveness and reconciliation

Could you forgive a war Criminal?Could you forgive your worst enemy if it released you from your past trauma?

Forgiving Dr. Mengele is a bold and thought-provoking new feature-length documentary that tells the story of a shocking act of forgiveness by Auschwitz survivor Eva Mozes Kor and the firestorm of criticism it has provoked. Eva and her twin sister Miriam were victims of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele’s cruel genetic experiments.

“Surprisingly uplifting . . . impossible not to be moved.” -New York Times

“This moving film explores the trauma of a Holocaust survivor with rare complexity.” -Entertainment Weekly

“Riveting” -Village Voice