Since 1974, DFT director Elliot Wilhelm has curated the films shown in this historic theater inside the Detroit Institute of Arts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DFT has continued to bring contemporary and classic world cinema from around the globe to patrons virtually via their website. Now Showing: “There Is No Evil” Shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran, There is No Evil is an anthology film comprising four moral tales about individuals being faced with a simple yet unthinkable choice – to follow an authoritarian regime’s orders to enforce the death penalty, or to resist and risk everything. Whatever they decide, it will directly or indirectly affect their lives, their relationships, and their consciences.
Since 1974, DFT director Elliot Wilhelm has curated the films shown in this historic theater inside the Detroit Institute of Arts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DFT has continued to bring contemporary and classic world cinema from around the globe to patrons virtually via their website. Now Playing: “Downstream to Kinshasa” Over six days in June 2000, the Congolese city of Kisangani was the scene of deadly violence between the Ugandan and Rwandan armies. More than 10,000 shells exploded, killing thousands and injuring thousands more. Since then, victims of that six-day war have fought for recognition and compensation. Though Uganda was found guilty of committing war crimes by the International Court of Justice, the victims of the violence remain uncompensated decades later. Finally, they decided to take matters into their own hands.
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