Poynter Events
2016
Richard Marosi reports from the U.S.-Mexico border for the Los Angeles Times. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2015 for his series on Mexican laborers and in 2013 for his stories on the fate of thousands of immigrants who were deported from the U.S. to Mexico in recent years. Marosi has delved deeply into Mexico’s drug wars, producing a groundbreaking series on the Sinaloa cartel and sharing an Overseas Press Club Award in 2009. In the early 2000s, his corruption investigations in Southeast Los Angeles County contributed to the indictment or ouster of a dozen politicians and city officials. Marosi is a Southern California resident but remains loyal to the Giants, 49ers and Warriors of his native San Francisco Bay Area.
This event is being co-sponsored by The Politic.
7pm: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) -109 min
Examines the fall of the Enron Corporation, arguably the most shocking example of modern corporate corruption. In a hyper-competitive environment, Enron traders resort to all kinds of underhanded dealings in order to make money at any cost and keep their high-paying jobs.
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9pm: Taxi to the Darkside (2007) 106 min
Explores the American military’s use of torture by focusing on the unsolved murder of an Afghani taxi driver who, in 2002, was taken for questioning at Bagram Force Air Base. Five days later, the man was dead.
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June 11, 2016 12:30pm
Client 9: The Rise and Fall Eliot Spitzer (2010) of 118 min
An in-depth look at the imploded political career of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. With unique access, the film explores the hidden contours of hubris, sex and power. Followed by a Q & A with filmmaker Alex Gibney.
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*Please visit the New Haven Documentary Film Festival page for additional events.
Reception to follow
*This event is being co-sponsored by the Office of the Secretary & Vice President for Student Life.
