UGA Grif-A-Rama

Join us on Tuesday, March 3rd for “pizza and a movie” as we watch a documentary that forces us to consider an uncomfortable question about what we would do as a witness to violence: “What would I do?”

“What would I have done?” That is the question raised in the wake of the brutal murder of 28-year-old Kitty Genovese in the early morning hours of March 13, 1964.For decades, the name “Kitty Genovese” was synonymous with apathy after it was reported that she was stabbed to death while 38 witnesses did nothing. But a fresh examination of the events of that night raises questions about the truth of that narrative.

The Witness is a gripping, thought-provoking documentary about this brutal murder that draws audiences into a world where a single deadly event in the 1960s reverberates to this day, challenging witnesses’ memory, responsibility, and truth.  This UGA-GRIF-A-RAMA screening offers a rare opportunity to experience a film that lingers long after the final frame, inviting reflection, conversation, and a deeper look at the consequences of bearing witness.  It leaves each of us asking, “What would I have done?”  A panel discussion will follow the screening.

This “pizza and a movie” event is free and open to the public, but registration is REQUIRED.