The Summer 2012 Programs at HeritagePark and CulturalCenter include a free PBS POV documentary film screening and the second annual Archaeology Kids Summer Camp .
July 9-13, Archaeology Kids Summer Camp
Saturday, June 16 at 6 p.m. free Film Screening of Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
Film Synopsis: In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war against the country’s Mayan people in the 1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film, aiding a new generation of human rights activists, became a granito — a tiny grain of sand — that helped tip the scales of justice. An Official Selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting. Broadcast Date: June 28th, 2012.
Film is free and open to the public. Run time is 82 minutes.
Watch a film trailer, learn more about the filmmakers and read a longer description of the film at PBS’ Website, http://www.pbs.org/pov/granito/
If you have any questions about these events, please call the museum at 850-833-9595 or email hpcc@fwb.org.
July 9-13, Archaeology Kids Summer Camp
- Students going into the third through sixth grades are invited to come have summer fun at the Indian Temple Mound Museum! Kids will explore archaeology in a museum setting at real archaeological sites. We have combined the best parts of previous kids summer camps into five fun-filled days.
- Day 1: Digging Into the Past. Campers will experience a mock excavation and field archaeology.
- Day 2: Partners with the Past. Campers will learn about early Native American life as they analyze artifacts and create a museum exhibit.
- Day 3: Bringing the Past to Life. Campers will learn about Historic Archaeology as they travel to local archaeological sites.
- Day 4: Wet Wonders. Campers will experience many of the aspects of Underwater Archaeology.
- Day 5: The Solution to History. Campers will experience Forensic Archaeology as they use what they have learned to solve a history-based crime.
- The camp fee is $100 and all snacks and materials are included. Camp runs from 8:00am-12:30pm each day.
- Registration forms are available at the Indian Temple Mound Museum during regular business hours. HeritagePark & CulturalCenter is located at 139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE in downtown Fort Walton BeachFlorida. The Indian TempleMoundMuseum is open from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Saturday, June 16 at 6 p.m. free Film Screening of Granito: How to Nail a DictatorFilm Synopsis: In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war against the country’s Mayan people in the 1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film, aiding a new generation of human rights activists, became a granito — a tiny grain of sand — that helped tip the scales of justice. An Official Selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting. Broadcast Date: June 28th, 2012.
Film is free and open to the public. Run time is 82 minutes.
Watch a film trailer, learn more about the filmmakers and read a longer description of the film at PBS’ Website, http://www.pbs.org/pov/granito/
If you have any questions about these events, please call the museum at 850-833-9595 or email hpcc@fwb.org.