Hazing is a widespread, far-reaching practice fueled by tradition, secrecy, groupthink, power, and the desire to belong in fraternities and sororities on college campuses across the U.S. Filmmaker Byron Hurt embarked on a deeply personal journey to understand the underground rituals of hazing, revealing the abusive lengths college students and others will go to fit in. The film explores acts of hazing as a practice that occurs in many membership organizations including fraternities and sororities across the United States, some of which have anti-hazing policies.

The film, which premiered at Tribeca this year and aired on Independent Lens in September, is streaming now on the PBS website.

Join us on Zoom October 26th as Byron Hurt, who has made numerous award winning films, talks about the making of this film, which was both personal and difficult. He will be in conversation with filmmaker Cyrille Phipps.

Watch the film on the PBS website, and then join the zoom conversation as Byron talks about the film and his journey to becoming a filmmaker.

Sponsored by the Documentary Forum at CCNY, Third World Newsreel and Black Public Media.

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