What to do in Oklahoma on May 31, 2011: Spend an evening with 2 Oklahoma documentary filmmakers

Today’s featured event:

NORMAN – Hear two female documentary filmmakers will share their experiences relating stories of two very different topics at the “A CAN Evening with Amina and Stefanie,” sponsored by Cinematic Artists of Norman. Amina Benalioulhaj and Stefanie Leland will discuss their deadCenter Film Festival-selected documentaries beginning at 6:30 tonight at the Norman Train Depot, 200 S Jones. The event is open to the public.

Benalioulhaj is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program in the OU College of Arts and Sciences. Upon reading the research of Presidential Professor Susan Sharp, she decided to make a film about the women and children affected by incarceration in Oklahoma. The documentary “Women Behind Bars” will show at this month’s deadCenter Film Festival. For information on “Women Behind Bars” go to http://womenbehindbarsthefilm.com.