Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30pm
Tishman Auditorium (66 West 12^th Street)
The Story Prize Awards Ceremony

I don’t often suggest things that cost money, but this is a good event for short story lovers. From the website: “The three finalists for the Story Prize, awarded annually for outstanding collections of short fiction, will be honored at an event at The New School. The finalists are Sunstroke and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam, and Like You’d Understand by Jim Shepard. The writers will read from and discuss their work with Larry Dark, director of the Story Prize. The evening culminates in the announcement of the $20,000 prize winner for 2008. Cosponsored by the Story Prize and the New School Writing Program. For more information, visit www.thestoryprize.org.” Tickets are $16, available in advance here.

Thursday, February 28 at 7:00pm
KGB Bar (85 E. 4th Street)
Kinky Jews’ Evening of Jewish Lit-Erotica

I’m sorry, did someone say “Kinky Jews?” Sign this Missouri boy up. More here.

The more you consider child soldiers, the more chilling they become. A powerful desire to place blame, point, or otherwise pin down victim and evil, circles around them, unable to rest. It’s a rare film that can capture such frustration with honesty and without overloading on pity.

Closing Tuesday, February 26th at New York’s Film Forum, Ezra: The Story of a Child Soldier is the fictional account of a boy, riddled with amphetamines to decimate his mind, memory, and conscience. Pointedly, the film does not give his story or the audience an ending to walk out of the theater with.

Nigerian/UK filmmaker Newton Aduaka is one to watch out for, and this film is not to be watched by the faint of heart.

Check out the trailer here. Tickets & Showtimes here.