Pocahontas Blows into the UP Theater

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — University Programs presents the Disney Princess Movie Series showing Pocahontas at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the UP Video Theater at the Arkansas Union.

This event is sponsored by University Programs through the Office of Student Activities and is supported by the Student Activities fee. For special accommodations due to disability, please contact the Office of Student Activities, osa@uark.edu or call 479-575-5255.

Pocahontas, released in 1995, is the first Disney animated film based on a real historic character. The story follows a young Native American woman and her fictional romance with Virginia Company’s John Smith, voiced by Mel Gibson. The film has grossed almost $350 million worldwide. The film also won two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe and one Grammy Award. The song “Colors of the Wind” is still well known to the world today. Come be a part of the adventure, the forbidden love, the folklore and the “colors of the wind”.

This event is sponsored by University Programs Digital Media Committee. For more information on this event, contact University Programs Digital Media Chair, Angelica Puga at upia@uark.edu or 479-575-5255 or Trisha Blau at tblau@uark.edu.