POULSBO — For anyone in North Kitsap who is hungry for a taste of diversity, OC-Poulsbo’s got it all in the bag.

In line with one of Olympic College’s most poignant interests for 2007, this year’s serving of Sack Lunch Cinema will present two months worth of films celebrating multiculturalism.

And in line with a specific focus for the OC-Poulsbo branch, both students and the North Kitsap community are invited and encouraged to attend any and all of the nine different shows.

A multicultural movie will be shown for Sack Lunch Cinema at noon every Tuesday from Jan. 9 to March 6 at the OC-Poulsbo campus.

The films are free and range from 30-80 minutes, and all but one sessions will be at the Hern Lecture Hall.

“It’s important for the students and community to make connections with each other, enlarging their conversations,” said OC-Poulsbo director Kelly Woodward. “It’s a cool thing to do to expand your world view, and the fact that you can do that here with other people that are interested in learning is even better.”

Woodward encourages community members to attend as she expects a diverse audience to add depth to the informal conversations which typically follow the films. Last year, students were the primary audience — as many as 30 attending in one instance, Woodward said, but she’s hoping the program will expand this year.

“We’re trying to really get out into the community with this because we really want to have that cross-cultural experience for people,” she said.

2007 Sack Lunch Cinema

(Provided by OC-Poulsbo):

Jan. 9 — America’s Multicultural Heritage (26 minutes): Learn about the contributions that many cultures offer the nation and when and why certain groups populated America.

Jan. 16 — Children of the Camps (57 minutes): During World War II, more than half of the 120,000 Japanese-Americans who were placed in American internment camps were children. In this documentary, six Japanese Americans who were incarcerated as children reveal their experiences.

Jan. 23 — American Gypsy (80 minutes): America is home to one million Gypsies, or Rom. A flamboyant Romani leader invites viewers into this world as he leads them through the history of his people.

Jan. 30 — Blink (58 minutes): Once a fanatical rising star in the white supremacist movement, Greg Winthrow grapples with a legacy of hatred handed down across generations in this haunting documentary.

Feb. 6 — Culture and Faith: An Overview of the Great Religions of Asia (59 minutes): This program presents a lecture that contains brief information about the major tenets of the three predominant Asian religions — Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.

Feb. 13 — Can You See the Color Gray? (54 minutes): Attitudes and feelings about race are expressed by children and teenagers.

Feb. 20 — World of Gestures (27 minutes): Gestures from different cultures around the world are explored.

Feb. 27 — A World of Food (35 minutes): Examines some of the attitudes that make food a fascinating focus of cultural and individual differences.

March 6 — A World of Difference (35 minutes): Discusses the importance of understanding and being sensitive to cultural differences.