At the request of a conservative student group, filmmaker Mike McNulty will present two of his films about the Branch Davidian standoff on the campus of Baylor University this week.

The screenings will coincide with a visit from former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno as she gives a speech at the campus Thursday. McNulty will screen his films Wednesday.

His documentary films have cast a suspicious eye on the government's role in the 1993 raid on the Davidian compound and the resulting fire that occurred 10 miles east of Waco.

The two films that will be screened Wednesday are the feature-length Waco: A New Revelation and the 30-minute The FLIR Project . McNulty's first film on the subject, Waco: Rules of Engagement , was nominated for an Academy Award in 1997.

McNulty called Reno a government "shill" and said he plans to attend her speech and question her.

Chris Allen, a Baylor graduate and state chairman of the Young Conservatives of Texas, helped set up McNulty's visit.

He called it a "counter-information campaign" to Reno's speech.

"We think that as dutiful citizens, it's our responsibility to share the other side," Allen said.

Reno will reportedly address the importance of public service and reflect on the Davidian incident. The 51-day standoff began on Feb. 28, 1993 after a gun battle between Davidians and agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. The agents were trying to arrest Davidan leader David Koresh on automatic weapons charges.

Reno approved the use of tear gas on the compound in an attempt to end the standoff by forcing the Davidians to leave the building. A massive fire followed, and 76 sect members died on April 19, 1993.

Reno later said she would not have approved the tear gas if she had known deaths would occur. A federal judge ruled last year that David Koresh was solely responsible for the deaths.

Though Allen said his group hasn't "necessarily taken a side" on the issue, he accused Reno of permanently tainting the city's reputation.

"Everyone who lives in Waco and Baylor students who come to Waco have to deal with the stigma that (Reno) has attached to Waco's name every day," Allen said.

McNulty said that he will be joined by Davidian survivors at the film screening. If interest is high, he said there may be another viewing on the day of Reno's speech.

The filmmaker said he wants to "provide a voice on the other end of this tragedy."

He said he doubted Reno's assertion that the visit is not campaign related.

"I think there's a certain sense of moral outrage of Janet Reno launching her gubernatorial campaign on the backs of the dead Davidian children," he said. "That's what it appears to be."

Reno, in a telephone interview from Miami, said such opponents will not give her cause for concern in visiting Waco.

A question-and-answer session with Reno will follow the speech. Should questions about Branch Davidians arise, Reno tersely said, "I'll answer them."

Reno announced earlier this month that she'll run for governor of Florida. She said her speech won't include campaign-related themes.

But she wouldn't go into specifics about her speech's content, saying that she was still working on the material Friday.

Baylor's "distinguished reputation" attracted Reno to visit the university, she said.

"I have found it very interesting to speak at universities," Reno said. "It's an interesting setting, the questions are provocative and I thought Baylor was a great university."

After hearing that Reno would speak, McNulty said he contacted Baylor and offered to come and debate her over the Davidian ordeal.

"They weren't interested in that," he said. "They were interested in having her come in and speak and do the polite hand-holding, 'Isn't this wonderful, she's confronting her demons.' I don't think so. I think she has to answer some questions."

McNulty admitted that it's doubtful that his questions will be approved by school officials. All questions must be submitted in writing and the session will be moderated by Baylor President Robert B. Sloan Jr., school officials said.

Larry Brumley, a Baylor spokesman, said the school welcomes both McNulty's and Reno's differing viewpoints.

"This is a university," Brumley said. "This is the kind of thing that the President's Forum seeks to create, is debate and discussion about issues."

He said the fact that Sloan is moderating the question-and-answer session is nothing new and has been done in the past with speakers such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former U.S. presidential candidate Steve Forbes.

Allen said his group is also planning a protest before Reno's speech Thursday night speech. He said the demonstration would be "small," but didn't estimate the number of protesters.

Authorities are tight-lipped about security.

Baylor Department of Public Safety Chief Jim Doak said other agencies have been called in to assist during the event, but he wouldn't elaborate.

"We have taken every precaution to ensure the overall safety of the participants, of Ms. Reno and those who are wishing to attend the event," he said. "We obviously have a major commitment to this."

At least one other local law enforcement agency will assist with security.

Steve Anderson, a Waco Police Department spokesman, said Waco police will work the event.