
FREE screening of poignant, insightful, and topical films on themes related to diversity, inclusion and equity.
Third Sundays, February through May at 4:00pm Pacific Time.
Virtual Zoom Screenings with Q&A discussions afterward
SPONSORED BY: Rick Steves' Europe, MyEdmondsNews, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds Theatre and the Edmonds Diversity Commission
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February 21, 2021
Outside the House
By Darnell Lamont Walker This film is a kind of therapy. It is brave men and women sharing their stories, pains, truths, and struggles as they deal with mental illness, showing others they are not alone. Darnell will be joining us for a Q&A after the filming. Trigger Warning: Language, abuse and other difficult topics
Preview the film here: http://outsidethehousedoc.com
Join Zoom Film Screening
https://zoom.us/j/98864553780?pwd=eGRkQzBsL3M3VTlEelY4QmxHbGR0QT09
Meeting ID: 988 6455 3780
Passcode: 918690
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March 21, 2021
Teach Us All – Elevating Equity in Education for Every Student
Produced by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes, Teach Us All is a documentary and social justice campaign on educational inequality set against the backdrop of the 1957 Little Rock school crisis. Sixty years after the Little Rock Nine faced violent resistance when desegregating Central High in Arkansas, America’s schools continue to represent the key battleground of the Civil Rights Movement. Teach Us All demonstrates powerful lessons from history within a timely context, emphasizing the need for unity and collective action to rectify the disparities among America’s children. The Teach Us All social justice campaign seeks to build the capacity of students and educators to take leadership in carrying forth the legacy of the Little Rock Nine while activating broader community engagement in today’s urgent need for educational equity. Teach Us All is written and directed by Sonia Lowman.
Preview the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHgLX7O8hOc&feature=emb_title
Join Zoom Film Screening
https://zoom.us/j/91412435510?pwd=WkZ0QUtFN3FZSzBYcWFqVEM5THRXUT09
Meeting ID: 914 1243 5510
Passcode: 252498
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April 18, 2021
The Homestretch
By ANNE DE MAREand KIRSTEN KELLY
The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. Each of these smart, ambitious teenagers - Roque, Kasey and Anthony - will surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences to rethink stereotypes of homelessness as they work to complete their education while facing the trauma of being alone and abandoned at an early age. Through haunting images, intimate scenes, and first-person narratives, these teens take us on their journeys of struggle and triumph. As their stories unfold, the film connects us deeply with larger issues of poverty, race, juvenile justice, immigration, foster care, and LGBTQ rights.
Preview the film here: http://www.homestretchdoc.com/trailer
Join Zoom Film Screening https://zoom.us/j/92223556572?pwd=ci9HRXNrNUZyak5MUHkyRVZyQVI3dz09 Meeting ID: 922 2355 6572 Passcode: 405164
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May 16, 2021
I Learn America
By Jean-Michel Dissard & Gitte Peng
At the International High School at Lafayette, a Brooklyn public school dedicated to newly arrived immigrants from all over the world, five teenagers strive to master English, adapt to families they haven’t seen in years, and create a future of their own while coming of age in a new land.
Through these five vibrant young people, their stories and struggles, and their willingness to open their lives and share them with us, we “learn America.” Jean-Michel Dissar will be joining us for a Q&A after the film.
Preview the film here: https://ilearnamerica.com
Join Zoom Film Screening
https://zoom.us/j/96842037384?pwd=bWNSakFML2tFeWY4VXhEbUZSVWlNQT09
Meeting ID: 968 4203 7384
Passcode: 169983
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