“The Long Shadow” a documentary film about white privilege, is being shown on Friday, February 28th at 6:45 p.m. at the Community Church of Christ, 5550 N. Fresno Street, to honor Black History Month. WILPF is co-sponsoring with the Mission Committee of that church. Of all the divisions in America, none Read more…
March 6: Lusala (2019) Discussants: Maurice Ndole Lusala is the first film that Kenyan actor and writer, Mugambi Nthiga has directed. It tells the story of Lusala, a young man who is rescued from his abusive upcountry home and moves in with an affluent family in Nairobi, Kenya. Years later, Read more…
March 13: Left on Pearl (2017) Discussant: Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild (Executive Producer) Left on Pearl is a documentary about a highly significant but little-known event in the history of the women’s liberation movement, namely the 1971 takeover and occupation of a Harvard University-owned building by hundreds of Boston area women. The ten-day Read more…
March 20: The Condor and the Eagle (2019) (in honor of World Water Day March 22) Discussant: To be confirmed Four Indigenous environmental leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and Read more…
March 27: Anbessa (2019) Discussant: Mo Scarpelli (Director) Through a coming-of-age story, Anbessa tells the story of one boy taking on modernization on his own terms, revealing a unique and magical perspective on the myth of “progress” that entraps us all. Ten-year-old Asalif and his mother have been displaced from Read more…
