Folks will have access to the film for four (4) days (Sundays through Wednesdays) including a pre-recorded conversation with Directors and others. These events are made possible through the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, a South Arts program. Since its inception in 1975, Southern Circuit has brought some of the best independent filmmakers and their films from around the country to communities throughout the South. The program is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts
Stateless: 9/12-9/15/2021 Through the grassroots campaign of electoral hopeful Rosa Iris, director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary reveals the depths of racial hatred and institutionalized oppression that divide Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
At The Ready: 9/26-9/29/2021 The documentary film, “At the Ready,” provides an inside perspective of high school seniors as they participate in a law enforcement education program aimed at training future police and border officers.
Not Going Quietly: 10/10-10/13/2021 After a video of a confrontation with a U.S. senator went viral, Ady Barkan was more determined than ever to advocate for healthcare justice—even if it’s the last thing he does.
And So I stayed: 10/24-10/27/2021 “And So I Stayed,” a documentary film examining how the judicial system treats survivors of domestic violence, follows the stories of three women who traded one prison for another.
Duty Free: 11/7-Wed 11/10/2021 Called “A tender love poem from son to mother” by CBS News, “Duty Free” examines ageism, the care crisis, and economic insecurity in America.
Proper Pronouns: 2/6-Wed 2/9/2022 There are 30 transgender, ordained ministers in the United States; six are in North Carolina. Dawn Flynn, Mykal Shannon, Liam Hooper, and Debra Hopkins are battling narrow-mindedness within the religious community, their families, and North Carolina natives. In order to live their authentic selves, some have thrown their loved ones into personal identity crises. They are bravely preaching from a pulpit despite the danger they face not only as a transgender person living in the South but also as transgender ministers navigating their way through local, state, and national governing bodies who decide what it means to be a human being.
My Name is Pauli Murray: 2/27-Wed 3/2/2022 Told largely in Pauli’s own words, My Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey. Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, a full decade before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was already knee-deep fighting for social justice.
Los Hermanos: 3/13-Wed 3/16/2022 Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.
The Neutral Ground: 4/3-4/7/2022 The Neutral Ground documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But when that removal is halted by death threats, CJ sets out to understand why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America.
Lily Topples the World: 4/24-Wed 4/27/2022 Lily Topples the World follows 20-year-old sensation Lily Hevesh – the world’s most acclaimed domino toppler and the only girl in her field – as she rises as an artist, role model, and young woman. Filmed for over three years across countless cities and featuring appearances by Jimmy Fallon, Katy Perry, Will Smith, YouTuber Casey Neistat, and a steady stream of Gen-Z creators, Lily Topples the World is a coming-of-age story cloaked within a unique portrait of an artist, a story of how passion and artistry can make dreams come true, and an unlikely American tale of a quiet Chinese adoptee who transforms into a global artistic force with over 1 billion YouTube views.
There are also two In-Person Screenings, Proper Pronouns: Friday March 4th and The Neutral Ground, Sunday 4/24.
