Social Justice Film Festival - In Our Son's Name
Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 6pm
Phyllis and Orlando Rodríguez’ lives shatter with the death of their son, Greg, who dies with thousands of others at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Instead of seeking revenge, the grieving couple begin a journey of reconciliation that transforms their lives.
(Gayla Jamison, 64 min, USA)
Screens With:
Tadaima
After the closure of the US internment camps at the end of World War II, a Japanese-American family returns home and must find the strength to rebuild both their house and their family amidst the emotional and physical destruction caused by the war.
(Robin Takao D’Oench, 15 min, USA)
Voices from Kaw Thoo Lei
Karen people of Burma believe no one hears their pleas for help as their country remains ravaged by a war that has lasted over six decades. More than 10,000 photos animate a landscape of memory over which Voices From Kaw Thoo Lei may be heard.
(Martha Gorzycki, 11 min, USA)
