In Partnership
Doors open at 6 p.m., Film at 7 p.m. with post-film discussion
Cinema Center, 437 E Berry St # 1, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Watch a selection of independent films that explore stories of immigrants and children of immigrants. A panel conversation with filmmakers, Amani Family Services, and local representatives will follow the short films.
The Knell
On his first day at an Oklahoman university, a student from Ghana with hopes of achieving the American Dream encounters a beautiful yet mysterious campus tour guide who sends him down a deadly path to an American nightmare.
Soyka
Anna, a young woman from Belarus, tries to survive in New York City while dreaming of a better life. This intimate portrait of an individual showcases the experience of the American immigrant: loneliness, fear, happiness, self-realization, and ultimately hope.\
Flora Linguis
An exploration of multilingualism, a small mess of colors, emotions, and thoughts, all in different languages.
The U.S. and The Holocuast
Combining the first-person accounts of Holocaust witnesses and survivors and interviews with leading historians and writers, The U.S. and The Holocuast dispels competing myths that Americans either were ignorant of the unspeakable persecution that Jews and other targeted minorities faced in Europe or that they looked on with callous indifference. The film tackles a range of questions that remain essential to our society today, including how racism influences policies related to immigration and refugees as well as how governments and people respond to the rise of authoritarian states that manipulate history and facts to consolidate power.