IRENA’S VOW takes place in Warsaw, 1939. When the Nazis invade Poland, nurse Irena Gut (Sophie Nélisse) is displaced and forced to work in support of the German war effort, eventually assigned to run the home of a Nazi commandant (Dougray Scott). Instead of following the path of least resistance and gambling on her status … Continue reading See “Irena’s Vow” at the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
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See “UnCharitable” at the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
What if charity could be transformed from a gesture to an answer—to solving the world’s greatest problems? What if everything we’ve been taught about charitable giving is wrong? What if it’s undermining the very causes we love the most? UNCHARITABLE is a one-of-a-kind movie that shows how our charitable traditions and prejudices have suffocated the charitable sector … Continue reading See “UnCharitable” at the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
See “Mourning in Lod” at the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
From the director of Dancing in Jaffa, MOURNING IN LOD follows the fates of three families that are inextricably intertwined in a vicious cycle of violence in the city of Lod, Israel, where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side. The outpouring of love, anger and forgiveness that follows offers a glimpse of morning light to … Continue reading See “Mourning in Lod” at the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
See “Summer Qamp” at the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
SUMMER QAMP is a documentary following a group of LGBTQ+ youth at an idyllic lakeside camp in Alberta. The campers enjoy the traditional summer camp experience in a safe, affirming environment. Buried within the woods of Alberta, Canada sits camp fYrefly, a haven for LGBTQIA2S+ teens, far away from the fierce political battle currently being waged … Continue reading See “Summer Qamp” at the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
Preview the 2024 Greater Farmington Film Festival
Check out the video below for a brief introduction to some of the films screening at the 2024 GFFF and then head over to the GFFF website for more details on the festival and to purchase your tickets!
Celebrate Black History Month with Blackbird Gallery at Centric Place
The Blackbird Gallery, which recently moved to Centric Place at 36216 Freedom Road, is hosting a series of cultural arts events this month in celebration of Black History Month, starting with a reading and conversation with acclaimed crime fiction author Stephen Mack Jones on February 2nd. More information on this event and the others is … Continue reading Celebrate Black History Month with Blackbird Gallery at Centric Place