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Schedule of Events:
4:00 PM - Village Keeper
Jean is the provider and (over)protector of her two teen children, Tamika and Tristin, and begrudgingly lives with her mother in a crowded Lawrence Heights apartment complex. Despite the kids learning to become more self-sufficient, Jean’s vision is too clouded by the past to see that they're growing. She is haunted by violence in both their past and their present, and must help her children cope. Expertly using sound and flashbacks to construct a layered and full portrait of this woman's life, Chapman reveals the trials and tribulations that women in Jean’s family carry with them.
Filmmaking team will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.
7:00pm - International Shorts 3
Six shorts from five different countries! An impressive array of international films centered around family, ancestors and support systems. Includes a few films fresh off their Sundance premieres.
