Film Schedule

Growing up in the North, Jon-Sesrie Goff was always told by his father that his homeplace was in the South Carolina Lowcountry—Gullah country. When the father, Reverend Norvell Goff, returned to his ancestral Georgetown, the son followed, camera in hand. Goff is an accomplished experimental filmmaker as well as a documentarian, and he brings a distinct ... more

Consumer boycotts have been protected speech for a long time in the United States; recall the Montgomery bus boycott and the California grape boycott. However, recent laws in 33 states would force individuals and companies to pledge not to engage in the Israel boycott movement known as Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) in order to take home paychecks ... more

In 1972, police raided an apartment on the South Side of Chicago where seven women who were part of a clandestine network were arrested and charged. Using code names, fronts, and safe houses to protect themselves and their work, the accused had built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, and illegal abortions. They called themselves Jane. ... more

Middle-class Turkish-German housewife Rabiye (Meltem Kaptan) stresses when her son, Murat, is late for lunch. So imagine her fears when, from her Bremen kitchen, she learns that this young man waffling between identities has wandered to Pakistan and is caught up in the U.S.'s Al-Qaeda dragnet. Through cajoling and cooking, Rabiye engages a pro bono lawyer ... more

In 2017, Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico physically and psychically devastated. Faced with the Trump Administration's hostile response, the lives of these U.S. citizens seemed permanently upended and thousands left the island. We Still Here tells of those who stayed and of the rebirth of one town, Comerío, in body and spirit. Located high in the lush central ... more