On Screen/In Person Film Series: Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink – SOLD OUT

This performance is currently sold out.

The story of a secretive hedge fund that is plundering America’s newspapers—and the journalists who are fighting back. Who will control the future of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only with profit, or those who see journalism as the lifeblood of our democracy?

Panel Discussion @ 6:15 PM | Film Screening @ 7:00 PM | Post-Show Q&A with Director Rick Goldsmith

Presented in partnership with the Steinman Institute for Civic Engagement.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health – FREE

Wednesday, February 18 • 7 PM • Steinman Hall

Join us for our free film and filmmaker series!

Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health is a groundbreaking documentary that confronts the deep silence surrounding mental illness in Asian American communities. Through intimate stories of struggle, survival, and healing, the film explores how cultural stigma, intergenerational trauma, racism, and systemic neglect have shaped the mental health experiences of families from diverse Asian backgrounds.

Featuring raw personal testimonies, expert insights, and emotional family reckonings, Silent War reveals the human cost of staying silent—and the power of breaking that silence. At once personal and political, the film charts a collective journey from shame to resilience, offering hope for a more inclusive and compassionate mental health future.

6:15 PM • Pre-show community panel discussion with Margaret Thorwart, Director of MU Center for Health Education & Promotion; Meagan Howell-Brogan, Head of Counseling Services, Franklin & Marshall College; Irma Do, Coordinator, (MSW) Faith Communities Partnership, Mental Health America Lancaster; and Sandy Chen, featured in Silent War, who hopes that her story will help others. She is currently pursuing a degree in psychology at UMBC with the aim of continuing her passion for mental health advocacy.

Post-show • Q&A with Director Dr. Changfu Chang, Assistant Director A.C. Brooke, and Dr. Barry Atticks, Millersville University Professor of Music Business Technology

Accessibility: ASL interpretation will be available for the pre-screening panel discussion and the post-screening Q&A. The film is captioned.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, you can dial or text 988 and be connected to help.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: Louder than Guns – FREE

Wednesday, March 18 • 7 PM • Steinman Hall

A music film about gun violence and gun rights in America. Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor and NPR’s David Greene journey through rural, urban, and suburban America, having a conversation that humanizes all sides of this country’s polarized gun debate. Through the convening power of music and civil discourse, Secor and Greene help those they meet to find unexpected common ground.

6:15 PM • Pre-show community panel with Dr. Pia Fenimore, Clinical Consultant for the Lancaster County Safe Firearm Storage Initiative, Chief of Pediatrics, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (LG Health); Rev. Martha Harris, Convenor of With One Voice: Faith Leaders United To End Gun Violence; Kim McDevitt, Executive Director of Mental Health America, Lancaster; and Maura Condon Umble, Board Member of CeaseFirePA, member of Mom’s Demand Action, appointed to the Pennsylvania Office of Gun Violence Prevention Executive Committee
Post-show • Q&A with David Greene

Accessibility: ASL interpretation will be available for the panel discussion and Q&A. The film is captioned.

Presented in partnership with the Steinman Institute for Civic Engagement, Penn Medicine, the Briar Hill Foundation, and Mental Health America of Lancaster County.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: A Thousand Pines – FREE

An intimate portrait of a hidden world, following a crew of Mexican guest workers over the course of a season as they plant trees throughout the United States. The crew struggles to balance the job’s physical demands and its extreme isolation with remaining connected to the life they are providing for back home.

Panel Discussion @ 6:15 PM | Film Screening @ 7:00 PM | Post-Show Q&A with Director Noam Osband

On Screen/In Person Film Series: We Still Here – FREE

Directed by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi

This film introduces the incredible youth of Comerío, Puerto Rico, as they navigate the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Follow 24-year-old Mariangelie Ortiz as she leads a group of young residents traveling to Washington D.C. to protest in the halls of Congress. Don’t miss this coming-of-age story as the youth of Comerío find their power and begin to create a sustainable future for themselves and their community.

6:15 p.m. • Pre-screening community panel including Duane Hagelgans, J.D., Professor of Emergency Management at Millersville; Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, the 2023 Conrad Nelson Visiting Artist at Millersville; Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Professor of Geosciences and Earth & Environmental Studies at Franklin & Marshall; Angela Capeles, Executive Board Member, Latino Empowerment Project; and Jaime Arroyo, CEO of ASSETS and member of the Lancaster City Council.

7:00 p.m. • Free screening of WE STILL HERE

8:00 p.m. • Post-screening Q&A with Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi (Director/Producer), Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi (Producer), and Mariangelie Ortiz (youth activist).

Presented in partnership with the Lancaster County Community Foundation and the Walters/Unitarian Universalist Church Trust.

CEUs: This event will offer 2.5 credit hour of ethics requirements for $25.00 to interested licensed professionals.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: A Life Like This – FREE

A Life Like This is a cinematic portrait of four outsider artists working and living with disability in Central Pennsylvania who face discrimination, inequity, and underexposure. Through the unique stories of Malcolm Corley, Adam Musser, Sybil Roe Thompson, and David Nolt, who create without pretension or boundaries, the film aims to destigmatize an underrepresented demographic of uniquely inspiring artists and explore how art shapes and impacts their lives.

Come early for a pre-show panel featuring Dr. Thomas Neuville, Professor at Millersville University, and Jacklyn Nagle, Executive Director of the Disability Empowerment Center. Stay after the show for a Q&A with director James Hollenbaugh and the four artists featured in his film. Artwork from the artists will be featured in the Lyet Lobby.

Accessibility info: This event will offer ASL interpretation.

CEUs: This event will offer 2.5 credit hours of ethics requirements for $25.00 to interested licensed professionals.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: And So I Stayed – FREE

An award-winning documentary about survivors of domestic violence who are unjustly incarcerated for killing their abusers in self-defense. These women paid a steep price with long prison sentences, lost time with loved ones, and painful memories.

Note: This film contains mature themes and depictions of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

6:15 PM | Pre-show Community Panel with Whitney Barbusca, MSW, LSW Social Worker, Penn Medicine (LGH); Mandy Billman, Director of Sexual Assault Prevention & Counseling Center, YWCA; Fai Hammond, Outreach Coordinator, Domestic Violence Services; and Dr. Heather Givin, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Millersville University.
7:00 PM | Film screening
Post-show | Q&A with survivor-advocate Kim Dadou Brown

In the Lyet Lobby, “Silent Witness” will be on display. “Silent Witness” is a visual memorial to victims of Family and Intimate Partner Violence. The Silent Witnesses are red, life-size silhouettes. Each one bears a shield on which is written the story of a woman, child, or man who was killed by an abusive partner. The silhouettes also memorialize bystanders who were killed in attacks on an intimate partner. The Silent Witness Display is a collaboration between Domestic Violence Services and the Victim Witness Services – Office of the District Attorney and Penn Medicine.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: The Ride Ahead – FREE

Directed by Dan Habib

Twenty-one-year-old Samuel Habib wants to launch the bold adult world he craves – to date, leave home, go to college – but he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at any moment. Can guidance from America’s most rebellious disability activists empower his path forward?

Join us at 6:15 p.m. for a pre-show panel featuring Dr. Thomas Neuville, Disability Studies Professor at Millersville University, Jacklyn Nagle, Executive Director of the Disability Empowerment Center, Theo W. Braddy, Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living, and Christian Huber, Disability Advocate with cerebral palsy and future Social Work/Disability Studies major at Millersville University.

After the showing, join us for a live Q&A with the film’s director, Dan Habib, as well as pre-recorded Q&As with Samuel Habib, the young man featured in the film. Maysoon Zayid, a comedian, actress, writer, and disability advocate, will be joining the session via Zoom.

Accessibility: This event will feature ASL interpretation and audio description.

CEUs: This event will offer 2.5 credit hour of ethics requirements for $25.00 to interested licensed professionals.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: Code of the Freaks – FREE

A radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film, gathering hundreds of clips from over a century of Hollywood favorites – viewed with a fresh perspective by on-the-ground disability activists, artists, and scholars. Taking its title from Tod Browning’s 1932 classic, Code of the Freaks counters formulaic “inspiration porn” with a powerful corrective, daring to imagine a cinematic landscape that centers the voices of disabled people.

Panel Discussion @ 6:15 PM | Film Screening @ 7:00 PM | Post-Show Q&A with Director Salome Chasnoff

ACCESSIBILITY • ASL interpretation is available upon request. Please use this form to request accessibility services at least two weeks prior to the performance.

Presented in partnership with the MU Disability Film Festival & MU Learning Institute.

On Screen/In Person Film Series: A Tree of Life – FREE

Directed by Trish Adlesic
A deeply personal portrait of he survivors, families, and community of the eleven people killed in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. This film sheds light on the collective trauma suffered by a tight-knit group and brings into sharp focus the hate-based rhetoric that surrounds many of the mass shootings today.

CEUs: This event will offer 2.5 credit hour of ethics requirements for $25.00 to interested licensed professionals.