The event will feature a unique, collaborative set designed and performed by musical artist Piano Pete, a New York City pianist, and Dana Kinsey, Lancaster City Poet Laureate, actor, and spoken word artist. The performance will feature original poems in communion with songs composed or adapted by Piano Pete. The set will include some narrative as well as a few special guest artists.
Genre: Community Event
On Screen/In Person Film Series: Preschool to Prison – FREE
Tuesday, October 7 • 7 PM • Steinman Hall
A compelling examination of the U.S. public education system and its disparate outcomes for children of color and children with special needs. Those affected by the school-to-prison pipeline, fueled by zero-tolerance policies used to justify suspension and arrests, discuss the generational impact of this system.
6:15 PM • Pre-show community panel discussion
Post-show • Q&A with director Dr. Karen Baptiste Presented in partnership with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the Millersville University Department of Criminology, Sociology, & Anthropology.
Post-show • Q&A with director Dr. Karen Baptiste Presented in partnership with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the Millersville University Department of Criminology, Sociology, & Anthropology.
On Screen/In Person Film Series: Life After – FREE
Thursday, November 13 • 7 PM • Steinman Hall
A gripping personal investigation that exposes the tangled web of moral dilemmas and profit motives surrounding assisted dying. Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport uncovers shocking abuses of power while amplifying the voices of the disability community fighting for justice and dignity in a matter of life and death.
6:15 PM • Pre-show community panel discussion
Post-show • Q&A with director Reid Davenport
Post-show • Q&A with director Reid Davenport
Presented in partnership with the MU Disability Film Festival.
On Screen/In Person Film Series: Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health – FREE
Wednesday, February 18 • 7 PM • Steinman Hall
Asian Americans are among the least likely to seek help for mental illness. The stigma surrounding the topic, in conjunction with discrimination and racial profiling, makes mental health an intersectional—and pressing—issue. Silent War reveals the unspoken toll mental illness has had on this community.
6:15 PM • Pre-show community panel discussion
Post-show • Q&A with director Dr. Changfu Chang
Post-show • Q&A with director Dr. Changfu Chang
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
Post-show • Q&A with David Greene
Post-show • Q&A with David Greene
Presented in partnership with the Steinman Institute for Civic Engagement.
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: 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: 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.
On Screen/In Person Film Series: Our American Family – FREE
Directed by Hallee Adelman & Sean King O’Grady
A radically honest portrait of five family members grappling with the legacy of generational addiction as they fight to heal resentments and pull each other out of the deepest depths. Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment over the course of a year, five family members, tired of life with addiction, struggle to transcend their crippling histories, find hope, and explore what’s possible through love. A touching, eye-opening look into one of America’s most pressing crises.
At 6:15 P.M., there will be a pre-show panel featuring Dr. Ryan Orr, Millersville University Assistant Professor of Sociology; Judge David L. Ashworth, President Judge of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas and Founder of the Lancaster Drug Court; Kayla Weiler, Manager of Addiction Medicine at Penn Medicine; and Chris Dreisbach, CEO of Blueprints for Addiction Recovery and addiction survivor.
After the showing, there will be a Q&A with the film’s director, Hallee Adelman, and the mother of the family featured in the documentary, Linda Geraghty.
CEUs: This event will offer 2.5 credit hour of ethics requirements for $25.00 to interested licensed professionals.