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
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.
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.
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.
Pre-show Community Panel Discussion • 6:15 PM
After the film, there will be live music performed by Christian Howes alongside students from Music for Everyone and SWAN, a Lancaster-based music & support group for children affected by parental incarceration.
Post-show Q&A
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.
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.
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.