In recognition of National Poetry Month in April, Chatham Community Library will host a virtual film screening of Poetry of Resilience (2011). This program is free and open to the public.
WHAT: Virtual Film Screening: Poetry of Resilience
WHEN: Thursday, April 21 - Thursday, April 28, 2022
WHERE: Virtual Program (see registration details below)
WHO: Academy® Award nominated director Katja Esson’s (Ferry Tales, Latching On) film explores survival, strength, and the power of the human heart, body, and soul—as expressed through poetry. She highlights six different poets, who individually survived Hiroshima, the Holocaust, China’s Cultural Revolution, the Kurdish Genocide in Iraq, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Iranian Revolution. By summoning the creative voice of poetry to tell stories of survival and witness, each reclaims humanity and dignity in the wake of some of history’s most dehumanizing circumstances.
Film highlights and awards include:
• Woodstock Film Festival *Winner Best Short Doc
• IDA DocuWeeks, Los Angeles *Academy Award Qualification
• Cinema for Peace, Berlin *Nomination for Best Documentary
Access to the virtual screening will be available beginning Thursday, April 21, by visiting:
https://www.wmm.com/virtual-screening-room/poetry-of-resilience-watch-page-chatham-community-library
A password is required at the time of viewing. Those who are interested may contact social.library@chathamlibraries.org to request the password or for additional information. The library has purchased a hard copy of the film if residents who wish to see the film miss the virtual screening window.
Residents may also visit the libraries’ website www.chathamlibraries.org, or contact the Library at (919) 545-8084 or rita.vanduinen@chathamlibraries.org for more information on this and other events and programs.
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