The Film Room
A digital space for cross-cultural conversation and creative exchange through the powerful art of storytelling and film.
The Film Room is a curatorial space to showcase, amplify and celebrate boundary-pushing and thought-provoking stories that highlight diverse voices, experiences, and cultures on the margins. Told through the lenses of independent film-makers from around the world.
Upcoming Screenings
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Past Screenings
June 22, 2021 | 130-430pm EST
GATHER Virtual Film Screening and Panel Discussion with Cast and other Invitees
Gather is a critically acclaimed documentary that weaves an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. Join us during National Indigenous History Month in supporting and amplifying Gather, and the team behind this beautiful and important film.
Learn more about Gather and watch the trailer here.
March 8, 2021 | 2-4pm EST
Women of Earth (BR) International Women’s Day 2021 Virtual Screening and Panel Discussion with Directors and Cast
Women of Earth (Mulheres da Terra) is a feature documentary film that follows a young Brazilian woman with a dream of becoming a midwife who journeys from Latin America’s largest city in São Paulo, Brazil, through indigenous villages and rural communities in search of traditional midwives and the wisdom that they share. The film is directed by Mayara Boaretto (who has since been trained as a midwife), Isadora Carneiro, and Oscar-nominated director Kátia Lund (City of God).
Learn more about Women of Earth and watch the trailer here.