In partnership with Urban Rural Action and the Better Together Film Festival, we will be presenting the powerful film, “Refuge” on April 16th at 7pm
Better Together Film Festival is a national initiative bringing together groups of people in local spaces to build community and bridge divides through the power of film.
REFUGE is an award-winning feature-length documentary that follows a leader in a white nationalist hate group who finds healing from the people he once hated – a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees. Chris is a husband and father, a veteran, and until recently, a leader in the KKK. He started hating Muslims when the planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11, but is forced to confront his hate when he receives a text from Muslim refugee, Heval.
REFUGE is set in the most diverse square mile in America – Clarkston, Georgia – and follows a Syrian Kurd, a former Klansman, and a town of refugees who seek belonging in an increasingly polarized and isolated America. Ultimately, REFUGE uncovers what is possible when we leave the security of our tribes and what is at stake for our country if we don’t.
Tickets are free but registration is necessary using this link:
Seating is limited to 40 people.
Wednesday, April 16th ~ 7 to 9:30 pm
RVML ~ 1757 Ashland Street, Ashland
Join facilitator Marla Estes and learn how to “depolarize within.”
