Film Screening: 36 Seconds
October 30 @ 6:00 am – 8:30 pm CDT
Join us for the second program in our new series Beyond the Divide, presented by Millions of Conversations and hosted by Nashville Public Library.
Beyond the Divide is an eight-part series presented by Millions of Conversations (MoC) that brings together Nashville to build trust, share meaningful conversations, and unite around common values for a shared future. Through film screenings and community panel discussions, the series is designed as an experience bringing together Middle Tennesseans to engage in deep, intentional conversations that reinforce that there is more that unites us in communities across the U.S. than divides us.
Doors Open: 5:30pm
Film Screening Begins: 6:00pm
Run Time: 1:39 + Guided table conversations led by trained MoC facilitators after screening.
Co-Hosts: Vanderbilt Divinity School and MHRC. Film Director and Producer in attendance.
ABOUT THE FILM
In 2015, three Muslim-American students were executed while eating dinner in their home in Chapel Hill, NC. In 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime, filmmaker Tarek Albaba makes an impassioned case for justice for these innocents and for his community. The film charts the victims’ families’ agonizing overnight pivot from trauma to advocacy as they struggle to prevent their loved ones’ deaths from being dismissed as the result of a random parking dispute. They courageously speak the truth about the hate crime that has destroyed their lives, about the overt and insidious ways racism plays out in our society and about the need to reform a hate crime system that is broken. This is a project about grace and the will to fight for the truth in the worst of circumstances.
*This film is intended for mature audiences only. Viewer discretion is advised
