Global Peace Film Festival

For details and tickets visit https://peacefilmfest.org

Sew to Say

UK, 2022, 69 mins.

Director: Rakel Aguirre

Thalia is an artist and banner maker who, 41 years ago, in the summer of 1981, joined a women-only peace camp to stand against nuclear weapons through non-violent action. A group of 36 women left their homes and marched from Cardiff, the capital of Wales, to Greenham Common near London to protest the American Cruise missiles that were going to be deployed in the UK as part of the Cold War response. In fear of nuclear war, the group decided to stay and protest against the storage of nuclear weapons at the base. The peace camp became women-only and soon transformed into a public space for women’s voices attracting hundreds of thousands of women over two decades. Thalia, one of the original marchers and activists at the camp, shares the untold story of the longest feminist protest in British history and reflects on how collective action changed the lives of thousands of women inspiring several generations.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LUNENBURG DOC FEST (Canada)

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 12noon, WINTER PARK LIBRARY
 

PROFILES IN DEMOCRACY shorts program

Deciding Vote

USA, 2023, 20 mins.

Directors: Robert H. Lyons, Jeremy Workman

Fifty years ago, assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote on New York’s abortion bill that changed the course of American history but destroyed his political career in the process.

Halls of Power

USA, 2022, 40 mins.

Directors: Janay Joseph, Graciel Quezada, Bianca Vucetich

Follow the story of Elijah Manley, a young, Black, queer activist and one of the youngest candidates to ever run for the Florida State Legislature. Along the way, we will meet other young activists and organizers who are striving to make a difference within our country, starting within their own community.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 2:30pm, WINTER PARK LIBRARY

Marching Forward

USA, 2018, 60 mins
Directors: Lisa Mills and Robert Cassanello

Marching Forward is the history of two dedicated high school band directors – one black, one white – inspired by music to cross color lines in the Deep South and work together for the sake of their students.  This courageous cooperation resulted in the experience of a lifetime for Orlando’s black and white students at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

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The Orchestra That Chuck Built

USA, 2023, 23 mins.

Director: Christopher Stoudt

In 2016, the League of American Orchestras conducted a study that revealed a shocking statistic: only 1.8% of the professional orchestra workforce in the US is Black. From an old church rec room in the inner city of Los Angeles, former lawyer-turned-conductor Chuck Dickerson is on a mission to change that. Through ICYOLA - The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles  — the largest majority Black orchestra in the country — Chuck is creating life-changing opportunities for his community that did not previously exist. The Orchestra Chuck Built is a loving portrait of a tireless mentor and a testament to the transformative power of music.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 4:30pm, WINTER PARK LIBRARY

Living Wine

USA, 2022, 85 mins.

Director: Lori Miller

Natural wine has been the major movement in the 21st century wine world. Forgoing the harmful, conventional practices of Big Agriculture, four rebellious California natural wine artisans chart a new path featuring innovative, sustainable and regenerative practices - along the way creating great-tasting vintages. But making wine in harmony with nature also comes with great risks from it, as they contend with drought, shorter growing seasons, and the largest wildfire season on record. See why the New York Times calls LIVING WINE “inspiring…transcends the clichés.”

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 7pm, WINTER PARK LIBRARY