Schedule:

4:00 Pm Yasmeen’s Element
Runtime: 76 Minutes

The Beauty Of Northern Pakistan’s Mountainous Hunza Valley Region Is The Breathtaking Backdrop To A Colorful Tale Of An Earnest Child’s Pursuit Of Her Lost Homework Assignment, Unaware That The Taliban Is Enacting A Restrictive New Plan For Her Future In Her Very Own Village.  Loosely Adapted From Journalist Jeffrey E. Stern’s Non-fiction Book The Last Thousand, This Drama Follows Yasmeen, A Lively 12-year-old Eager Student In Search Of Her Teacher’s Home While Encountering Baffled Neighbors, Preoccupied Medical Workers, And Men Dismissive Of Her Mission.  The Film’s Allegorical Aspect Is Subtle Yet Ultimately Clear When The Next School Day Dawns For Yasmeen And Her Friends.  In Urdu With English Subtitles.

7:00 Pm Troll Storm
Runtime: 83 Minutes + Qa Session

A Montana Realtor’s Win In A Groundbreaking First Amendment Court Case That Struck A Blow To White Supremacy And Neo-nazism Is Charted In This Searing Documentary.  In Whitefish, Montana, Tanya Gersh, A Wife, Mom, And Successful Businesswoman, Becomes The Target Of A Smear Campaign Initially Launched By A Neighbor.  Outsider Far-right Extremists Jump Into The Act, Sensing An Opportunity For Grandstanding Their Antisemitic Agenda.  Gersh’s Contact Information And Location Is Released Nationally In A Hate Publication, Resulting In A Cyber Storm Of Death Threats And Harassment Cause The Family To Fear For Their Safety.  Steeled By A Knowledge Of History And A Sense Of Solidarity With Holocaust Survivors, Gersh Digs In And Chooses To Fight Back.