And Outside Life Goes On

Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE FIREHOUSE: With the Covid crisis we have realized that working in a hospital means to be confronted to life and death in a very direct way.

Fashion Reimagined

Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE FIREHOUSE: Fashion designer Amy Powney decides to use award money to create a sustainable collection, aiming toward a much bigger, societal change.

Off The Beaten Path Shorts Block

The Screening Room 82 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE SCREENING ROOM: More often than not, life leads us off the narrow paths we thought we’d set for ourselves. These short films take us (and their subjects) to places we can scarcely imagine.

The Wake Up Call

Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE FIREHOUSE: Dave Evans was a renowned prosthetist, humanitarian and peace activist. A double amputee himself, he dedicated his post-military career to transforming lives shattered by our world of never-ending wars.

The Screening Room 82 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE SCREENING ROOM: Guanglin is a blind boy who displays great skill at the ancient Chinese board game Go. Raised by a single father with limited means, they face deep societal prejudice against the blind.

Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard

Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE FIREHOUSE: Tamara Lanier, an African American woman, wants Harvard University to cede possession of its daguerreotypes of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty.

Deconstructing Karen

Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE FIREHOUSE: A group of nice white ladies gather for provocative dinner conversation about the unwitting ways they're upholding everyday white supremacy.

I Am Not

Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE FIREHOUSE: Oren has Asperger syndrome. As an adopted child, it's very difficult for him to adapt. Suddenly, his life changes with the help of the camera, which becomes an extraordinary therapy tool.

Paper City

The Screening Room 82 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

AT THE SCREENING ROOM: In March 1945, the US launched a massive air raid on Tokyo, unleashing an intense firestorm. Decades later, three elderly survivors race against the clock to preserve some memory of this forgotten tragedy.

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