**NEW VENUE**
Sunday, May 17
AU's Katzen Arts Center
Abramson Recital Hall
4400 Massachusetts Ave.., NW
Washington, DC
*Regular tickets per screening are $8.50.
**However, please help to support Yachad programming by purchasing a
SPECIAL DONOR TICKET for $20 (per session) or $100 (day pass).
It's tax deductible!
Parking is free at the Katzen Arts Center. If you are taking the Metro,
get off at Tenleytown (Red Line) and take the AU shuttle to the Katzen Center.
There is a cafe at the center for those that care to dine.
I. OUR BODY (11:00am)
The Game Comes Home
(1 hour 26 min)
Documentary
Dir. Jeffrey Herberger
With Major League Baseball back in the Nation’s Capitol after a void for nearly forty years, The Game Comes Home chronicles the legendary stories of Washington baseball through the family members of the great players, the writers and sportscasters who have and still cover the games, and the fans who have never gone away.
Extreme Commuting
(28 min)
Documentary
Dir. Andrea Bloom
A driver, train rider, and bicyclist each ride 90 minutes or more to get to work in Washington, DC. The documentary follows the daily paths of these three professionals as they negotiate their way through one of the most congested cities in the nation, shedding light on this ever expanding subculture of people who are forced in to or choose to do this extreme type of commute.
Q&A with Directors
II. OUR MIND (2:00pm)
Green Hair Grey Hair
(28 min)
Documentary
Best Short Documentary
Dirs. Katrina Taylor & Rachel Williams
What happens when you take a group of punk rockers and a group of African-American senior citizens and you put them in a room together. The answer is the documentary, Green Hair Grey Hair which attempts to capture the current gentrification of Washington, D.C.
Carousel of Memories
(26 min)
Documentary
Dir. Cintia Cabib
From an amusement park ride, to a symbol for the civil rights movement, to an endangered work of art, this documentary captures the stories of Washingtonians young and old about Glen Echo Park’s historic Dentzel carousel in Glen Echo, Maryland.
Demand the Vote
(4 min)
Music Video
Dir. DC VOTE
A music video created and produced by DC Vote for the original go-go song entitled “Demand the Vote”. The song is perfomed by Joe L Da Vessel and his band Melodic, featureing more than 100 DC residents, including local elected officials Del. Eleanor Norton and Vince Gray.
Q&A with Directors
III. OUR HEART (4:00pm)
Making Mothers
(25 min)
Documentary
Dirs. Ben Crosbie & Tessa Moran
The Family Health and Birth Center in Northeast DC is more than a place for pregnant women to come; it’s a place for women to become mothers. The story follows one of the center’s Midwives who strives to provide peaceful home births and a Breast Feeding Peer Counselor who imparts her experience as a teen mom as they pursue their passion in empowering the women they encounter, the community they work in themselves.
U Street
(23 min)
Narrative
Best Narrative
Dir. Kevin T. Simms
After the loss of his father, James, a student at University of DC finds himself lost and apathetic to the world around him. After being assigned a history paper on a DC landmark, James uncovers the rich history of U Street, known as “Black Broadway”, and rediscovers himself through his city’s history. Through beautiful reenactments of U Street’s heyday, James travels back in time to such landmarks as Ben’s Chili Bowl and the Lincoln Theater and witnesses the riots of the 1960s.
Redemption Stone
(30 min)
Documentary
Dir. Tom Dziedzic
Redemption Stone introduces Tom Lewis, a storyteller of quiet power who brings an extroadinary
spirit to his life and work. Tom's compelling memoir recounts the after effects of poverty, social upheaval and rebirth that shape his unique American journey. Life altering experiences cause Tom to confront the challenging issues
he faces and to turn his hardships into hope for the children in his Washington, DC community.
Q&A with Directors
Award Ceremony
IV. OUR SOUL (6:30pm)
Ballou
(1 hour 20 min)
Documentary
Best Feature Length Documentary
Dir. Michael Patrei
The documentary film follows the talented Washington, DC, Ballou Senior High School Marching Band, as they overcome their negative environment filled with guns, drugs, and violence, and uplift the community with music, dedication, and personal sacrifice. This Washingotn, DC High School Marching Band-from an impoverished community just 3 miles away from the US Capitol building-is on its way to the national band competition. They are a family with heart and soul that use hard work, discipline, and compassion to overcome all obstacles.
Q&A with Filmmaker
Award Ceremony