Films
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AFTER SPRING
Ellen Martinez, Steph Ching / Jordan via USA / 2016 / 101 mins
Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan has been the “temporary” home of 80,000 Syrians since 2012. Meet two families who long for a permanent home as they contemplate an uncertain future.AFTER SPRING
National Park Service Visitor Center
Sunday, March 5, 2:40pm Buy Tickets
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ALMOST SUNRISE
Michael Collins / USA / 2016 / 98 mins
Two Iraq veterans suffering from PTSD and pushed to the brink of suicide trek 2,700 miles in a last ditch attempt to find the healing both so desperately seek.ALMOST SUNRISE
PEM Morse Auditorium
Saturday, March 4, 8:35pm Buy Tickets
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American Experience presents OKLAHOMA CITY
Barak Goodman / USA / 2016 / 102 mins
A series of violent encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement leads to the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in our nation’s history, the Murrah Building bombing.American Experience presents OKLAHOMA CITY
PEM Morse Auditorium
Saturday, March 4, 3:30pm Buy Tickets
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BALLAD OF FRED HERSCH
Charlotte Lagarde, Carrie Lozano / USA / 2016 / 74 mins
The foremost jazz pianist and composer, a genre unto himself, shares his poignant story as AIDS and coma survivor, revealing the unlikely but triumphant musical journey of a true American master.BALLAD OF FRED HERSCH
CinemaSalem
Friday, March 3, 5:10pm Buy Tickets
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BOBBY SANDS: 66 DAYS
Brendan Byrne / Ireland, UK / 2016 / 105 mins
In 1981, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands’ hunger strike and death brought a global spotlight to the Northern Ireland conflict and turned the enigmatic 27-year-old into a 20th century political icon.BOBBY SANDS: 66 DAYS
CinemaSalem
Wednesday, March 8, 5:45pm Buy Tickets
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CHEER UP
Christy Garland / Canada, Finland, USA / 2016 / 86 mins
Life is tough for a team of teen cheerleaders from Finland’s Arctic Circle who, no matter how hard they try to get better and look perfect, always place last.CHEER UP
CinemaSalem
Sunday, March 5, 2:40pm Buy Tickets
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DATELINE-SAIGON
Thomas D. Herman / Germany, Iraq Netherlands, USA, Vietnam / 2016 / 96 mins
Five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists face fierce political opposition as they try to cover the Vietnam War from the ground in a film that is uncannily relevant today.DATELINE-SAIGON
CinemaSalem
Monday, March 6, 8:00pm Buy Tickets
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THE DAY THE SUN FELL
Aya Domenig / Japan via Switzerland and Finland / 2015 / 79 mins
A filmmaker’s quest to learn more about her grandfather’s work as a Red Cross doctor on duty after the Hiroshima bombing takes an eerie turn when the Fukushima nuclear disaster strikes.THE DAY THE SUN FELL
PEM Morse Auditorium
Friday, March 3, 12:00pm Buy Tickets
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DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS
Jake Kheel, Juan Mejia / 2016 / 73 mins
A brutal murder on the Haiti-Dominican Republic border triggers a suspenseful journey that exposes the complex socio-political consequences of killing the Dominican forests, one cut at a time.DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS
CinemaSalem
Sunday, March 5, 5:10pm Buy Tickets
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FAREWELL FERRIS WHEEL
Jamie Sisley, Miguel "M.i.G." Martinez / Mexico, USA / 2016 / 70 mins
The U.S. Carnival industry keeps itself alive by legally recruiting 80% of its laborers from Mexico under the controversial H-2B guestworker visa.FAREWELL FERRIS WHEEL
CinemaSalem
Saturday, March 4, 4:35pm Buy Tickets