Featuring:
NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE
Dir. Carol Nguyen
Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously composed portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, and secrets in this cathartic documentary about things left unsaid.
THE THINGS WE DON’T SAY
Dir. Ornella Mutoni
30 years after the genocide that tore apart their mothers’ worlds, a group of young Rwandans confront the family secrets and the wounds their generation is carrying. They are led by Emilienne, a therapist and genocide survivor, to try to break cycles of intergenerational trauma together.
In French and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles.
This screening is followed by a Q&A with The Things We Don’t Say director Ornella Mutoni, chaired by Anu Henriques.
Counterpoints Arts Presents: PopChange Film Club
PopChange Film Club is a new film club presented by Counterpoints Arts that will feature a monthly film programme from filmmakers from migrant and refugee backgrounds followed by a panel discussion. The first edition of the club features two shorts exploring intergenerational trauma and its effects on family dynamics in Canada and Rwanda (respectively). They invite the audience to see the power of difficult conversations and listening to help heal familial relationships.
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