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This free Takoma Park Arts film screening will feature three short documentaries that share intimate stories and moving portraits of protest, struggle, and survival. No tickets or reservations are required. The featured films include:
Grandmothers Share their Stories: Palestine
This enlightening documentary by Peggy Fleming takes us into three grandmothers’ homes in East Jerusalem and Ramallah where they were initially interviewed in person in Palestine in 2009, and then again virtually in 2025. Meet Claudette, Zuhdiyeh, and Fawzyieh as they share stories of their lives over the last 80 years.
Remembering Manzanar
Remembering Manzanar is a first-person account of the experience of Japanese Americans who were imprisoned at the Manzanar internment camp in central California during World War II. Through archival footage, photos, and recorded interviews with former internees, the film follows their harrowing experiences as families were forced to leave their homes and businesses after Pearl Harbor and became prisoners whose only crime was being Japanese American.
Film director John Allen has been directing and producing film and video productions for more than 40 years, including award-winning documentaries and educational programs.
Projecting Protest
Light projection as a form of protest, what some call “temporary graffiti,” has increased over the past decade yet it remains largely unregulated, sparking debate about whether it qualifies as “free speech.” Directed and produced by Tom Clement, Projecting Protest is a Scripps News documentary that goes on the ground to interview activists across the political spectrum – from leftist artists to neo-Nazis – as they project provocative, and at times explicitly hateful, messages onto buildings and monuments.
These scenes are interwoven with interviews with lawyers and law enforcement, examining the legal gray area surrounding light projection. Supporters argue that projecting messages causes no damage and is no different than displaying a banner or protest sign. Critics say it infringes on the rights of property owners. In a handful of legal battles, courts have sided with the activists on free speech grounds, but a new law in Florida has imposed harsh penalties on unsanctioned light displays.
The Takoma Park Arts series is organized by the City's Arts and Humanities Division and includes free concerts, theater, dance, art exhibitions, and other events at the Takoma Park Community Center. You can get more info by signing up for our e-newsletter at takomaparkmd.gov/arts
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Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium, 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912-4998, United States
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