About this Event
THE UNREDACTED (Jihad Rehab) - Live Screening + Q&A with Meg Smaker
“Riveting” – The Wrap
“an undeniably vital film” – Indiewire
“Incredible” – RogerEbert.com
“This is a movie for intelligent people looking to have their preconceived notions challenged." – The Guardian
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DATE: Saturday, January 25, 2025
TIME: 2:30 PM - Reception (Doors Open) | 3:00 PM - Screening | 5:00 PM - Q&A
LOCATION: The Pageant Theater - Chico, CA
Join us live in Chico for a screening of the Sundance documentary The UnRedacted (Jihad Rehab) followed by an exclusive In-Person Q&A with filmmaker Meg Smaker.
Don't miss out on this exclusive event - see you there!
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SYNOPSIS: A group of men trained by al-Qaeda are transferred from Guantanamo to the world’s first rehabilitation center for “terrorists” located in Saudi Arabia. Filmed over three years, with unprecedented access, this film is a complex and nuanced exploration of the men we have heard so much about but never heard from.
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ABOUT MEG: As a filmmaker, Meg likes to explore subjects from unorthodox viewpoints. Her films have won numerous awards, including Best Short Documentary at SXSW (South By Southwest) and a Student Academy Award. Her film, “Boxeadora," received critical acclaim as “one of the best boxing films of all time” by Paste Magazine. Meg was also featured in the Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Gen” issue as one of the film industries most promising new nonfiction filmmakers, and in 2021 Filmmaker Magazine named her one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Meg’s most recent film, The UnRedacted (Jihad Rehab) - her debut feature-length documentary, premiered at Sundance in 2022 to rave reviews from film critics. Meg received an MFA in Documentary Film from Stanford University, Graduate Certificate from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a BA with honors in Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis (PLEA) from Mills College.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pageant Theatre, 351 East 6th Street, Chico, United States
USD 12.51
