Thursday, February 29, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (ET)
Maxell Library Heritage Room (LIB103)
Event Type
(none)
Department
Political Science
Link
https://ems.bridgew.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=70191
The
Democratic Governance and Leadership Program (DGLP) invites you and your
students to attend our second Politics at the
Movies showing of the spring semester:
Simple
as Water
An
HBO documentary that follows Syrian families across 5 countries and 5 years of
war and displacement
Thursday, February 29, 5 – 7 PM
in the
Heritage Room (LIB 103)
Simple as Water is a love story
celebrating the bonds of family. Oscar®-winning director Megan Mylan documents
Syrian families filmed over five years in five countries to reveal the impact
of war, separation, and displacement. The film follows: Yasmin, a mother of
four living in a tent in the port of Athens; Samra, a widow on the Turkey-Syria
border grappling with the decision to leave her children in an orphanage in
hopes of giving them a better chance in life; 22-year-old Omar, who's taken on
the role of parent to his younger brother in Pennsylvania; Diaa, who's remained
in Syria while tirelessly searching for her "disappeared" son; and
Safwan, who lives in temporary housing in Germany and laments lost milestones
with his children. Epic in scope but intimate in feel, Simple As Water
underscores the universal importance of family.
We’ll
be serving food to all attendees.