Join us for a free screening and panel discussion at a/perture cinema on Monday, October 3 - hosted by Family Services of Forsyth County
We're honored to have our Executive Director, Iris Sunshine, included on this discussion panel after the special free screening of the film, herself, at a/perture cinema on Monday, October 3rd. An excellent beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month by our friends and partners at Family Services of Forsyth County, NC.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FILM AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Join us at a/perture cinemas for a special free screening brought to you by Family Services in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Panel to follow the film.
Single mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodation. After months of struggling, she draws inspiration from one of her daughter’s bedtime stories and hits upon the idea of self-building an affordable home. She finds an architect who provides her with plans and is offered land by Peggy (Harriet Walter), a woman she cleans for. Aido (Conleth Hill), a building contractor, appears willing to help, too. But as her past rears its head in the form of Gary (Ian Lloyd Anderson), her possessive ex, and as bureaucrats fight back against her independent spirit, will Sandra be able to rebuild her life from the ground up?
Panelists:
Iris Sunshine, Executive Director at Children’s Law Center of Central North Carolina
Andrea Kurtz, Executive Director, Strategic Housing Initiatives at United Way of Forsyth County
Maria Harkins, Victim Advocate Case Manager, Family Services
Moderator:
Traci Ross, President, and CEO at Family Services
Monday, Oct. 3
Doors open at 5:30
The film begins at 6:00 pm
Panel discussion following the film
For questions, please contact Lucia Higgins at lhiggins@familyservicesforsyth.org
