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That Night
Directed by: Hoda Sobhani | 11 mins
When Iran’s Evin prison caught fire on October 15, 2022, activist Neda was locked inside a smoke-filled cell, uncertain if she would survive the night. That Night captures the terror, tactical survival, and unbreakable sisterhood of women imprisoned for demanding “Woman, Life, Freedom” and asks what it costs to make the unseen seen.
The Good News
Directed by: Christopher Hoerdemann | 36 mins
A documentary about the transformation of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood—told by the people who are leading it. Once dismissed as a lost cause, Austin is now home to a movement of organizers, business owners, and residents who are reshaping the story of their community. The film captures the pride, history, and urgency of a neighborhood that refused to be defined by its past, and chose to build its own future.
Between Sky and Sea
Directed by: Ismail Abu Hatab | 26 mins
A largely wordless portrait of life in displacement from Gaza City filmmaker Ismail Abu Hatab (1993-2025), Between Sky and Sea artfully documents scenes of resilience, survival, and ordinary life of Palestinians in Gaza’s largest displacement site during the summer of 2024, concluding in a mass march home to northern Gaza.
1983
Directed by: Adla Massoud | 9 mins
Four decades after surviving the 1983 US Embassy bombing in Beirut — one of only two people to make it out of the cafeteria — 86-year-old Anne Dammarell confronts the memories of that day that reshaped her life, transforming survivor’s guilt into a quiet, enduring mission for peace and moral clarity.
Born Secret
Directed by: Riley Fitchpatrick | 20 mins
A filmmaker returns to his hometown, Oak Ridge, the secret city that built the atomic bomb. There, he meets the workers who created humanity’s greatest weapon, while their grandchildren inherit a world on the brink of nuclear catastrophe.
Dates & Times
Julia Davis Library
November 14, 2026
12:00 pm
