Liberation Cinema: Voices for Collective Healing is a three-film series with panel discussions that will highlight systemic and historical inequities at the root of our collective trauma, and guide us in exploring ancestral wisdom and innovative pathways for sovereignty, liberation, and healing.

Liberation Cinema is presented in collaboration by The Trauma Healing Project, Liberation Pathways Healing Space, and Umpqua Valley BIPOC Community.

All films will be screened at The Trauma Healing Project, 631 E 19th Ave, Bldg. B, Eugene, OR. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.

December 10 - 6:30-9PM

Opening Film: DARK and TENDER, Directed by Aaron Johnson - A powerful short film “Dark and Tender” follows ten Black men on a transformative retreat with the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project outside Seattle, Washington. The men seek to reclaim platonic intimacy and tenderness through close encounters with nature and depictions of gentle Black masculinity, restoring the vital aspect of touch by replacing violence and rough play with care, connection, and intimacy. Panel discussion facilitated by director, Aaron Johnson.

December 13 - 4-6PM

Film: NO PLACE TO GROW OLD, Directed by Davey Schaupp - Our Housing Crisis Has A Human Cost. American adults are aging into homelessness at unprecedented rates. Older adults (55+) are the fastest growing population entering homelessness across the country. Their numbers are on pace to triple by 2030. Facilitated panel discussion to follow. Panel leaders TBA.

December 17 - 6:30-9PM

Film: Eternal Song, Directed and Produced by: SAND (Science & Non-duality) - The Eternal Song, the first in a 12-film documentary series, is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and Indigenous cultures. Voices from across generations and traditions invite us to witness the enduring scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing pathways carried through ancestral wisdom.Facilitated panel discussion to follow. Panel leaders TBA.

LIBERATION CINEMA

Voices for Collective Healing