Jun 26 | 5:00 pm
Shared Stories:America's Family
Written and Directed by Anike Tourse
A program of ROXFILM 2022
In partnership with Roxbury International Film Festival
When ICE raids the Diaz family home on Thanksgiving, Mother Marisol is put in detention, son Koke is deported and father Jorge flees for protective sanctuary. The two American born children, freshman attorney Emiliano and his disabled teen sister Valentina, scramble to do whatever they can to reunite the family while their parents and brother do what they have to to get home.
Info
Venue
Emerson Paramount Center
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington St
Boston, MA 02111
Dates
Jun 26, 2022 | 5:00 pm
Post Film Q&A
Join for a live discussion with Anike Tourse, Director/Writer, Dr. Geralde Gabeau, Executive Director/Founder Immigrant Family Services Institute and moderator Lisa Simmons, Director, Roxbury International Film Festival following the film.
Details
103 minutes
$15
Ages 10+
Access
In English and Spanish with subtitles
Please Note
Proof of vaccination or a negative test is required for entry
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Artists
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ArtsEmerson, the Boston Asian American Film Festival, Boston Latino International Film Festival, and the Roxbury International Film Festival
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Artist Bios
Anike Tourse, Writer and Director
Anike Tourse is a multimedia maker with accomplishments both in front of, and behind, the scenes. She has written for television series including One Life to Live, and Girlfriends, and is the writer and director of award-winning short film America; I Too now in distribution with New Day Films. Anike has penned and performed several solo shows touring her productions across the country as well as for the Edinburgh (Scotland) Fringe Festival; the largest international theater festival in the world, on a national Nigerian tour sponsored by the 7-UP Bottling Company and most recently as the keynote performance for the Bates College Student orientation. Anike’s projects in development include the animated short film Frances the Fish about the little salmon that could and an Untitled Documentary Project about the history and rise of the Jews of Color Movement in the United States.
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About
Shared Stories is a monthly film series that seeks to build community, shared conversation, and experiences through cinema. This series aspires to create a shared space to find commonality across experiences, and encourage the exchange of stories and ideas. Presented by ArtsEmerson in collaboration with the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), CineFest Latino Boston, and the Roxbury International Film Festival (RoxFilm).
The Roxbury International Film Festival (ROXFILM) is the largest festival in New England celebrating people of color around the world. Over nine days, the festival presents narrative and documentary features, shorts, animation, experimental, and youth films. The festival holds workshops, panel discussions, discussions with filmmakers, and networking opportunities. ROXFILM is a competitive festival.
