Encore Film Screening of UNSPOKEN

UNSPOKEN is a powerful and insightful documentary feature film that explores the impact of racial division in a small southern town, particularly in relation to the 1946 Moore Ford Lynching, which is considered the last mass lynching in America. Through the iPhone camera lens of resident Stephanie Calabrese, the film uncovers buried truths and sheds light on the secrecy that still surrounds this tragic event, as well as the ongoing impact of segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, and the integration of schools and society in Monroe, Georgia.

Sourced from 40 interviews with fellow residents and extensive research, UNSPOKEN offers a nuanced and complex understanding of the historical factors that have contributed to the racial divide in the town, as well as contemporary challenges that continue to perpetuate it. By bringing these issues to the surface, the film aims to inspire dialog focused on race relations, divisions, and opportunities for reconciliation in hometowns across America.  UNSPOKEN is an important and timely work that has the potential to create meaningful change and contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex and ongoing impact of racism in America.

UNSPOKEN was awarded the Audience Choice Award for Documentary Feature at the 2022 Macon Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize for Documentary Feature at the 2022 Rome International Film Festival, and Best Documentary at the 2023 Reedy Reels Film Festival. The film was an official selection of the 2022 Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival, Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, and Portland Film Festival, and 2023 Cinema on the Bayou Festival.

Film runtime is 79 minutes followed by a QandA with filmmaker Stephanie Calabrese. General seating. Plan for a 2-hour event. Tickets will be reserved at the door under the name of the online ticket purchaser. If you are buying tickets for individuals who will not arrive with you, please provide names for those ticket holders to confirm entry. If you arrive after the screening start time, a host will seat you as time and space allow. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable. 50% of ticket sale proceeds help off-set upcoming Community Dialog Inspired by UNSPOKEN expenses and 50% goes toward the On Stage Youth Workshop Scholarship Fund.

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