Program length: 101 min.
Whether they stand against the metaphorical
force of social injustice or the literal force of
a bullet, the heroes in this program remind
us that one person can change the lives of
others. The staggering challenges of Philadelphia’s
volunteer clinic for immigrants are
balanced with individual human victories in
“Clínica de Migrantes;” scenes of tragedy
tell a powerful story of seemingly inevitable
violence in “Speaking is Difficult;” European
tourists and Syrian refugees on the Greek
island of Lesvos sit down for casual conversations
about their contrasting lives in “The
Island of All Together;” and in “Joe’s Violin,” a
small gift connects the story of a Holocaust
survivor’s past to a 12-year-old schoolgirl’s
future. In Person: Producer Raphaela Neihausen
(“Joe’s Violin”); Director Maxim Poz
and Subject Dr. Steven Larson (“Clínica de
Migrantes”).