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‘Resistance & Joy’ Screening Tour @ Arthouse Cinema
Join us for an unforgettable evening of documentary storytelling and community dialogue at the Resistance & Joy Screening Tour—a national film series uplifting powerful short documentaries by BIPOC filmmakers. This San Antonio stop is co-presented by MonteVideo and Color Congress, a national collective committed to supporting nonfiction films by and for communities of color.
✨ Featured Film: Ternura Radical (Radical Tenderness) by Texas-based filmmaker Celina Galicia, fresh from its screening at Femme Frontera in El Paso.
🗣️ Stay for a post-screening discussion moderated by Patricia Castillo of the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, centering community response and healing.
🎥 Film Line-Up:
- OHIO IS IN THE HEART – Directed by Sonia Desai Rayka
- ON ALL FRONTS – Directed by Joua Lee Grande
- SOMETHING ABOUT THESE WATERS – Directed by Malaya Ulan
- THE PEOPLE COULD FLY – Directed by Imani Dennison
- TERNURA RADICAL (RADICAL TENDERNESS) – Directed by Celina Galicia
These short films explore themes of cultural preservation, activism, environmental justice, and the fight for equity—spotlighting how communities across the country organize, resist, and cultivate joy.
Free & open to the public | All are welcome
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