Film Screening—Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath
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Valarie Kuar |
Sharat Raju |
Together with the George Washington Sikh Students’ Association, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program co-presented the DC premiere of an important new documentary, Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath.
Time:
Saturday, December 2, 2006, 4:00 p.m.
Location:
George Washington University
City View Room, 7th floor
1957 E St., NW
A turbaned Sikh American man is murdered on September 15, 2001 by a man who calls himself a patriot. In the aftermath of 9/11, as grief turns into rage on American city streets, temples are burned, homes vandalized, people assaulted. Barely broadcast on airwaves, these stories travel by word-of-mouth to the far reaches of a small California farming town, compelling an American college student to step beyond the familiar threshold of her life.
Armed with only a camera, Valarie Kaur, a third-generation Sikh American, journeys across the country to find out who counts as “one of us” in a world divided into “us” and “them.” She captures hundreds of stories of fear and unspeakable loss, but also of resilience and hope—until she finally finds the heart of America, halfway around the world.
Five years in the making, Divided We Fall weaves expert analysis into a cross-country road trip that confronts the forces dividing Americans in times of crises.
A Q&A session with the filmmakers, Valarie Kaur and Sharat Raju, followed the screening. Dinner was served to a standing-room-only crowd.
For more information about the film, visit www.dwf-film.com.
[…] Indian American community was affected by post-9/11 politics, as seen in documentaries such as “Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath,” which explored the effects of post-9/11 sentiments on the Sikh American community across the United […]