Have the long nights, frosted cookies and sugary holiday music turned your mind into mush?
Reboot your brain and begin 2017 with stimulating, thought-provoking film screenings at the Sequim Library.
Documentary films from around the world will be shown at 6 p.m. every fourth Tuesday, January-June. The “Documentary Nights!” program series will take place in the library meeting room and is free to attend. Join friends and neighbors for eye-opening journeys and inspired stories from some of today’s most innovative and gifted filmmakers.
Tuesday, Jan. 24:
“Happy”
Does money make you happy? Kids and family? Your work? Do you live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Director Roko Belic set out to answer these questions and more in this 2012 release, which combines powerful human stories from around the world with cutting-edge science to find a deeper understanding of the most valued emotion.
Tuesday, Feb. 28: “The Great Alone”
This 2015 film directed by Greg Kohs captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer, Lance Mackey, in Alaska’s 1,000+ mile Iditarod race.
Tuesday, March 28: “Usual and Accustomed Places”
Makah filmmaker Sandra Johnson Osawa examines the fishing rights of Native Americans, discovering more about her own family history along the way. Osawa is an essayist and poet whose narration brings an intimacy to the history of broken treaties in this 2000 film.
Tuesday, April 25: “The Color of Honor”
Filmmaker Loni Ding offers a vivid, collective portrait of the Japanese-American experience in World War II, following the 442nd Regimental Combat Team — the most decorated military unit in U.S. history — and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) — the linguists who decoded Japanese military plans — as well as the thousands of draft resisters and army protesters who challenged the constitutionality of the internment camps.
Tuesday, May 23: “Driving with Selvi”
“Driving with Selvi” follows the inspiring story of Selvi, South India’s first female taxi driver, as she takes control of both the steering wheel and her future during a courageous transformation from abused child bride to empowered working mother. Through Selvi’s eyes, the audience is led on an intimate journey of healing, overcoming obstacles and fulfilling dreams. This 2015 film was directed by Elisa Paloschi.
Tuesday, June 27: “Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World”
This inspiring and hopeful story set on the pristine Haida Gwaii archipelago shows how the distinct worldviews of this 14,000-year old society is co-mingling with an influx of progressive, modern urbanites to create a sustainable life amid the challenges of the 21st century. Charles Wilkinson directed this 2015 film in Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, off the North Coast of British Columbia.
For more
For more information about this and other upcoming events at your library, visit www.nols.org and select “Events,” and “Sequim,” or call 683-1161. The Sequim Library is at 630 N. Sequim Ave. This program is supported by the Friends of Sequim Library.
