Multi-Screening: Khorfakkan, You Belong Here, a quiet con·triv·ance film by Jennifer Scully-Thurston (c) 2022 USA, Myles Berrio - From Surviving to Thriving

a quiet con·triv·ance film by Jennifer Scully-Thurston (c) 2022 USA

A parable, within a coming of age, within the telling of the tale, "a quiet con•triv•ance" is a dance depiction of what the female-identified condition is like from the inside. From young to wise, able to differently-abled, without offspring into an empty nest.

In literary terms, a “contrivance” is something that causes things to happen in a story in a way that does not seem natural or believable. It can also be used as a machine or piece of equipment made with skill and cleverness and/or an artificial arrangement or development.

I am looking at how these definitions apply to the idea of “women’s work”.  A human-created, artificial arrangement or fabricated construct.  In a novel, the level of female multitasking and the mountain of daily responsibility would seem implausible... but it is simply the reality of women.  We go into "womanhood" with romantic ideas of partners, childbearing, and careers, but there aren't real conversations about it until you are in the thick of it. One can feel hoodwinked. These quietly assumed, unprocessed & unspoken societal obligations of female-identified humans, make the world function more efficiently but could be spread evenly across the gender spectrum. 

Then there is the pressure of trying to be ageless... a struggle that transcends race, culture, and time.

The plot twist was planted in history and it's taken for granted that the governing of all these responsibilities still lay in the hands of modern women. What is the toll these burdens take on the female body & mind? The relentlessness of what women do just to get to the end of each day.

Myles Berrio - From Surviving to Thriving

Myles Berrio shares how a car accident changed his life and how his outlook shaped his journey through recovery.

You Belong Here

The Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program at ECU Health Medical Center in partnership with the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center and LA FLECHA FILM CO present “You Belong Here," a documentary that explores the stories of LGBTQ+ persons and allies who grew up in and around Pitt County.

"You Belong Here" shares the diverse experiences of LGBTQ+ people in the South, while also recognizing the vital role that affirming allies play in promoting positive mental health and suicide prevention amongst individuals who identify within the LGBTQ+ community. The hope is to promote collective growth in our communal understanding of the unique stories, adversities, and resiliency of LGBTQ+ people in the South.

Khorfakkan

An Emirati film based on true events occurred at the beginning of the 1500's, during the Portuguese invasion of Khorfakkan. Written by HH Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, Khorfakkan highlights the locals' resistance against oppression and their pursuit of freedom.

Written by: Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi,Directed by: Ben Mole - Maurice SweeneyStarring: Ahmad Al Jasmi - Mohamad Al Ameri - Mansour Al Fily - Dr Habib Ghloum - Rasheed Assaf - Qais Shaikh Najib - Mahir Slibi.