All proceeds from ticket/pass sales will go towards charities that support refugee services.
Live panel discussion on topics of the two films: Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America and Welcome to Chechnya
Moderator: Jackie Hansen, Amnesty International Canada
Panelists:
- Kimahli Powell, Rainbow Railroad
- Tom Shepard, Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
- David France, Welcome to Chechnya
Kimahli Powell, Rainbow Railroad - Since 2016, Kimahli Powell has been the Executive Director of Rainbow Railroad, a Canadian organization that supports LGBTI refugee and asylum seekers to escape from countries where they are criminalized for their sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or variations in sex characteristics. The organization’s name is an homage to the underground railroad, which helped African-American slaves to escape slavery in the 1800s. Prior to his work with Rainbow Railroad, Kimalhi worked with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the YMCA, and the Inside Out Toronto LGBTI Film and Video Festival.
Tom Shepard, Unsettled - Tom Shepard is an American documentary film director and producer. He was a writer, editor, and researcher at National Public Radio (US public television and radio) before shifting his career to focus on making documentaries that “challenge beliefs and give voice to those in society whose experiences have been overlooked, misrepresented or vilified.” His films include “Scout’s Honor,” which traces the conflict between the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America and efforts to overturn them. Tom is the director of “Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America.”
David France, Welcome to Chechnya - David France is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker from the United States. His work has been published in the New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, GQ, New York Magazine, amongst others. He has written several books including “How to Survive a Plague,” which was published in 2016 and considered “the definitive book on AIDS activism.” Those of you who scour Netflix for great queer content may be familiar with The Death and Life of Masha P. Johnson, a 2017 documentary of queer activist which David directed. And most recently, earlier this year, Welcome to Chechnya, a documentary we are featuring in this film festival, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
All proceeds from ticket/pass sales will go towards charities that support refugee services.
Live panel discussion on topics of the two films: Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America and Welcome to Chechnya
Moderator: Jackie Hansen, Amnesty International Canada
Panelists:
- Kimahli Powell, Rainbow Railroad
- Tom Shepard, Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
- David France, Welcome to Chechnya
Kimahli Powell, Rainbow Railroad - Since 2016, Kimahli Powell has been the Executive Director of Rainbow Railroad, a Canadian organization that supports LGBTI refugee and asylum seekers to escape from countries where they are criminalized for their sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or variations in sex characteristics. The organization’s name is an homage to the underground railroad, which helped African-American slaves to escape slavery in the 1800s. Prior to his work with Rainbow Railroad, Kimalhi worked with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the YMCA, and the Inside Out Toronto LGBTI Film and Video Festival.
Tom Shepard, Unsettled - Tom Shepard is an American documentary film director and producer. He was a writer, editor, and researcher at National Public Radio (US public television and radio) before shifting his career to focus on making documentaries that “challenge beliefs and give voice to those in society whose experiences have been overlooked, misrepresented or vilified.” His films include “Scout’s Honor,” which traces the conflict between the anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America and efforts to overturn them. Tom is the director of “Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America.”
David France, Welcome to Chechnya - David France is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker from the United States. His work has been published in the New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, GQ, New York Magazine, amongst others. He has written several books including “How to Survive a Plague,” which was published in 2016 and considered “the definitive book on AIDS activism.” Those of you who scour Netflix for great queer content may be familiar with The Death and Life of Masha P. Johnson, a 2017 documentary of queer activist which David directed. And most recently, earlier this year, Welcome to Chechnya, a documentary we are featuring in this film festival, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.