Refuge
Hosted by Connecticut Bar Foundation
Virtual
When
Oct 1, 6:00 PM EDT
Price
Free Screening
Available in
Worldwide
About the event
The James W. Cooper Fellows of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the University of Connecticut School of Law invite you to join us for this special evening in connection with the Constance Baker Motley Speaker Series on Racial Inequality. We will continue the conversation that began at our Law of Hate Symposium held in November 2023. That event offered a safe and inclusive forum to discuss hate crimes and profile the work of the Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council. Now, we look to dive deeper and explore these issues as they are reflected in Refuge, an award-winning documentary that follows a leader in a white nationalist hate group who finds healing from the people he once hated. We will watch the film together, and are honored that we will then be joined by Din Blankenship, Refuge's co-director and co-producer, who will participate in a live Q&A after the conclusion of the movie.
***Please note that the Q&A will be on Zoom. Please ensure that you have a Zoom account set up prior to the event; the link will be shared during the screening.***
We look forward to an impactful program, and a unique opportunity to hear from the filmmaker of this powerful documentary. Don't miss out - register today!
About the film
REFUGE is an Academy Award qualified feature-length documentary that follows a leader in a white nationalist hate group who finds healing from the people he once hated - a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees. Chris is a husband and father, a veteran, and until recently, a leader in the KKK. He started hating Muslims when the planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11, but is forced to confront his hate when he receives a text from Muslim refugee, Heval. REFUGE is set in the most ethnically diverse square mile in America - Clarkston, Georgia - and follows a Syrian Kurd, a former Klansman, and a town of refugees who seek belonging in an increasingly polarized and isolated America. REFUGE illustrates the roots of hate, its devastating impacts, and ultimately how it can be overcome. Ultimately, the film uncovers what is possible when we leave the security of our tribes and what is at stake for our country if we don’t.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 18m
Released
2023
Director
Din Blankenship, Erin Bernhardt
Producer
Din Blankenship, Erin Bernhardt
Executive Producer
Katie Couric, Geralyn Dreyfous, Ted Haddock, David Hudakoc, Emmanuel Jal, Mary Beth Minnis, Pat Mitchell, More Productions, Common Pictures, Sabrina Merage Naim, Evoke Media, Stephen Nemeth, Brenda Robinson, Patty Quillin, Regina K. Scully, Caroline Tucker
Writer
Katharine Garrison
Crew
Katharine Garrison, Joseph East
Cast
Chris Buckley, Heval Kelli, Melissa Buckley, Arno Michaelis, Ted Terry, Amina Osman