WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL

PRESENTED BY ITVS, WHYY and the Leeway Foundation
in partnership with the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and the Women's Medical Fund.

Escape the heat, grab your friends and family, and join us for an air-conditioned afternoon of award-winning films!
All screenings are FREE and open to the public.
August 7, 2010
@ The Leeway Foundation
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 832
(Venue is wheelchair accessible)

A full schedule and descriptions of the films are below. All films are closed captioned and audio description is available by request.

Join us in the evening for a discussion with two of the films' subjects, Rocky Otoo (Bronx Princess) and Avery Klein-Cloud (Off and Running) directly following the films.

Reserve seats online at www.whyy.org/memberexperience or call 215-351-0511. When you RSVP, please indicate if you will need audio description.

Light refreshments generously provided between films by Cosmic Catering.

Noon
TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
By Lisa Merton and Alan Dater

How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, defend human rights and promote democracy, earning Maathai the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

1:30pm
MADE IN LA
By Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar

Documenting the lives, struggle and personal transformation of three Latina garment factory workers over a tumultuous three year period, MADE IN L.A. artfully reveals the challenges facing immigrant workers and explores the dramatic and complex impact of globalization on the U.S. apparel industry and its largely immigrant workforce.

3:30pm
THE EDUCATION OF SHELBY KNOX
By Marion Lipschultz and Rose Rosenblatt

Texas teenager Shelby Knox joins a youth group on a campaign for better sex education in Lubbock high schools. As Shelby is swept into the fight, she begins to question her deeply conservative Southern Baptist upbringing. When the campaign broadens to include a fight for a gay-straight alliance, Shelby must finally confront her family and a local youth pastor in this coming of age story. 2005 Cinematography Award, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.

5:30pm
BRONX PRINCESS
By Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed

Rocky Otoo is the star of her high school and can't wait to grow up. A BRONX PRINCESS follows Rocky's journey as she leaves behind her mother in New York City to reunite with her royal father in Ghana, West Africa and reconciles her African heritage with her dream of independence.

6:30pm
OFF AND RUNNING
By Nicole Opper

Avery is an African American teenager and the adopted daughter of two Jewish lesbian moms in Brooklyn. OFF AND RUNNING follows Avery's journey to uncover her roots and explore the bonds of family.

Followed by a discussion with Rocky Otoo and Avery Klein-Cloud in person!