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Four Survivors, One Truth: This Should Not Happen to Anyone
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World Premiere
BENEATH THE BLINDFOLD
A human rights documentary by Ines Sommer and Kathy Berger
Friday, Jan 13 show is SOLD OUT!
Please join us at the encore screening on
Thursday, January 19, 8pm
Advance ticket purchase recommended.
Directors Kathy Berger and Ines Sommer will be present for a Q&A after the screening,
along with Matilde de la Sierra, Donald Vance and Mario Venegas, who are all featured in the film.
Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute
164 North State Street, Chicago
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A nursing home aide from Africa. An actor from Colombia. A U.S. Navy veteran from Chicago and a physician from Guatemala. So different at first glance, they have a horrific experience in common: they all have been tortured.
Rarely given a voice, they are among the 500,000 torture survivors who live in the U.S. As they share their powerful stories, Beneath the Blindfold (2012, 80 min.) follows them through the daunting steps of building new lives, careers, and relationships.
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And despite the continued psychological and physical fallout from their experience, they feel empowered to speak out and become public advocates for an end to torture.
“Beneath the Blindfold is a beautiful film with genuine sensitivity and glow. You witness a triumph of our common humanity as people overcome the long lasting effects of torture and reclaim their dignity. Not to be missed.”
– Jerome McDonnell, host of Worldview,
WBEZ-FM, Chicago Public Radio
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