In recognition of National Poetry Month, Chatham Community Library will host a virtual film screening of Poetry of Resilience  (2011), beginning Thursday, April 21, and continuing through Thursday, April 28. 

Academy® Award nominated director Katja Esson’s (Ferry Tales, Latching On) exquisitely made film explores survival, strength and the power of the human heart, body and soul—as expressed through poetry. She highlights six different poets, who individually survived Hiroshima, the Holocaust, China’s Cultural Revolution, the Kurdish Genocide in Iraq, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Iranian Revolution. By summoning the creative voice of poetry to tell stories of survival and witness, each reclaims humanity and dignity in the wake of some of history’s most dehumanizing circumstances.

Poetry of Resilience gives us an intimate look into the language of the soul and brings us closer to understanding the insanity of war and how art will flourish, in spite of any obstacle. 

Film Highlights and Awards:

• Woodstock Film Festival *Winner Best Short Doc
• IDA DocuWeeks, Los Angeles *Academy Award Qualification
• Cinema for Peace, Berlin *Nomination for Best Documentary

Access to the virtual screening will be available beginning Thursday, April 21, by clicking HERE .  A password is required at the time of viewing. Please contact social.library@chathamlibraries.org to request the password or for additional information.

This program is free and open to the public.