In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Chatham Community Library will host a virtual film screening of Ways of Being Home (2020), beginning Thursday, September 8, and continuing through Thursday, September 15, 2022.

This intimate cinematic portrait of two small towns - one in Mexico and one in Minnesota - is an evocative audiovisual meditation on the experience of Mexican immigrants living and working in rural America. Vivid cinematography, richly layered soundscapes, short animated sequences, and a constellation of testimonies introduce audiences to Maltrata, an agricultural town nestled in the mountains of Veracruz, Mexico, and to Northfield, a college town in southern Minnesota where many Maltratans have immigrated and settled.

 Film Highlights and Accolades:

• Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival 2020

"Ways of Being Home deftly illuminates the high costs the undocumented residents of Northfield have paid, while also roundly celebrating their humanity. Displacement is the heavy price paid and home means so much more than a geographic location in this moving film." - EMRO

Access to the virtual screening will be available beginning Thursday, September 8, 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.

Hispanic Heritage Month was established to recognize the achievements and contributions of Hispanic American champions who have inspired others to achieve success.

This program is free and open to the public.