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(FREE) Shared Stories: UNSEEN (preceded by DOC MOVES WEST)

  • Emerson Paramount Center (map)

UNSEEN

Directed by Set Hernandez

As a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree, become a social worker, and support his family. Through experimental cinematography and sound, unseen reimagines the accessibility of cinema, while exploring the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health.

Doc West Moves

Directed by Federico Muchnik

Doc West Moves follows Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident Lewis “Doc” West—a blind, Black blues musician—as he moves out of his current apartment and into a new place across town. No matter where he goes, Doc lives with the power of Jesus and faith that the Lord will provide for him and see him through life’s challenges.

Q&A with filmmaker, community leaders and ASL interpretation following the screening.

  • Federico Muchnik – Director, Doc West Moves

  • Christopher Robinson – Founder, Vice President, Clerk, Think Outside the Vox

  • Maria Hendricks, Multi-Lingual Interpreter, Artist & Activist

  • Sabrina Aviles – Moderator; Director, CineFest Latino Boston


CONTENT WARNING: Suicide, mass shooting/gun violence, depression

ACCESS: English and Spanish; Open Captions; Audio Description; American Sign Language interpretation following the screening

Earlier Event: April 12
(FREE) SSBC THE KONNECT KONFERENCE
Later Event: April 15
(FREE) MASSACHUSETTS SPACE WEEK