Sunday, January 28, 2007.
7:00 PM.
Location: Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building (Stanford)
Driven to action by the brutal murder of a man from her Sikh community, Valarie Kaur sets out across America in the aftermath of 9/11. Camera in hand she crosses the country to discover who counts as "American" in a world divided into "us" and "them." Whether in the streets of a still-shocked Manhattan, on the steps of the U. S. Capitol, in the desert towns of Arizona, or with bereaved family members in Punjab, India, Valarie captures the untold stories of 9/11. In cafes, restaurants, homes, places of business and street corners across the country, people invite her into their lives and share their remarkable struggles with violence, fear and loss. In her journey, she confronts the forces that divide people in times of crisis. How do we see one another? Who looks like an enemy? Who looks like an American? Who counts as "one of us"?
Filmmakers present for Q&A after the film.