Through a partnership with the University of North Carolina Wilmington, "The Front Lines" will be screened as part of a conference called Healing Generational Trauma. After the screening there will be a discussion about the short film and the history it begins to unpack. Learn more and RSVP.

About The Virtual Conference

2020 began with COVID-19 and quarantine, and the year ended with more hashtags, this time for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. The hurt, anger and frustration culminated in weeks of protests around the United States, including in the New Hanover County area. But that hurt and anger didn't begin in 2020; rather, it has origins going back centuries. Where does it come from, and how is it passed down from generation to generation?

During Healing Generational Trauma: A Community Arts Experience, we will seek to answer those questions through film, spoken word, movement and workshops. Attendees to the virtual conference will engage with mental health practitioners, UNCW students and North Carolina-based artists. The half-day conference is on Saturday, April 17.