Beyond The Bridge Film Screening + Conversation

Name: Beyond The Bridge Film Screening + Conversation
Start: 2026-05-07T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-07T20:30:00-07:00
Location: A.C. Davis High School

Schedule

Thu May 07 2026 at 05:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

A.C. Davis High School | Yakima, WA

🎞️ Join us as we host a FREE screening of Beyond The Bridge
📆 Thursday, May 7
📍 Davis High School Auditorium
⏰ Doors open at 5 p.m. for food, drinks and the chance to meet the filmmakers. Screening begins promptly at 6 p.m. Moderated panel and audience conversation will follow from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
💡Beyond The Bridge is a ambitious documentary that examines homelessness through a deeply human lens. Rather than focusing on statistics alone, this film leads with people. It centers on the lived experiences of individuals who are unhoused, alongside the perspectives of service providers, advocates and community leaders working to respond to the crisis. What emerges is a clear picture: homelessness is not a personal failure or moral shortcoming. It is the result of systems that don’t work for everyone.
At its core, the film challenges viewers to look beyond common assumptions about homelessness – moving past stereotypes, fear and misinformation – and, instead, understand systemic causes that push people into housing instability. It challenges communities to ask NOT, “Why are people homeless?” BUT “What can we do together to ensure everyone has a safe, stable place to call home?”
To answer this, Beyond The Bridge filmmakers traveled over 40,000 miles across the country and found that evidence-based solutions (stable housing paired with supportive services) lead to better outcomes for individuals and communities. Viewers see how compassion, policy change and community collaboration can replace punitive or short-term responses.
Ultimately, Beyond the Bridge is both educational and motivating. It asks audiences to recognize the dignity of every person and consider how communities can work together to end homelessness rather than manage it.
Beyond The Bridge is especially relevant right now as Yakima faces rising homelessness, increasing public concern and critical decisions about how to respond. Additionally, with Yakima County recently releasing its updated Five-Year Homeless Housing Strategic Plan, there is both urgency and opportunity to shift from misinformation and frustration toward proven and fiscally responbible solutions.
Brought to you by Justice Housing Yakima, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, Yakima Valley Community Foundation, Tamaki Foundation, Yakima Association of Faith Communities, County Commissioner Kyle Curtis and Sunrise Outreach Center.