Film Screening: 36 Seconds

Join us for the second program in our new series Beyond the Divide, presented by Millions of Conversations and hosted by Nashville Public Library.

Beyond the Divide is an eight-part series presented by Millions of Conversations (MoC) that brings together Nashville to build trust, share meaningful conversations, and unite around common values for a shared future. Through film screenings and community panel discussions, the series is designed as an experience bringing together Middle Tennesseans to engage in deep, intentional conversations that reinforce that there is more that unites us in communities across the U.S. than divides us.

Doors Open: 5:30pm

Film Screening Begins: 6:00pm

Run Time: 1:39 + Guided table conversations led by trained MoC facilitators after screening.

Co-Hosts: Vanderbilt Divinity School and MHRC. Film Director and Producer in attendance.

In 2015, three Muslim-American students were executed while eating dinner in their home in Chapel Hill, NC. In 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime, filmmaker Tarek Albaba makes an impassioned case for justice for these innocents and for his community. The film charts the victims’ families’ agonizing overnight pivot from trauma to advocacy as they struggle to prevent their loved ones’ deaths from being dismissed as the result of a random parking dispute. They courageously speak the truth about the hate crime that has destroyed their lives, about the overt and insidious ways racism plays out in our society and about the need to reform a hate crime system that is broken. This is a project about grace and the will to fight for the truth in the worst of circumstances.

Further details, including excat time and locations, will be released closer to each episode's date.

This documentary looks at one of the deadliest anti-Semitic attacks in American history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Run Time: 1:20 + Guided table conversations led by trained MoC facilitators after screening.Co-Host: Vanderbilt Divinity School and MHRC. Film Director and Producer in attendance.

The story of one woman’s attempt to uncover her father’s participation in a lynching and reckon with what she inherited — the film invites audiences into courageous conversations around truth-telling, accountability, and repair. Run Time: 0:20 + Guided table conversations led by trained MoC facilitators after screening. Co-Hosts: Film Producers, Director, and film subject to attend in person or virtually.

Three former CMO’s of Nashville’s largest hospitals who guided our city during the COVID period share lessons learned. Joined by healthcare providers and experts, we ask: How patients can best navigate and trust the care they receive in today’s complex healthcare system. Includes guided discussion at tables facilitated by trained MoC facilitators after the panel discussion.

With the popularity and controversy around AI, we ask what is the impact that AI and other robots are having on our human existence and interaction? We envision a panel of multi-disciplinary experts ranging from tech, psych, national security, and community organizers. Includes guided discussion at tables facilitated by trained MoC facilitators after the panel discussion.

Designed to confront hate-related acts in our community while fostering greater tolerance and understanding between disparate groups of people. While the overwhelming number of hate-related incidents that occur every day do not rise to the level of criminality they are, nonetheless, personally painful, socially divisive, and may lead to hate crimes.Co-Host: Metro Human Relations Commission

Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Run Time: 1:34 + Guided table conversations led by trained MoC facilitators after screening.

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