See/Saw

...and that's a wrap! Thank you all for attending the 2016 festival! We learned so much from you!

Our children's film ELEANOR'S SECRET! We hear a lot of excitement and also some comments about goosebumps in our post-film discussion! (Photos by Jun Ai)

Post-film discussion around WADJDA! Great conversation between insiders and outsiders! (Photos by Jun Ai)

Post-film discussion around WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM! (Photos by Jun Ai)

Our children's film ELEANOR'S SECRET will be at 4:30 today. Join us for snacks and this magical story! Nat loved reading storybooks with his Aunt Eleanor, but feels frustrated when he tries to read the books himself. So when his aunt leaves him the keys to her attic library as a gift, Nat is disappointed – until he learns it is a magic library where all the characters from children’s books come alive. Nat must find a way read an ancient spell in order to set his imagination free, and keep the characters alive for future generations.

Eleanor's Secret - Official US Trailer GKIDS presents Eleanor's Secret, a fantastic adventure where the most famous storybook characters of all time come alive!

At 1:30 pm, we'll be screening WADJDA: Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight with her friend Abdullah, Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale. She wants the bicycle desperately so that she can beat Abdullah in a race. But Wadjda’s mother won’t allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl’s virtue. So Wadjda decides to try and raise the money herself.

Wadjda - Official Trailer (HD) Saudi Arabia http://www.joblo.com - "Wadjda" - Official Trailer Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives...

At noon today, you can follow the journey of two of China’s first citizen reporters in HIGH TECH LOW LIFE, as they travel the country chronicling underreported news and social issues stories. Armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras they develop skills as independent one-man news stations while learning to navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and avoiding the risk of political persecution.

High Tech Low Life- trailer This timely documentary profiles two bloggers as they battle the infamous Great Firewall of China - travelling the country, mobiles and laptops at the ready,...

We have lots more happening at the Lawrence Public Library today, starting with our screening of WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM at 11 am. Please join us!

Where Soldiers Come From (2011) Official HD Movie Trailer Childhood friends from a snowy small town in Northern Michigan join the National Guard when they graduate from their rural high school because they need mone...

Photos by Jun AI

Heated post-film discussion around SALAM NEIGHBOR! Thanks to our wonderful moderators Tami Handy and Sorcha Hyland！Lots of applause to our inspiring audience too!

After you caucus, join the See/Saw festival co-chairs at Lawrence Public Library for food and film!

"We've opened up our borders to things, not people." Post-film discussion at FOOD CHAINS.