Race to Nowhere is a film that calls us to challenge current thinking about how we prepare our children for success. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by over-scheduling, over-testing, and the relentless pressure to achieve, Race to Nowhere points to a silent epidemic in our schools.

Join SafeHouse Center for a film and discussion about intimate partner abuse. This event will feature a segment from the television show “Inside Evil with Chris Cuomo,” titled Till Death Do Us Part, which portrays the horrific experience of local resident Nicole Beverly with intimate partner abuse.

Youth in the Juvenile Justice System of Southeast Michigan search for ways to tell their stories through hip hop music, visual arts and public murals. Through their interaction with art, these boys and girls create a space to reflect on hardships, expectations and hope, revealing a unique perspective on who they are and what lies ahead. Local film maker Juan Javier Pescador shares the stories of the young people who are determined to make it despite the odds. Representatives from local teen-serving agencies will be on hand.

This 90-minute 2013 documentary offers an aerial perspective of Taiwan's natural beauty, as well as the effect of human activities and urbanization on our environment. The film won Best Documentary at Taiwan’s Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and broke Taiwan box office records, becoming the highest grossing documentary in Taiwan history.

Little Stones weaves together the personal stories of four women artists, from across the world, who dedicate their lives to empowering women and survivors of gender based violence. Their unique art forms express and help eradicate the atrocities of domestic violence, human trafficking, extreme poverty, and female genital mutilation.

There will be a Q & A with the documentary's Emmy® Award-winning director, Sophia Kruz, after the screening.

Join us for this feature length documentary on photographer Suzy Lake, one of the seminal feminist artists to evolve out of the heyday of the 1960’s.

One of last year’s Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature and the first nonfiction film to ever win the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, Fire at Sea takes place in Lampedusa, a remote Mediterranean island that has become a major entry point for refugees into Europe.

Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.

In this acclaimed film, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction.

Through poignant and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, Screenagers reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.

The Ann Arbor District Library, working in partnership with the Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Forsythe Middle School PTSO, will host this screening of the Award-winning documentary Screenagers. The film will be followed by a panel discussion led by teachers, parents and school administration officials.

This 70-minute film is not rated.

Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.

In this acclaimed film, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction.

Through poignant and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, "Screenagers" reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.

The Ann Arbor District Library working in partnership with the Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Skyline High School PTSO will host this screening of the Award-winning documentary Screenagers. The film will be followed by a panel discussion led by teachers, parents and school administration officials.

This 70-minute film is not rated.