PRESENTING…

Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath
A powerful new feature-length documentary film on hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11 
 
Monday, December 3, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union Theater

300 Washington Ave.SE

Minneapolis, MN

Filmmakers Valarie Kaur and a representative of the Sikh Society of Minnesota present for Q&A
Open to the public
Free admission

Co-sponsored by

The Advocates for Human Rights, Minnesota Human Rights Center and Human Rights Program, the Sikh Society of Minnesota, the Islamic Resource Group, the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights, the Women Students Activist Collective, La Raza Student Cultural Center, the Institute for Global Studies, the Muslim Law Students Association, the ACLU-University of MN Campus, the Muslim Student Association, the Minnesota Genocide Intervention Network, the Indian Students Association, APAHC, Amnesty Interational and MISA.

About the Movie

Driven to action by the murder of a turbaned man in her community, a college student drives across America in the aftermath of 9/11 to discover stories that did not make the evening news. From the still-shocked streets of Ground Zero to the desert towns of the American West, Valarie Kaur's inspiring journey uncovers remarkable stories of hate violence, fear, and unspeakable loss – until she finds the heart of America halfway around the world, in the words of a widow. Five years in the making, Divided We Fall deftly explores race, religion, and identity in times of national crisis.

Watch film clips, get the latest news, and read reviews from across the country at www.dwf-film.com

About the Filmmakers

VALARIE KAUR began this film in fall 2001. It became part of her senior honors project at Stanford, where she graduated in 2003 with a double major in religious studies and international relations. She recently completed a master's degree at Harvard Divinity School and will enter Yale Law School in 2008.

SHARAT RAJU received an MFA in directing at the American Film Institute. American Made, his thesis film, earned both of the AFI's top two honors in directing. The film has won seventeen international awards. Among the accolades are: Tribeca Film Festival Student Visionary Award; Angelus Award Grand Prize; San Diego Film Festival Best Short Film and British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Sciences (Los Angeles) Excellence in Short Filmmaking Award.  It has been screened on PBS television stations across the country. He is currently a directing fellow with the ABC-Disney Television Group.

For more information about the event contact Julia Kashaeva at jkashaeva@mnadvocates.org or (612) 341-3302, ext. 127.