7:00pm
Free, RSVP requested to publicprograms@meridian.org
This screening is presented as part of the LiveLocal/ThinkGlobal Network, Global Perspectives Film Series, in partnership with ITVS. Pushing the Elephant is the true story of Rose Mapendo and her heroic effort to escape the violence in her country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, keep her family intact and start life anew in the United States. Following the screening of the documentary, Pushing the Elephant, there will be a discussion with Aisha Bain, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, International Rescue Committee, moderated by Ambassador Sharon Wilkinson of Meridian.
More about the film:
In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo was imprisoned with her family during violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo. When the war came to Rose’s village, she was separated from daughter Nangabire, who was 4 years old. Rose escaped with nine of her 10 children and was eventually resettled in Arizona. More than a decade later, Rose and Nangabire are reunited and must face the past and build a new future.
Rose now struggles to find balance in her life as a mother of 10 and a full-time advocate for refugees, women, and peace in her country. Her speaking engagements take her around the world--from the White House and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to meetings with displaced women in Congo. Meanwhile Nangabire, now 17, must adapt to America and discover how she fits into the Mapendo family. As they get to know one another, the mother and daughter must come to terms with a painful past, and define what it means to be a survivor, a woman, a refugee, and an American.
In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo was imprisoned with her family during violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo. When the war came to Rose’s village, she was separated from daughter Nangabire, who was 4 years old. Rose escaped with nine of her 10 children and was eventually resettled in Arizona. More than a decade later, Rose and Nangabire are reunited and must face the past and build a new future.
Rose now struggles to find balance in her life as a mother of 10 and a full-time advocate for refugees, women, and peace in her country. Her speaking engagements take her around the world--from the White House and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to meetings with displaced women in Congo. Meanwhile Nangabire, now 17, must adapt to America and discover how she fits into the Mapendo family. As they get to know one another, the mother and daughter must come to terms with a painful past, and define what it means to be a survivor, a woman, a refugee, and an American.
This film is part of Women and Girls Lead, a major public media initiative to support and sustain a growing movement to empower women and girls, their communities, and future generations. Women and Girls Lead in spearheaded by ITVS in partnership with CPB and PBS.
Metro: Best reached by bus, take the S2 or S4 bus from anywhere along 16th St to Crescent Place. Limited on site parking is also available.
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