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March 2 - 5, 2023

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Mothers Of {NY Premiere}

Glicker-Milstein Theatre

  • Director: Ross Lai
  • Type: Shorts
  • Year: 2020
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Length: 21 minutes
  • Screening: Mar 1 12:00 PM

The moving story of Teodora del Carmen Vásquez, who served 10 years in jail after suffering a stillbirth in her 9th month of pregnancy, brings to light inhumane abortion laws in El Salvador.

Q&A to follow screening

Filmmaker Bio: Ross Lai is a 24 year old Hong Kongnese-Canadian film director & co-founder of Canadian production company Nice & Juicy. Ross’s natural curiosity with every corner of life has taken him around the world. In 2015, he went solo to document the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, culminating in a photo project titled “Gorkha Revisited”.

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