Join the makers of a documentary on the artists and makers of West Medford, "Arts in Time and Space," as they screen their film for the public. The short documentary traces the evolution of a modest arts nonprofit, West Medford Open Studios, from its beginnings to the present day, showcasing the determination, challenges, achievements, and moments of happiness along the way. Medford resident Monique Doherty is the film's executive producer; she co-directed the film with Clay Lomneth. Music by Human…

Tufts University presents a special screening of the documentary film "Gone to the Village," which details the elaborate funerary rites for the Queen Mother of the Asante in Ghana. The film beautifully represents the persistent richness of Asante cultural practice in 21st- century Ghana amid the onslaught of colonialism and globalization. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director, Professor Kwasi Ampene. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at Tufts, Tisch College, and the Departments of…

The annual Women Take the Reel Film Festival presents a screening of the 2023 comedy "Quiz Lady," followed by a conversation with director and Academy Award winner Jessica Yu. Moderated by Tufts Professor of the Practice Jennifer Burton, the discussion will explore topics including Asian American representation on television/film and current challenges for women and POC in media. This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in…

The City of Medford Community Connectors begin a series of events to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with a Movie Night at the library. Presented in Bonsignore Hall will be "The Arab World, Heritage and Civilization," a documentary produced in the framework of UNESCO's Arabia Plan that provides an overview of the history of the rich Arab civilization. The film runs 55 minutes; light refreshments and time to meet neighbors and mingle will follow. Other events in the series will…

The City of Medford begins a series of Haitian Heritage Month events with a screening of the film "1804: The History of Haiti" in Bonsignore Hall at the library. The 2017 documentary tells the story of how Haiti won its independence, carrying out the first-ever successful slave rebellion. After the film (1 hour, 55 minutes) there will be a moderated conversation by Bernadette Désiré, co-director of education programs at the Gawou Ginou Foundation, and Fulbright scholar Falianne Forges, with special…

Sanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present a Pride Month edition of Faith and Film featuring the 2023 biographical drama "Rustin." In the film, Bayard Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicates his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights, and worldwide democracy. However, as an openly gay Black man, he is all but erased from the civil rights movement he helped build. Colman Domingo is electrifying as the title character and was…

For the past four years, journalist and YouTube series star Andrew Callaghan has been working on a secret documentary and feature film that is having its premiere this week in two private screenings at Chevalier Theatre, followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker. Callaghan is the host of "Channel 5" on YouTube, where he does street interviews with fascinating humans at the edges of society, the so-called vagrants, vagabonds, runaways, and outlaws, from QAnon adherents to Phish heads to…