CINEMA of RESISTANCE: Apocalyptic Hope

Is there hope for humanity? As authoritarians threaten to remake democratic society into a dystopian police state, it can feel like the End of the World to those committed to social justice. Despair is a constant temptation as it becomes harder and harder to imagine a return to normal politics. If there is hope for the future of the human project, it may well have to come from an apocalyptic rupture in history  — an unpredictable event that opens new and currently unimaginable pathways for justice to be born into the world.

Join us for our next free, public screening, followed by a discussion. All are welcome. This month, we will screen a dystopian sci-fi thriller in which the future of humanity depends on the unexpected pregnancy of a Black refugee. Set in an increasingly plausible near-future characterized by vast wealth inequalities, martial law, the dehumanization of immigrants and refugees, and widespread political hopelessness, this prescient film grapples with the themes of hope and despair in a world of police states and mass migration. Join us as we explore ways to sustain faith in the human project during such a time as this.

Special Guests:
Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, who specializes in the ways Indigenous, marginalized communities utilize the Book of Revelation

Heather Ross:
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Point Loma Nazarene University