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| One-Time Film Screening Explores Reality For Many Local Refugees |
Press Release
07/16/2015
On Sunday, July 19th, the Pluralism Project will host a one-time screening and discussion of the film The Refugees of Shangri-La (2014) in Lynn, Massachusetts. The film chronicles the stories of refugees from Bhutan, an isolated kingdom between China and India. Since 1991, the Kingdom of Bhutan, hailed by many as “the last Shangri-La,†has exiled over one-sixth of its population, most of them of Nepali and Hindu background. Thousands remain in refugee camps in nearby countries; thousands more have been resettled in Europe, Canada, and in cities across the United States.
The July 19th screening and discussion will take place at the LynnArts Black Box Theater (25 Exchange Street) in Lynn, MA. Co-sponsors include the Lynn Museum/LynnArts, the Downtown Lynn Cultural District, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries (CMM).
“The Lynn Museum/LynnArts is proud to be a sponsor of The Refugees of Shangri-La film screening and discussion which sheds a light on the plight of an important, yet relatively unknown group of refugees,†said Drew Russo, executive director of the Lynn Museum/LynnArts. “As a gateway city, Lynn has welcomed people from all over the world to settle and call our city home, including exiles from Bhutan.â€
A panel discussion will follow the film. Panelists will include Ms. Doria Bramante, co-director of The Refugees of Shangri-La, with Mr. Parsu Nepal and other members of the New Hampshire Bhutanese community featured in the film. Dr. Diana Eck will serve as moderator for the discussion.
Diana Eck, a professor of comparative religion at Harvard University and founder and director of the Pluralism Project, commented: “America's religious and cultural landscape has been enriched over these past decades with the migration of refugees from such places as Vietnam, Cambodia, Somalia, and Bhutan. It is important for all of us to understand the experience of refugees as we try to better understand our nation and our neighbors.â€
The event begins at 2:30pm and is free and open to the public. This film screening is part of the Pluralism Project’s series, “Religion Refocused,†made possible by support from Mass Humanities, a state-based affiliated of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information about the event, see www.pluralism.org/events/rr or Facebook (www.facebook.com/events/
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