Tapestries of Hope

Tapestries of Hope

January 11th, 2011 at 8:00pm

After sold-out screenings in several key markets during its nationwide theatrical release in September 2010, women/children's rights feature documentary "Tapestries of Hope" is back, by popular demand, for a special encore screening, this time with award-winning 35mm short "The Profile" as an opener. "Tapestries of Hope" unearths the Zimbabwean myth that if a man rapes a virgin he will be cured of HIV/AIDS. The consequences of this myth are tragic; sexual abuse is rampant, girls as young as one day old have been raped, and victims are being infected with HIV/AIDS. In 2007, filmmaker and human rights activist Michealene Cristini Risley traveled to Zimbabwe to document this affliction, focusing on the work that CNN Hero and Zimbabwe native Betty Makoni has done to help the thousands of victims of rape and sexual abuse. As a result of her filming, Michealene was jailed, interrogated, and deported from Zimbabwe. This courageous film of tragedy and empowerment has won many awards on the festival circuit. "Tapestries of Hope" producer Ray Arthur Wang will begin the screening with his film noir short "The Profile", which the San Francisco Chronicle praised for its stylistic approach to the issue of racial profiling. Come support two important Bay Area-based causes and meet the Bay Area cast and crew, including producer and director, after Q&A.

Buy Tickets $9.75 online or at box office before January 11th. $14.75 at the door on the 11th.