Co-presented with The Wellness Collaborative and the Shared Stories.
Lineup:
Finding Your Laughter (Fine Cut Impact Preview)
Preceded by:
Scars That Define Us
Gloria
Followed by:
Panel discussion with Directors Arlieta Hall and Brittany Alsot, moderated by Karen Craddock of The Wellness Collaborative
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Director Edward Worthy. (USA, 2026. 12:22)
Set during the 2022 Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis, Lynn, an overwhelmed woman visiting her childhood home to care for her elderly father's wound, struggles to accept her new reality as their water supply depletes and his health continues to deteriorate.
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Directed by Kim Blanck. (USA,2025 9:39)
Gloria, a Chinese woman in her 70s living alone and struggling with her memory, finds new purpose in teaching herself Spanish.
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Fine Cut Impact Preview.
Director Arlieta Hall & Brittany Alsot. (USA, 2026. 85 mins)
Finding Your Laughter follows Chicago comedian Arlieta Hall who is learning to use her own resources — stand up comedy and improvisation — as tools for both her own mental health and to be a caregiver for her father who is fading from Alzheimer's disease.
Captions. Audio Description available.
This block is also a part of the Shared Stories program. ArtsEmerson presents Shared Stories, a monthly film series in collaboration with the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), CINEFEST LATINO boston Film Festival, and the Roxbury International Film Festival (RoxFilm) seeking to build community, shared conversation, and experiences through cinema. This pilot series aspires to create a shared space to find commonality across experiences, and encourage the exchange of stories and ideas.