Boulder SURJ (Showing Up For Racial Justice)

Set in Berlin and New York, FROM HERE interweaves the stories of Tania, Miman, Sonny and Akim -- artists and activists raised in the Global North to parents from the Global South. The film accompanies them as they move from their 20's into their 30's, facing major turning points: fighting for citizenship, creating a family, surviving violence, and finding creative expression. Beautifully shot over the course of ten years, the film captures theur struggle to define belonging for themselves in societies increasingly hostile to their existence. 

A Collection of Short Films from SURJ's The Justice Film Series: Poetiq Justiz, Racially Charged, and Flame.

In addition to a potent historical overview, this film shares three personal and moving stories about a Native child forced into a Canadian residential school, never to see his parents again; adoption of Native babies and children by whites; and ongoing, a 14-year battle with a Pennsylvania school district to eradicate their racist Redskins mascot that continues today.