Reception to Follow
Award-winning filmmaker Hafiz Farid has recently released his award-winning film, Darfur Too Dark Too Far. This powerful documentary film addresses the horrific crisis in Darfur, as well as the root causes of genocide… slavery, racism and oppression in the name of religion.
Darfur Too Dark Too Far was awarded Best Social Documentary in the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, Best of the Best in the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, and Excellence for Cinema for a Documentary in the Los Angeles International Independent Film Festival.
Opening Remarks by Liz Walker, Host and Executive Producer of WBZ 4’s Sunday With Liz Walker, Producer of “A Glory from the God”
A panel discussion will follow the film screening, featuring:
- Simon Deng, iAbolish American Anti-Slavery Group; Former Sudanese Slave; Human Rights Activist
- Dr. Jerry Ehrlich, Pediatrician, Doctors Without Borders
- Hafiz Farid, Award-Winning Filmmaker/Director; Executive Director, NoCane, Inc.
- Dr. Lori Heninger, Executive Director, HiTOPS, Inc., Teen Health & Education Center; Former Director, Children and Adolescents Program, Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children