The Many Americas Series
The Many Americas film series celebrates the multitudinous identities, experiences, and stories that exist from Brazil to Canada—from urban centers to rural communities, from immigrant journeys to intergenerational wisdom. Through compelling short and mid-length films, we platform authentic voices that challenge narratives.
Join us for an evening of film screenings followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, where audiences can engage directly with the artists behind the work. Together, the films explore identity and belonging, cultural intersections, dreams and resilience, and the evolving landscapes of our many Americas. This series reflects the complexity, diversity, and richness of who we actually are.
About The Films
what it felt like, Jena Burchick
what it felt like follows a year of fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum across four intimate trimesters. Discovered just days before Roe v. Wade was overturned, the pregnancy becomes high risk demanding raw decisions amid political upheaval. The film emerges as both personal testimony and collective meditation on reproductive justice, the body’s capacity to hold and release trauma, and the power of speaking aloud the stories we too often keep in silence.
Runtime: 20 minutes
Refuge in the Bay, Julia Morris & Samuel Draper
On the disappearing edges of the Chesapeake Bay, erosion and rising seas are swallowing Tangier and Smith Islands—homes, shorelines, and centuries-old traditions slipping away. Refuge in the Bay offers an intimate, urgent portrait of communities fighting to preserve their home, heritage, and way of life against the encroaching tide.
Runtime: 8 minutes
