Section A – 1-2:50 pm EST

Rest Stop

Producers: Jalena Keane-Lee and Brit Fryer Director/Writer: Crystal Kayiza

On a bus ride from New York to Oklahoma, Meyi, a young Ugandan American girl, realizes her place in the world through her Mother’s ambitious efforts to reunite their family.

Velma’s Journey: Life and Legacy of Velma Banks

Producer/Director: Adjua Mantebea

Writers: Adjua Mantebea and Velma Banks

65 min., documentary

This documentary explores the work of Columbia University Professor of Social Work, Velma Banks: Educator, Visionary and Social Work Pioneer. With social work as a calling, Prof. Banks has devoted her life to helping people evolve successfully into a society that deprives them of these values, combining social work and culture.