Hapeville Hosts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers!
The City of Hapeville proudly presents the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. The 2023- 2024 Series Screenings presents the Spring 2024 films. Free admission and/or access to each film screening!
There are three (3) films for each season. The films will be screened at Christ Church & Carriage House located at Jess Lucas Y-Teen Park, 680 South Central Ave, Hapeville, GA 30354. Reception will take place at 6pm and the screening will take place at 7pm. Please visit this page regularly for ongoing updates and information. We will do our best to keep you informed of all screening changes. As always, we appreciate your interest in the 2023-2024 South Arts Film Series!
Please visit the Southern Circuit Website for additional information on the grant series.
The views and content expressed in the films of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers do not represent the views of The City of Hapeville. Some films are for mature audiences and are subject to viewer discretion.
We Will Speak is directed by Schon Duncan and Michael McDermit and produced by Keli Gonzales and Laura Heberton.Runtime: 94 min We Will Speak - The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas have forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019. While there are 430,000 Cherokee citizens in the three federally recognized tribes, fewer than an estimated 1,500 fluent speakers remain—the majority of whom are elderly. The covid pandemic has unfortunately hastened the course. Language activists, artists, and the youth must now lead the charge of urgent radical revitalization efforts to help save the language from the brink of extinction. This feature-length documentary was shot on-location in Oklahoma and North Carolina throughout 2019-2022; through intimate interviews, vérité footage of community gatherings, and extensive archival materials, the film explores the nuanced ways the Cherokee language is vital to maintaining a unique cultural identity and relationship with the world. The collaborative project is also meant to act as an empowering agent of hope for Indigenous voices despite enduring inequity and oppression.