Hope of Escape
Thu 2/15
6:00 pm - Doors Open |
7:00 pm - Screening |
Q&A afterward with Writer and Director Amy Gerber, Producer Suzanne Stroh, Co-Producer/Actor April Marcell, Associate Producer Heidi Gerber-Salins, and 1st AD Pippa Gerber-Stroh
Location:
Main Theatre
2023
Runtime:
1:31
Genre:
Biography
Join us for the VIRGINIA and ROANOKE premiere of HOPE OF ESCAPE. Much of this film was shot in Virginia and features local and regional talent, including writer and director Amy Gerber, who is the Chair of the Film Department at Hollins University. Come join us for this premiere and fundraiser for the Grandin Theatre Foundation.
A mother and daughter must plan their escape from enslavement after learning they are about to be sold and separated forever.
"That glimmer of optimism gives "Hope of Escape" a different take on the brutal slave narratives." - Nantucket Today
Director:
Amy Gerber
Writers:
Amy Gerber
Stars:
Mizan Kirby, Kendra Chideya, Marley A. Gregory