Visiting Filmmakers Series: RISE with director Akin Omotoso

Name: Visiting Filmmakers Series: RISE with director Akin Omotoso
Start: 2023-03-03T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2023-03-03T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Johnson Center Cinema

by Visiting Filmmakers Series

Social/Gathering Academic Athletic/Sports Cultural/Arts Fairfax Campus Family-Friendly In-Person Event Movie Open to Public University Life

Fri, Mar 3, 2023

4:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

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Johnson Center Cinema

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Join us on Friday, March 3, 2023, for a free screening of the family-friendly Disney film, RISE, followed by a Q&A with the film's director, Akin Omotoso.

Based on the real-life story of the family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league, RISE follows the life of basketball stars the Antetokounmpo Brothers. After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggle to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocks them at every turn, the family maintains a hopeful vision, determination, and faith.

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Co-hosted with: George Mason University, University Life, Women's Club Basketball, Dominion Hall, Women and Gender Studies, Film at Mason, Visiting Filmmakers Series (OWNER), Global Affairs, African and African American Studies

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