In the midst of darkness, we discover who we truly are.

From Executive Producer James Cameron, THERE IS ANOTHER WAY tells the story of a group of visionaries who refuse to surrender to violence and injustice, and in doing so show that another path is possible – for them, for us, and for all humanity. As we are all faced with essential questions about who we are, will we choose collective liberation, where the needs, rights, and safety of all are prioritized – in which our humanity comes first, knowing that no one is free until everyone is free.

Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants – Israelis and Palestinians – working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Faced with the devastation and escalating violence of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the very core of the movement must face great challenges and show that there is another way. The first question they have to face is their own belief…is this possible?

A follow up to the award-winning documentary DISTURBING THE PEACE (2016), which is about questioning the narrative we are born into, director Stephen Apkon‘s THERE IS ANOTHER WAY is about choosing our future. It takes courage to walk a path even when you yourself feel overwhelmed and afraid—a path where you don’t know the final answer, only that it will emerge from standing in the grief of what we, as humanity, have experienced and created and find yourself unable to turn away.

Director Stephen Apkon  is an award-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur. He is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, a nonprofit film and education center in Pleasantville, NY. Stephen directed ‘Disturbing the Peace’ and served as an Executive Producer of ‘Fantastic Fungi’ and ‘Planetary.’ He is also the author of ‘The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens,’ with a foreword by Martin Scorsese.

Mr. Apkon will be joining us for a post-screening Q&A.

Thursday, May 29
Doors 6:00 pm | Event 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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