Narrated by Liam Neeson, Love Thy Nature is a cinematic journey into the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world. Neeson is the voice of Homo Sapiens – our collective humankind – who, in the past few thousand years, has come to believe that we are separate from nature. Through Sapiens’ journey, the film reveals how a connection with nature ignites a sense of meaning and wonder so profound that it touches the very core of what it means to be human. Interweaving  mesmerizing imagery and interview footage, Love Thy Nature is a guided tour of our relationship with nature that proposes new approaches to a sustainable future.

There will be a post screening Q&A with the director Sylvie Rokab .

Run time: 1 hour 16 minutes

On Screen/In Person is a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation visit http://www.midatlanticarts.org.

The Twentieth-Century was a dangerous time to be young. Before vaccines, there were a multitude of diseases that too often kept children from reaching even their teenage years.  From the throws of that environment, Dr. Maurice Hilleman would emerge to lead a revolution in vaccine innovation and save many millions of young lives each year. But after being forced to retire at the height of his productivity in 1985, Hilleman watched as one company after another began to abandon vaccine research.  When parents began choosing not to vaccinate their children in the 1990s the cruel irony became clear; Hilleman’s unprecedented successes had allowed us to forget just how devastating childhood diseases could be.

There will be a post screening Q&A with the director Donald Rayne Mitchell.

Run Time: 64 minutes
On Screen/In Person is a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation visit http://www.midatlanticarts.org.

States of Grace intimately captures the transformation of
a revered physician, pioneering AIDS specialist Dr. Grace Dammann, and her
family in the wake of a life-changing accident. After seven weeks in a coma and
a dozen surgeries, Grace miraculously awakened with her cognitive abilities
intact, though her body was left shattered. The film follows her return home to
the Buddhist community where she and her partner Nancy “Fu” Schroeder
live with their teenage daughter Sabrina in this inspiring portrait of
devotion, trust, and resilience.

There will be a Q&A with director Mark Lipman following the screening.

Run time: 2 hours 14 minutes

On Screen/In Person is a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation visit http://www.midatlanticarts.org.