Life Overtakes Me
with filmmakers Kris Samuelson and John Haptas
This month it's the Oscar-nominated, multi-award winning short film about a strange phenomenon among refugee children in Sweden. First observed in the 1990's, hundreds of children facing an uncertain future have "shut down"--entered a coma-like state, or what has been called Resignation Syndrome. Life Overtakes Me immerses viewers in the lives of three families over the course of a year as their anguished parents struggle to care for their stricken children.
Filmmakers Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas will join us for a Zoom session to talk about the film and the thorny issues surrounding the topic. The Salonline discussion is Wednesday, July 28 @ 8:00p.
Running time is 40 minutes. Those of you who attended the Oscar Doc Shorts program in February 2020 will recall this one.
HOW TO WATCH
If you haven't seen it, it is streaming on Netflix. Not a Netflix subscriber? No problem: you can access it via the Documentary Salon Premium Netflix account; look for the upcoming email for login & password info.
HOW TO JOIN THE TALK
https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91548679460
Wed. July 28 @ 8pm
No password required
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