4 hours
Docs In Progress
Free Tickets Available
Sat, 28 Jun, 2025 at 12:00 pm to 04:00 pm (GMT-04:00)
Docs In Progress
8560 2nd Avenue, Silver Spring, United States
Celebrate 2025 Heritage Days with us! Join us for a screening of Village Reels student films, followed by the award-winning documentary Rooted Wisdom: Nature’s Role in the Underground Railroad.
DATE
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
LOCATION
Docs In Progress, 8560 2nd Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910
PROGRAM
12:30 PM – Village Reels Screenings
Featuring three short films created by students from Northwood High School and Montgomery Blair High School as part of the Village Reels Intergenerational Program by Docs In Progress.
Northwood HS
Featuring Victoria Antoinette Rose: A Culture Filled Life
Montgomery Blair HS
Featuring Helena Fabry (Title TBA)
Featuring John Wilkinson (Title TBA)
2:30 PM – Documentary Film Screening
Rooted Wisdom: Nature’s Role In the Underground Railroad
by Lauren Giordano and George Burroughs [25:27 Min.]
In this award winning film historian Anthony Cohen guides a journey through Adkins Arboretum, revealing how self-liberators used knowledge of nature to find freedom.
ABOUT DOCS IN PROGRESS
Docs In Progress is a nonprofit that supports documentary filmmakers through workshops, feedback screenings, and fellowship programs. It helps filmmakers develop skills, refine projects, and engage with the community through film. It offers networking opportunities. The organization engages audiences and connects the local community with documentary films that address social, cultural, and historical topics. Docs In Progress runs workshops specifically for youth, helping young people learn about documentary filmmaking and use it as a tool to tell their stories.
LOCATION:
Docs In Progress, 8560 2nd Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The entrance for Docs In Progress is on Apple Ave. Parking garage, walking distance: Cameron Street Garage. Metro Station Red Line: Silver Spring (walking distance 5-7 minutes).
Village Reels: Montgomery Bliar HS students interviewing John Wilkinson.
Village Reels: Montgomery Blair HS students and John Wilkinson.
Village Reels: Montgomery Blair HS students Interviewing Helena Fabry.
Village Reels: Interviewing Helena Fabry.
Village Reels: Northwood HS students interviewing Victoria Antoniette Rose.
Rooted Wisdom Film: Anthony Cohen guides a journey through Adkins Arboretum.
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Tickets for Celebrate Heritage Days with Docs In Progress! can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| Village Reels Screening | Free |
| Film Screening Rooted Wisdom | Free |
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