CANCELED: 'Day One' Documentary Screening

This event was postponed from March 16 until September 21, 2020.

Join us in the Ivywild School Gym for this fascinating documentary on the large screen.

This screening is brought to you by Ivywild School and Independent Film Society of Colorado.

‘Day One’ (2018, 82min)

This documentary follows a group of teenage refugees from war-torn countries who are enrolled at a unique public school for refugees and immigrants-only in St. Louis, MO, where they are guided through an inspirational program of education, healing and trauma intervention by devoted educators, some of whom have chosen to relocate to the inner city to support their students.

Over the course of a year, we watch the kids progress through layers of grief and loss as they attend school, forge new friendships, and prepare to be mainstreamed into local public high schools.

Their triumphs and tribulations all unfold with St. Louis as the backdrop: a rust-belt city that has taken the bold step of welcoming immigrants as a solution for their growing socio-economic problems.

This movie is directed by Lori Miller.