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Beyond Belief
Afghanistan / US, 97 minutes, English and Dari with English subtitles

Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the country where the terrorists who took their husbands' lives were trained: Afghanistan. Over the course of two years, as they cope with loss and struggle to raise their families as single mothers, these extraordinary women dedicate themselves to empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression: factors they consider to be the root causes of terrorism. In the process, they discover a powerful bond with each other, an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world, and a profound way to move beyond tragedy.

Director: Beth Murphy
Cast: Susan Retik, Patti Quigley
Format: Video
Genre: Documentary, War, Women

A panel discussion will be held after all three screenings of BEYOND BELIEF presented by John Clark and Gwyneth Sutherlin of Provocate.org