Documentaries to be screened at Sequim Library

SEQUIM — Visitors are invited to reboot in 2017 with stimulating, thought-provoking film screenings at the Sequim Library.

Documentary films from around the world will be shown free at 6 p.m. every fourth Tuesday from January through June at the library at 630 N. Sequim Ave.

The first film is this coming Tuesday.

“Happy” will take a look at what makes us happy — money? kids and family? work?

Director Roko Belic asks if viewers live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being.

Belic combines powerful human stories from around the world with cutting-edge science to find a deeper understanding of the most valued emotion.

Here is the schedule through June:

• Tuesday, Feb. 28: “The Great Alone”

This 2015 film directed by Greg Kohs captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer, Lance Mackey, in Alaska’s 1,000-plus-mile Iditarod race.

• Tuesday, March 28: “Usual and Accustomed Places”

Makah filmmaker Sandra Johnson Osawa examines the fishing rights of Native Americans, discovering more about her own family history along the way.

Osawa is an essayist and poet whose narration brings an intimacy to the history of broken treaties in this 2000 film.

• Tuesday, April 25: “The Color of Honor”

Filmmaker Loni Ding offers a collective portrait of the Japanese-American experience in World War II, following the 442nd Regimental Combat Team — the most decorated military unit in U.S. history — and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) — the linguists who decoded Japanese military plans — as well as the thousands of draft resisters and Army protesters who challenged the constitutionality of the internment camps.

• Tuesday, May 23: “Driving with Selvi”

“Driving with Selvi” follows the story of Selvi, South India’s first female taxi driver, as she takes control of both the steering wheel and her future during a courageous transformation from abused child bride to empowered working mother.

Through Selvi’s eyes, the audience is led on an intimate journey of healing, overcoming obstacles and fulfilling dreams. This 2015 film was directed by Elisa Paloschi.

• Tuesday, June 27: “Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World”

This story set on the pristine Haida Gwaii archipelago shows how the distinct worldviews of a 14,000-year old society are co-mingling with an influx of progressive, modern urbanites to create a sustainable life amid the challenges of the 21st century.

Charles Wilkinson directed this 2015 film in Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, off the North Coast of British Columbia.

This program is supported by the Friends of Sequim Library.

For more information about this and other upcoming events, see www.nols.org.

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