‘Daughters’ to Launch ‘Stories That Matter’ Film Series at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Partnership With Cineteca Di Bologna (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., has partnered with Italy’s prestigious Cineteca Di Bologna on a curated film screenings’ series called “Stories That Matter” that will launch with Oscar-shortlisted documentary “Daughters.” The powerful Netflix doc, which follows four girls as they head toward a special daddy-daughter dance date with their imprisoned fathers, will kick off the series in the center’s Washington theatre on Feb.
21 with co-director Angela Patton in tow. Patton, who is also the CEO of Girls for a Change, will participate in an onstage conversation following the screening.
The curated Stories That Matter program will span U.S. and international cinema “at the intersection of art, scientific discovery, urgent social issues and international affairs,” according to a statement.
The series “intends to cultivate robust public dialogue between filmmakers, scholars, students, government officials, policy stakeholders, and citizens,” the statement said.
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