Precious (Lee Daniels, 2009, USA)

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

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Film link: https://bit.ly/3guhFuO

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Zoom link for all discussions starting @ 10:30pm after you watched the movie on-your-own @ 8pm:

https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93933427997?pwd=Y01VanRUaTByR3ZRVmZVSFhkVzg5UT09

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This Fall 2020 semester Harrison Film Series is based on the theme of trauma. We decided on this topic because of the current world circumstances but wanted to open to different kinds of trauma, such as trauma in: 9/11, ABUSE, FAMILY, ILLNESS, IMMIGRATION, JOB LOSS, LOSS OF CHILD, LOVE, PANDEMIC, POLICE BRUTALITY, RACE, REVENGE, SOCIETY, SURVIVAL, WAR.