Black Lounge Film Series spotlights Ethiopian Film Difret directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari on Friday, September 21st at 7pm at the Overtown Performing Arts Center, 1074 NW 3rd Ave., Miami, FL. This special screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer and UN Specialist on ending child marriages, Monique Clesca.

Kids ages 13-21 get $5 tickets through Culture Shock. Tickets are only sold by going to their website – Here is the link – http://cultureshockmiami.com/events/film-screening-difret-presented-black-lounge-film-series

There will also be music, food and cocktails (cash bar).

About Difret

From executive producer Angelina Jolie Pitt comes the award-winning drama DIFRET, based on the inspirational true story of a young Ethiopian girl and a tenacious lawyer embroiled in a life-or-death clash between cultural traditions and their country’s advancement of equal rights. When 14-year-old Hirut is abducted in her rural village’s tradition of kidnapping women for marriage, she fights back, accidentally killing her captor and intended husband. Local law demands a death sentence for Hirut, but Meaza, a tough and passionate lawyer from a women’s legal aide practice, steps in to fight for her. With both Hirut’s life and the future of the practice at stake the two women must make their case for self-defense against one of Ethiopia’s oldest and most deeply-rooted traditions. DIFRET paints a portrait of a country in a time of great transformation and the brave individuals ready to help shape it.

Black Lounge Film Series program is made possible with the support of the Green Family Foundation, Knight Foundation, The Betsy Hotel, SEOPW CRA, OPAC, The New Tropic, Miami‑Dade Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez and the Board of County Commissioners, the Miami‑Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Cultural Affairs Council.

*Tickets for this event is non-refundable. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at blackloungefilms@gmail.com*