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No Visible Trauma w/ Hello SunshineNo Visible Trauma w/ Hello Sunshine

No Visible Trauma w/ Hello Sunshine

October 7-11, 2021

Virtual Screening

No Visible Trauma

Robinder Uppal & Marc Serpa Francoeur (Dir), 98 minutes, Canada, US Premiere

In the midst of a global uprising against police violence and systemic racism, No Visible Trauma examines the deeply troubled Calgary Police Service; exposing the devastating, far reaching, and deadly consequences of the department’s culture and practices.


Screening with:

Hello Sunshine

Joe Quint (Dir), 13 minutes, USA, WNY Premiere

Roz Pichardo is working to heal her neighbors in Philadelphia’s Kensington area, a neighborhood hit hard by crime and the opioid crisis. After being thrown off a bridge by an abusive ex-boyfriend, the unsolved murder of her brother, and the suicide of her identical twin sister, she’s able to channel her trauma into service by helping the often-forgotten people of North Philadelphia.

  • Video from No Visible Trauma

    Directed by: Robinder Uppal and Marc Serpa Francoeur

    Still from No Visible Trauma

    Still from No Visible Trauma

    Directed by: Robinder Uppal and Marc Serpa Francoeur

  • Video from Hello Sunshine

    Directed by: Joe Quint

    Still from Hello Sunshine

    Still from Hello Sunshine

    Directed by: Joe Quint

October 7-11, 2021

Virtual Screening

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