Please join us for an open documentary film screening and discussion at Westchester Community College. The screening will have a Caribbean focus and there will be two films shown. "The Abominable Crime," directed by Micah Fink, is an award-winning feature documentary exploring homophobia in Jamaica. Steve Sapienza's short film "Dominican Republic: Life on the Margins" examines statelessness, looking specifically at the Dominican Republic and individuals of Haitian descent. We will open the floor for Q&A after the screening. The screening is part of the Pulitzer Center's multi-day fall 2013 visit to Westchester Community College through our Campus Consortium partnership.

Thursday, Nov. 21
4 — 6 p.m.
Westchester Community College
Library Media Theater
Harold L. Drimmer Library
75 Grasslands Rd
Valhalla, NY 10595

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Jamaica has the reputation of being one of the most violently anti-gay countries on earth. Male homosexual acts are criminalized – and can be punished with up to 10 years of hard time in prison. While this law is not actively enforced, it is widely seen as a bulwark against immorality.

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