Film Screening: What Tomorrow Brings

What Tomorrow Brings is a documentary by Beth Murphy and winner of the Best of the Fest Feature Documentary Award at the Woods Hole 2016 Film Festival.

This is a story of passion and strength and bravery and determination.

This is Razia's story.

In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and the ensuing war, Afghan native Razia Jan sought a relevant project for the Rotary Club in her adopted hometown of Duxbury, Massachusetts. While she found many worthwhile projects, she discovered that her passion was to return to her native country and help girls gain the education that had been denied them for so many years. In a community where fathers did not acknowledge their daughters, and in a country where girls seeking an education risked their lives by going to school, this film chronicles the challenges Razia would face.

When Razia learned of a historic former boys’ school in the Afghan district of Deh Subz that had been nearly destroyed, she began planning to rebuild the school and resuscitate its mission to provide Afghan girls with a more promising future.

With help from families in her small coastal town in Massachusetts, Razia began to raise funds to rebuild the school, and the new Zabuli Education Center took shape. She approached village elders, and worked to gain the trust and cooperation of members of the community. There had never been a girls' school in Deh Subz, and Razia was encouraged to build a boys' school instead. Razia needed the support of the village elders to help keep the girls safe.

The school opened in March of 2008, ...and then there's the rest of the story...

Come find out what happens and meet CNN Hero Razia Jan.

All proceeds to benefit the Razia Jan Institute's midwifery program.

Tickets $20 adult / $10 students / under 12 free