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Journeys of Discovery

September 9th Wednesday

Spring Branch Eagle Room

11: 00 a.m. Film
Frozen River (97 minutes) 2008
When her husband runs off with the payment for their new home, Ray turns to crime to keep herself and her two sons afloat. A chance encounter with Lila, an equally desperate young Mohawk woman, leads Ray to smuggling illegal immigrants by driving across the frozen Hudson River onto tribal land.

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1 p.m. Film
Le Grand Voyage (103 minutes) 2004
The stern father of a Muslim family in France has his teenage son drive him to Mecca for the religious pilgrimage known as the hajj. A travel adventure that explores the generation gap of father and son and carries the viewer to new cultural horizons.

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Introduction/ Discussion with Professor Melissa Miller-Waters