On Screen/In Person: Gen Silent September 24, 2012

Gen Silent is a documentary that puts a face on what experts call an epidemic: gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender older people so afraid of discrimination by caregivers that many go back into the closet, isolating themselves from their community, friends, and life-long partners. Their surprising decisions are captured through intimate access to their day-to-day lives over the course of a year. www.gensilent.com

The Modlin Center for the Arts, in collaboration with the Firehouse Theatre Project, presents On Screen/In Person for the 2012-2013 season. The program, organized by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, tours new independent American films and their respective filmmakers within communities across the Mid-Atlantic. Visiting filmmakers work with host sites to develop programming that provides context and greater appreciation for their work and the art of film.

Official Website: http://modlin.richmond.edu/education/on-screen-in-person/index.html