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Going beyond the polarisation in US politics, director Ben Rekhi aims to bridge the divide among parties and get people talking about issues like race in his latest documentary Ben Rekhi is no stranger to navigating the murky world of politics and human suffering. His début feature, Waterborne (2005) starring Shabana Azmi, revolved around a terrorist attack; the 2018 documentary The Hidden Vote looked at minority communities who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, and his 2019 crime thriller Watch List (Maria) tells the story of a woman whose husband is killed in an extrajudicial killing unde...

Reader shares resource for bridging divides After reading the April 18 column regarding the Mesa County Kindness Challenge, I would like to share a resource that promotes civil discourse. Author and mediator Mark Gerzon describes a growing movement that promotes the practice of respectful dialogue. In his book, “The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide,” he notes Living Room Conversations as a resource for bridging differences. Visit livingroomconversations.org to find step-by-step instructions and conversation guides for hosting community conversations....

Nonika Singh “Bridging divides is in my DNA.” That is US-based award-winning filmmaker Ben Rekhi for you, a product of two civilisations, Sikh father and a blonde, blue-eyed American moth

Ben Rekhi on ‘The Reunited States’ & more The film-maker holds out stories of hope and courage in a deeply divided country in his much-feted documentary the reunited states Priyanka Roy    |     |   Published 09.04.21, 03:35 AM Indian-American film-maker Ben Rekhi is in the news for his documentary The Reunited States, which has met with unanimously positive reviews. The 90-minute watch,...

SCARBOROUGH — A local volunteer group is hosting a screening and discussion of a film later this month about bridging political divides. Scarborough Community Connections will show “The Reunited States” online for free from Feb. 21-28. The film, based on the book of the same name by Mark Gerzon, explores the nation’s political divides and […]