INDIANAPOLIS — The 2024 Heartland Film Festival Overall Audience Choice Award-winning film, “Champions of the Golden Valley,” is back for an encore screening in partnership with Exodus Refugee. Don’t miss your second chance to see the documentary that won the hearts of Heartland International Film Festival attendees. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with two Afghan refugees who work with Exodus.
“Champions of the Golden Vally is about young villagers in the high peaks of Afghanistan, from rival ethnic groups build makeshift wooden skis and convene for an exuberant mountain race that requires incredible camaraderie and resilience — lessons they must call upon when they experience the shocking collapse of their country.
The showing will be on Thursday, May 1 at the Basile Event Center at Heartland Film HQ Heartland Film Headquarters, 8950 Otis Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film begins at 7 p.m. To reserve seats, visit heartlandfilm.org/