Lynden
November 10, 2024
This screening has been moved to the SIFF Cinema Uptown. See siff.net/egyupdate for more information.
Presented by SEA DOC.
A 17-year-old Ethiopian adoptee leads a racial justice march, sparking a cultural clash in her conservative town.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
Lynden follows Amsa through her final year of high school as her racial justice march sparks deep divisions in her small town. Among the cast is Wylin, a Christian Nationalist documenting the conservative movement. Though they never formally meet, their paths cross, highlighting the ideological divide. As tensions rise towards the 2020 election, Lynden captures a town at a crossroads, grappling with identity, race, and healing.
- Director: Chris Baron, Bryan Tucker
- Principal Cast: Amsa Burke, Wylin Tjoelker
- Country: USA
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 74 min.
- Language: English