Screening of Short Documentary: "Farewell To The World" with Q&A Session
Venue: Squires Recital Salon, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts presents a Screening of Short Documentary "Farewell To The World" with Q&A Session on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at the Squires Recital Salon on the campus of Virginia Tech.
"Farewell to the World" is a short documentary by Joseph Geehreng about Gebremeskel Habteyonas Gebremariam, who was captured and imprisoned in 1979 at the age of twelve during one of Eritrea, Africa’s most turbulent eras.
Detained in Alem Bekagn, Gebremeskel faced a life sentence. Yet, in that darkness, he found light through education. Alongside other prisoners, he helped establish a secret school system inside the prison. Through interviews and archival footage, this film is a powerful testament to the resilience of an immigrant and the transformative power of education.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
The Squires Recital Salon is located at 241 Squires Student Center in Blacksburg, VA within the Squires Student Center on the campus of Virginia Tech.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/fyV3VjK0/image.png.
For more information, visit: https://sopa.vt.edu/events/performances/2025/09/sopa-farewelltotheworld.html or https://www.facebook.com/VTperformingarts or
https://www.facebook.com/events/1233350541891109/ or https://www.instagram.com/hokiesonstage/.
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