Ephrata Public Library presents a virtual film screening of AMA on Tuesday, April 13 at 6:00 pm ET. Guests are welcome to participate in a live chat beginning at 5:30 pm ET, watch the livestream film screening beginning promptly at 6:00 pm ET and participate in a live post-screening discussion at 7:15 pm ET.

Screening Room opens with live chat: 5:30 pm ET
Film Screening: 6:00 pm ET
Post-Screening Discussion: 7:15 pm ET via Zoom (click here!)

To watch the film and chat: Go to the Film Screening Room and enter the video password. Note: The video password was provided by your host: Ephrata Public Library. Contact [email protected] if you have questions.

For information about AMA, read the synopsis and watch the trailer.

Join us for a screening of “Amá,” followed by a discussion of the film. Between 1960 and 1980 it is estimated that tens of thousands of Native American women were sterilized without their knowledge or consent. Because of poor recordkeeping, that number could be even higher. Though many of these women took their painful stories to the grave, “Amá” focuses on three of these women: Jean Whitehorse, Yvonne Swan and Charon Asetoyer. Each shares their compelling and horrific stories that reveal the abuses committed against Native American women by the U.S. Government during the 1960s and 70s. The film also includes a rare interview with Dr. Reimert Ravenhold, whose ideas helped set the framework for some of the government policies directed at Native American woman, including population control. The film ends with a discussion of the campaign to get a formal apology from the U.S. government and the possibilities of the women to bring a lawsuit. Registration is required. A Zoom link to this online event will be emailed to you after your registration is complete. Funding has been provided by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Ages 18+.