Evgeny Afineevsky: Francesco

From Oscar® nominated director and producer, Evgeny Afineevksy, FRANCESCO features unprecedented access to His Holiness Pope Francis, providing an intimate look at a global leader who approaches challenging and complex issues with tremendous humility, wisdom, and generosity towards all. Spanning issues such as climate change, migration and refugees, women’s empowerment, sexual abuse, and LGBTQ+ issues, pandemic, border walls, and many more of today’s headlines, this documentary film takes audiences on a worldwide journey to spotlight the incredible empathy displayed by a leader who continues to inspire hope during an extraordinary moment in our lifetime.

Following the film screening, Afineevsky will be in conversation with Rabbi Mari Chernow, Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel of Hollywood.
This event is available in person and online, visit the TIOH Arts & Culture website for more information. Tickets are by donation and shared by TIOH Arts & Culture and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), a nonprofit organization U.S.-based nongovernmental organization devoted to the protection of unaccompanied and separated children.