LEAP OF FAITH I Screening, Q&A, and Community Activity
Join us for a screening of Nicholas Ma’s award-winning documentary Leap of Faith, followed by a Q+A and facilitated roundtable discussions. Hosted in partnership with The Colossian Forum, One America, and Stand Together, this event is an opportunity for the community to engage through shared experiences and conversation.
Free, tickets required. Reserve your spot online or with the Box Office at (479) 657-2335 today.
In Conversation: Nicholas Ma, Yo-Yo Ma, and Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy
FEB 26, 5 PM
Don’t miss a conversation at Crystal Bridges the day before with director Nicholas Ma, his father Yo-Yo Ma, and former Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, featuring a cello performance by Yo-Yo.
The conversation, moderated by acclaimed actor and humanitarian Alfre Woodard, will explore themes of conflict transformation, faith, loneliness, and the power of human connection to serve a common good.
Learn moreABOUT THE ARTIST
Nicholas Ma
Nicholas Ma is an award-winning director, writer, and producer based in Brooklyn. He produced the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? about the life of Fred Rogers, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and most recently the WNBA documentary Unfinished Business, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
His feature directorial debut, Mabel (San Francisco International Film Festival, 2024), which he co-wrote with Joy Goodwin, was awarded the Sloan Prize. Previously, he directed the award-winning short documentary Suite No. 1, Prelude (New York Film Festival, 2019).
Nicholas has been a DOC NYC fellow and Film Independent Fellow. Prior to his career in film, he covered global economic policy on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, after working as a consultant in New York and Shanghai. He received his MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is a graduate of Harvard College.
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SPONSORS
Sponsored by Reed Greenwood, Malcolm and Ellen Hayward, and Jason and Carol Vella.