On March 30, 2021 we hosted a free screening of Laila at the Bridge funded in part by Tanner Center for Human Rights and Tanner Humanities Center, and presented in collaboration with Women Leaders in Global Health Task Force. Do you have questions or looking for resources after watching the film? Here is a list of resources about the filmmaker and subjects:
- Official website for the film
- Laila at the Bridge IMDB page
- More about subject Laila Haidari
- Wikipedia
- The Guardian – “Inside Mother Camp: the woman tackling Afghanistan’s drug problem“
- Los Angeles Times – “‘With the war came the drugs.’ At Kabul’s Mother Camp, heroin addicts find help“
- Local addiction resources mentioned in post-film discussion below
- Opidemic – Utah Department of Health website for opioid addiction help and resources
- SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Utah Hard Reduction – Provides evidence-based interventions to aid people in reducing health and social harms associated with substance use
- National Harm Reduction Coalition – Creates spaces for dialogue and action that help heal the harms caused by racialized drug policies
- USARA – Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness
- Local support to refugee mentioned in post-film discussion below
- Know Your Neighbor Program – A partnership between the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office and the state Refugee Services Office, pairs refugees in our community with volunteers who want to welcome, mentor, and help new Americans integrate into our community.
- Links to our partners on the screening
- Post-film discussion from our March 30, 2021 screening related to addiction including stigma, funding, government policy, and how to support a loved one.
- Moderator
- Erika George, directed of the Tanner Humanities Center
- Panelist
- Dr. Jennifer Plumb, a practicing physician and medical director of Utah Naloxone
- Dr. Marcela C. Smid, medical director of the SUPeRAD (Substance Use and Pregnancy – Recovery, Addiction, Dependence)
- Teneille Brown, who is a Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and an adjunct in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Program for Medical Ethics and Humanities
- Asha Parekh, the Director of the Refugee Services Office within the Department of Workforce Services for the state of Utah – she also started the Salt Lake Area Family Justice Center at the YWCA Utah in 2007 to better assist victims of violence in one location
- Moderator
