Exhibiting Forgiveness
October 6, 2025 7:15 PM
Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
Monday October 6, 7:15 p.m.
Exhibiting Forgiveness
117 min
Season Sponsor: Rastin's Pharmacy
Film Date Sponsor: to be announced
Donations to Hamilton Out of the Cold and Project Linus
Winner of Directors to Watch: Nashville Film Festival
Winner of New Directors to Watch: Palm Springs International Film Festival
Nominated for 23 other Festival Awards
"Exhibiting Forgiveness masterfully rewrites the playbook on portraying generational trauma, parental influence, spirituality, coping mechanisms, and the value in uncoupling forgiveness from reconciliation." Ro Moore/MTR Network
"Exhibiting Forgiveness resonates with authentic humanity, inviting us to empathize with the complexities of others. It stands out as one of the best films of 2024." Leo Brady/A Movie Guy
"'Exhibiting Forgiveness' doesn’t flinch from illustrating how dysfunctional familial relationships wound and scar repeatedly. But the film... isn’t cynical or bitter as it reveals how art can help us process, recover and transform." Randy Meyers/San Jose News
"As an artist grappling with the psychological damage done by his estranged father, Holland is a wonder of tightly contained hurt and anger. He’s got great scene partners in John Earl Jelks, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Andra Day." Richard Lawson/Vanity Fair
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