Film still from the documentary “On Her Shoulders” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
This program is free to current Smithsonian Associates members at the Associate level ($50) and above. Registration is required.
Please refer to the General Information section below for ticket limit rules and other details.
Twenty-three-year-old Nadia Murad’s life is a dizzying array of exhausting undertakings—from giving testimony before the U.N. to visiting refugee camps to soul-baring media interviews and one-on-one meetings with top government officials. With deep compassion and a formal precision and elegance that matches Nadia’s calm and steely demeanor, filmmaker Alexandria Bombach follows this strong-willed young woman, who survived the 2014 genocide of the Yazidis in Northern Iraq and escaped the hands of ISIS to become a relentless beacon of hope for her people, even when at times she longs to simply have an ordinary life.
The film debuted at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where Bombach received the U.S. Documentary Directing Award. See it at an exclusive advance screening, after which the filmmaker discusses her experiences in creating On Her Shoulders. The film opens theatrically in the Washington area on November 2 via distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories.
General Information
- Open to current Smithsonian Associates members starting at the $50 Associate level and above only.
- Ticket limit per household is 2 member tickets.*
- No tickets will be mailed. We ask that you bring your email confirmation with you (whether printed or accessible on a device) during check-in.
See the trailer for On Her Shoulders.
*If you are a member at the Associate level ($50) and interested in registering for 2 member tickets, please call 202-633-3030 (M-F; 9-5) to fulfill this request. This is an exception to the standard ticket limit of 1 member ticket per program for this level.
Other Connections
As of October 5, Nadia Murad was named one of the recipients of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Learn more.
