Join us for a pre-screening Red Carpet at 6:30!
Documentary subjects Ali Truwit and Jamie Barone and Director Janice C. Molinari will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A!
Join us for our Opening Night Film! A film festival favorite, STRONGER THAN YOU THINK has screened at Austin Film Festival (Audience Award winner), Nashville Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and more.
Your ticket covers admission and a celebratory drink and desserts at our Opening Night Party (to follow the screening).
Against all odds, Ali Truwit survived. Just days after her college graduation, a snorkeling trip turned into a nightmare when the accomplished collegiate swimmer was attacked by a shark. The brutal encounter would test every ounce of her strength and will to live. Against staggering odds, Ali survived — but her life was forever altered. The loss of her leg marked not just a physical transformation, but an emotional reckoning. Faced with unimaginable trauma, Ali made a powerful choice: to reclaim her story and use her experience to inspire others. Leaning on the values that had always guided her, she set her sights on a nearly unthinkable goal — earning a spot on the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team… just one year after the attack. This film follows her extraordinary journey: through the pain of recovery, the battle to return to the water, the triumph of making Team USA, and ultimately, rising to the podium in Paris. It’s a story of survival, strength, and a young woman’s unbreakable spirit — a testament to what’s possible when resilience meets purpose.
