Exhibiting Forgiveness

Painter Tarrell Rodin (André Holland) is a loving and grounded husband to singer Aisha (Andra Day) and father to young Jermaine, but he’s violently haunted by nightmares of his childhood. While preparing for a new gallery show, Tarrell finds his life upended by the sudden return of his father, La’Ron. His mother, Joyce (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), has forgiven La’Ron for the abuse and addiction of their family’s troubled past, but Tarrell cannot bring himself to do the same. While working on his large-scale canvases, Tarrell journeys to his past, wondering if he can alter the pain of his present. An emotionally charged look at the effects of intergenerational trauma.

2024 Sundance Film Festival premiere. Presented with Friends of the Children’s Justice Center and CJC Multidisciplinary team-Summit County as part of the Reel Community Series. Post-film discussion with Ted Walker, Executive Director, Children’s Justice Center.

About Ted Walker:

Ted has been serving as the Executive Director of the Children’s Justice Center of Summit County since April 2019. Prior to accepting the position as the CJC director, he worked for the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) for over 20 years serving in various capacities including Child Protective Services, Foster Care case management, In Home case management and Supervision of all those services. Most recently his position at DCFS was as a Licensed Clinical Therapist. Ted has been active in Summit County serving with the Summit County Domestic Violence Coalition and as a liaison for DCFS with Valley Behavioral Health, Peace House and with North and South Summit Schools. During his career at DCFS, he had the opportunity to serve on Children’s Justice Center advisory boards for Washington, Cache /Box Elder and Summit Counties. Ted earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Utah State University (1998) and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Utah (2006). He is currently licensed in Utah as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

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