Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta will host two screenings of "The Boarder" at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sept. 2. The film profiles a family coping with an adopted child suffering from reactive attachment disorder. After each show, Jane Ryan, the film's author and executive producer, will answer audience members' questions. Tickets are $15 and available at www.earlsmithstrand.org. The theatre is located at 117 North Park Square in Marietta.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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