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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.

The Coronado Public Library and Coronado Art Commission invite you to step into the director’s chair with a hands-on film class with award winning producer and director, Tony Perri. In this collaborative class, aspiring filmmakers will work together to create a short film that will be submitted to the Coronado Island Film Festival. Participants will learn scripting, direction and every aspect of pre-production, production and post-production. The course will also provide opportunities to get-together outside of class to apply their new-found knowledge into the practical application of on-location filming, directing scenes, how to work a camera, light a scene and record audio. The team will learn the basics of editing and all post production tasks as well as how to distribute and market the final short film and process required for submitting the movie to film festivals. The course is eight weeks long and participants are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible as the class will be working on a collaborative project. Classes will cover: Film Types and Production Overview: Through watching different types of short films, the class will decide what kind of movie it will produce. Story ideas will be discussed along with how to script the film, create storyboards and the production logistics needed to make the movie per their script, the storyboards created and the vision of production team. The Production Team: The roles of each of the following positions are explained and each class member will have the opportunity to work at every job and/or focus on specific roles which may interest them. Scripting, Storyboards, Casting and Pre-Production: The team will create a shooting script and storyboards. Through this, they may decide on filming locations, how to cast the movie, production planning as well as the equipment, crew and props needed for the on-location filming. Directing, Producing and Cinematography: How to direct both action and actors is reviewed along with the roles of the producer and cinematographer. Examples of great directing and cinematography are shown. The Art of Filming, Lighting and Audio Production: Scenes which can be filmed at or near the Library will be produced. Participants will learn how to operate different types of cameras, lights and microphones. Music, Special Effects, Editing and Post Production: As we watch various films, the class begins to understand the importance of music and how it fits into the post production process. They learn how to mix music, scenes and special effects in order to create the story they wish to share with the viewers. Mastering the Film and Distribution: Upon completion of post production, the class will discover the art of color-correcting the video, sweetening the sound and preparing the final film for screenings. The team will learn how to distribute the film digitally and submit it to film festivals. About Tony Perri: Tony Perri began his broadcast and film career at the Walt Disney Company as a producer, director and broadcast journalist. After Disney, Mr. Perri became producer and director at the nationally syndicated TV show, PM Magazine and the long-running local version at KPIX-TV (CBS), Evening Magazine. Tony went on to form the TV, film and digital media production company, Surf's Up Studios. His most recent films include the documentary, "School of Thought" with David Lynch, Paul McCartney and John Hagelin. His feature film, "Serotonin Rising" starring the Dalai Lama and Deepak Chopra won the prestigious "Audience Choice Award" at the Estes Park Film Festival. "Serotonin Rising" sold out its world premiere at the Vail Film Festival where actor and Vail Film Festival award-winner. Mr. Perri is an executive producer and director with Surf's Up Studios, which produces movies, music videos, webisodes, news reels and all forms of social and digital media. Tony also teaches a workshop he developed called "Backpack Journalism" at the University of California at San Diego, Digital Arts Center. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado where he teaches documentary production, TV production, on-air technique and broadcast journalism.

In his only San Diego appearance, German author Bernhard Schlink will be sharing his new title, "The Granddaughter." An "unflinching look at the neo-Nazi movement and the compromises people make out of love" according to Publishers Weekly, it's a fascinating new novel by the man who wrote "The Reader." This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served, subject to availability. Limited preferred seating is available with purchase of "The Granddaughter" through Adventures by the Book. About "The Granddaughter" It is only after the sudden death of his wife, Birgit, that Kaspar discovers the price she paid years earlier when she fled East Germany to join him: she had to abandon her baby. Shattered by grief, yet animated by a new hope, Kaspar closes up his bookshop in present day Berlin and sets off to find her lost child in the east. His search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis, intent on reclaiming and settling ancestral lands to the East. Among them, Kaspar encounters Svenja, a woman whose eyes, hair, and even voice remind him of Birgit. Beside her is a red-haired, slouching, fifteen-year-old girl. His granddaughter? Their worlds could not be more different— an ideological gulf of mistrust yawns between them— but he is determined to accept her as his own. More than twenty-five years after "The Reader," Bernhard Schlink once again offers a masterfully gripping novel that powerfully probes the past’s role in contemporary life, transporting us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to modern day Australia, and asking what unites or separates us. Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins About Bernhard Schlink Bernhard Schlink is the author of the internationally bestselling novel The Reader. He is a former judge and teaches public law and legal philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin and at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/hold-jl-33743

At an international forum in Singapore, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. is refocusing its strength and policies on deterring China, and coaxed China's neighbors and U.S. allies to help.

I Never Sang for My Father is the story of Gene, a widower, with an elderly mother whom he loves and an 80-year-old father whom he has never loved, hard as he tried. Suddenly his mother dies and Gene is faced with the responsibility of having his father on his hands just at a time when he wants to remarry and move to California. This moving and perceptive work, by one of our most distinguished playwrights, probes the disquieting alienation that can exist between father and son despite the best intentions of both. Mild Adult Themes. Additional Saturday matinees on January 11 and 25 at 2 p.m. This is a Weekly Recurring Event Runs from Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 26, 2025 and happens every: Fridays: 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Timezone: PST Saturdays: 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Timezone: PST Sundays 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Timezone: PST Visit: https://powpac.org/misc_pages/play.php?id=311 PowPac, Poway's Community Theater on Facebook

President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.

Raising two kids while living with an autonomic nervous system disorder taught Jessica Slice to embrace interdependence. Her story is a reminder to parents of the power of asking for help.

Current and former Meta employees fear the new automation push comes at the cost of allowing AI to make tricky determinations about how Meta's apps could lead to real world harm.

As 'Survivor' celebrates 25 years, this group of friends recreate their own version of the reality TV show — complete with cutthroat competition and brutal blindsides.