Join us for our next virtual film discussion series, focusing on films in pursuit of justice.
View the films on your own and join the Zoom discussions at 7:00 pm.
View the films at home (check https://www.justwatch.com for options) and join us for a Zoom discussion led by Bob Kagan.
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November 12, Writing With Fire, Directed by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, 2021. This inspiring documentary follows a group of Indian women from the Dalit caste of untouchables as they create the only female led news outlet in the country. Using smartphones they report on social and political issues, defying the boundaries of the caste system. Check out from the library, or rent from Amazon. View the trailer here.
November 19, Dark Waters, Directed by Todd Haynes, 2019. Based on a New York Times article, “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare”, this legal thriller features stellar performances by Mark Ruffalo, Ann Hathaway and Tim Robbins as they demand accountability for DuPont’s poisoning of a town with contaminated chemicals. Check out from the library, or rent from Amazon. View the trailer here
No film discussion the week of Thanksgiving.
December 3, The Dallas Buyer’s Club, Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee, 2013. Matthew McConaughey gives a riveting performance as Rob Woodroof, an electrician who fights the bureaucracy to gets AIDS patients the medication they need. Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto round out a superb cast. Check out from the library, or rent from Amazon.
December 10, Selma, Directed by Ava DuVernay, 2014. David Oyelowo portrays Dr. Martin Luther King as he organizes the historical march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for equal voting rights. The themes from 1965 are as timely today as they were 60 years ago. Check out from the library, or rent from Amazon. View the trailer here.
Bob Kagan taught Communications and film at Manchester Community College, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford for over 40 years. He has been leading film discussions at the Avon Free Public Library for the past 8 years. Please register once for the series, even if you can’t attend each session. Zoom links will go out before the event.
Please register. Register once for the series, even if you can’t attend each session. Zoom links will go out before the event.
Series sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library.