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Counter Culture Cinema
The Counter Culture Cinema
Club has twice-monthly screenings
of movies you may not find at your
Cineplex: indie films, foreign films,
documentaries, etc. Check us out!
Our first June screening, on
Sunday, June 14 at 6 pm, is the award
winning film Whiplash (USA 2014,
107 minutes, English). Here is a brief
description from IMDB.com: "A young
and talented drummer attending
a prestigious music academy finds
himself under the wing of the most respected professor at the
school, one who does not hold back on abuse towards his students.
The two form an odd relationship as the student wants to achieve
greatness, and the professor pushes him."
Our second June screening, on Sunday, June 28 at 6 pm is the
film The Good Lie (Kenya 2014, 110 minutes, English). Here is
a brief description from IMDB.com: "Four Sudanese children are
orphaned after their village is massacred in the Second Sudanese
Civil War. Consequently, they make an arduous and dangerous
trek through the plains, enduring hardship, death and sacrifice
all the way until they reach safety in a refugee camp in Ethiopia.
Years later, these youths are among
3600 selected for resettlement in
America, only to have the one girl
among them sent to Boston, while
the three boys must to make a
new life in Kansas City. Together,
these young men must adjust to an
alien culture even as the emotional
baggage of their past haunts them.
However, these newcomers, and
their new friends like employment
counselor Carrie Davis, strive to
understand each other in this new
home, as they make peace with their histories in a challenge that
will change all their lives."
All of our screenings are followed by lively discussion about
the film; we'd love to have you join us. The Lodge theatre has
very limited seating, so if you're interested in our screenings,
come early; we hope to see you there. Please note that all films
announced are subject to availability. If you have any questions
about the Counter Culture Cinema Club or want to recommend a
film, please email Micki Rosen at michelesrosen@gmail.com. ~
Micki Rosen
