Film Series

US, 119 mins, 2021. A profile of one of the most iconic of American restaurant chains in New York City and Philadelphia in the twentieth century (1902 - 1991). With Mel Brooks and other film giants, director Lisa Hurwitz reveals layers of an American culture phenomenon. Discussion with Director Lisa Hurwitz on Zoom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWNkIsLEny4

India, 93 mins, 2021. In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women emerges. Chief Reporter Meera and her fellow journalists break traditions, redefining what it means to be powerful. Inkoo Kang at The Hollywood Reporter called the film “insightful and inspirational.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzyWNOkKnJg

(2023) PG-13, 105 min | Drama, Romance Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA244xewjcI

(2023) R, 133 min. | Comedy, DramaNobody likes teacher Paul Hunham (Giamatti) -- not his students, not his fellow faculty, not the headmaster, who all find his pomposity and rigidity exasperating. With no family and nowhere to go over Christmas holiday in 1970, Paul remains at school to supervise students unable to journey home.5 Academy […]

(2022) France, R, 112 min | Drama, Romance With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks on an affair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRI2_9IZEc8

Stay after the film for a Zoom discussion with director, Julian Higgins!

(2022) R, 102 min | Thriller – Based on a short story by acclaimed author James Lee Burke, God’s Country is a character-driven thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the American West. […]

(2023) France, R, 151 min | Crime, Drama, ThrillerA woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness. An investigation leads to a conclusion of "suspicious death": it's impossible to know for sure whether he took his own life or was killed.5 Academy Award Nominations:Best […]

(2023) UK, PG-13, 100 min | Biography, Drama, History Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy008gWLCGo

(2023) Finland, 81 min | Comedy, Drama In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usReZGPdlsA

(2022) Romania, 125 min | Drama A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi. The film is a non-judgmental analysis of the driving forces of human behavior when confronted with the unknown, […]