Third Wednesday, monthly | 7 PM | Raya Stern Trustees Room
Watch each month's movie on Kanopy, Hoopla, or library DVD, then join us for a discussion led by Kevin Carson, a Watertown resident and film buff with an MFA in Filmmaking and Film Studies.
Wednesday, 7/20– The Battle of Algiers [NR], available on Kanopy
One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950's.
August
Wednesday, 8/17– The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) [R], available on Kanopy
A gang of armed professionals hijack a New York subway train somewhere outside the Pelham station threatening to kill one hostage per minute unless their demands are met.