SCC Virtual Screening: Pelle the Conqueror
2020-12-10, 2020-12-11 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join us for a 30th anniversary remastered version screening of Pelle the Conqueror. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival The film also won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1988; it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government, giving Denmark its second consecutive win after Babette’s Feast.
Lasse, an elderly and widowed farmer, and his young son Pelle, join a boat-load of immigrants to escape from impoverished rural Sweden to Denmark’s Baltic island of Bornholm. They are employed at a large farm in Denmark, where they are treated as the lowest of the low. It is ultimately their loving relationship which sustains them through a difficult year.
The film is 150 minutes, and will be available to watch online from Friday, November 13th until Friday, December 11th. Click here to watch the film’s trailer and learn more about how to watch.

SCC Virtual Screening: When the Raven Flies
2020-12-10, 2020-12-11, 2020-12-12, 2020-12-13, 2020-12-14, 2020-12-15
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson‘s first Viking film, where he presents a new concept of the Viking era, destroying the stereotype Hollywood image. Set in the middle Ages, the film tells the story of the revenge of Gestur, an Irishman who as a child witnessed the murder of his parents by two Norwegian Vikings, the foster-brothers Thór and Erik, and the taking of his sister as a slave. Gest follows their trail to Iceland and incites their mutual distrust and hatred. His sister stands between two men: the one who once ravished her, the father of her beloved son, and her brother, whom she has also learned to love, and who now wants to rescue her and to avenge their parents’ death.
Film followed by a Q & A with writer and director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. Interviewed by author of Norse Mythology for Bostonians: A Transcription of the Impudent Edda, Rowdy Geirsson and author illustrator of Barbarian Lord, Matt Smith.
The film is 109 minutes with English subtitles, and will be available to watch online from Sunday, November 15th until Tuesday, November 15th. Cost is $15 ; $7 for SCC Members. Click here to watch trailer and learn more.

Newton Free Library presents: 'Legacy of Love' virtual screening
2021-02-04 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join Writer, Producer and Director, Roberto Mighty, for a virtual screening of his new documentary, Legacy of Love, as recently seen on WGBH-TV. The film, hosted by EMMY award winning newscaster and Pastor Reverend Liz Walker, reveals the mostly unknown story of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott’s formative years in 1950’s Boston – where they met as students, fell in love, and started on the road to becoming worldwide leaders and iconic symbols for the rights of oppressed people all over the world. The half hour documentary also highlights the influence of Coretta Scott’s leftist politics on their mutual trajectories. Taking stylistic cues from narrative filmmaking, this documentary explores their romantic relationship and their dreams for a life of activism and family. In terms of storytelling, Legacy of Love utilizes living witnesses, historical dramatizations, music and original illustrations.
A Q and A with Mr. Mighty will follow. Cosponsored by the Newton Human Rights Commission.
The Zoom login information will be sent the afternoon of the program. Registration closes two hours prior to the event start time.

New Art Center presents: "Half the History" Film Screening
2021-02-26 18:00 - 19:30
Join filmmaker and Tufts Professor of the Practice Jennifer Burton for a screening and discussion about her latest project Half the History, a short film series about under-explored stories of women in American history. This evening’s films will explore groundbreaking figures including Belinda Sutton, considered the first person to receive reparations for enslaved labor, and political leader Shirley Chisholm.
Jennifer Burton is a filmmaker and helms the independent film company Five Sisters Productions. Her films include Origin of the Species (a feature documentary about androids and ethics, directed by Abigail Child); Kings, Queens, & In-Betweens (a feature documentary on gender, identity, and drag), The Happiest Day of His Life (MTV/Logo) and Manna From Heaven(MGM/SONY). Corporate projects include the “Your Ford Story” campaign of mini-documentary commercials for Ford Motor Company. Working with Tufts student filmmakers, she has produced the Half the History project, a series of short films on women in American history, and Old Guy, a comedic take on ageism in the media. Her publications include Call and Response: Key Debates in African American Studies (W. W. Norton), co-edited with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and The Prize Plays and Other One-Acts: Zora Neale Hurston, Eulalie Spence, Marita Bonner, and Others (Macmillan/G.K. Hall). Burton earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University in English and American Literature, writing her dissertation on hope in American literature and film.
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Zamir Chorale presents: "Zoominar" on Zamir Documentary
2021-03-02 19:30 - 21:00
Zamir is delighted to offer free “Zoominars” on various musical topics taught by members of the musical staff and guests. Join us on Tuesday, March 2, 7:30-9:00 pm EST, when Josh Jacobson, filmmaker Rob Cooper, and tour manager Heather Zacker, discuss scenes from the film “Zamir: Jewish Voices Return to Poland,” a PBS documentary about our 1999 trip to Eastern Europe. Register here. Want to purchase the DVD? Do so here.

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: International Shorts 2021 - Virtual Screening
2021-04-01, 2021-04-02, 2021-04-03, 2021-04-04, 2021-04-05, 2021-04-06, 2021-04-07, 2021-04-08 and 9 more dates
The SCC are pleased to be co-presenters for the International Shorts 2021 being presented as part of Wicked Queer, the 37th Annual LBGTQ+ Film Festival being shown virtually between April 1st through April 30th.
Featuring international films by a selection of new talents, this year’s lineup includes lyrical works from Spain, a surreal Norwegian comedy, and a bittersweet story from Belgium. Curated by Giuseppe Di Caprio.
Included is The Corner (2021). Tired of waiting, Veronika tries to give her girlfriend direction over the phone, but Susan gets more and more confused with every word. The Corner is a 5-minute-long, one-shot-film, and it’s a story about communication and the sense (or non-sense) of direction.)
Directed by Ida Hansen Eldøen | 2020 | 5 min | Norway | in Norwegian with English subtitles
See the full list of shorts here.
Thursday, April 1st – Friday, April 30th | on xerb.tv | $10 | purchase tickets here

Historic Newton presents: Making Change in the Civil Rights Era
2021-04-08 17:00
As the Civil Rights movement heated up in the 1960s, citizens with Newton ties felt called to participate. Clips from the film “Freedom Riders” set the stage for a conversation with Skip Griffin and Judy Frieze Wright, who discuss their activism, including attending the 1963 March on Washington, in a conversation moderated by Boston journalist Carmen Fields. This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This program takes place Thursday, April 8 at 5:00 p.m.

Suggested donation: $5.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members.
Register here. You will receive the Zoom link in your confirmation email.

Newton Free Library presents: A Father's Kaddish - Film Discussion
2021-04-15 18:30 - 19:30
A Father’s Kaddish tells the story of how Steven Branfman used the art of pottery to help him work through his grief after the death of his 23-year-old son. The film is a potent and moving journey through the universal experience of loss, mourning and rebuilding a life. Join us for a live Q & A with film director, Jen Kaplan, film subject, Steven Branfman and a clinical social worker from Good Shepherd Community Care, the program cosponsor. This program is supported by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council.
In preparation for this event we will release a one-time use link to watch the film in advance of this session. The link will be emailed to all registrants on Tuesday, April 13 after 4pm and will also be posted here. All registrants are encouraged to watch the film in order to fully participate in the discussion and Q and A. The link will expire at 6:30pm on Thursday, April 15.
Learn more about A Father’s Kaddish here.
Registration for this program will end two hours before the start time. The Zoom login information will be sent just after registration closes. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.
