May 18 Saturday
Live musical accompaniment by harpist-composer Leslie McMichael and her sister Barbara McMichael on viola
Like all silent films, Snow White was made on flammable nitrate film stock, and for many years, it was rumored to have been destroyed in a vault fire. But a single theatrical print was discovered in the Netherlands in 1992, and a heroic restoration was performed by the George Eastman House film archive.
Now the whimsical silent fantasy returns to the silver screen, and film lovers can see the long-lost Snow White with live musical accompaniment by Leslie and Barbara McMichael of Seattle, WA.
Date and Times:Sat, May 18, 4:00 pmSat, May 18, 7:00 pm Sun, May 19, 5:00 pmWed, May 22, 2:00 pm
From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
The movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, to a rapt audience response.
May 19 Sunday
Sunday, May 19, 4:00pmThe Triplex Cinemas70 Railroad St, Great Barrington, MA 01230, *No charge, donations appreciated. Pre-registration required. *This screening is funded by Berkshire Community Land TrustInfo: farms@berkshirecommunitylandtrust.org, 413 429 1176
Berkshire Community Land Trust’s Farmsteads for Farmers presents Kiss the Ground, a compelling film about regenerative farming and climate impact. Considered by many to be the “Most Important Film You’ll Ever Watch”, Kiss the Ground draws a straight line from regenerative farming to offsetting climate harms. The screening will be followed by a panel moderated by Katy Sparks (Edible Natural World) featuring Berkshire County farmers Elizabeth Keen (Indian Line Farm), Anna Houston (Off the Shelf Farm), and Will Conklin (Sky View Farm/Greenagers). This film and the ensuing panel will discuss practical, clear, and hopeful actions that will create a better future in the Berkshires and around the globe.
This event is taking place on the anniversary of the dedication of River Run Farm. Berkshire Community Land Trust’s Farmsteads for Farmers initiative is currently fundraising to acquire River Run Farm for its first lessees – Anna Houston and Rob Perazzo of Off the Shelf Farm. The film and panel are free, reservations are highly recommended, and donations are much appreciated.
“COMPELLING“ – SF Chronicle“GROUNDBREAKING“ –Awards Daily
“INSPIRES A RARE FEELING OF HOPE” – NY Times “EARTH’S CLIMATE SAVIOR” – LA Times“OSCAR-WORTHY ” – Digital Journal
May 20 Monday
A conversation with Michael D. Miller, MD, an independent healthcare communications, policy, and advocacy expert with significant vaccine and misinformation experience, will follow the film.
Presented by Berkshire Health Systems
Before anyone had heard of COVID-19, filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden) began investigating the global measles epidemic. Filming with top public health officials — including Tony Fauci — as well as rare interviews with anti-vaccine activists who were persuading parents by the millions to refuse vaccines for their children. Then COVID-19 happened. Acting quickly, Kennedy shifted his directorial eye to this once-in-a-century tragedy. Both skeptical and hopeful, SHOT IN THE ARM explores vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of our modern pandemic. Can we replace cynicism with healthy curiosity and bridge the political divides that make us sick?
Michael D. Miller, MD is a healthcare communications, policy, and advocacy expert consultant with more than 30 years of experience helping to improve healthcare access and affordability, and advance innovations. He has worked on vaccine issues for many years, and during the COVID-19 pandemic he served on the board of the non-profit Why We Vax and continues to convene their Scientific Advisory Board, and in April he made a presentation at the World Vaccine Congress about how people can have productive conversations with their misinformed friends, family and co-workers.
Jun 11 Tuesday
Ahead of its theatrical release, join us for a sneak peek of IFC’s comedy-drama GHOSTLIGHT followed by a Q&A with Director Alex Thompson and Director & Writer Kelly O'Sullivan.
ABOUT THE FILM: When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.
“A beautifully woven tale on the constructive ways that life and art reflect, propel, and imitate each other, offering human beings curious enough to welcome artistic pursuits into their lives a path forward.”
— Tomris Laffly, Harper's Bazaar
Jun 12 Wednesday
Michael Wadleigh, 3h 5m*
In 1969, 500,000 people descended on a small patch of field in a little-known town in upstate New York called Woodstock. In this documentary, the iconic event is chronicled in unflinching detail, from the event's inception all the way through to the unexpected air-delivery of food and medical supplies by the National Guard. The film contains performances, interviews with the artists and candid footage of the fans in a defining portrait of 1960s America.
*We are screening the original theatrical release version of the film, rather than the 3h 44m Director’s Cut
Co-presented with Next Chapter Records.
Jun 13 Thursday
A groundbreaking 1970 film directed by William Friedkin, based on the acclaimed 1968 Off-Broadway play of the same name by Mart Crowley, "The Boys in the Band" is notable for its portrayal of gay characters during a time when homosexuality was still largely stigmatized and marginalized in American society.
Featuring a talented ensemble cast, including Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman and Laurence Luckinbill, "The Boys in the Band" is a powerful and thought-provoking film that continues to resonate with audiences as a timeless examination of identity, friendship, and the search for self-acceptance.
Jun 19 Wednesday
Join us for an in-person screening of Nathan-ism, a film by Elan Golod, at the Yiddish Book Center. At the end of World War II, Nathan Hilu, the son of Syrian Jewish immigrants to New York, received a life-changing assignment from the U.S. Army: to guard the top Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg trials. This experience fueled a lifetime of artistic inspiration for Nathan, a virtually unknown “outsider artist,” who spent the next 70 years obsessively creating a visual narrative from his memories. Nathan-ism explores Nathan's relationship with his own stories, and the compulsion he has to share them with a world that doesn't always listen.
Jun 23 Sunday
Jul 13 Saturday
Klaatu (Michael Rennie) and an imposing robot companion ("Gort") arrive on Earth with a message for all of humanity. What is the message? What does the alien truly want? Are they here to take over?
Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe and Sam Jaffe star in one of the most outstanding sci-fi films produced in the 1950s- or in any other decade!
Directed by Robert Wise.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.
Come see this all-time sci-fi classic on the big screen with full theatre sound!