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2024 Film Discussion Series

Divergence/Convergence

2024-07-31 18:30:00 2024-07-31 19:30:00 America/New_York 2024 Film Discussion Series Tremont Road Branch - Meeting Room B

Wednesday, July 31
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-07-31 18:30:00 2024-07-31 19:30:00 America/New_York 2024 Film Discussion Series This month, we celebrate Disability Pride with films selected by Sabrina Durso and Rachel Rubino from OSU. Watch as many as you like, then join us at the library for a facilitated discussion. Tremont Road Branch - Meeting Room B

Tremont Road Branch

Meeting Room B

This month, we celebrate Disability Pride with films selected by Sabrina Durso and Rachel Rubino from OSU. Watch as many as you like, then join us at the library for a facilitated discussion.

The month of July continues our year-long journey to learn about our world from the divergent stories that filmmakers of all walks bring to us. Haven't attended before? No problem! Any session in this series is open to anyone.

How it works:

At the beginning of each month we release a list of films around a particular theme.  Watch as many as you choose, and at the end of the month, we'll converge for a discussion led by a person with lived experience, subject matter expertise, or both.  How can you get the list?  Stop in the Adult Department at the Tremont Branch or register for this program to receive the list by email.  Titles will be available on DVD, Bluray, or streaming free with your library card through Kanopy and Hoopla. 

July's Theme: Beyond the Screen: An Exploration of Disability Representation

To celebrate Disability Pride Month this July, we will be viewing four films about the lived experiences of those with disabilities and the narratives that represent them. We will discuss two documentaries: Crip Camp (2020, feature-length), which centers on the lives of those who began and continue to lead the Disability Rights Movement, and Zoom In: Microaggression and Disability (2015, short film), which details common misconceptions about disability. We will also engage with two films: My Left Foot (1989, feature-length), a true story about the life of Christy Brown, an Irish painter and writer with cerebral palsy, and An Irish Goodbye (2022, short film), a narrative about two brothers who navigate the loss of their mother by fulfilling her dying wishes via a bucket list.

FILMS:

Discussion facilitators: Sabrina Durso and Rachel Rubino, English Department, the Ohio State University

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Film and Music | Arts and Culture |

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Tremont Road Branch

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