Watch the selected film, either at home or at the library, then join fellow movie enthusiasts after the screening for a lively and thought-provoking discussion moderated by Lee Johnson.  Sponsored by Bill and Jane Murray. 

April 10; 2 p.m. - 4: 00 p.m. 
Timbuktu (West Africa; 96 minutes)  
A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu, find their quiet lives, which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith, abruptly disturbed when they are forced to follow the new laws of their foreign occupants. PG-13. Discussion follows, led by Lee Johnson. 

May 8; 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

The Attack (Israel; 99 minutes) 

Amin Jaafari is an Israeli Palestinian surgeon, fully assimilated into Tel Aviv society. He has a loving wife, an exemplary career, and many Jewish friends. But his picture-perfect life is turned upside down when a suicide bombing in a restaurant leaves nineteen dead, and the Israeli police inform him that his wife Sihem, who also died in the explosion, was responsible. Convinced of her innocence, Amin abandons the relative security of his adopted homeland and enters the Palestinian territories. (R)  Discussion follows, led by Lee Johnson. 

June 12; 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

The Chorus (France; 97 minutes) 

Unemployed music teacher Clement Mathieu becomes the supervisor at a boarding school for the rehabilitation of minors. Dismayed by the repressive administration, he works to positively transform the students' lives through music. (PG-13) Discussion follows, led by Lee Johnson. 

July 10, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

The Quiet Girl (Ireland; 95 minutes) 

The setting is rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one. Based on the story ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan. ((PG-13). 

August 14, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (China; 104 minutes) 

Centuries ago, two 'sworn sisters' are isolated by their families, but stay connected through a secret language written in the folds of a white silk fan. Now in modern-day Shanghai, their descendants must draw inspiration from the past as they struggle to maintain their own eternal bond in the face of life's complications. What unfolds are two stories, generations apart, but everlasting in their universal notion of love, hope and friendship. (PG-13) Discussion follows, led by Lee Johnson