Summer Film Festival

Join us for our 10th annual Summer Film Festival on
Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm in the Walmesley Center. 
Popcorn and lemonade are provided;
bring your dinner, favorite candy or snack!
(See side bar for movie trailers)

 
June 11      Rustin
The film tells the story of the gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Despite incredible odds, he managed to organize the March on Washington in 1963. This event is considered one of the high points of the civil rights movement in the United States. Over 200,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and called for an end to racial discrimination in the USA. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the event.  Rated  PG-13
 
July 9    Cabrini
A powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini builds an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen, including here in Seattle. Rated PG-13
 
August 6  Boys  in the Boat
(note date change due to VBC)
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.  Rated PG-13

View movie trailer on the left. 
For more information, contact Helen Oesterle,
206-935-0358; [email protected]