Guest Speaker Accompanying Amreeka Screening

January 4th, 2010

The Norwich Community Cinema is happy to announce an additional event following the evening film. Sheikh Mahoamoed Mansour, from the Islamic Center in New London, will speak about Islam and Muslim Culture following the movie. A brief Q&A session may follow.

Our showing of Amreeka is scheduled for Saturday, January 9th.  Doors open at 6:30pm and the film will begin at 7:00pm.

The Blue Kite opens the NCC & NFA Foreign Film Series on January 22, 2010

December 14th, 2009

The Blue Kite is a film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang in 1993. Though banned by the Chinese government upon its completion, the film soon found a receptive international audience. The Blue Kite serves as one of the quintessential examples of China’s Fifth Generation filmmaking, and in particular reveals the impact the various political movements, including Anti-Rightist Movement and Cultural Revolution, had upon directors who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s.

The film won the Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Best Film at the Hawaii International Film Festival, both in 1993.

The film will be shown with English subtitles.

Where: The Ensemble Room in the Sidney Frank Center on the campus of the Norwich Free Academy (NFA).
When: The film begins at 7:00pm
Cost: $5 suggested donation per family

Norwich Community Cinema featured in New London Day Article

December 14th, 2009

The NCC is happy to have been the topic of a recent article in the New London The Day. The article “Foreign film night courts immigrant families of NFA students” written by Claire Bessette discusses the exciting news and e vents including our upcoming Foreign Film Fridays Series at NFA.

Take a look and learn more about our group.

http://www.theday.com/article/20091207/NWS01/312079992/1019