Wider Angle Film Series Summer Schedule

Need an escape? Try the Library’s Wider Angle Film series. For an hour or two, you can get a world-away. The summer schedule features independent movies from the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. Admission is free.

Showing Wednesday, May 12 at 7 p.m.: Troubled Water (directed by Erik Poppe). This Norwegian thriller follows central character Jan. After being released from prison for the murder of a child, Jan is ready to bury his past and start anew. He finds work as an organist at an Oslo church. Jan’s talent and mild demeanor soon endear him to the pastor and congregation. His new life is threatened when a teacher on a school visit recognizes him as the killer of her young son.

Subsequent Wider Angle screenings are held monthly on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar. Movies are intended for mature audiences—children younger than 17 admitted with a parent or guardian.

For more information about the films, go to filmmovement.com. For information about the series, call 415-2726.

Summer 2010 Wider Angle Film Series

Wednesday, June 9

Mine directed by Geralyn Pezanoski (English)

Synopsis: This documentary examines the essential bond between humans and animals and is set against the backdrop of one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history: Hurricane Katrina. The film chronicles the custody battles of New Orleans residents fighting to reunite with pets adopted away after Katrina.

Wednesday, July 14

Storm by Hans-Christian Schmid (in English, German, Bosnian and Serbian with English subtitles)

Synopsis: In this Berlin International Film Festival winner, Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians. When a key witness commits suicide, it looks like the case will unravel, however Hannah refuses to give in.

Hoping to uncover new findings, she travels to the witness' burial in Sarajevo and meets his sister Mira who she senses has much more to say than she is willing to admit. Despite threats of violence, Mira reluctantly agrees to testify at The Hague. However, she and Hannah must both risk life and limb to make it to the court, only to discover that there are traitors among their own ranks.

Wednesday, August 11, 7:00 p.m.

The Winds Journey directed by Ciro Guerra (in Spanish with English subtitles)

Synopsis: For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo traveled the villages of northern Colombia, playing traditional songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving the nomadic life behind. But after the traumatic death of his wife, he vows to never play the accursed accordion again and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its rightful owner.

On the way, Ignacio is followed by Fermín, a spirited teenager determined to become his apprentice. Tired of loneliness, Ignacio accepts the young man as his pupil, and together they traverse the vast Colombian terrain discovering the musical diversity of Caribbean culture. Hardened by a life of solitude, Ignacio tries to discourage Fermín from following in his footsteps, but destiny has different plans for them.