Friday Night Films

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May 9, 2025
A free screening of the independent film: September 5.
95 minutes, Rated R
Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin

During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, the ABC Sports Broadcast team finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving the Israeli athletes. This tense docudrama makes extensive use of archival film footage and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing.

June 6, 2025
A free screening of the international film: I'm Still Here.
136 minutes, Rated R
Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro

A woman is forced to reinvent herself when her husband disappears during the 1970s military dictatorship in Brazil. Based on a true story, this powerful political drama was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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