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Film Society of Summit: Dancing in Fire: Khalikhane Fire-Walking and Ritual Healing in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal | Saturday June 8 2024 | 3:00 pm

Get Tickets Dancing in Fire Post-film discussion with director Alfred Pach This film documents for the first time the spirit and deity possession seances and the sacred Khalikhane fire-walking ceremony that occurred in a Hindu village in the Kathmandu Valley. It is an audio-visual sensory and multi-storied exploration of the experiences and responses to traumatic […]

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Film Society of Summit: Origin | Sunday June 2 2024 | 5:00 pm

Tickets ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”) Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Inspired by the New York

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Film Society of Summit: Wicked Little Letters | Saturday June 1 2024 | 7:30 pm

Tickets A British black comedy mystery starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley. Wicked Little Letters is based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England. The story centers on neighbors Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jesse Buckley) in the seaside town of Littlehampton. One day, a series of obscene letters

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Mostly Madison Dance Festival ’24 | Thomas Edison Film Festival | Dance on Screen | Friday May 3 7:30 pm

The Shimmering Extraordinary, a short film from Scotland; photo by Hayaat Zahra. The Little Man; photo courtesy of Richard Kuller. A Place for Us; photo courtesy of the filmmakers. Screen Dance has become an important category for the Thomas Edison Film Festival (formerly The Black Maria Film Festival), an internationally-renowned juried festival of short-form films. TEFF

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Madison Mostly Dance Festival ’24 | Film Society of Summit | Call Me Dancer | Saturday April 27 | 7:30 pm

Call Me Dancera documentary film by Leslie Shampaine & Pip Gilmour In our ongoing partnership with The Film Society of Summit, we will  screen The San Francisco Dance Film Festival Audience Favorite Award-winning film Call Me Dancer. All screenings are open to the general public. Tickets are $15 ($10 for Students) and can be purchased

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Film Society of Summit: Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World | Post-film Discussion with Director Michael Fiore | Sunday April 21 | 6:00 pm

Get Tickets VESELKA:  THE RAINBOW ON THE CORNER AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD Post-film discussion with director and writer Michael Fiore New York City’s beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka is best known for its borscht and varenyky, but it has become a beacon of hope for Ukraine.  As the second-generation owner Tom Birchard reluctantly retires

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Film Society of Summit: Indigo Girls– It’s Only Life After All | Saturday April 13 2024 | 7:30 pm

Get Tickets With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. They have represented radical self-acceptance to many, leading multiple generations of fans to say, “the Indigo Girls saved my life.” Still, Amy and Emily battled

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Film Society of Summit: Remembering Gene Wilder | Friday April 5 2024 | 7:30 pm

Get Tickets This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard

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Film Society of Summit: Io Capitano | Sunday March 17 2024 | 5:00 pm

A “reverse shot” of the immigration experience which unfurls an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. The story is told through the mind’s eye and experiences of two Senegalese teenagers living in Dakar who yearn for a brighter future in Europe. Yet between their dreams and reality lies a treacherous journey through

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