12 Mighty Orphans is our second Reel Monday film of this season, coming up this Monday, February 14.. Tickets are available on Eventbrite: $50 for a season pass of 4 films, $38 for Feb/Mar/Apr, or $15 for individual movies.
Reel Monday is our 13-year-strong twice-annual movie night series bringing hand-picked films from the Critierion catalogue to the beautiful Arden Theatre. Your ticket sales cover the cost of the film licensing, rental of the Arden Theatre, and a donation to STARFest, the Library’s readers’ festival.
“It’s an up-from-struggle story tailor-made for an old-fashioned, family-friendly, earnest, feel-good movie… The saga of an orphanage’s Depression-era football team is based on what happened at the very real Masonic School and Home of Texas in Fort Worth.”
Cary Darling, Preview
Please visit the City of St. Albert’s website for the latest guidance on COVID safety measures. The Arden Theatre is a City cultural/recreational facility, and we will adhere to their safety measures. We usually max at 1/4 occupancy of the theatre, so there’s lot of room to distance. If you can’t attend for health reasons but still want to support the Library, you can donate to us online via CanadaHelps!
Here’s our lineup of films for the Winter 2022 season:
Edge of the World • January 24, 2022
In 1840s Borneo, Sir James Brooke defies the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom and embarks on a crusade to end piracy, slavery, and head-hunting.
12 Mighty Orphans • February 14, 2022
During the Great Depression, Rusty Russell gives up a privileged position to coach football at an orphanage in Fort Worth, Texas; whipping his young players into shape, they soon become an inspiration to their city, state and an entire nation.
Ride the Eagle • March 21, 2022
A man’s estranged mother dies and leaves him a conditional inheritance. Before he can move into her picturesque cabin, he has to complete her to-do list and step into his mother’s world as she tries to make amends from beyond the grave.
Just Mercy • April 4, 2022
Harvard Law alumnus Bryan Stevenson perseveres to overturn the conviction of Walter McMillian and save him from a death sentence.
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