Book to Film Club (Clemency)

We have postponed our in-person screening and discussion of Blinded by the Light on January 13th due to health and safety concerns.

Book to Film Club will instead be watching the film Clemency on our own, and then we will have a discussion about the film on Thursday, January 13th at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. If you would like to participate, please sign up for the event and you will be sent the Zoom meeting details. The film is available to watch through our Kanopy subscription or the DVD can be borrowed from the library. 

Clemency had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition in January 2019.

Synopsis: Bernadine Williams is a prison warden who, over the years, has been drifting away from her husband while dutifully carrying out executions in a maximum security prison. When she strikes up a unique bond with death-row inmate Anthony Woods, a layer of emotional skin is peeled back, forcing Bernadine to confront the complex-and often contradictory-relationship between good intentions, unrequited desires, and what it means to be sanctioned to kill.

Upcoming Meetings:

Me and Orson Welles - Thursday, February 10 at 6:00 p.m.