Movie Night
Movie and Dialogue on the Third Thursday, hosted by Corky Becker, PhD. Movie Night is co-sponsored by the Public Conversations Project and Family Therapy Training Boston. Developed by Corky Becker, Ph.D, movie night is an opportunity to view a film and have meaningful discussions in an intimate setting about important issues with others whose experiences and perspectives may be different.
These movies raise issues about diversity, bridging differences, and relating to other people in stressful personal and social contexts. The movies in this series stimulate discussion about the impact of public issues on how we live together in a family and as member of the human community. The purpose of this program is to increase awareness of these issues and their effects, and to give participants an opportunity to share personal experiences and perspectives on issues evocatively represented in these films. The dialogue following the movies is facilitated in a spirit of inclusion and curiosity about different perspectives.
All are welcome.Continuing education credits are available for psychologists, nurses, educators, MA licensed drug and alcohol counselors, substance abuse counselors, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists and social workers.
Location: 51 Kondazian Street, Watertown, MA 02472
Scheduled Films:
December 15, 2011
Welcome to Shelbyville, co-sponsored by Welcoming America
- At a time when the public discussion about immigration is becoming increasingly polarized, "Welcome to Shelbyville" highlights a small southern community in Tennessee that despite undergoing enormous demographic changes due to immigration has made slow but significant headway promoting unity and understanding over division and fear. The approach used in the town of Shelbyville, which was developed by Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition through their Welcoming Tennessee Initiative, is now being replicated in 14 states across the country by Welcoming America. The film was directed and produced by Kim A. Snyder and executive produced by BeCause Foundation in association with Active Voice.
- Cost: Free or $45 for 3 CEU credits
- Pay at the door (space is limited) or register online and pay by check, credit card or Paypal
- Registration coming soon!
January 19, 2012
Co-hosts: John Sarrouf and Annie Fishel of the Family Dinner Project
- Eat Drink Man Woman Yin shi nan nu(1994) NR
- Distracted by their complicated love lives and secret ambitions, three adult sisters reluctantly humor their widower father (Sihung Lung) by enduring the elaborate, traditional Taiwanese dinners he insists on having every Sunday. Ang Lee directs this charming tale that humorously examines the clash between modernity and tradition within the contemporary Taiwanese family. Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu and Kuei-Mei Yang co-star.
- Cost: Free or $45 for 3 CEU credits
- Pay at the door (space is limited) or register online and pay by check, credit card or Paypal
February 16, 2012
Co-host Paul Neustadt, Leader and trainer in Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Where the Wild Things Are(2009) PG
- Max (Max Records) imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways. Producer Tom Hanks and director Spike Jonze bring Maurice Sendak's whimsical story to life with the voice talents of James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Forest Whitaker and Catherine O'Hara.
- Cost: Free or $45 for 3 CEU credits
- Pay at the door (space is limited) or register online and pay by check, credit card or Paypal
March 15, 2012
Co-host Liz Brenner, Director of Family Therapy Training Boston
- The King's Speech(2010) R
- Britain's King George VI (Colin Firth) struggles with an embarrassing stutter for years until he seeks help from unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) in this biographical drama that chalked up multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Logue's pioneering treatment and unlikely friendship give the royal leader a sense of confidence that serves him and his country well during the dark days of World War II.
- Cost: Free or $45 for 3 CEU credits
- Pay at the door (space is limited) or register online and pay by check, credit card or Paypal
April 19, 2012
Co-hosts, Natalie Russ and Alison Streit Baron of the Public Conversations Project
- Crash 2005 R
- Tensions erupt when the tangled lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two police men, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge over a 36-hour period in the diverse metropolis of post-9/11 Los Angeles. Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton and Terrence Howard co-star in this Oscar-winning Best Picture from writer-director Paul Haggis.
- Cost: Free or $45 for 3 CEU credits
- Pay at the door (space is limited) or register online and pay by check, credit card or Paypal
May 24, 2012
Co-hosts, Dr. John Sargent and Dr. Neha Sharma, Tufts Medical Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Babies Bébé(s)(2010) PG
- Documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmes charts the simultaneous early development of four babies from different parts of the world, illustrating what makes human life unique, similar and precious wherever it occurs. Training his camera on newborns Hattie from San Francisco, Ponijao from Namibia, Bayarjargal from Mongolia and Mari from Tokyo, Balmes captures everything from first screaming breaths to first steps.
- Cost: Free or $45 for 3 CEU credits
- Pay at the door (space is limited) or register online and pay by check, credit card or Paypal
June 21, 2012
Co host, Sallyann Roth, Senior Associate of the Public Conversations Project
- City Island(2009) PG-13
- When he recognizes his son, Tony (Steven Strait), whom he hasn't seen in more than 20 years, among a crop of new inmates in the jail where he works, Vince Rizzo (Andy Garcia) decides to bring the troubled young man home with him, much to the surprise of his wife and kids. Writer-director Raymond De Felitta helms by this offbeat comedy that also stars Julianna Margulies, Emily Mortimer, Dominik Garcia-Lorido and Alan Arkin.
- Cost: Free or $45 for 3 CEU credits
- Pay at the door (space is limited) or register online and pay by check, credit card or Paypal
Come enjoy the entertainment, discussion and free popcorn!
Continuing education credits
Participants MUST attend 100% of the program to earn the 3 CEUs approved for LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, PhD, RN, Substance Abuse Counselors, MA licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselors and Educators. CEU certificates will be given at the end of the event after you are fully paid and have completed the evaluation form.
Location: 51 Kondazian Street, Watertown, MA 02472