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And the Winner Is...

Award-Winning Documentary Film Series

2025-01-08 18:00:00 2025-01-08 20:00:00 America/New_York And the Winner Is... A month-long celebration of award-winning, must-see documentaries. Somerville branch - Youth Services

Wednesday, January 08
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-08 18:00:00 2025-01-08 20:00:00 America/New_York And the Winner Is... A month-long celebration of award-winning, must-see documentaries. Somerville branch - Youth Services

Somerville branch

Youth Services

A month-long celebration of award-winning, must-see documentaries.

No registration. Admission will be first come, first served.

January 8: Gather, 2020, 1hr 14min, NR

Follow the stories of natives on the frontlines of a growing movement to reconnect with spiritual and cultural identities that were devastated by genocide. An indigenous chef embarks on a ambitious project to reclaim ancient food ways on the Apache reservation; in South Dakota a gifted Lakota high school student, raised on a buffalo ranch, is proving her tribes native wisdom through her passion for science; and a group of young men of the Yurok tribe in Northern California are struggling to keep their culture alive and rehabilitate the habitat of their sacred salmon. All these stories combine to show how the reclaiming and recovery of ancient food ways is a way forward for native Americans to bring back health and vitality to their people.

January 15: At the Drive-In: Saving the The Mahoning Drive-in Theater 2017, 1hr 19min, NR

Unable to purchase a $50,000 digital projector, a group of quirky film fanatics in rural Pennsylvania fight to keep a dying drive-in theater alive by screening only vintage 35mm film prints and working entirely for free. AT THE DRIVE-IN is the award winning underdog story about The Mahoning Drive-in Theater. Winner of Best Local Feature at the Philadelphia Film Festival.

January 22: Dig! 2004, 1hr 47min, R
A documentary on the once-promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols, and the friendship/rivalry between their respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor. Winner of Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. 

January 29: Dior and I: Inside the World of the Christian Dior Fashion House, 2015, 1hr 29min, R
This beautiful documentary brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as its new artistic director-a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators. Winner of the Documentary Special Jury Award at the Seattle International Film Festival. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Film | Arts & Culture |

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Somerville branch

somerville@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8445

Hours
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Mon, Feb 23 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Feb 24 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 25 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Feb 26 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Feb 27 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 28 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 01 Closed

Upcoming events

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Fri, Feb 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Somerset Business Hub

Fri, Feb 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Main Reading Room

Sat, Feb 28, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Main Reading Room

Sat, Feb 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Mon, Mar 02, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult Services Programs 1
This event is full

Thu, Mar 05, 9:30am - 10:30am
The Somerset Business Hub

Thu, Mar 05, 10:00am - 11:30am
Adult Services Programs 1

Thu, Mar 05, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services

Mon, Mar 09, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Tue, Mar 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Fri, Mar 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Youth Services

Sat, Mar 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Services

Sat, Mar 14, 12:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth Services

Sat, Mar 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Somerset Business Hub
This event is full

Sat, Mar 14, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Programs 2

Mon, Mar 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Tue, Mar 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1
This event is full

Wed, Mar 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Adult Services Programs 1

Thu, Mar 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services

Fri, Mar 20, 11:00am - 11:30am
Youth Services

Sat, Mar 21, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Sat, Mar 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Programs 2

Mon, Mar 23, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Mon, Mar 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services

Mon, Mar 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Tue, Mar 24, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1
This event is full

Tue, Mar 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Wed, Mar 25, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Youth Services

Wed, Mar 25, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Cancelled
Thu, Mar 26, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Sat, Mar 28, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Reading Room

Sat, Mar 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adult Services Programs 1

Sat, Mar 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Somerset Business Hub
Registration opens Saturday, March 7 2026 at 10:00am