Reel Connection: Learn About Slacklining!Based on the Caldecott Award-winning book and a significant part of Bodies in Motion, "Mirette" is about a young girl determined to be a wire walker in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. Local climbing gym Rock Spot teaches climbing enthusiasts of all ages and levels. After the film they will set up their slackline and demonstrate the best techniques for walking the line.
Reel Connection: Meet Sarah Gormley of CCAP + Cast Members Dasan and Stephanie - Cast members Dasan and his mother Stephanie will join Sarah Gormley of the Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) at the screening and will talk with the audience afterward. Gormley piloted the first Father-Child Visitation Program at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections.
PRE-Reel Connection: What's an Illuminated Manuscript? The imagery in the magical film The Secret of Kells is inspired by ancient and ornately decorated Illuminated manuscripts. Before the film, we'll learn about the significance of these unique books, and the myths and mysteries about their creation from PCFF's resident art historian Margot McIlwain Nishimura, author of The Medieval Imagination: Images in the Margins.
After the film, gather for a mini hands-on illuminated manuscript activity! Dr. Nishimura will share her trove of quills, ink, and parchment, the kinds of materials medieval artists would have used to create their elaborate designs. Then we'll use markers and paper to create our own imaginative illuminated letters and designs inspired by the Museum's winged lion!
The Carter Fund at the RI Foundation * Entelco Foundation * June Rockwell Levy Foundation
Providence Children's Film Festival (PCFF) is a non-profit arts and cultural organization that relies on the generosity of our partners who share in the vision that cinema is a powerful tool to transform young minds.
