We stand with Ukraine.
SING SING DRAMA
directed by Greg Kwedar
Discussion to follow w/Charles Moore
of Rehabilitation Through The Arts
Playing February 21st at 7:30 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. 13 actors — a majority of the cast — are former convicts who had themselves participated in the rehabilitative theater program. Most of the actors thought they would never again return to a correctional facility, let alone wear the green prison-issue uniforms. The film was shot in the summer of 2022 at the now-decommissioned Downstate Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley. And in a dismaying twist, most of the actors had themselves been detained or processed through Downstate, the very facility that had become their movie set, a haunting reminder of their past selves and an opportunity — a calling, some said — to send a message.
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS
DRAMAs & Documentaries
Discussion to Follow
Playing March 1st, 2025
Documentary Shorts @ 4:30 pm
Live Action Short @ 7:45 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 7th. With all three categories offered–Animated, Live Action, and Documentary–this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)!
LILLY Drama
Q+A to Follow with Director
Rachel Feldman via Zoom
Playing Friday, March 28th at 7:30 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Based on the remarkable true story of Lilly Ledbetter, LILLY chronicles how a poor, Alabama tire factory supervisor transforms into a national hero.
Featuring tour-de-force performances by award-winning actors, Patricia Clarkson, John Benjamin Hickey, and Thomas Sadoski, Lilly’s singular goal is to lift her family into the middle class and for the sake of that paycheck, she endures a dehumanizing work environment plagued by pervasive harassment for two decades. But as retirement approaches, Lilly makes a startling revelation - the company has been paying her only half of what her male counterparts receive. Outraged, and with the support of her husband and a brilliant, civil rights lawyer, Lilly's fight for justice takes her to the Supreme Court, Congress, and all the way to the White House. With a heart-stirring love story at its center, LILLY follows the transformation of an ordinary citizen into the face of an issue, illuminating the courageous, personal cost of activism.
Patricia Clarkson talks about her
role playing Lilly Ledbetter.
BONNARD, PIERRE AND MARTHADRAMA
directed by Martin provost
Discussion to Follow
COMING SOON
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
The beautiful and transporting new historical drama from multi award-winning director Martin Provost ('Séraphine', 'The Midwife') about the turbulent love story between the famous post-Impressionist painter and his lesser-known - but highly influential - wife. 1893. When aspiring French painter Pierre Bonnard (Macaigne) - a protégé of Claude Monet - meets Marthe de Méligny (de France), he has no idea that this self-proclaimed aristocrat will become the cornerstone of his life and work. From this moment, though she appears in over a third of his work, she's more than just a muse; together over five decades, the couple will explore creative fulfillment, love and jealousies that challenge the standards of the time, as the film interrogates the great mystery around their relationship. A brilliant story of creation and love, of fame and secrets, and the life of the remarkable artist nicknamed “the painter of happiness”. Provost’s vision for this material is clear and concise; what may appear as a traditional account of its subjects soon moves beyond conventions and evolves into something much more resonant and profound.
Past Screenings at the Film Society of Summit
SING SING DRAMA
directed by Greg Kwedar
Discussion to Follow
Playing in January
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. 13 actors — a majority of the cast — are former convicts who had themselves participated in the rehabilitative theater program. Most of the actors thought they would never again return to a correctional facility, let alone wear the green prison-issue uniforms. The film was shot in the summer of 2022 at the now-decommissioned Downstate Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley. And in a dismaying twist, most of the actors had themselves been detained or processed through Downstate, the very facility that had become their movie set, a haunting reminder of their past selves and an opportunity — a calling, some said — to send a message.
SING SING DRAMA
directed by Greg Kwedar
Discussion to Follow
Playing in January
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. 13 actors — a majority of the cast — are former convicts who had themselves participated in the rehabilitative theater program. Most of the actors thought they would never again return to a correctional facility, let alone wear the green prison-issue uniforms. The film was shot in the summer of 2022 at the now-decommissioned Downstate Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley. And in a dismaying twist, most of the actors had themselves been detained or processed through Downstate, the very facility that had become their movie set, a haunting reminder of their past selves and an opportunity — a calling, some said — to send a message.