Film Screening: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Tuesday, June 23rd @ 4:40pm: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). Evelyn, a dissatisfied housewife, befriends an older woman at a nursing home and listens to her stories about two intrepid women at the Whistle Stop Café. Directed by Jon Avnett. Starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy and Mary Stuart Masterson. 2h 10m.

Other films in series:

Wedensday, June 10th @ 4:40pm.: Milk (2008). Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk, who worked for gay rights and became the first openly gay elected official in California. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Also starring Josh Brolin and Emile Hirsch. 2h 8m.

Tuesday, June 30th @ 5 pm: Moonlight (2016). A young African-American man grapples with his identity while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence and burgeoning adulthood. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Mahershala Ali, Naomi Harris, and Trevante Rhodes. 1h 51m.

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