The Tree - Film Discussion
Date and Time: February 27, 2020, 7:00 PM CT
Location:
Olathe Public Library Indian Creek Branch, 13511 S Mur Len Rd, Suite 129, Olathe
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Facilitated by Stephen Wallace Pruitt, film director and Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
"The Tree" follows three days in the life of 88-year-old Dorothy Thorp as she drives from Kansas to Indiana on US Route 40 to reunite with an old friend. Inspired by the relationship between the director's mother and her childhood best friend, "The Tree" addresses aging and independence.
Q&A with filmmaker following screening.
Event is part of "Resilience Through Story," public programs at MidAmerica Nazarene University and the Olathe Public Library exploring how stories allow humans to cope with adverse life events.
Sponsored by: MidAmerica Nazarene University
For more information about this event, please contact:
Addison Lucchi
(913) 971-3567
http://libguides.mnu.edu/c.php?g=947956&p=6835077