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Special Sensory Friendly Screening of Avengers: Endgame, Sunday, May 5 at 2:30pm

Sensory Friendly Films are a special opportunity for individuals living with autism and others to enjoy films in a safe and accepting environment. Lights in the theatre are turned slightly up (dim lights will remain on) and the sound is turned slightly down. Audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout, sing, or do anything they feel they need to do in order to be comfortable–unless the safety of the audience is in question. Many others, not on the autism spectrum, may also enjoy Sensory Friendly Films as they provide an opportunity for families to meet, for siblings of children with autism to get to know other children, and to enjoy a movie in a climate of acceptance and understanding. See more about Avengers: Endgame.

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Free Screening: 2019 After School Filmmaking Project

Saturday, May 18

The premiere community screening of three short films produced by area student filmmakers takes place at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham, NY, on Saturday, May 18, at noon. The films  were created and produced by students from Chatham, Hudson, and Germantown public schools as part of the Crandell Theatre 2019 After School Filmmaking Project (ASFP). A Q&A with the student filmmakers and their filmmaker mentor follows the screening. The event is free to the public. Middle and high school students in Columbia County have been participating in the filmmaking project since its start in 2000. The curriculum pairs a professional filmmaker mentor with students to cover all phases of film creation and production. With mentors taking the students through the basics of how to make a short film, the group works collaboratively to develop a story concept, write a script,…

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Closed Captioned Screening of Amazing Grace

Monday, May 20 at 7:00pm

Closed captioning (CC) provides a word for word text of the dialogue and lyrical content of a program. Noises and sound effects are also described with written words. This provides accessibility to everyone, despite of hearing impairments. See more about Amazing Grace.

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Special Sensory Friendly Screening of Avengers: Endgame, Sunday, April 28 at 2:30pm

Sensory Friendly Films are a special opportunity for individuals living with autism and others to enjoy films in a safe and accepting environment. Lights in the theatre are turned slightly up (dim lights will remain on) and the sound is turned slightly down. Audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout, sing, or do anything they feel they need to do in order to be comfortable–unless the safety of the audience is in question. Many others, not on the autism spectrum, may also enjoy Sensory Friendly Films as they provide an opportunity for families to meet, for siblings of children with autism to get to know other children, and to enjoy a movie in a climate of acceptance and understanding. See more about Avengers: Endgame.

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Special Sensory Friendly Screening of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Friday, April 19 at 4:30 pm

Sensory Friendly Films are a special opportunity for individuals living with autism and others to enjoy films in a safe and accepting environment. Lights in the theatre are turned slightly up (dim lights will remain on) and the sound is turned slightly down. Audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout, sing, or do anything they feel they need to do in order to be comfortable–unless the safety of the audience is in question. Many others, not on the autism spectrum, may also enjoy Sensory Friendly Films as they provide an opportunity for families to meet, for siblings of children with autism to get to know other children, and to enjoy a movie in a climate of acceptance and understanding. See more about How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Special Sensory Friendly Screening of Dumbo, Saturday, April 6th at 2:00pm

Sensory Friendly Films are a special opportunity for individuals living with autism and others to enjoy films in a safe and accepting environment. Lights in the theatre are turned slightly up (dim lights will remain on) and the sound is turned slightly down. Audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout, sing, or do anything they feel they need to do in order to be comfortable–unless the safety of the audience is in question. Many others, not on the autism spectrum, may also enjoy Sensory Friendly Films as they provide an opportunity for families to meet, for siblings of children with autism to get to know other children, and to enjoy a movie in a climate of acceptance and understanding. See more about Dumbo.

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Farm Film Festival 11 shines spotlight on local farms, farming and food

A record-breaking 300-member audience of locavores, farmers, and Chatham area residents attended the eleventh Farm Film Festival on Sunday, March 24. The event raised $500 for the Chatham Area Silent Food Pantry and also collected four large supermarket cartons worth of nonperishable food items for the pantry. The festival’s theme was “Food, Glorious Food.” Eight short films were screened, including two from WMMHT’s The Local Feed series: one from The Chatham Berry Farm on blueberries, and one from Love Apple Farm in Ghent on peaches. The festival’s feature film, “Food Evolution,” examined the large issues of food security, sustainability, and environmental well-being in light of the emotionally charged controversy over genetically modified foods (GMOs). Films were selected by representatives of the sponsoring organizations: the Crandell Theatre, Chatham Agricultural Partnership, and Columbia Land Conservancy. Botanist Daniel Franck, Ph.D., Director of Science…

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