Storytelling, Light, and Community • Making a Better World
This April 26-28, 2018, at the lovely Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, North Carolina, we will gather and hear from special guests Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple; Brian McLaren, author and theologian; and Gareth Higgins, film critic and Irish peace activist. We’ll screen seven movies, hear seven stories, and participate in seven activities proven to nurture community, restore hope, and build a bridge to the kind of world so many of us seek. We’ll do it in the setting of one of the most beautiful and creative small cities in the world, in a lovely theatre, surrounded by fantastic restaurants, places to stay, and the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains. We’ll make new friends, see astonishing big screen art, and pick up fuel for the journey of living more whole in uncertain times.
The 1988 release of Cinema Paradiso delighted many of us, but nearly a full hour of material was cut from the original running time. We’re overjoyed to present the full director’s cut, restored from the original camera negative, with the 50 minutes of missing footage returned to make Cinema Paradiso a richer, funnier, sweeter experience than ever before.
