Eight films are planned to be shown from tonight until December for free in a virtual cinema. Tonight's showing starts at 7 p.m. The link to the festival website is here.
Nick Lippa: How did the festival come to be and what does it look like this year?
Journey's End Executive Director Karen Andolina Scott: We decided three years ago, when we were talking about what type of event Journey's End we'd like to put on, and thinking about a signature event and something that really could help tell the story of who Journey's End is as an agency. We thought about showing some films as our space has a theater inside of it. And so we thought, what better way to tell our story than by being able to get people into our space and showing some films. Kathy Spillman, our Director of Community Outreach, had organized some film festivals in previous positions that she held with other organizations. And so she was instrumental in helping us organize what this might look like. So the film festival is an eight-part film series. We show films throughout the year. Participants can purchase a full series pass where they're able to watch each of the films. The first two years, we were able to do the film series mostly in person. And then this year of course, because of COVID, we are all virtual.