Around the World Film Series: The Woman King (2022) In-Person
Join us in the Blasco Library’s Hirt Auditorium for the first half of 2024 to watch movies set all around the world! This series will take place one Saturday a month from February until June. Movies begin at 1:30 p.m. Screenings are free and open to the public. No registration required. Closed captions. Questions? Call the information desk at (814) 451-6927 or email us at library-reference@eriecountypa.gov.
June's movie, The Woman King (2022), is set in the Kingdom of Dahomey located in present-day Benin. Summary: General Nanisca of the Agojie - an all-female warrior unit that protects the African Kingdom of Dahomey - prepares for battle against an enemy determined to obliterate her way of life.This movie will be shown in English language with English subtitles. Rated PG-13. 2 hr 15 min.
See below for other films in this series. Click the links for more information:
Coco ⬥ Mexico ⬥ February 17 ⬥ https://events.erielibrary.org/event/11931832
Eat Drink Man Woman ⬥ Taiwan ⬥ March 16 ⬥ https://events.erielibrary.org/event/11940643
Polite Society ⬥ England ⬥ April 27 ⬥ https://events.erielibrary.org/event/11940685
A Haunting in Venice ⬥ Italy ⬥ May 25 ⬥ https://events.erielibrary.org/event/11940722