[MD-Sligo] Please i want2go! Fwd: [NFBMD] Special Netflix screening in Washington, DC November 1

Wed Oct 25 01:25:57 UTC 2023

 name iof the book and movie

On 10/24/23, Deborah via MD-Sligo <md-sligo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It is in the DC area and MetroAccess will go there.  I don't know how long
> the movie is.
>
> The book on which the movie is based is also available on BARD.  Reading
> the
> book would be a good idea before you see the movie.
>
> Debbie
>
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> Chikodinaka
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> Subject: [MD-Sligo] Please i want2go! Fwd: [NFBMD] Special Netflix
> screening
> in Washington, DC November 1
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Danielsen, Chris via NFBMD" <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:42:48 +0000
> Subject: [NFBMD] Special Netflix screening in Washington, DC November 1
> To: "nfbmd at nfbnet.org" <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Danielsen, Chris" <CDanielsen at nfb.org>
>
> Hello all:
>
> Saturday at the Greater Baltimore Chapter meeting, President Riccobono
> mentioned a screening of a new Netflix series taking place the evening of
> Wednesday, November 1, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Below
> is more information about the screening, as received from Netflix. Please
> let me know by no later than Friday, October 27, if you are interested in
> attending this event. Importantly, the young actress who plays the lead
> role
> is blind, representing a commitment to authentic casting by Netflix and the
> producers of the limited series.
> This is in no small part due to the advocacy of the National Federation of
> the Blind.
>
> Please note: Netflix has allotted sixty tickets for area members of the
> National Federation of the Blind. I'll put interested individuals on the
> list on a first-come, first-served basis. At this time, no group
> transportation is planned.
>
> If you are unable to attend the screening but wish to view the series, it
> will be available on Netflix beginning November 2.
>
> Warmly,
>
> Chris
>
> You are invited to a special screening of the Netflix limited series ALL
> THE
> LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, followed by a conversation with Shawn Levy
> (Director/Executive Producer), Anthony Doerr (Author), and Joe Strechay
> (Associate Producer/Blindness and Accessibility Consultant), moderated by
> Jason Broughton (Director of the Library of Congress National Library
> Service for the Blind and Print Disabled).
>
> SCREENING DETAILS
> Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
> Time: 6:30PM Doors | 7:00PM Screening
> Location: Library of Congress | Coolidge Auditorium (10 First St SE,
> Washington, DC 20003)
>
> This screening will be played with open audio descriptions and open
> captions.
>
> Note: The attached graphic includes the same information outlined above,
> overlaid on a photo of Saint Malo, France.
>
> Please RSVP to cdanielsen at nfb.org<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org> and kindly
> note
> any accessibility needs for this screening (i.e.
> wheelchair/companion seating).
>
> Additional details will be sent ahead of the event.
>
> We look forward to a wonderful evening!
>
> About ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT
> SEE<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7E0PStA8YE>
> Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
> tells
> the story of Marie-Laure Leblanc (Aria Mia Loberti), a blind French girl
> taking refuge with her father and reclusive uncle in St.
> Malo, France and Werner (Louis Hofmann), a brilliant teenager enlisted by
> Hitler's regime with an expertise in radio repair. Together they share a
> secret connection that will become a beacon of light that leads them
> through
> the harrowing backdrop of WWII.
>
> From Director Shawn Levy, ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE stars Louis Hofmann,
> Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey, with Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo. And
> introducing newcomer Aria Mia Loberti.
>
> Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.
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