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> Subject: [NABS-L] All Are Invited!
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> Happy June!
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> Please share with everyone! 
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> We have some exciting events for everyone to join the NFB of SC this month!
> If you enjoy audio described movies, trivia, technology presentations,
> getting fit or just talking about technology! Well, the NFB of SC is here
> for you!!!!!! 
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> The below listed events take place on the NFB of SC Zoom platform and all
> times are eastern. 
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> Friday, June 2, 2023 at 8:00 PM Everything Everywhere All At Once  audio
> described movie
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> Friday, June 9, 2023 at 8:00 PM Manchester By The Sea Audio described movie
> 
> Friday, June 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM Trivia night Email David Bundy at
> bundy at pobox.com <mailto:bundy at pobox.com>  to register
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> Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM Technology presentation TBA
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> SC Tech Talk takes place every Saturday at 3:00 PM
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> NFB of SC Zoom
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> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09
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> Everything Everywhere All at Once
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> Rating R
> 
> Run Time 2 hours and 19 minutes
> 
> Evelyn Quan Wang is a middle-aged Chinese American immigrant who runs a
> laundromat with her husband, Waymond; two decades earlier, they eloped to
> the United States and had a daughter, Joy.
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> In the present day, the laundromat is being audited by the Internal Revenue
> Service (IRS); Waymond is trying to serve Evelyn divorce papers in an
> attempt to get her attention so they can talk about their marriage; Evelyn's
> stern and demanding father (referred to as Gong Gong, Cantonese for
> 'maternal grandfather'[15]) is visiting for her Chinese New Year party; and
> Joy is dealing with depression[16] and has a strained relationship with her
> mother, which also includes Evelyn's reluctance to accept that Joy is a
> lesbian as well as Joy's relationship with her non-Chinese girlfriend Becky.
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> At a tense meeting with IRS inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre, Waymond's body is
> taken over by Alpha-Waymond, a version of Waymond from the "Alphaverse."
> Alpha-Waymond explains to Evelyn that many parallel universes exist because
> every life choice creates a new alternative universe. The Alphaverse, led by
> the late Alpha-Evelyn, developed "verse-jumping" technology, which enables
> people to access the skills, memories, and bodies of their parallel selves
> by performing bizarre actions that are statistically unlikely.
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> The multiverse is threatened by Jobu Tupaki (Alpha-Joy), whose mind was
> splintered after Alpha-Evelyn pushed her to extensively verse-jump; Jobu
> experiences all universes at once and can verse-jump and manipulate matter
> at will. She has created a black hole-like "everything bagel" topped with
> everything,[17] which appears as a toroid singularity[18] that could destroy
> the multiverse.
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> Evelyn is given verse-jumping technology to fight Jobu's minions, who
> converge on the IRS building. She discovers other universes in which she
> made different choices and flourished, such as becoming a kung fu master and
> film star; she also learns of Waymond's plans with the divorce papers.
> Alpha-Waymond believes that Evelyn, as the greatest "failure" of all Evelyns
> in the multiverse, has the untapped potential to defeat Jobu.
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> Gong Gong is taken over by Alpha-Gong Gong, who instructs Evelyn to kill Joy
> to stop Jobu from using her to enter Evelyn's universe. Evelyn refuses and
> decides to face Jobu by gaining powers through repeated verse-jumping.
> Alpha-Gong Gong, convinced that Evelyn's mind has been compromised like
> Jobu's, sends soldiers after Evelyn. While they fight, Jobu locates and
> kills Alpha-Waymond in the Alphaverse. As Jobu confronts Evelyn in her
> universe, Evelyn's mind splinters, and she collapses.
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> Evelyn uncontrollably verse-jumps alongside Jobu across bizarre and diverse
> universes. Jobu reveals she does not want to fight at all, but that instead,
> she has been searching for an Evelyn who can see, as she does, that nothing
> matters, while killing the Evelyns that do not agree with her. She brings
> Evelyn to the everything bagel, explaining that she wants to use it to allow
> herself and Evelyn to truly die. Upon looking into the bagel, Evelyn is
> initially persuaded, and acts cruelly and nihilistically in her other
> universes, hurting those around her.
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> As Evelyn is about to enter the bagel with Jobu, she pauses to listen to
> Waymond's pleas in her universe for everybody to stop fighting and to
> instead be kind, even when life does not make sense. Evelyn has an
> existentialist epiphany and decides to follow Waymond's absurdist[19] and
> humanist[20] advice, using her multiverse powers to fight with empathy[21]
> and brings happiness to those around her; in doing so, she repairs her
> damage in the other universes and neutralizes Alpha-Gong Gong and Jobu's
> fighters.
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> In her home universe, Evelyn reconciles with Waymond, accepts Joy and
> Becky's relationship and tells Gong Gong of it, and talks with Deirdre after
> Waymond convinces Deirdre to let them redo their taxes. Jobu decides to
> enter the bagel alone while, simultaneously in Evelyn's universe, Joy begs
> Evelyn to let her go. Evelyn tells Joy that even when nothing makes sense
> and even though she could be anywhere else in the multiverse, she would
> always want to be with Joy. Evelyn and the others save Jobu from the bagel,
> and Evelyn and Joy embrace.
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> Some time later, with the family's relationships improved, they return to
> the IRS building to refile their taxes. As Deirdre talks, Evelyn's attention
> is momentarily drawn to her alternative selves, before she grounds herself
> back in her home universe.
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> Cast
> 
> (Clockwise) Everything Everywhere All at Once stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy
> Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and James Hong (not pictured is Stephanie Hsu)
> 
> Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Quan Wang, a dissatisfied and overwhelmed laundromat
> owner; and as several other versions of Evelyn in alternate universes.
> 
> Stephanie Hsu as Joy Wang, Evelyn's daughter; and Jobu Tupaki,
> Alpha-Evelyn's omnicidal daughter whose growing nihilism is a threat to the
> entire multiverse.
> 
> Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang, Evelyn's meek and goofy husband whose humanist
> existentialism is the antidote to Jobu's nihilism; and as Alpha-Waymond,
> from the Alphaverse; and other versions of Waymond in alternate universes
> 
> Jenny Slate as Debbie the Dog Mom, a laundromat customer. Her original name
> of Big Nose was changed for the film's digital release because of its
> association with Jewish stereotypes.[22]
> 
> Harry Shum Jr. as Chad, a teppanyaki chef working alongside an alternative
> Evelyn in another universe.
> 
> James Hong as Gong Gong (Cantonese for 'grandfather'[15]), Evelyn's
> demanding father; and Alpha-Gong Gong, Alpha-Evelyn's father in the
> Alphaverse who wants Evelyn to sacrifice Joy to impede Jobu.
> 
> Jamie Lee Curtis as Deirdre Beaubeirdre, an IRS inspector; and as other
> versions of Deirdre in alternate universes.
> 
> Tallie Medel appears as Becky Sregor, Joy's girlfriend; Biff Wiff appears as
> Rick, a laundromat customer; Sunita Mani and Aaron Lazar appear as actors in
> a musical film Evelyn watches; Audrey Wasilewski and Peter Banifaz appear as
> Alpha RV Officers; Andy Le and Brian Le appear as Alpha Trophy Jumpers; Li
> Jing appears as Evelyn's kung-fu teacher,[23] and Michiko Nishiwaki appears
> as Evelyn's kung-fu opponent and co-star.
> 
> 
> 
> Manchester By The Sea
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> 
> Run Time 2 hours and 17 minutes
> 
> Run time R
> 
> Lee Chandler is a depressed and asocial janitor who lives alone in a
> basement apartment in Quincy, Massachusetts. One day, he receives a phone
> call informing him that his brother Joe, a fisherman who lives in
> Manchester-by-the-Sea, has suffered cardiac arrest; Joe dies before Lee can
> make it to the hospital.
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> 
> Lee insists on being the one to tell Joe's teenage son Patrick about his
> father's death. While making funeral arrangements, they are reminded Joe's
> body cannot be buried until spring as the ground is frozen. Lee makes plans
> to remain in Manchester, living in Joe's house until the delayed burial.
> 
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> 
> When Lee meets with Joe's attorney he is shocked to discover Joe named him
> as Patrick's legal guardian. Flashbacks reveal that Lee once lived in
> Manchester with his then-wife Randi and their three small children. One
> night after hosting a raucous party, an intoxicated Lee forgot to put the
> screen in front of the fireplace, leading to a house fire that killed his
> children. No criminal charges were filed against him, as the police ruled it
> a tragic accident. However, at the station, a guilt-ridden Lee stole an
> officer's gun and attempted to shoot himself dead, before being subdued. Lee
> and Randi subsequently divorced, and he left town. He is reluctant to commit
> to the guardianship, as it would require him to move back to Manchester.
> 
> 
> 
> Plans are begun for Patrick to move to Boston with Lee but Patrick has
> strong ties to the Manchester community and stubbornly objects. Lee commits
> to staying until the end of the school year. Patrick wants to live with his
> estranged mother Elise, who still lives in the area. Lee is opposed to this
> as her history with alcoholism led her to abandon her family, but Patrick
> decides to reconnect with her over lunch.
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> Elise has committed to Christianity and sobriety with her fiancé Jeffrey,
> but during an awkward meal with them, Patrick finds he is unable to connect
> with her. He is further unsettled when Jeffrey emails him and insists on
> being an intermediary in any future communication between them. Lee's
> positive comments about Elise's sobriety lead Patrick to believe his uncle
> is trying to get rid of him, assertions Lee denies.
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> In response to this strain in their relationship, Lee takes steps to
> possibly extend his stay in Manchester and seeks to spend more time with
> Patrick. Over time, they re-establish their bond, despite conflicts over
> Joe's boat, Patrick's girlfriends, and their future living arrangements.
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> However, staying in Manchester is still painful for Lee, as he is surrounded
> by reminders of his past. One day, Lee runs into Randi with her newborn
> child. A sobbing Randi expresses remorse for her treatment of Lee during
> their divorce and asks him to have lunch. He deflects her apology, feeling
> that he does not deserve it. When she insists they reconnect and pleads with
> him not to "just die", Lee is overwhelmed with emotion and has to leave
> before he breaks down.
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> 
> 
> Distraught, Lee gets drunk at a bar, picks a fight with strangers, and is
> knocked out. He wakes up in the living room of Joe's friend George and
> breaks down in tears. At home, Patrick shows his uncle deference after
> seeing his battered state and pictures of his deceased children. Lee
> arranges for George and his wife to adopt Patrick so that he can remain in
> Manchester while Lee takes a job in Boston. When Patrick asks Lee why he
> cannot remain in Manchester, Lee says that he "can't beat it."
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> During a walk after Joe's burial service, Lee tells Patrick he is searching
> for a residence in Boston with an extra room so Patrick can visit whenever
> he wants. In the final scene, Lee and Patrick go fishing on Joe's
> refurbished boat, which Patrick has inherited.
> 
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> 
> Cast
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> Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler, a grief-stricken loner
> 
> Lucas Hedges as Patrick Chandler, Lee's 16-year-old nephew and charge
> 
> Ivy O'Brien as young Patrick[note 1]
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> Michelle Williams as Randi, Lee's ex-wife
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> Kyle Chandler as Joseph "Joe" Chandler, Lee's brother and Patrick's father
> 
> C. J. Wilson as George, the Chandlers' family friend
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> Tate Donovan as Patrick's hockey coach
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> Kara Hayward as Silvie McGann, one of Patrick's girlfriends
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> Anna Baryshnikov as Sandy, one of Patrick's girlfriends
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> Heather Burns as Jill, Sandy's mother
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> Gretchen Mol as Elise Chandler, Joe's ex-wife and Patrick's mother
> 
> Matthew Broderick as Jeffrey, Elise's fiancé
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> Josh Hamilton as Wes, Joe's lawyer
> 
> Kenneth Lonergan in a cameo as a Manchester pedestrian
> 
> Stephen Henderson as Mr. Emery, Lee's boss
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> Erica McDermott as Sue, the boat yard boss
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