Family Film ‘Nim’s Island’ to be Screened at Library

The Needham Free Public Library will be showing "Nim's Island" (Rated PG, 96 minutes) on Friday, July 30 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room.

Adventure doesn't always begin with pirates on the high seas or explorers deep in the desert; sometimes it starts with an idyllic life on a private island in the middle of the South Asiatic Sea. For 11-year old Nim and her father and microbiologist Jack Russo, life is perfect thanks to their love of nature, Jack's mechanical ingenuity, and regular deliveries via supply ship.

Adventure and imagination are ways of life for Nim whether she's heading out to sea to help her father collect plankton specimens, playing soccer on the beach with Selkie, or delving into the latest Alex Rover adventure novel, but everything changes when Jack departs on the boat for a two-night expedition to collect plankton specimens and gets caught in an unexpected storm.

Alone on the island, Nim begins to worry about her father's safety as well as her own and, through a chance e-mail, connects with Alex Rover whom she begs to come help find her father. Problem is, author Alexandra Rover is an unbalanced big city shut-in who's afraid to leave her townhouse, not the fearless adventure hero portrayed in her books. Nim, Alexandra, and Jack embark upon the adventures of a lifetime in which each must overcome his or her own fears and perceived powerlessness and limitations in order to grow and help one another. The question is: can each prevail against his or her own insecurities and the fury of nature?

This program is sponsored by the Needham Free Public Library.  For further information, call the Library at 781-455-7559.