"The Grapes of Wrath" At Maryknoll Film Festival

The Grapes of Wrath will be the featured film for October in the 2014-2015 International Film Festival sponsored by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. It will be shown Friday, October 17, 7:30 p.m., at the Maryknoll Mission Center, 55 Ryder Road in Ossining. All are welcome and admission is free.

The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 U.S. film from director John Ford. The film is about a poor Midwest family forced from the land. The family travels to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless during the Great Depression.

The film festival provides nine monthly offerings on Friday evenings from September to April. The current series, Life through Death: In Black and White, includes an introduction by a Maryknoll missioner and a brief discussion after the screening.

Upcoming films in the 2014-2015 Maryknoll Film Series:

• November 21 – Two Women

• December 19 – A Thousand Clowns

• January 16 – Nothing But a Man

• February 20 – Pleasantville

• March 20 – Au Revoir les Enfants

• April 17 – Nebraska

• May 15 – Judgment at Nuremberg

For more information, visit the Maryknoll website or call 914-941-7590.