"Calvary" is featured film at Maryknoll

Calvary is the first featured film for the 2015-2016 International Film Festival sponsored by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.

Calvary is a 2014 Ireland/UK film from director John Michael McDonagh. The film is about Father James, a small-town priest in Ireland whose Sunday confessionals suddenly include a threat to kill him in a week’s time as a matter of principle.

The film will be shown Friday, September 18, 7:30 p.m. at the Maryknoll Mission Center, 55 Ryder Road in Ossining. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. For more information, visit the Maryknoll website or contact Nancy Kleppel (914-941-7590 or nkleppel@maryknoll.org).

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

Films in the 2015-2016 Maryknoll Film Series:

• October 16 – YiYi
• November 20 – Whale Rider
• December 18 – The Pianist
  
• January 15 – The Messenger
  
• February 19 – The Edge of Heaven
  
• March 18 – Letters to Father Jacob
  
• April 15 – The Descendants
  
• May 20 – Oranges & Sunshine