October 2, 2020 — That’s the date to join our virtual screening party for the new feature film made from Kalamazoo author Bonnie Jo Cambell‘s celebrated 2011 novel, Once Upon a River.
Tickets become available on September 28. Watch for instructions on how to buy the $12 ticket and get the special link to view the film on the LLA website and the event page on Facebook. We’ll also send an email with more information on September 28. The Ladies’ Library Association is hosting this virtual event and will receive a portion of ticket sales!
One of TIME’s most anticipated film releases of 2020, Once Upon a River is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane in 1970s rural Michigan. After enduring a series of traumas and tragedies, Margo sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers; navigating life on her own, she comes to understand her potential, all while healing the wounds of her past.
Written and directed by Haroula Rose, this midwestern gothic Americana story is, in the words of Jane Smiley for The New York Times, “an excellent American parable about the consequences of our favorite ideal, freedom.” Read Smiley’s review of the novel, Once Upon a River.
Facebook Live Q & A
The Ladies’ Library Association will host Bonnie Jo Campbell at the LLA for a question and answer session on October 1, at 1:00 pm. This is a chance for LLA members to submit questions to Bonnie Jo about the film adaption of her novel, the differences between the novel and the film, and the process of making a movie. If you aren’t familar with Facebook, you email questions for Bonnie Jo to LLA member Audrey Seilheimer, vintagemitten@gmail.com.
