| January 3, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | ||
| January 17, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | ||
| February 7, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | ||
| February 21, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
As part of its new programming for adults, Brooklyn Public Library’s Macon branch will begin a series of free movie and documentary screenings for 2009. The series, REEL I.M.P.A.C.T. (Important Motion Pictures And Critical Thinking,) is designed to entertain and empower. This new series will offer classic film screenings – with free popcorn! – as the basis for a post-screening dialogue about the screening.
All films are free and open to the public; children should be accompanied by an adult. They will be shown every first and third Saturday of the month starting at 1PM at the Macon Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (361 Lewis Avenue at Macon Street, tel. 718-573-5606).
Here is the schedule for January and February:
January 3 – AMERICA-FREEDOM TO FASCISM: 
This documentary is a startling examination of the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America since 1913 when the Federal Reserve system was fraudulently created. Through interviews with Congressmen, former IRS Commissioner and former FBI agents, among others, Russo connects the dots between money creation, federal income tax and the national identity card. Could this be a precursor to an impending police state in America? Watch it and draw your own conclusions.
January 17 – SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: A classic and inspirational film about the lasting bond that forms between a young white man and a middle aged black man in prison. This is a story about perseverance, courage, resourcefulness and hope. It stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
February 7 – EVE’S BAYOU: A wonderfully directed, wrenchingly emotional drama of a black middle class family in Louisiana undone by a young child’s obsessive love for her father. It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Lynn Whitfield.
February 21 – BOYS DON’T CRY: An incredibly moving film based on a true story about a girl who makes a decision to live as a boy until her secret is discovered. One of the best films of its kind, it is both astonishing and heartbreaking. Starring Hillary Swank.
