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Saturday Screenings: Polite Society (Main)

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location:
Main Library
449 Broadway
Lecture Hall
Cambridge

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Saturday Screenings presents a free showing of the film Polite Society (dir. Nida Manzoor). 

Following the film, join us in the Community Room for a talkback led by Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson. 

!! Please note: while registration is not required to attend the film screening, registration is required for the talkback. The link to register for the talkback can be found here. 

About the film: Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.