Re: Fwd: Palo Alto Independent Films Group list: "New Years greetings and news from the Palo Alto Independent Films Group"

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Oh, yeah, I want to see the Ken Loach movie.

 > From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40>
 > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 12:45:09 -0800
 >
 > I am going to get back into this group
 > 
 > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
 > From: Stefan (Meetup) <http://www.meetup.com/~paloaltoindiefilms-announce>
 > Date: Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:08 PM
 > Subject: Palo Alto Independent Films Group list: "New Years greetings and
 > news from the Palo Alto Independent Films Group"
 > To: <http://www.meetup.com/~paloaltoindiefilms-announce>
 > 
 > Stefan
 > (Organizer) sent a message to the Palo Alto Independent Films Group
 > mailing list
 > New Years greetings and news from the Palo Alto Independent Films Group
 > 
 > Dear fellow film friends,
 > 
 > we've done it - 2020 is over. I wish all of you a good and Happy New Year.
 > 
 > Since the global pandemic shut down the movie theater experience in early
 > 2020 we've a brief period of relief in October when theaters re-opened and
 > we managed to see a few films on the big screen. Now in 2021 life is once
 > again at a standstill but we're starting the year with a glimmer of hope
 > that we may get a handle on the virus and it's devastating consequences.
 > 
 > When the pandemic started we were holding online movie events for a little
 > while - watching films on streaming services and then meeting via Zoom to
 > discuss the films, life, and everything else inbetween. Some of the films
 > we saw (Vitalina Varela, Tommaso) are now appearing in many of the
 > best-of-2020 lists out there.
 > 
 > I'm these online events back for the group in 2021. The format will be
 > slightly different: I'm aiming for bi-weekly events and will pick two films
 > that we will discuss. As usual my focus is on recently released,
 > independent / international cinema, and we'll cross many genres. I will
 > focus on movies that are available for streaming via Kanopy. Kanopy is an
 > excellent service that has partnered with the bay areas public libraries
 > and allows you to watch up to 10 movies for free every month - all you need
 > to sign up is a library card (many of the films we'll pick might also be
 > available on services like Amazon Prime or Netflix, too).
 > 
 > We will restart the series with two distinctly different films - Ken
 > Loach's "Sorry We Missed You" - a scathing look at the effects of the gig
 > economy - and Sasie Sealy's comedy/drama "Lucky Grandma". Lookout for the
 > invite ... and I hope I'll see you soon, on zoom, for one of our events.
 > 
 > Best wishes to all of you for 2021,
 > 
 > Stefan
 > 
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