A free screening of Cabrini, the new film about the life of Mother Francesca Cabrini, is the headline attraction of the Neumann Inspires Film Festival, set for April 19 and 20.
The film tells the powerful story of an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable.
Despite broken English and poor health, she uses her entrepreneurial mind to fight for the equality, health, and happiness of immigrant orphans. Today, she is the Catholic Church’s patron saint of immigrants.
The screening is scheduled for Friday, April 19, at 6 p.m. in the Meagher Theatre. It will be followed by a Q&A with members of the Cabrini production team.
The Saturday, April 20, schedule includes original, short works by independent filmmakers and workshops on film editing, improvisation, and special effects makeup from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
At 3:30 p.m., filmmaker Daniel Roebuck will show his latest work, Lucky Louie, and answer questions about the film after the screening.
Roebuck is a veteran actor who has appeared in a host of movies and TV shows, including
Law and Order, The West Wing, Six Feet Under, Grimm, Star Trek: Next Generation, NCIS, CSI Miami, Matlock, and Lost.
Lucky Louis is the tale of a retired detective who is haunted by an unsolved 50-year-old bank robbery. He teams up with a forensic psychology student and four ex-convicts to reenact the crime and solve the mystery.
A panel discussion on Film Production at All Stages and the festival awards ceremony close the two-day event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
All Neumann Inspires Film Festival events are free, but registration is required.
To see the full lineup of festival events and register in advance, visit www.neumann.edu/filmfest