Headwaters Film Series at Headwaters Arts Center

Cozy up with a good film at the Headwaters Arts Center this winter. The Roxbury Arts Group is excited to announce the Headwaters Film Series, a curated series of three movies that celebrate community in brilliant ways. All films will be shown at the Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street in Stamford. There is no cost to attend any of the films. There are no advance reservations, seating is first-come, first served. The Headwaters Arts Center has folding chairs for guests, but attendees can bring their own folding chairs or blankets if they prefer. Refreshments will be available to purchase, and donations will be gratefully accepted to support these and all programs offered at the Headwaters Arts Center. For complete details, visit roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.214.6040.

The Headwaters Film Series kicks off on Saturday, January 13 at 7:00p with “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.” Marcel is an adorable, one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.

The film series continues with Disney’s “Encanto” on Saturday, February 24 at 2:00p. “Encanto” tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope.

“Schultze Gets the Blues” closes the film series on Thursday, March 14 at 7:00p. Schultze is a retired lignite miner living in an East German village and a passionate Polka musician on his accordion. One night he listens to a Zydeco tune in the radio, which changes his taste of music radically. Notwithstanding his complete ignorance of the English language he starts a trip into the heart of the Zydeco; to Louisiana.

For complete details about the Headwaters Film Series beginning on Saturday, January 13 with “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” including details about all of the films, visit roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.214.6040.

All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, the A. Lindsay & Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Tianaderrah Foundation, Loving Live Inc, the Delaware National Bank of Delhi, and by the generosity of business sponsors and individual donors like you.