Film Screenings
Road to the Sky (QING BI SHAN GAO)
Kansas City Sister Cities World Cinema Series 2019Kansas City Sister Cities World Cinema Series 2019
Kansas City engages in educational, cultural, and commercial exchanges with a dozen sister cities across the globe, in part through the annual Kansas City Sister Cities World Cinema Series.
All films have English subtitles. Attendees are encouraged to participate in the post-film discussions conducted by experts on the culture, history, and subject matter of the featured selections’ nations of origin.
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
ROAD TO THE SKY (QING BI SHAN GAO)
102 min; Drama, History, War
2015 – CHINA
Chinese with English subtitles
Host: Xi’an and Yan’an (CHINA)Sister City Committees
Presented by the Sister Cities Association of Kansas City.
July—August 2019 All screenings: 11 a.m. | Doors open: 10 a.m.
Kansas City Public Library – Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64112
Free admission
Recommended for ages 18 and older
RSVP/Details: kclibrary.org | 816.701.3481
Gravity (2013)
One Small Step for Man … Film SeriesNeil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin realized one of humankind’s greatest scientific ambitions 50 years ago this month, stepping from the lunar module Eagle onto the surface of the moon. Commemorating that July 20, 1969, milestone, the Library screens four of Hollywood’s “10 most realistic space travel films,” per Variety magazine.
SATURDAYS AT 1:30 P.M.
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
| July 6 | Space Cowboys (2000; PG-13) |
| July 13 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968; G) |
| July 20 | Gravity (2013; PG-13) |
| July 27 | Interstellar (2014; PG-13) |
Monsters vs. Aliens
Stay cool at Monday Family Movies @ Trails West Library. Feel free to bring a pillow and your water bottle.
Monday, July 22, 2019
1:00 pm to 2:45 pm
Monday, July 22, 2019
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Home
Movie at the North-East LibraryBeat the heat and enjoy a family-friendly film at the library each Wednesday of our Summer Reading Program. Popcorn provided. Feel free to bring lawn chairs! Program for ages 5-18. Caretakers are welcome to join.
Schedule:
June 5: Wreck-It Ralph (PG)
June 12: Moana (PG)
June 19: Inside Out (PG)
June 26: Coco (PG)
July 3: Zootopia (PG)
July 10: Big Hero 6 (PG)
July 17: Sing (PG)
July 24: Home (PG)
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Out of this World Wednesdays @ Waldo
Come join us to watch the movie, Wall-E. It is rated G and is 98 minutes long.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
2:00 pm
Teen Movie Night
Calling all teens! Join us for a movie and a meal courtesy of Choose Your Passion KC. Aim4Peace will be here to discuss conflict resolution.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
A Brief History of Time (2014, NR)
New HorizonsIn part an adaptation of cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this documentary also shows Hawking's daily life as he deals with the ALS that renders him virtually immobile and unable to speak without the use of computer. Hawking's friends, family, former classmates and peers are interviewed about not only his theories but the man himself. Director Errol Morris uses creative graphics to visually illustrate Hawking's complex ideas.
Central Cinema Nights is a movie screening in the Central Library’s Durwood Film Vault taking place Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Join us as we watch and discuss documentaries and feature films in a socially conscious setting, chosen to fit a monthly theme. This month's theme: New Horizons. In celebration of the moon landing’s 50th anniversary, we are exploring the boundaries of the human experience and the endeavors taken to push those horizons a little bit farther.
Everyone is welcome! Movie screenings at the Central Library are always FREE and open to the public.
July Film Series: Space Theme Movies
Blast-off into Summer Reading with movies that are out of this world! Join us at 11:00 am, every Thursday in July, for some favorite family friendly space movies. This week we'll be showing Space Buddies. (PG)
Moana
Join us for a fun movie down in the Durwood Film Vault.
*Children under the age of nine must be accompanied by an adult.
Moana sets sail on a daring mission to save her people. Along the way, she meets the once mighty demigod Maui-together they cross the ocean on a fun-filled, action-packed voyage.
Singing along is encouraged!
Thursday, July 25, 2019
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm