Tasty Cinema + Reel Connections!
MORE THAN JUST FILMS!
Enjoy flavors from the cultures on screen each day + connect film content to our local area through special guest demonstrations and engaging conversations. Scroll down for the schedule!
Friday, February 13: Opening Night
6pm Hope High School
Lots of filmmakers will be in attendance! Meet them at Opening Night!
Saturday, February 14
Tasty Cinema Soup: Hungarian Style Magyaros gombaleves (Mushroom soup) inspired by “I ALMOST WROTE A BOOK”
Reel Connections at Wheeler:
- “First Impressions” will be followed by a Filmmaker Q&A
- “Bird Boy” will be followed by an Ostrich Egg Raffle
- “The Glassworker” will be followed by a show and tell of glass blowing materials with Gather Glass
- “I Accidentally Wrote a Book” will be followed by a discussion with young writers from Write RI
Sunday, February 15
Tasty Cinema Soup: Kazakh Shorpa with Beef from Kazakhstan
Reel Connections at Hope High:
- “The Pout-Pout Fish” will begin with a performance by the Pirates of Brown
Reel Connections at Wheeler:
- “Solving and Evolving” will begin with an introduction to the Hasbro Children’s Hospital Healing Arts Program
- “Leo and Lou” will begin with and introduction to DCYF’s Be An Anchor Foster Program
- Brown Language and Thought Development Lab will be on site all day
Monday, February 16
Tasty Cinema Soup: Chiken Corn Soop (چکن کارن سوپ) from Pakistan
Reel Connections at Hope High:
- “Bird Boy” will be followed by an Ostrich Egg Raffle
Reel Connections at Wheeler:
- “Future Council” will be followed by a discussion with the creators of the “Possibly” podcast
- Brown Language and Thought Development Lab will be on site all day
Tuesday, February 17

Tasty Cinema Soup: Alubias a la Catalana from Catalonia, Spain
Reel Connections at Hope High:
- Brown Language and Thought Development Lab will be on site all day
Friday, February 20
Community Libraries of Providence, Mt. Pleasant Branch
Come hang out in the Library at Night!
Saturday, February 21
Tasty Cinema Soup: Shorbat Adas (Sephardic and Middle Eastern-style Red Lentil Soup) from Israel
Reel Connections at the RISD Museum:
- “ARCO” will begin with and introduction to DCYF’s Be An Anchor Foster Program
Sunday, February 22
Tasty Cinema Soup: Cape Malay-style Split Pea Soup from South Africa
Reel Connections at the Mt. Pleasant Library:
- “Solving and Evolving” will begin with and introduction to Hasbro Children’s Hospital Healing Arts Program and the Lawson Charitable Foundation





