Special Screening of Jojo Rabbit at The Municipal Library

This is a free public screening of the Academy-award-winning film Jojo Rabbit directed by Taika Waititi.

The film will be introduced by Christine Leunens who’s novel  Caging Skies became an international bestseller and was nominated for the Prix Médicis in France in 2007.  The book was then adapted to film by Taika Waititi and renamed Jojo Rabbit.

This is a unique opportunity to see the film in the Cinema Hall of the Municipal Libary

Christine and Taika with their Oscar Award for Jojo Rabbit in 2020

Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi’s film adaptation, Jojo Rabbit, filmed in Prague and the Czech Republic won the People’s Choice Award at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, was nominated in 2020 for two Golden Globes, six BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), and six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won the WGA (Writers Guild of America) Award, the BAFTA Award as well as the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and ultimately was selected as one of WGA’s 101 greatest screenplays of the 21st Century.

It also won the Humanitas Prize for writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning and freedom. Both the film and the book were nominated for the USC Scripter Award 2020 and won AFI Awards for their contribution to America’s Cultural Legacy.

We recommend that you reserve your seat below if you wish to attend the screening.