Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

An arthouse theatre in Omaha, Nebraska

I read this article in the NY Times this morning about an arthouse theatre in the unlikely place of Omaha, Nebraska! 

I found this to be really inspiring!  My family lives in Georgia and every time I got home, I lament the lack of cinematic diversity.  I also think many people have misconceptions about arthouse films, like the person in this article who didn’t know that foreign films have subtitles.  I think if you just encourage people to try arthouse films, they might really enjoy it and broaden their horizons.  Every time I go home, I bring several DVDs with me and show new (or at least very different) films to my parents.  They have really suprised me with their reactions.  I also have to give them credit, as they have always been very game about watching whatever I decide to bring home.  Fortunately someone has started a local film society in their town, so at least that’s something.

I greatly admire what Rachel Jacobson has done in setting up FilmStreams.  I seriously need to meet her!