Date: Nov 6
7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Newfoundland at Armageddon is the story of an epic tragedy. On July 1, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment walked into a blizzard of German machine gun fire near Beaumont-Hamel in France.
This documentary film is about the sacrifice of the men who gave their lives for King and Country, of the women they left behind, and of an island that lost its independence and became Canada’s tenth province. Drawing on diaries, letters and descendants of the men who fought, the film recreates that First World War battle which lasted less than 30 minutes and its tragic aftermath.
2016
Produced by Arnie Gelbart, Natalie Dubois and Barbara Doran
Directed by Brian McKenna
Written by Brian McKenna and Michael Crummey
A Q&A session will follow with Producer and Field Director, Barbara Doran.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. 10% disoucnt for Rooms Members. Get your tickets online or by calling (709)757-8090.
Join us for a screening of selected episodes of the hit TV series The Missus Downstairs - an oddball comedy about unexpected pals - followed by a conversation with Mary Walsh.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms Members and SJIWFF Screening or Deleagte Passholders. Passholders - please call to reserve your free ticket.
Presented by the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival
See the full festival lineup at www.womensfilmfestival.com