March 9--We begin our Lenten potlucks and movie discussion series: LENTFLIX: FILMS, FOOD, FAITH, FRIENDS. Watch the movie ahead of time (see below). At 6:30pm bring a simple dish to share in fellowship hall while we talk about issues of faith found in the film. Our first cinematic selection is a comedy set in Ukraine.....(drumroll)

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED

with Elijah Wood, PG13, 2005

In the early 2000s, a young Jewish man (Elijah Wood) travels to Ukraine to learn about his grandfather's life during World War II and the Holocaust. This comic film deals with serious themes of time, guilt, rootlessness, identity, and our shared connection to the past.  Parents: While there are no explicitly violent or sexually graphic scenes, there is a small amount of profanity.  Also, one character dies by suicide--the depiction is not shocking, but it is a heavy topic.  Also, it contains a few flashbacks of the Holocaust with implications of violence.

To view the free movie trailer, click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI0dbx2qiHg

To watch the full movie online, choose from the links below.

Watch it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdHNp9FPGG8

Watch it on Apple TV / iTunes:

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/everything-is-illuminated/umc.cmc.5y85l2yh7dj8qt0skwzpfde45?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=tv_toolbox&playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A293314469

Watch it on Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Everything_is_Illuminated?gl=US&hl=en&id=KdHNp9FPGG8

Watch it on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0PYX2QZ54GQ1SDO8R7RG078TIR/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=tvg_aiv_showcard-20&autoplay=1