2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

East Brunswick Public Library is closed August 31 - September 2 in observance of the Labor Day Weekend Holiday.

Adults

Film Festival

Polite Society—UK—2023—103 minutes—PG-13—Action/adventure/Comedy

Pakistani teenager Ria Khan, who believes she must save her older sister from an inappropriate marriage, recruits her friends and uses her skills as a martial artist to pull off an ambitious wedding heist in the name of sisterhood.  This comic action-adventure movie mashup is writer/director Nida Manzoor’s debut feature film.   

Film Festival

The Truffle Hunters—Italy—2021—84 minutes—Not Rated--Documentary

In the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of aging men and their dogs hunt for the rare white Alba truffle, following a tradition passed down through generations. In this acclaimed documentary, filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw follow the hunters as they bring their truffles from the forest floor to the restaurant plate, capturing a precarious ritual constantly threatened by greed and outside influences.

Film Festival

Parallel Mothers—Spain—2021--120 minutes—Rated R—Drama

Two very different expectant mothers, middle-aged Janis and adolescent Ana, share a hospital room while they await the birth of their babies and form a close bond that complicates and changes both their lives.  Written and directed by Pedro Almodovar, this drama stars Academy Award-nominated actress Penelope Cruz. 

Film Festival

Film is shown at 2 pm and 7 pm.  No registration required.

The Duke--UK—2022--96 minutes—Rated R—Comedy 

Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver from Newcastle, steals a painting from London's National Gallery and holds it hostage to convince the government to provide free television for the elderly. Based on a true story, this comedy stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.