A monthly gathering for good food, good documentaries, and great conversations about the things that connect us: love, grief, belonging, creativity, community, and what it means to be human. Come hungry, come curious, and come ready to see the world…and maybe one another…a little differently. No homework. No film expertise required. Just pull up a chair.
We meet in the FBCG lounge at 6:30pm. The main course is provided, if you can, bring a side or dessert to share.
Line-up for 2026/2027 season:
September 30 – Reel Injun – directed by
Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge & Jeremiah Hayes
“Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Indigenous people throughout a century of cinema.”
October 21 – My Octopus Teacher – directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed
“It documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest.”
November 25 – Beautiful Something Left Behind – directed by Katrine Philp
“It is sometimes heartbreaking, but also humorous, to experience the questions about life and death through their [a group of children] open and curious minds. Grief is high and heavy as a mountain, but it helps you understand what has happened, and that death is irreversible.”
January 27 – Love, Scott – directed by Laura Marie Wayne
“Following the journey of a young gay musician who is attacked and paralyzed from the waist down, Love, Scott is an intimate and visually evocative window into queer experience, set against a stunning score by Sigur Rós.”
February 24 – Finding Vivian Maier – directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
“…uncovers the fascinating, secretive life of Vivian Maier, a career nanny who posthumously became celebrated as one of the 20th century’s greatest street photographers.”
March 31 – The Nest – directed by Chase Joynt and Julietta Singh
“As she prepares to say goodbye to her childhood home and her ailing mother, a decolonial writer uncovers generations of forgotten matriarchs and rebels whose intertwined lives transform the house into a living archive of resistance.”
April 28 – The Reason I Jump – directed by Jerry Rothwell
“Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.”
May 26 – The Truffle Hunters – directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
“…that follows a group of aging men and their dogs as they hunt in the woods for a prized quarry—the Alba truffle.”
