sunday film & brunch series

This popular series is held Sundays at Noon. A light brunch is followed by the screening of films and an in-depth discussion. Viewing is free. Fee for the brunch is $7.

OCTOBER 18: “IN TREATMENT.”
HBO’s controversial show depicts the work and life of psychotherapist, Paul Weston. In an episode from the second season, Weston encounters a patient’s erotic transference and struggles with his countertransference reactions. His clinical approach is compared with that practiced in modern psychoanalysis. Eugene Kalin, PhD, LP.

NOVEMBER 1: “FOREVER FAMILIES.”
Presented in conjunction with the Adoption Circle, this documentary is for all those touched by adoption. Told by seven adult adoptees, all of whom were adopted by single parents, the film addresses issues of loss, birth families, and trans-racial issues and offers advice for adoptive parents, pre-adoptive parents, and professionals. Sherry Fine, MSW, film producer, is a clinical social worker in New York City and a single parent of two internationally adopted children.

NOVEMBER 8: “ABOUT SCHMIDT.”
In this 2002 film, Jack Nicholson stars as an insurance actuary whose life changes with retirement and the death of his wife. He embarks on a journey to find meaning in his empty existence and eventually finds it, particularly through written correspondence with an orphaned African boy. Ioanis Papavassiliu, MA, LMHC.