This year marks 20 years for the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, which is a local institution and popular watering hole for movie fanatics across the region, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
In 2005, Juliet Goodfriend established the nonprofit community theater with help from local stakeholders to prevent the historic Seville Theatre from suffering the same fate as many of its contemporaries, which had been closed and repurposed for other purposes. The BMFI now welcomes cinephiles to screenings of new and historic films, offers lectures, conducts courses for all ages, and honors film as an art form.
“It means a lot … to see what this place has become through the generous support and engagement of the community,” said Andrew J. Douglas, deputy director of the BMFI.
To mark its 20th anniversary, BMFI staff compiled a list of 20 of the most iconic films it has screened. These include The Philadelphia Story, the 1940 romantic comedy inspired by Main Line socialite Helen Hope Montgomery Scott; Lawrence of Arabia, shown during the summer as BMFI’s longest-running tradition; and The Sound of Music, which screens every December.
Read more about Bryn Mawr Film Institute in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
