REEL to Real: The Miracle Worker – Discussion & a Movie

I hope you’ll join us in The Ark, our new event space at the Shames JCC, on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6 pm for our next Reel to Real program. This month’s selection is “The Miracle Worker” (1962) and I’m thrilled that we’ll be viewing the film in our state-of-the-art theater. The film begins at 6:15 pm and runs for 106 mins. We’ll provide snacks and have wine and beer available for purchase. In this film we witness the Keller family centered around the blind and deaf daughter, Helen, played by Oscar-winner, Patty Duke. Her father offers her every kind of help that he can afford, while her mother allows her everything she wants, expecting nothing of Helen. Then Annie (Anne Bancroft) arrives, who understands that unless Helen really learns what language is, and how to use it to relate to others, she will be doomed to isolation.

This Reel to Real presentation will explore the human condition through the lens of the parent-child relationship (our first relationship) and examine ideas of containment, trust, unconditional love and the struggle we all face, like Helen, to break through walls of silence and darkness towards connection. To register please click here or call our Welcome Desk at 914-366-7898.