“Ben X” Foreign Film Screening | Douglas County Library, Parker, CO|December 4 | (FREE)

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 20, 2008 under Archived | Be the First to Comment

Thursday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m., Cinema Parker at the Parker Library (10851 South Crossroads Drive) will show the award-winning foreign film Ben X. This Belgian film is the winner of the Montreal World Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival, as well as being an official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival.

Parker Library is proud to be the first and only venue for award-winning independent and foreign films in the Parker area. No one under age 17 will be admitted without the approval of a parent or guardian as the films are not pre-screened. Free; no registration required. For more information, stop by your library, call 303-791-READ, or visit the Programs & Events calendar at DouglasCountyLibraries.org.[via]

BenX is the film debut of Belgian director Nic Balthazar, and is about a young autistic boy named Ben. The only place he can be himself and where he’s able to express his real feelings is in the virtual world of Archlor. [via]