The movie for November 19, 2008 will be "Arranged" (2007). As usual, showtime is 4:00 p.m. Admission - $5. Popcorn is free.

This is a lovely gem of a movie - beautifully shot and beautifully cast, which centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.

It is a special little independent film with some really wonderful messages tucked into a tale of friendship, loyalty, duty, and tradition.

This film lays out the magic and messiness of friendship between women, and allows us to become a privileged insider.

The film's writer, Uta Silverman, will speak about the making of this film after the screening.