Arts & Entertainment
Farmington Nonprofit Plans Free Film, Literary Festival June 1-2
'The Hedgehog', based on a New York Times best-selling book, will be shown during the two-day event at the Masonic Hall.
A literary non-profit based in Farmington will host a free two-day festival of international writing and film June 1 and 2 at the in downtown Farmington.
Absinthe Festival of International Film & Writing showcases European authors and films from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. both days. There is no admission charge; the event is sponsored by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, in Farmington Hills.
Friday begins with readings by poets Dunya Mikhail and Chris Tysh and translator Benjamin Paloff. A showing of the cold war thriller Farewell, starring Diane Kruger, Willem Dafoe and Guillaume Canet, follows the discussion.
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On Saturday, poet Mariela Griffor, writer Anca Vlasopolos and translator Jeffrey Angeles will read, followed by a screening of The Hedgehog, adapted from Muriel Barbery’s New York Times best-seller The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
Learn more about the event at absinthenew.com.
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