“Netflix screening: “All the Light We Cannot See” – Nov. 1 at LOC”

From the Library of Congress:

“We are hosting a special screening Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 pm with Netflix at the Library. It’s a screening of “All the Light We Cannot See” and a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr, director Shawn Levy and producer Joe Strechay to coincide with the new Netflix limited series.

This will be a special experience for the audience. The screening will be presented with open audio descriptions for blind audiences in the DMV region and to show everyone how blind patrons experience a film, along with open captions. The Library of Congress also serves blind audiences with our National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.

Here’s the event and a registration link.

SCREENING DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Time: 6:30PM Doors | 7:00PM Screening
Location: Library of Congress | Coolidge Auditorium (10 First St SE, Washington, DC 20003)

This screening will be played with open audio descriptions and open captions.

About ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE tells the story of Marie-Laure Leblanc (Aria Mia Loberti), a blind French girl taking refuge with her father and reclusive uncle in St. Malo, France and Werner (Louis Hofmann), a brilliant teenager enlisted by Hitler’s regime with an expertise in radio repair. Together they share a secret connection that will become a beacon of light that leads them through the harrowing backdrop of WWII.

From Director Shawn Levy, ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE stars Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey, with Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo. And introducing newcomer Aria Mia Loberti.”