Film Screening:"Me Mom & Covid" FULL


Date: Feb 29
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Coffee & Culture

Join filmmaker Mary Sexton for a screening Me, Mom & Covid, a documentary that deals with the struggles of a family who lost their matriarch during the pandemic. The film also looks at the parallels between the public response to COVID-19 and to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the ‘80s.

A moderated conversation linking Sexton’s film to the contemporary visual art of Kim Morgan in Blood and Breath, Skin and Dust will follow the film.

Tickets: $12 (+HST). Free for Rooms Members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090. Includes admission to exhibitions. 

Image credit: CBC.

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Born in 1882, Elsie Holloway’s professional life as a St. John’s photographer and businesswoman spanned two world wars, an economic depression, and the rapid evolution of photographic technology. Researcher Suzanne Sexty shares her extensive knowledge, celebrating Elsie Holloway—a trailblazing woman of her time.

Cost: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling (709) 757-8090.