Film Screening: Newfoundland at Armageddon
Date: Nov 6
7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Newfoundland at Armageddon is the story of an epic tragedy. On July 1, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment walked into a blizzard of German machine gun fire near Beaumont-Hamel in France.
This documentary film is about the sacrifice of the men who gave their lives for King and Country, of the women they left behind, and of an island that lost its independence and became Canada’s tenth province. Drawing on diaries, letters and descendants of the men who fought, the film recreates that First World War battle which lasted less than 30 minutes and its tragic aftermath.
2016
Produced by Arnie Gelbart, Natalie Dubois and Barbara Doran
Directed by Brian McKenna
Written by Brian McKenna and Michael Crummey
A Q&A session will follow with Producer and Field Director, Barbara Doran.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. 10% disoucnt for Rooms Members. Get your tickets online or by calling (709)757-8090.
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