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Athenaeum requests $7,000 to fund ‘Wellness Through Film’ screenings with local panels and translation
Summary
The Nantucket Atheneum asked the Contract Review Committee for $7,000 to continue a film-screening series pairing documentary screenings with local expert panels on health and wellness topics, including translation and speaker panels.
The Nantucket Atheneum asked the Contract Review Committee on Jan. 17 for $7,000 to support a recurring film screening program focused on wellness and difficult community topics, paired with local expert panels.
Presenter Lisa (Atheneum) said the largest portion of the funding would pay screening rights and production costs. The Atheneum piloted two screenings last year and partnered with Nantucket Cottage Hospital and A Safe Place for subject-matter expertise.
Nut graf: The program’s goal is to use documentary film as a conversation starter on topics such as sexual assault, mental health, addiction and end-of-life care, and to make sessions accessible by providing films in different languages and partnering with local agencies for panel discussions.
Lisa told the committee the Atheneum would vet films with local social-service professionals and social workers and work to secure permissions to record where speakers allow it. Committee members asked about selection criteria and community alignment; Lisa said the library will collaborate with the hospital’s social worker and other local experts.
Ending: The Atheneum said it could proceed at a reduced funding level if necessary and will provide follow-up details on film selection and accessibility costs if the committee requests them.
