'Company Retreat' April 21

KENT — A screening of the movie “Company Retreat†will be held on Wednesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. at the Kent Community House.

The screening will benefit the Kent Film Festival, which will be held from Thursday, April 22, until Sunday, April 25, at locations throughout town.

The movie is a “mock-umentary†about the development of a fictional game show that places white collar workers on a team opposite their company’s blue collar workers.

It is written and directed by Campbell Scott, who has starred in many mainstream studio movies in his 23-year acting career, including “Singles,†“Music and Lyrics†and “Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.â€

Scott will be present, along with some of the actors in the film, for a special reception before the screening.

He will also be present after the screening for a question-and-answer session.

Tickets for the event are $100 for priority seating for both the pre-movie reception and movie;$30 for the pre-movie reception and movie, or $15 for just admission to the movie.

To purchase tickets, call 860-592-0059 or visit the festival’s Web site at kentfilmfestival.org.

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