Triplex Special Screening 'A Book By Their Cover'

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announces a special screening of local filmmaker John Tedeschi's fictional narrative film "A Book By Their Cover," inspired by local events in Berkshire County, as well as  events around the country including book bans connected with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community. 
 
The film was shot entirely in the Berkshires.
 
The film will screen on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 pm and will be followed by a conversation with the director as well as members of the cast and crew. Tickets are available for purchase at the Triplex website, thetriplex.org.
 
According to a press release:
 
"A Book By Their Cover" tells the story of Samantha, a 12-year-old girl who discovers a book while staying at her grandparents' house. The book, a medical journal written in 1962, piques Samantha's curiosity about sexuality. After discussing it, Samantha's parents give her another book, "The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families," written in 2020 by Rachel Simon and illustrated by Noah Grigni. "The Every Body Book" is widely considered to be a valuable and groundbreaking resource for parents navigating early conversations with children about puberty, consent, sex and gender.
 
Samantha brings the book with her to school, where the school janitor sees the book, is upset, and confiscates it. The book is turned over by the school administration to the police and an investigation ensues. The film deals with the aftermath of these events, which play out during a town meeting where opinions about the book and the police investigation that followed are played out.
 
A similar situation occurred last year at W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School over the well-known book "Gender Queer," an incident which serves as inspiration for the film. In a statement provided to the "Berkshire Edge" Tedeschi said, "the film is not a true story, it is not a film that uses the words ‘based on true and actual events,' and the characters are not intended to appear as any actual person. The film was inspired by many things, it is a mirror, as you say, of events but it is not the actual likeness."
 
 
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Triplex Screens 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announces a special members-only free screening of John Hughes' beloved film "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," to celebrate the first anniversary of the re-opening of the Triplex. 
 
Tickets can be reserved in advance for the 7:00 pm screening on Nov. 20. Membership information can be found at the Triplex website.
 
According to a press release:
 
Released in 1987, "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" is a road trip comedy written, produced and directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy. Martin plays an uptight marketing executive who, while traveling home to Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday, meets Candy's character, a well-meaning but annoying traveling salesman. When their flight from New York to Chicago is diverted, they embark on a three-day odyssey of misadventure trying to reach Chicago.
 
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