Edison Public Library
Pride (2014)
Starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, and Ben Schnetzer
Monday, June 16
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Meeting RoomU.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
It's the summer of 1984. Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini-bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.
2014 | R | 1h 59m
Main Library
The Main Library on Plainfield Avenue next to the Edison Train Station. The library offers an extensive children’s room, a Meeting Room/Event Space, and a dedicated Maker Space.