Princeton NJ Events

Summer Film Series | Moonrise Kingdom

Thursday July 31, 2025
8:00 PM

This year’s selection of outdoor film screenings features three films noted for their representations of nature, inspired by the exhibition Léni Paquet-Morante: Extract / Abstract, on view at Art@Bainbridge from July 19 through November 9.

Arrive by 8 p.m. and bring a blanket or chair—we’ll provide the popcorn! Screenings begin at sunset. Free and open to the public.

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) 1 hour and 34 minutes, rated PG-13; directed by Wes Anderson The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance, an island off the coast of New England, inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year-olds Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes.  Rain date: Wednesday, August 6

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