Rainy Day Movie Night

Bridget McCarthy

We had a very relaxed time today at the respite. It was tough to get the movie set up (as always haha), and I was worried we were going to have to switch to a backup plan, but Zana and I were able to figure it out. There was a lower turnout than last time–– I think about 10/12 people showed up initially and then we had around 8 by the end of the movie. 

We set up a semi-circle of chairs in front of the tv, but most people ended up sitting at the tables nearby. I still feel like there is less trust/openness here than at our other locations and I'm not sure what, if anything, we should do to improve that. The atmosphere was definitely a bit moody and disconnected, but just like last time it was pretty cold and rainy today, so that might have affected people's moods as well. 

It seemed like people enjoyed the movie! I was definitely crying through several parts. It was sort of hard to read how people were feeling about the movie/event, but I spoke to one guy named Ron who we've seen at Second Ave as well, and he said he liked it and was looking forward to seeing us next week. The movie ended at about 4:50, so we didn't have much time to talk to people afterward anyway. Overall I think it was good! Hopefully, we'll start to see some familiar faces and soon people will warm up to us a bit more.