7/8 at 7pm & 7/9 at 3pm: Screening of Ruth Stone Documentary

At The Grand Illusion Theater

A poignant documentary about acclaimed poet Ruth Stone and her transformative journey from grief to poetic brilliance. The feature length film will have its Seattle premiere on July 8th and 9th at the Grand Illusion Theater at 1403 NE 50th St.

Saturday, July 8th at 7pm - Q&A with director Nora Jacobson and Laura Paul (Open Books)

Sunday, July 9th, 3pm - Q&A with director Nora Jacobson and Diana Delgado (Hugo House)

Tickets: https://grandillusioncinema.org/calendar/

*Open Books will be at both screenings selling Ruth Stone's books*

About the Film: The documentary introduces the audience to Ruth Stone and her work through intimate interviews, archival footage, and animation by granddaughter Bianca Stone, an accomplished poet and artist herself. Together they tell the story of a promising young poet who retreated to the margins of the literary world to support her daughters after her husband died unexpectedly by suicide. Living in rural Vermont, she worked tirelessly to provide for her children and transform her intense grief into poetry, using simple, startling language.

“Ruth Stone’s Vast Library of the Female Mind is a documentary for those who value the journey of life... an inspiring excavation of the subject’s subconscious.”

–Q.V. Hough, Rotten Tomatoes

“Jacobson not only tells us who Ruth Stone was, but also why we should pay attention to her and her poetry ”

–Marilyn Ferdinand, Alliance of Women Film Journalists