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A few weeks ago I came by to shamelessly plug the screening of Mean Girls, at the first edition of Haarlem Social Cinema. This is a new film club starting at Filmkoepel in 1 week, Tuesday 25 August.

Behind the scenes we've been putting together conversation starters for people to use after the screening, for those that want a little inspiration or something to break the ice at a table full of strangers.

Being a former video store employee, I thought I'd bring back a little bit of that era of film-fandom... So we've repurposed DVD cases as boxes for this little game.

I've already got a stack of questions ready to go, but genuinely curious:

What would your ideal film conversation starter be?
What's something you'd actually want to be asked after watching a movie with a table of strangers?

I've been working on a new initiative together with Filmkoepel called Haarlem Social Cinema.

The idea is simple:

We watch an iconic film together, then head to the foyer afterwards for a drink and an informal conversation. We've even designed conversation starter cards, so you don't have to worry about awkward small talk or already knowing people.

We're kicking things off with a classic: MEAN GIRLS
On August 25, at De Filmkoepel.

An important note: this isn't a traditional film club, where it's expected you've seen everything. It's actually built around the opposite idea.
Maybe you've never seen Mean Girls. Maybe you've somehow missed The Godfather, Jaws or Star Wars. We celebrate that! More opportunity to discover amazing movies, or to find out that a classic is actually overrated.
We want to create a place where people can discover films together, no matter if you've seen it a million times, or if this is your first time.

Tickets: https://filmkoepel.nl/special/haarlem-social-cinema-mean-girls/
On IG: https://www.instagram.com/haarlemsocialcinema