Dear Community,

Since winning funding for a family mental health movie night in November, Team Reel Connections has been hard at work planning our event! We are pleased to share that we will be celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month by hosting the first of our (E)motion Picture Events on May 31, 2025! We have found a great partner in the Children’s Museum of Acadiana and they will serve as host location for the movie night.

At the event on May 31st, we will watch Homeward Bound – a classic tale of animal friends taking on a big adventure and overcoming great obstacles. We will follow the movie with a short discussion facilitated by mental health professionals to discuss themes like perseverance, friendship, and loyalty seen in the film. The goal of this discussion is to help families practice sharing openly about topics they may not be used to discussing and to provide strategies for engaging in “tough” conversations at home.

We are so grateful to the 24 Hour Citizen Project for providing us the resources to bring this event to Acadiana and all the many volunteers who are working tirelessly to bring it to life. Community, we want to see you at the FREE family movie night on Saturday, May 31st. Please reserve your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emotion-picture-events-family-movie-discussion-tickets-1312396145199?aff=oddtdtcreator so we can keep the popcorn warm for you!

See you at the movies!