Balloon

CANCELLED, VIRTUAL SCREENING AVAILABLE:
Due to the effects of COVID-19, we are unable to host the screening of Balloon as originally planned. However, we are pleased to be able to offer you a “Virtual Screening” option to be able to enjoy this award-winning film in your own home. This film is unavailable on any other VOD platform and is being offered to our patrons for only $10.
Along with the screening, we are pleased to be able to include a video introduction from our International Film Series host and curator Shelly Isaacs. To view his introduction before watching the film, please click on the arrow icon in the image above.
In order to view the film, please follow this link to the Distrib Films website to watch the trailer and to purchase your rental. The link will be available until midnight on Sunday, April 26, 2020. You will need to create a Distrib Films Virtual Cinema account or log into your existing account. You will have 3 days to view the film once you complete the rental.
We hope you enjoy this thrilling true story of one of the most spectacular escapes of the 20th Century.

If you purchased a ticket to the screening for April 7, 2020, those tickets will be refunded. Tickets purchased online, by phone or in-person at the box office, will be automatically refunded to the credit card used for the original purchase. Please allow up to 30 days to process. Tickets purchased with cash at the box office will be refunded by check and mailed to the current address on the original purchaser's account. If you do not receive your refund check after 30 days, please Contact Us.

Balloon is based on the true events of one of the most daring escapes of the Cold War in which two families living in Communist East Germany sailed over the heavily fortified border in a homemade hot-air balloon. German with English subtitles. Not Rated. Running time 125 minutes.