The “Crandell at PS21” series continues with a screening of The Wedding Banquet, fresh off its premiere at Sundance 2025, plus a Q&A with Oscar-nominated producer and co-writer James Schamus.
From director Andrew Ahn (Fire Island) comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating the disasters and delights of family expectations, queerness, and cultural identity. With a pitch-perfect cast of multi-generational talent that includes Bowen Yang (Wicked, SNL), Academy Award nominee Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi), Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen (Didi; Lust, Caution), and Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-Jung (Minari), this fresh reimagining of Ang Lee’s beloved, award-winning rom-com teems with humor and heart in a poignant reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.
The film was an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and was the opening night film of the 2025 BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.
The Crandell Theatre is a not-for-profit community theater that aims to promote and develop an appreciation of film and filmmaking that enriches the social, cultural, and educational experience of the community, family life, and individuals. The Crandell operates and maintains a 1926 historic movie house on Chatham’s Main Street—the oldest and largest single-screen movie theater in Columbia County—and showcases a mix of mainstream and independent films.
FilmColumbia, the nationally-recognized annual film series hosted by the Crandell, screens the very best upcoming American and international films for ten days in late October.
In November 2024, the theatre temporarily closed to begin its much anticipated renovation and restoration project.
As two Chatham arts nonprofits with community-minded missions, PS21 and the Crandell Theater are proud to be in partnership. PS21 is thrilled to host this series of events, helping the Crandell continue its programming during their renovation.
