Events › Screen and Stitch: The Fifth Element (1997)

Join other area needlework enthusiasts to watch the movie The Fifth Element (1997) and knit, sew, crochet and craft while the film is on! Please bring your own materials with you to work on a current project and share your passion with others. 

A 23rd-century New York City cabbie encounters a genetically engineered alien named Leeloo, who has the life force that can unite the planet's elements and stave off a raging fireball that's on a collision course with Earth.

© Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., 126 minutes, rated PG-13

Held in partnership with Windy City Knitting Guild and Chicago Knitters Unite!

Registration is recommended but not required. Please register online or at the Edgewater Branch reference desk.

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Accessibility
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available for this screening.