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| Mercury 13, showing at Knio Nische tonight |
The cinema shows culturally classy films, always in
the original language, with subtitles, and operates a Sunday-only policy featuring
a monthly theme. This month is Cosmic Travel and the films feature women
prominently.
Tonight’s spectacular will be Mercury 13,
the name given to a group of women pilots who underwent rigorous training in
the 1960s to take part in the Participate in NASA's space mission. Although
they passed all the tests, the decision was made to select only men for the
mission. If you’re a fan of untold backstories, you’ll be both enthralled and,
at times, enraged by the story of these remarkable women and how their dreams
were backburnered because of their gender. They
didn't get the chance to take a step on the moon, but they still made a giant
leap for womankind - and it's about time their names were known.
Next Sunday (16th) Alien - the terrifying science fiction horror
classic
23rd
April Interstellar
- a dystopian future where mankind is forced to leave Earth.
30th April Hidden Figures – the key discoveries of African-American female mathematicians in the space race.
Next month’s theme is Climate and the Environment. Films
are shown from September to June. In July, the legendary niche open-air event
takes place on the Bäumli (terrace on Winterthur's Goldenberg) and staff have a
summer break in August.
You can reach Nische cinema from Winterthur HB by bus
nos: 1 (towards Töss) 5 (towards Dättnau) or 7 ( towards Winterthur Wülflingen
) Disembark at the ‘Gaswerk’ stop. After the bus stop, follow the signs to the
gas works (on the right in the direction of travel)
Admission:
CHF 12.- or CHF 8.- (members of the association Kino
Niche, Kulturlegi, Radio Stadtfilter)
But tonight entry is free!
Films start at 7:30pm. The bar and box office are open
from 7pm.
