The Umbrella Film Series
The 2026/27 Concord Film Project Film Series kicks off on October 20!
Enjoy the best of classic, independent, and foreign films curated by The Concord Film Project, with pre-show dinner options (note: dinner quantities are limited).
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
7:30 PM
Optional meal add-on ($30) will be catered by Saltbox Kitchen (menu below).
80 min runtime | not rated (contains mild violence)
A psychiatrist is called to a Los Angeles hospital where a man named is being held in custody. In a nearby town, a number of patients suffering from the belief that their relatives have been replaced with identical-looking impostors. A doctor comforts the public and assures that these cases are merely a mass hysteria. But are they?
Alien plant spores have fallen from space and grown into large seed pods which can produce a visually identical copy of a human. As each pod reaches full development, it assimilates the physical traits, memories, and personalities of each sleeping person placed near it until only the replacement is left; these duplicates, however, are devoid of all human emotion. Little by little, a local doctor uncovers this "quiet" invasion and attempts to stop it.
This film often is seen as a metaphor for mid-20th century McCarthyism and a statement about brainwashing, small town paranoia, and the pressure to conform. While more recent versions of this story exist, this version of the film is hailed as one of the best and most influential B-movies and science-fiction films of the 1950s that remains relevant today.
Meal Option 1
Chicken, Pumpkin & Mushroom Rigatoni with roasted brussel sprouts & sweet potatoes
Saltbox Kitchen Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Meal Option 2
Pumpkin Mushroom Rigatoni with roasted brussel sprouts & sweet potatoes
Saltbox Kitchen Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mark your calendars for the upcoming 2026 film: November 17 • December 15
Questions? Please contact our Box Office at BoxOffice@theUmbrellaArts.org or 978-371-0820 x309. Box Office hours are Monday - Friday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
Umbrella Arts Film Series screenings with optional dinners are curated by Concord Film Project, which was founded by Dinah Buechner-Vischer, Kim Burns and Kristin Canty to present a wide variety of film masterpieces to highlight different aspects of the cinematic art form with selections from recent film festivals, old favorites, and the hard to find or rarely seen. CFP has strived to present films that are acclaimed in the community of professional cinema, and represent a broad range of themes and cinematic art forms, and invites the audience to bear in mind that the opinions or actions expressed in any film do not necessarily reflect the views of CFP or The Umbrella. We trust you will use your own judgment as to which films are in line with your viewing preferences. Enjoy!
