Winter Film Festival: Lincoln

We are looking forward to the Friends' sponsored Winter Film Series to be held at the Salt Pond Visitor Center. This year’s films honor the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. For the 2026 season, events will be held Sundays from January 25–March 1 at 1 pm. Questions? Reach out at events@fccns.org

Stephen Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012) chronicles the 1865 effort by the sixteenth president to abolish slavery before the end of the Civil War. The film tells the story of the passage of the landmark 13th Amendment to the Constitution and Lincoln’s political gymnastics to convince a reluctant Congress to end the practice of involuntary servitude in the United States. The movie has a stellar cast including Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln, Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens, and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. Rated PG-13 (2h 30m)