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Free Film Premier, Singalong "It Happens When We Sing" w/Director Polly Wells, Amy Duckett Wagner
On Saturday, March 28th from 7-8:30pm, Filmmaker Polly Wells from Toronto, Ontario Canada to premier her new film “It Happens When We Sing,” here in Bucks County. Polly will talk briefly about her inspiration for the film and after the 28 minute film and a dessert-y break, we’ll enjoy a group sing led by local musician Amy Duckett Wagner on guitar. The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome to join in, sing, and bring an instrument or a friend; songbooks provided. The Meetinghouse is handicapped accessible.
Film Director Statement: “I grew up with a hunger to sing. When I discovered the Friday Night Song Circle it felt like a gift from our collective past, a living, breathing antidote to the pervasive loneliness of modern life.” Polly Wells of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Film Background: When people gather for the Friday Night Song Circle in Toronto (Canada), magic happens. For many, the song circle is the best part of their week, and they’ve been coming for years. When its founder falls ill, the life-affirming connections in the song circle help sustain her and we discover the glue that binds the song circle together. It Happens When We Sing takes us into the song circle's past and present, interweaving intimate stories of isolation and connection, hardship and resilience, loneliness and love.
Director Bio - Polly Wells trained as a journalist and worked in factual television in the U.S. and Canada for thirty years. She is also a photographer, an artist, and the author of "Freaking Out." This is the second of two films she directed inside the vibrant musical subculture of informal singing.
Fallsington Meeting Social Hall is connected to Fallsington Friends Meeting (www.fallsingtonfriends.org), the local Quaker Meeting where William Penn worshipped with friends when founding Pennsylvania. Friends still worship there today, on Sunday mornings and at special events. Fallsington is an historic hamlet in lower Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Musician Bio: “Amy Duckett Wagner is a trained vocalist and guitarist with a music degree, and sharing music that improves lives is her mission. A Bucks County native, she brings a large repertoire that audiences know and love and 3 original albums. She entertains and leads music workshops internationally at, international places of worship, folk venues (like the Philadelphia Folk Festival), and retirement communities, inspiring new audiences every week.”
Polly Wells - www.songkeepers.ca
Contact
Amy Duckett Wagner, (215) 736-1277 Email: [email protected]
EVENT OVERVIEW
What: Film Premier: “It Happens When We Sing” – Refreshments – Singalong
When: Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 7:00 pm- 8:30pm
Who: Director Polly Wells, Musician, Singer/Songwriter Amy Duckett Wagner
Press/Photos: available at https://www.fallsingtonmeeting.org
Polly Wells Filmmaker: www.songkeepers.ca
Fallsington Meetinghouse: www.fallsingtonmeeting.org
Musician Amy Duckett Wagner: www.amyduckettwagner.com
Where: Fallsington Quaker Meetinghouse Social Hall
9300 New Falls Road,
Fallsington, PA 19054 (215) 736-1277
How Much: The event is free, open to the public, handicapped accessible.
Event Links
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