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(Robert M. Young, 1977)
35MM Print
$6 members, students, seniors $8 general public
Adapted from Miguel Piñero’s award-winning play, Short Eyes (prison slang for a child molester) is set in a New York City prison and follows the volatile dynamic created when a white pedophile arrives amidst the otherwise black and Puerto Rican inmates. Soul legend Curtis Mayfield created the score and performs “Do Do Wap (Is Strong in Here)” as one of the prisoners. Starring Bruce Davison, José Pérez, and Nathan George. Piñero's play was nominated for six Tony Awards and received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play. (100 mins., 35mm)
Piñero was a longtime friend of artist Martin Wong and this screening is presented in conjunction with our spring exhibition, Martin Wong: Human Instamatic. Our thanks to Robert M. Young for his assistance with this screening.
See Radiohead’s latest video, Daydreaming (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2016), in 35mm before this screening. The Wex is one of a limited number of venues in the country to receive a print of this much-talked-about new video.
SEASON SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO
Rohauer Collection Foundation
SUPPORT FOR THE FILM/VIDEO STUDIO PROGRAM
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE WEXNER CENTER
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Past Film/Video
Short Eyes