Past Film/Video | Contemporary Screen

The Weekend

(Stella Meghie, 2018)

Opening night of the Columbus Black International Film Festival

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A woman on stage doing stand-up comedy. She stands in front of a stool and holds a microphone as she addresses the audiences. She wears a blue shirt and blue jeans

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Aug 27, 2021 4:30 PM

Film/Video Theater

Free for all audiences

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We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688–3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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The Wexner Center is proud to once again host the opening day screenings for the Columbus Black International Film Festival, now in its fifth year! Join us for screenings of the recently released and acclaimed films The Weekend and Zola.

In the rom-com The Weekend, Saturday Night Live alumna Sasheer Zamata stars as Zadie, an unlucky-at-love stand-up comic who finds herself in the middle of an awkward weekend country getaway with her ex-boyfriend (Tone Bell) and his new girlfriend (DeWanda Wise of Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It). Sparks fly with Zadie when a hunky guest (Insecure’s Y’lan Noel) arrives at the B&B, stirring jealousy with her ex and friction with his new girlfriend. (86 mins., DCP)

Join us for a Columbus Black International Film Festival Opening Night reception with a cash bar in the Wex's lower lobby 5:45–7 PM.

The Weekend | Image courtesy of Lionsgate

A woman sits in a car staring in disbelief at the man driving the car

The Weekend | Image courtesy of Lionsgate

Two women and one man sit on a blanket at a picnic in a green space by a tree

The Weekend | Image courtesy of Lionsgate

A woman, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans sits on a bathroom counter while a man in a blue shirt and blue jeans talks to her

The Weekend | Image courtesy of Lionsgate

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The Columbus Black International Film Festival is sponsored by the Columbus Foundation and the Greater Columbus Arts Council.

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