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Past Film/Video | Contemporary Screen
Introduced by Meaca Moore Reception at 5:45 PM
ADMISSION $9 general public $7 members $5 students Click here to view our latest COVID-19 safety protocols.
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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 the recently released acclaimed films The Weekend and Zola.
“Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out??????? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.”—A’Ziah “Zola” King, Twitter
Inspired by a real-life, 148 tweet thread with details of murder, prostitution, and suicide that went viral, Zola follows two strippers, Zola and Stefani, as they embark on a road trip from Detroit to Tampa to work at a club with the potential to make far more money than they're currently earning.
Along for the ride are Stefani’s mysterious friend “X” and her boyfriend Derrek. The gig is not what was promised, and Zola quickly discovers that it was a scheme by Stefani and Derrek to involve her in prostitution. As Ava DuVernay tweeted about the original thread, “Drama, humor, action, suspense, character development.” (90 mins., DCP)
Columbus poet Meaca Moore introduces the screening.
Join us for a Columbus Black International Film Festival Opening Night reception with a cash bar in the Wex's lower lobby from 5:45–7 PM.
Zola | Image courtesy of Andy Battaglia, A24
The Columbus Black International Film Festival is sponsored by the Columbus Foundation and the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health Kaufman Development
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY The Wexner Family Greater Columbus Arts Council Mary and C. Robert Kidder L Brands Foundation American Electric Power Foundation The Columbus Foundation Ohio Arts Council Bill and Sheila Lambert Adam Flatto Huntington Institute of Museum and Library Services Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease Arlene and Michael Weiss
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Past Film/Video
Zola
