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Reception | 5:30 PM Performance Space
Conversation with Pam Grier | 7 PM Mershon Auditorium
Screening of Foxy Brown | 8:30 PM Mershon Auditorium
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Live captioning (CART) will be provided for this event.
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For one night only, iconic film, television, and stage star Pam Grier comes to the Wex for a special reception and conversation followed by a screening of Foxy Brown.
During this unforgettable event, the center’s Director of Film/Video David Filipi joins Grier on Mershon Auditorium’s stage to discuss her storied career from the 1970s through the present. In this freewheeling conversation, Grier reminiscences about her early years in groundbreaking action films such as Foxy Brown, which screens after the talk in 35mm on Mershon’s big screen.
Following the smash success of Coffy (Jack Hill, 1973), Grier was cast in Foxy Brown’s title role: a woman out for vengeance when her government-agent boyfriend is killed by a drug syndicate. Connecting the killing to a high-end escort service, she goes undercover as a sex worker to enact her revenge. (35mm, 94 mins.)
To kick off the evening, join Grier, event sponsor Larry James, and other friends of the Wex in the Performance Space at 5:30 PM for a special reception with heavy appetizers and beverages. The ICON ticket gives you access to the reception along with the evening’s conversation and screening. Please note: the reception is currently sold out.
We’re honored to welcome Grier to the center for this spotlight on her singular career. This evening is the culmination of a Wex-organized film series that includes screenings of Coffy (Nov 2 and 10), Jackie Brown (Nov 4), Mars Attacks! (Nov 6), and Ghosts of Mars (Nov 9).
See the complete Visiting Filmmaker: Pam Grier lineup.
Foxy Brown, image courtesy of Park Circus.
One of America’s most iconic actors and pop-culture figures for the past 50 years, Pam Grier is widely known for her breakthrough performances in Coffy and Foxy Brown as well as Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown (1997), starring Grier and written with her in mind. Grier has continued to appear in film and television regularly, including in the hit Showtime series The L Word (2004–9) as the popular recurring character Kit Porter and in the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess (2019–20) as Constance Terry.
AN EVENING WITH PAM GRIER MADE POSSIBLE BY Larry and Donna James
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Smoot Construction Company BakerHostetler
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council L Brands Foundation The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Axium Packaging CampusParc Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Larry and Donna James Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
An Evening with Pam Grier
