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Jennifer Reeder in personPreceded by reception Q&A follows
Columbus Premiere
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Director Jennifer Reeder joins us for this screening of her latest feminist mash-up of teen drama and supernatural horror—a hit at the Berlin Film Festival.
Columbus native Jennifer Reeder returns to the Wexner Center with Perpetrator, the gripping tale of a daring teen girl named Jonny (Kiah McKirnan), who’s sent to live with her aunt Hildie (played by former teen icon Alicia Silverstone) after her father falls ill. On arriving at her new school, she becomes involved in a series of disappearances of local girls and takes matters into her own hands when she discovers her main suspect is the son of a cop.
Some have described Reeder’s films as a cross between the teen comedy of John Hughes and surreal noir of David Lynch. Perpetrator also includes nods to the cult classic high school satire Heathers (1989) and the giallo horror of Dario Argento, the subject of a retrospective here this summer. (101 mins., DCP)
The Wex is excited to welcome back Reeder, who has introduced her films here numerous times, received postproduction support for multiple projects from our Film/Video Studio, and received Wexner Center Artist Residency Awards in 2007 and 2017. Join Reeder for a reception with snacks and a cash bar from 6 to 7 PM in the lower lobby, and stick around after the screening for a Q&A with the director.
IMAGE CAPTIONPerpetrator, courtesy of Shudder.
SUPPORT FOR FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS PROVIDED BYRohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Arts CouncilL Brands FoundationThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesVorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYMike and Paige CraneAxium PackagingCampusParcJeni’s Splendid Ice CreamsPresident Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica MeinhardNancy KramerGlobal Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme Larry and Donna JamesLisa BartonJohanna DeStefanoJones DayAlex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
Perpetrator