Past Film/Video | Documentaries

Strange Culture

(Lynn Hershman Leeson, 2007)

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Jul 23, 2021–Jul 24, 2021
Available Times
  • Fri, Jul 23, 7:00 PM
  • Sat, Jul 24, 4:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

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$9 general public
$7 members
$5 students

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Lynn Hershman Leeson’s hybrid documentary Strange Culture examines the case of Steve Kurtz, an artist/activist who was charged as a bioterrorist by the federal government after a makeshift lab with biological specimens was discovered in his home.

Hershman Leeson uses actors (Thomas Jay Ryan as Kurtz, and Tilda Swinton as his deceased wife, Hope) to discuss the case as Kurtz was legally prevented from doing so at the time. Kurtz’s lab was discovered when medics were called to the house when his wife died suddenly from heart failure. Many believe the charges against Kurtz stemmed from his frequent criticism of the US Food and Drug Administration. Kurtz was never indicted; in 2008, a judge dismissed the remaining charges of mail and wire fraud. (75 mins., DCP)

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"Alternately teasing and terrifying, Strange Culture is a near-perfect alignment of subject and form. In its creative assessment of our current judicial climate, the need for artistic freedom has seldom seemed so urgent."
New York Times
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FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

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Past Film/Video

Strange Culture

Jul 23, 2021–Jul 24, 2021
Wednesday's Hours 10AM–6PM
  • Fri, Jul 23, 7:00 PM
  • Sat, Jul 24, 4:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

ADMISSION
$9 general public
$7 members
$5 students

Click here to view our latest COVID-19 safety protocols.

FREE GALLERY ADMISSION
Don’t forget: gallery admission is free with a ticket to any same-day Wexner Center event. Simply show your ticket at our Patron Services Desk.

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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