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Daily Stream: Wex virtual screenings as of April 24

Melissa Starker, Creative Content & PR Manager

Apr 24, 2020

A young woman in a graduation gown throws her cap into the air on a palm tree-lined street in a scene from the documentary Pahokee

Here's what's new today and what's sticking around in Wex virtual screening rooms. Each will be open through at least Thursday, April 30, and each stream purchased through our independent distributor partners helps support the center and its programming.

Premiering today: Beyond the Visible: Hilma Af Klint

A woman is seen from behind looking at a painting by Hilma Af Klint in a scene from the documentary Beyond the Visible

Image courtesy of Zeitgeist Films

"It casts an entrancing spell that allows the staggering depth of its subject’s work to consume us, while showing how her trailblazing vision left an unmistakable imprint in over a century of iconic art spanning various mediums, resounding through history like a drop of colored paint in a pitcher of water."—RogerEbert.com

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Premiering today: Pahokee

High school cheerleaders stand in a field in a scene from the documentary Pahokee

Images above and at top of page courtesy of Monument Releasing

"With a patient and unobtrusive eye, filmmakers [Ivete] Lucas and [Patrick] Bresnan paint impressionistic portraits of a quartet of charismatic teenagers over the course of a pivotal school year."—Los Angeles Times

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Premiering today: Rififi

Scene from the classic film noir Rififi

Image courtesy of Film Movement

"Blacklisted by the post-war anti-Communist witch-hunt in Hollywood, director Jules Dassin fled to Europe where he made this low-budget French thriller. A young critic at the time, François Truffaut, described it as 'the best film noir I've ever seen.'"—BBC

New​ restoration!

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Premiering today: Sátántangó

Scene from the film Satantango by Bela Tarr

Image courtesy of Arbelos Films

"A diabolical piece of sarcasm about the dreams, machinations, and betrayals of a failed farm collective, set during a few rainy fall days.—Chicago Reader 

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Held over through April 30: Ohio Shorts

Scene from the Ohio-made film MUNE by Catalina Jordan Alvarez

From this year's Jury Award recipient, Catalina Jordan Alvarez's Muñe; image courtesy of the filmmaker

Join the many viewers from around the world who've already watched this year's terrific program of short films by filmmakers from around the state.

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Held over: Cane River

A man rides horseback in a scene from Cane River

Image courtesy of Oscilloscope Labs

"Cane River is composed of a series of conversations about the grip that history, namely of racist atrocities, has on the present day."—Slant

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This film is available to stream via Kanopy with a Columbus Metropolitan or Ohio State Library card. But if you're able, we hope you'll purchase a screening ticket here to support the center's programming.

 

Held over: Santiago, Italia

Archival still from the film Santiago Italia

"[Filmmaker Nanni Moretti's] instincts as a storyteller supersede, even complement, his disregard for the standard practice of documentary. The result is a slice of global, political, human life that bristles with passion and indignation."—Columbus Underground

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Held over: Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Actress Sonia Braga in a scene from the film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Image courtesy of Film Movement

"Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands should be seen as liberating, an unpretentious and uncomplicated slant on desire."—Los Angeles Times

New restoration!

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Held over: Slay the Dragon

Image from the gerrymandering documentary Slay the Dragon

Image courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

"A rather thrilling and hopeful watch, particularly in an election year while the world is roiling with uncertainty."—Vox

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Held over: Sorry We Missed You

Image from the Ken Loach film Sorry We Missed You

Image courtesy of Zeitgeist Films

"Well-researched and highly detailed in how it lays bare the empty promises of the gig economy and the ruthless techno-feudalism of e-commerce, Sorry We Missed You is a movie that will infuriate you. But what makes it one of [Ken] Loach’s best isn’t just its rage (which is plentiful) but its compassion (which is overwhelming)."—Vulture

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