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Daily Stream: Wex virtual screenings as of August 14

Melissa Starker, Creative Content & PR Manager

Aug 14, 2020

A young black woman mayoral candidate sits at a table on the phone, under a sign for her campaign, as a black man stands to her right, taking her picture with a camera

You're once again welcome to visit the Wex galleries and browse the Store! But you can also still connect with us from home in a variety of ways, including our excellent selection of streaming offerings for the week. We appreciate your support for the center and its indie distribution partners with your ticket purchases.

Premiering today: Change of Life

A black and white image of a young white woman with dark hair looking off to the right

Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films

"Change Of Life pulsates just as vibrantly today in a world that’s undergoing a change in how we contemplate the human cost of modern life under capitalism."—The Playlist

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Premiering today: Represent

A woman of Asian descent in a white collared shirt and black blazer looks up and to the right, a small, blurry group of people behind her

Images above and at top of page courtesy of Music Box Films

"First-time feature director Hillary Bachelder’s debut speaks directly to that 2020 perspective... Each of the film’s three narratives reminds us the patriarchy never yields its political power willingly."—Chicago Tribune

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Premiering today: River City Drumbeat

Young men playing in a drum corps

Image courtesy of the producers

"The larger message of River City Drumbeat isn't just about how important White has been to his community. It's about how important community is. That may sound trite, but having this focal point is everything."—Austin Chronicle

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Samantha N. Sheppard: On Sporting Blackness, in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib and Dave Filipi

Author Samantha N Sheppard with the cover of her book, Sporting Blackness

Image courtesy of the author

Cinema and media scholar Sheppard (Cornell University) discusses her new book, Sporting Blackness—an analysis of race and representation in sports films and what it means to perform Blackness on screen.

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Holding: The Green Years

The Green Years

Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films

"The first film of a new generation."— filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira on The Green Years

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Holding: A Thousand Cuts

A Thousand Cuts

Image courtesy of PBS Distribution

"A gripping film profiling a remarkable journalist."—Los Angeles Times

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Your ticket also gives you access to a Q&A with Maria Ressa for a livestreamed Q&A moderated by Christiane Amanpour.

 

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Xan Palay, Last American Summer

Last American Summer, image courtesy of the artist

 

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