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Melissa Starker, Creative Content & PR Manager
Jul 03, 2020
Stay inside and beat the heat with this week's slate of films streaming in our virtual screening rooms. A portion of all screening fees helps benefit the Wex.
Courtesy of Kino Lorber Films
"I went into the film knowing nothing about the Cantopop star, and came away from it as an instant fan rejuvenated by my connection to every soul throughout the world currently fighting to preserve human rights against the rising tide of totalitarianism."—RogerEbert.com
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Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
"It’s no wonder both the congressional new guard, like freshman representatives Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and old guard, such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others, sing his inspirational praises here. If ever an individual in today’s dysfunctional political world is to be admired, it’s this man."—Austin Chronicle
Buy your ticket to the film and an accompanying Q&A with Lewis and Oprah Winfrey.
Ticket buyers will also be able to livestream a panel discussion on July 9 at 7:30 PM presented by the Freedom Rides Museum of Montgomery, Alabama, featuring Freedom Riders Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Dr. Rip Patton in conversation with director Dawn Porter.
Courtesy of Eagle Rock Entertainment
"Gathering new interviews and a fine selection of archival material, British documentarian Leslie Woodhead tells Fitzgerald's story with a sure feel for the joyous swing and sultry depths of that voice, and a sensitive eye on the complexities of life as a self-made Black woman in 20th century America."—Hollywood Reporter
Courtesy of ArtMattan Productions
"A quiet character study of a young man negotiating his teens through a minefield of potential traps — poverty, the pull of gang life, raging hormones — that lead to toxic masculinity."—San Francisco Chronicle
Courtesy of the artist
A timely consideration of a foundational national document, Bear in Mind (Bill of Rights) uses strategies of interpretation and translation to break down and reveal the basic meaning of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. The video was made in collaboration with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter Charlene McCarthy, who created a “gloss” of the document and is featured signing onscreen.
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"Erin Durant has the same flair for couching desolate emotions in jaunty sweetness as Jenny Lewis, Joanna Newsom and even For the Roses-era Joni Mitchell."—The Guardian
The filmmaker has generously offered the film free of charge and asks viewers to consider making a modest donation to the Wexner Center in lieu of a ticket fee.
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From Tom Kalin's Nation, courtesy of the artist
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