SUN DEC 17, 2023 5:30 PM AMERICAN FICTION / BASQUIAT Free (members-only) Aero Theatre | Career conversation with actor Jeffrey Wright. Moderated by Jim Hemphill. Advance Screening! Rare 35mm print of BASQUIAT courtesy of the Academy Film Archive ‘Jeffrey Wright: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Tickets are no longer on sale for this event. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. This event has sold out Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: AMERICAN FICTION, 2023, Dir. Cord Jefferson, 117 Min, Amazon Studios, USA AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. The film’s first-rate ensemble also includes Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae and Sterling K. Brown. AMERICAN FICTION is produced by Ben LeClair, p.g.a., Nikos Karamigios, p.g.a., Cord Jefferson, p.g.a., Jermaine Johnson, p.g.a. and is executive produced by Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Percival Everett and Michael Bowes. FORMAT: DCP BASQUIAT, 1996, Dir. Julian Schnabel, 110 Min, USA The life and art of Jean-Michel Basquiat is brought to vivid and poignant life in Julian Schnabel’s debut feature film, starring Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Gary Oldman, and Dennis Hopper. Tracing Basquiat’s rise from graffiti artist to art-world darling, this evocative and deeply personal portrait celebrates the artist who challenged convention and left an indelible mark on modern culture. FORMAT: 35mm