WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Friday, Sept. 7 | 6:45pm | Art Theatre

Molly Shannon plays Emily Dickinson in the humorous drama 'Wild Nights with Emily."  This film explores her vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years - most notably Emily's lifelong romantic relationship with another woman (Susan Ziegler). After Emily died, a rivalry emerged when her brother's mistress (Amy Seimetz) along with editor T.W. Higginson (Brett Gelman) published a book of Emily's poems. Unique and surreal, this seriously Independent film was the Winner of the US-In-Progress award in Paris.

Post Screening Filmmaker Q&A With:
Actor: Jackie Monahan




MAPPLETHORPE
Friday, Sept. 7 | 9:15 pm | Art Theatre

Robert Mapplethorpe is arguably one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Mapplethorpe discovered himself both sexually and artistically in New York City throughout the 70's and 80's. The film explores Mapplethorpe's life from moments before he and Patti Smith moved into the famed Chelsea hotel, home to a world of bohemian chic. Mapplethorpe's work displayed erotisim in a way that had never been examined nor displayed before to the public. The film explores the intersection of his art and his sexuality and his struggle for mainstream recognition. The biopic offers a nuanced portrait of an artist at the height of his craft and of the self-destructive impulses that threaten to undermine it all.


 
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