Detroit, and Q&A with Kathryn Bigelow and Filmmakers
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum
With a credit-sequence preamble featuring Jacob Lawrence's epic painted works that make up "The Migration Series", Academy Award winners Kathryn Bigelow (director) and Mark Boal (writer) have created a work that thrusts us into the heart of racial conflict and mistrust in America. This is a country that has yet to fully absorb and address the inequities that face Black communities from the rural South to the urban North, and Detroit leverages one of the most visceral moments in recent history (the Detroit riots of 1967) to drive that home. With riveting performances by an ensemble cast that includes John Boyega, Jason Mitchell, and Anthony Mackie, Bigelow reminds us why she is one of the most vital directors working today.
A Q&A with Kathryn Bigelow, William Goldenberg, Harry Yoon, and Wickie Thomas follows the screening.
Detroit. 2017. USA. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. 143 min. Courtesy of Annapurna Films.
This screening is presented as part of the annual Contenders film series.
See the full lineup of films here.
Event Date: Monday, Dec. 18. 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: $20 General Admission
$10 Hammer Members with valid discount code.*
*Limit 6 tickets per customer. No late seating; any unclaimed tickets will be released at 7:30 p.m. No refunds and no exchanges. Post-screening guests are subject to change.
*Online ticket sales have closed. Standby tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis.
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village.
Parking is available under the museum.