Get Out, and Q&A with Jordan Peele
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum
Having developed the film before the results of the 2016 election were known, director Jordon Peele didn’t necessarily intend for his debut feature to resonate in the viscerally contemporary ways it does. Though it was promoted as a horror film, its true terror lies in the mirror it holds up to latent liberal racism and cultural appropriation. Set in locales that will be instantly familiar to anyone who’s visited 21st-century Manhattan or Connecticut, Get Out’s creeping dread feels very close to home. Vividly entertaining and urgently relevant, it may well be the defining film of our times.
A Q&A with director Jordan Peele and actress Betty Gabriel follows the screening.
Get Out. 2017. USA. Directed by Jordan Peele. DCP. 104 min. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.
This screening is presented as part of the annual Contenders film series.
See the full lineup of films here.
Event Date: Thursday, Dec. 7, 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.