AMERICAN FICTION

March 21 – 28, 2024
American Fiction
Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor at the 2024 Academy Awards. Thelonious “Monk” Ellison’s writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world’s hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.
Dir: Cord Jefferson / 2023 / US / 117 min

“A brilliant ride — held together by Wright’s relaxed yet ever-thinking performance, another gem in a career full of them.” – Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

“Cord Jefferson’s slashingly funny satire of Black literary stereotyping is one of the best and boldest American comedies in years with a dynamite performance by an Oscar-ready Jeffrey Wright. You won’t look at race on screen in the same way again.” – Peter Travers, ABC News

“American Fiction is an impressive debut from Jefferson, who has seamlessly made the leap from the small to big screen with a strong comedic voice and characters crafted with empathy and care.” – Jourdain Searles, indieWire

SCREENING: THU 3/21 4PM; FRI 3/22 7PM; SUN 3/24 4PM; THU 3/28 7PM

Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before showtimes.