Out at the Movies
POTATO DREAMS OF
AMERICA
Thursday, June 30th at 7:30 PM
Members $12 | Public
$17
Struggling to survive in the USSR during the turbulent years
of Perestroika, Lena and her gay son, Potato, escape into the fantasy world of
pirated American movies, but soon the movies are not enough and Elena decides
to become a mail-order bride and discover America for herself. Soon after
Lena marries a much older and very eccentric John, the mother and son find that
they're in for a lot of surprises. Closely based on the writer-director
Wes Hurley's childhood, Potato Dreams of America is one of
those stories that prove that real life is often much stranger than fiction. (2021, 95min., US, NR, English | Dir. Wes
Hurley)