Book Club Screening
feat. Discussion with Jan Weismiller (Prairie Lights), Tameka Cage Conley (PhD., UI Visiting Writer), Joe Tiefenthaler (FilmScene)
"A closely, compassionately observed study." - Alex Barasch, Slate
"Every once in a while, a movie grabs you, unsuspecting, and hustles its way into your heart. Jeremiah Zagar's We The Animals does that."- Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
"A tiny, uncut gem of a movie." - Jeanette Catsoulis, New York Times
WINNER, Sundance Film Festival Future/Now Award - director Jeremiah Zagar
WINNER, L.A. Outfest Outstanding American Narrative Feature
BOOK CLUB AT FILMSCENE
Join Prairie Lights and FilmScene to discuss the original source material (Writers' Workshop alum Justin Torres' novella) and the film adaptation of We The Animals at FilmScene's new Book Club series!
To participate:
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Bring your Book Club bookmark (distributed at Prairie Lights), or your book, to FilmScene to get a free glass of wine or coffee after the film
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Be a part of our post screening discussion of the film adaptation, hosted by Prairie Lights staff, our FilmScene programming team, and local artists and experts!
WE THE ANIMALS
Us three. Us brothers. Us kings, inseparable. Three boys tear through their childhood, in the midst of their young parents' volatile love that makes and unmakes the family many times over. While Manny and Joel grow into versions of their loving and unpredictable father, Ma seeks to shelter her youngest, Jonah, in the cocoon of home. More sensitive and conscious than his older siblings, Jonah increasingly embraces an imagined world all his own.
With a screenplay by Dan Kitrosser and Jeremiah Zagar based on the celebrated Justin Torres (University of Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate), We The Animals is a visceral coming-of-age story propelled by layered performances from its astounding cast - including three talented, young first-time actors - and stunning animated sequences which bring Jonah's torn inner world to life. Drawing from his documentary background, director Jeremiah Zagar creates an immersive portrait of working class family life and brotherhood.