Join Dr. Oliver Speck, Professor Sheree Chen, and Dr. Olivia Landry for three days of FREE screenings at the Grace Street Theater, with films relating to the 2024 VCU Common Book, Memory Wars.
Wednesday, October 9th at 5:00 pm with Dr. Oliver Speck
Labyrinth of Lies (2014, 122 min)
A story of an attorney general and the conspiracies surrounding the German government during WWII.
Thursday, October 10th at 5:00 pm with Professor Sheree Chen
Four Women (1975, 6 min)
Dancer Linda Martina Young portrays four stereotypes of Black women as they attempt to survive in America.
Locks (2009, 6 min)
A young man in Oakland, California, wakes with a heavy heart and decides to walk through the neighborhood to the local barbershop.
La Jetée (1962, 28 min)
A man is sent back and forth and in and out of time in an experiment that attempts to unravel the fate and the solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world during the aftermath of WW3.
Friday, October 11th at 5:00 pm with Dr. Olivia Landry
Masel Tov Cocktail (2020, 30 min)
A Jewish teenager living in Germany and the challenges of institutionalized memory culture and its ability to fight hate.
Come join our VCUarts film experts and engage in the Q&A discussion!