Film Screening & Discussion: American Fiction

Join the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee on Sunday, September 20 at 1 pm for a screening of American Fiction, Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture's obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. There will be two showings of this film. Register for the Wednesday, September 23 at 6:30 pm screening HERE. Free and open to all. Registration is recommended but not required. 2023 - 1 hr 57 min - R About the Film: Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett. Sponsored by The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.