Silver Bullets/Art History

Rated: NR Runtime: 144 mins.

Friday, February 22 7pm SILVER BULLETS – Ethan is an arthouse director struggling with a creative slump, and his girlfriend Claire is an actress with a burgeoning career. When she takes a role in a werewolf movie by a up and coming horror auteur, Ethan becomes depressed, retaliating by casting Claire’s best friend in a romantic role opposite himself in his new film. As pettiness and jealousy spiral out of control, Claire begins to slip into a surreal fantasy world… Show more that more closely mirrors her role in the werewolf film than that of her real life. Starring Joe Swanberg, Kate Lyn Sheil, Ti West & Amy Seimetz. 2011. Digital. 70 mins. ART HISTORY - Sam has feelings for Juliette, the lead acress in a sexually explicit drama cetenred on a couple’s one night stand. He must maintain a professional relationship with her, which goes well until Juliette and her co-star Eric develop off-screen feelings for one another. Set entirely in one location over the course of a few days, ART HISTORY uses long static takes and minimal lighting to create a mood of claustrophobia and dread. Starring Josephine Decker, Joe Swanberg, Kent Osborne & Adam Wingard. 2011. 74 mins.

Part of our series, SEXUAL POLITICS: THE OCCASIONALLY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AND ALWAYS PERSONAL FILMS OF JOE SWANBERG, running February 22 - 24!

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