Name: Film Screening, Rubicon Cinema: Richard Myers’ Confrontation at Kent State and Deathstyles
Start: 2026-02-21T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 943 Dopler St, Akron, OH 44303-1105, United States

$Film Screening, Rubicon Cinema: Richard Myers\u2019 Confrontation at Kent State and Deathstyles$

February 21, 8:00 PM
Film Screening:
Richard Myers’ Confrontation at Kent State and Deathstyles
Beginning in the late 1960s, Richard Myers and his cinematography students hosted Tuesday Cinema and later Filmworks—evenings devoted to experimental film that ranged from cutting-edge avant-garde works to Betty Boop cartoons. In that same spirit, a special installment of Rubicon Cinema, sponsored by the May 4 Visitors Center, will feature two films by Myers in honor of the exhibition Reel Witness: May 4 on the Screen.
Created in response to widespread misinformation surrounding the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University, these films offer both documentary urgency and experimental reflection.
Location:
Blue Sky Studio
943 Dopler Street
Akron, OH 44303
https://www.rubiconcinema.com
Please note this event is taking place offsite at Blue Sky Studio in Akron, host to Rubicon Cinema. Bring your own snacks, drinks, etc.
Admission: Free (but donations to Rubicon Cinema appreciated)
Films:
Confrontation at Kent State (1970, 16mm, 43 min)
A documentary made in the weeks immediately following the May 4 shooting, featuring interviews with Kent State students, guardsmen, and local residents, alongside raw campus footage and contemporary news coverage.
Deathstyles (1971, 16mm, 60 min)
An experimental meditation on the decline of American society in the wake of May 4, described by the Whitney Museum as an “American Gothic horror tale.”