-Steve Kopian, Unseen Films
Roleplay
Friday, 11/1 ACE Main Theatre - 7 pm
Free and open to the public
As part of our UNCSA Filmmaking Symposium series join the Schools of Filmmaking and Drama as Producers Darcy McKinnon, Jenny Mercein, and Director Katie Mathews present their groundbreaking documentary "Roleplay" which premiered at SXSW this year earning a Grand Jury Award nomination.
"Roleplay" is the story of college students who confront sexual violence on their campus through a transformative theater process. This urgent coming of age story follows young people grappling with sex, consent, identity, and power on their paths to adulthood.
A hosted discussion with the filmmakers will follow the screening.
"One of the best docs I've seen so far this year is Katie Mathews "Roleplay," a film that truly surprised me because it does what so few films like this are willing to do: It lets its subjects be messy, unpredictable, and human..."
-Brian Tallerico, Managing Director, RogerEbert.com
"It changed me. Access to these brilliant young minds and what they've accomplished got to me on a cellular level. I remembered to be hopeful for a moment."
-Ashley Smith, Flagpole
Event Venue
1533 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27127, 1533 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27127-2738, United States,Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston Salem
