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Other Films with Guests
Gun Hill Road
(2011) Directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green
Wednesday - October 3 - 7:00 p.m.
In Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month: Many Backgrounds,
Many Stories...One American Spirit, we present an encore screening of
last year's Gun Hill Road, with lead actor Esai Morales. The film follows
Enrique (Morales) as he returns home from a three-year stint in prison,
only to find his son beginning a sexual transformation and his wife trying
to hide an emotional affair. Torn between his love for his family and his
ideas about manhood, Enrique must come to terms with the changing
times and forces that may tear his family apart. The film won the Grand
Jury Nominee at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. (35mm. 88 min.
Rated R.)
Actor Esai Morales is scheduled to be present.
Susan Seizer
Susan Seizer is a cultural anthropologist
whose research and teaching celebrates
the critical potential of live performance.
Stigmas of the Tamil Stage is her award-
winning book based on Seizer's ethnog-
raphy of comedic theater artists in South
India. Road Comics: Big Work on Small
Stages is her first documentary film, and is
based on four years of ethnographic research with professional standup comics in middle
America. She is currently writing a book on road comedy to accompany the film.
Road Comics: Big Work on Small Stages
(2012)
Produced by Susan Seizer
Sunday - September 30 - 6:30 p.m.
This documentary film follows the creative brilliance of three stand-up comedians
working the comedy club circuit in middle America. Local audiences across the Midwest
and South appreciate the humor these comics draw out of strip malls, fast food, and
the slow quirkiness of lives not made for TV. Producer and IU professor Susan Seizer
(Communication & Culture) follows Stewart Huff, Tim Northern, and Kristin Key as
they transform daily life into live art. The film also offers a glimpse into the business of
comedy through interviews with club owners on the ins and outs of regional entertainment
industries. Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, Road Comics: Big Work on Small Stages
is a work of art about the art of work. This project was partially supported by Indiana
University's New Frontiers Program, funded by Lilly Endowment and administered by
the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. (Digital presentation. 53 min. Not rated.)
Producer Susan Seizer is scheduled to be present.
Esai Morales
For years, award-winning actor Esai Morales
has exhibited his outstanding acting talents
on television, in theater and in films. Since
his feature film debut in Bad Boys opposite
Sean Penn, the actor has continuously
offered film and television performances
that strongly resonate in the hearts and
minds of his audience. Describing himself
as an "actorvist," Morales has combined
art and activism to build bridges of
understanding in his communities. When
not working, he enjoys writing songs,
singing, and playing the guitar.
Tickets: (812) 855-1103