Join us for a free screening of Stephen Cone's 2011 independent film, The Wise Kids. Winner of the Grand Jury Award for screenwriting and dramatic feature at LA's OutFest and included on four "Best of 2011" lists including the Chicago Tribune (Michael Philips) and Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones), The Wise Kids is the moving story of three southern teens as they finish high school and grapple with the open questions of their future and is a nuanced coming-of-age tale about coming-out, friendship, and faith. Writing about the movie in the Chicago Reader, J.R. Jones calls the movie "lovely" and notes that, "Given the ongoing friction between gay rights and Christian fundamentalism, what really distinguishes The Wise Kids from most gay films—in fact, most films, period—is how evidently Cone respects religious devotion." This free screening will be followed by a discussion with Cone as well as Tyler Ross, one of the film's three stars. Teens and adults only.
