Ackland Film Forum: “Being There” (Hal Ashby, 1979)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Chance, an unworldly gardener mistaken for a genius of political policy, is one of the most curious characters in American cinema. Director Hal Ashby’s film features a…
Ackland Film Forum: “Election” (Alexander Payne, 1999)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Alexander Payne directed this adaptation of Tom Perotta’s 1998 novel on dirty politics in a high school election, which was inspired in part by the 1992 presidential…
Ackland Film Forum: “Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed” (Shola Lynch, 2004)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Shola Lynch’s remarkable documentary on Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 campaign to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee never felt more relevant. Energetic and celebratory, this film…
Ackland Film Forum: Screening of “Velvet Goldmine”
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Art Museum & UNC Film Studies Present: A Celebration of Christine Vachon Join us for a two-night event honoring Christine Vachon, one of independent cinema’s most fearless and influential…
Ackland Film Forum: Christine Vachon in Conversation
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Art Museum & UNC Film Studies Present: A Celebration of Christine Vachon Join us for a two-night event honoring Christine Vachon, one of independent cinema’s most fearless and influential…