Hunt For The Wilderpeople
When: 6/09 – 6pm , 6/11 – 8pm
Where: Oklahoma City Museum of Art
HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE is a touching, hilarious comedy that drew universal praise at Sundance and opened to record breaking crowds in New Zealand, where it was produced.
The film stars legendary kiwi actor Sam Neill as a grouchy bushman and newcomer Julian Dennison as a feisty foster kid forced to forge an alliance to survive the New Zealand wilderness. Director and former comedianTaika Waititi is well known for his deft comic work on WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS and Boy and has been tapped by Marvel to direct the next THOR movie.
The Land
When: 6/10 – 8pm , 6/12 – 9:15pm
Where: Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Teenage buddies Cisco, Boobie, Junior, and Patty Cake skateboard the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, dreaming of getting discovered by a sponsor and skating their way out of poverty. That is, until the boys discover a bag full of pills in the back of a stolen car. Cisco’s entrepreneurial instincts take over, and in a flash their lives get better. But no one counted on having to come face to face with the cold, calculating, and notorious drug queenpin, “Momma,” who runs the toughest gang in town.
Black Mountain Poets
When: 6/10 – 9pm , 6/11 – 5pm
Where: Harkins Bricktown
Super hunky Tom Cullen from Downton Abbey stars as the love interest for nearly everyone in this hilarious, improvised British comedy. But, the real stars are Alice Lowe and Dolly Wells, who play professional con artist sisters who assume the identity of Internationally renowned poets The Wilding Sisters after stealing their car while on the run from the cops. Competing for a large cash prize at a Poet’s Poetry Society retreat in the depths of the Black Mountains, the sisters are forced to confront not only their relationship but also their place in the world.
The Master Cleanse
When: 6/11 – 8:15pm , 6/12 – 8:45pm
Where: Harkins Bricktown
The feature debut from writer/director Bobby Miller, THE MASTER CLEANSE is a humorous, weird, and soulful fantasy that examines how we deal with the things that weigh us down in life, ultimately asking the all-important question: given the opportunity to literally face your demons, what would you do?
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