GET OUT – Film Screening & Conversation

It’s all tricks and treats in Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning GET OUT. Scares and satire mix in a richly-lay- ered look at racial toxicity in America. Peele’s inventive mix of mad scientist horror, tongue-in-cheek humor, and social critique earned it the 2018 Oscar for Best Screenplay along with nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

Even if you’ve seen the film, the before-screening introduction will hopefully draw your attention to fascinating details, subtext, and symbolism you might have missed the first time around. Conversation after the movie is welcome.

Once upon a time, Jeff Meyers was an award-winning film critic and journalist, served as president of the Detroit Film Critics Society (2010-2013), and spent ten years teaching film appreciation and lead- ing film groups. He now works on the film and television editorial team for Apple.