Nov 03 | 7:00 pm
Bright Lights:God’s Country
Directed by Julian Higgins
Free Event
Co-presented with the Roxbury International Film Festival, the Independent Film Festival Boston and the Office of Alumni Relations
Based on a short story by acclaimed author James Lee Burke, God’s Country is a character-driven thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the American West. Sandra Guidry is a Black professor living and working in a rural college town. She’s also grieving her recently-deceased mother, for whom she’d served as primary caretaker. On the day of the burial, Sandra discovers a mysterious red truck parked in her driveway. She soon learns it belongs to a pair of local hunters seeking to enter the forest behind her house. Sandra turns them away politely but firmly –her experience tells her these are not the sort of men to welcome freely into her world. But they won’t take no for an answer, and soon Sandra finds herself drawn into an escalating battle of wills that puts her most deeply-held values to the test. Conversation with director and affiliated faculty Julian Higgins ‘08 to follow.
Info

Venue
Emerson Paramount Center
Bright Family Screening Room
559 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
Dates
Nov 03, 2022 | 7:00 pm
Post Film Q&A
Conversation with director and affiliated faculty Julian Higgins ‘08 to follow.
Details
103 minutes
FREE
Please Note:
Proof of vaccination or a negative test is required for entry
Access
Closed Captions
Tickets
Tickets for this screening will be available to reserve starting on THU, NOV 03 @ 12PM in-person at the Emerson Paramount Theatre Box Office, 559 Washington Street, or by phone at 617.824.8400.
Please note that registration for this free event does not guarantee access. You must be present at the theatre by the event start time to guarantee your seat. In the event of a sold out screening, unused tickets will be redistributed.
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About Bright Lights

The Bright Lights Cinema Series is presented by the Department of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College. The mission of the series is to create community through cinema and welcomes both Emerson faculty, students, and staff as well as the general public.
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