Rooftop Cinema: Truth or Consequences (8/20)

227 State St,Madison WI 53703

20 August, 2021

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Bring a friend, bring a blanket or camp chairs, and prepare yourself for an evening of independent video under the stars! ***Please read our COVID policy below before reserving tickets. TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (2021, USA, 102 min | Hannah Jayanti) Please note: this screening begins at 8:00pm. Ticketholders must arrive by 7:45pm to claim seats. After nearly a decade exploring different facets of the African diaspora — and his own place within it — Ephraim Asili makes his feature-length debut with The Inheritance, an astonishing ensemble work set almost entirely within a West Philadelphia house where a community of young, Black artists and activists form a collective. A scripted drama of characters attempting to work towards political consensus — based partly on Asili’s own experiences in a Black liberationist group — weaves with a documentary recollection of the Philadelphia liberation group MOVE, the victim of a notorious police bombing in 1985. Ceaselessly finding commonalties between politics, humor, and philosophy, with Black authors and radicals at its edges, The Inheritance is a remarkable film about the world as we know it. ROOFTOP CINEMA 2021 Rooftop Cinema returns to the Museum’s rooftop sculpture garden select Fridays in late summer for its sixteenth season. Rooftop Cinema is $5 per screening, or free for MMoCA members and anyone age 21 and younger; free tickets must still be reserved through Eventbrite.In addition to advance tickets sold through Eventbrite, a limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the screening on a first-come, first-served basis.Ticketholders must arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to showtime in order to claim seats. Reservations are paperless. Admission begins in the Rooftop Sculpture Garden 60 minutes before screen time; please check in with MMoCA staff on the roof when you arrive.Screenings will relocate to the lecture hall (masks required) if rain is predicted. Ticketholders will be notified via email if the screening has been moved indoors. Rooftop Cinema is a program of MMoCA’s Education Department and is curated by James Kreul, with technical support provided by Tanner Engbretsen. MMoCA’s film programming is generously funded by an anonymous donor, maiahaus, and Venture Investors, LLC. COVID POLICY FOR ATTENDEES Attendees must wear masks when inside MMoCA and when interacting with museum or restaurant staff (e.g. ordering a drink at Fresco), including outdoors.Masks are encouraged outdoors when social distancing cannot be easily maintained.Event capacities at MMoCA have been limited to allow ample room for social distancing between guests.As a protective measure, seating will be in designated areas and chairs will not be provided. Please come prepared with a blanket or camp chair. ABOVE: Film stills from Truth or Consequences (2021) directed by Hannah Jayanti. Images courtesy of Sentient.Art.Film. The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is a nonprofit, independent organization that exists to exhibit, collect, preserve, and interpret modern and contemporary art. MMoCA serves the art life of the community by creating opportunities for direct experience with works of art, by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas about art, and by offering programs to enhance the appreciation and understanding of art.