Perspective Film Series Presents:
Get Out (2017)
Dir. Jordan Peele
Sunday, February 25
5:30-7:30 PM
2017 | USA | 144 mins
Perspective Film Series returns to Contemporary Calgary with a screening of Jordan Peele's Get Out (2017) in celebration of Black History Month.
The film follows Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya), who agrees to meet the family of his white girlfriend Rose Armitage (Allison Williams) for the first time. As the weekend progresses, their relationship unravels as he uncovers a series of increasingly unsettling discoveries.
Jordan Peele's Get Out subverts classical horror tropes, delivering a scathing social commentary. Equal parts horror and satire, the film is a trenchant critique of neoliberal racism in post-racial America, which casts a shadow over the colonial roots of violence towards people of colour.
This screening will be followed by a moderated conversation and Q&A with Sue-Shane Tsomondo.
This screening is free with $10 admission to Contemporary Calgary. Our galleries are open from 12-5pm for viewing prior to attending the program.
The 2024 edition of Perspective Film Series is curated by Muriel N. Kahwagi, Assistant Curator at Contemporary Calgary. The series will feature monthly screenings that amplify voices from the Global South, shedding light on historically marginalized communities.
Sunday, February 25
Doors: 5:00 PM
Screening: 5:30 PM
Q&A to follow.
FREE with $10 admission to Contemporary Calgary. FREE for members.
+ Non-Members: $10
+ Members: FREE
About the Curator:
Muriel N. Kahwagi (she/her)
Muriel N. Kahwagi is a writer and curator, working primarily across publishing and programming. Her research is centered on the politics of collecting and archiving the performative; and the act of listening as a form of preservation in and of itself. In 2023, she was the TD Curatorial Fellow at Art Windsor-Essex, and a curator as part of Vtape’s Curatorial Incubator, v.19. She is currently the Assistant Curator at Contemporary Calgary, and a programmer at the Toronto Arab Film Festival.
About the Speaker:
Sue-Shane Tsomondo (she/her)
Sue-Shane Tsomondo is a poet, writer, educator, and the creator of Sue's Stokvel, a multidisciplinary platform that is creating space for Black and African storytelling. In academia, Tsomondo studied International Relations focusing on Sub-Saharan African institutions in governance at the University of Calgary. After adding a minor in English to her course load, she realized her deepest passion was for writing and literature and it has grown into a well-rounded artistic practice that she is using to uplift her communities.
