The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Liz Smith and Noelle Cook.
Three women set off on a road trip across America. One of them is a MAGA supporter and conspiracy theorist. She has just been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in the storming of The US Capitol. They meet other “patriots” along the way and as the journey unfolds she leads her travel companions deeper into her labyrinth of conspiracy, determined to open their eyes to what she sees as the real truth. By the trip’s end will she have converted them to her “5D world”?
Bios:
Liz Smith is an award winning British documentary filmmaker. Her work is centred around human rights issues. The films she makes at Page75 Productions are the outcome of years of study on the issues driving the rise of populism and the erosion of our democratic rights. However, researching the issues can only go so far. Her approach of spending time with affected communities on the frontline delivers a much deeper understanding of the forces driving these trends.
Noelle Cook is an ethnographer and researcher examining how identity, belief, and belonging shape women’s participation in conspiratorial and right-wing movements. She is the author of The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging and is a featured participant in documentary The Conspiracists.
Celebrate the modern master of melodrama and his iconic collaborators.
Ahead of next year's release of his newest film: Amarga Navidad, The Lexi will be celebrating Pedro Almodóvar, the modern master of melodrama with a focus on the women he has directed. The activity will spotlight the performances of Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth and Penélope Cruz across four of their iconic collaborations with Pedro.
Join us throughout December for:
TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! (1989) (Sun 30 Nov, Mon 1 & Wed 3 Dec)
THE FLOWER OF MY SECRET (1995) (Sun 7, Mon 8 & Wed 10 Dec)
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999) (Sun 14, Mon 15 & Wed 17 Dec)
VOLVER (2006) (Sun 21 & Mon 22 Dec)
All Sunday screenings will feature an introduction and tickets are only £10. Escape the winter blues with four trips to sunny Spain!
