Join RoxFilm for this double feature of MONEY GAME and UGLY SWEATER with two intermission shorts, A MIND OF ITS OWN and MOIRA’S MEATS! There will be complimentary light bites and popcorn available.
7pm:
Money Game
Directed by Julian Lowenthal (USA, 91:38 mins).
A young widowed father of two girls, struggles to navigate a broken system, until he discovers the "Money Game" from an unorthodox professor.
Intermission Films:
A Mind of Its Own
Directed by C.C. Randle (USA 2023, 12:11 mins).
C.J., a black woman, is a hard worker and is looking to move up the corporate ladder. When she comes into work on the day of her big presentation with a new hairstyle, her literal, loud-talking hair causes her coworkers to react in a less-than-ideal manner where she faces racial microaggressions. She must then decide: is her hair worth the headache, or will she just let her hair have a mind of its own?
Moira’s Meats
Directed by Elijah Brewer (USA 2023, 11:29 mins).
A young woman‘s impractical idealization of love is put to the ultimate test when she discovers that she is a character in her favorite romance novelist’s latest book.
9pm:
Ugly Sweater
Directed by Lauren Musgrove (USA 2023, 90:00 mins).
Determined to study astrophysics at an Ivy League college, high-school senior Ruby faces her anxiety as it appears vividly in her dreams, prompted by a seemingly magical ugly Christmas sweater. Within this tumultuous year, Ruby experiences first love, nostalgia, the power of sisterhood, and a new path to find peace.
Q&A to follow.