*Tonight, November 19th, 7:30 PMat Spectacle, 124 S. 3rd St., Brooklyn*
*Committed (1984) on 16mmDirected by Sheila McLaughlin & Lynne TillmanWith McLaughlin and Tillman in attendance for a Q&A!* *Committed* is an experimental narrative and period piece about Frances Farmer (played by McLaughlin), who was involuntarily committed to mental institutions in the 1940s. The film focuses on the relationship between Farmer and her mother, and examines social and political norms of the time, including the burgeoning use of psychiatry to cure "disturbed" women. For a more complete write-up visit: http://www.spectacletheater.com/committed-on-16mm/. The screening is also featured on today's Screen Slate: http://www.screenslate.com/whats-showing-today/tuesday-november-19 Doors at 7:00 PM, $5 ~ Spectacle is a community screening space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, established and staffed entirely by volunteers. Our programming encompasses overlooked works, offbeat gems, contemporary art, political polemics, live performance and more. Shows are $5 unless noted as free. COMMITTED courtesy of the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. -- *KATIE BRADSHAW* *SPECTACLE <http://www.spectacletheater.com>/ Programmer / A community screening space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn*
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