LITTLE WOODS
2018. 105 min. Directed by Nia DaCosta
Tickets here: https://www.ifccenter.com/films/little-woods/
LITTLE WOODS is a film about two sisters taking matters into their own hands and refusing to be another statistic of a country that does not support them. Director Nia DaCosta does not shy away from taking a stance on political hot topics such as abortion, fracking, and the opioid crisis. The desolate landscapes of this gritty small-town thriller reflects the bleak realities of sisters, Ollie (Tessa Thompson) and Deb (Lily James), as they navigate low-income living and the American healthcare system where choices become more limited and the danger more real. Guest presenter Roxane Gay will explain how LITTLE WOODS’ portrayal of the unique challenges women face has impacted her creative development and work as a writer, professor, and social commentator.
Roxane Gay on LITTLE WOODS
“LITTLE WOODS is a haunting, layered film, written and directed by Nia DaCosta. I chose to present LITTLE WOODS at the IFC Center because of the gritty and compelling story it tells; the prescience with which the film lays bare the harsh realities of American poverty; and how women often have to make impossible choices to survive. With incredible performances by Tessa Thompson and Lily James, LITTLE WOODS is a reminder that when you’re living in precarious circumstances, it doesn’t take much at all to be pushed over the edge.”
Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and the New York Times bestselling Hunger. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. She also has a newsletter, The Audacity.
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