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To raise awareness and celebrate Disability History month, which begins on November 18th, the Library presents a screening of the film 'The Peanut Butter Falcon', co-written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Join us at 7 p.m. in the Library Exhibition area on A floor - bring your popcorn!

Zac (Zack Gottsagen) is a man with Down Syndrome who has been placed in a nursing home by the state since he has no family and no resources. He has befriended every elderly resident, as well as Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), a kindly young woman who works at the facility. Zac is a huge wrestling fan and all day, every day he watches an ancient video tape put out by a wrestler named Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church), whom Zac idolizes. Zac's goal is to get to Salt Water Redneck's wrestling school, the one advertised in the video. And so Zac tries to escape. Repeatedly. Eleanor is forced to label Zac a "flight risk." Zac rooms with Carl (Bruce Dern), who complains about having to watch the same wrestling video all day but sympathizes with Zac's desire to bust loose. One night, Carl helps Zac bend back the iron bars on the window, suggests Zac grease himself up with hand soap, and watches his roommate flee into the night, barefoot and wearing just his underwear. 

 


Date:
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Time:
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Library Digital Scholarship Lab, Library Open Research Lab, Library_A343a
Type:
Social Event
Categories:
Events - Campus and Community Life, Events - Library Channel, Events - Staff Channel, Events - Student Channel, Exhibitions and events > Event, Location > Exhibition space
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