Little Sister

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Little Sister (2016, USA, 91 min., Digital)

Dir: Zach Clark; Cast: Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Keith Poulson

October, 2008. Obama is getting in, Halloween is around the corner, and a young novitiate is returning to her childhood home to come to grips with her eccentric family. Confronted with her hippie burnout mother (a terrific Ally Sheedy) and a brother who was disfigured in the Iraq War, Colleen reverts to the goth persona of her youth. Donning her old black lipstick and studded necklace, she cranks up the metal and sets to work repairing her family. Zach Clark’s very funny seasonal comedy takes the pulse of America, and sides firmly with our country’s misfits. “The best new movie I’ve seen this year. Equal parts heartfelt and volatile” (Calum Marsh, Village Voice).  “One of the great recent political films… nothing less than an up-to-date vision of the new, weird America. Clark boldly reclaims American Christianity for the left, depicting a demanding faith of radical humanism, without pious displays or moralistic dogma, in service to love” (Richard Brody, The New Yorker).

This fall, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) will premiere a powerhouse slate of acclaimed films to Madison audiences.  MMoCA’s Spotlight Cinema will show eight critically-celebrated and award-winning narrative features and documentaries from around the world, screening every Wednesday night from September 28 through November 16. Highlights include the winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival (Dheepan), the winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival (Sand Storm), and new work by master directors Hirokazu Kore-eda (After the Storm) and Nikolaus Geyrhalter  (Homo Sapiens).

​"MMoCA's Spotlight Cinema series is Madison’s chance to experience eight of the year’s most acclaimed and vital arthouse films on the big screen. These eight films comprise a wide-ranging survey of contemporary world cinema, including top prize-winners from Cannes and Sundance, new work by revered master directors, and envelope-pushing visions from the auteurs of tomorrow," stated Mike King, Guest Film Curator.

Spotlight Cinema is curated by Mike King, and is a program of MMoCA’s education department. Funding for the series has been provided by maiahaus, Venture Investors, LLC, and an anonymous donor. Ticket sales begin at 6:30 pm in the Museum lobby; films screen at 7 pm in the lecture hall. Admission is free for MMoCA members and $7 per screening for the general public.