The Fits

press release:

After an 11-year old tomboy joins the school dance team, an outbreak strikes the dancers one by one with mysterious bouts of convulsions that leave each of them profoundly changed. (USA|2016|71mins) www.imdb.com/title/tt4238858/ “The Fits frames adolescence as a type of contagion to tell the story of Toni, an 11-year old tomboy who spends her days training with her boxer brother Jermaine until the day the school dance team catches her eye. Just after Toni joins up, an outbreak strikes the dancers one by one with mysterious bouts of convulsions that leave each of them profoundly changed.” -Austin Wellens, Wisconsin Film Festival Wisconsin Film Festival Coordinator, Ben Reiser, will introduce the film and speak about the Festival, the largest campus based film festival in the country. Seating is first come, first served with room for 50 guests. Doors open 1/2 hour before start time. This film has not been rated. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. This event is funded in part through a grant from Beyond the Page, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Madison Community Foundation. For more information, visit http://www.beyondthepage.info.