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Filmmaker Spotlight Series: Jordan Peele - Us
The film will be followed by a conversation led by Dr. Brandon Ogbunu, an Associate Professor (Tenure) in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, and a Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. Dr. Ogbunu is a computational biologist whose research investigates complex problems in epidemiology, genetics, evolution, and society.
As the founding director of the Yale Initiative for Science and Society, he runs a parallel research program at the intersection of science, society, and culture. Brandon is currently an ideas columnist at WIRED and is the author of a column at Undark Magazine entitled “Selective Pressure.” He has written for a range of publications, including Scientific American, Quanta Magazine, The Undefeated, The Atlantic, the Boston Review, and several other venues.
Another special guest for this post-film conversation is Truth Powell. Truth Powell is a senior at Greater Hartford Academy Of The Arts. With a backround in Theater, Poetry, Music, and Photography, Truth found his love for cameras through the lens of a DSLR passed down through his family. Today, Truth writes and directs short films as his love for film continues to grow. Inspired by Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, and Spike Lee, Truth incorporates revolution and activism in much of his work. Truth was also a student apprentice during the Eye on Video program this summer at Real Art Ways.
“Fearsomely entertaining, consistently thought-provoking and occasionally bloody scary.” – Observer (UK)
“A sharp, often funny meditation on the terrifying power of human connection.” – The Atlantic
Even as the central characters are enveloped by doom, Peele provides a haunting image of a black family that is both unsuspecting and frighteningly unfuckwithable.” – Harper’s Bazaar
93% on Rotten Tomatoes
Accompanied by her husband, son, and daughter, Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child. Haunted by a traumatic experience from the past, Adelaide grows increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen. Her worst fears soon become a reality when four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilsons into a fight for survival. When the masks come off, the family is horrified to learn that each attacker takes the appearance of one of them.
