The Okanagan Screen Arts Society will screen Beatriz at Dinner Sept. 4 at 5:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. The film stars Salma Hayek and John Lithgow and was written by Mike White.
Beatriz at Dinner is the story of a holistic medicine practitioner who shares a dinner with her wealthy client and friends after her car breaks down.
She acts as a catalyst by bringing to light the cultural and moral divides between the rich and poor, the selfish and the selfless and asks difficult questions about our notions of stereotype, class and priviledge.
Critics have praised the film for its social commentary and Hayek and Lithgow’s powerful performances.
White wrote and acted in the indie hits Chuck and Buck and The Good Girl. His credits also include more mainstream hits, such as School of Rock and The Emoji Movie.
Prior to the first screening, the society will award their first OSA Annual Educational Arts Bursary. The OSA has over 400 members and is proud to grant this year’s $2,500 bursary to Jackie Gignac, who is enrolled in Simon Fraser University’s School of Contemporary Arts dance program.
The OSA is a non-profit group committed to bringing independent, quality, genre-expanding films to Vernon with a goal of providing bursaries and grants to students working in the arts. The screening of Beatriz at Dinner will feature a wine bar, live music from Les Copeland and a brief introduction from local filmmaker and star of the YouTube channel 52 at 52, Matt McDowell.