Past Event
Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Carlsbad Film Series: Fences
1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, 92009
Cost: Free
In this Academy Award for Best Picture nominated film, Troy Maxson is an emotionally damaged sanitation worker living a simple life in 1950’s Pittsburgh. Unable to live out his dream of becoming a major league baseball player when he was younger, Troy’s resentment creates tension in his family when he prevents his own son from meeting a college football recruiter. Movie special features begin at 5:30 p.m. The film will begin at 6 p.m. A post-film discussion will take place after the screening. This movie is made possible in part by the Carlsbad Library and Arts Foundation's Robert H. Gartner Cultural Endowment Fund. 2016, PG-13, 139 minutes.