OKFS Presents: David Byrne's TRUE STORIES

What: True Stories (1986) dir. by David Byrne
When: Thursday, July 17th at 7pm
Where: Rodeo Cinema at 2221 Exchange Ave in the heart of the OKC Stockyards
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Tickets: rodeocinema.org

Every month the Oklahoma Film Society will bring you amazing films from across the cinematic spectrum!

ABOUT THE FILM: Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life and a distillation of what was in his own idiosyncratic mind. The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic late-capitalist landscape of endless vistas, shopping malls, and prefab metal buildings. In True Stories, Byrne uses his songs to stitch together pop iconography, voodoo rituals, and a singular variety show—all in the service of uncovering the rich mysteries that lurk under the surface of everyday experience.

Stick around after the screening for a short discussion about the film.

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