Event time:
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 7:00pm
Location:
Humanities Quadrangle, L02
320 York Street
New Haven, CT
06511
Event description:
Yale Film Archive: Meredith Monk at the Movies Film Series
True Stories (David Byrne, 1986, 35mm, 89 mins)
40th anniversary screening! This offbeat portrait of a pastel-hued Texas town exalts American eccentricity, combining documentary flavor with stylized tableaux. Visit a place where the flat landscape is punctuated by synchronized lawnmower dances and twangy pop interludes, all delivered with a wide-eyed fascination that makes the mundane mesmerizing. Cast includes John Goodman, Spalding Gray, Swoosie Kurtz, and Pops Staples! Introduction by Jack Vees. 35mm print from Park Circus.