Arts

Cinematique of Wilmington Film Series

Cinematique of Wilmington is a series of classic, foreign and notable films sponsored by WHQR and Historic Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets to all screenings are available at the Thalian Hall Website or at the Thalian Hall Box office (Monday-Friday from 12-5pm and one hour before showtime). Admission is $9.63 ($7+ tax and $2.14 ticketing fee)Showtime for Cinematique Films is 7:00pm, plus 4pm matinees on Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted) at Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut Street. For more details about the series or individual features, call the Thalian Box Office at 910.632.2285 or click here.

Cinematique Presents: “Leave No Trace” (Weds' Screenings Cancelled)

WHQR | By Mary Bradley

Published August 13, 2018 at 2:47 PM EDT

Leave No Trace runs from Monday, September 10 thru Wednesday, September 12. It screens Monday and Tuesday at 7pm in Thalian Hall’s Main Stage Theatre.

Wednesday's screenings are cancelled. We are tracking Hurricane Florence's movement and will update here if further dates are cancelled.

From Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone, Stray Dog) comes Leave No Trace, a film based on the book My Abandonment by Peter Rock and inspired by true events. Will (Ben Foster) is an Iraq War veteran with PTSD living off the grid with his 13-year-old daughter in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon. They rarely make contact with the world except for Will selling his VA-issued pain medicines to fellow veterans. When one of their interactions with the outside world tips off social services, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place for each to call their own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_07ktacEGo8

From the critics:

Granik lets glimmers of hope fight their way into her unflinching view of a broken America. That's what gives her hypnotic and haunting tale of letting go its quiet power and amazing grace. Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Well-acted and well-written, calmly presented, and moving, this drama has a ring of truth, despite its extraordinary story. Perhaps that's because it was, after all, inspired by true events. Michael Ordona, Common Sense Media

For ticket information, call the Thalian Box Office, Monday - Saturday, 2PM-6PM, 910-632-2285 or visit at 310 Chestnut Street. Advance ticket purchase available – no extra charge to purchase in advance by phone or in person at the Thalian Box Office. Tickets are also available at the Thalian Hall Website. Admission is $7 (+ tax and $1 ticketing fee).

There will be a Q& A following Cinematique’s September 10th 7pm screening of Leave No Trace at Thalian Hall’s Main Stage Theater

StarNews Arts Editor John Statonwill moderate the Q&A between Chad Keith (Production Designer of Leave No Trace) and Jonathan Guggenheim (Art Director of Leave No Trace). Chad Keith has previously particpated in a Q&A with John Staton at Thalian for his work in Loving.

Please join us for this exciting event!