BRATTLEBORO — The Latchis Theatre is bringing back by popular demand its Off the Beaten Path film series, which showcases recent films that may have slipped under the radar but are worth seeing. The series, presented in collaboration with the Brattleboro Film Festival, continues Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m., through Aug. 22-23.
Off the Beaten Path continues on Aug. 8 and 9 with Wild Tales, a subversive satire that doubles as an anthology film about inequality, injustice, and the demands of the world we live in. These demands cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people.
On Aug. 15 and 16, Off the Beaten Path features Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Winner of the 2015 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, Me and Earl and Dying Girl is the story of an awkward high school senior whose mom forces him to spend time with Rachel - a girl in his class with whom he hasn't spoken to since kindergarten - who was just diagnosed with cancer.
Off the Beaten Path concludes on Aug. 22 and 23 with The Wolfpack, a fascinating and haunting urban fable that offers a unique look at modern fears and our fascination with film.