Monica

Open Caption screenings Sunday, May 28 at 11am and Tuesday, May 30 at 11am. These screenings will be presented with on screen subtitling and sound descriptions.

Monica is an intimate and powerful portrait of a woman who returns home after a long absence to confront the wounds of her past. After a 20-year absence, Monica (Trace Lysette, Hustlers) travels back to her childhood home in the Midwest to care for her ailing mother (Patricia Clarkson, Far from Heaven), who no longer recognizes her, and reconnect with the rest of her family, who hold her at arm’s length. As Monica embarks upon a journey of healing, the film delves into her internal world and state of mind, her pain and fears, her needs and desires, to explore universal themes of abandonment and forgiveness. (Dir. by Andrea Pallaoro, 2022, USA, 106 mins., Rated R)