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Waves

Saturday, February 10, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
Still from Waves (2019)

Waves (2019)

(Trey Edward Shults, US 2019, 135 min., DCP) 

Tyler Williams (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) is a popular senior on the high school wrestling team in a Florida suburb. He has been competing through a partial ligament tear in his shoulder and covering it up with his father’s (Sterling K. Brown) painkillers. He is dealt a double blow as his injury worsens and his girlfriend, Alexis (Alex Demie), informs him that she is pregnant. Falling deeper into drugs and alcohol, Tyler pushes everyone away until one fateful night at a house party. Harrison re-teams with director Trey Edward Shults (It Comes at Night) for this startling tale of the pressures of parenthood, childhood, and the twisted path between them.

Event Details

Dryden Theatre
$9 members
$12 nonmembers
$5 students with ID

$5 17 and under

Advance tickets encouraged.

Tickets no longer for sale

About This Series

The Emergence of Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

With a bit part in 12 Years a Slave, actor Kelvin Harrison, Jr. couldn’t have made a debut in a more high-profile project. It took six more years for him to break through on the festival circuit with the powerful pairing of Luce and Waves. Since then he has worked with directors as varied as Aaron Sorkin, Joe Wright, and Baz Luhrmann, taking advantage of his musical background as well as his acting skills.

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