Picture This: School Ties (1992)

Program Type:

Films, One Book, One San Diego

Age Group:

Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
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Event Details

The 2022 Adult selection for the One Book, One San Diego program is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.  A major character in the novel is an African-American woman who decides to live as a white woman.  Explore passing as a theme in two films that feature characters who choose to hide their identities, in order to fit into bigoted societies.  

School Ties: A promising football player who wins a scholarship to a 1950s prep school must conceal his religion from his teammates and friends..  Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Andrew Lowery. (1992, PG-13, 107 min)

 

Friday, November 18: Imitation of Life (1959, PG-TV, 124 min)
Tuesday, November 22: School Ties (1992, PG-13, 107 min)

 

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