Join us for a screening of Joyce Carol Oates: A Body In The Service Of Mind (dir. Stig Björkman; Sweden & USA, 2023)!

Joyce Carol Oates has long been an intensely private person — until now. In Swedish director Stig Björkman’s groundbreaking new documentary, Björkman takes us inside Joyce’s life story, from her working-class childhood in upstate New York to her university years in Syracuse. Get up-close and personal with America’s foremost woman of letters as she reflects on the historical events that left their indelible mark on her work: the 1960s riots in Detroit, the tragic Chappaquiddick incident and the celebrity of Marilyn Monroe. Featuring narration from Oscar-winning actress Laura Dern.

“[Björkman] allows us to bask in the writer’s uncanny presence” (The New York Times)

“An affectionate, delicately composed portrait of one of America’s most fascinating, impactful writers” (The Chicago Reader)