Sewanee assistant professor of English Kevin Wilson’s quirky debut novel, “The Family Fang,” has made it to the big screen with an all-star cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, and Christopher Walken. The film opens nationwide on Friday, May 6, but there will be special showings at the Sewanee Union Theatre at 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 3.
Following the May 2 premiere, which is sold out, Wilson will answer questions about the book, the making of the film and how his debut novel made it from Sewanee to Hollywood. An encore screening will take place at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 3.
There will be very limited, cash-only ticketing at the door for the Tuesday night screening. Tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for students. Doors open at 7 p.m.
“The Family Fang” tells the story of Annie and Buster, the children of performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang, who have subjected their progeny to an unconventional childhood by continually having them play roles in their parents’ unsettling public performance pieces. After suffering a series of professional and personal disasters, the adult Fang children return home to reckon with their past and the older Fangs, who have always been more committed to their art than their parenting. Wilson published the novel in 2011. Time, Amazon, Kirkus, People, Salon, Esquire and others named it a “Best Book of the Year.”
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