Two childhood friends are reunited for one fateful week as they confront destiny, love and the choices that make a life in “Past Lives,” which opens at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center Sept. 1.
Continuing is “Medusa Deluxe.”
“Past Lives” tells the story of Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.
“Past Lives” is rated PG-13 for some strong language and is showing at the Ross through Sept. 14.
“Medusa Deluxe” tells the story of talented, ambitious and backstabbing hairstylists gather for a competition in England, only to find one of their own murdered before judging can begin. Winding through neon-lit halls and backstage dressing rooms, competitors unspool long-simmering resentments and secrets as they search for the killer among them, in this uniquely stylish whodunit from debut filmmaker Thomas Hardiman.
“Medusa Deluxe” is rated R for language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use, and is showing at the Ross through Sept. 7
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