Following the true story of Roger Sharpe, a GQ journalist and real-life pinball wizard who helped overturn New York City’s ban on the game, “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” is opening at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center on March 31.
An audience Q&A with brothers Austin and Meredith Bragg, co-directors and co-writers of “Pinball,” will take place after the 7:30 p.m. screening on March 31.
Continuing is “Return to Seoul.”
“Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” follows an unsettled writer, Roger Sharpe, played by Mike Faist, who finds solace and confidence in one thing he has mastered: pinball. When a police raid destroys the only machines he can find in 1970s New York City, he learns the game is illegal. Roger reluctantly joins forces with the Music and Amusement Association to overturn the ban while falling in love with Ellen (Crystal Reed), an artist and single mother. Roger’s path to save pinball ultimately rescues him. He and Ellen overcome their pasts and take a shot at love. Roger learns what it means to take a chance–and that commitment is the most rewarding gamble of all.
“Pinball” is showing at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center through April 13.
“Return to Seoul” uses one woman’s story to explore universal truths about the human condition. After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.
The film is showing at the Ross through April 6. It is rated R.
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