West Virginia State University to Host Free Screening of “The Tale” April 1

3/21/2019

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Contact: Jack Bailey
(304) 766-4109
Jbaile19@wvstateu.edu
 
     
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) Counseling and Accessibility Services will host a screening of the movie “The Tale” on Monday, April 1, at 6 p.m. in the Ann Brothers Smith Conference Room of Keith Scholars Hall.

“The Tale” follows the story of Jennifer, as she faces life-altering questions when a short story she wrote at age 13 forces her to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

Based on a true story, “The Tale” stars two-time Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Laura Dern, Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Frances Conroy, John Heard and Isabel Nélisse. It is written and directed by Sundance Grand Prize Winner and Emmy nominated director Jennifer Fox. For more information, visit www.thetalemovie.com.

The movie screening is free and open to the public.

Representatives from REACH (Rape, Education, Advocacy, Counseling & Healing), and the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program will be available for a question and answer session after the movie.

For more information, contact Kellie Toledo at toledoke@wvstateu.edu or (304) 766-3262.

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West Virginia State University is a public, land grant, historically black university, which has evolved into a fully accessible, racially integrated, and multi-generational institution, located in Institute, W.Va. As a “living laboratory of human relations,” the university is a community of students, staff, and faculty committed to academic growth, service, and preservation of the racial and cultural diversity of the institution. Its mission is to meet the higher education and economic development needs of the state and region through innovative teaching and applied research.