March 1, 2017
6:30pm
Herrick Auditorium
Cultural Events Entertainment Festival Film/Movie Women's History Month
The Fits, the writing and directing debut of Anna Rose Holmer, is a a psychological portrait of 11-year-old Toni (Royalty Hightower)—a tomboy assimilating to a tight-knit dance team in Cincinnati’s West End. Enamored by the power and confidence of this strong community of girls, Toni eagerly absorbs routines, masters drills, and even pierces her own ears to fit in. When a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, Toni’s desire for acceptance is twisted. Jen Yamato ofThe Daily Beast called the film “an elegantly commanding first feature about girlhood, selfhood, and much more.” Indiewire’s Eric Kohn writes, “A surreal portrait of an unlikely young heroine. Hightower’s extraordinary subtle performances meshes perfectly with the movie's rhythmic portrait of the mysteries and alienation of adolescence.”