Available Light film club with Priya Sircar – Presents: Maurice (1987) – reserve a seat today

Love watching movies and talking about them? If so, Available Light is for you! In this film club,
we watch and discuss films presented by a different fan or filmmaker each time.
Available Light fosters a discerning appreciation for cinema in a welcoming environment
through analyzing and celebrating films–together! A project of Road Openers.

First Up: Maurice (1987), dir. James Ivory
Presented by Priya Sircar
in collaboration with VisArt Video

Suggested Donation at the door ($10)

Cafe Open – arrive early for snacks and beverages prior to showtime!

Film conversation starts approximately 5pm post film (film runtime 1:40 mins)

An unsung gem among Merchant Ivory’s E.M. Forster “trilogy”–which includes A Room with a View (1986) and Howards End (1992)–Maurice adapts Forster’s novel based on his experienceas a gay man in Edwardian England. Featuring stellar early-career performances by James Wilby, Hugh Grant, and Rupert Graves, cinematography by Pierre Lhomme (Army of Shadows) and a stirring score by Academy Award-nominated Richard Robbins(Howards End, The Remains of the Day), Maurice tells a story of isolation and self discovery that finds new resonance as times–and audiences–change.

Priya Sircar is a multidisciplinary artist and administrator who strives to enrich the lives of all people through arts and culture. From 2021-2024, she served as the City of Charlotte’s first arts and
culture officer. In 2024, she founded Road Openers, LLC, which connects people and ideas to collaborators, resources, and creative energy. Priya’s award-winning short film Murmuration has played festivals internationally and nationally and can be seen next in the group exhibition DOOMSDAY: UnKnown Hour, ept. 5-26,2025, at Goodyear Arts.

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*photo credit Avram Dodson