Special Mother's Day Screening of "Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness Of Light" with Filmmaker Q&A
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
Time: 3:00 - 5:30 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: $7.00

Description:
The Lyric Theatre presents a Special Mother's Day Screening of the documentary "Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness Of Light" with Filmmaker Q&A session on Sunday, May 10, 2026.

This Mother’s Day weekend, Academy Award and Emmy Winner director Paul Wagner takes you on a cinematic journey, narrated by Hugh Dancy, through Georgia O’Keeffe’s early struggles and artistic awakenings to her rise as a feminist icon and cultural icon in "Georgia O’Keefee: The Brightness of Light". The 3:00 PM showing will feature a special filmmaker Q&A session with Paul and Ellen Wagner.

This film is an epic portrait of love, loss, and radical independence. Featuring the intimate personal letters of Georgia O’Keeffe, voiced by Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Claire Danes, "The Brightness of Light" offers unprecedented access to O’Keeffe’s groundbreaking body of work.

The 2024 documentary stars the voice of Claire Danes and narrator Hugh Dancy.

For more information on the film, visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33775745.

Tickets are $7.00.

Tickets can be purchased online at: https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=602227~4ab27fc5-7b1f-40ac-9bdb-32c61284f6ac or in-person at The Lyric.

The Lyric Theatre is located at 135 College Avenue in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/V66ZnHTJ/682424750-122178602822863159-2910289967458353057-n.jpg.

For more information, visit: http://www.thelyric.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or https://www.facebook.com/events/26722567530762727/26722577970761683/ or https://www.instagram.com/thelyrictheatre/ or call 540-951-4771.

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