UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Special Screenings

Hidden beneath the surface of the lives of the young and beautiful in Los Angeles lurks a sinister code to unlocking everything. Sam (Andrew Garfield) is just another failed artist living in Silver Lake, perpetually buzzed on too much pot. When a young ingénue (Riley Keough) moves in downstairs, only to promptly vanish the next day, Sam begins to unravel the strange symbols and images she has left behind. In the grand tradition of film noir, our hero stumbles from a haze of pot smoke toward clarity, all while trying to slough off his detached, ironic demeanor. For once in his life, Sam digs deep in an attempt to find the girl and maybe unravel the mysteries that reside within our pop culture touchstones – from video games to pop songs and beyond. But what Sam finds at the heart of it all may be far too much for him to handle. – Lane Kneedler