FREE DRIVE-IN SCREENING
Sound of Metal
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Queens Drive-In at NYSCI, 47-01 111 Street, Corona, NY 11368
Amazon Studios presents Darius Marder's stunningly innovative directorial debut—now nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture!
Complimentary snacks and beverages will be provided for all attendees.
Part of a series of free screenings made possible thanks to generous support from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.!
Dir. Darius Marder. U.S., 2020, 130 mins. Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf, hoping it will help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew. The fiction feature film debut of director Darius Marder (Loot), Sound of Metal features an astonishing performance by Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler, Four Lions, The Night Of, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and breathtakingly innovative sound design that bring the audience into the interior life of a young man whose life has been transformed overnight. Rated: R
Sound of Metal is nominated for six awards at the upcoming 93rd Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor (Riz Ahmed), Best Supporting Actor (Paul Raci), Best Original Screenplay(Darius Marder, Abraham Marder & Derek Cianfrance), Best Film Editing (Mikkel E.G. Nielsen), and Best Sound (Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés & Phillip Bladh)!
Free with RSVP. Tickets will be distributed first-come, first-served. Doors will open each night around 6:30 p.m., events will begin at 7:30 p.m. and end by 11:00 p.m.
