Smokescreen | Fences

Smokescreen 2020 is 'From the Playwright’s Desk’. Films that were originally written for, and presented on the stage. Usually taking place in only a few locations, these ‘limited setting’ films bring the focus on the psychology of the characters. And in their confinement, there is little escape.

Join us for ‘Fences’, written by August Wilson and directed by Denzel Washington starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.

Synopsis: Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Fences follows the lives of Troy Maxson his wife Rose and their son Cory. They also care for Maxson's younger brother Gabriel, who sustained a head injury in World War II that left him mentally impaired. Gabe had received a government payout which Troy uses as a down payment on a home for his family, but Gabe has decided to move out and live across the street at 'Miss Pearl's' house.