The Curtis Theatre in the George Eastman Museum will host a Reception prior to the screening of Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, U.S./Canada 2015, 128 min., DCP) in the Dryden. The screening will be followed by a Panel Discussion of child abuse in partnership with Bivona Child Advocacy Center moderated by Todd Butler.

Under the direction of new editor Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber), the Boston Globe's elite investigative team, known as Spotlight, is tasked with delving into decades' worth of child-abuse claims against the Catholic Church. Led by Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), the journalists begin to uncover a massive scandal involving sexual abuse and the willful ignorance perpetrated by the Church within the city of Boston. Facing political opposition and resistance from the far-reaching in uence of the Church, the reporters put together an explosive exposé on a corrupt system. Based on the true events of the 2002 investigation by the Globe, the star-studded Spotlight also features Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, and Stanley Tucci.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Apr-3]