Movies on the Verge presents “Rat Film”

May 17, 2018

7:30 pm

Across walls, fences, and alleys, rats not only expose our boundaries of separation but make homes in them.”Rat Film” is a feature-length documentary that uses the rat–as well as the humans that love them, live with them, and kill them–to explore the history of Baltimore. “There’s never been a rat problem in Baltimore, it’s always been a people problem”.

Doors open at 7:00 pm, screening starts at 7:30 pm
82 mins
Free popcorn, cash bar

Purchase tickets online at https://vergeart.ejoinme.org/ratfilm or at the door.

General Admission: $7
Students, Seniors (65+): $5
Verge Members: Free

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REVIEWS

“The most compelling, food-for-thought nonfiction movies of the past few years. Do not miss it.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone

“One of the most extraordinary, visionary inspirations in the recent cinema.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker

“A unique blend of poetic intrigue and scholarly precision.” – IndieWire

“A horror movie. A nature documentary. An anthropological study. A history lesson. A social justice statement. All plus more” – The Film Stage

“Rat Film refuses the lure of a quick fix and digs into the dark recesses of the city’s history of institutionalized urban segregation” – Cinema Scope