Red Beak Productions will screen “Weapons” for a Halloween movie night screening at 7 p.m., Oct. 24, in 103 Communication Building. The event is free for all students, faculty, and staff.
Red Beak is a student organization focused on filmmaking. They show films on Fridays throughout the semester.
“The goal of the event is just to bring people from the communication department, as well as all parts of Lamar, together to just have a good time and enjoy themselves, and enjoy watching a scary movie for the Halloween season,” Elijah Nelson, Red Beak public relations officer, said.
Students should register on LU Hub either before or at the event.
Concessions will be available for purchase, with water for $1, soda for $2, and snack items for $3. Proceeds will go to funding future events and short films made by Red Beak Productions.
“Weapons,” written and directed by Zach Cregger, was released in theaters in August. The film has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
“The movie takes place in a small town in the middle of the US,” Adam Baeza, Red Beak Productions president, said. “A classroom of children has gotten up in the middle of the night and ran off into complete darkness, never to return. The movie is showing the fallout of this disappearance from the eyes of the class teacher and one of the parents of the kids.”
The modern horror film is rated R for mature audiences.
“The movie contains strong graphical violence, swearing, and some brief sexual references,” Baeza said.
Doors open at 6 p.m. “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and various horror shorts will be played before the main feature.
Baeza said students should come to the screening rather than viewing the film at home as Red Beak has paid the rental fee.
“Also, you get the social aspect of watching a great movie in a theater-like environment with your friends,” he said.
Kaylea Daigle, department of communications and media administrative assistant, said the department is supporting the event to bring students together for the holiday.
“We like to be festive and get our students involved with the department,” she said. “You don’t get the community and friendship at home as you would here on campus. Plus, we may have some concessions that you don’t have at home”
Baeza said he is excited to screen the film on a Halloween-themed movie night.
“I loved this movie when I saw it in theaters,” he said. “It’s still my favorite movie of the year so far. Also, I get to share not just the movie, but the experience of watching it with a bunch of other people. And I get to see their reactions to the movie, too. I like showing movies to people and I like to hear what they say after the movie is over.”
For more information, visit 116 Communication Building, or email redbeakproductions@gmail.com.