Sie Film Center

A modern Mark Twain style adventure story, The Peanut Butter Falcon tells the story of Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church). A strange turn of events pairs him on the road with Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), a small time outlaw on the run, who becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), a kind nursing home employee charged with Zak’s return, to join them on their journey

Winner of the 2019 Narrative Spotlight Award at South by Southwest, The Peanut Butter Falcon has gained an international following and holds a 96% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film had great support from the disability community and boasts Michelle Sie Whitten (Co-founder and President & CEO of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation in Denver), Timothy P. Shriver (Chairman of the Special Olympics) and Anthony K. Shriver (Best Buddies International Founder) as Executive Producers.

March 21st, 1:00pm
March 22nd, 1:00pm