You Need This – Film Premiere with Director & Guests
Exclusive: You Need This – Film Premiere with Director & Special Guests
From the teams behind the Oscar®-nominated films Don’t Look Up and Buzkashi Boys comes a thought-provoking documentary that unpacks the hidden forces shaping modern life. Join us for the Oklahoma Premiere as director Ryan Andrej Lough takes us through a looking glass into the grip of consumer capitalism—how it shapes our values, identities, and even our dreams.
Q&A with guest speakers, director-Ryan Andrej Lough, co-writer/narrator-Serra Naiman and author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Moderated by Sally Mercedes, Magic City Books.
The event is co-presented by Tulsa Artist Fellowship & Magic City Books in partnership with Circle Cinema.
Friday, August 22
Circle Cinema
6:00 - 8:00 PM | Screening and Q&A
Circle Cinema
10 S. Lewis, Tulsa, OK 74104
Free Admission with Registration
About the Film:
YOU NEED THIS (2024, 82', USA) Directed by Ryan Andrej Lough. Written by Ryan Andrew Lough and Sierra Naiman. Executive Produced by Benjamin Rednour, Staci Roberts Steele, and Heather Mitchell. Produced by Adam McKay, Tyler Owen, Cecilia Butler, Isidoor Roebers, Lea Fels.
More than an economic system, consumerism has evolved into an insidious belief structure that distorts how we measure success, erodes our connections with one another, and pushes our planet toward collapse. Through conversations with economists, dream researchers, and social psychologists, the film unravels how the relentless pursuit of productivity and material wealth robs us of time—time to reflect, to connect, to dream, to simply be. Featuring insights from Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Juliet Schor, Adam Haar-Horowitz, and Reverend Billy, You Need This challenges us to rethink our role in an unsustainable system and imagine a different way forward—before we lose what matters most.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3182363-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3182363-2
