Director John Waters heading to Dayton for Yellow Springs Film Fest’s Mini-Fest

John Waters arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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John Waters arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Iconic director/screenwriter John Waters will attend a special 25th anniversary screening of his dark comedy “Cecil B. Demented” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at The Brightside Music and Event Venue.

The screening is being presented as part of the Yellow Springs Film Festival’s annual Mini-Fest.

The film stars Melanie Griffith as a Hollywood actress kidnapped by a gang of terrorist filmmakers who force her to star in their underground film. The cast includes Stephen Dorff, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Adrian Grenier, Michael Shannon and Alicia Witt. The film is also loosely based on the 1974 kidnapping of Patricia Hearst, who has a cameo role.

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Waters' films include “Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray,” “Cry-Baby” and “Serial Mom.”

He will be in person for a conversation and Q&A following the screening. There are limited VIP tickets available for an intimate Q&A with him after the event.

General admission tickets are $35 in advance and $40 day of show. VIP tickets are $100. For tickets or more information, visit eventbrite.

The Brightside is located at 905 E. Third St., Dayton.

John Waters will attend a special 25th anniversary screening of his film "Cecil B. Demented" April 17 at The Brightside. FACEBOOK PHOTO

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Russell Florence Jr. is team leader/coordinator of Lifestyles/Dayton.com. He has been an arts/lifestyles reporter for Dayton Daily News since 2012. He formerly served on the Dayton Daily News Community Board of Contributors and assisted the Dayton Daily News Editorial Board. He received his BA in mass communications from Wright State University.