THE WEIGHT – ADVANCE SCREENING
AUGUST 31 at 7:30 P.M. AT THE LYRIC
Presented by the Sundance Film Festival and The Lyric
In partnership with ACT Human Rights Film Festival, Best of Fests Colorado, CSU College of Liberal Arts, and Visit Fort Collins
With thanks to Vertical Entertainment
OVERVIEW
Join director Padraic McKinley and actor Julia Jones at The Lyric’s outdoor theater for this advance screening of The Weight’s (2026 Sundance Film Festival) before it’s theatrical release on September 18.
When Samuel (Ethan Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy (Russell Crowe) offers him a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom.
Director
Padraic McKinley
Writers
Matthew Chapman, Shelby Gaines, Leo Scherman, Matthew Booi
Producer
Ryan Hawke, Maximilian Leo, Simon Fields, Nathan Fields, Jonas Katzenstein
Cast
Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones