GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announces a special screening of "How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer," a documentary film which looks at Mailer's legacy as a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, speaker, filmmaker and cultural icon. 

 

Following the Aug. 9 screening will be a talkback with Mailer's daughter Maggie, who lives in Lenox and Lenox bookstore owner Matt Tannenbaum. Tickets are available at the Triplex Cinema website.

 

According to a press release:

 

Directed by Jeff Zimbalist, the documentary includes frank discussions with some of Mailer's children and ex-wives, and explores the rollercoaster life of one of America's most controversial and bestselling authors of the 20th century. This is the first project to be made with the full access and cooperation of Mailer's family and their extensive archive. The film includes never-before-seen footage, outtakes, audio recordings and numerous interviews. 

 

Jeffrey Zimbalist is a multi-Emmy and Peabody award winning filmmaker, known for many films including "Favela Rising" (HBO), "The Two Escobars" (ESPN), "Momentum Generation" (HBO) and "Pele: Birth of a Legend" (Magnolia), among many others. 

 

Maggie Mailer is an artist whose work explores overlaps between landscape and inner states of being. Her projects include founding The Storefront Artist Project, an ephemeral Artist Residency program in Pittsfield Massachusetts which ran from 2002 - 2012 and presented artists at work in real time as a continual public performance. The project is credited with jumpstarting the revival of the city of Pittsfield, and has been used as a model for the regeneration of other cities across the country. Mailer is the recipient of grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, A.R.T. Grant. 

 

Triplex Cinema, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit showing movies for all, providing a space where people from the Berkshires and beyond discover filmed entertainment - first-run, independent, foreign language, classic, children's and documentary - while also showcasing locally produced films and thematic programming. The Triplex partners with schools and local nonprofits to enable programming that speaks to the needs of our community. Visit us at thetriplex.org.