What Is It?

The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are snails, salt, a pipe, and how to get home. As tormented by a hubristic, racist inner psyche.

What Is It? – A 35mm screening with director and star Crispin Glover in attendance on November 17 at 7:30pm!

Preceded by the live event, Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show Part 1 (60 min), and followed by a Q&A and book signing!

Advance tickets now available for What Is It?!

Advance tickets for this event are $30 (+ HST + service fees)

No refunds or exchanges on the advance tickets for the Crispin Glover events.

What Is It? is a bewildering, unnerving, surreal, blackly comic film from the visionary mind of Crispin Glover that tells the inner and outer struggles of a young man facing villains and demons on multiple planes.

Ann Arbor Film Festival – Best Narrative Film / Jury Award winner!
Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival – Midnight X-Treme / Jury award winner!

Crispin will also be in attendance for presentations of his other two directorial films on November 14, 15, 16!

No! YOU’RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance (85 min) – Canadian Premiere on November 14, 15 at 7:30pm!
Preceded by the live event, Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show Version 3 (45 min), and followed by a Q&A and book signing!

It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. – November 16 at 7:30pm!
Preceded by the live event, Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show Part 2 (60 min), and followed by a Q&A and book signing!

Autographs:

Mr. Glover will currently only be signing the items available at his shows — his own published
books and the posters for the films he has produced. He signs all of these items free of charge.
While he is also willing to sign the record he recorded, that item is not available for sale at the shows.

Mr. Glover deeply appreciates the enthusiasm people have for the many other productions in
which he has acted; however, he will not be signing any items associated with those productions
at his currently scheduled personal shows and thanks everyone for their continues support.

*Please take note that doors open 30 minutes before showtimes. We encourage people to arrive early. We have a small box office, a small candy bar, and a single-screen cinema, meaning that when most of an audience shows up a few minutes before showtime, it causes a bottleneck. If possible, we appreciate you arriving a little bit early to pick out your seat and get your popcorn. Thanks for your help!

Mon Nov 17 7:30 pm

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A young man journeys through a bizarre land inhabited by mentally impaired people, demons, and snails.
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