(Crispin Glover, US 2005, 72 min., 35mm)

Known for his many memorable onscreen characters (Back to the Future, River’s Edge, Charlie’s Angels), actor Crispin Glover’s first effort as a director will not disappoint fans of his offbeat sensibilities. As visionary as anything ever dreamed up by Fellini or Herzog, the filmmaker describes his debut feature as “the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are snails, salt, a pipe, and how to get home, as tormented by an hubristic racist inner psyche.” He also explains that the film is his “psychological reaction to corporate controls of expression limiting the exploration of taboo.” Alternately shocking and awe-inspiring, Glover stars along with a supporting cast largely comprised of actors with Down’s Syndrome. Each screening will be preceded by a live presentation of Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show, featuring illustration and commentary from eight of Glover’s books. The evening will conclude with a post-screening discussion of What Is It? and a booksigning. Tickets: $20, $15 members and students. No Take-10 tickets or passes. Advance tickets are available at www.eastmanhouse.org, (585) 271-3361 ext. 295, the Dryden Theatre box office, and the Museum’s admissions desk.

Follow this link to watch Glover’s unrated trailer for the film.

Tickets are no longer available online or by phone — you can still purchase tickets in person at the museum’s admission desk until 5:00, or at the Dryden theatre box-office, starting at 6:15.