An Afternoon of YA True Crime - Film Screening - The Acid King

Join us for a screening and panel discussion of Jesse P. Pollack's documentary and true crime book, The Acid King (Simon & Schuster, 2019). NOTE: The film will be screened at The Prospector at 1 PM ($7 ticket) and that will be followed at 4 PM with a free discussion at the Library.

Join us for an afternoon of YA True Crime with author and filmmaker Jesse P. Pollack, who will discuss writing the macabre for a younger audience, along with a screening of the feature-length documentary adaptation of his book, THE ACID KING at the Prospector Theater. A panel discussion with Jesse, Daniel Jones, and Anthony Zenkus, moderated by MFA Coordinator Anthony D'Aries, will immediately follow at the Ridgefield Library. Books will be for sale at the event by Books on the Common.

To purchase tickets for the film taking place at The Prospector click here. Seeing the film before the discussion is highly recommended but not necessary. There is no fee or registration to attend the panel discussion at the Library.

This program is presented by Western Connecticut State University MFA in Creative & Professional Writing and co-sponsored by Ridgefield Library as part of RidgeCon.