In-Person

Commanding the Screen Watch Party: “The West Wing”

Join us for our next “Commanding the Screen” Watch Party on Sunday, November 3 at 2:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in partnership with the Arkansas Cinema Society.

Buy your tickets! Adults: $15 | Seniors & Kids: $10

We’ll be screening the two-part season 4 premiere of “The West Wing,” 20 Hours in America (2002). President Josiah Bartlet deals with multiple crises, including a cover-up of the assassination of a foreign dignitary, while Josh Lyman, Toby Ziegler, and Donna Moss attempt to return to the White House after they are accidentally left behind in Indiana.

Cutthroat presidential advisers get their personal lives hopelessly tangled up with professional duties as they try to conduct the business of running a country. Fictional Democratic President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet suffers no fools, and that policy alienates many. He and his dedicated staffers struggle to balance the needs of the country with the political realities of Washington, D.C., working through two presidential terms that include countless scandals, threats and political scuffles, as well as the race to succeed Bartlet as the leader of the free world.

Commanding the Screen: The American Presidency in Film and Television” presents the leading role of the president in American society through the lens of television and film. This exhibition invites visitors to explore cinematic performances of fictional and real-life presidents, and examine how America’s spirit, values, and historical journey are reflected in these portrayals of the Commander in Chief. It features original costumes, authentic props, and other memorabilia from portrayals of the American presidency on screen. 

Other Watch Parties in this series

“Crisis” – October 24