Students at Sonoma State often say there is nothing to do. We complain that our options feel limited to the same routines like hanging out on campus, driving somewhere for entertainment, or scrolling online. We say we want more events that matter, that feel connected to our generation and give us something real to talk about. But when those opportunities come our way, we usually let them pass by.
That is exactly what could happen with Christy, a new film starring Sydney Sweeney, screening Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Sebastiani Theatre.
Sweeney is already familiar to many of us from Euphoria, where she played a character that showed the struggles, confusion and pressure of being young in today’s world. In Christy, she steps into another role that explores questions of identity, self-worth and belonging. They are the very issues that so many students here at SSU face right now…