This screening of Douglas Sirk's Imitation of Life (1959) is presented in response to Noah Davis’s exhibition 'Imitation of Wealth', creating a dialogue between film and art about themes of identity, aspiration, and representation.

Sirk’s lush melodrama examines the intersecting lives of two women—one Black and one white—and their daughters, navigating the complexities of race, class, and familial sacrifice. The film’s exploration of constructed identities and societal expectations resonates with Davis’s work, which reimagines illusions of prosperity and cultural symbolism as layered narratives about value and visibility.

This screening invites audiences to consider how both Davis and Sirk use their respective mediums to critique systems of representation and question the ways we assign meaning to art, labour, and life.