[pov] Vashon FilmAid 'Eye to Eye' Screening
- From: Nicholas Wiesnet <wiesn100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:15:09 -0800
Dear Friends,
You're cordially invite to the Vashon FilmAid Festival. Films are free but
donations will be accepted to benefit the Vashon Theater which was
burglarized last month.
Please come see any of the Vashon-connected films listed in the schedule
below. But if you can only see one, put Thursday 1/14 on your calendar and
come see the documentary 'Eye to Eye', which tries to build empathy for one
of our closest relatives, the Western Lowland Gorilla, now facing near
extinction at the hands of the illegal bushmeat trade and deforestation.
Please come and enjoy this uplifting and optimistic film with us. I'll be
present to take any questions about shooting in Africa or documentary
filmmaking in general.
Best regards, Nicholas Wiesnet
*Friday, 1/8 9:30
The Life of Lucky Cucumber* (81 min, not rated - mature)
A comedy/mockumentary in the grand tradition of This Is Spinal Tap and the
hit TV series, “The Office”. The story is told from the point of view of
Phillip Fellini (Maccarone) and Forrest Fonda (Lacy), a pair of aspiring
filmmakers who share a lifelong dream of making an award-winning documentary
that would get them out of their trailer park and into Hollywood’s upper
crust. They stumble upon a cave-dwelling, beer-guzzling human oddity named
Lucky “Cucumber” Cavanaugh (Bachar) in the wilds of Missouri, a man rumored
to possess the most extraordinary luck on Earth. Phillip and Forrest believe
they’ve found their ticket to fame and fortune, only to learn that Lucky’s
incredible luck always results in devastating consequences for himself and
everyone around him. The Life of Lucky Cucumber is guaranteed to offend,
anger and stupefy while causing convulsions of laughter.
*Vashon Connection: Mark Sayre (Producer), Zach Mann (Executive Producer),
Anthony O’Brien (Executive Producer), Chai Mann (Executive Producer), Joy
Mann (Executive Producer), Zoey Mann (Executive Producer)
*
*Saturday, 1/9 8:30
An Evening of Short Films and Animations *(aprox. 2.5 hours)
An entertaining evening of short films from island filmmakers including:
Bill Jarcho, Martha Enson & Kevin Joyce, Peter Ray, Devi Brule', Andrew
Franks, Alexander Atkins, Taylor Butz, and talented students from Joel
Walters video classes.
*
Sunday, 1/10 8:30
Heart of the Game *(103 min, PG-13)
Attending predominantly white Roosevelt High because her mother thinks
she'll have better opportunities under the school's successful coach, gifted
black hoopster Darnellia Russell <
http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Darnellia_Russell/30037572> puts herself
-- and her coach -- through the wringer. Shot in a suburban Seattle high
school over a seven-year period, director Ward Serrill <
http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Ward_Serrill/30037570> 's stirring
documentary explores the complicated relationship between gender, race and
organized sports.
Awards include:
Portland International Film Festival - Winner Best Documentary
Maui International Film Festival - Winner Best Documentary
Women's Sports Foundation - Winner Billie Award Best Entertainment
Writer's Guild of America - Nominee Best Documentary Screenplay
Toronto International Film Festival - World Premiere
*Vashon Connection: Ward Serrill (Director, Writer, Cinematographer,
Producer) Eric Frith (editor)
**
Monday, 1/11 8:00
Perfect Sport *(86 min, not rated)
Writer/director Anthony O'Brien takes high school drama to the mat. He stars
as high school wrestler Lee Bishop who must compete against his sister
Tina's natural talent when she decides to join the boy's team, before
personal demons and bigger issues threaten to destroy him. Also starring
Jessica Rose (Lonelygirl15) and Harvey Keitel's daughter Stella.
Awards Include:
Worldfest Houston - Gold (Dramatic Feature)
SIFF’s “MyFestival” - Winner (Best Feature)
National Film Festival for Talented Youth - Audience Award,
*Vashon Connection: Anthony O’Brien (Director / Writer / Executive Producer
/
Editor ) Mark Sayre (Executive Producer) Zach Mann (Executive Producer)
Chai Mann (Executive Producer)
*
*
Tuesday, 1/12 8:00
March Point *(58 min, appropriate for 12+)
The Swinomish are a tribe of clammers, crabbers, and fishermen who have
relied on the natural resources of the Skagit Valley for centuries. Inthe
late 1950s, two oil refineries were built in an area that was once part of
the Swinomish reservation by treaty. March Point is the touching story of
three teenage boys coming of age on the reservation, awakening to the impact
these refineries have had on their community, and asking what can be done.
The film documents the boys' search for answers as well as how the process
of filmmaking changed their lives. Broadcast on Independent Lens, PBS
Awards Include:
National Film Board of Canada Award for Best Documentary Film
European Independent Film Festival, Paris, France - runner up Best
Non-European Documentary Award
*Vashon Connection: Eric Frith (Editor)
*
* 9:15
Hidden Worlds: Underground Rome *(57 min, All Ages)
Beneath this bustling metropolis lie the remains of another Eternal City
entombed underground since the fall of Rome. These are dark, hidden places -
homes, sanctuaries, roads, temples each filled with wonders and challenges.
Join us on a riveting journey through time as we follow archeologists and
urban explorers as they descend deep into Romes underworld taking us to
places few have seen, and where fewer still dare to go. US premiere on
National Geographic Channel.
*Vashon Connection: Vicki Dunakin (Producer / Director / Exec. Producer),
Eric Frith (Editor), Andy Wiesnet (Production Manager) , Nick Wiesnet
(Production Assistant)
**
Wednesday, 1/13 8:00
The Business of Fancydancing *(103 min, no rating, Mature )
Directed by Sherman Alexie and based on his book of poetry of the same name,
The Business of Fancydancing reunites best friends Aristotle Joseph (Gene
Tagaban <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Gene_Tagaban/20044779> ) and
Seymour Polatkin (Evan Adams <
http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Evan_Adams/11636616> ) -- two Native
American men who grew up together on the Spokane Reservation. Sixteen years
after their high school graduation, Seymour, now a successful, gay poet
living in Seattle, confronts his past when he returns to the reservation to
attend a friend's funeral.
Awards Include:
Victoria Film Festival <http://www.vifvf.com/main_news.html> - Audience
Award
Durango Film Festival <http://www.durangofilmfestival.com> - Best Narrative
Feature Film
San Francisco Film Festival <
http://www.frameline.org/festival/26th/pressroom/wrap.html> - Audience
Award
OUTFEST <http://www.outfest.org/news5.frame.html> -Outstanding Actor Award
(Evan Adams);
Outstanding Screenwriting Award (Sherman Alexie)
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival <
http://www.phillyfests.com/piglff/downloads/awards2.htm> -Audience Award
Spliced Wire <http://splicedwire.com/02features/2002best.html> - Best Films
of 2002 Honorable Mention
*Vashon Connection: Holly Taylor (Cinematographer, Editor)
**Big Joy* *-Trailer* (5 min, Mature)
The luminous life and work of James Broughton is coming to the screen. "Big
Joy", the documentary, will provide a humorous antidote to the cynicism and
materialism of our age. Led by journalist Stephen Silha, who was mentored by
Broughton for the last 10 of his 85 years, the Big Joy Project brings
together the skills of other artists and media-makers who have been
influenced by Broughton.
*Vashon Connection: Stephen Silha (Exec. Producer)
*
*Thursday, 1/14 8:00
Eye to Eye *(25 min, not rated - not appropriate for young children)
*Eye to Eye* explores some of the inspiring ways that activists in Cameroon
are trying to head off the looming extinction of one of Africa's most
amazing, but endangered primates - the Cross River Gorilla. Activists,
including the tireless advocate Dennis Ndeloh, are hoping to change
attitudes toward gorillas and the common West African practice of eating
"bushmeat" - usually monkeys or other primates. The film follows them as
they work to achieve their goal of instilling values of conservation and
empathy toward gorillas and nature in general in the people of Cameroon from
the earliest ages.
*
**Vashon Connection: Nick Wiesnet (Cinematographer, Editor, Producer)
**
My Winnipeg 8:30 *(80 min, not rated - not appropriate for children)
Have you ever wanted to relive your childhood and do things differently?
Guy Maddin (THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD) casts B-movie icon Ann Savage
as his domineering mother in an attempt to answer that question in MY
WINNIPEG, a hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his
childhood hometown. The film is a documentary (or "docu-fantasia" as Maddin
proclaims) that blends local and personal history with surrealist images and
metaphorical myths that cover everything from the fire at the local park,
which leads to a frozen lake of distressed horse heads, to pivotal,
sometimes traumatic, factually heightened scenes from Maddin's own
childhood. MY WINNIPEG is Maddin's most personal film and a truly unique
cinematic experience, winning the best Canadian film at the Toronto
International Film Festival and the opening night selection of the Berlin
Film Festival's Forum.
Awards Include:
San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Documentary
Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Canadian Film
Toronto International Film Festival - Best Canadian Feature Film
*Vashon Connection: Jason Staczek (Soundtrack)
**Friday, 1/15 9:30
For Christ's Sake - **A Special Advanced Screening*
(92 min, not rated - for mature audiences)
Robert, a small town priest, finds out his estranged brother desperately
needs a loan for cancer treatment and secretly borrows money from the
church's emergency fund to help. He finds out later that his brother has
used the money to finance a porn movie with Robert as the unwitting
producer. Directed by Jackson Douglas (Jason Belleville on “Gillmore Girls”)
and featuring Alex Borstien, actress (the voice of Lois Griffin on “Family
Guy”)
*
Vashon Connection: Jackson Douglas (director), Alex Borstien (actress)
*
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