The Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group (LPIRG) will host a screening of the film Leila Khaled: Hijacker on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7pm in Galileo’s Gallery in the Students’ Union Building.
All are welcome, admission is free, and refreshments will be provided.
LEILA KHALED: In 1969 Palestinian Leila Khaled made history by becoming the first woman to hijack an airplane. As a Palestinian child growing up in Sweden, filmmaker Lina Makboul admired Khaled for her bold actions; as an adult, she began asking complex questions about the legacy created by her childhood hero. This fascinating documentary is at once a portrait of Khaled, an exploration of the filmmaker’s own understanding of her Palestinian identity, and a complicated examination of the nebulous dichotomy between “terrorist” and “freedom fighter.”
When Makboul tracks Khaled down, she finds Khaled living an ordinary life in Jordan, still firm in her belief that her actions were necessary and fully justified. The film weaves together scenes with Khaled, archival footage, and interviews with the people who were on the planes Khaled hijacked. Makboul searches for a way to reconcile her understanding of the Palestinian national narrative – which now includes Khaled’s actions – with the negative image she encounters from the rest of the world of Palestinians as bloodthirsty terrorists. At the same time, she comes to know Khaled for the very real person that she is as they talk, travel together, and share meals. The result is a multi-dimensional film unlike any other in its skillful handling of the complexities that arise when liberation movements incorporate violence as a tactic.
Festival’s Acclaimed Short Film Showcase Returns This Week
On the heels of the successful star-studded 4th annual HollyShorts Film Festival, which took place this past August, HollyShorts is back with a new installment of the festival’s acclaimed monthly screening series this Friday, October 3rd at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles. Join us as we prepare for the January 2009 Call For Entries for the 5th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival. This Friday, we are celebrating 5 top notch short films with the directors/producers and talent on hand to discuss their projects and the state of the industry in the October installment of the monthly screening series.
Tickets are $10 and available at the door. Doors open at 7:30 pm, screening begins at 8pm, event ends at 11pm. Q&A session, raffle, and reception to follow screening. Free Wine, Beer—soda courtesy of our sponsor Dry Soda co. and tequila from our sponsor Pura Casta. The Echo Park Film Center is located at 1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd) Los Angeles, CA 90026.
Also, we will be raffling off tickets to the ELEVATE Film Festival which takes place Oct. 5th!
“BEATS PER MINUTE” Directed by Andrea Ball (andrea@beatsperminutefilm.com). Through very lovable and entertaining choreography, an incredibly talented French street dancer leaves Europe with a one-way ticket to Hollywood to show the world a style of dance they’ve never seen before. But in order to reach his dreams of becoming a professional break-dancer he must first confront his past and learn to control his fate.
PIGEONHOLE
“Pigeonhole” Directed by Nicole Tanzabel (ntanzabel@gmail.com). An elderly man lives alone in a high-rise council flat – boxed in and detached from the world below. Nobody visits him; he has only his TV for company. He never leaves his flat; he never needs to due to his unique system of self-sufficiency: using a booby-trapped birdhouse placed on his window sill he catches pigeons, roasts and eats them. Until one day he captures a dove…
SLEEPER
“SLEEPER” Directed by Philippe Casseus (casseus@gmail.com).
(Final Cut) Simeon wakes up in a coma with no idea how long he’s been sleeping. The sound of Noelle’s voice reaches him, urging him to wake. But Simeon’s ego has other plans for his id.
THE STAIN ON THE SIDEWALK
“THE STAIN ON THE SIDEWALK” Directed by Adam Schlachter (adimafilm@hotmail.com). Andy, a high school freshman, secretly longs for Vanessa, the beautiful girlfriend of the neighborhood bully. In a fumbling, yet poetic exercise, he searches for the right words to declare his love for her, hoping she notices him. But ultimately, Andy discovers that actions may speak much louder than words.VAMONOS
“VAMONOS” Directed by Maurice Compte, written by Marina Valle (holamarinavalle@hotmail.com). Marisol and Manny are weary travellers looking for a quick bite to eat. Little do they know how their pit stop will change their lives.
Tuesday, October 14, 8:00 pm at the Harmony Gold Theatre
Moderated by Meghan Daum, Los Angeles Times columnist
“I’ve Loved You So Long”: A Screening and Q & A with Director Philippe Claudel
Novelist and literature professor Philippe Claudel makes his directorial debut with this powerful yet subtle film about secrets and the possibility of being reborn. In perhaps her most nuanced and soulful film performance to date Kristin Scott Thomas sets the tone for the story that focuses on two long estranged sisters who are trying to reestablish a relationship. Smart, intense, psychologically textured, and clearly written with a novelist’s eye, “I’ve Loved You So Long” (to be released by Sony Pictures Classics on October 24) is a story about the power of forgiveness and the universal need to reach out beyond ourselves.
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the award-winning indie comedy “Sherman’s Way” at the October installment of the Second Tuesday Cinema Series. There will be two screenings of the film at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres.
The producer and star of the film, Michael Shulman (Party of Five, Little Man Tate) and the film’s director, Craig Saavedra, will be in Sedona to host the premiere and conduct Q&A discussions following both screenings. “Sherman’s Way” marks Saavedra’s return to Sedona after his directorial debut with “Rhapsody in Bloom”, which won the Best Feature Film award at the 1999 Sedona International Film Festival.
“It is always an honor for us to bring back our award-winning filmmakers with their subsequent projects,” said Sheila Jackman, the festival’s founding chair and co-chair of the film selection committee. “With the success and audience response to ‘Rhapsody in Bloom’, I am sure our audiences will truly enjoy ‘Sherman’s Way’.”
The film has taken top honors as Best Picture at the Newport Film Festival, Cinequest San Jose Film Festival and Jackson Hole Film Festival, and it has just begun its trek to festivals around the world. The premiere in Sedona marks one of its early stops.
“Sherman’s Way” features an accomplished ensemble cast including Shulman, James Le Gros, Enrico Colantoni, Brooke Nevin, Donna Murphy, Lacey Chabert and Thomas Ian Nicholas.
In “Sherman’s Way,” two strangers are forced into a road trip of convenience only to veer off the path into a quirky exploration of friendship, fatherhood and the annoying task of finding one’s place in the world – a world in which one wrong turn can change your destination.
The discord begins when Sherman, (Michael Shulman) a young, uptight Ivy-Leaguer, finds himself stranded on the West Coast with an eccentric stranger and washed-up, middle-aged former athlete Palmer (James Le Gros) in an attempt to make it down to Beverly Hills in time for a career-making internship at a prestigious law firm.
The two couldn’t be more incompatible. Palmer is a reckless charmer with a zest for life; Sherman is an arrogant snob with a sense of entitlement. Palmer is content reliving his past; Sherman is focused solely on his future. Neither is really living in the present. The only thing this odd couple seems to share is the refusal to accept responsibility for their lives.
What transpires is a comedic road trip that leads to detours and new discoveries about themselves, each other and their place in this world.
Director Craig Saavedra brings his witty sensibility into this poignant look at fatherhood and friendship that features indie stalwart James Le Gros in an unapologetic performance that manages to bring undeniable charm to an otherwise abrasive character.
“The saying ‘it’s not the destination, it’s the journey’ could have easily come from this delightful and entertaining film,” added Jackman. “It promises to be an enjoyable evening of thought-provoking comedy and discussion with the director and star.”
The film will be shown at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10, or $8 for Film Sedona members, and will be available starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Harkins lobby. Cash or checks only. Seats are limited. Film Sedona members can purchase tickets in advance at the Sedona International Film Festival office, 1785 W. Hwy. 89A, Suite 2B, or by calling 282-1177.
Film Screening with Director: Secrecy, October 10, 2008
The film “Secrecy” focuses on journalists, lawyers and government officials who have spent their careers debating the role information management has played in some of this country’s biggest triumphs and tragedies, from World War II to Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. The ACLU-WA hosts a reception and audience Q&A with director Robb Moss at the Northwest Film Forum.
Friday, October 10
6:00 pm Reception before 7:15 pm Screening
Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle (map)
Screening of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The Hammer Museum – Santa Monica, CA
Event: 10/3/08
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The making of Cash’s landmark album is the narrative arc of this new documentary about a concert recorded in a prison cafeteria and captured by legendary rock photographer Jim Marshall. Two prisoners’ lives are also interwoven into the structure of this film that examines the transition of Cash’s character and his career. The presence of life in Folsom, the obstacles its prisoners faced and the struggles Cash encountered are brought to the surface. Original animation, interviews, and long lost archival material make this a compelling journey with one of America’s most celebrated icons revealing a complex unknown man in black. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison celebrates his music, the history of an unprecedented recording, and its significance in understanding a life forever defined by darkness and light.
West Coast Premiere.
Starts at 7:00pm
Post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Bestor Cram.
* All Hammer public programs are free. Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVP’s not required.
LOCATION:
The Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
The Board of Directors of the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance cordially invites you to join us at Historical Jacob Riis Bathouse for a Benefit Reception & Screening of Documentary “City of Water” Produced by Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance & Municipal Arts Society.
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
6:30 Cocktail Reception with live music *
7:30 Screening of “City of Water”
8:15 Q & A Discussion
Roland Lewis, Director of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance
Jasper Goldman, Director of City of Water
Dressy Beach Attire
Parking available at Main Entrance of Jacob Riis Park
*with any individual or RWA sponsorship ticket.
The screening and Q & A discussion is sponsored by HSBC and is free to the public.
SAN FRANCISCO WRITER’S GROTTO AND WALDEN HOUSE HOST SPECIAL SCREENING OF “PROTAGONIST” DOCUMENTARY
Screening of Academy Award-Winning Director’s Film Benefits Walden House
A special Bay Area screening of “Protagonist,” a documentary by Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu. Hosted by the San Francisco Writer’s Grotto and Walden House, the screening benefits Walden House’s programs for formerly incarcerated mothers seeking to re-unite with their children and families.
Thursday, October 16, 2008 | 7:30pm – Introduction and readings by ex-offender authors | 8:00pm – Screening of film | Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave., Oakland (510) 452-3556
$10 – $15 (sliding scale) at the door; all proceeds will go toward Walden House programs that assist formerly incarcerated females seeking to reunite with their children and families.
“Protagonist” explores extremism and the limits of certainty. This visually inventive documentary weaves the stories of four men – a German terrorist, a bank robber, an “ex-gay” evangelist, and a martial arts student – consumed by personal odysseys that lead to radical reversals.
High Point University will host a screening of “As We Forgive” on Oct. 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hayworth Fine Arts Center. The event is open to the public.
Directed by Laura Waters Hinson, “As We Forgive” tells the amazing story of the rebuilding of Rwanda after genocide. The Oscar-winning film has been covered nationally by The Washington Post, The Orlando Sentinel, The Greenville News, The Hollywood Reporter and NPR’s Dianne Rehm Show.
Hinson, who will introduce “As We Forgive” at High Point University, will also entertain questions following the one-hour film.
Those interested in attending should park in Lot A near the Hayworth Fine Arts Center on Montlieu Avenue. Media and those needing handicap parking should arrive through the main campus entrance at College Drive and Montlieu Avenue.
People’s Choice Award – 2nd Runner Up
Toronto Film Festival www.thestoning.com
Join the director, Cyrus Nowrasteh, for a special Orange County screening of his latest film, The Stoning of Soraya M. Tickets are free. Seating is limited.
DATE: Friday, October 17th
TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: The Folino Theater
ADDRESS: 283 N. Cypress Street, Orange, CA 92866
The Folino Theater is located inside the Marion Knott Studios at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts on the campus of Chapman University.
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