Coming UP next
SEPTEMBER 28th, 7:00 PM: HUNGRY FOR GREEN written and directed by Matthew Barr and short films produced in the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University Video Institute focusing on local organizations promoting sustainability, reuse and green initiatives. Films followed by a panel discussion with Hungry for Green's director Barr; Mary DeMare, General Manager of Chatham Marketplace; Robin Kohanowich, Director of Central Carolina Community College's Sustainable Agriculture Program; Roland McReynolds, Executive Director, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association and Tami Schwerin, Executive Director of the Abundance Foundation.
How can we feed the world's hungry while saving agriculture from a chemical and petroleum-laden downward spiral? HUNGRY FOR GREEN (30 minutes) looks at the key issues of feeding the world's hungry – estimated to comprise over two billion people – and the need to move industrialized agriculture from pesticides and monoculture to a sustainable organic "agroecological" model. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on HUNGRY FOR GREEN: "This is an important film that underscores the urgency of achieving agriculture sustainability to help alleviate hunger and protect our natural environment."
Filmmaker Matthew Barr is an associate professor of film production at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He and his wife Cornelia founded the Unheard Voices Project in 2006.
Also screening three short films produced at CDS at Duke University Video Institute 2010:
BACKYARD BOUNTY by Diana Monroe and Martha J. Moore. Bountiful Backyards is laying the groundwork for Two Ton Farm, an urban minifarm cooperative that will produce literally tons of fresh produce for the neighboring community.
GREEN McDONALD'S GUY by Brooke Shuman and Maura Tourian. One of only three "green" McDonald's restaurants nationwide opened in Cary in 2009. Franchisee Ric Richards describes its surprisingly long list of eco-friendly design features.
WATCH ME GROW by April Simon and Sara Washington. The Watch Me Grow program introduces kids as young as three to gardening, to engage their senses and to encourage them to eat more fresh produce.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Our Annual Spooky Shorts! ChathamArts is seeking the best of short film projects from NC filmmakers for our annual Spooky Shorts Film Night. We want to see your creepy, spine-tingling, blood-curdling, suspenseful, chill-inducing film and video projects. We’ll be screening selected films tuesday night October 26th, 7 PM at the Fearrington Barn. We will accept submissions of documentary/narrative/animation, 30 minutes or less total running time. DEAD-line for mailing submissions is September 17, 2010.
Download entry form with guidelines.
Download the Call for Entries flyer.
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We are very excited to be partnering with Hidden Voices for a multi-media and performance program on November 30th: HOMELESS for the HOLIDAYS will examine homelessness in our state through short documentary film, animation, spoken word and photography. We are seeking short films (doc or narrative) on homeless issues in NC. Download entry form with guidelines.
Past Screenings
JULY 27th, 7:30 PM, Fearrington Barn: A PUPPET INTERVENTION
Chatham County filmmaker, Mark Barroso's documentary tells the story of the Paperhand Puppet Intervention, a theatrical troupe based in Saxapahaw, N.C., that amplifies what it means to perform a puppet show.
Since 1998, Paperhand co-founders Donovan Zimmerman and Jan Burger have been recycling items such as found fabric, donated paint and recycled cardboard to create colorful, larger-than-life puppets. They employ these giant characters in spectacular summer shows and fantastic festival pageants. It doesn't get any more grassroots than this in the world of theater. Bursting forth with dance and shadow puppets, masks and music, stilt-walking and even a little vaudeville, Barroso's film follows the tumultuous creation of one particular Paperhand show – the 2007 production of "A Shoe for Your Foot."
JUNE 29th, 8:00 PM, Fearrington Barn: JUNEBUG! JUNEBUG's Screenwriter, Angus MacLachlan was in attendance for pre-screening reception and post Q&A with the audience.
The critically acclaimed independent film JUNEBUG (Rated R, 1 hour 47 min.) was filmed in Forsyth County NC. Entertainment Weekly, critic Roger Ebert, the prestigious film festivals at Sundance and Cannes have all heaped praise on the sensitive, honest rendering of a middle class Southern family home altered by the visitation of their son's new bride from Chicago who is a dealer in "outsider" art. Amy Adam's portrayal of the other son's wife, garnered several supporting actress awards and an Academy Award nomination. View the trailer.
MAY 25th, 7:00 PM: SHOOTING4CHANGE Films Premiere with Special Guests Sacrificial Poets, Nyssa Cave and Opinionated Films!
Join us for the premiere of five short documentary films produced in the ChathamArts digital filmmaking program with teens at SAGE Academy in Siler City and a celebration of youth empowerment though creativity.
Kicking off the evening is Nyssa Cave, a 14 year old singer/songwriter/guitarist from Cary, NC who got her start with Girls Rock NC. Also taking the stage - Chapel Hill's Sacrificial Poets, North Carolina's only youth performance poetry team who bring power and social action to spoken words.
Plus a screening of the preview trailer for *5-4-3-2-1*- a murder mystery movie being produced by a group of Chapel Hill teens with autism who call themselves Opinionated Films. Please come out and support these amazing teens and their artistic expressions in film, music and poetry!
April 27th, 7:00 p.m. Miss Nancy Minds Their Manners An earnest and heartfelt (as well as entertaining) documentary film that follows a unique 80 year old southern character as she teaches manners to children in her annual summer camp "House Parties for Etiquette" and also in the local public schools. For nearly 20 years, Miss Nancy's wit, charm, and abundant patience, has taught children valuable life lessons through old fashioned courtesies and gestures of kindness with a healthy dose of outdoor activities.
Filmmakers Martha Daniel and Caroline Paxton captured the charm and the antics of the energetic children and Miss Nancy's unique staff over a period of 4 years. "Miss Nancy Minds their Manners" documentary is a Work in Progress and is fiscally sponsored by the Southern Documentary Fund. http://www.missnancymindstheirmanners.com.
Tuesday March 30, 2010, 7:00-9:30 p.m. NC College Student Showcase: The best in short student films from around the state. $5 adults/$3 for students. Join us for a fun eclectic mix of films and animation and support these emerging directors and producers! Selected works showcase the creativity and technical skills coming out of our state's film & media programs. Ranging from artistic, enlightening, funny, surreal, romantic and edgy; it's a springtime basket full of cinematic shorts "some sweet and some a lil" bit dark! Many of the directors will be in attendance and short Q&A's will follow each block.
•1915 directed by Marco Garcia, produced by Cameron Strittmatter, UNC-School of Arts. Narrative. Set in the spring of 1915, two brothers deal with life on the family farm and physical and emotional pain when tragedy strikes one of them.
•BALL
BREAK by Richard Marshall, NCSU Animation & Digital Media.
Animation. Ball escapes a terrible fate -maybe.
•PACT LUNCH By Frank Pulice, UNC-Wilmington. Narrative. Three janitors are tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and demand something different. * mild profanity
•WHATDOGSEE by
Wali D. Pitt, Cape Fear Community College. Narrative. Daydreamer Earl's overbearing
boss leaves town and instructs him to take care of his beloved Husky and deliver
divorce papers to his wife-two simple tasks that lend to Earl's unraveling.
www.whatdogsee.com, www.facebook.com/whatdogsee
•SINKING
IN by Russell Allen Roe, UNC-Wilmington.
Animation. A newly graduated college student's micro short daydream in the form
of rotoscope animation.
•B for BEEKEEPER Directed by Thomas O'Keefe, produced by Katie Haggerty, UNC-School of Arts. Documentary. Asheboro beekeeper Bill Waddell and the journey through life and death that lead him to the honeybee.
•SYLVIA & GEORGE by
Cara Clark, UNC-Greensboro. Documentary. Sylvia Gray's collection of objects
is lovingly re-imagined by her grandson George as the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative
in Greensboro.
•BALANCE by
Debra Sea, UNC-Greensboro. Documentary. From gravel to green, beautiful terra
transitions unroll before us from a bike's POV.
•HOW
TO MAKE A HEARTBEAT by Rick Dillwood, UNC-Greensboro. Documentary.
The lesbian neighbors need a sperm donor and Rick's wife recommends him
for the job. The filmmakers experience and archive sex ed footage make
this a light-hearted and heart full film. 8:40 PM. BLOCK 3: WORKING AT
LOVE
•WHY HASN'T HE CALLED by Natasha Rae Headroe, Bennett College for Women. Narrative. Girl meets boy. Boys says 'I'll call you.' Girl becomes inseparable from phone, but why doesn't he call?
•THE MAGAZINE GIRL By Peyton Lea, Elon University.
Narrative. Devin quits the bar scene and meets the girl of his dreams who sells magazines on campus. *strong profanity, sensuality
•A FLOWER FOR ROSE by Jacqueline Haggerty, UNC-Greensboro. Narrative. A silent film/contemporary hybrid about the timeless pursuit of love.
February 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m. • A New Kind of Listening The story of a visionary director, a one-of-a-kind theater group, and a young man who could not speak, yet found the voice he had been looking for all his life. Kenny Dalsheimer's documentary takes us inside the creative work of the Community Inclusive Theater Group, as director Richard Reho inspires cast members, some with disabilities, to be writers, actors and dancers in an original collaborative performance.
Friday January 29, 2010, 7:00 p.m. • Looking for Ms. Locklear Rhett & Link, self proclaimed "Internetainers" have achieved fame for their hysterical songs, skits and local commercials that have received a gazillion hits on YouTube and their website rhettandlink.com. The Lillington, NC duo first met in first grade in Ms. Locklear's class after getting in trouble for writing nasty things on their desks. In 2006, they decided to search for her relying solely on face-to-face contact with people. Their film chronicles their search, which led them into the company of a host of characters and the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, prominently featured in the movie, much of which takes place in Pembroke, Robeson County.
• Tuesday
November 24, 2009, 7:00 p.m. • Love
Lived on Death Row (84 minutes) Pittsboro filmmaker Linda
Booker's documentary chronicles the remarkable story of the Syriani sibling's
journey from hate and anger to love and forgiveness for their father who
murdered their mother in 1990. Special thanks to Anoushka Brod, Mary Beth Clark, Kerstin Lindgren, Pam Smith,
Jane Allen Wilson and Betty Wilson for their powerful performance of "For Strong Women"
Tuesday October 27, 7:00 PM ' Show Us Your Spooky Shorts, a Halloween program of short films by North Carolina filmmakers, and 'A Bite of Improv,' featuring an audience-engaging performance by Anoushka Brod of Transactor's Improv. The short improv performance begins at 7:00 p.m. with films to follow. We promise a fun and suspenseful night of cinematic treats.... bring your boofriend or ghoulfriend if you have one!
• Alexa (9 min) by Todd Tinkham.
• Chain of Fools (8 min 16 sec) written and
directed by Stephen Roberts.
• Getting a Head in the Movie Biz (20 min) by
Christine Parker and The Adrenalin Group.
• Penitent Sweater (25 min 47 sec) directed
by Bill Harrelson, co-produced by Mark Duncan, based on a script by Jared Waters.
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Also
screening the documentary The Vampire Beast of Bladenboro (9
min) by Laura Dunne.
Tuesday September 29th • The
Siamese Connection (74-minutes/may not be suitable for children). This
feature-length documentary explores the living history of Chang and
Eng Bunker. conjoined twins from Thailand, who became world famous
as part of P.T. Barnum's circus. The twins eventually settled in
the North Carolina foothills during the Antebellum South, married
two local sisters and raised 21 children. Using a collage of scenes
from Thailand to Mount Airy, NC, we discover that these men still
exist vividly in the contemporary imagination and have the power
to act as potent metaphors for basic human experiences in both life
and art. Producer/Director Josh Gibson is an independent filmmaker and the Associate
Director of the Duke University Film/Video/Digital Program. His work has spanned
the gamut from narrative, to documentary to experimental and has shown nationally
and internationally in film festivals and on television. Along with his wife,
he runs a production company called Hardlight Limited in Durham, NC.
Tuesday August 25th, 7:30 PM ' Rocaterrania. Brett Ingram's documentary explores the imaginary, European-styled nation of Rocaterrania, a secret world created by artist Renaldo Kuhler. In the last four decades, seventy-six-year-old Kuhler has created hundreds of plates for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, illustrating diverse flora and fauna for obscure scientific journals and reference books. Before the making of this documentary, no one knew that he is also a prolific visionary artist.
Rocaterrania unveils Kuhler's astounding imaginary nation to the world, complete with it's own language, complex history and industries and reveals the powerful story of his life in the process. Among other themes, the film is about the insidious nature of conformity, the courage to be one's true self, and the redemptive power of artistic creation. Featuring an eclectic original score by Merge Records recording artists Shark Quest.
Formerly a journalist, physics teacher, and electrical engineer on the Space Shuttle Main Engine Program, Brett Ingram teaches filmmaking in the Department of Broadcasting and Cinema at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Ingram's first documentary feature, Monster Road, about clay-animator Bruce Bickford, won sixteen awards (including 'Best Documentary' at
the 2004 Slamdance Film Festival) and screened at more than ninety festivals
(including MFF 2004) before playing the Sundance Channel in 2005. http://www.brettingram.org.
Tuesday
July 28th, 7:00 PM • Sizzling
Summer Shorts Cinema & Song Fest. The Chatham County Arts Council celebrates the one year anniversary of
their 100-Mile Sustainable Cinema Series with an array of the Triangle's
very best local short films ranging from quirky to dramatic tointriguingly
abstract. Teen rockers from Girls Rock Camp kick
off the celebration at 7 pm. Their motto is, 'We put the amp in Camp.'
At 7:30 we roll out the reels with such short screen gems as: Ajit Anthony Prem's Banana Bus, which won 'Best North Carolina Short' at the All American Film Fest this spring. Nic Beery's Frame, a story of distress, emptiness, love and happiness. "Frame" premiered at the "Cannes in a Van" festival. Todd Tinkham's American Short, Stephen Robert's political mockumentary, Citizen Pratt and In the Garden by Elizabeth May. We are also excited to present the premieres of Norma Hawthorne and Eric Chavez Santiago's Weaving a Curve and Robert & Lori Hensley's Untethered a documentary about the important work of Durham's Coalition to Unchain Dogs. We guarantee you're going to fall in love with its star Fluffy.
At 9 pm, filmmakers lead a Q&A discussion followed by a live concert by artists on the rise toward the big-time, Mandolin Orange http://www.myspace.com/mandolinorange. Local fans can't get enough of Andrew and Emily Frantz's riveting on-stage chemistry and the blending of their ethereal voices. So get out of the heat and get in the cool of the barn (at Fearrington Village) and celebrate sustainable cinema and song while helping us raise money for a future Youth Documentary Arts Program.
Tuesday
June 30th • Somay
Ku: A Uganda Tennis Story.
7:30 PM, Patrick Olobo, Uganda's top-ranked tennis player, was four when LRA
rebels decimated his family's quiet life in Northern Uganda, forcing
them to abandon their ancestral land. The film accompanies Patrick during
his last weeks in Uganda and first 2 years in the US, as his new life
unfolds in unforeseen ways. His tennis dream is threatened by the pressures
of his new life, contingent upon sponsors and their expectations, and
transformed by American culture. SOMAY KU was awarded Best Documentary at The Malibu Int'l Film Festival last
April. (105 minutes). Download
flyer (pdf).
Tuesday May 19th• With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory.
Greensboro
filmmaker Matthew Barr's documentary follows the last days of the Hooker
Furniture operation. Along the way, employees at the factory share their
perspectives on work, community, and survival in a country devastated by
deindustrialization and outsourcing. Read/Download flyer...
APRIL 28th • Bending Space:
George Rousse and the Durham Project, 7:00 PM. Producers/Penelope Maunsell and Kenny Dalsheimer. What happens
when a visionary French artist meets the creative spirit of a former
Tobacco Road town in the midst of downtown revitalization? A singular
grassroots arts project emerges that confounds expectations and takes
the city of Durham, North Carolina by storm as buildings from a past
incarnation of the city are transformed into temporary canvases for dramatic
public art.
http://www.rousseprojectdurham.com/main.htm
MARCH 31st • 7:00 PM. Special screening of The Folk Artist's Foundation Documentary, All Rendered Truth (1 hour) by Immaculate Baking Company founder Scott Blackwell and filmmaker Patrick Long. Plus Fun and Folky Shorts featuring Key West Cock Tales (23 minutes) by Christa Carnell, Michelle Phillips & Craig Roberts and Linda Booker's Clyde & Mikhail (7 minutes). http://www.keywestcocktales.com
RACE IN NC-Looking Back • Moving Forward
Documentary Film Forum
Saturday-Sunday MARCH 21-22
• Change Comes Knocking -
The Story of the NC Fund by Rebecca Cerese and Dr. Steven Channing.
Learn more about the NC Fund...
• FBI-KKK by Michael Frierson
(associate professor in Broadcasting- Cinema at UNC Greensboro.) Learn more...
• Family
Name by Macky
Alston. Learn more...
• We
Shall Not Be Moved by Chris Potter and Charles
Thompson
