Screenings

One Two Punch Fundraiser to benefit the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival (www.newburyportfilmfestival.org) screening two short films (20 min each). The first is the "Elegy for the Elswick Envoy" an award-winning film on the efforts of a disabled artist to find a home for her much loved, but aging car-- The Elswick Envoy. The second is Keith Dorrington's 2001 documentary on the fall and rise of Lowell, MA boxer Dick Eklund and his efforts to train his brother "Irish" Micky Ward.

Independent film maker Daniel Joseph Gonzalez is pleased to announce the world premiere of television pilot Destination Matters. Destination Matters premieres at HaNaBi, 804 Plain St. Marshfield, MA, June 29, 2009. Doors open at 7:30 PM.

In October 2007, with great support and a warm welcome from the Town of Pepperell, MA, its offices, businesses, and townspeople, no-budget independent filmmakers John Hartman of Reel Groovy Films, and Zee Zarbock of Unfolding Story Pictures, originally from Colorado, were allowed to film re-enactments of the last Crusade on the Keyes Conservation Lands.

PRESENTATION OF NMAM EXPERIMENTAL FILMS AT RAILROAD SQUARE CINEMA

On Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 12:30 PM there will be a film showing of the experimental works of new media artists Nancy Andrews, Abbott Meader, Amanda Donta-Ransom and Walter Ungerer at Railroad Square Cinema, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville, ME 04901. These artists are members of an association called New Media Artists Maine (NMAM) that all live and work in Maine.

This Saturday at 7pm and 9pm

NUN OF THAT, the feature film that New England is praying for is screening at the Columbus Theater.

Come see Sister Kelly Wrath as she battles the mob with a little help from the Order of the Black Habbit (a secret group of vigilante nuns) and some divine guidence from Ghandi, Jesus, and Moses.

The Coolidge Corner Theatre wraps up the 2008-2009 season of its popular Science on Screen series with a special program, An Evening with Ray Kurzweil on Monday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. The celebrated futurist, inventor and entrepreneur will give a multimedia presentation based on his best-selling book The Singularity is Near and show an exclusive trailer of the upcoming film of the same name. Audience members will also get a sneak peek at Transcendent Man, director Barry Ptolemy’s documentary charting Kurzweil’s journey to bring the ideas from The Singularity to a worldwide audience.

On Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. Larry Sider, founder and director of the internationally respected School of Sound in London and collaborator with the Quay Brothers for over 20 years, leads a dynamic and entertaining tutorial in conversation with the Quays, focusing on the creation of the sound element in their films. At this interactive event, punctuated by cinematic excerpts, audience members will be fully immersed in the mesmerizing aural/visual world created by these artists.

Part of the Coolidge Award celebrations honoring extraordinary filmmakers the Quay Brothers, this event is a rare opportunity to interact with these outstanding artists in person. The program includes a screening of the dance film Eurydice, She So Beloved, the Quay Brothers’ television commercials, the iconic Street of Crocodiles, and In Absentia, a collaboration with the avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. Q&A with the Quays follows the program.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design presents Peggin' Out, a seventy-minute compilation of selected animation shorts by sophomore, junior and senior animation students created over the past year.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design presents Squealing Pegs, its seventh annual screening event featuring some of the most interesting and exciting animated shorts created by the college’s animation students over the last year. This seventy-minute compilation contains an eclectic selection of new work, including stop-motion, cartoon, abstract, experimental, hand-drawn, pixilation, documentary, and other forms of animation.

You are invited to the Boston International Film Festival for a screening of WHITE ELEPHANTS, one of the 100 films selected out of over 2,500 from around the world.

This short film recently premiered at the 2009 Boston International Women's Day Film Festival, and has been recognized by the Center for Digital Imaging Arts for Best Narrative Film, Best Direction, and Best Cinematography.

The screening will be held as part of Session 29 at:

AMC Loews Boston Common
175 Tremont St
Boston, MA

SCORPIO FILM RELEASING PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

NUN OF THAT

PRODUCED BY TED MARR
DIRECTED BY RICHARD GRIFFIN

THE COLUMBUS THEATER - 270 Broadway, Providence RI
April 10th, 2009
Screenings at 7:00 and 9:00 pm
(with an additional encore showing at 7:00 and 9:00 pm showing on April 11th)

On Monday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m., the Coolidge Corner Theatre begins a month-long showcase of the phenomenal work by this year's Coolidge Award recipients, world-renowned animators the Quay Brothers. The Quays will be at the Coolidge May 6 and May 7 for Award events.

The April 7 program features four of the Quay Brothers' brilliantly conceived, visually striking short films:

STILLE NACHT 1: DRAMOLET - This short was commissioned by MTV as a between-programs “Art Break.” A frost of iron filings forms on a bleak landscape while a lonely figure looks on (1988, 2 minutes)

Two separate screenings and an afterparty/networking event

See New Bedford on the Big Screen! Experience the range of creative energy in the South Coast of Massachusetts. This special premiere event includes

- A fun lineup of short films from South Coast and visiting filmmakers
- The premiere of the short film "Homeland" which shot on location in downtown New Bedford last April
- A Q & A with filmmakers and special guests with entertainment careers in both Los Angeles and New York.

Join us for an evening of fun, irreverent and thought-provoking films from the South Coast of Massachusetts!

Sunday April 19, 2009 7-9 pm

It’s a civil war that’s lasted 40 years. Passed down from son to son. Fought eye for an eye. Over 15,000 dead and counting, while the world stands by. Welcome to South Central Los Angeles. But what’s at the root of this long-standing battle? Filmmaker Stacy Peralta hits the streets of LA to find out, and speaks with former and current members of the Bloods and the Crips, two of the most notorious and violent street gangs in America.

ITVS Community Cinema Film Series
Free and open to the public

Science on Screen at the Coolidge Corner Theatre takes a dark twist with a presentation of Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero's 1968 genre-defining zombie horror film. Joining us before the screening to explore the theoretical neuroscience of zombies and the psychological effects they have on others is Steven Schlozman, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, lecturer in education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and self-described zombie film fanatic.

“Women in Film” - short films by women, about women.
Film event at the Bunker Hill Community College, Boston.
Thursday, April 2nd, 6:30pm.
Free and open to the public.
Free parking

Estranhos Poemas: As Palavras da Claudina Pereira (Strange Poems: The Words of Claudina Perreira) is an experimental documentary about the life and poetry of Claudina, a psychiatric patient in southern Brazil.

“Somebody Like Me” follows Ngunina, a young Maasai woman who was the first in her village to go to secondary school, after she returns to her family home

fast, Faster, FAST!
A program of mixed media works that (mostly) move at a rapid pace.
Wednesday, March 11 th
12 noon
Shillman Hall, room 320
Contact: Dennis Miller, 617 373 4132 or de.miller@neu.edu
www.music.neu.edu/fast
Program:

Chronomops, 2005 Tina Frank, images; General Magic, music

Nanomorphosis, 2003 Brian O'Reilly, images; Curtis Roads, music

Memory of the Tape, 2007 Damir Cucic, images; Erich Maria Strom, music

Energie!, 2007 Thorsten Fleisch, images; Jens Thiele, music

Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre, 1986
March 21st, 2009 at 3 p.m.
Free Admission

The film Scarred Justice is being screened at the Harvard Film Archive next month. The documentary profiles an important but little-known event during the Civil Rights movement.

There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers following the screening.

Check out the Northern Light Productions blog for more info:
http://northernlightproductions.blogspot.com/

ITVS Community Cinema Film Series
Free and open to the public

WAITING FOR DANNY DEVITO is a Documentary Series about Nick Albanese's Story of trying to stay in touch with Hollywood Player, Danny DeVito & his day to day life as an Actor/Comedian waiting to get a response from Mr. DeVito. Will It Happen? Watch & Find Out! A NEW EPISODE WILL BE POSTED EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT!

Hello Everyone,

You, your friends, and family are invited to the International Women's Day Film Festival for a special premiere screening of WHITE ELEPHANTS on **Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 4 p.m**. Following the screening, a film discussion panel will be held with director Chris Portal, and actress Ashley James.

The screening will take place at:

The Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle Street (Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-6837
http://www.brattlefilm.org

Science on Screen at the Coolidge Corner Theatre pairs Stanley Kramer’s groundbreaking 1967 film with a talk on the science of prejudice by Harvard social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji, a pioneer in the study of unconscious bias.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design presents MassArt Animated Films (120 min.) at the Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium on Thursday, February 19, at 6:00 p.m. The program includes 32 animated films demonstrating a myriad of styles created by 28 different filmmakers. These selections highlight the animation students' work from six years of MassArt Animation's annual screening, "Squealing Pegs."

Screening and Discussion:
Alex and Heather wanted a traditional wedding in a warm, far-off location. But they didn’t choose the Caribbean. Set against the turbulent relationship between U.S. and Iran, Iranian-American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani captures the couple’s struggle and excitement as they plan a Persian Islamic wedding in Iran. But when Alex’s Iranian-born parents and Heather’s conservative American father meet for the first time, cultures clash and test the couple to their limits.

The Museum of Fine Arts, one of the most prestigious art museums in
the world, will host an incredible event showcasing Boston University
student films.

"Boston University Student Films" will take place at the MFA on
Thursday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. The line-up includes six short
films from different genres. Many are award winners that have screened
at significant film festivals.

This program was conceived and curated by Bo Smith, the long-time
director of the MFA's film program, and will be held inside the
illustrious 650-seat Remis Auditorium.

STUDENT FILMS INCLUDE:

Before there is Oscar, the Boston Society of Film Critics will host its second annual awards event on Sunday February 8th at the Brattle Theater.

Last year’s special guest, Frank Langella, is up for an Oscar this year. Our guest on Sunday will be the producer of the Academy Award nominated film, "Man on Wire." If you’ve not seen it, the movie’s not to be missed. An awards ceremony will precede the screening and a Q&A with the filmmaker will follow.

The ceremony and film take @ 7PM, the reception is @ 5.

"Sensory Ethnography" is a graduate course in anthropology, taught in conjunction with "Living Documentary", a course in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, in which students get year-long immersive training in non-fiction video production and theory with a critical emphasis on exploring alternative approaches to ethnographic filmmaking. This year's program features a range of provocative and topical works shot around the globe.

Dysfunctional Book Club Screening
Saturday, February 14th 2009
Showtime 5p - Tickets $8 at the Door
Arsenal Center for the Arts
321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
www.arsenalarts.org
bring your sweetheart, lover, grandmother, brother, shrink.. and don't forget to "have a dysfunctional day."

FILM: DYSFUNCTIONAL BOOK CLUB
GENRE: COMEDY
RUNNING TIME: 83 minutes
DIRECTOR: RICHARD GRIFFIN
WRITER/PRODUCER: JENNIFER SCHARF