Greens ‘N Grains Film Series will be an Ongoing Mix of Art and Information
I have been asked to develop and promote a bi-weekly film series at Greens ‘N Grains Natural Food Store in Egg Harbor. The intent is to provide an opportunity for people in Door County to see a collection of high quality films – ones that would never get a screening in our local mainstream theater(s). I plan to post links and reviews here as a way of asking for your comments and to open a discussion regarding what people would like to see. I personally love documentary films, but also appreciate independent drama, sci-fi and comedy.
We plan to show a broad spectrum of new and unique films in a casual environment – the loft above the Deli at Greens N Grains. Kathy has a great dinner special planned so you can enjoy a healthy, natural and organic supper before or while you watch.
Here’s my current schedule followed by some other films under consideration… Please, comment and let me know what you think of them:
| Thursday, November 5 at 7 pm |
One Minute More – 60 films in one evening. Don’t Panic: Guy Livingston is back! This is a brilliantly zany and provocative collection of one-minute films… with music by sixty composers from 23 different countries… the 60 films include comic animations, docu-fictions, portraits, surrealism, and abstract art films. Guy Livingston (official Web site) |
| Thursday, November 19 at 7 pm |
Sleep Dealer The place: Mexico. The time: The near future. Memo Cruz ( Fernando Peña) has always dreamed of leaving his tiny village and heading north to a big city where he can work in a modern, high-tech factory. Finally, his dream becomes a reality… and his reality becomes a nightmare! Memo finds himself in a terrifyingly bizarre world of border walls, shanty towns, high-tech factories, remote control drones and aqua-terrorists a world of tomorrow that will soon be today! Winner of two prestigious awards at the Sundance Film Festival, and nominated for both the Gotham Awards and Independent Spirit Awards, this groundbreaking film has been praised by critics and audiences alike. Sleep Dealer (official site) |
| Thursday, December 3 at 7 pm |
Food, Inc.
This film lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing how our food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Food, Inc. reveals surprising and often shocking truths about what we eat, how it’s produced and who we have become as a nation. Director Robert Kenner explores the subject from all angles, talking to authors, advocates, farmers, and CEOs, like co-producer Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), Gary Hirschberg (Stonyfield Farms), and Barbara Kowalcyk, who’s been lobbying for more rigorous standards since E. coli claimed the life of her two-year-old son. Food, Inc. examines the costs of putting value and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact. |
Under consideration, your comments and nominations are cheerfully encouraged!
| Trouble the Water 2008 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature, this astonishingly powerful film is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal (producers, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine), Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall–just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is turning her new video camera on herself and her 9th Ward neighbors trapped in the city. “It’s going to be a day to remember,” Kim declares. As the hurricane begins to rage and the floodwaters fill their world and the screen, Kim and her husband Scott continue to film their harrowing retreat to higher ground and the dramatic rescues of friends and neighbors. The filmmakers document the couple’s return to New Orleans, the devastation of their neighborhood and the appalling repeated failures of government. Weaving an insider’s view of Katrina with a mix of verite and in-your-face filmmaking, Trouble the Water is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes–two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning. |
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