10 part Winter Film Series, every other Saturday at the
Cap’n Kidd Waterfront Dining Room, Water Street Woods Hole.
Advance reservations required, call (508) 548-8563.
$25 dollars per person includes choice of sumptuous meal from a special menu and film.
Drinks, dessert, tax, tip not included.
FILM PROGRAM
(Subject to change)
DECEMBER 2009
12/5 – SHOOTING BEAUTY by George Kachadorian
SHOOTING BEAUTY tells the unforgettable story of an aspiring fashion photographer named Courtney Bent whose career takes a life changing turn when she discovers true beauty in a truly unexpected place: at a center for people living with significant disabilities. When she begins inventing cameras her new friends can use, a surprising story unfolds that initial reviewers are calling “more than a film… a masterpiece.” (DOCUMENTARY, 63 MIN. USA WINNER WHFF BEST OF THE FEST 2009)
12/19 – JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON by Bestor Cram
January 1968; a year that would be saturated in violence and historical change. Tucked away in a gray prison cafeteria in Northern California, isolated from the tumult outside, hard men doing hard time witnessed the making of a legendary album that would catapult a country singer to international stardom. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison remains one of the greatest live albums ever made, and the man himself one of America’s greatest troubadours and advocates for prison reform. Forty years later, the album still resonates today with a rawness and authenticity that few recordings have ever achieved. This film exposes a lesser known “Man in Black” through an exciting, visually compelling examination of this historic concert.
(Documentary, 87 min. USA)
JANUARY 2010
1/ 16 – ABSURDISTAN by Veit Helmer
Welcome to Absurdistan, a small village in the high desert mountains, just on the outskirts of reality, where magical visions and bizarre events fuse together, but the sexes are divided. The village is facing a water shortage, but the men are too lazy to fix a rickety pipeline and the women are getting fed up with their good-for-nothing husbands. Led by young Aya (Kristyna Malerova), the women make a simple vow: “No water, no sex.” The men’s only hope is Temelko (Maximilian Mauff), whose long-promised wedding with Aya is put on hold until he finds a solution to the water problem. From the wild imagination of the award-winning director of Tuvalu comes this perfectly pitched lyrical comedy that is romantic, surreal and boundlessly poetic.
(NARRATIVE FEATURE, 88 MIN. RUSSIA, SUBTITLES)
1/30 – TRUST US, THIS IS ALL MADE UP by Alex Karpovsky
Immortalized in the world of improv comedy, Second City veterans TJ Jagodowksi and David Pasquesi explore the unique partnership and transcendental forces that govern their legendary performances. Two of Chicago's most highly regarded Second City veterans, TJ Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi continue to break new ground in the field of improv comedy. For the past six years, their performances of entirely improvised, always hilarious and wholly original one-hour plays have mesmerized audiences worldwide. Exploring the folds of trust and faith that underlie their relationship as well as the transcendental forces that govern their improvisation, TRUST US, THIS IS ALL MADE UP features an unforgettable live performance recorded at New York's Barrow Street Theater earlier this year. Whether you're a student of improvisation or simply interested in the underpinnings of human imagination and the depths of mutual understanding, this journey will leave you laughing, guessing, and in awe of this altogether remarkable feat
(DOCUMENTARY, 83 MIN. USA)
FEBRUARY 2010
2/13 – FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES: THE STORY OF AMERICAN FILM CRITICISM by Gerald Peary
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism is the first documentary to dramatize the rich saga of American movie reviewing. Directed by Boston Phoenix critic,
Gerald Peary, For the Love of Movies offers an insider’s view of the critics’ profession, with commentary from America’s best-regarded reviewers, Roger Ebert (The Chicago Sun-Times), A.O. Scott (The New York Times), Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly), Kenneth Turan (The Los Angeles Times). We also hear from young, articulate, Internet voices, including Harry Knowles (ainitcoolnews.com) and Karina Longworth (spout.com). Their stories are entertaining, humorous, and personal. Those who hear them may gain new respect for the film critic profession, knowing the faces and voices, and also the history. From the raw beginnings of criticism before The Birth of a Nation to the incendiary Pauline Kael-Andrew Sarris debates of the 1960s and 70s to the battle today between youthful on-liners and the print establishment, this documentary tells all. With narration by Patricia Clarkson.
(DOCUMENTARY, 80 MIN. USA)
2/27 – A SEA CHANGE by Barbara Ettinger
A Sea Change is the first documentary about ocean acidification. Chock full of scientific information, the feature-length film is also a beautiful paen to the ocean world and an intimate story of a Norwegian- American family whose heritage is bound up with the sea.
(DOCUMENTARY, 85 MIN. NORWAY, USA)
MARCH 2010
3/13 – PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL by Abigail E. Disney and Gini Reticker
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the gripping account of a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a decades-old civil war. The women's historic yet unsung achievement finds voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia together to recount the experiences and memories of the women who were instrumental in bringing lasting peace to their country.
(DOCUMENTARY, 72 MIN. USA)
3/27 – SAINT MISBEHAVIN’ : THE WAVY GRAVY MOVIE by Michele Esrick
Saint Misbehavin' reveals the true story of cultural phenomenon Wavy Gravy, a man whose commitment to making the world a better place has never wavered. We experience the impact one person can have and connect to the hope that each one of us can make a difference while keeping our sense of humor. Wavy Gravy is known as the MC of the Woodstock Festival, a hippie icon, clown and even a Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream flavor. In Saint Misbehavin' we meet a true servant to humanity who carries his message through humor, compassion and a song he sings, called 'Basic Human Needs.' Saint Misbehavin' weaves together intimate verite footage, reflections from an array of cultural and counter-cultural peers, and never-before-seen archival footage to tell a story that is bigger than the man himself.
(DOCUMENTARY, 88 MIN. USA, WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY WHFF 2009)
APRIL 2010
4/10 – Li Tong by Nian Liu
An eight-year-old girl, Li Tong, loses her bus pass one day after school. Penniless, she decides to walk home. On her way, she encounters a warm-hearted old lady who tries to help her, a security guard in front of a bar, a trendy young woman, a man wearing a panda costume, and even a little thief attempting to steal a pet dog from an old man. After getting a ride to the wrong address, Li Tong's journey becomes more complicated as she soon finds herself hopelessly lost. Only the son of a migrant worker who begs in the city offers her a helping hand. The two of them become unlikely companions, each learning a bit about the world of the other as the little beggar helps Li Tong on her quest home.
(NARRATIVE FEATURE, 75 MIN. CHINA AUDIENCE CHOICE, BEST FEATURE FILM WHFF 2009)
4/24 - SHORTS