Feed your brain, dazzle your eyes, at the Dallas VideoFest at the Alamo in Richardson and the Angelika in Dallas. I think you’ll enjoy these videos, most of them on the short side, on SOCIAL ISSUES THE HOMESTRETCH: Filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly follow three homeless teenagers brave Chicago winters, the pressures of high school and life alone on the streets to build a brighter future. Against all odds, these children defy stereotypes as they create new, surprising definitions of home. Trailer: vimeo/77430311 6:30 PM Sun, Oct 19 Angelika THE NEW SOUTH DALLAS: The New South DallasA MAP - Make Art with Purpose, South Dallas Cultural Center and Soul Children’s Theater Production Throughout the summer of 2013, teens from the South Dallas Cultural Center’s Summer Arts at the Center program and youth from the Soul Childrens Theater Company (SCT) met in workshops lead by SCT Artistic Director Tara Youngblood. Exploring the impact of gentrification in South Dallas, the teens and tweens took walks through their neighborhood, interviewed South Dallas residents, had group discussions and wrote a script for a mini-documentary, which they also filmed and edited. The film shines a new light on how gentrification is changing the face of South Dallas and gives the young filmmakers a public, civic platform to express ideas and opinions about what is happening in their neighborhood. 7:00 PM Tue, Oct 14 South Dallas Cultural Center THE STARFISH THROWERS: This powerful film tells the stories of three people who live worlds apart- a five-star chef in India, a twelve year-old girl, and a retired school teacher in the U.S.- whose passion for feeding the poor ignites a movement in their communities in the fight against hunger. Directed by Jesse Roesler. Website: thestarfishthrowers/ 12:00 PM Sat, Oct 18 Angelika WAGING PEACE: THE PEACE CORPS EXPERIENCE: Dallas documentary filmmaker Allen Mondell weaves letters written by volunteers with the profiles of former volunteers whose work today shows the enduring impact of their experiences. Filmmaker in attendance. Website: mediaprojects.org/films/american-history/waging-peace-peace-corps-experience/ 6:15 PM Sat, Oct 11 Alamo THE WILD YEARS: Director Ventura Durall tells the story of three children on the streets of a city in Africa. A mafia-like gang. The smallest kid kills his stepmother. The children flee, the journey begins. Maybe the wild years will not come back. Website: documentaryedge.org.nz/2014/ak/film/wild-years Sat, Oct 11, 4:15 PM Alamo Oct. 9-12 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 100 S. Central Expy. SW corner of Beltline Richardson, TX 75080 Oct. 14-15 South Dallas Cultural Center 3400 S. Fitzhugh Dallas TX 75210 Oct. 16-18 Angelika Film Center 5321 E Mockingbird, NE corner of N. Central Expy Dallas, TX 75206 info: videofest.org schedule & tickets: dallasvideofest.festivalgenius/2014/schedule/week
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:39:01 +0000
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