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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Posted by Amber Thibault at 3:51PM
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Blog post written by Amber Thibault, Cinema and Photography ’15, FLEFF Intern, Lewiston, Maine.
With FLEFF just around the corner, it's time to take a look at some of the events I'm looking forward to. I hope you find some that interest you.
Carmina Burana: This is going to be arguably the most exciting part of FLEFF. I am thoroughly excited, not just because I took band all through high school and can't help enjoying the complexity of classical music, but because the amount of energy in this piece lends itself to a thrilling presentation. Come join in this wild celebration of youth rebellion. It's going to be a blast!
AKA Doc Pomus with filmmaker Peter Miller: Why? Because I love music. Especially music from the past. It's really the trailer that caught my eye because I love stories of people and this film is a sort of behind the scenes look that you don't usually get about artists because they are busy telling other people's stories.
Food Sovereignty and the Global Hunger Games with Dr. Philip McMichael: Finally, I am looking for to this. Partly because when I first heard about it I thought about my mother. She loves to cook! I thought it was cool that this combined both of our passions: her love of food and mine of films. I'm also interested to take a sociological look at the causes of global hunger because I recently did a paper where I came to the conclusion that malnourishment is one of the leading causes of a global lack of health.
Don't forget to check the website for the on and off campus schedules as well as detailed descriptions of the films and guests coming to FLEFF on the website.
Just one weekend away. It's time to get excited!
What will you see?
What will you see?
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Posted by Amber Thibault at 8:05PM
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Blog post written by Amber Thibault, Cinema and Photography ’15, FLEFF Intern, Lewiston, Maine.
Below I have assembled my top three list of films to see at Cinemapolis during this year's FLEFF. Your tastes may be different, but that's ok! This is just a sampling of the different types of films offered. You can access a full list of films for Cinemapolis at FLEFF 2013 Line Up To Date At Cinemapolis.
The first film I would like to see is All Together. It's a French comedy about five old friends who decided to live together to avoid having to move into a retirement home. The twist? A young ethnology student requests to live with them in order complete his degree with a thesis on the aging population. This film stars Jane Fonda, Pierre Richard, Claude Rich, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniel Brühl and Guy Bedos. This distributor Rodrigo Brandao will be attending the festival. This is a clever and enticing comedy about the life's later years that you are not going to want to miss!
The second film I'd like to see is a little more serious. It's called Everyone's Child. It depicts the story of two children who are forced into early adulthood after their parents are killed by AIDS. Their uncle sells their plow and cattle to pay for their father's debts and the older brother and sister, Tamari and Itai, are forced to find a way to support their younger siblings. This is a thoughtful and heart-wrenching film about the triumph of human condition in the face of tragedy. Filmmaker Tsitsi Dargarembga will be attending the festival!
The third film I would like to engage in is AKA Doc Pomus, a documentary about successful songwriter Doc Pomus. He is known for writing much of the popular music that we still remember today, from big band music and classic rock and roll to love songs and classic R&B. Some of his credits include Save the Last Dance performed by The Drifters, Hushabye performed by the Beach Boys, and Lonely Avenue performed by Ray Charles along. If you like any of the songs you should check out this behind the scenes look at the life of Doc Pomus. Director Peter Miller will be attending the festival!
Don't forget to purchase you FLEFF passes at the Ithaca College Bookstore or downtown at Cinemapolis. One pass will get you into FIVE FILMS! $20 dollar discounted price for students and $40 for all other FLEFF fans.
So many films to see, so little time! Which will you choose to partake in?
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