Cinema St. Louis presents 13th Annual Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase from July 14-18, 2013 Sunday-Thursday, July 14-18: Film Programs Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. See full schedule at cinemastlouis.org for times and film descriptions. Thursday, July 18: Closing-Night Awards Party 8 p.m.-midnight at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd. Free (donations accepted); attendees must be 21 or older; sponsored by Stella Artois The 13th Annual Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, an annual presentation of the nonprofit Cinema St. Louis, serves as the area’s primary venue for films made by local artists. The Showcase screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis natives or films with strong local ties. The 15 film programs that screen at the Tivoli from July 14-18 serve as the Showcase’s centerpiece. The programs range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. There are 91 films in this year’s event. The Showcase also hosts a free closing-night awards party on Thursday, July 18, at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room. KDHX-FM DJ Rob Levy will spin music, and Cinema St. Louis will announce the Showcase films chosen for inclusion in the St. Louis International Film Festival. Juried awards for the best Showcase films will also be given. Complimentary beer is supplied by Stella Artois; cash bar for all other drinks. Attendees must be 21 or older. Highlights of this year’s Showcase include the following: · Pentimento: The St. Louis Storymapping Project. Pentimento: The St. Louis Storymapping Project records the people, places, and history that make up the fabric of particular neighborhoods. This past year, 11 students from St. Louis Public Schools made nine short documentaries on topics ranging from homelessness and stray-dog rescue to the school-food program and their own post-graduation prospects. This free program features a sampling of those videos and a discussion with the filmmaking mentors and students. Something in the Water: A St. Louis Rockumentary. This homespun documentary looks back at the unique set of circumstances that electrified the classic-rock music scene in St. Louis in the late ’60s and early ’70s. The documentary chronicles the advent of free-form radio at stations such as KSHE, the storied concerts at the Mississippi River Festival (MRF) and Superjam, and the area musicians who used St. Louis stages to reach a national audience. Go South for Animal Index: A Fable of Los Alamos. Based on a poem of the same name by Stefene Russell, “Go South for Animal Index: A Fable of Los Alamos” follows four storylines that intersect dramatically in the context of the first successful test of the atomic bomb. A genre mash-up, “Go South for Animal Index” has experimental elements but narrative clarity. A “silent” featuring no spoken dialogue, the film instead is edited to a rock-musical setting of Russell’s poem and is also a zombie movie. Jim Crow to Barack Obama. “Jim Crow to Barack Obama” holds intergenerational conversations between two groups of African-Americans: elders 75 or older who grew up in the Jim Crow era and those 30 or younger who were born after the societal changes made possible by the civil-rights movement. The youth reflect and respond to the seniors’ stories of segregation and struggle. Lake Windfall. In this provocative portrait of the interactions among deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing people, brothers Matt and Drew and a trio of friends get together for a camping trip, but their weekend of male bonding turns nightmarish after an apocalyptic event. An authentic look at different hearing-loss experiences, the film demonstrates how critical effective communication is to our collective survival. Sound of Nothing. The latest feature from Showcase veteran director Chris Grega, “Sound of Nothing” is set six years after the apocalypse. George and his daughter live at a secluded old farm in an attempt to hide from roving creatures, militant survivors, and their own past. But a stranger’s unexpected appearance brings them out of hiding and forces the pair to confront the terrifying dangers they have spent years avoiding. Tickets for film programs from July 14-18 at the Tivoli are $12 each; $10 for students with valid and current photo ID and for Cinema St. Louis members with valid membership cards. Advance tickets are on sale at the Tivoli Theatre box office (5-10 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday). No phone sales, but tickets can be purchased online at tickets.landmarktheatres. There is a $1 per-ticket service charge; online sales are limited to full-price tickets only. The “Pentimento: The St. Louis Storymapping Project” screening and closing-night awards party are free and do not require tickets. The Whitaker Foundation serves as title sponsor for the 2013 Showcase. The foundation’s twofold mission is to encourage the preservation and use of parks and to enrich lives through the arts. By supporting excellence in the arts, the Whitaker Foundation promotes art forms and institutions that challenge, entertain, and contribute to our overall quality of life. The event’s other sponsors are the Arts & Education Council, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Film Office, Regional Arts Commission, and Stella Artois. For more information, the public should visit cinemastlouis.org. For press inquiries, call Chris Clark at 314-289-4152 or e-mail [email protected].
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 20:37:38 +0000
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