Great Falls Events: Great Falls, MT On Friday, March 7, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Paris Gibson Square invites the public to join us as we screen 22 short films by young independent filmmakers selected from the 39th and 40th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival. The Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival is held annually in Portland, Oregon and showcases work by innovative emerging filmmakers. Admission is $5 and seating is limited so please call 727-8255 to get your tickets in advance. ** The films are unrated; please be advised that some material may not be appropriate for children. The best of the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival Tour is a collection of films selected by the Northwest Film Center from their annual film festival. The films are packaged together and sent to colleges, museums, theaters, and community centers. The tour allows communities that might otherwise have no access to independent film and video to experience a film festival in their own city, and generates income for the artists represented. The films selected for this year’s tour cannot properly express the breadth of talent in our region, but we hope that it will whet your appetite and encourage you to seek out and appreciate visionary work wherever you can find it. Films from “The Best of the 39th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival” include: SOMEONE DIRECTOR: JOSH LUNDEN - OREGON (PORTLAND) (NAR) On his way home from school, a boy discovers the body of a homeless man. BIRD OF FLAMES DIRECTOR: CHEL WHITE - OREGON (PORTLAND) (EXP) With music by David Lynch and Chrysta Bell, a spider-like Vietnamese sorcerer coaxes a beautiful chanteuse to perform like a living doll. A TAX ON BUNNY RABBITS DIRECTOR: NATHANIEL AKIN - BRITISH COLUMBIA (POWELL RIVER) (ANI) Rabbits are calm; birds are calm; robots are not. When an unfriendly robot shows up on the territory of bunny rabbits, what are the rabbits to do? LINGO DIRECTOR: BAHAR NOORIZADEH - BRITISH COLUMBIA (VANCOUVER) (NAR) Protective of her son and hindered by the language barrier, an Afghan immigrant to Canada is interrogated by the police about a fire her son mistakenly started. ARCTIC CHRISTMAS DIRECTOR: SAL STROM - OREGON (TIGARD) (EXP) Ernie Heaton is one of the last two survivors from the transport ship USAT Dorchester. He tells his chilling experience after being torpedoed during WWII. THE WHALE STORY DIRECTOR: TESS MARTIN - WASHINGTON (SEATTLE) (ANI) With the help of the passing public, animation on a 16-foot high wall in Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park retells the story of a fisherman and a whale. OLYMPIA STORY DIRECTOR: KANAKO POOKNYW - WASHINGTON (OLYMPIA) (NAR) From the near silence and invisibility of late motherhood, a resolute woman attempts to help a young stranger who also finds herself at the fringe of existence. IN ALL FORMS DIRECTOR: JAMES HEBERS - BRITISH COLUMBIA (VANCOUVER) (EXP) Stop-motion and experimental animation techniques explore the themes of evolution, creation, and primal forms of life. LATER THAN USUAL DIRECTOR: DAVID HOVAN - BRITISH COLUMBIA (VANCOUVER) (NAR) An elderly couple marks time toward a not-so-inevitable end. DEAR PETER, WOODCHIPS I DIRECTOR: ORLAND NUTT - OREGON (PORTLAND) (EXP) Orland’s latest open letter to Peter concerns a steaming pile of woodchips, Mt. Fuji, and the concept of context. STERLING HALLARD BRIGHT DRAKE DIRECTOR: ROBERT SICKELS - WASHINGTON (WALLA WALLA) (DOC) A tombstone appears in a cemetery in Walla Walla, Wash., sparking speculation about what happened to this promising but enigmatic lad who predicted he would die of loneliness. DEAR PETER, WOODCHIPS II DIRECTOR: ORLAND NUTT - OREGON (PORTLAND) (EXP) A continuation of the correspondence in which Orland’s relationship to the woodchips evolves. Films from “The Best of the 40th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival” include: THE ROPER ANNA SANDILANDS, EWAN MCNICOL / SEATTLE (DOC) Kendrick, a young calf roper in Lafayette, Louisiana, dreams of one day making it to the rodeo national championship. WILD BICHONS STEFAN NADELMAN / PORTLAND (ANI) A surreal encounter between man and Bichon ensues in the bucolic setting of a Pacific Northwest forest. DEER FATHER ALEX BRINKMAN / BELGRADE (NAR) What do you do when the deer you just ran over turns out to be your late father? A BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND AN END JON BEHRENS / SEATTLE (EXP) A truck explodes into a kaleidoscope of painted, optically printed animation. HEY VANCOUVER, THIS IS YOU ON C LIST LEWIS BENNETT / VANCOUVER (DOC) Vancouver, BC residents read real ads. AMERICAN LAWN ROBERT SICKELS / WALLA WALLA (DOC) Some folks have very strong opinions about lawns. SPLIT ENDS JOANNA PRIESTLEY / PORTLAND (ANI) Abstract compositions inspired by vintage wallpaper and wrapping paper stimulate a collective memory of youthful self-hypnosis and visual absorption. CHERYLS SPIN KATHY WITKOWSKY / MISSOULA (DOC) A mother wades through her life of domestic abuse with a resilience and cheery willingness to continue to try new things. SF HITCH VANESSA RENWICK / PORTLAND (DOC) Renwick reflects on a 1981 trip she took with her wolf dog to San Francisco where even the bums were good-looking. NEMO ADRIENNE LEVERETTE, ROB TYLER / PORTLAND (DOC) Fred Nemo tells his story, from the riches of his youth to the years he has spent as dancer for the band Hazel.
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