Richmond’s Firehouse gets more Independent!
Looking for more independent film in the Richmond, VA area? Well, you’re in luck! There’s a new indie film series coming to the Firehouse of Richmond, Virginia this fall.
On Screen/In Person will be bringing independent American films to the Firehouse for a screening followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker.
The new series is a collaboration between local arts groups The Modlin Center for the Arts, the Firehouse Theatre Project and James River Film Society. It is organized by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Each film will be screened at the Firehouse Theatre, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
The cost is $3 for students and subscribers of Modlin Center for the Arts and Firehouse Theatre Project and $5 for all others. Advance tickets are available by calling the Modlin Center Box Office at 804.289.8990 or online at modlin.richmond.edu.
Here’s the schedule:
FALL 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Gen Silent
Stu Maddox, Director
Gen Silent is a documentary that puts a face on what experts call an epidemic: gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender older people so afraid of discrimination by caregivers that many go back into the closet, isolating themselves from their community, friends, and life-long partners. Their surprising decisions are captured through intimate access to their day-to-day lives over the course of a year. www.gensilent.com
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Runaway
Amit Ashraf, Director
Shot in Bangladesh, Runaway tells the story of a rickshawalla named Babu who has made it his life’s mission to find runaway husbands/fathers and return them home. But Babu gets more than he bargained for when his big catch turns out to be a corrupt politician. It is a dark story that twists from present to past, city to village, good to evil. vimeo.com/16873071
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Dislecksia: The Movie
Harvey Hubbell V, Director
About one American in seven has some degree of dyslexia. It’s a condition that makes it hard to learn to read the same way other people do. In this comic documentary, dyslexic director Harvey Hubbell V presents the latest scientific knowledge about dyslexia and the experiences of dyslexics. The film gives dyslexics and their families hope as well as a crash course in how to keep smiling. www.dislecksiathemovie.com
SPRING 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Cafeteria Man
Richard Chisholm, Director
The documentary chronicles an ambitious effort to ‘green’ the public school diet serving 83,000 in Baltimore. Leading the charge to replace pre-plated, processed foods with locally-grown, freshly-prepared meals is New Orleans chef Tony Geraci, whose bold vision includes school vegetable gardens, student designed meals, meatless Mondays, and nutrition education in the classroom. www.cafeteriaman.com
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Abel Raises Cain
Jenny Abel, Director
Abel Raises Cain is an unprecedented glimpse into the life and bizarre career of Alan Abel, the notorious media prankster who has made a name for himself with hoaxes that are just ridiculous enough to be believable, especially to a media that feeds on salacious stories. In this loving portrait of an eccentric father, Alan’s daughter, Jenny, takes the audience on a roller coaster ride through many elaborate schemes, all of which were designed to provoke, amuse and make people question everything that they see, hear or read.www.abelraisescain.com
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
What We Need Is The Impossible!
A Program of Shorts by Sam Green
Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground) has been making award-winning short documentaries since the late 1990s. What We Need is the Impossible! gathers together for the first time an evening-length program of Green’s short films, a celebration of idealism and the search for meaning tied to the often-humorous realities of life. www.samgreen.to
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