F R I D A Y J U N E 2 1 :
- 10:00p - FLASH TO BANG TIME
- 10:45p - EUREKA CALIFORNIA
- 11:30p - CARS CAN BE BLUE
- 12:15a - MUUY BIEN
- 1:00a - TUNABUNNY
S A T U R D A Y J U N E 2 2 : - 10:15p - THE HEAP
- 11:30p - TAXICAB VERSES
DOORS @ 9p
ADMISSION: $7 GENERAL -or-
FREE w/ATHFEST WRISTBAND
OPENING NIGHT: FILM, MUSIC & CONVERSATION w/ ART ROSENBAUM & FRIENDS Kick off this year's FilmFest with an evening of music and conversation with acclaimed artist and musician, ART ROSENBAUM, who will share his musical talents with a live performance alongside fellow friends and musicians prior to the screening of Alan Flurry's documentary film, Art Rosenbaum: Mural in Progress, part of the Georgia Doc Block series of short Georgia-focused documentary films. Scroll down for full lineup of series films and descriptions. With catered reception and post-film discussion.
TRIBUTE TO THE MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND w/ DAVID & PATTERSON HOOD An afternoon of music and conversation with father and son musicians, DAVID HOOD and PATTERSON HOOD, who will perform songs and share stories in tribute to the legendary music of Muscle Shoals, following a special preview screening of the new music documentary, MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND. With catered brunch reception.
MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music. At its heart is producer Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios, overcoming poverty, tragedy and racial hostility to create music for the generations, while giving birth to the 'Muscle Shoals Sound' alongside talented session musicians like David Hood and Roger Hawkins. Legendary artists including Aretha Franklin, Greg Allman, Bono, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Wilson Pickett, and Keith Richards bear witness to the magnetism and mystery of Muscle Shoals and why it remains a global influence today.
EVENTS: In association with this year's ATHFEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, Ciné presents a series of music documentary films and locally produced movies, with special guest filmmakers and musicians in attendance:
-- OPENING NIGHT: FILM, MUSIC & CONVERSATION
w/ ART ROSENBAUM & FRIENDS -- WEDNESDAY JUNE 19
-- TRIBUTE TO THE MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND
w/ DAVID & PATTERSON HOOD -- SUNDAY JUNE 23
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ROCK DOCS: Turning the spotlight on little-known southern musicians who have influenced some of the industry's most legendary artists and performers, these two music documentary films follow the stories of the 1960's session musicians of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the musical madness of Georgia's own avant-garde cult legend.
ATHENS PICTURE SHOW: Now in its tenth year at AthFest, The Athens Picture Show celebrates the spirit of independent filmmaking with a diverse showcase of movies made by Athens area filmmakers. The lineup includes short narratives, animated films, a series of Georgia-focused documentaries, a post-apocalyptic zombie late show, and a special feature presentation of the stunning underwater documentary film from Athens-based Standoff Studios.
FILMMAKERS' LOUNGE: Meet and greet, network, and hang out with festival filmmakers and musicians in the CineLab from 6-8p throughout the festival, with snacks provided by The National, HomeMade, and Speakeasy!
OPENING EVENT: MUSIC & CONVERSATION w/ ART ROSENBAUM
Kick off this year's FilmFest with an evening of music and conversation with acclaimed artist and musician, ART ROSENBAUM, who will share his musical talents with a live performance alongside fellow friends and musicians prior to the screening of Alan Flurry's documentary film, Art Rosenbaum: Mural in Progress, part of the Georgia Doc Block series of short Georgia-focused documentary films. Scroll down for full lineup of series films and descriptions. With reception catered by The National and post-film discussion.
SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WEDNESDAY 6/19
ADMISSION: $10 GENERAL - or - $5 w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
ADD'L SHOWTIMES (FILMS ONLY): 2:00p - SAT 6/22 ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL - or - FREE w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
TRIBUTE TO THE MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND
An afternoon of film, music and conversation to benefit a great cause! Father and son musicians, DAVID HOOD and PATTERSON HOOD, will perform songs and share stories in tribute to the legendary music of Muscle Shoals, following a preview screening of the new music documentary, MUSCLE SHOALS, as a special event to benefit Ciné's upcoming digital evolution. With catered reception.
SCREENING FOLLOWED BY LIVE MUSIC & CONVERSATION WITH DAVID & PATTERSON HOOD
ABOUT THE FILM:
MUSCLE SHOALS [ 2013, 111min, Dir: Greg "Freddy" Camalier, NR ] Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music. At its heart is producer Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios, overcoming poverty, tragedy and racial hostility to create music for the generations, while giving birth to the 'Muscle Shoals Sound' alongside talented session musicians like David Hood and Roger Hawkins. Legendary artists including Aretha Franklin, Greg Allman, Bono, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Wilson Pickett, and Keith Richards bear witness to the magnetism and mystery of Muscle Shoals and why it remains a global influence today.
BASICALLY FRIGHTENED: THE MUSICAL MADNESS OF COLONEL BRUCE HAMPTON [ 2012, 89 min., Dir: Tom Lawson and Michael Koepenick, NR ] The long-awaited documentary about surrealist musician and Southern gentleman extraordinaire, Colonel Bruce Hampton. Despite never being a household name, The Colonel is known throughout the music industry as an innovative performer, whose amazing 50-year catalog of music and philosophy has influenced such artists as Billy Bob Thornton, Dave Matthews, Peter Buck, Derek Trucks, Phish, and Widespread Panic. Interviews with Hampton's friends and bandmates explain why Hampton may be the coolest extraterrestrial you've never heard of.
ADMISSION: $10 GENERAL - or - $5 w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
MAYAN BLUE
MAYAN BLUE [ 2013, 80 min., Dir: Rafael Garcia, NR ] With stunning imagery and breathtaking underwater cinematography, this new film from Athens-based Standoff Studios documents a recent archeological expedition to the lost city of Samabaj, an ancient Maya city discovered beneath the waters of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Revealing the secrets held by this lost city, hidden for more than 2000 years, the film explores how the scattered remains of history shape our future.
MEET THE FILMMAKERS:In attendance: RAFAEL GARCIA (Director), LAWSON BARNES:(Producer / Underwater Camera), HAMILTON CRAIG (Writer), JEREMIAH CHAPMAN (Producer / Camera)
SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - FRI 6/21 - AND - 4:30p - SAT 6/22
ADMISSION: $10 GENERAL - or - $5 w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
GEORGIA GUIDESTONES
GEORGIA GUIDESTONES [ 2012, 69 min., Dir: Mike Reser, NR ] The provocative story of an imposing granite monument in Elbert County, GA, cryptically inscribed with ten precepts for humankind in eight different languages. The film documents the strange and fascinating history behind the one-of-a-kind landmark, and reveals the varied talents and personalities of the small town that brought it into being and now shares in its fame and notoriety. With soundtrack by Kyle Dawkins.
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: Director MIKE RESER and Narrator PAUL FLOYD in attendance
SHOWTIMES: 5:00p - FRI 6/21 -and- 5:30p - SUN 6/23
ADMISSION: $10 GENERAL - or - $5 w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
GEORGIA DOC BLOCK
GEORGIA DOC BLOCK: A series of short Georgia-focused documentary films:
ART ROSENBAUM, MURAL IN PROGRESS [2013, 20 min., Dir: Alan Flurry, NR] Filmed over the course of the six-month project, painter, musician, educator and archivist Art Rosenbaum talks about his inspirations and experiences as they guide him in creating a new mural depicting the political history of Georgia.
ATHENS REVISITED [ 2012, 20min, Dir: Terrell Austin & Tim Dowse ] Imagining an interview with nineteenth-century doctors Edward Ware and Edward Lyndon, this original film focuses on the intersection of the biographies of each of these prominent original inhabitants of the Lyndon House on 293 Hoyt Street, with the history of a growing Athens from1848-1915.
BIRDWATCHING [ 2013, 5min, Dir: Jackie Choi ] Oconee River Audubon Society's birdwatching at White Hall Forest in Athens, Georgia
TESTIFY, BEYOND PLACE [ 2013, 12min, Dir: Marie Cochran ] Paying homage to the resilience of the congregation of the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, this film marks the 85th anniversary of its removal to make way for the expansion of the Western Carolina University campus.
HOG HAMMOCK [ 2013, 23min, Dir: Terese Gagnon and Kati Braswell ] The people of the historic Hog Hammock community of Sapleo Island, Georgia, seek to preserve their home and traditions of their unique Geechee-Gullah culture in the face of skyrocketing increased to property taxes on the island.
SHOWTIMES: 7:00p - WEDNESDAY 6/19 -- OPENING EVENT WITH CATERED RECEPTION, AND LIVE MUSIC & CONVERSATION WITH ART ROSENBAUM & FRIENDS
ADMISSION: $10 GENERAL - or - $5 w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
ADD'L SHOWTIMES (FILMS ONLY): 2:00p - SAT 6/22 ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL - or - FREE w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
ATHENS PICTURE SHOW SHORT FILMS
An eclectic showcase of short narrative and animated movies made by Athensarea filmmakers. For individual film descriptions click HERE
LINEUP OF FILMS: (in alphabetical order)
ABC CINEMA: TAKE 2 [ 1min, Dir: Evan Seitz ] BRIAN'S BRAIN [ 4min, Dir: Tyler Patrick Reeves ] CELEBRITY SPACE TRASH [ 10min, Dir: Kevin Chen ] FLIRTING WITH DEATH [ 3min, Dir: Bryan Redding ] INERTIA [ 15min, Dir: Travis Lee Ratcliff ] LILY [ 3min, Dir: Brett Vaughn ] LIMBO [ 6min, Dir: Tim Dowse ] OWEN'S HOBBY [ 15min, Dir: Zachary J. Burke ] PIGMAN: A LOVE STORY [ 3min, Dir: Katherine English ] POWERLESS [ 15min, Dir: Andrew Shearer ] THE TREE PAINTING [ 1min, Dir: Marie Kafeero ]
SHOWTIMES: 7:30p - THU 6/20 - AND - 9:30p - SAT 6/22
ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL - or - FREE w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
LATE SHOW: A PLAGUE SO PLEASANT
A PLAGUE SO PLEASANT [ 2010, 80 min., Dir: Benjamin Roberds and Jordan Reyes, NR ] Taking place in a post apocalyptic world where society has grown accustomed to living alongside the undead, this independent film was shot in Athens by devoted filmmakers Roberds and Reyes, with an army of local zombie actors created by a sixteen year old prodigy with a mixture of household products and liquid latex.
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: Directors BENJAMIN ROBERDS and JORDAN REYES in attendance
ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL - or - FREE w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
TEENSCREEN SPOTLIGHT
From the next generation of Athens filmmakers comes H3 F2LL FROM THE 2KY, an action thriller by local teens Christian Shupe, Deonte Collins, Tristan Cartildge, & Phillipe Claytor.
Followed by discussion with these young filmmakers and A PLAGUE SO PLEASANT's teen SFX artist Tylar Carver.
SHOWTIMES: 10:00p - FRI 6/21
ADMISSION: $5 GENERAL - or - FREE w/ ATHFEST WRISTBAND
2013 SPROCKETS MUSIC VIDEO SHOW
Get out of the heat, grab a frosty beverage and rock out to local music videos at the Sprockets 100% Local Showcase! See Music Videos from: Dodd Ferrelle, Dog Bite, Easter Island, Gonzoriffic, Khimki Forest, Love Tractor, Photo Ops, Reign, Russian Spy Camera, Simonton Bridge, Snowden, Spirit Hair, The Shawn Wilcox Band, The Threadbare Skivvies, Timi Conley, Tommy Toussaint & Young Benjamin!
