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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
| Montserrat: Emerald of The Caribbean |
Shriver Hall
12:00 pm |
Director: David Seitz
Email: davidwmseitz@gmail.com
Filmmaker will be attending.
Running Time: 55'
Production Format: DV
This documentary tells the story of the people of Montserrat, a small island in the Caribbean. During the late 1990s, massive volcanic eruptions destroyed Montserrat’s infrastructure and leveled the island’s capital, Plymouth. Today, Montserrat’s 4,000 citizens are still coming to terms with this traumatic event. This film explores how shared values—community, hope, faith—and traditions serve as sources of strength and identity for Montserratians as they rebuild their lives together. The film culminates in a portrayal of the sights and sounds of Montserrat’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival, a commemoration of African slaves who rebelled against their Irish slave masters on St. Patrick’s Day, 1768. A unique blend of African, Caribbean, and Irish traditions, the St. Patrick’s Day Festival represents the past, present, and future of a resilient people. | |  |
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| Elling |
Shriver Hall
2:00 pm |
Director: Petter Nćss
Running Time: 89'
"Elling is a neurotic middle-aged man who has led an extremely sheltered life and is institutionalized after his mother's death triggers a nervous breakdown. Upon being discharged, he is given a flat in Oslo to share with his friend and fellow patient Kjell Bjarne, a food-loving would-be womanizer whose loutish behavior occasionally proves taxing to the fastidious Elling. At first both men are paralyzed by separation anxiety and fear of the outside world, and simple tasks like grocery shopping or making a phone call present major challenges. Once Kjell Bjarne decides to venture beyond the confines of their home, however, his unlikely infatuation with a lonely pregnant woman causes a rift between the two friends, prompting Elling to start forging social contacts and seek a calling of his own. Without delving deeply into the clinical aspects of mental illness, this lighthearted comedy presents a convincing and utterly sympathetic portrait of socially challenged people coping with everyday situations. The movie was a huge box office hit in its native Norway and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film of 2001." -Rottentomatoes.com | |  |
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| Short Circut |
Shriver Hall
4:00 pm |
Three short films that promise to visually stimulate.
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| Hopkins Showcase |
Shriver Hall
5:30 pm |
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| Brick |
Shriver Hall
7:00 pm |
Director: Rian Johnson
Website: http://www.brickmovie.net/
Running Time: 110'
"Brendan Frye is a loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the "who" and "why" and plunges into the dark and dangerous social strata of rich girl Laura, intimidating Tug, drug–addled Dode, seductive Kara, and the ominous Pin. But who can he really trust? These are the ingredients of Brick, a gritty and provocative thriller that critics describe as "a clever, twist–filled whodunit!" (Claudia Puig, USA Today)" -brickmovie.net | |  |
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