Date: Monday, June 30, 2008 8:41:24 PM
From: Lesley Landis
Subject: Movies in Pittsboro!
I really like living in Pittsboro. It’s not perfect but what it lacks I can bear easily without much angst. I do however, really miss going to the movies. Movies watched on cable channels and Netflicks aren’t the same as a date spent with my guy attending the cinema for plot twists and visual treats on the large screen.
Watching classic movies outside during Fourth Fridays has met some of the social and community aspects of going out to a see film but if you’ve already seen the classics being screened and/or are interested in more current work, it doesn’t quite suit. I’m happy to report that next week, the wait for circle city’s film aficionado’s will be over.
Make a note on your calendars that at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday, July 8th ChathamArts will kick-off of a new program “100-Mile Film Series: Sustainable Cinema” at the General Store Cafe. The Sustainable Cinema series features documentaries and narrative films involving producers, directors, subjects and/or locations within 100 miles of Pittsboro.
“Pittsboro Anytown,” will start the series. It’s a collection of eight documentary shorts highlighting Chatham people and places such as Chicken Bridge, Jordan Lake, the Devil’s Tramping Grounds, Piedmont Biofuels, Chatham Marketplace, Pam Smith and her vintage shop Beggars and Choosers, a music video featuring Pittsboro’s own The Never, and more. The shorts were produced by Randolph Benson’s students at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Benson, an award-winning filmmaker, will be on hand to discuss the documentaries.
“Monster Road,” by award-winning Greensboro filmmaker Brett Ingram, will be shown July 22 at 7:30 p.m. His feature-length documentary explores the wildly fantastic world of legendary clay animator Bruce Bickford with musical score by Chapel Hill favorites Shark Quest. The film has been shown on the Sundance Channel and won 16 awards, including best documentary at the 2004 Slamdance Film Festival. Ingram teaches filmmaking at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and will be on hand to discuss the film.
The General Store Café is located at 39 West Street, just off the courthouse circle in historic downtown Pittsboro.
Suggested donation is $5. Proceeds will benefit ChathamArts, which promotes and presents the arts through gallery sales, arts in the schools, and cultural programs throughout the year. For additional information contact ChathamArts, 919-542-0394, www.chathamarts.org
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