Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:44:42 -0500
From: Molly Matlock
Subject: The Loving Story & Wolf Call: FEB. 26th-A Special ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Event @ Fearrington
Dear friends,
Please help us spread the word about this very important ChathamArts event scheduled on Sunday, Feb 26 @ 2 pm, Fearrington Barn.
Advance Discount Tickets still available online at www.chathamarts.orgthrough Saturday, Feb 25 @ 5 pm.
*The Loving Story’s Co-producer/Editor Elisabeth Haviland James and Wolf
Call’s Director Rob Underhill, with star Mike Wiley in attendance for
post-screening discussions.*
*ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Presents:*
*THE LOVING STORY** **Director/Producer Nancy Buirski;
Producer/Editor Elisabeth Haviland James*
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SUNDAY February 26th – 2:00 pm • Fearrington Village Barn, Hwy 15-501
midway between Chapel Hill & Pittsboro
Purchase Advance tickets $8.00 online before 02/26/12 at:
http://www.chathamarts.org/sustainablecinema/
(Please print receipt for ticket. Admission will be $10 at door day of
screening)
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*THE LOVING STORY* *(**documentary feature)* A racially charged criminal
trial and a heartrending love story converge in this documentary about the
Lovings, an interracial couple who fell in love and married at a tumultuous
social and political time in American history, yet nevertheless brought
about change where previously no one else could. Through stunning
archival footage of the Lovings by filmmaker Hope Ryden, the film revisits
this public battle through the eyes of a private couple who simply wanted
to have the right to get married and live in the place they called home.
Director Nancy Buirski’s award-winning film about Loving v. Virginia, a
watershed civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court
declared Virginia’s anti-miscegenation statute unconstitutional in 1967,
has received accolades from *The New York Times*, CNN, NBC News and *MORE
Magazine* . *The Loving Story* is produced by Nancy Buirski’s production
company Augusta Films, LLC, in association with HBO Documentaries. The film
was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities. Producer/Editor Elisabeth Haviland James is based in Durham,
NC, where her company, Thornapple Films, is headquartered. Additional local
crew members include: Cinematographers Rex Miller and Steve Milligan;
Sound: Mark Barroso.
*The Loving Story screening is sponsored by The Southern Documentary Fund
(SDF).** *SDF is celebrating 10 years of nurturing documentaries made in or
about the American South, connecting artists with resources and audiences
through: networking events, screenings, seminars, project consults, and
fiscal sponsorship. Find out more at southerndocumentaryfund.org.
*shown with….*
*WOLF CALL** **Directed by Rob Underhill; Starring Mike Wiley.*
Raleigh Director
Rob Underhill’s 12-minute narrative transports us back to 1956. The
previous year, 14-year old Emmett Till from Chicago had gone missing in
Money, Mississippi. Later, the boy’s mutilated body was found in a river.
William Bradford Huie of Look magazine sits down with the two men acquitted
for the boy’s murder, Roy Bryant Jr. and J.W. Milam, to discuss the trial.
This historic drama became a lightning rod for moral outrage and pivotal in
inspiring a whole generation of young people to commit to social change in
the 1950s. WOLF CALL is the Winner of seven festival awards, four
nominations, dozens of official selections and recently nominated
for Outstanding Independent Short Film by the Black Reel Awards.
Director Rob Underhill has written, directed, and produced dozens of short
films, numerous music videos, and several feature films. WOLF CALL
stars Mike Wiley (a Chatham County resident) in multiple roles. Wiley is
the winner of Best Actor awards in 2009 & 2010 for his performance in
‘Empty Space,’ including Best Actor at the 25th Black International Cinema
Berlin. He is the 2010 Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professor in
Documentary Studies and American Studies at Duke University and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to his numerous
school and community performances, he has also appeared on Discovery
Channel, The Learning Channel and National Geographic Channel.
*****
*Cash beverage/bar available during films. Admissions proceeds benefit
ChathamArts. ChathamArts presents and supports the arts in Chatham County
through arts residencies in the schools, community enrichment classes,
special events, an at-risk youth filmmaking workshop and subgrants to other
non-profits. **For information: 919.542.0394. **http://www.chathamarts.org*
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*COMING SOON! More 2012 Sustainable Cinema Events:*
*Tuesday March 27th, 7 pm: Southland of the Heart* *(narrative feature) *
*Written & Directed by Todd Tinkham; Featuring: Jennifer Evans, Kerry
Bogart, Hanna Brown, Mary Cates, Lisa Cates. *Fed up with her small town
existence, and in a whole lot of trouble,at-risk teenager, Jennifer,
decides to hit the open road. Complications arise when a terminally-ill
friend joins her for a final trip to the ocean. Sidetracked by car
troubles, drug dealers and love, Jennifer learns the true meaning of
friendship and the heartbreak of loss on her rambling, rural road trip to
the sea. Southland Of The Heart was filmed entirely in North Carolina,
mostly in the Hillsborough/Durham area.
*Tuesday APRIL 24th, 7 pm: Semper Fi: Always Faithful *
*Directed by Rachel Libert, Tony Hardmon.* Marine Corp Sgt. Jerry
Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly 25 years. As a drill instructor
he lived and breathed the “Corps” and was responsible for indoctrinating
thousands of new recruits with its motto Semper Fidelis or “Always
Faithful.” When Jerry’s nine-year old daughter Janey died of a rare type of
leukemia, his world collapsed. As a grief-stricken father, he struggled
for years to make sense of what happened. His search for answers led to
the shocking discovery of a Marine Corps cover-up of one of the largest
water contamination incidents in U.S. history. Semper Fi: Always
Faithfulfollows Jerry’s mission to expose the Marine Corps and force
them to live
up to their motto to the thousands of soldiers and their families exposed
to toxic chemicals. His fight reveals a grave injustice at North
Carolina’s Camp Lejeune and a looming environmental crisis at military
sites across the country. Running time: 76 MIN
Molly Matlock
Executive Director
Chatham County Arts Council, Celebrating 30 years!
PO Box 418
Pittsboro, NC 27312
www.chathamarts.org
919-542-0394
ChathamArts, Winner:
2009 Independent Weekly Arts Award
2009 WCHL Village Pride Award
2010 Jerry L. Markatos Human Relations Award for Diversity in Media