The Sun Valley Center for the Arts and The Magic Lantern Cinemas will launch a new film series with 2013 Academy Award nominated animated shorts and live action shorts at The Magic Lantern Cinemas on Thursday, February 21 at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Animated shorts will screen at 4:30 p.m. and live action shorts will screen at 7 p.m. followed by a reception with wine courtesy of Sun Valley Center for the Arts.
(photo from Paperman)
Animated shorts will screen at 4:30 p.m. and feature:
- Head Over Heels (UK)
- Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare(USA)
- Paperman (USA)
- Fresh Guacamole (USA)
- Adam and Doc (USA)
(photo from CURFEW)
Featured during the 7 p.m. screening of the Live Action Nominated Films will be:
- Asad (South Africa)
- Buzkashi Boys (Argentina/USA)
- Curfew (USA)
- Death of a Shadow (Belgium/France)
- Henry (Canada)
Avid filmgoers can enjoy a new and different cinema experience. “Exchanging hats,” so to speak, as The Magic Lantern Goes “LIVE” will be presenting HD presentations of major theatrical events, opera and symphony productions, and on select Thursdays in March, April and May, The Center will present cutting-edge independent dramatic and documentary films. 
“The Center has long been interested in presenting film that isn’t seen on a very often in the valley,” said The Center’s Director of Performing Arts Kristine Bretall.
“From documentaries that shed new light on themes we’re exploring in the gallery, to films that are screened at festivals or art house cinemas, we’ve heard from our community that there’s a hunger to see more independent, documentary and foreign films on the big screen right here in the Wood River Valley.”
This new series will occasionally present guest speakers after a film, may link to The Center’s multi-disciplinary exhibitions or expose the community to live film experiences only found in major cities around the country featuring opera, Broadway shows, concerts and other live performances.
Make Thursday evenings a movie night and experience the power of cinema. Tickets for these special screenings will be $10 for Center members and $12 for non-members. All tickets are available at The Magic Lantern Cinemas.
For details, e-mail film@sunvalleycenter.org, visit www.sunvalleycenter.org and www.magiclanterncinemas.com.
Schedule:
Feb. 21
The Center and The Magic Lantern kick-off with Academy Award-nominated animated shorts at 4:30 p.m. and live action short films at 7 p.m.
Feb. 28
The Magic Lantern Goes “Live” is proud to bring the 25th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh’s history-making “Phantom of the Opera” to the big screen. A fully-staged, lavish production, set in the sumptuous Victorian splendor of the Royal Albert Hall the event has captivated cinema audiences around the world.
March 7
The Center presents a documentary film on western modernist architecture, “Coast Modern” with celebrated architect George Suyama, who will speak after the film.
FURTHER DETAILS ON THE FILMS:
ANIMATED SHORTS (screened at 4:30)
HEAD OVER HEELS
(UK) 10 minutes
Director: Timothy Reckart
Producer: Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
Synopsis: After many years of marriage, Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. They live separate, parallel lives, never talking, barely even looking at each other. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, it brings their equilibrium crashing down, and the couple that can’t agree which way is up must find a way to put their marriage back together. Link To Trailer: http://vimeo.com/37604847
MAGGIE SIMPSON IN “THE LONGEST DAYCARE”
(USA) 5 minutes
Director: David Silverman
Producer: James L. Brooks
Synopsis: Maggie Simpson spends a day at the Ayn Rand Daycare Center where she is diagnosed at an average intelligence level. Longing to be grouped with the gifted children, Maggie finds her destiny by rescuing a lonely cocoon from Baby Gerald, who is busy smooshing butterflies.
Link To Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boHHbH1-qfI
PAPERMAN
(USA) 7 minutes
Director: John Kahrs
Producer: Kristina Reed
Synopsis: From first-time Director John Kahrs, “Paperman” tells the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him.
Link To Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM6cLnscmO8
FRESH GUACAMOLE
(USA) 2 minutes
Director: Adam Pesapane (PES)
Producers: PES and Sarah Phelps
Synopsis: Learn how to transform familiar objects into Fresh Guacamole!
ADAM AND DOC
(USA) 16 minutes
Director: Minkyu Lee
Synopsis: The story about the dog of Eden. What happened in those first days of Creation that made Man and Dog so inseparable? The dog, as he lives through this curious world, encounters a strange creature; a human being named Adam – and with that discovers a new found connection to the world.
…PLUS THESE ADDITIONAL AWARD-WINNING SHORT ANIMATED FILMS:
ABIOGENESIS
DRIPPED
THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD
LIVE ACTION SHORTS (screened at 7pm):
ASAD
(South Africa) 18 minutes
Director: Bryan Buckley
Producer: Mino Jarjoura
Executive Producers: Kevin Byrne, Hank Perlman
Associate Producer: Matt Lefebvre
Synopsis: Set in a war-torn fishing village in Somalia, an all-Somali, refugee cast brings to life this coming of age fable of a Somali boy who is faced with falling into the pirate life, or rising above to choose the path of an honest fishing man. Link To Trailer: http://youtu.be/fq6aJ7_8tcc
BUZKASHI BOYS
(Argentina/USA) 28 minutes
Director: Sam French
Producer: Ariel Nasr
Synopsis: Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi – a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat – Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith’s son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is
a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.
Link To Trailer: http://youtu.be/KzeB8JN3BLM
CURFEW
(USA) 19 minutes
Director: Shawn Christensen
Producers: Damon Russell, Mara Kassin, Andrew Napier
Synopsis: At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for the evening.
Link To Trailer: http://youtu.be/XLAVg17luqc
DEATH OF A SHADOW
(Belgium/France) 20 minutes
Director: Tom Van Avermaet
Producer: Ellen De Waele
Synopsis: Soldier Nathan died during World War I. A strange collector imprisoned his shadow and gave him a new chance: a second life against 10,000 captured shadows. It is love that guides him, as his purpose is to meet Sarah again, the woman he fell in love with before he died. But then he discovers that she’s already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him towards a bitter decision, not without consequences.
Link To Trailer: http://youtu.be/FEt1e-g1vLs
HENRY
(Canada) 21 minutes
Director: Yan England
Producer: Yan England
Synopsis: Henry, a great concert pianist, has his life thrown in turmoil the day the love of this life, Maria, disappears mysteriously. He’ll then discover the inevitable verdict of life.
Link To Trailer: http://youtu.be/fgOmUkXz4Wc
