The Meredith College Department of English will present the Annual Meredith College Documentary Film Festival on Sunday, January 26th, 2020, starting at 2 p.m., in Carswell Auditorium in Wrainwright Building.
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The snow date is February 2nd, 2020.
The festival is free and open to the public.
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Meredith College Documentary Film Festival Schedule
2 p.m. Short Documentaries (58 minutes)
Buddy and the Treehouse (7:40)
A short documentary by local filmmaker Leslie Gray Baker about the creation of one man’s ideal adult treehouse.
Cat Advocacy (6:59)
A short documentary by local filmmaker Kim Best about the attempts of a devoted cat caretaker to find a toy that will please his finicky cat.
Embrace (2:15)
This short documentary by Ashlyne Browne uses images to encourage viewers to see that they are much more than the sum of their negative thoughts.
Eva and Moe (8:00)
A short documentary by writer and producer Beth Davison using the footage of amateur photographer Moe Feld, taken during a 1936 trip with his wife, Eva, of family members in Poland and Ukraine later massacred by the Nazis.
Georgena Terry (5:54)
A short documentary by Amanda Zackem about Georgena Terry, founder of Terry Bicycles, who revolutionized the biking industry by creating a frame specifically for a woman’s body.
Janet Reno: The People’s Lawyer (11:24)
A short documentary by Catherine Orr and Elena Rue about former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno’s impact on the justice system, the lives of children and youth, and the nation as a whole.
Soar (7:00)
A short animated film by Alyce Tzue about a young girl who dreams of flying and helps a miniature pilot in distress return to the skies.
Meredith Doc Block (18:22)
Short documentaries created by Meredith College students and faculty.
These short films will be followed by a discussion moderated by filmmakers Camden Watts,’03, and Vivian Bowman Edwards, with Meredith faculty member Kris Macomber.
3:30 p.m. Documentary Feature Film (1 hour, 43 minutes)
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Director Pamela B. Green’s film about female pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is told as a tribute and a detective story, as she traces the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.
Followed by a discussion moderated by filmmaker Camden Watts, ’03, and Vivian Bowman-Edwards.
The Meredith College Film Festival is presented by the Meredith College Department of English, funded by the Mary Lynch Johnson Chair in English with cooperation from Carlyle Campbell Library.
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