THIRD ANNUAL CARMEL ART & FILM FESTIVAL: Fifteen Festival Films Featured

UPDATE: Celluloid Matters
The Carmel Art & Film Festival launches a deep and dramatic schedule of star-tinged events.
By Walter Ryce, MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY, Thursday, October 13, 2011

ABSTRACT: The third annual Carmel Art & Film Festival is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12 – Sunday, October 16, 2011. Fifteen Festival Films are featured with links to web sites, embedded trailers, dates and times and venues. EVENTS include FILM (CONCOURS EVENT, FILMMAKER’S GALA and WOMEN IN FILM), ART (ART AUCTION & ART IN THE PARK), PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC (MUSIC CAFÉ & COMPOSER’S EVENT), LECTURES and PARTIES (FOUNDERS DINNER & AFTER HOURS). View FESTIVAL SCHEDULE, FILM SCHEDULE DATE/TIME, TICKET INFORMATION and VENUES.
Note: Other Film TRAILERS.

FIFTEEN FESTIVAL FILMS FEATURED:
J. Edgar (2011)
Biography | Drama - 9 November 2011 (USA)
As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts

J. Edgar (2011) Official Trailer - HD Movie - Leonardo DiCaprio New Film
Date & Time: Friday, October 14, 2011 @ 7:00 P.M.
Venue: Sunset Center Auditorium

Monterey to Big Sur (2011)
60 min - Documentary | Adventure - August 2011 (USA)
'Monterey to Big Sur' has been called a love letter' to the natural beauty of the Central Coast of California. A meditation piece with natural sounds, and limited music score, takes the viewer on a relaxing journey from soaring pelican feeding frenzies, to the idyllic moments of harbor seal nestlings and the Big Sur Coast.
Director: John Harris

MONTEREY TO BIG SUR - Trailer # 2
Date & Time: Sunday, October 16 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Venue: Sunset Center Studio 105

Something Ventured (2011)
84 min - Documentary | Biography | History
Apple. Intel. Genentech. Atari. Google. Cisco. Stratospheric successes with high stakes all around. Behind some of the world's most revolutionary companies are a handful of men who (through timing, foresight, a keen ability to size up other people, and a lot of luck) saw opportunity where others did not: these are the original venture capitalists.
Directors: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Stars: Bill Bowes, Herbert Boyer and Po Bronson
Something Ventured

Something Ventured Trailer
Date & Time: Thursday, October 13 @ 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Venue: All Saints Theater

Boys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Salt (2011)
80 min - Documentary
Boys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Salt is about an America that has all but disappeared, when lucrative business deals were cemented by a handshake and state of the art automobiles were designed on the backs of envelopes. It tells the story of an unsung hero and self-made man, David Abbott Jenkins, who, with almost superhuman stamina and boyish charm, set out to single-handedly break every existing land speed record on his beloved Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah.
Director: Curt Wallin
Writers: Michael Chandler , Jennifer Jordan
Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Jay Leno and Larry H. Miller

Boys of Bonneville Movie Trailer from Price Museum of Speed on Vimeo.

Date & Time: Friday, October 14 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Venue: All Saints Theater

One Revolution (2011)
80 min - Documentary | Adventure | Drama - 2011 (USA)
As dawn breaks atop Africa's tallest mountain Chris Waddell transfers to his specially designed handcycle. The air tingles with promise as Chris begins the fifth day of his ascent. Etched within every movement he makes is the weighty knowledge that this will be his last chance to transcend disability, last chance to transcend sport, last chance to have the world see that people like himself not as something less, but equals and possibly as something more--as someone with something to contribute. If he makes the summit the world will know his message, if he fails he will be just another guy in a wheelchair.
One Revolution
Documentary
Director: Amanda Stoddard
Stars: Chris Waddell

"One Revolution" Film Trailer from Amanda Stoddard on Vimeo.

Date & Time: Friday, October 14 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Venue: All Saints Theater

Art Hard (2010)
74 min - Documentary | Adventure | Comedy
Land artist Jim Denevan and his crew journey to Lake Baikal in southwestern Siberia, and over the course of two weeks they create a land art installation spanning nine square miles across the lake's frozen surface. In his quest to venerate a body of water deemed sacred by many in the region, Denevan broke his own record for creating the world's largest artwork, originally set in the Nevada desert in 2009.
Director: Meredith Danluck
Stars: Caleb Coe, Jim Denevan and Zachary Handl

Art Hard (Trailer)
Date & Time: Saturday, October 15 @ 11:00 A.M.
Venue: Sunset Center Studio 105

Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child (2011)
70 min - Documentary
Gottfried Helnwein And The Dreaming Child" is a feature documentary about a world famous Austrian artist, Gottfried Helnwein, and his challenge designing the sets and costumes for a never before seen opera in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2010. This violent and often bloody opera, THE CHILD DREAMS, was written by Israel's most famous playwright, Hanoch Levin, who passed away in 1999. This opera portrays the hopes and dreams of innocent children in search of freedom and peace.
Director: Lisa Kirk Colburn

Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child Trailer from GansMedia on Vimeo.

Date & Time: Friday, October 14 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Venue: Sunset Center Studio 105

Time of Grimaces
The life and work of the mysterious master sculptor whose creations irritated and fascinated, and still leave unanswered questions about the meaning, motives and inexplicable mystery of the creative process. The film is a docudrama that strives to unearth the secrets of the controversial, complex soul of the artist, a man definitively ahead of his time. Reproductions of Messerschmidt's sculptures are included in the story, which covers the period from his early work through the transition in his artistic style to the great series known as his "character heads".
Director: Peter Dimitrov
Running time: 63 minutes
Slovakia (English subtitles)

Čas grimás -TRILER from ARINA film production on Vimeo.

Time of Grimaces
Date & Time: Friday, October 14 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Venue: Sunset Center Studio 105

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (2010)
78 min - Documentary | Biography | History - 13 May 2011 (USA)
It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview since 1964 or published a second book. In compelling interviews with Scott Turow, James McBride, Wally Lamb, Rosanne Cash, Anna Quindlen, Oprah Winfrey,Tom Brokaw, among others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee's sister and friends.
Director: Mary Murphy
Writer: Mary Murphy
Stars: Mary Badham, Tom Brokaw and Rosanne Cash

HEY BOO - Trailer
Date & Time: Saturday, October 15 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Venue: Youth Center Main Auditorium

INVISIBLE CHILDREN, BROWN IS FOR TONY
This is the story of Tony; a story of friendships that cross borders and a story of a boy whose handmade slingshots and sly sense of humor make him Uganda's version of Tom Sawyer. "Brown is for Tony" tells the story of how this unique life continues to shape the heart and character behind Invisible Children.
Director: Jason Russell
Running time: 50 minutes
U.S.A./ Uganda

Tony Bracelet: Trailer from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

Date & Time: Saturday, October 15 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Venue: Youth Center Main Auditorium

The Greater Good (2011)
79 min - Documentary | Drama - 2011 (USA)
The film looks behind the fear, hype and politics that polarize people into emotionally charged pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine camps with no room for middle ground. Verite stories of individuals and their families, whose lives have been forever changed by vaccine choices, interwoven with interviews from leading experts in the field, will re-frame the vaccine debate and offer, for the first time, the opportunity to have a rational, scientific and factual discussion on how to create a more effective vaccine program in America today.
Directors: Kendall Nelson, Chris Pilaro
Writers: Jack Youngelson (story), Leslie Bradshaw

The Greater Good Movie Trailer HD
Date & Time: Friday, October 14 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Venue: Youth Center Main Auditorium

Patagonia Rising (2010)
85 min - Documentary | Adventure | Western
Patagonia Rising investigates a plan to build five large hydroelectric dams on two of the worlds purest free flowing rivers in Patagonia, Chile. Tracing the hydro-logic cycle of the Baker River from ice to ocean, Patagonia Rising brings voice to the frontier people caught in the crossfire of future energy demands. Juxtaposing the pro-dam business sector with renewable energy experts, the documentary brings awareness and solutions to this global conflict over water and power.
Director: Brian Lilla
Stars: Lalo Romero

Patagonia Rising from Brian Lilla on Vimeo.

Date & Time: Saturday, October 15 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Venue: Youth Center Main Auditorium

The Waterfall
Producer & Director - Watershed Films, 2010, for TVNZ.
A remarkable journey through Fiordland, New Zealand, through the eyes of four of NZ’s most celebrated contemporary artists. They respond not only to one of the most spectacular landscapes on earth, but also to its history, in particular that of William Hodges, ship’s artist with Captain Cook in 1773. A work of art in itself, The Waterfall combines good characters, a great yarn, humour and stunning cinematography within the natural canvas of World Heritage Status Fiordland.
Documentary/Waterfall I & Waterfall II
Director: Peta Carey
Running time: 47 minutes
New Zealand
Date & Time: Saturday, October 15 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Venue: Sunset Center Studio 105

Fezeka's Voice (2009)
80 min - Documentary | Music - September 2009 (South Africa)
Fezeka's Voice is the story of one man, Phumi Tsewu, and the choir to which he has dedicated the last 12 years of his life: the award winning Fezeka High School Choir. This is the story of how one man's infectious love of music has inspired 77 under-priviledged children to embrace focus, confidence, self-belief and an unwavering faith in their own futures.
Director: Holly Lubbock

Trailer: Fezeka's Voice | Holly Lubbock (The Fan Carpet)
Date & Time: Friday, October 14 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Venue: Youth Center Main Auditorium

The Italian Key (2011)
90 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 16 December 2011 (Finland)
A romantic fairy tale about a 19-year old orphan girl who, as her sole inheritance, gets an antique key that unlocks both an old Italian villa and the secrets of her family history.
Director: Rosa Karo
Writer: Rosa Karo
Stars: Moose Ali Khan, Peter O. Almond and Gwendolyn Anslow

"The Italian Key" movie trailer
Date & Time: Saturday, October 15 @ 10:00 A.M.
Venue: All Saints Theater

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