2nd Annual St. Augustine Film Festival

Presented by FLAGLER COLLEGE

Founding Sponsor: The Arnold & Barbara Grevior Fund for Film Studies:

"It is our great pleasure to be a sponsor of the 2nd annual St. Augustine Film Festival presented by Flagler College. As lover of film and all aspects of the art of Film Making, we are excited to once again further enrich not only the Film Studies Program at Flagler, but also, the cultural fabric of this community through the presentation of this Film Festival January 19-22.

As long time supporters of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, which is now in its 26th year, it was our desire to provide a similar type of film festival experience for the St. Augustine area. We would like to thank Gregor von Hausch, CEO of FLIFF, Flagler College, and the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners for providing the support necessary to allow this film festival to continue in our community.

May the films you view make you laugh, cry, ponder, feel anger and joy. We hope you have your imagination challenged and leave the festival wanting more. Our many thanks to you for your support. Now sit back and enjoy and then spread the word about this very special celebration of film.

Reel regards,

Barbara and Arnold Grevior

Schedule:

The 2nd Annual St Augustine Film Festival will take place January 19 – 22, 2012 on the Flager College campus.  A recent update of the films and events is listed below.  The red page numbers by the films refer to where they can be found in the 140 page catalog.

For information email info@fliff.com.  Tickets can be purchased on-line at fliff.com.  And don’t forget to be our friend on Facebook (listed as Flager College Film Festival)

FCA = Flagler College Auditorium; GK = Gamache-Koger Theatre; CE = Crisp-Ellert Museum; MH = Markland House

Thursday, January 19

7pm                 ABOUT FIFTY - FCA

8:45 - 10:30     Opening Party - MH

 

Friday, January 20

10am                Filmmaker Panel - Virginia Room (FREE!)

Noon                ABANDON SHIP - GK

2pm                 LOST AIRMEN OF BUCHENWALD - GK

4pm                 CAIRO EXIT - GK

7pm                 MISS SOUTH PACIFIC - FCA

8pm                 NEWLYWEDS - FCA

 

Saturday, January 21

10:30am            HAPPY - GK

Noon                 THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR - GK

1pm                   Video Art - CE

2pm                    JESSIE'S DAD / Unfinished Journey - GK

3pm                    Video Art II - CE

4pm                    THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY - GK

5pm                    THE COOL SCHOOL - CE

6pm                    ISLANDS OF LIFE - FCA

7:45pm               SILVER CASE / Bad Influences - FCA

 

Sunday, January 22

10:30am            DEHLI IN A DAY - GK

Noon                 MINDS IN THE WATER - GK

1:45pm              THE MAN ON THE TRAIN - GK

3:30pm              IMMATURI - GK

5:30pm              DR LIMPTOOTH - GK

6pm                  Closing Dinner - MH

7:30pm              LATE BLOOMERS – FCA

ABOUT FIFTY 88 min – Hilarious comedy about life, love, aging and golf.  Special guests: Stars Marty Gottlieb and Drew Pillsbury.

Opening Night Party – Following ABOUT FIFTY , join us as Gypsy Cab caters a fun, low key party at the beautiful Markland House a 2 minute walk from Flagler College Auditorium.  Great food! Live music by Katherine Archer.  Wine & Champagne by Barefoot.

ABANDON SHIP: The Sinking of the SV Concordia 49 min– A dramatic documentary as told by the high school students who crewed the ocean schooner.

LOST AIRMEN OF BUCHENWALD 120 min – A suspenseful and hereto now untold story of Allied fliers shot down behind enemy lines.

CAIRO EXIT 96 min – (Arabic w/English sub-titles) A Romeo & Juliet story shot undercover in Egypt months before the revolution.

MISS SOUTH PACIFIC 40 min -  A beauty pageant like no other...beauty, yes...but more than that, a passion to save the environment.  Special Guest: Producer Teresa Tico

NEWLYWEDS 93 min – Ed Burns hysterical and darkly comic tale of marital woes.  Written, disrected and Co-Starring Burns.

HAPPY 77 min - How can America be one of the richest countries in the world and nowhere near the happiest? HAPPY was shot in 14 countries on 5 continents and takes viewers from the bayous of Louisiana to the deserts of Namibia, from the beaches of Brazil to the mountains of Bhutan.

THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR 107 min – (French w/English sub-titles) Paris, 1960. Jean-Louis lives a bourgeois existence absorbed in his work, cohabitating peacefully with his neurotic socialite wife Suzanne while their children are away at boarding school. The couple’s world is turned upside-down when they hire a Spanish maid Maria

Video Art – A program in 2 parts.

JESSIE’S DAD 50 min - The story of Mark Lunsford’s transformation from an uneducated truck driver to a savvy activist after losing his 9-year-old daughter to a convicted pedophile. A blue-collar “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Jessie’s Dad” follows Mark as he visits Capitol Hill and state capitals to urge lawmakers to wise up and crack down on child predators.  Special Guest: Director Boaz Dvir

UNFINISHED JOURNEY 26 min - Unfinished Journey: A City in Transition,' documents three significant events which took place in the summer of 2011 at St. Augustine, in Florida. St. Augustine, the oldest city in the nation, was also the place where, in the early 60s, civil rights activists protested against segregation through non-violent demonstrations like the sit-ins at lunch counters and wade-ins at the beaches.  Special Guest: Mark Huelsbeck

THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY 104 min - Chronicles the last days in the life of Joe May, an aging, short money hustler who, despite a life of loss and failure, has always believed that a glorious destiny awaited him. Now in his sixties, his health failing and resources dwindling, Joe is presented with one last shot at greatness.

THE COOL SCHOOL 86 min - an abject lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. The film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often brilliant artists

ISLANDS OF LIFE 69 min - More than 50 years ago, the islands of the Bahamas were being sold to wealthy individuals. The fisheries were endangered, flamingos were being hunted to near extinction, forests were cut down, and the fisheries were being depleted.  The Bahamas National Trust has created 26 national parks on 1 million acres of land and sea to protect all their marine and island species.  Sponsored by Eastman Environmental.

SILVER CASE 87 min - In Tinseltown, the world of scheming reaches a nasty low when a powerful producer known as the 'Senator' hatches a plan to undermine the future success of the 'Master', his shady arch rival. His plot begins with the delivery of a silver briefcase.  Special Guest: Director/Writer Christian Filapella

DEHLI IN A DAY 88 min – (English & Hindi w/English sub-titles) - When the money of an idealistic British traveler disappears in a nouveau-riche Delhi home, the staff of the house are blamed and given twenty-four hours to replace it or face the consequences.

MINDS IN THE WATER 85 min - The quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave's journey—a five-year adventure spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Tonga, California, Alaska and Japan—we see one surfer’s quest to activate his community to help protect the ocean and it’s inhabitants.

THE MAN ON THE TRAIN 90 min - A superb re-make of Patrick Leconte’s 2002 film, movie is a scrumptiously literate character drama. Starring Donald Sutherland and U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr., this well-crafted entertainment’s appeal will be to a mature, intelligent demographic.

IMMATURI 108 min – (Italian w/English sub-titles) Twenty years ago they were classmates, but above all they were friends, they were a group. Then something happened and the group broke up. Soon they’ll become a group again, at least for a few days: the government has annulled their high school graduation exams and they’ll have to take them again, or lose all qualifications acquired since.

DR LIMPTOOTH 95 min - Wayne is a vampire who can't grow his teeth. His impotence began when he inadvertently killed Mary Lipinsky, the love of his life, 300 years ago.  To take his mind off the pain, he teaches college history--who better?

Closing Night Party – Prior to LATE BLOOMERS, join us as cARRABBAS PREPARES A MAGNIFICENT DINNER WITH CHICKEN &  at the beautiful Markland House a 2 minute walk from Flagler College Auditorium.  Great food! Live music by Katherine Archer.  Wine & Champagne by Barefoot.

LATE BLOOMERS 90 min - Mary (Isabella Rossellini) and Adam (William Hurt) have been married for over thirty years; they have spent more than half their lives together. It seems as though Adam and Mary have enjoyed and endured all of life’s ups and downs, but gradually, certain irritations begin to creep into their lives and both are obliged to acknowledge that the years are now taking their toll.

Film Tickets $3 with Flagler ID, $8 Seniors & Other Students, $10 General Admission

Opening & Closing Night Parties $25 General Public; $15 with Flagler ID.

 info@fliff.com   ***  To purchase tickets go to fliff.com  

FAST Passes

Flagler Students $15 (films only)

General Public $45 (films & parties)

For info: 904-826-8522  or email info@fliff.com or log on to fliff.com

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