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N/A – Remembering Rainer Werner Fassbinder on the 35th anniversary of his death. In our Monthly Film Series, we will show a variety of GERMAN or GERMAN language films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On the 2nd Wednesday of each month, audiences will now have a chance to see these films on a regular basis at the CLINTON STREET THEATER. (Children movies will be playing on Sunday afternoons – please check our website.) All films are with English subtitles. WED. JUNE 7, 2017 – 7:00 PM Germany, 1972 – 124 min., color Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Cast: Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake In the early 1970s, Rainer Werner Fassbinder discovered the American melodramas of Douglas Sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. One of the first and best-loved films of this period in his career is The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, which balances a realistic depiction of tormented romance with staging that remains true to the director’s roots in experimental theater. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) and a beautiful but icy ingenue (Hanna Schygulla)—based, in a sly gender reversal, on the writer-director’s own desperate obsession with a young actor—is a true Fassbinder affair, featuring exquisitely claustrophobic cinematography by Michael Ballhaus and full-throttle performances by an all-female cast. Perhaps Fassbinder’s most controversial film — he subtitled it “An Image of Sickness” — The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant was vilified by gay critics when it opened in New York. (Defending it in The Village Voice, Molly Haskell called the film a “tragi-comic love story disguised as a lesbian slumber party in high-camp drag.”) In a huis clos boudoir dominated by white mannequins and a massive Poussin fresco of Midas and Bacchus, three women act out a vicious power struggle to the musical accompaniment of Verdi and The Platters. A successful fashion designer (Margit Carstensen) falls in love with one of her young models (Hanna Schygulla), who does not return her affection; their pas de deux of emotional mastery and submission is monitored by the designer’s mute, obedient “slave girl” (Irm Hermann). The outlandish wigs and ensembles — incarcerating sheath and sequined toga, bullet bodices and bejewelled brassieres, a jumbo red-rose choker — are bested for decadence only by Petra’s immortal take-out order for ten bottles of gin. (The film provides its own tonic.) “Still has no equal in its simultaneous delight in ‘style’ while pouring acid over the image” (David Thomson). – At the heart of most documentaries is a well-executed interview. Good lighting and clean audio can elevate a film’s production value while a poorly lit and inaudible interview can spoil a promising story. In this workshop, we’ll show you the professional techniques to make your interviews look and sound their best. We’ll also cover composition, 3-point lighting, mic placement, and making sure you get good coverage. Strongly recommended for DIY Documentary students. Kia Anne Geraths has a BFA in Digital Film & Video from the Art institute and works as a freelance digital media producer. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – In the spirit of hosting more movies at NW Doc we are holding a special Test Screening of an upcoming documentary titled Paradise Found: Taylor Camp, Kauai 1969-1977. We invite you to kick off the summer and join us for a fun film about the raucous 60’s and 70’s along with FREE snacks and beer from our sponsors Lagunitas. When: Thursday, June 22nd at 6pm RSVP to the Facebook event or Meet Up event Synopsis: Hawaii, 1969 – Howard Taylor, brother of actress Elizabeth, bails out a rag-tag band of young Mainlanders jailed for vagrancy and invites them to live on his oceanfront land. Soon, waves of hippies, surfers, and troubled Vietnam vets find their way to this clothing-option, pot-friendly, tree house village at the end of the road on Kauai’s North Shore—the ultimate hippie fantasy, until the locals decide it’s time for them to go. See the trailer here. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film. – From concept to creation to screening - see your first film realized in just 10 short weeks! Our DIY Documentary class guides students through the stages of producing a short film with technical support and an emphasis on storytelling. Students work solo or collaboratively outside of class to shoot and edit their films. Editing software is available at NW Doc, or students may work on their own. DIY films are screened at Homegrown DocFest on August 25th. Must have digital editing experience or sign up for an Editing 101 workshop. Andy Adkins documented the first All-African-American mountaineering team to attempt Denali in An American Ascent, and has produced and edited documentaries for PBS and National Park Service among others. He has an MFA in documentary film.
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June 19, 2017 – July 21, 2017
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June 22, 2017
Where: NW Doc Media Center
Cost: FREE with your participation in a brief survey to get your feedback after the film
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June 19, 2017 – July 21, 2017
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