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Monday, May 9th: Editor’s Pick

7:30 at Maysles Institute [Program & Tix]


BANANAS!
Fredrik Gertten | ’09 | US | 88m
*Q&A w/Gertten and Composer Nathan Larson
7:30 at Maysles

“An extremely well crafted film…This is life. This is litigation. This is a front row seat to a history making event, that of third world claimants being heard as plaintiffs for the first time in a U.S. Court. That in and of itself makes this film worthwhile…And as with all good documentaries, it raises questions – and not just about the legal turmoil – but about corporate responsibility, ethics and human rights. ”
- Debbie Lynn Elias for n:zone magazine

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___Anthology Film Archives___
WAR DON DON
Rebecca Richman Cohen | 2010 | US | 83 min
“Flaherty NYC”
*Director In Person
7:30

 

___BAMcinématek___
Enchanted Brooklyn: Contemporary Fairy Tale Films
CENDRILLON
Georges Méliès
KINGDOM OF THE FAIRIES
Georges Méliès
BLUEBEARD
Georges Méliès
THE HUNTER AND THE SWAN DISCUSS THEIR MEETING
Emily Carmichael
ATALANTA: 32 YEARS LATER
Lynne Sachs
FABLE IN 3 COLORS
Adam Shecter
FAIRYTALE FRAGMENTS
Li Cornfeld and Paul Snyder
THE QUEEN
Christina Choe
Total Run Time 75min
*Intro by Brooklyn Arts Council’s Folk Arts Director, Dr. Kay Turner
7:30

 

___Film Forum___
Vitaphone Vaudeville of 2011
Assorted Shorts | 1920s | US
*Intro by Ron Hutchinson of the Vitaphone Project
1:00, 4:40, 8:20

 

SHOWGIRL IN HOLLYWOOD
Mervyn LeRoy | 1930 | US | 80min
3:10, 6:50, 10:30

 

___Film Society of Lincoln Center___
EARLY TRAIN FROM TAIPEI
Liang Zhefu | 1964 | Taiwan | 98min
Taiwan Stories: Classic and Contemporary Film from Taiwan
2:00

 

OUR NEIGHBORS AKA HEAD OF STREET, END OF LANE
Li Xing | 1963 | Taiwan | 91min
“Taiwan Stories: Classic and Contemporary Film from Taiwan”
4:00

___Maysles Institue___
BANANAS!
Fredrik Gertten | 2009 | US | 88min
*Q&A With Gertten and Composer Nathan Larson
7:30

 

___Museum of Modern Art___
EXTRAORDINARY STORIES
Mariano Llinás | 2008 | Argentina | 245min
“In Focus: Cinema Tropical”
4:00

 

Authority, Figures
Assorted Shorts | 1965-1991 | US
“Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area”
*Intro by Kathy Geritz, Steve Anker, Steve Seid
5:00

 

Modern Mondays: Stories Untold
Assorted Shorts | 1968 – 1991 | US
“Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area”
“Modern Mondays”
*Followed by Discussion with Curators and Artists
7:00

 

___reRun Gastropub___
LORD BYRON
Zack Godshall | 2011 | US | 91min
7:00, 10:00

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