This winter, Peninsula College’s Magic of Cinema film series again presents the Moveable Fest, a selection of films from the 2011 Port Townsend Film Festival. The screenings are co-sponsored by the Port Townsend Film Institute and will include a mix of documentaries and narrative films.
All films will be on Friday nights at 7p.m. in the Maier Performance Hall.
Admission:
$5 General
Current PC Student are Free
If you have questions about The Magic of Cinema series or would like to be added to an email list to receive updates about the schedule, please email
Bruce Hattendorf.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2012
Patriot Guard Riders , 7:00:00 PM, Maier Performance Hall (E Bldg)
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Director: Ellen Frick,
USA/2011/73 min.
Our newest local filmmaker, Ellen Frick is a veteran documentary filmmaker who recently relocated to Port Townsend. The film takes us on a solemn journey astride thundering motorcycles to the sometimes silent, sometimes turbulent funerals of young soldiers killed in action. We follow the men and women of the Patriot Guard Riders, a group of motorcyclists originally formed to protect grieving families from members of the Westboro Baptist Church, who gather at military funerals to confront families and the public.
There will be a Q&A with Director Ellen Frick after the Film.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Koran by Heart, 7:00:00 PM, Maier Performance Hall (E Bldg)
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Director: Greg Barker,
USA /2011/80 min.
One of Islam's most revered traditions, Koran recitation reaches its pinnacle at the world competition in Cairo, Egypt, where Muslim children from across the globe, many of whom are not Arabic speakers, perform in front of a panel of judges. Contestants as young as seven compete with teenagers for their comprehensive memorization of the 600-page text and their improvised melodies. With no translator for the children, many challenges present themselves to these remarkable young scholars.A diverse spectrum of Muslims competes for the top prize, including children from Senegal, rural Tajikistan and a small island in the Maldives.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
The Last of Us , 7:00:00 PM, Maier Performance Hall (E Bldg)
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Directors: Sam Force, Jeremiah Morgan,
USA/2011/79 min.
Adapted from a play by Wes Cecil and filmed in Port Townsend by Sam Force and Jeremiah Morgan, this is the story of an old man who has returned to Prague to relive memories of his cherished family killed by Nazis in the Holocaust. A young boy at the time, he was the only one to escape, an unfathomable fact that haunts him even more than the memories of his murdered relatives. Images of Port Townsend are fleeting, with most of the film shot indoors. Paul Chasman's original music, performed by a quintet of local musicians and recorded by George Rezendes, adds to the rich atmosphere.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
These Amazing Shadows , 7:00:00 PM, Maier Performance Hall (E Bldg)
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Directors: Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton,
USA/2011/88 min.
Films are about the stuff of dreams, but they also capture what was going on with humankind at a certain point in time: what we looked like, what we thought, what we felt, what we imagined, how we treated each other. Films become our national family album. The National Film Registry was created by an act of Congress in 1988 to protect films of note from colorization and from environmental degradation and neglect. Members review films annually for their cultural, historic or aesthetic significance and add 25 per year to the list: from "Casablanca" to "Rocky Horror Picture Show," from "To Kill a Mockingbird" to "This is Spinal Tap." Director Paul Mariano illuminates that list with interviews of significant filmmakers and registry members and by including clips of memorable films. It is both instructive and mesmerizing.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 02, 2012
Journey on the Wild Coast, 7:00:00 PM, Maier Performance Hall (E Bldg)
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Director: Greg Chaney,
USA/2010/90 min.
A married couple attempt to walk, paddle and ski under their own power from Seattle to the Aleutians along the wild and remote coast of North America. This documentary was filmed with a tiny hand-held video camera by the adventurers as they traveled through northwest Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. Experience this modern journey through their eyes as they encounter breathtaking scenery, harsh weather, amazing wildlife and danger. This modern trek demonstrates that the most significant aspect of a journey is not reaching the final destination but how the journey changes the trajectory of the rest of one's life.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 09, 2012
Inuk , 7:00:00 PM, Maier Performance Hall (E Bldg)
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Director: Mike Magidson,
Subtitles - Greenland/2010/84 min.
Based on a French social worker's writings about Greenland's Inuit children who believe they are on thin ice, "Inuk" is the story of a neglected teenage boy sent to foster care on a remote island surrounded by sea ice. Deeply damaged by his mother's alcoholism and stepfather's violence, he develops awareness and resilience when he apprentices with the last great subsistence hunter, himself tortured by self-doubt and a haunted past. Stunning cinematography and stellar acting by an all-Greenlander, mostly Inuit cast.
Winner, Grand Jury Award New Directors, Nashville Film Festival 2011
Winner, Jury Award, Paris Polar Film Festival 2011 Winner, Best Cinematography, Woodstock Film Festival 2011 Runner-up, Audience Award, Woodstock Film Festival 2010
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