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Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015 11:00 am
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BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA — An Appalachian Summer Festival will showcase an exciting lineup of the best in music, dance, theatre, visual arts and film this July for its 31st season in the mountains of North Carolina. This summer the festival is hosting seven films as part of the Weicholz Global Film Series.
Global Film Series
The Weicholz Global Film Series strives to select foreign and independent films that have won awards or received critical audience acclaim at major international film festivals. This year’s lineup includes films from the United Kingdom, Israel, Denmark, the United States, Kashmir, Brazil, and Australia. Prior to each screening at 7 p.m., film advisor Dr. John Pfeifer will host a discussion and share behind-the-scenes information about the film. All films are held in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts and will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. For more information and to view the trailers to these films, visit http://appsummer.org/schedule/id/pride.
• “Pride” – July 1
Inspired by actual events, director Matthew Warchus’ “Pride” details the unlikely friendship forged between a small community of striking miners in Wales and London-based gay and lesbian activists who raise funds to feed their families in the summer of 1984. With no end to the strike in sight, the urban activists venture into the countryside to deliver their donation in person and find they have more in common with the people of this struggling community than anyone on either side could have expected.
United Kingdom; Rated R; Directed by Matthew Warchus (2014); 119 minutes.
• “GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” – July 8
An Israeli woman seeking to finalize a divorce from her estranged husband finds herself effectively put on trial by her country’s religious marriage laws in this powerhouse courtroom drama. In Israel, there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce; only Orthodox rabbis can legalize a union or its dissolution, which is only possible with the husband’s full consent. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Viviane Amsalem has been applying for a divorce for three years, but her religiously devout husband, Elisha, continually refuses. His cold intransigence, Viviane’s determination to fight for her freedom, and the ambiguous role of the rabbinical judges shape a procedure where tragedy vies with absurdity and everything is brought out into the open for judgment.
Israel; Not rated; Directed by Ronit Elkabetz and Shlomi Elkabetz (2014); 115 minutes.
• “The Hunt” – July 15
This film is a disturbing depiction of how a lie becomes the truth when gossip, doubt and malice are allowed to flourish and ignite a witch-hunt that soon threatens to destroy an innocent man’s life. Lucas is a former schoolteacher who has been forced to start over having overcome a tough divorce and the loss of his job. Just as things are starting to go his way, his life is shattered when an untruthful remark throws his small community into a collective state of hysteria. As the lie spreads, Lucas is forced to fight a lonely fight for his life and dignity.
Denmark; Rated R; Directed by Thomas Vinterberg (2012); 111 minutes.
• “Twenty Feet From Stardom” – July 22
Filmmaker Morgan Neville pays homage to some of the greatest vocalists you’ve never heard of in this remarkable documentary. While the lead singers in rock, pop, and RB are the ones who get the glory, knowledgeable music fans will tell you the backing vocalists often add the touches that make a performance truly memorable, and though many backup singers have the respect of their peers in the music business, they’re all but unknown to the average listener. “Twenty Feet From Stardom” pays tribute to some of these unsung heroes, including Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer. The film also includes interviews with superstars such as Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Mick Jagger on the role backing vocalists’ play in music and the music business, while a number of veteran singers share their stories of the ups and downs of their careers.
United States; Rated PG-13; Directed by Morgan Neville (2013); 91 minutes.
• “Valley of Saints” – July 29
In war-torn Kashmir, a lakeside city is plunged into a military curfew. Stranded together on breathtaking Dal Lake, a working-class boatman and a beautiful young scientist form an unlikely bond. But as violence spills in from the city, their budding romance may not survive.
India/Kashmir; Not rated; Directed by Musa Syeed (2012); 82 minutes.
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• “Reaching for the Moon” – August 19
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Bruno Barreto returns with a sophisticated tale of an unlikely romance between two extraordinary artists set against the backdrop of political upheaval and a clash of cultures. Grappling with writer’s block, legendary American poet Elizabeth Bishop travels from New York City to Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s to visit her college friend, Mary. Hoping to find inspiration on Mary’s sprawling estate, Elizabeth winds up with much more — a tempestuous relationship with Mary’s bohemian partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares, that rocks the writer to her foundation. Alcoholism, geographical distance and a military coup come between the lovers, but their intimate connection spans decades and forever impacts the life and work of these two extraordinary artists.
Brazil; Not rated; Directed by Bruno Barreto (2013); 118 minutes.
• “Oranges and Sunshine” – August 26
Director Jim Loach and screenwriter Rona Munro collaborate to adapt Nottingham social worker Margaret Humphreys’ autobiographical account of her noble effort to expose the systematic deportation of British children to Australia and to reunite them with their devastated families.
United Kingdom/Australia; Rated R; Directed by Jim Loach (2010); 105 minutes.
For videos, images and detailed information about each performance, visit appsummer.org.
Tickets:
With ticket prices ranging from $5-$50, as well as several free events, the festival offers unique opportunities for residents and visitors to create arts experiences suited to their individual artistic tastes and budgets. To purchase tickets, call or visit the Schaefer Center box office at 800-841-2787 or 828-262-4046. Tickets can also be purchased online at appsummer.org.
About An Appalachian Summer Festival
An Appalachian Summer Festival is presented annually in July by the university’s Office of Arts and Cultural Programs. Beginning as a small chamber music series, the festival has emerged as one of the nation’s most highly regarded, multi-disciplinary art festivals, designated one of the “Top 20 Events in the Southeast” by the Southeast Tourism Society. True to a university-based arts festival, educational experiences such as lectures and opportunities to meet artists, artistic directors, competition jurors and other experts, have always been an important component of festival programming.
Festival Corporate Sponsors: Westglow Resort and Spa, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, Northern Trust, McDonald’s of Boone, Mast General Store, Storie Street Grille, Goodnight Brothers, Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Sky Best Communications, Scholars Bookshop at the University Bookstore, Hotel Equities, Holiday Inn Express-Boone, Nationwide—Charles Eyler Agency, Peabody’s Wine Beer Merchants, Chetola Resort, Creekside Electronics, and Boone Ford-Lincoln.
Festival media sponsors include: WBTV, WCYB, Charter Media, Winston-Salem Journal, Greensboro News Record, PBS Charlotte, wnc magazine, High Country Radio, WHKY AM 1290, WDAV 89.9FM, WFDD 88.5FM, WETS 89.5FM, WASU 90.5FM and High Country 365.
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