As you may know, FAVES is currently in a state of transformation… we’re not sure what the final outcome will be, yet, but here’s some info on what we’re up to at the moment.
(1) SOCIAL! Tuesday, April 27th at 5:30pm. The social was originally scheduled to take place at Le Bon Bon (adjacent to the Garland), but it appears that Le Bon Bon is not yet open, so we’re going to meet down the street at the Brown Derby Tavern. After the social, walk over to the Garland for “Fremde Haut,” which will be shown by the SFCC International Film Festival at 7pm.
We’re currently searching for great all-ages venues for socials — let us know if you have any suggestions!
(2) NEWSLETTER! We’re producing weekly newsletters on film goings-on in Spokane, which will go out every Monday. We want to make sure that we’re publishing as much valuable info as we can, so help us out:
Tell us if there’s something cool and film-related happening in town.
Tell us if you’re working on a project and want to tell people about it.
Tell us if you want to put together a community film project and need help. Tell your friends to join our e-mail list.
We’ll spread the word about your events and projects, and those you support. Email us at: [email protected]
(3) REEL SPOKANE! Stay tuned for announcement later this week about a ReelSpokane event taking place in May. Get ready local filmmakers!
Category Film, Short, Showing, Special Interest |
As part of SFCC’s fifth annual International Film Festival, the Garland is showing “Fremde Haut” (Germany, 2005) Tuesday, April 27th at 7pm. Tickets are $3.50.
“Fremde Haut” (“Unveiled”) is the story of Fariba, a young Iranian woman who flees her homeland after being revealed as a lesbian and faced with the death penalty. She seeks political asylum in Germany, but her application is refused and she’s sent to a refugee detention center in Frankfurt. When her cellmate dies, she assumes his identity and begins working illegally in Germany disguised as a man. Complications ensue when Fariba falls for Anne and the two work out a plan to escape from their unsatisfying lives.
Of her film, director Angelina Maccarone remarked in a press release:
What interests me is the inalterable and the alteration of one’s own identity. The fact that Fariba (Jasmin Tabatabai) is forced to assume a different identity, to transform herself into a foreign body, adds even more gravity to the condition of exile. She has to submit, not only to an external exile, but also to an internal one. She offers herself as a projection surface for prejudices but against all expectancy, she rises above all the rules of prohibition; she is the bearer of a secret, a personality with a mind of its own concealed behind a prescribed mask.
“Angelina Maccarone’s “Unveiled” offers a wise, uncompromising portrait of oppression in all its physical and psychological manifestations. [...] The film is built around a brilliant performance by Jasmin Tabatabai, who slips on her masculine attributes as though they were a second skin and whose expressive face registers every change in her environment as though it were a child’s, seeing the world for the first time.” – Los Angeles Weekly, 2005
Catch “Fremde Haut” if you have time!
Category College, Film, Showing, Special Interest |
Local filmmaker Aaron Fink, who brought us shorts about sexy cheeseburgers and hot dog detectives at last December’s “Reel Spokane” film event, recently lent his acting skillz to a comedy directed by Los Angeles filmmaker Scott Pawley.
“Have You Seen Me?” is the story of a man (Nicholas S. Williams) who wakes up to find his fiancée missing and embarks on an odyssey with his brother (Fink) to find her.
It looks pretty hilarious and full of great indie music.
Watch the trailer:
‘Have You Seen Me?’ Trailer from Scott Pawley on Vimeo.
Check out “Have You Seen Me?” online and on Facebook.
Category Film, Special Interest |
SFCC kicked off its fifth annual International Film Festival this week at The Garland Theatre.
Five award-winning films, some of which have never shown in Spokane before, will be playing until May 18th.
All films are free for SFCC students with ID and $3.50 for all others. The money raised by this festival will fund next year’s, so support our local students!
Here are descriptions of the remaining films in the festival, courtesy of Bonnie Brunt, the Spanish Instructor at SFCC who refused to let the festival die after budget cuts:
April 27: Fremde Haut / Unveiled (2005)
Germany / Austria
In German and Persian with English subtitles
Drama (97 minutes)
Presented by Barbara Williamson, SFCC Faculty, English
Persecuted by Iranian authorities for a lesbian relationship, Fariba seeks asylum in Germany but is denied and returned to her home country where she is locked in a detainment center. When her male cellmate commits suicide she assumes his identity and is sent to a refugee camp in a German village, where she obtains illegal work and struggles to keep her secret from a well-meaning female friend.
May 4: Sin nombre / Without a Name (2009)
Mexico / USA
In Spanish with English subtitles
Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller (96 minutes)
Won best cinematography and directing at Sundance Film Festival
Presented by Yvonne Lopez Morton, chair State Human Rights Commission for Washington State, former chair of Hispanic Commission
Fleeing retaliation from the violent Central American street gang he has deserted, young hood Casper boards a northbound train, where he takes refuge on top of the moving freight cars and hopes for a fresh start in a new country. Dodging authorities and other dangers, he finds a new friend in Sayra, a Honduran girl also making a run for the American border.
May 11: Le Grande Voyage / The Grand Voyage (2004)
France / Morocco
In French and Arabic with English subtitles
Drama (108 minutes)
Nominated for BAFTA for Best Film Not in English Language
Presented by Elodie Phan, SFCC Faculty, French
A few weeks before his high school final exam Réda is chosen to drive his aging father from southern France to Mecca for the traditional pilgrimage. From the start, the journey promises to be difficult, as Réda and his father are separated by culture, language and religion. Réda is a modern young man who does not speak Arabic and cares little about his father’s deep sense of religion. As their journey progresses, their adventures and misadventures bring father and son closer, forcing mutual recognition and reconciliation.
May 18: Water (2005)
Canada / India
In Hindi with English subtitles
Drama / Romance (117 minutes)
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film 2007
After losing her husband to illness, 8-year-old Chuyia is forced to live out the rest of her days in a temple for Hindu widows, communing with 14 other women and a cruel headmistress who agrees to take her in. But it’s through the trials of another widow, a beautiful prostitute named Kalyani who’s being courted by a man from a higher caste, that Chuyia learns the true restrictions of widowhood.
Check out the SFCC International Film Festival Website, and also the Facebook event page.
Category College, Film, Showing, Special Interest |
If you’ve ever dreamed of taking part in the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, here’s your chance! Well, almost.
Documentary filmmaker Oliver Bonin has tackled the task of putting together a history of this phenomenal event, which started with a few people on a San Franciso beach in 1986 and has grown to 40,000 people or more meeting yearly in the desert to create what many refer to as a city.
The film explores Burning Man through those who organize and those who participate, examining what the festival has become–has what started as a celebration of collaborative living become simply a drug and party destination?
Whatever Burning Man is today, it still boasts some incredible and breathtaking artwork. Check out the Website for “Dust & Illusions.”
“Dust & Illusions” trailer:
“Dust & Illusions” is showing at The Garland Theatre Thursday, April 22 at 7pm. Tickets are $8-12 online at the “Dust & Illusions” Website and $15 at the door.
Category Documentaries, Film, Showing, Special Interest |
A heads-up to all actors:
Local screenwriter/actress Serena Belsby is offering acting classes in May, Wednesday nights from 6-9pm, after holding a successful series of classes in March.
The class will be focused on scene study, with relaxation and sensory work exercises before each scene–a very method approach. It’s ideal for area actors who want to work on delving in their characters, and those who want to hone their emotional intelligence when it comes to acting.
Photo courtesy of Serena Belsby
Belsby is a method-trained actress who studied with students of Lee Strasberg, an influential proponent of Method Acting. She’s “been blessed to study with the very best,” having been coached and directed in a one-woman show by Penny Allen. Allen has coached top talents Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Embeth Davitz and others. “She really is a legend,” says Belsby.
The cost for this May class is just $72. Since space is limited, Belsby is asking for a 50% deposit to secure a spot. The class will be either in Browne’s Addition or on the South Hill.
Contact Serena Belsby at [email protected]
Category Special Interest, Student, Theory |
