
Facing Realities: Dialogues in Boston Documentary Film
Thursday, June 12, 06:30 pmTickets: $10 general admission; $7 members, students, and seniors
A co-production between the LEF Foundation and the ICA, this program pairs two major Boston filmmakers and two exciting films: Ross McElwee with his rarely screened "Backyard" (1984, 16mm, 40 min) and Nina Davenport with the Boston premiere of "Operation Filmmaker" (2007, HDCAM, 95 min) The evening will begin with "Backyard," an inspired, lyrical take on the South, family, black and white relations, and the documentary form itself. Following a discussion with McElwee about Backyard, the program continues with the Boston premiere of Davenport’s "Operation Filmmaker." Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the AFI Film Festival, Davenport’s film chronicles the journey of an Iraqi man featured on MTV following the bombardment of his film school. This screening will be followed by a dialogue with Davenport and McElwee as they discuss their works, the legacy of Boston documentary filmmaking, and the moral and artistic difficulties of filming “the other.”
UPCOMING
August 16, 2008
Saturday , 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Saturday , 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
8th Annual International Bicycle Film Festival
The Bicycle Film Festival, celebrating bicycle and cycling culture in all its forms, comes to Boston August 13 - 16. The ICA will present five screenings featuring a variety of new films by international, national and local filmmakers. The films include "Les Ninja du Japon" by Giovanni Giommi, a look at a Japanese semi-pro cycling team racing in the Tour du Burkina Faso, and "Fast Friday" by David Rowe, focusing on the monthly Seattle event that has grown into a showcase of today's most talented riders. Other screenings will showcase urban youth culture in cycling, examine the history of the modern bicycle, and attempt to understand the place of the bicycle artistically and socially. Please check back for upcoming details. For more information about the festival, visit www.bicyclefilmfestival.com.
