My Schedule for the 41st Cleveland International Film Festival (2017)
I have purchased tickets to eleven movies for this year's Cleveland International Film Festival. M will join me for four of them; the other seven I'm seeing solo. Here's the list.
Thursday, March 30
24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters @ 9:30pm. A documentary about the art of film posters. This is showing off-site at the Cleveland Cinematheque.
Friday, March 31
Hoop Dreams @ 8:30pm. Often acclaimed as one of the greatest sports documentaries, Hoop Dreams originally came out in 1994 but has been restored and for some reason is showing here. So yes, I'm seeing a nearly three hour long basketball documentary from 20 years ago.
Domain @ 11:30pm. Science fiction dystopian world where epidemic has wiped out most of humanity and the survivors live in isolated underground bunkers.
Saturday, April 1
Life Itself @ 3:40pm. A documentary based on Roger Ebert's autobiography. M will join me.
Last Men in Aleppo @ 6:15pm. A documentary about the White Helmets who try to save lives in Aleppo. Not to be confused with The White Helmets, which won the Oscar for short documentary subject. M will join me.
Shot! The Psycho-spiritual Mantra of Rock @ 9:35pm. A documentary about rock & roll photographer Mick Rock, who took some of the most memorable photos of the 1970s, including the most famous ones of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. Sponsored by my good friend Shari and The Cleveland Print Room.
Tuesday, April 4
Bugs @ 7:30pm. A movie that is nominally about eating bugs, but seems to cover a lot of food chain issues as well. M really wants to see this, as befits a woman who has a pun-laden bug food URL parked for the day someone tries to buy it.
Wednesday, April 5
Contemporary Color @ 9:00pm. I first heard about this movie in Smithonsian Magazine in relation to this article about HBCU color guards. Basically, it takes the best college marching bands and pairs them with contemporary musicians and then watches the performances. Naturally, the only thing is orchestrated by David Byrne. M will join me.
Saturday, April 8
Score: A Film Music Documentary @ 11:00am. So this year I've got a documentary about film music and one about movie posters. In the past I've seen documentaries about casting agents and one about film criticism. What's next? Craft services?
Letters From Baghdad @1:20pm. A documentary about Gertrude Bell, who helped draw the map of the Middle East.
Tale of a Lake @ 4:00pm. A nature documentary from Finland.
Alas, there is no Korean gangster film on the schedule this year, and the closest equivalent didn't fit my schedule. Such is life. I'm pretty comfortable with my schedule and don't anticipate adding more films at this time.
Thursday, March 30
24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters @ 9:30pm. A documentary about the art of film posters. This is showing off-site at the Cleveland Cinematheque.
Friday, March 31
Hoop Dreams @ 8:30pm. Often acclaimed as one of the greatest sports documentaries, Hoop Dreams originally came out in 1994 but has been restored and for some reason is showing here. So yes, I'm seeing a nearly three hour long basketball documentary from 20 years ago.
Domain @ 11:30pm. Science fiction dystopian world where epidemic has wiped out most of humanity and the survivors live in isolated underground bunkers.
Saturday, April 1
Life Itself @ 3:40pm. A documentary based on Roger Ebert's autobiography. M will join me.
Last Men in Aleppo @ 6:15pm. A documentary about the White Helmets who try to save lives in Aleppo. Not to be confused with The White Helmets, which won the Oscar for short documentary subject. M will join me.
Shot! The Psycho-spiritual Mantra of Rock @ 9:35pm. A documentary about rock & roll photographer Mick Rock, who took some of the most memorable photos of the 1970s, including the most famous ones of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. Sponsored by my good friend Shari and The Cleveland Print Room.
Tuesday, April 4
Bugs @ 7:30pm. A movie that is nominally about eating bugs, but seems to cover a lot of food chain issues as well. M really wants to see this, as befits a woman who has a pun-laden bug food URL parked for the day someone tries to buy it.
Wednesday, April 5
Contemporary Color @ 9:00pm. I first heard about this movie in Smithonsian Magazine in relation to this article about HBCU color guards. Basically, it takes the best college marching bands and pairs them with contemporary musicians and then watches the performances. Naturally, the only thing is orchestrated by David Byrne. M will join me.
Saturday, April 8
Score: A Film Music Documentary @ 11:00am. So this year I've got a documentary about film music and one about movie posters. In the past I've seen documentaries about casting agents and one about film criticism. What's next? Craft services?
Letters From Baghdad @1:20pm. A documentary about Gertrude Bell, who helped draw the map of the Middle East.
Tale of a Lake @ 4:00pm. A nature documentary from Finland.
Alas, there is no Korean gangster film on the schedule this year, and the closest equivalent didn't fit my schedule. Such is life. I'm pretty comfortable with my schedule and don't anticipate adding more films at this time.