West
Virginia International Film Festival West
Virginia International Film Festival
SCHEDULE
| Friday, November 6 | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | American
Violet A single African-American mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas. (103 min.) |
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| 9:30 p.m. | Goodbye
Solo Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever. (91 min.) |
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Saturday,
November 7 |
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| 1:00 p.m. | 2009 Oscar Nominated Shorts
(99 min.) Auf Der Srecke (On The Line) Drama, 2009, Switzerland / Germany , 30m. NR (German with English subtitles) A department store security guard who is drawn to one of his co-workers makes a fateful decision. Manon On The Asphalt Drama, 2009, France, 15 m. NR (French with English subtitles) The proximity of death brings a young woman a new perspective on life. New Boy Drama, 2009, Ireland , 11m. NR A nine-year-old African boy begins his first day of school in Ireland . The Pig Drama, 2009, Denmark , 23 m. NR (Danish with English subtitles) A man facing surgery finds comfort in the painting of a pig hanging in his hospital room. Spielzeugland (Toyland) Drama, 2009, Germany , 13 m. NR (German with English subtitles) In 1942, a German boy believes that his Jewish neighbors are going to Toyland. (Oscar Winner) |
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| 3:00 p.m. | O'Horten
A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement. (90 min.) |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Food,
Inc. An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry. (92 min.) |
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| 7:15 p.m. | The
Hurt Locker Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. (131 min.) |
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| 9:45 p.m. | Dead
Snow A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.(91 min.) |
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Sunday,
November 8 |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Food,
Inc. An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry. (92 min.) |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Coal
Country |
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| 5:30 p.m. | Harvard
Beats Yale On November 23, 1968, Yale and Harvard's undefeated football teams met in Cambridge, with Yale heavily favored. (108 min.) |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Lemon
Tree The story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down. (106 min.) |
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Monday,
November 9 |
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| 7:00 p.m. | The Class Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood. (128 min.) |
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Tuesday,
November 10 |
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| 7:00 p.m. | The
Secret of the Grain At the port of Sète Mr. Slimani, a tired sixty year old, drags himself towards a shipyard job which has become more and more difficult to cope with as the years go by. (151 min.) |
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Wednesday,
November 11 |
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| 7:00 p.m. | The
Hurt Locker Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. (131 min.) |
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Thursday,
November 12 |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Pray
the Devil Back to Hell A group of women rise up to peace to Liberia and help bring to power the country's first female head of state. (72 min.) |
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| 8:45 p.m. | Rudo
Y Cursi Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. (103 min.) |
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Friday,
November 13 |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Departures A newly unemployed classical cellist takes a job as a "Nokanshi" funeral professional who acts as a gatekeeper between the departed and the family of the departed. (130 min.) |
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| 9:30 p.m. | Summer
Hours Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession. (103 min.) |
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Saturday,
November 14 |
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| 1:00 p.m. | 2009 Oscar Nominated Shorts (99 min.) | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Harvard
Beats Yale On November 23, 1968, Yale and Harvard's undefeated football teams met in Cambridge, with Yale heavily favored. (108 min.) |
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| 5:15 p.m. | Rudo
Y Cursi Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. (103 min.) |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Little
Ashes About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca. (112 min.) |
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9:45 p.m. |
Anvil!: The Story of Anvil At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal, " influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. (90 min.) |
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Sunday,
November 15 |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Pray
the Devil Back to Hell A group of women rise up to peace to Liberia and help bring to power the country's first female head of state. (72 min.) |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Goodbye
Solo Two men form an unlikely friendship that will change both of their lives forever. (91 min.) |
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| 5:15 p.m. | Summer Hours (103 min.) See Nov. 13. |
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| 7:15 p.m. | Waltz
With Bashir An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict. (90 min.) |
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WHEN:
The fall festival will run from Friday Nov. 6 through Sunday Nov. 15.
WHERE:
WVSU Capitol Center
123 Summers Street, Charleston, WV 25301
PARKING:
There is plenty of available streetside parking on Summers, Capitol, Laidley,
and Quarrier Streets. The City of Charleston parking garage is adjacent to the
theater on Summers Street; hours and cost may vary. The Town Center Mall parking
garage is within walking distance and open all night. Lot parking is available
adjacent to Laidley Street and Capitol Street. Jeffco Parking lot (at Quarrier
& Laidley) is open 24 hours and free most evenings. Spyro's parking (Capitol
Street) is open 24 hours at a minimal cost. Kanawha County Rapid Transit Authority
depot is also within walking distance to the theatre on Laidley Street.
ADMISSION:
$8 per EVENING feature (single
admission)
$5 per MATINEE feature (single admission before 6PM)
$30 for SIXPACK (admission to any 6 features)
$4 per feature for children & students through college
FREE for WVSU students with current ID
ADVANCE TICKETS may be purchased at the box
office during regular business hours and some evenings.
Call theater prior to pick-up to confirm staff is on site.
WORKSHOPS PRESENTED BY CHAMBERS STEVENS
The West Virginia International Film
Festival will be sponsoring three workshops as part of its 25th annual Fall
Festival. The workshops, presented in partnership with the West Virginia Film
Office, will be conducted by Chambers Stevens. Mr. Stevens has presented in
Charleston during earlier appearances at the festival. The workshops are scheduled
as follows:
November 7
Film Auditioning for Adults
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Work with one of Hollywood's top acting coaches on how to audition for feature
films. Chambers has coached thousands of actors for films for all the major
studios. Learn how to make an impression to the casting director.
Learn what the producers want from the actor. Find out his secrets to making
your audition both believable and exciting. And most important learn how to
avoid the mistakes Non-Hollywood actors make when film producers come to town.
If you are experienced or always thought you should be in the movies come get
a taste of what this exciting workshop has to offer. Fee: $15.00
How to Pitch Your Movie
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Do you have a movie idea that you think Hollywood should make? Come learn how
to pitch your Movie idea.
In the workshop Hollywood Insider Chambers Stevens will help you polish your
idea. Learn how to pitch a reality Series. Learn how the web can help with your
original TV series. Learn what the studios are looking for their next hit film.
Fee: $15.00
November 8
Film Auditioning for Teens
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Work with one of Hollywood's top acting coaches on how to audition for feature
films. Chambers has coached thousands of actors for films for all the major
studios. Learn how to make an impression to the casting director.
Learn what the producers want from the actor. Find out his secrets to making
your audition both believable and exciting. And most important learn how to
avoid the mistakes Non-Hollywood actors make when film producers come to town.
If you are experienced or always thought you should be in the movies come get
a taste of what this exciting workshop has to offer. Fee: $10.00
All workshops will be held at the West Virginia State University Theater, Summers
Street, Charleston.
Pre-Registration is advised but not required: 304-342-6522.