8 FREE Events During the Atlanta Film Festival
- Rigdon Rose
- Mar 28, 2016
- 5 min read
1. Dazed and Confused
Friday, April 1, 2016, 9:30 PM — Plaza Theatre, Main
[Special Presentation], [Film Screening]
directed by Richard Linklater USA, 1993, English, 102 minutes
In the 1993 classic from director Richard Linklater, it's the last day of school at a high school in a small town in Texas in 1976. The upperclassmen are hazing the incoming freshmen, and everyone is trying to get stoned, drunk, or laid, even the football players that signed a pledge not to. The Special Presentation of Dazed & Confused will precede the Marquee screening of the film’s upcoming ‘spiritual sequel’ from Paramount Pictures, Everybody Wants Some!!, on the following evening, Saturday, April 2, 2016. Cast members of Everybody Wants Some!!, which is also directed by Richard Linklater, are expected to attend and walk the red carpet on Saturday. Admission to Dazed & Confused is free. Tickets to Everybody Wants Some!!are $10.
Free admission to Dazed & Confused with RSVP at http://atlantafilmfestival.com/2016/dazed-and-confused. Tickets to the following evening’s presentation of Everybody Wants Some!! can be purchased at http://atlantafilmfestival.com/2016/everybody-wants-some
2. It’s So Easy (The Mechanism of Power) art installation
Friday, April 1, 2016 through Sunday, April 10, 2016 – Open 12:00PM to 9:00PM Daily — Next door to 7 Stages (1107 Euclid Ave, Atlanta, GA 30307)
[Special Presentation], [Art Installation]
Art Installation by Russell Sheaffer & Aaron Michael Smith; featuring percussionist Sean Gill
A collaborative work between filmmaker Russell Sheaffer and composer Aaron Michael Smith, it’s so easy (the mechanism of power) creates a dystopian landscape that explores the repercussions of disproportionate access to moments in others’ lives. In 2015, a post-accident legal dispute took a surprising turn when the defense attorneys attempted to draw upon extensive surveillance footage of Sheaffer taken during the Atlanta Film Festival, held earlier that year. Sheaffer and everyone he had come into contact with that weekend—friends, festival staff, and strangers alike—were the unwitting subjects. it’s so easy (the mechanism of power) manipulates the repurposed surveillance footage and new footage from within the installation in real time, creating a fractured and ever-changing visual and audio landscape that examines the ease with which the unsuspecting bystander becomes subject.
RSVP is not required to view the art installation. For more information, visit http://atlantafilmfestival.com/its-so-easy/
3. Honoring Victor Nunez: Ruby In Paradise – with scheduled appearance by filmmaker Victor Nunez
Saturday, April 2, 2016, 7:00 PM — High Museum, Hill Auditorium
[Special Presentation], [Film Screening], [Talent Appearance]
directed by Victor Nunez, USA, 1993, English, 114 minutes
Renowned for his moving character portraits set under the blazing Florida sun, Victor Nunez is considered among very first of the Atlanta Film Festival’s auteur alumni. Gal Young ‘Un, his feature debut, played the 3rd annual ATLFF in 1979. Ulee's Gold, perhaps his best known work, was the closing night presentation of the 21st edition of ATLFF in 1997. The film went on to earn a score of nominations and awards, including an Academy Award nod for Peter Fonda and two Independent Spirit Award nominations for Nunez. The esteemed filmmaker and ATLFF alum will return to the festival to attend a tribute screening of his 1993 film Ruby In Paradise. In Ruby in Paradise, Ashley Judd makes her film debut as Ruby, who moves to a Florida beach town and tries as best she can to earn a living. She begins working in a clothing store and starts dating men, but after some hard choices realizes she must first figure out who she is and what she wants out of life before she settles for something less than she deserves.
Free admission with RSVP at http://atlantafilmfestival.com/2016/ruby-in-paradise
4. Food on Film - 25th Anniversary presentation: Fried Green Tomatoes Screening & After Party – hosted by Georgia-native and NBC “30 Rock” star Jack McBrayer
Sunday, April 3, 2016, 12:00 PM — Plaza Theatre, Main
[Special Presentation], [Film Screening], [Talent Appearance], [After Party]
directed by Jon Avnet, USA, 1991, English, 130 minutes
In the Georgia-made film starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker, Evelyn Couch (Bates), while visiting family in a nursing home, meets an outgoing old woman Ninny Threadgoode (Tandy), who tells her the story of a young woman in 1920s Alabama.Macon-native and NBC’s “30 Rock” star Jack McBrayer will celebrate the festival and film’s milestone anniversaries by hosting the event. Following the 12:00PM film screening at the Plaza Theatre, the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center will host a good ole southern celebration, complete with fried green tomatoes from The Whistle Stop Café (featured in the film) and barbeque from Sweet Auburn BBQ. Admission to the screening is free and tickets to the after party are $20.
RSVP to the free film screening and purchase tickets to the after party at http://atlantafilmfestival.com/food
5. HBO Films’ Confirmation – with scheduled appearance by actor Wendell Pierce
Sunday, April 3, 2016, 6:00 PM — Rialto Center for the Arts
[Georgia], [Marquee Film Screening], [Talent Appearance]
directed by Rick Famuyima, USA, 2016, English
Filmed in Atlanta, HBO Films’ Confirmation takes a look behind the curtain of Washington politics, depicting the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings where Anita Hill accused Thomas of sexual harassment. The hearings brought the country to a standstill and became a pivotal moment in American culture, forever changing how we perceive and experience workplace equality and gender politics. Wendell Pierce, Kerry Washington, Greg Kinnear, Eric Stonestreet, and Jennifer Hudson star. Written by Susannah Grant.
Free admission with RSVP at www.atlantafilmfestival.com/2016/confirmation
6. Music Video Presentation
Monday, April 4, 2016, 7:00 PM — Joystick Gamebar
[Special Presentation], [Music Video Screenings], [After Party]
Join us at Joystick Gamebar for a series of music videos of all different styles. This series will showcase local and international bands on the rise. Afterwards stay with us for drinks & games with the filmmakers.
RSVP is not required to attend. For more information, visit http://atlantafilmfestival.com/2016/music-video-presentation
7. SOUND + VISION at Ponce City Market – with scheduled performances by Big Freedia and more
Thursday, April 7, 2016, 7:00 PM — Ponce City Market
[Special Presentation], [After Party], [Live Performance]
ATLFF’s signature mid-week event moves this year from The Goat Farm Arts Center to Ponce City Market. Join us on the lower levels for some of Atlanta’s tastiest eats or up on the roof for the city’s best views. Featuring special guest Big Freedia and local bands Culture Culture, Grand Prize Winners from Last Year, Wrenn and Sam Burchfield, and the World Premiere of "Interrupture"—a virtual reality short film—this fifth annual event is not one to miss.
RSVP is not required to attend. For more information, visit http://atlantafilmfestival.com/sound-vision-at-ponce-city-market/
8. Pivot presents: 35 and Single - with scheduled appearance by filmmaker Paula Schargorodsky
Friday, April 8, 2016, 9:35 PM — Plaza Theatre, Upstairs
[Special Presentation], [Documentary], [Talent Appearance], [Film Screening]
directed by Paula Schargorodsky, Argentina/USA/Spain, 2015, Spanish/English/Italian, 75 minutes
Director/Actress Paula Schargordsky is expected to attend the free screening of her documentary. Synopsis: I’m Paula. 35. Argentine. Over the past 10 years I've been compulsively shooting everyone and everything for no particular reason. All my love stories and breakups have been recorded and systematically stored. While I kept changing boyfriends every 2 years, I shot my friends with their boyfriends, husbands, their bellies and now surrounded by children. Yes, some of us just don't follow the norm. Should I settle down or remain a free spirit?
Free admission with RSVP at http://atlantafilmfestival.com/2016/35-and-single
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