Election Film Series
Trouble the Water
Monday, October 13 at 7pm * $9; $5 for members
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Trouble the Water
opens the day before Hurricane Katrina hit land. Kimberly
Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, turns her video camera
on herself and her 9th Ward neighors trapped in the city.
"It's a damning indictment of a national disgrace,
but it also reveals the incredible faith and resilience
of people who have nothing to rely on but themselves."--CHICAGO
READER
[Click here to visit the Official Trailer]
Boogie
Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Monday, October 20 at 7pm * $9; $5 for members
Lee Atwater mentored George W. and Karl Rove, and played
a crucial role in America’s shift to the right. To
Democrats offended by the 1988 Willie Horton controversy,
Atwater was a remorseless political assassin aptly dubbed
by one Congresswoman "the most evil man in America."
"In the can't-look-away documentary "Boogie Man:
The Lee Atwater Story," the career of the wildly successful,
and wildly controversial, late Republican political operative
comes back to us in ways that are funny, sad and mean. There
is more than one moment in this film that will likely pop
your jaw open."--WASHINGTON POST
[Click here to visit the Official Trailer]
Kids First! Film Club
Saturday, November 15 at 10am
Suggested donation $3 per person; $7 per family
My Friend Rabbit
(ages 2-5, 23 minutes) My Friend Rabbit is based on the Caldecott
Award winning kids' book. Chronicles the wide-eyed adventures
of Rabbit, his best friend Mouse, and a group of other colorful
characters from across the animal kingdom. As Mouse says,
Rabbit means well, but somehow just can't avoid getting into
sticky situations. But if they work together, they can solve
each dilemma with ingenuity, creativity and, most of all,
friendship.
Komaneko The Curious Cat
(ages 2-6, 60 minutes) Komaneko is a burgeoning animator
who creates her own puppets and sets and films them in stop-motion
style. She has a series of adventures with her friends Radi-Bo,
a ghost and a Bigfoot-like creature whom she tries to film
with her 8mm camera. Japan's first major stop-motion animated
film depicts new friendships, creativity and the conflicting
emotions that accompany a childhood filled with wonder.
Madame President
(ages 6-10, 9 minutes) A young girl imagines what her day
would be like if she were Madam President. With deadpan wit
and hilarious animation, we are introduced to an unforgettable
new character. Based on Lane Smith's book.
Kids First! Film Club for
Holiday Walk!
Saturday, December 13 at 1pm
Suggested donation $3 per person; $7 per family
Olive The Other Reindeer
(ages 7-18, 46 minutes) An off-beat and sweet holiday feature
from Matt Groening, creator of the "Simpsons." Olive
is an adorable little dog who misunderstands a radio broadcast
about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured
reindeer. She jumps at the chance to help Santa but meets
characters both helpful and mean along the way. Featuring
the voice of Drew Barrymore.
Kids First! Film Club
Saturday, January 10 at 10am
Suggested donation $3 per person; $7 per family
Space Chimps
(Rated G, 81 minutes) When Ham III, the slacker grandson of
NASA's legendary chimpanzee astronaut, is recruited to help
retrieve a lost space probe, he teams up with the lovely Lieutenant
Luna and their by-the-book commander, Titan. But when the
ship crash-lands on a strange planet, can this mismatched
chimp crew work together to save the mission without driving
each other bananas?
