2009 LOUISIANA FILM FESTIVAL DETAILS ANNOUNCED
Students from the
2008 LAFF-SD participate in a
script development workshop The Fifth Annual Louisiana Film Festival - Student Division will be held April 3-4, 2009 at The Robinson Film Center. Co-sponsored by Centenary College and the Robinson Film Center, the LAFF-SD is Louisiana's only film festival dedicated exclusively to showcasing the work of K-12 students. The festival is supported by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. This year’s guest filmmaker is Celia Carey, producer and director of the Emmy-winning 2005 documentary The Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend. Ms. Carey, a graduate of Columbia University, has won nine Emmys. You can see some of Ms. Carey’s work here.
The festival is currently seeking sponsors to help underwrite costs associated with this annual event. If you are interested in learning more about how your company or organization can benefit from a partnership with the LAFF-SD, please contact Will Bryant, Media Educator at (318) 459-4119.
View photos from previous festivals.
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RFC TO PRESENT LSU VS. FLORIDA
Saturday, October 11, 7:00 PM
HD Broadcast, Free Admission
Enjoy LSU Tigers Football upstairs at The Robinson Film Center, where Abby Singer’s Bistro will have big-screen televisions tuned to the game and specials on food and drink all day long. For those looking for a bigger-than-big screen, the game will also be presented in our multi-use event spaces. Admission is free.
THIS WEEK For show times call (318) 424-9090 or click here.
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TRANSSIBERIAN
Starring Woody Harrelson, Ben Kingsley, and more.
Thriller, In English
October 3 - 16
Two American tourists (Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer) aboard the legendary Trans-Siberian Express train begin to suspect that their fellow travelers may be smuggling drugs. When a violent detective (Ben Kingsley) begins investigating, they become innocent targets in a dangerous chase.
"Transsiberian starts in neutral, taking the time to introduce its characters, and then goes from second into high like greased lightning. I was a little surprised to notice how thoroughly it wound me up. This is a good one."
-Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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BEFORE THE RAINS
Presented in partnership with Celebrate India!
Romance/Drama, In English and Malayalam with English Subs
October 3 - 9
An English spice baron living in the rural Indian countryside strikes up a romance with a married woman from the local village. The controversy that ensues forever changes the lives of all involved. A Merchant Ivory production, the film features breathtaking footage of the Indian countryside.
“A lovely, lyrical film.” -Rex Reed, New York Observer
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MAN ON WIRE
WINNER, 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award
Documentary, In English
Continues thru October 9
The true story of what has been called the “Artistic Crime of the Century,” tightrope artist Philippe Petit’s daring, illegal tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers in 1974. Fast-paced and thrilling, the film plays more like a crime caper than a documentary. Highly recommended.
"They say that seeing is believing, but Man On Wire will make you doubt what your eyes are telling you -- it really will -- as you shake your head in amazement and awe." -Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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COMING SOON
ELEGY (10/10)
Based on the acclaimed Philip Roth novella The Dying Animal, Elegy features Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, and Dennis Hopper in the story of an aging college professor’s romantic fling with a student.
BLINDSIGHT (10/12)
A documentary that follows a group of Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot north side of Mt. Everest, led by an American mountain climber. This difficult challenge is further complicated by the fact that all of them are blind. A moving, unbelievable documentary.
I.O.U.S.A. (10/17)
A well-made and entertaining look at the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens.
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