10th ANNUAL JAMES RIVER FILM FESTIVAL Virginia’s Festival for the Independent- Minded

2003 FESTIVAL HOME
FESTIVAL PROGRAM:
	MONDAY, March 31
	TUESDAY, April 1
	WEDNESDAY, April 2
	THURSDAY, April 3
	FRIDAY, April 4
	SATURDAY, April 5
	SUNDAY, April 6
Featured Guests
Festival Locations
Acknowledgments

ALL ADMISSIONS FREE UNLESS NOTED; DONATIONS ENCOURAGED

“Man of Aran” (1934, 75 min.) University of Richmond, Jepson School Auditorium, Room 120, 10am Robert Flaherty, the father of documentary film, began his career with the classic “Nanook of the North” (’22). His first sound feature was the 1934 “Man of Aran,” filmed on location on an island off Ireland’s west coast, where the inhabitants eked out a living from one of the world’s harshest environments. Flaherty captures the drama of sudden storms, quirky winds and waves, and the ever-present threat of starvation. Introduction and commentary by Dr. Irby Brown, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Richmond.

Ginsberg & Beat Fellows
Richmond Public Library Auditorium (basement of the main library), 101 East Franklin Street, 2pm

Festival guest Gordon Ball is a filmmaker/photographer who has authored several books with and on the late poet Allen Ginsberg with whom he had a working relationship of some 30-odd years. He currently resides in Lexington, Virginia and teaches English and film studies at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). Mr. Ball will discuss his work, Ginsberg, and the New York arts scene of the latter ’60s and present a slide presentation of his photographs of the poet and his friends and colleagues, 1969-1997. His latest book, “66 Frames,” is a memoir of New York City c.1966. He will read from “66 Frames” on Saturday, April 5 at the Firehouse Theatre, 2 pm.

Virginia Film Office Reception
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Sculpture Garden Lobby, 2800 Grove Avenue, 6-7:30pm

Meet the guests, volunteers and staff of the 10th James River Film Festival and enjoy light fare and beverages at this public reception sponsored by the Virginia Film Office.

The Brothers Quay Retrospective – Part One
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Auditorium, 7:30 pm Tickets $5 (in advance at VMFA Ticket Desk, phone 340-1405, or night of the screening)

“Unlike anything you’ve ever seen, even in your dreamiest dreams.”
-- The New York Post

Devotees of Czech animator Jan Svankmajer and the European tradition, the Brothers Quay employ a passion for detail, color and texture, and for camera movement and focus. The miniaturized mise-en-scene of the Brothers Quay evokes a passing familiarity – using puppets, dolls and other vaguely identifiable objects – with a private, obscured childhood world. In honor of the Quays, Timothy and Stephen, two of the world’s most original and imitated filmmakers, the JRFF and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts are proud to screen the following titles as part one of a two-part retrospective [projected in 16mm and 35mm film as requested by the artists]: “The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer” (’84), “The Epic of Gilgamesh (aka This Unnameable Little Broom)” (’85), “Anamorphosis (or De Artificiali Perspectiva)” (’90).

In addition, the Quays will present a reel of commercial highlights, a dance piece, “Duet,” an excerpt from their feature film “Institute Benjamenta” (’95) and their latest film, “Phantom Museum.” The Quay brothers will participate in a Q&A session after the screening. Introduction by Elizabeth King, VCU Department of Sculpture (approximate running time 90 min.).
[Featured Guests]

The Quays visit is co-sponsored by the VCU School of the Arts Departments of Painting & Printmaking, Sculpture & Extended Media, and Craft/Material Studies.