Film Series
6 screenings of new independent films with the filmmakers present for discussion
September 2008 - April 2009
$5 per person per screening; Individual tickets available at box office beginning 6 pm night of show
Full Series Pass (all 6 shows) $20; Click here to buy series passes online
This year we're adding an exciting new series to our movie programming with the nation’s only regional tour of independent filmmakers and their work. Southern Circuit, a program presented by the Southern Arts Federation, brings our community an interactive way of experiencing innovative, engaging and imaginative new voices and visions on the independent film scene.
Since its inception in 1975, Southern Circuit audiences have seen over 200 films and have engaged filmmakers in post-screening discussions of the subjects and themes portrayed in their works. For six nights this season, we invite you to leave behind your televisions, DVD players, and computers and connect with filmmakers and their work. Southern Circuit transforms watching independent films from a solitary experience into a communal one.
The 2008-2009 Southern Circuit is a program of the Southern Arts Federation. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and local partner organizations.
 More about Southern Circuit and Southern Arts Federation
COMPLETE SERIES SCHEDULE
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 Friday, September 26, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Ripe for Change
with Jed Riffe, producer
This documentary explores the intersection of food and politics over the last 30 years, highlighting debates over agriculture and sustainability that have profound economic and environmental implications for all of America.
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 Monday, October 20, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Counting Backwards
with Aprill Winney, director
A warm and funny fiction film about a young man’s inner struggle to change his life to embrace romance and passion in the time he has left to live.
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 Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
The Meaning of Tea
with Scott Chamberlin-Hoyt, director and producer
This stunningly beautiful zen-like film takes viewers on an exploratory journey around the globe to divine the true meaning of tea by looking into the role it plays in various cultural rituals throughout the world. |
 Friday, February 27, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Member of the Club: A New Orleans Cinderella Story
with Phoebe Ferguson, director
This documentary tells the story of a debutante who has been groomed to be a New Orleans Mardi Gras Queen since she was an infant. Member of the Club uses the story of Marisa Mitchell to explore black social clubs of the South, as well as issues of race, class and the powerful desire of an American family to belong.
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 Friday, April 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
All About Us
with Christine Swanson, director and Michael Swanson, producer
This delightful fiction film tells the story of Ed and Stacey Brown, two young African-American filmmakers struggling to make it in Hollywood. Their plan to succeed takes them to Mississippi, where they are confronted with a warmer reality that inspires the healing of family rifts. Features appearances by Morgan Freeman and Ruby Dee.
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 Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
A Man Named Pearl
with Scott Galloway, producer/director
A Man Named Pearl is a documentary that imparts the inspiring tale of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar and shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the full expression of his humanity.
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