October 16, 2019
JULIE: OLD TIME TALES OF THE BLUE RIDGE
DescriptionDescription Three new short films by documentary master Les Blank explore themes of culture, home and family in three different areas of the United States. Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge is an enchanting collection of an 80-year-old Applachian mountain woman's life stories, singing and harmonica playing. Marc and Ann is a portrait...
October 16, 2019
JOHNNY SUEDE
DescriptionDescription A gently ironic fantasy about a dreamy young man who adopts the name Johnny Suede and sets out to be a pop star, using Ricky Nelson as his model. Sporting a pompadour and flashy costumes, he is innocence incarnate, viewing life through the soulful ballads his idol used to sing. Employing Bunuelesque dream sequences...
October 16, 2019
JERICO
DescriptionDescription This majestic revisionist portrayal of the Spanish conquest of the New World has a pro-Indian stance reminiscent of Dances With Wolves and Black Robe. The story chronicles the experiences of Friar Santiago, a missionary who accompanies Spanish conquistadors to South America. When he confronts the greed and cannibalism of the "civilized" Spaniards, he sheds...
