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The year in question is 1969, when John & Yoko staged the notorious “bed-in” at a Toronto hotel to promote their campaign for world peace. The Lennon footage reveals him to be utterly honest, unpretentious, gentle, and approachable.
Double Feature with:
- Michael Edward Browning. Short Documentary. Exactly one year ago today, on August 26th, 2010, Eugene's Unity of the Valley was graced by the musical mastery of 14th and 15th generation classical Indian musicians. Pandit (Maestro) Vikash Maharaj, master of the sarod, is accompanied on tabla by his oldest son Prabhash Maharaj. Creative collaborators, they promote the richness of classical Indian music while sharing their peaceful philosophy.
Happiness Exposed – Anna Baki
Beans – Marly Reed. *EIFF
Cesar's World – Candelario, Sanders.*EIFF
Arrow in the A** – Gates, Gray. (Crow High School) **YV
Beethoven Last Stand – Gliba, Baune.(Crow HighSchool)**YV
Devil Ate My Homework – Parson, Recca (Crow High School)**YV
*Films provided by special arrangement with Eugene International Film Festival
**Youth Visions: DIVA's annual OpenLens was made possible in part by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support form the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division and with support from the Oregon Media Production Association
Opal – Michael Maruska, Short/Drama. A woman out of sync witnesses a murder
Waiting for the Bus – Steve Speidel, A3 Students. Reflections on being African-American
Against the Fence: The Riley Campbell Story* – Kurt Richter. Short Documentary: A bias crime results in rare successful conviction of the attackers
*Film provided by special arrangement with Full Access
See the award-winning films from the 2011 Adrenaline Film Project, an intensive, time-limited, narrative film production workshop, and the Fringe Festival, a video art competition featuring remixes of the 1934 silent Chinese classic The Goddess. Six short films. Q&A with festival organizers and filmmakers.
Films provided by special arrangement with Cinema Pacific Film Festival
Trauma Healing Project, a non-profit, provides recovery/support to any person or group in our community impacted by violence, abuse, or other trauma. THP offers the Digital Storytelling Workshop as healing support to local youth and adults to process and heal, and to educate the wider community. Each video is 3-5 minutes in length. Filmmakers will be present to discuss their experiences with the audience. Selections include:
“Being a Witness to My Own Life” Sharon Peters
“The Stalker” Hugh Massengill
“Mi Vida Como Una Silla” Patricia Cortez
“My Dreams” Maria Mendez
Films provided by special arrangement with The Trauma Healing Project
Cosmos Corbin, Documentary. Three world-renowned Capoeira masters, along with rare old footage and modern exhibitions of Capoeira, tell the stories and the connections of the art form to slavery. African Candomble and magic are discovered as tales of the legendary Besouro (the flying Capoeirista) aquaint us with a mystical and enigmatic figure, as much legendary as historical, who mastered the arts of African magic. Q&A with Filmmakers: Renee Slade, Producer; Cosmos Corbin, Director; Ri Stewart, Co-Director; Ben Garvey, Cinematographer; Brian McWhorter, Composer
Selected mix of shorts from two dynamic local film fests
Youth Visions:
Will You Go Out With Me? Lymath,Trujillo (Academy of Arts and Academics)
What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar? Hodgin, Shifton (Academy of Arts and Academics)
Extreme Exterminators By Hart (Home School 10th Grade)
Horseman Day 1 Keffer, Chappel, Scott (Academy of Arts and Academics)
OpenLens*:
Near Mint (10 min.) Jason Riley Ader
Sous La Pluie (6:07 min) Eric Dion
Hanna In Mexico (12:24 min.) Jarratt Taylor (Portland)
*DIVA's annual OpenLens was made possible in part by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division and with support from the Oregon Media Production Association
Daniel Mackler. A documentary told through the personal stories of Joanne Greenberg and Catherine Penney, it describes “schizophrenia” as a recoverable condition rather than a life-long malady requiring life-long medication. Q&A facilitated by MindFreedom International
Film provided by special arrangement with MindFreedom International
Elaine Vradenburgh, Documentary. This story of Kutsinara introduces us to Zimbabwean Music Masters and the dynamic Eugene, Oregon music community that has grown up around a great appreciation for traditional music.
Michelle Esrick, Documentary. Beat poet turned Merry Prankster, Hog Farm commune member, peace activist, clown, husband, father and flavor of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, a hippie clown who is serious about being happy and helping others be happy, too.
Film provided by special arrangement with Good Works Film Festival, Bijou Arts Cinema
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