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| Independence Film Fest Comes to GJ!!!!! |
ndependence Film Fest of Colorado 2008
Leadville - Buena Vista - Salida - Grand Junction - Pueblo
‘The Highest Film Festival in The World'
GRAND JUNCTION EDITION
Sept. 12 – 14, 2008
(tickets available from the Avalon Theater or at the door)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12th
10am Independence Rock **Official Festival Opening**
Overlook (within Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with
Colorado Nat’l Monument) Cliff Robertson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Government Officials & Press
Noon Avalon Theater Feature Documentary *Colorado Premiere*
“Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys”
by renowned Dutch filmmaker
Thys Okersen
2pm Avalon Theater The Films Of Cliff Robertson:
“633 Squadron” (Intro & Q&A
with actor Cliff Robertson)
4:30pm Avalon Theater The Films Of Lou Diamond Phillips:
“Young Guns” (Intro & Q&A with actor
Lou Diamond Phillips)
5:30pm La Bamba **Opening Night Filmmaker/VIP
Mexican Restaurant Reception**
7pm Avalon Theater **Opening Night Event**
(including Magic Lantern Slides,
Silent films with live piano
accompaniment: “From Leadville to
Aspen: A Hold-up in the Rockies” and
“Old Time Western Thriller”, and
short films: “Life Above 10,000 Feet”
and “The Road to Oscar”)
8pm Avalon Theater **Celebrity Tribute**
Film Retrospective and Salute to Academy Award Winner Cliff Robertson
9pm Avalon Theater International Student & Short Films:
Powerful shorts and documentaries from around the globe
9pm Avalon Theater **Opening Night Party**
(Mezzanine) An intimate reception with filmmakers and celebrity guests
11pm Avalon Theater Late Nite Selection –
Feature Documentary:
“Masters of the Grind” (work in progress)
The definitive chronicle of the 60’s to 80’s cult & exploitation film era and
Exploitation Film Trailers – part 1
(Intro & Q&A with filmmaker Jason Rutherford)
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13th
10am Avalon Theater The Films Of Randal Kleiser:
“Honey I Blew Up the Kid”
(Intro & Q&A with
director Randal Kleiser)
11am KAFM Radio Room Feature Documentary:
“Sir, No Sir!” The powerful and true
untold story of the U.S. military’s
underground movement to end the
Vietnam war
Noon Avalon Theater The Films Of Lou Diamond Phillips:
“Stand and Deliver” (Intro & Q&A with
actor Lou Diamond Phillips)
12:45pm KAFM Radio Room Feature Documentary:
“Riding the Rails”
A fascinating account of teenage
hobos during the Great Depression
2:30pm Avalon Theater The Films Of Cliff Robertson:
“Charly” (Intro & Q&A with
actor Cliff Robertson)
2:30pm KAFM Radio Room **Special Presentation in
association with the Academy Motion Picture Arts & Sciences**
“The Student Academy Award Winning
Films of 2008” & Forum with Student
Academy Awards Executive Committee
member Lawrence David Foldes
5pm Avalon Theater The Films Of Randal Kleiser:
“It’s My Party” (Intro & Q&A with
director Randall Kleiser)
7:30pm Avalon Theater **An Evening With Actor/Director
Lou Diamond Phillips**
(Film Retrospective and intimate discussion)
8:15pm Avalon Outdoor Cinema **Screening Under the Stars**
The Films Of Randal Kleiser:
“Flight of the Navigator”
(Intro by director Randall Kleiser)
Pre-show festivities begin at 6pm
8:30pm Avalon Theater The Films Of Lou Diamond Phillips:
“La Bamba” (Intro & Q&A with
actor Lou Diamond Phillips)
11pm Avalon Theater Late Nite Grindhouse Selection:
“Machine Head” Cult horror cinema in the tradition of ‘B movie’ classics (Intro & Q&A with Grand Junction filmmaker Michael Murphy) and Exploitation Film Trailers – part 2
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14th
10am Avalon Theater Feature Documentary:
“The World in Two Round Trips”
Stunning award-winning sailing adventure in which a young Brazilian filmmaker and his family recreate Magellan’s historic journey
Noon Avalon Theater **Special Feature Presentation**
“Finding Home” Award-Winning Feature
about a young woman’s journey to unravel the mysteries of her troubled past, starring Louise Fletcher & Geneviève Bujold, followed by a conversation with director/writer Lawrence David Foldes
(filmmaker’s personal 35mm print)
12:30pm Pablo’s Pizza Filmmaker / VIP Luncheon
2:30pm Avalon Theater The Films Of Cliff Robertson:
“P.T. 109” (Intro & Q&A with
actor Cliff Robertson)
5pm Avalon Theater Films Of The Colorado Rockies:
“The Last Ridge: The Uphill Battles of
the 10th Mountain Division” the compelling true story of Colorado’s WWII heroes, preceded by the engaging short “Leadville Skijoring”
5:30pm 626 on Rood Restaurant Filmmaker / VIP Reception
7pm Avalon Theater **An Evening With Director
Randal Kleiser**
(Film Retrospective and intimate discussion)
8pm Avalon Theater The Films Of Randal Kleiser:
“Grease” (Intro & Q&A with director Randall Kleiser) Rare screening of the director’s personal 35mm print
10pm Avalon Theater **Closing Night Party**
(Mezzanine) An intimate reception with filmmakers and celebrity guests
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