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A Food Film and Potluck Series at Images Cinema - January 03, 2008
From January through April Images Cinema will present "Animal, Vegetable, Cinema," a food film and potluck series in which a food-themed documentary and potluck will be presented once a month: January 13, Living On The Wedge; February 10, King Corn; March 9, Hamburger America; and April 20, Asparagus! King Corn is co-presented by Williamstown Reads! The other three films in the series are selections from the New York Food Film Festival, who provided the films to Images Cinema. Descriptions follow below.
At each event, a food-themed documentary will screen, concurrent with a potluck. All screenings will be followed by a discussion of the film with local food. People are encouraged to bring potluck dishes to share with others. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA.
Sunday, January 13 at 5pm:
Living on the Wedge: Wisconsin's Artisan Cheesemakers
with Williamtown's own Cricket Creek Farm artisan cheesemakers
Living on the Wedge introduces you to some of Wisconsin's best artisan cheesemakers, and shows you exactly how that award-winning cheddar, mozzarella, and blue cheese was created. Selection from the New York Food Film Festival.
Sunday, February 10 at 2:30pm: King Corn
Special Guest TBD
Best friends Ian and Curt move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, nitrogen fertilizers, and powerful herbicides, they plant a bumper crop of America's most productive and most subsidized grain. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat -- and how we farm. Visit the Web site and view the trailer at www.kingcorn.net.
Sunday, March 9 at 5pm: Hamburger America
With Williamstown's own East Mountain Farm, a grass-fed beef producer
Hamburger America is the story of eight deliciously unique hamburger locations across the country and the people behind the burgers. Each restaurant featured in the film has existed for more than 40 years, uses only fresh meat, and in many cases can boast that ownership has remained in the same family. Hamburger America has screened on the Sundance Channel, and is an official selection of the New York Food Film Festival. Visit the Web site and view the trailer at www.hamburgeramerica.com.
Sunday, April 20 at 5pm: Asparagus! Stalking the American Life
Special Guest TBD
For thirty years Oceana County, Michigan, has been the Asparagus Capital of the World. Now its residents and family farms take on the U.S. War on Drugs, Free Trade, and a Fast Food Nation, all the save their beloved "roots". Offical selection of Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and the New York Food Film Festival. Visit the Website and view the trailer at www.asparagusthemovie.com.
The only one of its kind in Berkshire County, Images Cinema is a year-round non-profit, member-supported community film house that presents a wide range of films that impact filmmaking and our culture. Images continuously seeks to entertain, educate and engage the community with quality programming, while maintaining its dedication to independent film and media. Check for up-to-date happenings at www.imagescinema.org. |
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