Detroit Area Film & Television



		2007/2008 Screen Gems Film Series Farmington Community Library 32737 W 12 Mile Rd Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 553-0300 Thursday, 18/October, 2007 THE CLIO AWARDS The Clio Awards are the world’s most recognized international advertising awards competition. Founded in 1959 to celebrate creative excellence and innovation in advertising, the Clios inspire and pay tribute to one of the most interesting and influential art forms in modern culture. Thursday, 15/November, 2007 THE FILMS OF NORMAN MCLAREN Favorite selections of animator Norman McLaren. A master of experimental film, influenced by surrealism, and passionate about dance and music, McLaren was a complex artist whose filmography is both prolific and brilliant. He is one of the great artists of the 20th century. Wednesday, 12/December, 2007 THE SNOWMAN Director: Dianne Jackson Writer: Raymond Briggs An Academy Award nominee (Best Animated Short Film, 1982), this delightful animation weaves a spell of magical enchantment as a young boy's snowman comes to life and escorts him on a magical visit to the North Pole. Absolute enjoyment for the whole family. Other shorts will be shown. Wednesday, 23/January, 2008 DONUT DAY Director/Producer: Amy Levine and Dhera Strauss Bakers rise early to mix the dough and start the fryers, but who else is hanging around a local 24-hour donut shop? And what is the obsession with this sugary delight? DONUT DAY: 24 Hours at Sweetwater's, a recently completed documentary introduces us to the characters behind and in front of the counter, leaving more than a few crumbs along the way. To get a real feel for the life cycle of Sweetwater's Donut Mill, the shooting of DONUT DAY took place in a marathon-like shoot of 24 hours straight on April 27, 2006, at the Stadium Drive location in Kalamazoo, Michigan Wednesday, 27/February, 2008 ...AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... A selection of student films that have received the coveted "Oscar" presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The categories are: Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Narrative. Wednesday, 26/March, 2008 THE FUTURE OF FOOD Director: Deborah Koons Garcia Writer: DKG There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. This documentary offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply. Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today. Wednesday, 30/April, 2008 THE DANISH POET Director: Torill Kove Writer: Torill Kove Can we trace the chain of events that lead to our own birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter? The narrator of THE DANISH POET considers these questions as we follow Kasper, a poet whose creative well has run dry, is on a holiday to Norway to meet the famous writer, Sigrid Undset. Oscar winner for Best Short Animation, 2007 A POET'S VOICE Director: Kathryn Vander Writer: Kathryn Vander Travel back to Guthrie, Oklahoma with award-winning poet and publisher, Naomi Long Madgett. Learn about a dead aunt’s legacy and the coming of age of her impressionable niece. This film juxtaposes a poetry reading by Madgett, a 73 year-old African American woman and the Poet Laureate of Detroit, with footage of interpretive art works created by Detroit artists who were inspired by Madgett’s poems. In addition to the original artwork, the film makes use of still photographs, historical film footage and music. A cameo appearance by James Earl Jones is just one of the many noteworthy moments in "A Poet’s Voice". Ms. Madgett will be reading poetry after the screening. Madgett’s poetry speaks with lyric tenderness about her efforts to step out of her Aunt Octavia’s shadow and into her own light. This film was the winner of the Gold Apple Award at the National Education Media Network – Oakland, CA – 2001. SCREEN GEMS is featured at the Farmington Public Library and co-sponsored by Digital Arts Film & Television.