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THE TWELFTH ANNUAL CELLULOID BAINBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL
April 18 at The Historic Lynwood Theatre
4569 Lynwood Center Road
Time & Schedule TBA
Free! Donations benefit the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council
The Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council invites the community to celebrate Celluloid Bainbridge’s twelfth year of showcasing Bainbridge Island filmmakers and films. Initially part of the Bainbridge Island Arts Walk, Celluloid Bainbridge quickly grew into its own event at The Historic Lynwood Theatre as, year after year, it managed to attract or unearth a day or more’s worth of movies that were either made on Bainbridge Island or featured a past or present Bainbridge Islander in the cast or crew.
Highlights over the years – all with surprising Bainbridge connections – include Woody Allen’s What’s Up, Tiger Lily?, Sherman Alexis’ Smoke Signals; The Last Detail, with Jack Nicholson; and the 3-D classic, It Came from Outer Space. Plus nearly 300 other masterpieces, in all sizes and genres, from more than 260 contributors.
Highlights of this year’s festival include:
Outsourced. This award-winning comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance was a surprise indie hit when it was released in 2007. The story of a novelty products manager who, after his job is outsourced, must travel to India to train his replacement, was co-written and directed by former Bainbridge Islander John Jeffcoat. It was edited by Brian Berdan and features actor Matt Smith, both of whom live on Bainbridge Island.
Veiled Voices. This 2009 documentary introduces American audiences to the world of Muslim women religious leaders- women who are reviving their leadership role in Islam across the Middle East. Director Brigid Maher and co-producer Karen Bauer both grew up on Bainbridge Island.
Zombies of Mass Destruction. Life in a conservative small town is complicated enough for a young Iranian-American woman and a not-completely-out gay couple, but now they also have to deal with invading zombie hordes in this splatter-filled comedy that combines post 9/11 political commentary with a parody of every known zombie movie cliché. Filmed in Port Townsend, the crew included former Bainbridge Islander Ann Mendenhall, whose short, The Making of Zombies of Mass Destruction, will also be shown.
The not-to-be missed lineup also includes films about Bainbridge Island people and organizations, short features, music videos, and more. Check back here for a complete schedule closer to the festival date.
Special Event! Join BIAHC on Friday, April 16, at 7pm, in the Bainbridge High School Commons for Books to Film. Author David Guterson leads a panel discussion by local authors, screenwriters, and filmmakers on the process of turning a literary work into a film. Proceeds from this benefit will support BIAHC programming and operations.
Celluloid Bainbridge is co-sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council (BIAHC) and The Historic Lynwood Theatre.
http://www.lynwoodtheatre.com
From Birth of a Salesman, the first film shown at Celluloid Bainbridge.
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Image from the film Veiled Voices.
Image from the film Outsourced.
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