Are U FO' Real?
A series of films on aliens, hoaxes and raving lunatics. Every Thursday night in June.

U.F.O.: The True Story 1956. 90 min.

Saturday,
June 7
1:00 pm -
10:00 pm

Doc Watchers Presents: FOUR FILMS
One day only!

2:00 pm
Maquilapolis
Directed by Vicky Funari and Sergio de la Torre, 2006. 68 min.
This documentary tells the story of factory worker Carmen, in a Tijuana maquiladora, where labor violations and environmental destruction prevail.

3:30 pm
The Big Sellout
Directed by Florian Opitz, 2007. 94 min.
This hard-hitting documentary spells out the devastating effects on everyday people caused by the policies of the WTO and IMF, and the World Bank.

5:30 pm
Black Gold
Directed by Marc and Nick Francis, 2006. 77 min.
"Wake up and smell the coffee." This film follows coffee farmer Tadesse Meskela as he tries to get a living wage for the 70,000 Ethiopian coffee farmers he represents.

7:00 pm
Long Night's Journey Into Day
Directed by Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffman, 2001. 94 min.
After the end of apartheid, South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was formed to bring together both victims and perpetrators of racial injustice to search for injustice to search for understanding and meaning.

Are U FO' Real?
A series of films on aliens, hoaxes and raving lunatics. Every Thursday night in June.

The Ed Wood Story: 'Plan 9' 1992, 111 min.

preceded by Dial A Kvetch
Directed by George Kuchar
"The man who was instrumental in getting the whole Ed Wood revival
going is seen in this video chatting in the comfort of his apartment.
Meanwhile the apartment of my mom becomes spooked with the obsessions of her son and his lurid entourage of friends (fiends?)." - George Kuchar

Musical Mayhem
The premiere night of a new music-themed movie party. Friday night unwinding with music and shorts from 7-8, and then a feature film screening at 8.

Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Directed by Robert Thom, 1969, 93 min.
Total proto-Hairspray, an almost impossible to see painterly cult movie from 1969. Holly Near plays a chubby rich girl who falls in love with a rock lizard named Bogie and joins his gang. Roddy McDowall is also a member of this rock cult that performs forest rituals, spouts inane things from the ceiling, and skydives in tandem. Also with Jennifer Jones as the pill-popping mama in sheer chiffon and pearls.

Are U FO' Real?
A series of films on aliens, hoaxes and raving lunatics. Every Thursday night in June.

Peace, My Brothers 1992, 111 min.

preceded by Andy's House of Gary
Directed by George Kuchar
Andy and Gary go toe to toe with tales of close encounters and artistic visions to boot. George as unusually passive observer.

Essential Documentary
Part of an ongoing series of the most important films to the development of the documentary genre.

Chronicle of a Summer
Directed by Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin, 1960. 85 min.
"The film that invented cinema verite and cinema-direct is as provocative now as it was forty years ago..." Filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin set out to understand the political undercurrent of Paris in the summer of 1960 by asking passersby "Are you happy?" As the film progresses, the light opening scenes give way to intimate revelations and hotly contested political arguments.

Saturday, June 21
6:15 pm

Saturday,
June 21
7:00 pm

Afterparty:
12:00 am-
4:00 am

Dolcie's Showdown Uptown
Live Artists: Poets, Drummers, Dancers

Uprising artist showcase: Buggy Benz, Bliss & Brain, Emanuel Brown, Soul Man, Mad Bones, God Heart, Fear None, KO-Pac Magician, and legendary surprise artist passing through.

Music by: Young Warriors Sound, Super Touch AKA Tenda Touch, King Barka International.

Produced and hosted by Dolcie and Elana Cornelious
Door opens 7 pm sharp. Tickets $10, $13 at door. Children 1/2 price.

Sunday, June 22
5:00 pm

Wednesday, June 25
7:30pm

Essential Documentary
Part of an ongoing series of the most important films to the development of the documentary genre.

Les Blank Presents (Director Les Blank in attendance)

Dizzy Gillespie
Directed by Les Blank, 1965. 22 min.
Rare images of immortal bebop jazzman Dizzy Gillespie as he talks about his beginnings and music theories -- and blows a lot of hot music on his famous bent horn.

Les Blank will also show other rarely seen work. Once in a lifetime, not to be missed!

Are U FO' Real?
A series of films on aliens, hoaxes and raving lunatics. Every Thursday night in June.

Whispers From Space 1995, 105 min.

preceded by Tower of the Astro Cyclops
Directed by George Kuchar
"The secret enclave of Dr. Jacques Vallee, a much respected member
of the "INVISIBLE COLLEGE", is openly explored as the good doctor shares his
memorabilia and interests in the UFO mystery with a terrestrial visitor
of plebian dimensions." - George Kuchar

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