What's the cheapest way to take an extended international vacation, travel the globe and tour exciting places? It's attending the Athens International Film + Video Festival running April 24 through 30.
"We'll take you to the Philippines, South Africa, France, Ireland, China and few dozen other locales," said Ruth Bradley, director of the festival, which is celebrating its 36th year. "We'll introduce you to incredible and interesting people from around the world and show you sights you've never thought possible. And all the while, there'll be fresh popcorn, comfortable seats, great conversation and an easy trip home."
This year's festival will screen 171 feature films, documentaries and shorts from around the world. Highlights of the International Feature Showcase include "Wendy and Lucy," the poignant story of a young woman on the edge of economic catastrophe; "Hunger," the portrait of IRA prisoner Bobby Sand's prison hunger strike and "The Beaches of Agnes," a playful autobiographic film by the legendary French director Agnes Varda. Other feature films to be screened during the festival's seven-day run include: "Examined Life," a surprisingly funny study of contemporary philosophers; "Food, Inc," a documentary about what we eat and "Serbis," a controversial film from the Philippines about a family-run movie theater.
In addition to the Feature Film Showcase, the festival is renowned for its competition for independent film and video artists. One example of this dedication and appreciation of independent artists is the special screening at 7:30 p.m. on April 24, the festival's opening day, at Stuart's Opera House of "Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie," a documentary about two friends from Portsmouth, Ohio, who hope to convince the world that Bigfoot really exists. The screening will top off the April installment of Nelsonville's "Final Fridays" event. Screening locations include the Athena Cinema, the Baker University Center Theatre and Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio. The majority of the screenings will take place at the Athena Cinema with shows beginning at 11 a.m. and continuing through midnight. The Baker University Center Theatre will host screenings on April 24 through 26. Read the whole story here: http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/08-09/April/519.cfm Visit the festival web site here: www.athensfest.org
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