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Sincere thanks for a great “EARTHWORK” screening!

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Who knew we could transform the 2nd floor art gallery of a bank into our very own screening room? Well, we did! Out of necessity comes GREAT things!

It will give us great pride and pleasure to let director Chris Ordal and our distribution partner Shadow Distribution know about the success of last night’s film screening of Earthwork — we can’t wait to give them our update! Thank you ALL for coming out to support this great film AND sincere thanks to our venue hosts, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. An LFC shout out goes specifically to JDCU staff Steve and Bethany, who tended bar and welcomed our guests with big smiles. We were delighted to see bank President and CEO Mark Cochran in the house as well, enjoying the film and extending greetings.

Our thanks to Steve and Bethany, our smiling event hosts at Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union!

What we loved the most was that overwhelming sense of film community that came with each person that arrived. Greeting and welcoming our film guests  is one of our greatest joys, right up there with that moment when the lights go down and opening credits roll. Thank you to all our faithful ‘regulars’ for joining us and for bringing friends, and hearty thanks to all those first-timers who got a chance to see how we manage these fabulous guerilla-style screenings. Not having our own indie theater forces us to be creative, and last night, it worked out marvelously.

Happy movie-goers being charmed by the one-and-only Steve Jones, bartender extraordinaire!

For those of you who couldn’t make it out, never fear, more film is on the horizon, including our Tuesday, October 18 screening of the Fulton & Pepe documentary on Terry Gilliam, Lost in La Mancha (the next film in our 2011 Film & the Arts Series), and our highly anticipated showing of Of Dolls and Murder on Tuesday, October 25. We’ve also got a treat coming up in late November that we’ll be sure to spring on you when the time is right!

The crowd patiently waits for movie time!

So thank you all once again for your support, whether by attending our screenings or helping to spread the word. Someday we hope to reward you with our OWN indie theater — till then, we’ll do our best to keep bringing great films to YOU at special places in and around the area. 

We hope to see you SOON at the movies!

The inspiring world of art therapy is explored in “I Remember Better When I Paint,” screening in Lowell TONIGHT (June 7)!

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I REMEMBER BETTER WHEN I PAINT
part of our 2011 Film & the Arts Series
Tuesday, June 7 @ 7 PM (doors at 6:30 PM)
ALL Arts Gallery
22 Shattuck Street, Lowell
Free admission!

- SPECIAL GUESTS -
Sean Caulfield – Co-founder, Artists for Alzheimer’s
Ruth Remington, PhD, APRN, BC – School of Health & Development, UMass Lowell
Julianne Hertz, ATR-BC, LMHC – Art Therapist, Lesley University

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I Remember Better When I Paint, the 4th film in our 6-part 2011 Film & the Arts Series, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer’s. This groundbreaking documentary by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner is presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation and narrated by legendary Academy Award-winning actress Olivia de Haviland. Many don’t know this, but actress Rita Hayworth, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, turned to creative expression to help her symptoms and produced lovely works of art. I Remember Better When I Paint highlights her remarkable story firsthand from her daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, who shares how art therapy enhanced her mother’s life (see the article linked below, “Fighting Alzheimer’s With A Touch of Beauty.”) Princess Khan is a devout Alzheimer’s activist and President of Alzheimer’s Disease International.

We’re proud to extend our film partnership to the Boston area by welcoming our special guest panelists Sean Caulfield and Julianne Hertz, and are equally honored to welcome UMass Lowell faculty member Ruth Remington as our local guest. Come hear these extraordinary people talk about our feature film, their work in the growing field of Art Therapy, and their experiences with those suffering from Alzheimer’s, memory loss, and dementia. This event is presented in partnership with the Arts League of Lowell and made possible with support from the Lowell Cultural Council and ARTZ- Artists for Alzheimer’s in Boston, MA. We encourage you to visit ARTZ on the web and explore their inspiring arts programs and events that directly help those suffering from Alzheimer’s, AND their families. We hope to see you at Lowell’s incredible ALL Gallery for this inspiring film screening!

- CLICK HERE to see our 2011 Film & the Arts Series lineup! -
- CLICK HERE to watch an interview with the film’s Co-director, Eric Ellena -
- CLICK HERE to read “Fighting Alzheimer’s With A Touch of Beauty” – Rita Hayworth’s inspiring story

BAFTA Award-winning documentary “Touch the Sound” screens Thursday, May 12 in Lowell!

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TOUCH THE SOUND: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie
Thursday, May 12 @ 7PM (doors 6:30PM) 
The Space Recording Studio & Cafe
150 Western Avenue, Lowell
Free admission!

 

“Potent and Imaginative!” – New York Daily News

“Beautifully shot and filled with gorgeous music.” – Chicago Tribune

Quite simply, Touch the Sound passionately and delightfully shatters the way we think about sound. Gracefully guided by Grammy Award-winning percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, who also happens to be deaf, this groundbreaking film opens the door to a world where sight, sound, and touch magically converge to elevate our everyday sensory experiences. Award-winning filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer (Rivers and Tides) weaves awe-inspiring performances and street noises with artful silences and visual collages to gently, but powerfully, entrance and engage us in Glennie’s artistry. From improvisation with chopsticks and cans in a Japanese restaurant to a stunning recording session with avant-garde musician Fred Frith at a dilapidated warehouse in Germany, Riedelshemier’s inviting camera work captures Glennie in all her splendor.

See this remarkable documentary this Thursday at The Space, Lowell’s premiere, state-of-the-art sound recording studio! We’ll experience this film in an intimate screening room setting with a capacity of about 35 — seating is general admission so feel free to arrive by 6:30 to claim your spot!

Touch the Sound: A Sound  Journey with Evelyn Glennie, is the third film of our 6-part 2011 Film & the Arts Series, presented in partnership with the Arts League of Lowell (ALL) with support from the Lowell Cultural Council. CLICK HERE to see our entire series lineup!

ON OCTOBER 23: See 2010 Academy Award Nominee “The Secret of Kells” at Lowell’s Brush Art Gallery

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THE SECRET OF KELLS (2009)
2010 Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature Film
Saturday, October 23  @  2PM
The Brush Gallery & Artist Studios
256 Market Street, Lowell  |  Free admission (donations welcomed)

This wondrous film marks the premiere of the Lowell Film Collaborative’s “Film and the Arts” Series presented in partnership with the Arts League of Lowell (ALL). Don’t miss this animated epic by Tomm Moore, award-winning director and co-founder of the Cartoon Salon, that sweeps audiences away on a mystical journey that combines magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology!

Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan’s determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil? (Courtesy of kellsmovie.com)

This event is presented in conjunction with The Brush Gallery’s Children’s Book Illustrators Exhibition.
Don’t miss the final weekend of this incredible show!

Click here to see our “Film and the Arts” Series film lineup!