Catch up on all the coverage of the fest including Filmmaker conversations with Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady (DETROPIA), Eugene Jarecki (THE HOUSE I LIVE IN), David France (HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE) plus even more.
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Did you miss the adored second annual Silverdocs Tonight show with filmmaker A.J. Schnack? We got you covered here with coverage from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Silverdocs Day 2: Film Picks of the Day
Wow it’s the first full day of Silverdocs. There is a whole world out there waiting for you - conference and film attendees. Are you wondering where to begin? Totally understandable. Here are some of today’s must-see films that you won’t want to miss.
CHASING ICE
Tuesday, June 19 at 4:30 p.m.
Don’t miss your chance to see this visually stunning film. Advanced tickets for the second day screening are now closed. You will be swept away by these beautiful images, such as the one above.
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For years, warnings about the dangers of melting glaciers have been dismissed and ignored. Since 2005, photographer James Balog has been marking the changes to these massive ice sheets as part of The Extreme Ice Survey, a daring expedition to present undeniable evidence of global warming. This visually stunning portrait of Balog and his team combines compelling science and artistry as they brave the extreme elements, to show just how fast these ice mountains are disappearing. – MRR
THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
Tuesday, June 19 at 3:00 p.m.
America’s “war on drugs” officially began 40 years ago under the leadership of then President Richard Nixon. Over the course of four decades, America’s drug problem has only become worse. What went wrong? Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki (WHY WE FIGHT) offers a sobering comprehensive view of contemporary drug culture and examines the troubling realities of a broken system whose very existence, he argues, is making the problem worse rather than better. – AP
THE IMPOSTER
Tuesday, June 19 at 2:00 p.m.
Don’t miss this intriguing thriller that will make you think. For some daytime thrills and an incredible story check out this film playing this afternoon.
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All is not what it appears to be in director Bart Layton’s true crime film that will leave you guessing even after the end credits have rolled off the screen. In 1994, 13-year old Nicholas Barclay disappeared from San Antonio, Texas. Three years later, his family received word that Nicholas had been found alive in the city of Linares in Spain. What follows is a story that would seem completely impossible if it wasn’t true. – SM
Silverdocs Spotlights Eco-Films
Environmental activism, conservation and urban wonders are just some of the themes showing in films this week at Silverdocs.
AMONG GIANTS
Chris Cresci, Ben Mullinkosson, Sam Price-Waldman 2011
Thursday, June 21, 12:00 p.m.
Friday, June 22, 2:45 p.m.
Risking injury and incarceration, an environmental activist disrupts the clear-cutting of an ancient redwood grove by sitting atop a tiny platform a hundred feet up in the tree canopy. Already three years into the tree-sit when filming begins, AMONG GIANTS blends vérité cinematography with intimate personal reflection to remarkable effect. – Silverdocs 2012
Website: http://www.amonggiantsfilm.com/
THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT
Jeffrey Kimball 2011
Friday, June 22, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 24, 10:00 a.m.
New York City might be the last place one thinks of when it comes to bird watching, but Manhattan’s Central Park is host to an impressive array of migratory birds each season. THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT looks at this surprising and colorful hidden world within the city’s green oasis and the equally colorful binocular-clad New Yorkers who are compelled to watch, including a quirky teenager, a seasoned birdwatching group leader and celebrated author Jonathan Franzen. – Silverdocs 2012
CHASING ICE
Jeff Orlowski 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 20, 12:45 p.m.
For years, warnings about the dangers of melting glaciers have been dismissed and ignored. Since 2005, photographer James Balog has been marking the changes to these massive ice sheets as part of The Extreme Ice Survey, a daring expedition to present undeniable evidence of global warming. This visually stunning portrait of Balog and his team combines compelling science and artistry as they brave the extreme elements, to show just how fast these ice mountains are disappearing. – Silverdocs 2012
Website: http://chasingice.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chasingice
RETURN OF THE SUN (Preceding CHASING ICE)
Glen Milner, Ben Hilton 2012
For the people of northern Greenland, the sun’s return over the horizon after the long winter darkness has always brought a powerful sense of renewal in the face of life’s challenges. Now that climate change is bringing challenges once unimaginable just a few years earlier, the return of the sun still fosters resilience and hope. – Silverdocs 2012
HOME TURF
Ross Whitaker 2011
Saturday, June 23, 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 24, 3:45 p.m.
In Co. Kerry, Ireland, the ancient art of cutting turf by hand to use as winter fuel is still practiced by a small group of dedicated men who don’t want to see their efforts replaced by modern machinery. HOME TURF follows these men during a summer cutting season as they work the land and reminisce about a way of life soon to become a distant memory. – Silverdocs 2012
Website: http://www.hometurffilm.com/
THE LAST ICE MERCHANT
Sandy Patch 2012
Thursday, June 21, 12:00 p.m.
Friday, June 22, 2:45 p.m.
Baltazar Ushca has been harvesting glacial ice for over 50 years from Chimborazo, the tallest peak in Ecuador. He is a fourth generation hielero, or ice merchant, and the last in his family to carry on the tradition amid cultural change in this indigenous community. – Silverdocs 2012
Website: http://thelasticemerchant.com/
Tickets are on sale for AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival, June 18 - 24 2012!
Now in it's 10th edition Silverdocs is the most talked about documentary festival in the United States, called “Non-Fiction Nirvana” by Variety, the “Pre-eminent documentary Festival in the US” by Screen International and the “premiere showcase for documentary film” by Hollywood Reporter.
Silverdocs encompasses a seven-day international film festival and five-day concurrent conference that promotes documentary film as a leading art form, supports the work of independent filmmakers and fosters an atmosphere for public dialogue and civic engagement around the issues and ideas explored in the films.
Now in it's 10th edition Silverdocs is the most talked about documentary festival in the United States, called “Non-Fiction Nirvana” by Variety, the “Pre-eminent documentary Festival in the US” by Screen International and the “premiere showcase for documentary film” by Hollywood Reporter.
Silverdocs encompasses a seven-day international film festival and five-day concurrent conference that promotes documentary film as a leading art form, supports the work of independent filmmakers and fosters an atmosphere for public dialogue and civic engagement around the issues and ideas explored in the films.
