FILM LISTINGS
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An Affair to Remember On board an ocean
liner, Nickie (Cary Grant) and Terry (Deborah Kerr) fall deeply in love and, although they’re already engaged to other people, promise to meet six months later atop the Empire State Building. Sunday, 2 & 7 pm; multiple locations; $13.31; fathomevents.com.
town Sanford and Clermont to re-create the Italian countryside. For the scenes that take place inside his home, we re-created the small apartment he grew up in on a warehouse stage near the Florida Mall from plans my mother drew up from memory. [But] I needed true Italians to pull this off … so what I did was leverage my social network on Facebook and found an entire club of Italians in Orlando and Tampa who ended up booking the starring roles.” Even better is the German-language Nelly, a beautifully filmed, dreamlike examination of what it means to go home. It plays on opening night while another German production, Pitter Patter Goes My Heart, screens in Sunday’s drama group. The latter, which gazes deeply into the heart of a romantic idealist and asks how far one should go for love, will likely be a contender for best film. But the festival is not just about watching movies. NELLY | PHOTO COURTESY OF INTERSPOT FILM “We always offer an educational component,” says festival co-founder Gene Kruckemyer. “This year our Thursday ‘education day’ has three workshops for veteran and aspiring filmmakers that are focused on animation. And for the first time, we have a Saturday demonstration for middle- and returns to Sanford high-school students interested in filmmaking, so they can experience what it’s like to be on a working film set with green screens, cameras and other equipment.” Organizers have a history of picking local winner from each block goes on to the “Best of the Fest.” Because the audience moviemakers to shoot fun, promotional is partially comprised of filmmakers and films that introduce each block. This year others who may be supporting a particular they turned to LYSFF veterans TL Westgate film, the voting is somewhat skewed and and Dale Metz. (Westgate’s Shadows in the occasionally results in the highest-qual- Dark plays the Florida Flavor block on ity films not reaching the awards block. Sunday.) The two co-directed several Star Nevertheless, the system gives the festival Trek-inspired shorts that include cameos a friendly, interactive feel while allowing a by festival director Nelson Beverly and vice panel of qualified judges to pick the overall president Chris Wise, who play spoofy versions of Spock and Bones. best film. “As a local filmOrlando Weekly maker, I love the previewed a dozen Love Your Shorts films, and while qualLOVE YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL Film Fest,” says ity is mixed (as at all Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 9-12 Westgate. “An actor such festivals), three Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, friend of mine stood out. Amerigo, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford [called it] a boutique an Italian-language loveyourshorts.com festival – very aptly production screen$8-$55 put. It’s intimate but ing in Sunday’s still has the best of “Florida Flavor” the bigger festivals: block, is especially impressive when you consider it was shot great parties and mixers, great networking, great people and a great location. If you’re with limited resources in Central Florida. “Amerigo is a foreign film shot 99.9 per- local, you should attend just to absorb the cent in Central Florida,” says director Todd atmosphere.” A ticket to one block costs $8 (except the Thompson. “It is a true story about my grandfather. … Due to budget constraints, $2 “E for Everyone” group) while a festival I couldn’t make the film in his hometown pass is $55. For a schedule and list of films, of Montelanico [Italy], as I had hoped, visit loveyourshorts.com. so we found locations in historic downfilm@orlandoweekly.com
The Autopsy of Jane Doe A father-and-son team of coroners unravels a mystery revolving around an eerily well-preserved corpse. Through Wednesday; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Beat Street Scratchin’ and makin’ it, rappin’ and breakin’ it, on the street. Rap-sploitation classic. Wednesday, 7:30 pm; The Swirlery, 1508 E. Michigan St.; free; 407-270-6300; swirlery.com. Cult Classics: True Romance Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay for this crime-romance thriller starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette. Tuesday, 9:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $8; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. The Help Celebrate Black History Month with films that highlight the achievements of black Americans. Friday, 11 am-1 pm; Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd.; free; 407-835-7323; ocls.info.
SHORT CIRCUIT Love Your Shorts Film Festival for a seventh year BY CAMERON MEIE R
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n seven years, Sanford’s Love Your Shorts Film Festival has grown from a small-town dream into one of the most highly regarded movie events in the Orlando area. Indeed, only the Florida, Orlando and Global Peace film festivals draw significantly more than LYSFF’s roughly 2,400 attendees. This year’s festival, scheduled for Feb. 9-12, features 71 short films of 30 minutes or less (nine more than last year) from 12 countries, chosen from 325 submissions. After Thursday’s free filmmaker workshops at the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, and short movies from University of Central Florida students at the historic Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, the festival gets into full swing on Friday at the Wayne Densch with the first of nine film blocks. That initial block offers various genres, but the next seven cover one genre or theme each. They are “E for Everyone,” documentary, animation, comedy and sci-fi/horror on Saturday, and drama and “Florida Flavor” on Sunday. The festival finishes with the “Best of the Fest,” containing the top films from the previous blocks, as voted by attendees. The voting process allows audience members to select their favorites on electronic devices provided to them. One
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More Q Than A: Amelie The story of a selfless
woman who takes on a life mission of bringing happiness to those around her, while struggling with her own loneliness and isolation. Free crème brûlée for the first 25 people through the door. Wednesday, 7 pm; The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave.; $5-$7. Oscar Shorts 2017: Animated Short animated
films nominated for this year’s Academy Awards. Friday, 3:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Oscar Shorts 2017: Live Action Short films nominated for this year’s Academy Awards. Friday, 6:30 pm; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $11; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. Popcorn Flicks in the Park: Harold and Maude Offbeat classic about a suicidal young
man who develops a deep friendship and romance with a vibrant woman several decades his senior. Thursday, 7 pm; Central Park, Winter Park, North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park; free. Saturday Matinee Classics: It Happened One Night Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert
star in this 1934 romantic comedy from director Frank Capra. Saturday, noon; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $8; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. You & Me Every Day Valentine’s Brunch: The Notebook Celebrate Valentine’s Day with
a buffet brunch, live music from the Cook Trio and a screening of the Nicholas Sparks romance. Sunday, 10 am; Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; $120-$190 per couple; 407-629-0054; enzian.org. ●
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