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Launches Second Season of Documentaries By Della Lowe Following on the success of last year’s DOCUTAH@TheELECTRIC, the second season has launched with a powerful lineup of remarkable documentary films. As usual, the films selected this year reveal the human condition, aspirations and capacity of people to overcome hardship, achieve impossible goals and relate to each other even when thousands of miles apart. All films screen at The Electric Theater in St. George. In the heart-racing documentary scheduled for March 31st, Sunshine Superman, Director Marah Strauch, who will host the film, paints a portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular and dangerous feats of foot-launched human flight. Experience his jaw-dropping journey in life and love, through a stunning mix of Carl’s 16mm archive footage, well-crafted re-enactments, and state-of-the-art aerial photography. The Oscar winning film, Born Into Brothels, on April 28th, brings audiences into the dark underworld of Calcutta’s overcrowded red-light district where there appears a group of unforgettable children. Feisty, courageous, and wickedly funny – they are the children of prostitutes. This film portrays the resilience of children, and the magic of art to transform life for young people living in brothels. Hosted by Geralyn Dreyfous 3000 Cups of Tea, produced & directed by Jennifer Jordan and Jeff Rhoads, is the story of Greg Mortenson, his mission to bring about peace through education, his meteoric rise, and the scandal that brought him to his knees. The film explores the brilliance and the blindness of a great, but sometimes flawed human being, finally revealing what has happened since the scandal to the man, his schools, and his dream of spreading “peace through books not bombs.” It is hosted on May 26th by Jennifer Jordan On June 30th, The Golden Age documents a season in the life of the highly competitive Golden Age League, a group of middle-aged former World Cup soccer players mostly from Latin America, who play in Corona Park, Queens, New York. With muscles creaking, hairlines receding, and waistlines expanding, these skilled players compete at a level never before documented, while holding down day jobs as window washers, traders, and electricians. The film is hosted by Producer/Directors Phil Tuckett and Scott Duncan July 28th brings New York Doll to The Electric. A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur “Killer” Kane, of the rock band The New York Dolls, is given a chance at reuniting with his band after 30 years. Director Greg Whiteley, who will host the documentary, tells the story of glam-rock-punk band the New York Dolls, from their meteoric rise to their drug-and-alcoholriddled demise to their attempt at a surprise comeback. In The Atomic Cafè, Directors Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, and Pierce Rafferty create a darkly humorous documentary consisting of archival footage about nuclear warfare. Drawing largely on government propaganda and training films for American soldiers, the movie, presented in collage form, features clips from early in the Cold War era that are filled with alarming misinformation. The film, hosted on August 25th by Jayne Loader, was nominated for an Academy Award and in 2016 About the Author Della Lowe is an Emmy Award winning news producer, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film who worked for ABC News in New York for 23 years. After Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, moving to Silicon Valley, she spent 14 years in marketing or aesthetically significant”. and PR for several tech companies. Lowe is the Marketing Tickets for all films are $10 plus tax, and reservations are required and PR Director for the DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival and DOCUTAH@ for all screenings. Reservations can be made at www.docutah.com. TheELECTRIC.
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