31st Olympia Film Festival 11/7 - 16, 2014

Welcome to the 31st Olympia Film Festival. Every year the OFS Staff and Volunteers embark on one of the biggest undertakings in programing that OFS has to offer. Hour after hour, day after day, for months on end we put our creative thinking caps on and say to ourselves, “How can we make this festival really special? Is it possible to out do last year’s festival?” We say an emphatic YES! It’s this kind of collaborative spirit and group effort that brings it to the table!

This year we have Northwest Premieres, West Coast Premieres, and even a World Premiere!

This year’s festival opens with laughter thanks to our special guest and actor, Matt Smith. We are honoring cult queen actress and artist, Mary Woronov with a Lifetime Achievement Award. We’ll be rocking you with legendary bands Mudhoney and Girl Trouble in concert, and we bookend the festival with another dose of laughter as we present hilarious stand up comic Hari Kondabolu!

With so much reason to celebrate our festival accomplishments alone, we are also proud to be celebrating the biggest one of them all, the 90th anniversary of the birth of one of Olympia’s most iconic buildings, the Capitol Theater!

We ask that everyone look to the future with an appreciation of the past as we continue our plans to preserve and improve our historic Capitol Theater. Many “firsts” are created in places like ours, like a first date, maybe even a first kiss!

How many kids over these 90 years have sat down with their family for a first movie, or a first show? We will need to attend to many physical improvements of our little gem. Projects like electrical upgrades, improving interior ambiance, upgraded heating and new seats will need to be done so we can continue to create these “firsts” for years to come. Know that your continuing support will be needed.

Can you believe there has been 90 years of continuous programming at the Capitol Theater? We are humbled that more than 30 of those years have been provided by OFS. We are proud to be a cultural resource, steeped with the heritage and traditions that make our community diverse, fun, and engaging. Without the passion of those before us and those who are here today, we would never be able to sustain these incredible feats of programming. Congratulations to all of us!

We will see you in the seats, Audrey M. Henley, Executive Director Kelly M. Lux, 2014 Film Festival Program Director

Table Of Contents Ticket Information................ 2 Special Events...................... 3 Map & Hotel Information...... 4 Our Sponsors.....................6-7 Opening Night....................8-9 Cocktail Social.................... 28 Closing Night.................30-32 Guest Bios......................34-35 OFS Cast & Crew................. 40 OFS Member List................ 49

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Ticket Pricing & Where to Buy WHERE TO BUY Tickets and passes available now. Sold exclusively at www.olympiafilmfestival.org or at the box office.

Day-of-show tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before each screening CAPITOL THEATER BOX OFFICE 206 5th Avenue SE, Downtown Olympia, WA 98501 For event times: 360-754-6670 x4 www.olympiafilmfestival.org Group Sales: Groupsales@olympiafilmsociety.org

SPECIAL EVENTS Mudhoney and Girl Trouble (concert)

$15 general admission $12 OFS members/students

All Freakin’ Night

$15 general admission $10 OFS members/students

FUNDRAISER OFS Cocktail Social at Dillingers with our guest of

honor Mary Woronov and other film festival guests $25 general admission / OFS members (21 and up only)

Dan Savage’s HUMP! Tour (must be 18+ to attend) 9:30 pm screening $18 general admission $15 OFS members/students Midnight screening $15 general admission $12 OFS members/students

Hari Kondabolu and Elicia Sanchez 2

(stand-up comedy) $12 general admission $10 OFS members/students

TICKET INFO FULL PASS PLUS $100 OFS members only Includes festival gift bag, bottomless soda and popcorn, pass photo, and priority entrance.

Entitles bearer to all events.

FULL PASS $85 general admission $75 OFS members; Includes priority entrance.

Entitles bearer to All Freakin’ Night, excludes admission to Special Events (defined on left).

PARTIAL PASS $40 general admission $30 OFS members Entitles bearer to any 5 film titles.

Excludes Special Events (defined at left).

STUDENT PASS $30 (With ID). Includes pass photo.

Entitles bearer to all events Excludes Special Events (defined at left).

SINGLE $10 general admission $7 OFS members $4 Kids (12 and under).

Excludes Special Events (defined at left).

All events are all ages unless otherwise posted

FESTIVAL ETIQUETTE Welcome to the Festival. Below are a few guidelines to help you enjoy your movie-going experience to the fullest.

Become a member of OFS, and support your favorite non-profit arts organization. Membership saves you money on tickets both during festival and year-round.

Full Pass Plus holders and Full Pass holders get priority admission for all events, but please show up early because seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Advance purchase of tickets is recommended. Some events are expected to sell out, so you should get your Opening Night, Closing Night, and All Freakin’ Night tickets soon.

Every attempt is made to ensure that events start on time. Showing up late is not okay if you want to get a good seat, see the entire film, and avoid the enmity of fellow film goers.

Please remember to turn off your cell phones, and as always, no talking during the film. No alcohol in the theater except at designated events, and no smoking ever.

Seating in the Capitol Theater is general admission only.

Arrive on time for all events.

For SOLD OUT events arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to show time, any unfilled seats will be released to the general public for sale.

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Special Events

FULL PASS PLUS INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday, November 7th • more info pg. 9

Saturday, November 8th • more info pg. 12-13

FUNDRAISER OFS Cocktail Social at Dillingers Cocktails & Kitchen • more info pg. 29

The Stranger Presents Dan Savage’s

Tour• Saturday, November 15th • more info pg. 29

Sunday, Novemer 16th • more info pg. 32

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How to get here To the Capitol Theater from Interstate-5: Take I-5 to exit 105B (“City Center/”Port of Olympia” exit) – this exit splits in two; follow the “Port of Olympia” signs. Off the exit ramp, stay to the right to merge with north-going traffic on Plum Street. You will pass Union, 8th, 7th, and Legion Avenues; the next street is 5thAvenue. Turn left. There is no traffic light at 5th. (If you miss 5th do not turn left on 4th Avenue it is a one-way street; you must continue to State before you can make a left.) You will soon see the Capitol Theater glowing on the horizon, between Franklin and Washington Streets.

Where to stay

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Thank You

to our Sponsors

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Opening Night Join us for the Opening Night Reception as we eat, drink, and kick off the 31st Olympia Film Festival!

This night brings our programming full circle and offers something for everyone. Get ready to experience 10 days of the magic of film, music, and art.

Artesian Rumble Arkestra to perform during the Opening Night Reception

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5:00 PM Doors 5:30 PM Reception / Movie

Presented by 3 Magnets Brewing Co.

My Last Year with the Nuns documentary Q&A with Matt Smith

2014 / US / 75 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Bret Fetzer Cast: Matt Smith Print Source: Skookum Pictures

My Last Year With the Nuns showcases Seattle’s own storyteller extraordinaire Matt Smith taking his craft to the next level by combining the media of film and monologue in a fresh and unique way. Smith spent his formative years living in the heavily Catholic Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle and it is here in 1966, Smith’s eighth grade year, that provides the setting for his autobiographical tale. The film doesn’t shy away from the racism, misogyny, and homophobia that was common at the time, and so feels honest and uncensored.

Neither does it abandon its frame of reference, that of a thirteenyear-old boy, with dirty magazines, crude stories, and loogie references being frequent. Firsttime director Bret Fetzer adds animations, maps, music, and photographs to further illustrate the story, providing the perfect complement to Smith’s storytelling and producing an experience that is both engaging and thoughtprovoking. Eric Kohn of Indiewire loved the film, calling it “a hilarious, original approach to portraying nostalgia at the movies.”

November 7th MUDHONEY and GIRL TROUBLE 9:00 PM doors / 9:30 PM show (ALL-AGES) $15.00 general admission / $12.00 OFS members Full pass plus accepted The OFS is thrilled to welcome the godfathers of grunge, MUDHONEY, as they ROCK opening night of the 31st Olympia Film Festival!! Nirvana may have been the band that put an entire generation in flannel, and Pearl Jam sold a lot more records, but Mudhoney were truly the band that made the '90s grunge rock movement possible. With scorching anthems, such as “Touch Me I’m Sick,” their indie-scene credibility laid the groundwork for the movement that would (briefly) make Seattle the new capital of the rock & roll universe.

Mudhoney took the sweat-soaked and beer-fueled mixture of heavy metal muscle, punk attitude, and garage rock primitivism that would become known as "grunge" and unleashed it on an unsuspecting world.

Their body of work - loud, juvenile, purposefully sloppy, a little bit menacing, and even more funny - has stood the test of time far better than their well-known colleagues.

Today, the band sounds better than ever!

Tacoma’s GIRL TROUBLE bridged the gap between the Pacific Northwest sound of the 60’s (Sonics, Wailers, Paul Revere & the Raiders) and the grunge scene of the 80’s and 90’s, playing wild rock & roll that was influenced by the past, but enhanced by the snot, energy and attitude of punk. Their legendary live show is a fun and frantic dance party of the highest order, not to be missed!

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Saturday 10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:30 PM

Free for kids 12 and under

DRUNKTOWN’S FINEST drama

NEMO (short)

THE BEST OF THE NYICFF: Animated Shorts for All! kids / family Various Countries / in English or with English subtitles / 71 minutes / Format: DCP Print Source: Go Kids

2014 / US / 95 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Sydney Freeland Cast: Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore, Morning Star Wilson Print Source: Film Sales Company

2014 / US / 18 minutes / Format: High Def Digital Director: Adrianne Leverette Print Source: Adrianne Leverette A dreamy and thought-provoking portrait of counterculture philosopher and performance artist Fred Nemo, legendary for being “The Dancer” for the band Hazel (‘90s Sub Pop stars from Portland).

STRICTLY SACRED: THE STORY OF GIRL TROUBLE documentary Q&A with director Isaac Olsen

Don’t think you’re too old for cartoons. Even the most jaded teenager won’t be able to resist this creative mix of animated shorts that arrive from around the the globe and beyond. A friendship is challenged by the discovery of a 3rd dimension; a couple of hipster rodents take a trip to Portlandia with hilarious results; a preening centipede meets a crusty old toad; what happens when a prince who enjoys reading newspapers meets a dragon who is searching for a present for his grandma; take a journey into the unknown with two boys; and visit a town dependent on a giant windmill to keep the poisonous clouds away. This and much more make up this super fun mix of award-winning animation, recommended for kids 8 and up.

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Drunktown’s Finest has been an official selection at film festivals all over the world since its premiere at Sundance earlier this year. The film tells the intersecting stories of three young Native Americans: Felixia, a transgender beauty queen; Luther, a struggling father-to-be; and Nizhoni, an adoptee searching for her birth parents. This is Native director and writer Sydney Freeland’s first feature film. Her talent for creating complex characters and moving plotlines impressed Robert Redford so much that he signed on to be an executive producer. Filmed in the gorgeous landscape of New Mexico, Freeland’s home state, the rich, artistic performances from the three main actors led to the film taking home the the Audience and Grand Jury Awards for US Dramatic Feature at Outfest in Los Angeles.

2014 / US / 95 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Isaac Olsen Cast: Bon Henderson, Bill Henderson, Dale Phillips, Kurt Kendall, Tim Olsen, Calvin Johnson, Neko Case Print Source: Isaac Olsen Staying true to themselves and staying put, Girl Trouble have been inspiring Northwest audiences to shake what their mamas gave ‘em for 30 years, and anyone who’s caught one of their shows (including a great many in Olympia and here at the Capitol Theater) will attest to how electrifying they are live. The lifelong project of siblings Bon and Bill Henderson and their longtime friends Dale Phillips and Kurt Kendall, Girl Trouble is arguably the best thing to come out of Tacoma since The Sonics— take some hotrod and biker culture, beach party and surf music, and gritty garage band rock ‘n’ roll, put it through the unique filter of four truly original personalities, and go go a-go-go! Strictly Sacred is an intimate (director Olsen is the Hendersons’ nephew) look into the band’s past and present, complete with tons of clips from a surprisingly well-documented history, both live performance and behind the scenes. The first band to quit Sub Pop, Girl Trouble never compromised or sold out, and today remain total DIY role models.

Featuring interviews with Calvin Johnson, Neko Case (a former Girl Trouble go-go dancer), and Granny GoGo, Strictly Sacred is a tribute to a band that has lived life on its own terms.

November 8th 5:00 PM

7:30 PM

PLANET OF THE APES classic sci-fi

HEAVEN ADORES YOU documentary

1968 / US / 112 minutes / Format: 35 mm Director: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter Print Source: 20th Century Fox

2014 / US / 104 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Nickolas Dylan Rossi Cast: Elliott Smith, Tony Lash, Joanna Bolme, Slim Moon, Pete Krebs, Jon Brion Print Source: Heaven Adores You Productions

The future is bleak for three astronauts whose space capsule crashes off the shore of a seemingly unknown planet. There is only desert and rocks—and apes who act like humans and mute humans who act like lowly animals. What is going on? It’s up to Charlton Heston, wearing a loincloth and overacting in his late-‘60s sci-fi best, to find out. When he becomes part of a laboratory experiment helmed by two apes, mankind’s past and future converge, revealing a disturbing revelation that may mean there is no future at all.

Featuring Academy Award-winning special effects, a very creepy soundtrack, and timeless, sci-fi themes that still resonate, this rare 35mm screening of the 1968 classic will have you guessing until the very end, where you too will be driven to scream, “DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!”

Eleven years after his mysterious 2003 death, Heaven Adores You is a posthumous love letter and memorial to singer-songwriter (and frequent Capitol Theater performer) Elliott Smith. World-renowned and Oscarnominated despite never actively seeking the mainstream spotlight, Smith would tell anyone who asked that all he ever wanted to do was keep making music and writing songs.

Director Nickolas Rossi has crafted a portrait of Smith’s entire all-toobrief life, from his childhood in Texas to his relocation to and adoption of Portland, OR, where he moved as a teen, to his last moves in the final five years of his life, first to New York City and finally to Los Angeles. Through interviews with over 30 people who knew, worked with, and loved Smith, a portrait emerges of a prodigiously talented but ultimately regular guy who was somehow able to channel his experiences and observations into sublime musical vignettes that continue to win fans today. For novices, it’s a good survey of Smith’s career, from his loud and fast days in Heatmiser to his solo albums on Olympia’s own Kill Rock Stars and major label Dreamworks; for fans, it’s a treasure trove, with approximately 20 pieces of previously unheard music, from some of Smith’s earliest teenage recordings to work left unfinished with his death.

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Old School Pizzeria presents “A secret society exists, and is living among all of us.

They are neither people nor animals, but something inbet ween”. The annual ALL FREAKIN’ NIGHT horror movie marathon is a time honored tradition that cannot be missed!

4:00 AM MR. MAGOO MEETS FR ANKENSTEIN 1959 / US / 5 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: Gil Turner Cast: Jim Backus Marvel as Mr. Magoo terrorizes the denizens of Frankenstein’s castle with his annoying, old blind man antics. Hilarious!

MIDNIGHT

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MOEBIUS

2:00 AM

2013 / South Korea / 89 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Kim Ki-duk Cast: Jo Jae-hyeon, Seo Young-ju, Lee Eun-woo Print Source: Film Movement

THE BURNING

Shocking in its silent audacity, Moebius is a Korean family drama that has to be seen to be believed.

Told with absolutely no dialogue, the horrifying story begins with an angry wife’s wrath when she finds out about her husband’s affair with another woman. When her attempt at revenge fails, she ends up taking her fury out on her oblivious teenaged son. Brutal mutilation follows, along with other perverse feats that will not be mentioned here. But then this is only the very beginning of the film, which is so deranged and perverse that you will not believe what you’re seeing on screen. Rocks and sharp objects play into the brooding mix, along with a caring father’s highly disturbing attempt at repairing the damage done to his beloved son. All of this leads up to a distressing conclusion so outrageous that it will imprint itself on your eyeballs and poison your pleasant dreams.

1981 / US, Canada / 91 minutes / Format: 35 mm Director: Tony Maylam Cast: Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens Remember those summer camp movies from the ‘80s? You’ve got a group of precocious kids, some randy teenagers, and of course the camp counselor who offers sage advice to the wayward kid who can’t fit in.

Well, The Burning has all of that, but with a twist. At Camp Stonewater terror awaits: a dark secret from the past has reared its ugly head and is stalking innocent campers. Burned beyond recognition because of a practical joke gone horribly wrong, former groundskeeper Cropsey has been holed up in an insane asylum until now. Freshly escaped and ready to kill, Cropsey is on a bloody rampage. Equipped with a pair of extra-large, razor-sharp gardening shears, he has fun-seeking summer campers on his radar and is out for vengeance. The perfect mix of camp comedy and brilliant, bloody slasher, The Burning could be renamed “Meatballs with Murder.

4:05 AM THE HOWLING 1981 / US / 91 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: Joe Dante Cast: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Slim Pickens Television newswoman Karen White has a problem. Traumatized after a near-fatal confrontation with a serial killer, she’s suffering from memory loss and fears for her sanity. This brings her to The Colony: a secluded, self-help refuge led by a charismatic doctor who seems all too eager to please. As Karen communes with the residents she feels her strength returning, as well as her sixth sense. Why do the others around her appear to be hiding something? And what are those alarming growling sounds that resonate through the woods at night? Investigating further, Karen makes a shocking discovery that is sure to make the evening news, but will she be able to escape to tell the tale? Featuring frightening, breakthrough special effects, The Howling is a legend among werewolf movies.

Midnight November 8th

Melting faces, fangs, dark and ominous things that go bump, mysterious shadows lurking in the night. Do YOU have what it takes? Don’t be scared, don’t be shy, we challenge you and yer guts to meet us at midnight for the scariest and most ridiculous slumber party of all!

Join us, be one of us…..

There is safety in numbers.

Your host, Guinness Book of World Records holder and Olympia Strong Man: Sam Miller Full pass and full pass plus accepted

6:00 AM THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN 1977 / US / 84 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: William Sachs Cast: Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey After a botched mission to the outer rings of Saturn, the lone survivor returns to Earth with just one thing on his mind munching on human flesh! Astronaut Steve West is now the Incredible Melting Man. Plagued by some kind of space virus, his brain has been turned to mush, along with the rest of his body, which is gradually dripping away like so much candle wax. West’s only relief comes from eating people who have the bad luck to run across his goopy path. The only person who can stop him is an old friend, Dr. Ted Nelson, who may hold the key to stopping the gory destruction before it’s too late. Featuring amazingly sick effects by award winning makeup man Rick Baker, The Incredible Melting Man is so-bad-it’s-good cinema at its finest.

8:00 AM THE FOG 1980 / US / 89 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: John Carpenter Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh After Halloween and before The Thing, there was The Fog, John Carpenter’s atmospheric homage to Lovecraft-ian terror. In the maritime village of Antonio Bay, history shimmers like the salty mist that permeates the air. To commemorate its centennial, the town is planning a grand celebration. But all is not well. A recent boat accident reveals that something is not quite right. And then there’s the sinister, glowing fog that dwells offshore coming closer with each passing night, as the anniversary approaches. The fog has a message for Antonio Bay its dark and ominous presence will force the town to acknowledge its reprehensible past no matter whom it has to kill. Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis in the height of her ‘scream queen’ career, The Fog is an underrated classic that is so terrifying it will have you dreading cold, foggy nights and sharp, rusty hooks.

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Sunday 1:00 PM

3:30 PM

geo/body politic, INTERNATIONAL AVANT GARDE SHORTS (filmmakers and subjects in attendance)

JUXTAPOZ PRESENTS: GONE AGAIN (short) documentary

Tunisia, Palestine, Austria, England, Quebec, US / 95 minutes / Formats: 35mm, 16mm, HD

World Premiere Q&A with director Gregg Gibbs and producer Maura McCoy will follow the short film 2014 / US / 13 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Gregg Gibbs Cast: Long Gone John (narration) Print Source: Gregg Gibbs THE TREASURES OF LONG GONE JOHN documentary

In the birthplace of the Arab spring, an inkwell is absorbed by torn headlines to form an impossible, animated geometry. In England and New York, bodies rail against a broken architecture in expressions of humor, outrage, and futility.

From Austria to Quebec, the echoing words of the Paris Poetry Circle give meaning to otherwise empty hope. At home in Olympia/ Spokane feminisms of movement document “dystopic parallel surfaces” and Reid Urban detourns Israeli-manufactured bulldozers…75 layers of Canadian children dance through the woods to the water on 35mm!

2004/ US / 95 minutes / Format: DCP / Director: Gregg Gibbs Producer: Maura McCoy

THE PARIS POETRY CIRCLE Friedl vom Gröller / 2013 / Austria / 8 min. / 16mm FILM Ismaïl Bahri / 2012 / Tunisia / 10 min. / HD

BLIGHT John Smith / 1996 / England / 16min. / 16mm

DEEP SLEEP Basma AlSharif / 2014 / Palestine / 17min. / HD MONEY Henry Hills / 1985 / NY / 15min. / 35mm WHO FARTED? A TV SITCOM Reid Urban / 2014 / US / 1 min. / HD

EXTINCT: NEW CHOREOGRAPHIES OF FEMINISM Sara Blumenthal and Nina Fortier / 2014 / US / 23min. / HD BROUILLARD Alexandre Larose / 2012 / Quebec / 5 min. / 35mm

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Juxtapoz Presents: Gone Again is a visual tour of the elaboratelydecorated surroundings of the legendary art and music collector Long Gone John. Filmed at his estate in the upper woods of Olympia, WA, this short film is a fantastical journey through the maze of John’s aesthetic mind and personal obsessions. John’s spare, singular narration gives voice to an interior monologue set against the backdrop of an optical nirvana.

The Treasures of Long Gone John celebrates its 10 year anniversary.

November 9th 6:15 PM

8:30 PM

11:00 PM

Free for kids 12 and under

KINDRED SPIRIT (short)

THE LAST UNICORN kids / family

2014 / France / French with English subtitles / 14 minutes / Format: High Def Digital Director: Irina Fontaine Print Source: Irina Fontaine

CLAW: The Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers documentary with filmmaker Billy Hunt and members of Oly CLAW

Q&A and book signing with author Peter S. Beagle 1982 / US, UK, Japan, Germany / 92 minutes / Format: DCP Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.

In this comedic short an unsuspecting cat burglar breaks into an apartment and finds more than just the usual stuff to steal.

2012 / US / 87 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Billy Hunt, Brian Wimer Print Source: Billy Hunt

WEEKEND (1967) classic

1967 / France, Italy / French with English subtitles / 105 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Kalfon Print Source: Janus Films

Cast (voices of): Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, Alan Arkin, Angela Lansbury Print Source: Conlan Press & ITVPLC The Last Unicorn, based on the muchbeloved book of the same name by Peter S. Beagle, has been delighting children and adults alike for thirty years. Mia Farrow voices ‘the last unicorn’, whose quest for others of her kind will lead her to places that she never expected, both dangerous and heart-warming. The amazingly talented cast who lend their voices to the colorful characters that inhabit the world of the film include Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Lee, and Angela Lansbury. Janet Maslin of The New York Times raved, “The Last Unicorn is an unusual children’s film in many respects, the chief one being that it is unusually good.”

For most of its many millions of fans, the small screen is the only way they’ve ever been able to see it.

Now a beautiful new 2K digital print of The Last Unicorn is touring the world one movie theater at a time. Peter S. Beagle will be at this screening to do an audience Q&A; meet everyone; give out prizes; and sign books, videos, art prints, soundtracks, and special new merchandise. Peter S. Beagle’s one-ofa-kind creation is making history all over again.

One of the original founders of the French New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard specialized in shattering the film tradition that had hardened into a staid set of stuffy rules by the 1950s. Weekend is one of Godard’s most inventive and polarizing films. Colorful, innovative, and unpredictable, this is a satire against society, against convention, and against our comfortable reality. The story involves Roland and Corinne, a vapid married couple on a hapless trip to visit in-laws. It’s no secret that they hate each other and everything, but then the world hates them back, as they spend the film embroiled in endless traffic jams, terrorized by hippies, and trekking through a countryside that resembles a postapocalyptic nightmare. Roger Ebert called Weekend “Godard’s best film, and his most inventive. It is almost pure movie.”

This engrossing documentary gives the audience a peek into the origins of the fascinating world of The Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLAW). CLAW matches feature not just arm wrestling but also elaborate costumes and smack-talk performances; stage names, like Pain Fonda and Rockke L. Squelch; fundraising for worthy causes; and fostering the empowerment of women. The movement began in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2008 when an arm wrestling challenge between friends grew into the first epic match, Prim Reaper vs. MoJo the Underdog. In a few short years, CLAW groups have sprung up around the globe, including our very own OLY CLAW. The filmmakers, two CLAW aficionados who have followed the movement from its beginnings, describe it as “50% theater, 50% Sport, 50% Fundraiser. 150% awesome.”

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4:00pm

KOINONIA drama

A MASQUE OF MADNESS Cine-X

2013 / US / 94 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Andrew Finnigan Cast: Tony Doupe’, Alycia Delmore, Bo Doupe’, Madeline Elizabeth Print Source: Andrew Finnigan

2013 / Austria / 80 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Norbert Pfaffenbichler Cast: Boris Karloff Print Source: Sixpack Films

Koinonia is a independent film conceived of and filmed in the Pacific Northwest by director/writer Andrew Finnigan. The film’s protagonist, John, was once a beloved husband and father but now finds himself alone in the wilderness after the worldwide collapse of society. John is struggling with his lonely existence, full of painful memories of his lost family and conversations with the only human he knows, himself.

Unexpected events unfold and John must make a choice about whether to embark on a journey to find the town of Faraday, which may provide salvation, or be a product of his imagination. Koinonia presents an intimate character study of a man who finds himself struggling with who he is and uncertain how to proceed after his world disintegrates before his eyes. The strong acting and beautiful cinematography make this film a welcome local addition to the post-apocalyptic science fiction genre.

Boris Karloff was most known for his defining role in the classic 1931 film Frankenstein, but in reality his acting career spanned from 1908 to 1969 and ranged from silent cinema to his last role in the underrated film Targets. A Masque of Madness is a retrospective of Karloff’s long career, but it’s also much more. Surreal in scope, this highly imaginative film combines countless clips from Karloff’s cinematic trajectory and forms them into a fantastic vision that mirrors David Lynch at his most dreamlike. From black & white to color, silent to sound, Karloff’s familiar image washes over us as we watch him age from young to old and back again, all the while a storyline magically materializes that could be defined as a meditation on aging or a stab at solving the mysteries of life. Strangely compelling and highly watchable, A Masque of Madness is a creative triumph that defines cinematic experience.

November 10th 6:00 PM

8:45 PM

11:00 PM

STRAIGHT TIME classic

HAUSU (House) horror

DER GOLEM silent film

1978 / US / 114 minutes / Format: 16mm Directors: Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton Print Source: Warner Brothers

1977 / Japan / Japanese with English subtitles / 88 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi Cast: Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba Print Source: Janus Films

with live music accompaniment by BrYan LeFay

Straight Time is a classic 1970s film that features some of the best acting of Dustin Hoffman’s career.

Hoffman plays Max Dembo, an ex-con who has just been released from prison after serving time for armed robbery. Determined to stay out of trouble and enter back into normal life, he finds a job and makes the mandatory visits to his spiteful parole officer. But Dembo is floundering, trapped in a world where ‘ex-con’ is a caustic label that has the same stifling effect as the prison bars he’s left behind. When discouraging circumstances build to a critical level, Max arrives at the grim realization that a life of crime may be where he belongs after all. A fascinating study of a man imprisoned by his own criminal identity, Straight Time is an underseen slice of classic ‘70s cinema that is so impressive, you’ll wonder why it isn’t more widely known.

You have not gone insane. You are watching Hausu, the Japanese haunted house movie that is filled with so much weirdness that you’ll wonder if you’ve lost your mind.

The story begins with a group of innocent schoolgirls who are on their way to an aunt’s house for spring break. Little do they know that there is no aunt (at least not in the traditional sense); there is just a house—a house fueled by spirits on a mission to terrorize girls and then absorb them into its floorboards like a delicious, bloody meal. But oh, how creative the house is. It has so many methods to lure each girl to their certain death that it will blow your mind, literally. There is absolutely nothing normal about Hausu. Hausu is crazy! A swirling vortex of color and sound, with an out-of-place jazzy soundtrack, all wrapped in a candied rainbow haze of a schoolgirl’s most romantic fantasy, this special 35mm screening of Hausu will be an unforgettable experience for those who dare to attend.

1920 / Germany / 106 minutes / Format: 16mm Directors: Carl Boese, Paul Wegener Cast: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück Print Source: AMPA Library

From the cabinet of German Expressionism’s most vaunted arises Der Golem: wie er in die Welt cam (The Golem: How He Came into the World). Historically set in the Jewish ghetto of medieval Prague, the film recounts the legend of Rabbi Loew, creating a monster out of clay to protect his people from persecution. But as the golem grows more willful, the rabbi must quickly devise a way to undo his creation.

The brilliant cinematography of Karl Freund (Metropolis), paired with the stylized set designs of Hans Poelzig, captures the eerie narrative and rich symbolism of this tale with innovative lighting and special effects, rendering this a hallmark of early horror cinema.

Employing the hiss and crackle of archaic media, alongside the deliberate use of aromatics and symbolic expression, tape-loop artist and public ritualist Poison Ring will accompany this rare screening with an original live score.

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Tuesday

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10:00 AM

12:00 PM

2:30 PM

BELLE AND SEBASTIAN kids/family

TWO RAGING GRANNIES documentary

THE GOOD SOLDIER documentary

2013 / France / 104 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Nicolas Vanier Cast: Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo, Margaux Châtelier Print Source: Film Movement

Q&A with Shirley Morrison and Hinda Kipnis

2009 / US / 80 minutes / Format: DCP Directors: Lexy Lovell, Michael Uys Cast: Michael McPhearson, Perry Parks, Will Williams, Edward Wood, Jimmy Massey Print Source: Blue Sky Productions

This French children’s film set during World War II puts a fresh twist on the classic boy-and-his-dog story.

Sebastian is an adventurous six-yearold who spends his days exploring the countryside and making animal friends near his home in the Rhône-Alpes. He befriends a white mountain dog, Belle, who he comes to know as a gentle giant, but who the other villagers believe is a vicious sheep-killer. Sebastian must protect Belle, as they work together to thwart the plans of the Nazis who are intent on ferreting out French resistance fighters in the village. Director Vanier has combined this story of touching friendship with breathtaking scenery and cinematography to create a film that is both beautiful and moving.

Two Raging Grannies follows Seattle activist seniors Shirley Morrison (age 90) and Hinda Kipnis (age 84) as they grapple with one of the most urgent issues of the day—how do we dig ourselves out of our current and seemingly never-ending economic crisis? Lacking a background in economics or finance but determined to educate themselves on the issues, they start a quest to find answers to deceptively simple questions: How did we end up in the mess we’re in in the first place? How bad is it really? Is the answer really more consumption? Is the goal really perpetual growth? Taking their mobility scooters on the road, they engage a wide cross-spectrum of the American populace—homeless, student, expert, and tycoon alike—as they journey across the country to Wall Street and a gathering of the rich and powerful. Shirley and Hinda prove that there’s no such thing as being “too old” to make an impact, nor are you ever “too insignificant” to speak truth to power.

2014 / Norway, Italy, Denmark, US / 78 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Håvard Bustnes Cast: Shirley Morrison, Hinda Kipnis Print Source: NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE/ Films Transit International

Emmy award-winning The Good Soldier explores the long-term consequences of war on those who fought for America. The film features veterans telling their own stories via in-depth interviews with five veterans who served during World War II, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, or the Iraq War. Filmmakers Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys (Riding the Rails) pair the moving interviews with archival footage of the experience of war in a way that is sometimes shocking and always illuminating.

Ronnie Scheib of Variety raved, “Skillfully interweaving the stories of five different servicemen from four different conflicts, “The Good Soldier” is a surprisingly nondoctrinaire docu about anti-war veterans that marches to its own drummer.”

November 11th 4:45 PM

7:00 PM

9:15 PM

BUZZARD comedy

COMIN’ AT YA! 3D western

FISH & CAT drama

2014 / US / 97 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Joel Potrykus Cast: Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Teri Ann Nelson Print Source: Oscilloscope Laboratories

1981 / Italy, Spain, US 91 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: Ferdinando Baldi Cast: Tony Anthony, Gene Quintano

2013 / Iran / Persian with English subtitles / 134 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Shahram Mokri Cast: Abed Abest, Mona Ahmadi, Ainaz Azarhoush Print Source: Iranian Independents

A buzzard is an intimidating bird of prey that feeds off the remains of others. The irreverent comedy Buzzard follows the human equivalent of this predator, but replace ‘intimidating’ with ‘not so smart’. The ‘buzzard’ in question is Marty Jackitansky, a small-time con artist whose big goals in life are getting stuff for nothing and creating a realistic Freddy Krueger hand out of dull steak knives and an old, broken Nintendo Power Glove.

Marty is employed at a mortgage firm, until the day he gets the brilliant idea to endorse checks that aren’t his. On the run, with a pocketful of stolen checks and a head full of petty scams, we follow Marty on a bizarre journey through a friend’s basement, seedy hotel rooms, and a $20 plate of spaghetti.

As absurdity meets mumblecore, with some death metal and shrewd film references thrown in, Buzzard is an irresistible mix of funny weird and horrifying.

If you’ve ever thought a 3-D movie didn’t have enough 3-D, then Comin’ at Ya! is the film you need to see.

A little-known side note in film history, the 3-D western Comin’’ at Ya! was released during a minor 3-D resurrection in the ‘80s that brought such classic fare as Friday the 13th Part 3-D and Amityville 3-D. Not having the luxury of a franchise to pin to its title, Comin’ at Ya! went to drastic measures to get the attention it received, which meant it took 3-D to the ultimate level. In this film, everything that can be in 3-D is, and even things that shouldn’t be in 3-D are. A tense spaghetti western involving murderous revenge unfolds, while everything that can fly off the screen and hit you in the eyeballs does, from horse hooves to coffee beans to cowboy boots to flaming logs to anything else you can think of. A weird mix of serious and funny and in your face, Comin’ at Ya! is a 3-D spectacular that’s more like a sensory-overload roller coaster ride than an actual movie.

Fish & Cat is an intense thriller that mixes American conventions with Middle Eastern insight. Based on an actual incident, the grim story involves a kite flying contest, a group of innocent of spectators, and a restaurant that may be serving suspicious meat. Told in real time, all in one long, continuous shot, we follow the parties in question as they confront their ultimate fates: a group of college students on a road-trip who want to see the kites, and a small group of men— who happen to be cooks—camping nearby. Actions play out as the camera’s perceptive eye reveals clues that make themselves known gradually through the actions of the perpetrators and their planned victims. But all is not what it appears in this subtle game of shifting observation and ominous dread. Exceedingly creative and innovative in scope, Fish & Cat was the winner of the Horizons Award at the Venice Film Festival.

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Wednesday 3:00 PM

5:00 PM

OIL & WATER documentary

DUSTY STACKS OF MOM: THE POSTER PROJECT documentary

2014 / US, Educador / 77 minutes / Format: DCP Directors: Laurel Spellman Smith, Francine Strickwerda Cast: Hugo Lucitante, David Poritz Print Source: Stir It Up Productions

2013 / US / 41 minutes / Format: 16mm Director: Jodie Mack / Print Source: Jodie Mack

The environmental documentary Oil & Water tells the intersecting stories of two young men working to improve the future of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Hugo Lucitante’s life began 27 years ago in Ecuador as a member of the Cofán tribe. When Hugo was 10 years old his family sent him to the US for an education they hoped would enable him to lead them to a better future. David Poritz grew up in Massachusetts. He started a project to send medical supplies, shoes, and educational materials to Ecuador when he learned of the oil contamination in the region during his sixth grade year. The film follows both men as they work to improve the conditions in Ecuador, David starting a company to certify “fair trade” oil and Hugo raising awareness and being a leader of the Cofán people. The film documents the struggles and triumphs of their stories, both of which are inspiring and moving.

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This award-winning experimental film uses abstract animation paired with familiar songs given alternative lyrics in a psychedelic, visually stunning, and thought-provoking way. Director Jodie Mack’s mom is featured heavily in the film, as are the remnants of the family’s now-defunct poster and postcard business. The pieces (often featuring popular movies and bands from the mid 2000’s) Mack features in her work are from that business and supported her family when Mack was growing up. However, changes in technology and consumer demands have fundamentally changed the relationship those items have to her and her family. The film is part loving tribute from Mack to her hard-working mom, part exploration of the meaning of objects over time, and part rock opera—a completely unique film experience.

November 12th 6:30 PM

9:00PM

LOW DOWN drama

REMAINS (short)

NW Premiere 2014 / US / 114 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Jeff Preiss Cast: John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Flea Print Source: Ocilloscope Laboratories

2014 / US / 114 minutes / Format: HDCam Directed by: Nathan Miller Print Source: Nathan Miller A man copes with the sudden death of his mother by driving around to find a place to scatter her ashes.

NO NO: A DOCKUMENTARY documentary 2014 / US / 100 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Jeff Radice Cast: Dock Ellis Print Source: Matson Films

Join the Olympia Film Festival for the Northwest premiere of Low Down. The debut feature by cinematographer Jeff Preiss (Broken Noses, Let’s Get Lost), Low Down is an immersive, evocative depiction of a few mid-’70s years in the life of jazz pianist Joe Albany as seen through the eyes of his daughter Amy-Jo, upon whose 2002 memoir the film is based.

Unlike many of the jazz greats with whom he played, Albany was never able to kick the heroin habit, although whether that was the cause or a consequence of his lifelong obscurity is open to debate.

Doing his best to make it from day to day, fix to fix, gig to gig, he was part of the low-rent junkie bohemian flophouse demimonde of 1970s Los Angeles, which meant that this was Amy-Jo’s world as well, despite being decidedly not the best atmosphere for raising a child.

Starring powerhouse performers John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Elle Fanning (Super 8), the film also features notable supporting work

by Glenn Close, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea.

Pitching a no-hitter game in Major League Baseball is a feat that happens rarely enough that it can be the pinnacle achievement in a player’s career. Pitching phenomenon Dock Ellis is one such player whose career is defined by the no-hitter he threw for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1970s, although it is remembered much more for the “oh no he didn’t” additional fact that he accomplished it while out of his mind on LSD. The self-styled “Muhammad Ali of baseball”, Ellis was an outspoken and in-your-face force to be reckoned with, whether advocating the advancement of black players in a league that had only ‘accepted’ players of color a generation previously, or whether throwing balls at players— not to them—with an aim to hurt.

Director Jeff Radice firmly grounds Ellis as a man very much of his time, from growing up in post-war Los Angeles, through his heyday that coincided with the ‘60s and ‘70s Black Power movement, to his post-retirement and post-sobriety work as a drug abuse counsellor. Beastie Boy Adam Horowitz provides the funk-infused score to what Nathan Rabin of The Dissolve says is “a compelling, deeply moving, fun look at the highs and lows of a bygone era.”

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Thursday 2:00 PM

4:00 PM

WHEN YOU WERE MINE (short)

MOVING (short)

2014/ US/ 16 minutes/ Format: DCP Directed by: Michelle Witten Print Source: Michelle Witten

2008 / US / 10 minutes / Format: DCP Directed by: Megan Griffiths Print Source: Megan Griffiths

A man recently escaped from an institution copes with a mysterious illness, while trying to protect the woman he loves from himself.

An examination of family relationships and the impact our decisions can have on the people we love.

NATURAL LIFE documentary 2014 / US / 78 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Tirtza Even Print Source: Tirtza Even

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This experimental social justice documentary explores inequities in the U.S. juvenile justice system as it tells the stories of five adults who were sentenced to life without parole (“natural life”) while they were juveniles. Director Tirtza Even has a long resumé of work in which she has used various artistic media to explore and illustrate social and political issues and conflicts. Interviews with the five correctional facility residents, their families and support networks, legal professionals, and victims of similar crimes are skillfully interwoven with reenactments and documentation, all presented via split screens, to create unique portraits of the five subjects whose entire adults lives will be spent behind bars. Even states of the film, “My hope is to depict change as inevitable, and difference as structural. And in that way, challenge the underlying presumption of permanence and sameness that the sentence of lifewithout-parole for juveniles claims and imposes.”

DIVIDE IN CONCORD documentary 2013 / US / 82 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Kris Kaczor, Dave Regos Cast: Jean Hill Print Source: Kris Kaczor, Dave Regos

This vibrant documentary follows the events leading up to a vote on whether or not to ban single-serving plastic water bottles in a town known for being the birthplace of the revolutionary war, Concord, Massachusetts. Eightyfour-year-old Jean Hill leads the charge to ban the bottles in the name of the environment and fighting corporate control. On the other side of the issue, Adriana Cohen, model-turned-pundit and regular Fox News contributor, fights for what she sees as an attack on personal freedom in her town. Filmmaker/ activist Michael Moore loved the film, gushing, “A fascinating, entertaining look at how persistence and citizen action still means something in a corporate-controlled society.”

November 13th 6:30 PM

9:00 PM

THE MORNING OF EVERYTHING (short)

Extreme Martial Arts Movie Madness Double Feature

2014 / US / 13 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Jeff Stern Cast: Mike Shine, Jeff Stern, Leo Stern Print Source: Jeff Stern

THE RAID: REDEMPTION action

A lyrical short film in which a father envisions the world through the eyes of his three year-old son.

2 MOVIES FOR THE PRICE OF 1

2011 / Indonesia, US, France / Indonesian with English subtitles / 101 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Ray Sahetapy, Joe Taslim, Yayan Ruhian Print Source: Sony Pictures

LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSED comedy / drama 2013 / Spain / in Spanish with English subtitles / 108 minutes / Format: DCP Director: David Trueba Cast:Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer Print Source: Outsider Productions

The comedic drama Living is Easy with Eyes Closed has been charming audiences and winning awards worldwide. Spain’s submission for an Academy Award in the Foreign Language Film category, it took home six Goya Awards (Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars) including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Writing, and Best Leading Actor. The film takes place in 1966 in Spain and stars Javier Cámara as Antonio, a mild-mannered English teacher and Beatles lover who uses the group’s lyrics extensively in his classroom. When he learns that John Lennon will be in Spain, he embarks on a road trip to meet his idol. Along the way, he picks up two young hitchhikers, a pregnant woman and a young man escaping a bad family situation. The trio form a strong bond over the course of the trip that helps them all believe in the possibility of a better tomorrow for them and their country.

One of the most audaciously inventive action movies of the century, Gareth Evans’ The Raid: Redemption introduced much of the world to the Indonesian martial art pencak silat. Starring Iko Uwais as Rama in a breakout performance, the film ups the ante on the standard “two men enter, one man leaves” formula by starting off with a SWAT team on a mission to take down crime boss Tama from his hi-tech fortress in the top floor penthouse of a squalid Jakarta tenement building/underworld safe house. Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times says, “The Raid: Redemption is a slam-bang, knock-your-socks-off action bonanza with some of the most peerlessly shot, performed, and choreographed fight sequences you’re likely to see on screen. ...Gareth Evans…proves a visionary force, grabbing hold of the audience with a barrage of virtuoso set pieces that are both hide-your-eyes violent and mindbogglingly stunning.”

THE RAID 2 action 2014 / Indonesia, US / Indonesian, Japanese, English, Arabic with English subtitles / 150 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Yayan Ruhian Print Source: Sony Pictures Classics “Second verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a whole lot worse!”—The Raid 2 takes all of the great elements of the first film to new extremes in the most awesome way! Picking up almost immediately where the first film ended, our hero Rama (Iko Uwais), still healing from the first film, is informed of his new assignment—as a reward for the intelligence and skill he displayed in the original raid, he now is ordered to go deep undercover in order to help take down the puppet masters behind Jakarta’s criminal class. With a cast of colorful characters (including Hammer Girl and Baseball Bat Guy) and an entire city in which to stage the set-piece fight sequences, director Gareth Evans shows that The Raid: Redemption was merely a warm-up exercise.

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Friday 2:00 PM

4:45 PM

CINE-X SHORTS experimental

A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS Cine-X

Filmmakers in Attendance

Q&A with director Ben Russell

Animation, politics, juggalos, the Cine-X Shorts program has it all!

This varied selection of experimental short films will kick off with an introduction to the US premier of The Secret of the Sauce by director Leonardo Liberti.

2013 / France, Germany, Estonia / 98 min / Format: DCP Directors: Ben Rivers, Ben Russell Cast: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Print Source: Kim Stim

THE SECRET OF THE SAUCE: Dir. Leonardo Liberti (37 min.) A compelling fictional story in a documentary style that speaks out against political corruption in Brazil. OFF Official Selection 2014 THE TABLE: Dir. Joshua Kane (9 min.)

The journey of a table through crowded streets in Central America HIT AND RUN: Dir. Stephanie Wilder (6 min.) A stop-motion musical masterpiece that utilizes a variety of animation styles.

PEOPLE IN THE TREES: Dir. Jonah Vigil (18 min.) After her last day of high school, a young woman takes MDMA and discovers a violent cult in the woods.

AFTER: Dir. Cedric Messemanne (8 min.) An old man’s monologue accompanied by soothing experimental cinematography.

ACETATE DIARY: Dir. Russell Sheaffer (5 min.) A cryptic meditation on illness told on celluloid through scribbles, scratches, and blinding color.

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BUFFALO JUGGALO: Dir. Scott Cummings (30 min.) Juggalos - they’re just like us. Not really. Partake of this quiet meditation on the life of Insane Clown Posse fanatics in their own habitat.

This experimental gem has been an official selection at over forty film festivals worldwide. It follows musician-artist Robert A. A. Lowe (of Lichens and Om) as he navigates three spaces: an Estonian commune where he is surrounded by voices and stories; a forest where he exists in silenceFriday and solitude; and a black metal concert where he embraces loud discordant noises by leading the band. Full of breathtaking scenery and stunning camerawork, this film takes the viewer on a mesmerizing journey that won’t soon be forgotten. John Semley of Slant Magazine wrote about the film, “Captures a kind of essential form of self-expression (and pleasure) that exceeds categorization, creating a shared experience between the musicians, the filmmakers, and the viewer that feels sublime.”

November 14th 7:30 PM doors / 8:00 PM film

11:30 PM

Magic Kombucha presents:

shock theater!

with legendary cult queen MARY

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST horror

EATING RAOUL

WORONOV in person to accept Lifetime Achievement Award plus book signing and Q&A with moderator Ian Svenonious

Who knew murder and cannibalism could be so much fun? Eating Raoul was celebrated at the time of its release as the perfect marriage between mainstream moviemaking and the so-called "underground" cinema. Cult-film icons Mary Woronov and Paul Bartel (both of whom directed) play a married couple who decide to cash in on the sexual perversions of others. Posing as a hooker, Woronov lures the "johns" in and indulges their every kinky whim, whereupon Bartel kills the unwary client, steals the valuables, and sells the corpse for dog food. Though they see nothing wrong in what they're doing, they react in prudish disgust at the sexual preferences of their victims. Eventually, Raoul (Robert Beltran), the fellow who transports the corpses to the dog food concern, proves expendable--and extremely edible. This savage black comedy – one of the most bizarrely sophisticated satires ever made - boasts a high-powered comic supporting cast, among them Buck Henry, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Paul and Edie McClurg.

Actress/writer/artist Mary Woronov has had a singular career. She first made headlines in the 1960s as a Warhol Superstar. She danced with the Velvet Underground as part of their multimedia live show and starred in Chelsea Girls, the 1966 experimental underground film directed by Andy Warhol. Since then, the marvelous Ms Woronov has appeared in over 80 movies and countless TV episodes. Notable appearances include the Roger Corman classic Death Race 2000, Rock ‘N Roll High School, Night of the Comet, Warlock, Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Chopping Mall, The Devil’s Rejects and, of course, Eating Raoul. Her many TV appearances include Charlie’s Angels, Knight Rider, Murder She Wrote, and even a Suicidal Tendencies music video. She is smart, hilarious, sexy and beyond charismatic. Her husky voice, her imposing figure and that daunting face whose beauty is too hard-edged to melt, brings a subversive air of danger to every performance. She can wield an intense androgynous power, reminiscent of the great female actresses of the 1940s who have become camp icons, Mae West, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. She is punk rock personified and a total badass. The Olympia Film Society is honored to present Mary Woronov with the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.

1980 / Italy / 95 minutes / Format: 35mm Director: Ruggero Deodato Cast: Robert Kerman, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Francesca Ciardi Print Source: Grindhouse Releasing

Still banned in some countries, the notorious Cannibal Holocaust is the originator of the “found footage” phenomenon. When four anthropology students go missing in the Amazon, Professor Harold Monroe goes to investigate. His futile quest takes him deep into the remote Amazonian jungle, where white men fear to tread and cannibalistic tribes lurk. Monroe barely escapes with his life and a film canister that will reveal the brutal truth about the cruel fate of the hapless students who dared to enter the jungle of death. A legend in the world of exploitation cinema, Cannibal Holocaust has the honorable distinction of having had the Italian government put the filmmakers on trial to prove that no one was actually murdered during the film’s production. A classic in its own right, this rare showing of this controversial shocker is a disturbing event that will be essential viewing for true horror fans.

WARNING: Material in this film may be objectionable to some viewers, so don’t complain to us if you get freaked out.

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Saturday 10:00 AM

12:00 PM

Free for kids 12 and under

LOCALS ONLY

THE BOY AND THE WORLD kids/family

Filmmakers in Attendance

2014 / Brazil 80 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Âle Abreu Cast: Marco Aurélio Campos, Vinicius Garcia, Lu Horta Print Source: Go Kids

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

The Locals Only short films program is a massive celebration of Northwest filmmakers featuring nine short films followed by a Q&A with DeeDee Bigelow: filmmaker, actor, horse wrangler extraordinaire, born and raised in Olympia of course! Find out what she’s been doing since she moved to L.A.

OFS Cocktail Social Fundraiser with Mary Woronov, Ian Svenonius and other guests at Dillingers WHERE I’M CALLING FROM: Dir. Riley Gibson (12 min.) A ponderous and moving adaptation of the famous Raymond Carver short story.

THE HERO POSE: Dir. Mischa Jakupcak (12 min.) Relax and join a smart young girl and her stressed out father on a grey NW afternoon.

The award winning children’s film The Boy and the World is unlike any animated film you’ve ever seen. Set in a sparsely-drawn world full of sparkling color and stark white, the story of a cute little round-headed boy on a quest to reunite his parents plays out on a visually arresting canvas filled with strangely stunning sights and exuberant music that ranges from Brazilian Samba to hiphop. There is no dialogue; just sound, music, and endearing images, as we follow the boy on his hopeful quest that takes him on a journey through elaborate places that range from earthly landscapes to otherworldly cities in the sky. Featuring a variety of drawing styles melded together to imagine a rainbow-hued place that shimmers with creativity, The Boy and the World is a highly unique achievement in animation that sends a message of love and hope in a chaotic world.

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BECOMING FLIRTY: Dir. Mian BondCarvin (4 min.) Lovely, aesthetic, and whimsical. Premiered at the 2014 Oly Pride Film Festival THE NEW WEST: Dir. Peter Edlund (15 min.) A perfectly executed film that plays with old west violence and modern youth.

THIRSTY FOR LOVE: Dir. Bruce H. Bosley (13 min.) A young man brings home a hot date. Chaos ensues.

DISCONNECT: Dir. Syd Boyle (1 min.)

The world’s shortest dark comedy, premiered at the 30th annual OFF in 2013.

THE DISEASE: Dir. Nathaniel Maddux (15 min.) An intimate look into Dean Redbeard Mundhenke’s 27-year-old obsession with hunting wild turkey.

PROSPECT: Dir. Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl (14 min.) A gorgeous NW Sci-fi short, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March. OFF Official Selection 2014.

MISS POPPINS: Dir. DeeDee Bigelow (8 min.) Miss Poppins is a secret agent, but don’t tell her husband!

$25 general admission Full Pass Plus accepted at the door OFS members (21 and up only)

Admission includes delicious and tasty nosh and one cocktail from the unique menu of hand – crafted prohibition cocktails made just for occasion.

Meet and greet with our guest of honor Mary Woronov, Ian Svenonius and other Film Festival guests in the beautiful Security Building that Dillingers is nestled in. A unique lounge located in a 1926 bank will transform you back in time, a perfect place to start an evening of movie watching in the historic Capitol Theater!

Bid on fine and cool local art, and movie memorabilia. Enjoy a sip from the signature OFS hand crafted cocktail menu. Proceeds will benefit the future preservation of the Capitol Theater.

Dillingers is located at 404 Washington Street SE, just around the corner!

6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

The party continues! (no admission charge)

Stop by Dillingers for a sip or two – it’s on the way to the theater!

Proceeds will benefit the future preservation efforts of the Capitol Theater.

November 15th 3:00 PM

5:00 PM

8:30 PM doors / 9:30 PM show

THE MUSICAL CINEMA OF IAN SVENONIOUS Cine-X

ZERO MOTIVATION comedy

encore screening: 11:30 pm doors / midnight screening

2014 / Israel, France / Hebrew with English subtitles / 100 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Talya Lavie Cast: Dana Ivgy, Nelly Tagar, Shani Klein Print Source: Zeitgist Pictures

The Stranger Presents Dan Savage’s

Ian Svenonious in attendance WHAT IS A GROUP? 2014 / US / 30 minutes / Format: 16mm on HD

Tour

ROCK AND ROLL ON TRIAL FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY 2014 / US / 20 minutes / Format: 16mm on HD

Ian F. Svenonius, author of Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock n Roll Group, The Psychic Soviet, singer of groups Chain & The Gang, Make Up, Weird War, Nation of Ulysses, etc., and host of talk show Soft Focus, will host a short program of films he has made, including What is a Group?—the sci fi docu-drama featuring Mary Timony and Kid Congo Powers, among other luminaries—and Rock n Roll on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity, starring Anna Nasty and Ed Schrader. Svenonius will also hold forth on the meaning of film, art, literature, and the correct way to interpret history and current events.

Have a drink with Ian at the OFS Cocktail Social at Dillinger’s after the show!

Winner of both Best Narrative Film and the Nora Ephron Award for Women in Film at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Talya Lavie’s Zero Motivation is the rare Israeli military movie that almost completely ignores politics and gunfire in favor of depicting the war against crippling boredom.

Even rarer, Lavie’s debut feature is a loose satirical comedy told from a female point of view by a female filmmaker. In an Israeli Defense Force rife with institutional sexism, female conscripts are relegated to serving out their mandatory two years as glorified secretaries, routinely denied meaningful work and opportunities for advancement.

In a lonely desert outpost, Daffi and Zohar are two of a group of young women assigned to the Human Resources Office under the ambitious Rama. With little to do besides fetch coffee, shred paper, and play Minesweeper, the respective goals of Daffi (to transfer to Tel Aviv), Zohar (to lose her virginity), and Rama (to advance in her career) clash in episodes of bitchy bickering, rank insubordination, and pranks as they wield their whip-smart dialog as accurately as their staple guns.

Rodrigo Perez of The Playlist calls it “an absorbing office saga and diverting dark comedy” and “a surprisingly insightful coming-ofage tale, utilizing the milieu of the military to look at desire, loneliness, identity, fitting in, and many aspects of everyday complex female life.”

The HUMP! annual film festival in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, initiated in 2005 showcases home-movie erotica, amateur sex cinema, and locally produced pornography. Curated by Dan Savage and other notorious folks from The Stranger and The Portland Mercury, HUMP! is sure to make you laugh, wriggle, wince, giggle, and generally have one of the best weird nights of your life. No film is longer than 5 minutes and every film is free of minors, animals, and poop. No poop!!!

At the 25th Sundance Film Festival, the independent film Humpday featured characters creating a submission for the HUMP! film festival. The story of two straight men making a gay erotic film for the HUMP! opened to strongly positive reviews.

HUMP! premiered in Olympia, Washington at the 2012 Olympia Film Festival to a sold- out house. The tradition continues and for you service industry folks, there is a second screening at MIDNIGHT! 18+ only, ID check at the door • All cell phones must be turned off before entering the theater • All cameras will be taken before entering the theater • All unclaimed tickets will be released 5 minutes before start time (No Late Seating) • Mezzanine Lounge Seating for those 21+ Full Pass Plus Accepted

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Sunday 10:00 AM

11:30 AM

Free for kids 12 and under

NW WONDERS

The Best of The NYICFF: SMALL THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES kids / family

MELLENCAMP

Various Countries / In English or No Dialogue / 57 minutes / Format: DCP Print Source: Go Kids

In this whimsical mixture of children’s animated short films from here and around the globe, expect the unexpected. A girl and her monster-helmed rock band; a papier maché owl’s discovery; a snowflake that has the power to transform the world; the mystery of the missing color blue; a dug-up bone that holds a secret; kids who know how to rock—a quiz, that is; a mole who wants to dig with a construction crew; and a chicken who wants to fly like an eagle. But this is just a taste of the adventure to be had in this fun and highly entertaining shorts program for kids ages 3 and up.

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2014 / US / 35 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Travis Shields Cast: Eric M. Johnson, Peter Jenkins, Evelyn Murray Print Source: Shields Films

In the comedy short Mellencamp a loser attempts to get a life by seeking out a legendary creature. Forced to leave his mother’s house and get a job, 35-yearold Labyrinth, along with his best friend Eric, embarks on a quest to find Bigfoot. It’s the million dollar prize they’re after, but then there is something more, something like respect. And how else would they get it than by finding Bigfoot?! There is no other way. Obviously.

THE IMMORTAL AUGUSTUS GLADSTONE 2013 / US / 100 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Robyn C. Miller Cast: Robyn C. Miller, Tom Olson, Jimmy Chen Print Source: Robyn C. Miller

The Immortal Augustus Gladstone is a mock documentary about a man who claims to have lived for over a century. Augustus Gladstone believes he’s immortal. Squatting in an abandoned hotel in Portland, he shares colorful tales of his 150 year existence. From his travels across America during the depression, to befriending Andy Warhol, to seeing the 1900 Paris Expo, Augustus charms the film crew who discovered him on You Tube. Eventually Augustus sets out to find his only living descendant, Lucky Gladstone. This the decision causes the crew to question their responsibility to their subject. A film about myth, mortality, and filmmaking, The Immortal Augustus Gladstone is an intriguing mystery to be solved.

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4:45PM

SALAD DAYS: THE DC PUNK REVOLUTION documentary

THE TRIBE experimental / drama

Q&A with director Scott Crawford via Skype

NW Premiere

West Coast Premiere

2014 / Ukraine, Netherlands/ 130 minutes / Format: DCP Director: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Cast: Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy Print Source: Drafthouse Films

2014 / US / 105 minutes / Format: HDCam Director: Scott Crawford Cast: Ian MacKaye, Henry Rollins, Thurston Moore, Dave Grohl Print Source: Scott Crawford

Salad Days may be the definitive film about the legendary, immeasurably influential Washington, DC punk and independent music scene. By, for, and about a tight-knit circle of friends and fellow misfits, the music and subsequent movements it inspired have reverberated around the world and echoed down through several generations, including spawning the double-edged swords of both straight edge and emocore. From its roots in the ‘70s through the early ‘80s birth of Dischord Records and on into the ‘90s, it’s all here—the world-famous and the less widely-known; a strikingly large representation of those affiliated with Dischord and people from other local labels and institutions such as Teen Beat, Simple Machines, and Positive Force; those who helped birth and give shape to the scene, and those who arrived later on. And above all else, there’s the undeniably incredible music and an array of rare and little-seen live footage. Director Scott Crawford grew up in the scene, literally, having founded the DC music zine Metrozine as a teen. Featuring interviews with Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Brian Baker, Alex MacKaye, Henry Rollins, Dave Grohl, and Thurston Moore, among many, many others, Salad Days will send you back to your record collection or to your nearest music store. Come join the Olympia Film Festival for not only the West Coast premiere, but also the second-ever theatrical screening of this essential documentary!

Winner of three prestigious awards at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including the top critics prize, The Tribe is a breathtaking experiment in film making that breaks boundaries with its audacious risk taking. This is a film without words. All the actors are deaf and use sign language to communicate, but there are no subtitles.

When you watch you will understand.

Set in a boarding school for the hearing impaired, we follow Sergey, a new student who almost immediately falls in with the bad crowd. Idly attending classes by day, we watch as teenaged gangs roam the night committing crimes and running a makeshift prostitution ring at a nearby truck stop.

The longer Sergey participates, the deeper he falls into the corruption that permeates the school and the futile life there. A story that could be considered conventional unfolds like a cinematic puzzle, each scene building onto the next creating a dramatic mosaic that is affecting, shocking, and ultimately devastating. A Northwest premiere, The Tribe is a feat of modern cinema that must be experienced.

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CLOSING NIGHT EVENT and Elicia Sanchez

7:30 PM doors / 8:00 PM show $12 general admission / $10 OFS members Full pass plus accepted Join us closing night and laugh out loud with Hari Kondabolu, a Brooklyn-based, Queens-raised comic who the NY Times has called “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today.” In March 2014, he released his debut standup album "Waiting for 2042" on indie-label Kill Rock Stars. He is currently NYU’s APA Institute’s “ Artist in Residence” for the 2014-2015 Academic Year. Hari was a writer and correspondent on the Chris Rock-produced television show "Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell" on FX. He has also done standup on the Late Show with David Letterman, Conan and Jimmy Kimmel Live. In 2014, he was interviewed on a full episode of "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" on NPR. Comedian Margaret Cho says: "Hari Kondabolu is intelligent, insightful and hilarious a true comic genius." NPR: "HK is a brainy comedian who cuts through the polite talk around race and gender. " The Stranger: "A national comedy treasure, a wise, witty, golden hearted crusader for funny jokes and social justice."

Kathleen Hanna: "Hari Kondabolu is punk as f**k."

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Guest Bios Peter S. Beagle is generally recognized within the field as America’s

greatest living fantasist, and his work has won him millions of fans around the world. In 1968 Peter wrote his second and best-known novel, The Last Unicorn, which has now sold 6 million copies worldwide and been translated into 25 different languages. In 1982 an animated version of The Last Unicorn was released, based on Peter’s own screenplay, and with a voice cast that included Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, and Christopher Lee. The film has established a huge following via subsequent cable, videotape, and DVD releases: since 2004 it has sold more than four million home video copies in North America without any advertising or promotion. Peter also wrote the screenplay for the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, and the teleplay for “Sarek” a fan-favorite episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His other books include the novels The Folk of the Air, The Innkeeper’s Song, and Tamsin; the short story collections Giant Bones, The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche, The Line Between, We Never Talk About My Brother; Mirror Kingdoms, and Sleight of Hand; and the nonfiction books The California Feeling, The Lady and Her Tiger, In the Presence of Elephants, and The Garden of Earthly Delights. In 2002 he came roaring back on the scene with an extraordinary run of short fiction — over 70 stories, novelettes, and novellas so far — including a sequel to The Last Unicorn called “Two Hearts,” which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

DeeDee Bigelow was born in Olympia, Washington on Feb 6th, 1973.

Movies were her passion, so much so that she even tape recorded “Star Wars” and then would listen to it as she went to sleep. Needless to say, she has the entire “Star Wars” movie memorized to this day. About two years ago, DeeDee decided to leave Olympia in search of something new.

She ended up in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she auditioned for a show called Surreal Life Fame Games, and got it! She filmed the show with Traci Bingham, Ron Jeremy, Vanilla Ice, and Vern Troyer. And she was hooked! Off to Hollywood, California. Since living in Hollywood, she has enjoyed getting bit parts on CSI:NY, Shark, and My Name is Earl. Current movies she has filmed are All About Steve, Dead Air, and Dockweiler.

DeeDee has some exciting projects coming up, and looks forward to continuing her success as an Actress, Producer, and Horse Wrangler.

Salad Days Director/writer SCOTT CRAWFORD is a music journalist, musician, and graphic designer.

As a teenager in the DC suburbs, Crawford started a fanzine called Metrozine that documented much of what was happening in the DC hardcore punk scene in the 1980s. He also released a 7” compilation called “Alive & Kicking” in 1985 featuring all DC bands: Beefeater, Marginal Man, Gray Matter, United Mutation, Cereal Killer, and Mission Impossible (featuring a 16-year-old Dave Grohl, serving as his first official record).

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Billy Hunt III considers himself to be one of the top five fake women’s arm wrestling documentarians in the history of humankind. He is also the inventor of the Screamotron3000, a machine that takes a picture when you scream. In his spare time, he likes to DJ and cross stitch, usually not at the same time.

Poison Ring is the primary endeavour of Olympia resident BrYan LeFey. His chosen means for conveying sound—the bridling and manipulation of tapes and records— is analogous to the magician’s summoning of the golem. It is plastic, not clay, that composes modern society’s golem, and Poison Ring’s process of refining loops from the dross of overproduction is a way of breathing new life into otherwise inanimate things. His study of occult symbolism and Hermetic correspondences informs what elements are drafted for fumigation, as well as what symbols are conveyed via prop and gesture.

Leonardo Liberti is an Italian-Brazilian director. At age 31, he currently has two documentaries in Europe about the history of St. Francis of Assisi, six Cannes Lions, a Latin Grammy nomination, a VMA Brazil Nomination, Gold DVD, and first place on many Top 10 MTV lists, including independent artists. Leonardo has more than 100 works signed to more than 70 branches and artists. The Secret of the Sauce is his first fictional film, funded entirely through publicity.

Sam Miller has been making people laugh for as long as he can remember; only recently has he been doing this on purpose. You can see him in local bars and comedy clubs trying desperately to vanquish the demons that cause his low self esteem.

Shirley Morrison (b. 1923) had been an active member of Raging Grannies for about 10 years when the organization reached Seattle.

Raging Grannies is an activist organization that endeavours to raise awareness about issues regarding peace and the environment, amongst other things. Shirley has been arrested several times as a result of her actions with regards this organization. Raging Grannies is, however, not an issue in this film—Shirley and Hinda act on behalf of themselves only.

Matt Smith is an accomplished actor and playwright with 35 years of experience in the Seattle arts community.

Improvisational work has been performed with Seattle Theatre Sports, None of the Above, Seattle Improv, and Stark/ Raving Theatre. Matt’s body of solo performances includes “Helium” (1995), “My Last Year with the Nuns,” “Beyond Kindness” (1999), “My Boat to Bainbridge” (2005), and “All My Children” (2010). They have been performed around King County (in Seattle at New City Theater, On the Boards, Theater Off Jackson, and several other venues), and some have been performed in San Francisco, New York City, and London.

Matt has appeared in several films, including starring in the short “Whiteface” (2001) and playing prominent supporting roles in independent features “The Naked Proof” (2003), “Outsourced” (2006), and “The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle” (2009). He was also the mailman in “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993).

Hinda Kipnis (b.

1929) and Shirley have known each other for thirty years. They met at the improvisational theatre group “Playback”, of which they were both members.

Hinda was brought up in a Jewish family in New York, her parents having fled from Russia to the US during the Russian Revolution in 1917. She has also been a political activist for many years.

Isaac Olsen is a self-taught writer, director, photographer, editor, and animator.

Performing the aforementioned roles, he has produced 10 award winning shorts and three features: Quiet Shoes, a film noir comedy; Ich Hunger, an expressionistic German art film shot in Flint, Michigan; and Strictly Sacred, a documentary on the legendary Northwest band Girl Trouble.

Ben Russell (b.1976, US) is an itinerant media artist and curator whose films, installations, and performances foster a deep engagement with the history and semiotics of the moving image. Formal investigations of the historical and conceptual relationships between early cinema, visual anthropology, and structuralist filmmaking result in immersive experiences concerned at once with ritual, communal spectatorship and the pursuit of a “psychedelic ethnography.”

A 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship and 2010 FIPRESCI award recipient, Ben has had solo screenings and exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Rotterdam Film Festival, the Wexner Center for the Arts, the Viennale, and the Museum of Modern Art. He began the Magic Lantern screening series in Providence, Rhode Island, was co-director of the artist-run space BEN RUSSELL in Chicago, IL, has toured worldwide with film/ video/ performance programs and was named by Cinemascope in 2012 as one of the “50 Best Filmmakers Under 50.” Ben lives between the US and Europe and is currently calling every new location home.

Contact: BR@DIMESHOW.COM Ian F. Svenonius, author of Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock n Roll Group, The Psychic Soviet, singer of groups Chain & The Gang, Make Up, Weird War, Nation of Ulysses, etc., and host of talk show Soft Focus, will host a short program of films he has made, including What is a Group?—the sci fi docu-drama featuring Mary Timony and Kid Congo Powers, among other luminaries— and Rock n Roll on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity, starring Anna Nasty and Ed Schrader.

Actress/writer/artist Mary Woronov has had a singular career. She first made headlines in the 1960s as a Warhol Superstar. She danced with the Velvet Underground as part of their multimedia live show and starred in Chelsea Girls, the 1966 experimental underground film directed by Andy Warhol. Since then, the marvelous Ms Woronov has appeared in over 80 movies and countless TV episodes. Notable appearances include the Roger Corman classic Death Race 2000, Rock ‘N Roll High School, Night of the Comet, Warlock, Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Chopping Mall, The Devil’s Rejects and, of course, Eating Raoul. Her many TV appearances include Charlie’s Angels, Knight Rider, Murder She Wrote, and even a Suicidal Tendencies music video. She is smart, hilarious, sexy and beyond charismatic. Her husky voice, her imposing figure and that daunting face whose beauty is too hard-edged to melt, brings a subversive air of danger to every performance. She can wield an intense androgynous power, reminiscent of the great female actresses of the 1940s who have become camp icons, Mae West, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. She is punk rock personified and a total badass. The Olympia Film Society is honored to present Mary Woronov with the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.

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About the Capitol Theater

Original owners E.A. Zabel and William Wilson were prominent purveyors of family entertainment in Olympia since 1909. The Capitol Theater, built in 1924, was the crowning glory of a succession of local theaters owned by Zabel. The two commissioned local architect Joseph Wohleb to design a “monument to amusement lovers in Olympia,” a luxurious "picture palace" that was designed for orchestras to accompany silent films.

On October 7, 1924, the Capitol Theater opened its doors to an audience of over 1,000 people who came for an evening of festive entertainment including organ music, song, dance, movies, and community networking. For the next half-century, the Zabel family operated the theater. The theater was used primarily as a film venue and a home for vaudeville. In the early days, many films premiered here, including Tugboat Annie, Ring of Fire, and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, as well as many performances by famous musicians and singers like Judy Garland. The theater originally had two manual Smith theater pipe organs installed in 1926. According to records, the organs were moved to Shoreline, WA in 1959, and were eventually broken up for parts and sold to a man in Twin Falls, ID.

Built in the Mission Revival/Beaux Arts style, the building features glazed terra cotta and circular leaded art glass insets depicting the Greek Muses designed by Northwest glass artist Raymond Nyson. Terra cotta masks designed by Polish illustrator and mask maker W.T. Benda flank the backlit stained glass.

The interior above the massive stage was crested with a large “C”, which you can still see today, and also depicted the Pegasus you see on the exterior of the theater along with golden angels and horns. Unfortunately, a fire in 1937 caused extensive damage, and much of the interior was removed and replaced.

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CONCERTS & SPECIAL EVENTS

CONCERTS & SPECIAL EVENTS As part of our mission to provide the community with new opportunities to engage with independent arts, OFS brings a wide variety ofconcerts and performance events to the Capitol Theater. Our music events includes everything from heavy metal to surf rock to folk music to rhythm and blues, showcasing local, national and international acts. OFS is dedicated to supporting artists working in underrepresented expressive art forms. In 2013/2014 a variety of such artists like Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Cat Power, Mike Watt and The Julie Ruin have performed on the Capitol Theater stage.

OFS co-produces events with other not for profit organizations and local performance groups like TUSH Burlesque, The New Old Time Chautauqua, United Way, Olympia Mountaineers, SAGE, and Temple Beth Hatfiloh and creates several annual award winning events, including Night of the Living Tribute Bands and Repeal Prohibition Celebration packing the house with live events year round!

MEZZANINE ART SPACE

OFS showcases the work of over 50 local and regional talented visual artists annually in our Mezzanine Art Space located on the second floor of the Capitol Theater and includes displays on each side of the stage inside two niches which originally had three-dimensional replicas of the State Capitol Building. Currently, we fondly call these niches “The Gardens�, and they are still used today to display works by local artists. The Mezzanine Art Space produces programs that include art receptions, silent auctions, coloring books, and special events like Duck the Malls; our annual arts and crafts Holiday Bazaar.

RENTING THE CAPITOL THEATER

RENTING THE CAPITOL THEATER Consider renting the historic Capitol Theater for your next event!

The theater is an all ages venue that holds 766 seated and 1,000 standing room. It also has a smaller performance area called The Backstage, which holds up to 150 people standing room. The theater accommodates both public and private live music, film screenings, presentations, and performances. Hourly daytime use is also available.

Concert and Full Stage Rental: $850.00 ($600.00 Non-Profit Rate) The Backstage Rentals: $300.00 Rentals on The Backstage are primarily booked on Friday nights. Some mid-week and weekends are available. Rental includes a mandatory house manager, PA, and sound engineer for 7 hours of work.

Film Rental: $575.00 ($475 Non-Profit Film Rate) Once per program series (roughly 6 weeks), OFS offers a discounted rental rate to a local qualifying non-profit organization. Requirements include 501c3 status and application process.

Hourly Use: $50 plus $15 for each additional hour (billed by the hour) Rate applies to local filmmakers, matinee screenings, and private rentals.

Alcohol and Concessions Service: Wine/Beer gardens are available to enhance your event; OFS keeps 100% of all alcohol and concession sales. OFS is limited to hosting 12 events a year and service is based on availability.

Merchandise Rate: 10%- 15% on all goods.

Visit our website at olympiafilmsociety.org for more information or contact Marketing and Events Coordinator, Harry Reetz at harry@olympiafilmsociety.org. Additional staffing, technical, promotional, and administrative fees may apply and are agreed to upfront. Promoter may need to provide some staffing and is responsible for all promotions. 50% deposit required. Dates are subject to availability.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS STAFF: Audrey Henley, Executive Director • Harry Reetz, Marketing & Events Coordinator • Ryan Walker, Volunteer Coordinator Aimee Hughes, Bookkeeper & Office Manager • Joaquin de la Puente, Cinema Technician

Dave Harvey, Audio Technician & Production Manager • Fraoigh Howard, Housekeeping & Maintenance Engineer Kelly Lux, 2014 Film Festival Programmer • Karielle Jackson, 2014 Film Festival Coordinator Syd Boyle, 2014 Film Festival Print Traffic Manager • Tanar Stalker, Stage Manager

OFS HAS OVER 250 VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED AT THE CAPITOL THEATER THAT KEEP OUR OPERATIONS RUNNING SMOOTHLY THESE HARD WORKING VOLUNTEERS MEAN MORE THAN JUST FREE LABOR; THEY KEEP ARTS ALIVE AND SUSTAINABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE! BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Angel Cruz • Dick Meyer, Treasurer • Tom MacDonald • Tim Sweeney, Vice President Kaylynn What, President • Byron Zarp, Secretary

THEATER VOLUNTEERS • CC Alexander • Lucian Anderson • Darla Ashford • Marc Baldwin • Jeff Barehand • Jonah Barrett Bettina Baschy • Benjamin Batten • John Chadwick • Cindy Beck • Atalanta Bella-Rogol • Jay Bemis • Celena Bird Leo Blakeslee • Steve Blakeslee • Meli Bless • Camille Boults • Syd Boyle IV • Josh Brastad • Jim Burlingame

Simon Calcavecchia, Angel Camama • David Campbell • Chris Carson • Michael Chapman • Kylie Charney-Harrington Alex Cleghorn • Tina Connolly • Steve Conway • Erik Cornellier • Sasha Cornellier • Jerome Cox • Ira Coyne

Mike Cummins • Jimmi Davies • Pamela Davis • Yolanda Grave de Peralta • Phillip DeBord III • Sylvie Delaney

Benjamin Donan • Lori Doron • Mia Drescher • Jeffrey Drummond • Gote Dutta • Andrew Ebright • Christopher Edwards

Adrian Elam • Vadi Erdal • Forrest Escobedo • John Farenelli • Sarah Farley • Hannah Faulkner • Sarah Fazio • Alex Fiori Anna Firth • John Flack • Eric Fleming • Emmie Forman • Linda Friedman • Mark Friend • Diane Froelich • Tucker Gage

Dawn Gedenberg • Lee Ann Gekas • Riley Gibson • Ed Glidden • Vicky Gorny • Linda Graetz • Bernard Grant • Burnett Grant Neal Grouell • Isaac Haller • Dave Harris • Aryeh Harif • Justin Hart • Josh Haskell • Doug Henderson • Stewart Henderson Stacy Hicks • Megan Hicks • Brianna Hornback • Colleen Howard • Jared Hudson • Brian Hughes • Lisa Hurwitz

Yen Huynh • Karielle Jackson • Shane Jewell • Macy Jewell • Streator Johnson • Lorri Johnstone • Lindsey Johnstone

Chris Jones • Alan King • Jenn Kliese • Rosie Koppelman • Kitty Koppelman • Diane Kurzyna • Josh Lalley • Jilda Lamb Eva Lang • Nadine Larsson • Vanessa LaValle • Marcy LaViollette • Cai Logan • Jesse Lortz • Kelly Lux • Kevin Lyon

Frank Lynam • Lois Maffeo • Marisa Malone • James Maney • Penny Marksheffel • Inga Markstrom • Duncan Marsh Victor Minjares • Emily Monahan • Louise Morgan • Reed Morgan-Steiner, • Nicole Morris • Wendy Morris

Mary Mulholland • Joyce Mercuri • Timothy Nagler • Hei-Yen Nguyen • Isaac Overcast • Hali Panneton • Zoe Papasian Thomas Parnell • Jason Pead • Paul Pennell • Peter Pessiki • Jessica Peterson • Raelyn Pisco-Eckert • Paul Potasnik Alex Pratt • Michael Radelich • Benjamin Reynolds • Alison Riffer • Kristin Rizzieri • Anna Robbins • Wish Robbins Jenny Robertson • Daniel Roemer • Ethan Rogol • Marcus Ruef • Joe Ryan • Vince Ryland • Chris Sabatini

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Marcy Sullivan • Stephanie Summers • Richard Swanson • Emily Tant • Pat Tassoni • Teezy Thompson • Sal Tomiski

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