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| VOLUME 9 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2023 A Publication of Local Umbrella Media
Coronado Island Film Festival Announces 2023 Program Slate
Just across the sweeping blue bridge from downtown San Diego, The Coronado Island Film Festival [CIFF] is back for its 8th season! Independent films alongside studio premieres, engaging panels, parties, and of course the signature event, the Leonard Maltin Industry Tribute Awards Gala will be held over 5 days from November 8-12, 2023. For over a 100 years, Hollywood film-
documentary SUSAN FENIGER. FORKED, a verité style film by award-winning filmmaker Liz Lachman as she captures the raw, behind-the-scenes moments and the impactful career of her life partner: iconic culinary artist, author, entrepreneur and James Beard award-winner, Susan Feniger. Susan has cooked for everyone from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to Oprah and
A special Vans and Wahoo’s pre-party with Steven Van Doren, Vans’ Vice President of Marketing and Special Events and son of the Vans’ founder and Wing Lam, Co-Founder of Wahoo’s will be hosted on Sunday, November 12 ahead of the screening of HUMANITY STOKED. The documentary features Pro Skateboarders Tony Alva, Lizzie Armanto, and San Diegan
about the beauty in overcoming fear and other challenges facing humanity as seen by icons of pro skating, science, art, music, activism, and education, all of whom share experiences and perspectives shaped by their love of skateboarding. A Q&A will follow the film with Director Michael len Cohen, Lizzie Armanto, and Tony Alva focusing on understanding fear, depression, addiction,
Tony Hawk, among others. The film is
education, activism, philanthropy, racism, sexism, homophobia, and the environment. Other featured films include PAST LIVES, written and directed by Celine Song in her feature directorial debut. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro, the film follows Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends who are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny; ISLE OF HOPE, a film that follows Victoria (Mary Stuart Masterson), a university professor with a grudge against her self-absorbed mother, the famed actress Carmen Crawford (Diane Ladd), for crushing her dreams of becoming a playwright. When Carmen suffers a life-threatening stroke and wakes up thinking she is living 15 years in the past, Victoria is given a unique opportunity to figure out where her life went off track and reconcile her relationship with her mother. Diane Ladd will be in attendance and will participate in a Q&A following the film moderated by Leonard Maltin; THE NANA PROJECT
makers, celebrities, producers have flocked to Coronado to film, work, play and be inspired. CIFF is proud to be part of the Island’s cinematic legacy and is ready to roll out the red carpet for another year of films from every genre selected by the Artistic Director and programming team. The films are made with passion and persistence by filmmakers at every level of the craft; from film students to indie filmmakers to Academy Award® winners who take part in panels, workshops, special presentations and more. Red Carpet Films and San Diego premieres include the Centerpiece Feature, MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY. A nod to his mother’s love, the Amazon Studios and Bekele Films documentary is a tender and intimate portrait of visionary and innovator Tyler Perry, following his harrowing but faithful road to the top of an industry that didn’t always include him. One of the featured Closing Night films, COMMON GROUND, narrated by
Laura Dern, is a sweeping and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who are forgoing the toxic seeds and sprays pushed by Big Ag in order to produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. A Culinary Cinema series will be held on Friday, November 10 featuring the
Lady Gaga. Following the film, there will be a demo and tastings from Susan and her famed restaurant Border Grill. A second Culinary event focuses on sustainability with a screening of Shannon Morrell’s compelling short SPEAR. SPATULA. SUBMARINE. A Q+A discussion will follow the film with Amy Steward, Founder of Emerald Keepers and Meghan McKee, head chef at the Coronado Yacht Club.
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