Best of the Fest!
August 15th
at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford
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A group of outstanding short films, that were official selections at the Media Film Festival, will be shown at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford, Thursday, August 15 at 7:30pm as part of the "Best of the Fest" fundraiser to benefit the Media Youth Film Initiative (MyFi)
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This popular event showcases award-winners and other hand- picked films which represent the work of talented filmmakers from our community and beyond.
The Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Road,
Wallingford, PA
Doors open at 7pm
Films Showing:
Kingdom of Shadows(13m, USA) directed by Kevin Corcoran and filmed at the CAC - a film researcher gains possession of a lost silent film and becomes obsessed with the film's long-dead star
Birdman(15m, USA) directed by Strathhaven grad Jessica Auritt, a unique profile of the Birdman, the quirky owner of a cluttered music shop in NYC who carries on despite a slow economy, online music sales and a changing neighborhood
Irina
(18m, USA) directed by Michael Johnston - Struggling with the disastrous review of her latest play, an aging theater actress transforms her apartment into her stage
A Night With Nova
(27m, USA) directed by Kenneth Kraft - A belittled poet pours his soul out to the one he loves
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Also screening at the "Best of the Fest" will be Imagine, the premiere project from the Media Youth Film Initiative, MyFi, a film production class for area high school students co-sponsored by the Media Arts Council and the Media Youth Center.
MyFi allows teens to learn the craft of filmmaking from a professional instructorProceeds from the evening will help provide financial aid for deserving students.
New classes are forming now!
For more information visit www.mediaartscouncil.org
