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Special Events
June 9 at 7PM: we will be screening Bringing it Home for Hemp History Week. The movie will be followed by a Panel discussion with the filmmakers and concessions will feature special edition hemp ale from One World Brewing, special edition Hemp ice cream from the Hop, hemp hummus from Roots, High Quality Hemp CBD Goods, and Rocky Mountain High Hemp infused beverages from Carolina Hemp Company plus much more! Tickets are available now online and at the box office $10
June 14th: Tuesday night 7:30 Screening with the Asheville Film Society. Free for members and donations to the Asheville Film Society appreciated.
June 16: Thursday Horror Picture Show – 7:30 – Asheville Film Society – Free with donations appreciated
June 10th: Friday we kick off our Classic Summer Movie Series with the original Dirty Dancing showing all week in Screen 3.
First run movies starting June 10:
Maggie’s Plan – starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hake, and Julianne Moore; comedy/drama: A woman (Greta Gerwig) falls in love with a married man (Ethan Hawke), then devises a strategy to reunite him with his former wife (Julianne Moore) three years later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waN6q6fpCMA
Marguerite – French Comedy/Drama – Paris, 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman, lover of the music and the opera. She loves to sing for her friends, although she’s not a good singer. Both her friends and her husband have kept her fantasy. The problem begins when she decides to perform in front of a real audience.
https://youtu.be/8V2OPBvfosM
Screenings Looking ahead:
June 16: 7:00 PM Mechanical Eye Microcinema at the Grail
Mechanical Eye is proud to present short animations of Lotte Reiniger on 16mm! Her beautiful animations, rooted in the traditions of silhouette puppetry, transport us to magical worlds, and bring to life the pictures of our dreams. Intricate, delicate, and breathtaking.
We are so excited to present her short films, in celebration of her life and filmmaking legacy. Local animator, Charlotte Taylor, will introduce Lotte’s work and facilitate the discussion following the films. https://www.facebook.com/events/147876208960706/
June 18: Saturday, Asheville School of Film Student Screening
Join family and friends of the students of Filmmaking 101- (An Introduction), Filmmaking 201/301 (Pre-, Prod- and Post-Production) and Asheville School of Film for a screening of their student projects!
Filmmaking 101 students together produced a short digital film from conception to completion under Brad Hoover and W.S. Pivetta’s guidance, while Film 201/301 students completed two separate short films from conception to post-production with guidance.
The screenings will be from 12 Noon to 1 pm, at the Grail Moviehouse next to the Asheville School of Film. No fee or tickets required.
