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THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING

Tuesday, July 13 at 8:00 PM

Director Erik Holander

The Shark is Still Working  is a documentary recounting the impact of the blockbuster movie, Jaws, made by Steven Spielberg in 1975.  Narrated by Roy Scheider, it includes interviews many members of the cast and crew.  

The Shark is Still Working is a reference both to the phrase broadcast over loudspeakers on the set during production, “The shark is NOT working!, when the mechanical shark broke down, and to the producers' thesis that the original film ontinues to inspire and entertain new generations of film watchers.  According to the American Film Institute, Jaws is among the fifty greatest movies of all time and is the second greatest thriller, behind Alfred Hitchcocks' Psycho. 

RACING DREAMS 
Tuesday, July 20 at 8:00 PM

A feature documentary following three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. Racing at speeds up to 70 mph in nothing more than souped-up go-karts, Clocking speeds up to 70 mph, these kids chase the National Championship title and take one step closer toward their dream of someday racing in the big show... NASCAR.  The film follows two boys and one girl through a season of World Karting Association racing as all three dream of becoming eventually joining the world of professional NASCAR racing.  

SHOOTING BEAUTY
"Everyone Deserves a Shot"

Directed by George Kachadorian

Tuesday, July 27 at 8:00 PM

Shooting Beauty tells the inspirational story of an aspiring fashion photographer named Courtney Bent whose career takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a hidden world of beauty at a center for people living with significant disabilities. Shot over the span of a decade, this film puts you in Courtney's shoes as she overcomes her own unspoken prejudices and begins inventing cameras accessible to her new friends. Courtney's efforts snowball into an award-winning photography program called "Picture This"—and become the backdrop for this eye-opening story about romance, loss and laughter that will change what you thought you knew about living with a disability—and without one.

RESCUING EMMANUEL 
(tentative)

Directed by Len Morris
Tuesday, August 3, at 8:00 PM

The makers of this film about the millions of abandoned children raising themselves in the streets of the world didn't expect to be thrown off course by a single child -- but that's exactly what happened when they meet 13-year-old Kenyan Emmanuel. High on glue and desperately hungry, the boy demands to be noticed. And noticed he is -- so much so that the filmmakers can't forget him, finally returning to Nairobi to find and help the young man.

ALAMAR
Directed by Pedro González-Rubio (Mexico 2009)

Tuesday, August 10, at 8:00 PM

Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico. At first the boy is physically and emotionally uncomfortable with the whole affair, and gets seasick on the boat taking them to their destination. But as father and son spend more time together, Natan begins a learning experience that will remain with him forever.

Winner, New Director Award - San Francisco Int’l Film Festival

LAST TRAIN HOME

Tuesday, August 17, at 8:00 PM

Every spring, China's cities are plunged into chaos, as all at once, a tidal wave of humanity attempts to return home by train. It is the Chinese New Year. The wave is made up of millions of migrant factory workers. The homes they seek are the rural villages and families they left behind to seek work in the blooming coastal cities.   It is an epic spectacle that tells us much about China, a country discarding traditional ways as it hurtles towards modernity and global dominance.

Winner, Best Feature: Amsterdam IDFA Internatioinal Documentary Festival

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