Small Acquisitions

Jun. 6 - 8:00 pm

$8 Suggested Donation

VFW Hall
825 SE Mill St

"Hearts are Trump Again" by Dani Leventhal

"if the war continues" by Jonathan Schwartz

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About This Screening

With the help of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, this screening marks the beginning of an exciting new project: to establish a small permanent library of representative works made by past visiting artists. This program includes our inaugural selections from Dani Leventhal, Jonathan Schwartz, and Saul Levine, three American artists with whom we shared memorable screenings in the last two years. The acquisitions will be screened alongside newer work from each filmmaker. Leventhal's Hearts Are Trump Again is a playful montage of familial images, edited with such skill that the autobiographical becomes universal. Schwartz’s If the war continues, with its images of ski jumpers mid-air, is a film that froze our hearts when it screened last year. And perhaps most personal is Levine's Falling Notes Unleaving, which shows the funeral of super-8 filmmaker Anne Robertson along with footage from his 2012 visit to Portland. For Levine, this film offers an opportunity to reflect on, grieve for, and reason about the passing of a friend and a generation of filmmakers. In it he asks, "Is there anyone left? Is there anyone who cares about film the way we do?" As we close our 24th season, Cinema Project seeks to answer the question with programs like this that directly support the artists and filmmakers we aim to champion. Immediately following the screening, we'll raffle off some limited-edition event posters that are new interpretations of past film and video programs designed by local artists. Then join us downstairs at the VFW Hall for a party, fundraiser, and silent auction. The silent auction will be your chance to purchase more of the limited-edition posters! Providing tunes will be XRAY FM DJs Tony R of Concentric Circles and DNA of San Remo 1985. We'll also have some delicious cocktails with New Deal Distillery vodka, sweets from Missionary Chocolates, and more! $8 is suggested donation for the film screening but $20 gets you in the film screening plus three raffle tickets. Individual raffle tickets can be purchased for $5. Entrance to the party is free! We do accept credit cards, but cash is encouraged! And thank you to our party sponsors!