Lighthouse International Film Festival

Between the Folds

MARCH 26, 2011
Long Beach Island Foundation

120 Long Beach Boulevard
Loveladies, NJ 08008
(609) 494-1241

6:30 – Award winning artist Sophia Yuan – Origami presentation
7:00 – Film Between the Folds
- Q and A with director Vanessa Gould
- Light refreshments will be served.
Admission: $5
Free for members of the Lighthouse International Film Festival

“Between the Folds is a gorgeous cinematic experience. I was so captivated by the documentary that halfway through I felt intense admiration for humanity, the same tingling I feel when listening to music so exquisite it’s almost painful.”
— Karen A. Frankel, talkingscience

When you look at a piece of paper, what do you see? If your answer is a flat, two–dimensional square, then BETWEEN THE FOLDS will astound you. Blurring the mysterious lines between art, science, sculpture and math, the film is an exhilarating adventure into origami, or paperfolding, featuring works of art whose emotional expressiveness and engineering complexity defy logic. Just as Michelangelo might have seen a statue standing frozen inside a block of marble, the eccentric artists and scientists in BETWEEN THE FOLDS envision the three–dimensional possibilities of paper, and, as if by alchemy, change the mundane into the poetic and magical—all with no scissors, no tape and no glue. Ultimately, the medium of paperfolding itself—a blank, uncut square—emerges as a resounding metaphor for the creative potential of us all.

The award–winning documentary Between the Folds chronicles the stories of ten fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard–earned graduate degrees—all to forge unconventional lives as modern–day paperfolders.

Meet director, writer and producer Vanessa Gould at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences

Paper Sculpture by Chris K. Palmer
Experimenting with Movement and Light

Films and Events, Lighthouse Film Society | liff | March 14, 2011 9:45 am | Comments Off

The Locksmith

Saturday, February 12, 2011
7 p.m.

Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
120 Long Beach Blvd. l Loveladies, NJ 08008

Admission – $5
Free for members of the Lighthouse International Film Society

Q & A with director after film

Want to beat the winter blues? Looking for something fun to do? We’ve got a film for you!

This sweet, madcap , romantic comedy is the perfect compliment to “Chocolate Week” on Long Beach Island.

Mike (Richardson) is a locksmith. He’s also a prisoner on work release, but you wouldn’t know it. He’s just trying to focus on his house calls and reconcile with his ex-girlfriend—until Margo (Reeder) hijacks his day. A live-wire kook who’s certain her boyfriend is cheating on her, Margo bulldozes Mike into spying on the alleged cad. The result: an all-day adventure with a stolen vehicle, a visit to an unlikely drug dealer, and a low blood-sugar attack.

This film, written and directed by Todd and Brad Barnes premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it even picked up the Best of Next Award.

The Locksmith stars Anslem Richardson, Ana Reeder, Stephen Rannazzisi, Cesar De Leon, Mary Beth Peil and Michelle Krusiec.

A special thanks to all our friends, members and supporters who post information about upcoming screenings on Facebook, websites and spread the word to their friends and family. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Films and Events, Lighthouse Film Society | liff | February 8, 2011 12:05 pm | Comments Off

I Am Comic

Saturday, January 15, 2011
7:00 pm

Long Beach Island Arts and Science Foundation
Loveladies, NJ

Free for members of the Lighthouse Film Society, or $5 at the door.

Comedian and filmmaker Jordan Brady offers an inside look at the art and business of stand-up comedy in this documentary. In I Am Comic, more than eighty professional comedians — ranging from struggling beginners to veterans with over a fifty years of experience — talk about the nuts and bolts of their work, discussing how they create their material, how an act comes together over time, the rigors of performing and their relationship with their audience.

I am Comic features interviews with Phyllis Diller, Lewis Black, Sarah Silverman, Jeff Foxworthy, Dave Attell, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carlos Mencia and many more. The film received its world premiere at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival.

Question and Answer via Skype with the director Jordon Brady

For more information about the movie:

http://www.iamcomicmovie.com/
http://friarsclub.bside.com/2010/films/iamcomic0_jordanbrady_friarsclub2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVTr28NYTX4

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Gasland

October 2, 2010
7:00 PM

Beach Haven Elementary School
700 N. Beach Avenue
Beach Haven, NJ

Free for members of the Lighthouse Film Society, or $10 at the door.

Join us for Q and A with director Josh Fox

“The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a “Saudia Arabia of natural gas” just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown.”

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Punching the Clown

August 22, 2010
8:00 PM (doors at 7:30 PM)
LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
Free for members of the Lighthouse Film Society, or $5 at the door.

The Lighthouse Film Society is proud to present the NJ Premiere of the hysterical comedy Punching the Clown which won numerous awards at top film festivals in the last year. The director expects to join us for a live video Q&A following the film.