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
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.
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
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.”
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.
PUNCHING THE CLOWN
Produced & Directed by Gregori Viens
Written by Henry Phillips & Gregori Viens
WINNER
SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Audience Award: Best Film
GEN ART FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Best Music Award
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Best Indie Film – Best Indie Actor – Best Indie Director
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL MOVIES AND MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009
Jury Award: Best Film
SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Creative Sound Award
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2009
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL 2009
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Festival Closing Party & Awards Ceremony |
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
5:00pm
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10 South Atlantic Avenue
Beach Haven, NJ, USA 08008
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CLOSING FILM - Meskada |
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
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700 Beach Avenue
Beach Haven, NJ, USA 08008
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| Other Info | MESKADA
Director: Josh Sternfeld
USA, 98 min.
Detective Noah Cordin's life is turned upside down when he's assigned to investigate the murder of a young boy. The town is upset and demanding that something be done, but with little to go on, his only lead points him to the neighboring (and less affluent) town in which he grew up. Noah reluctantly pursues the lead, knowing that the town he left behind resents his return, especially now that it is on the verge of securing a much-needed factory and the jobs that would come with it. Noah must walk a razor-thin line in his effort to solve the case while balancing his past and present lives as the tension and pressures of the case threaten to explode. This is director Josh Sternfeld's second film, which premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
Visit film's official website
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SPOTLIGHT: A Film Unfinished |
| When |
Sunday, June 6, 2010
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120 Long Beach Blvd
Loveladies, New Jersey 08008
Loveladies, NJ, USA 08008
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| Other Info | A FILM UNFINISHED
Director: Yael Hersonski
Germany/Israel, 88 min.
A powerful documentary that examines an unfinished Nazi propaganda film of the Warsaw ghetto and the insights that arise when a long-missing reel of the film is discovered. Survivors of the ghetto and one of the film's original cameramen add depth and provide specifics, supplementing the powerful, disturbing images of the film itself. The film premiered at this year's Sundance and Berlin film festivals.
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FREE SPECIAL EVENT: A Long Haul (w/ Crab Feast or Famine) |
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
1:00pm
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120 Long Beach Blvd
Loveladies, New Jersey 08008
Loveladies, NJ, USA 08008
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| Other Info | A LONG HAUL
Director: Nathaniel Kramer
USA, 44 min.
A documentary depicting the struggles of a charter boat captain whose seasonal summer business has fallen prey to a bad economy, high fuel prices, loss of customers and depleted fish populations. Forced to moonlight on a broken down commercial fishing trawler, he sets sail for a trip to net squid alongside his loyal first mate to try to salvage his career as a fisherman.
Screening: Sun. 1:00 PM, Arts Foundation
CRAB FEAST OR FAMINE
Director: Kat Moon, USA, 23 min.
For 400 years, generations of watermen have fished and crabbed the Chesapeake Bay. Recently, scientists have concluded that the crab population has dropped by 70% in the last 10 years, prompting Virginia and Maryland to impose stricter regulations reducing the crabbing harvest by 34%. The film shows the economic hardships facing Virginia watermen and their families.
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SPOTLIGHT: Beware the Gonzo |
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
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700 Beach Avenue
Beach Haven, NJ, USA 08008
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Beware the Gonzo
Director: Bryan Goluboff
USA, 94 min.
When Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman gets thrown off the staff of his school newspaper by his arch-rival, he vows revenge by forming "The Gonzo Files", an underground paper to champion everyone in the school that the paper of record. Together with a staff of fellow bullying-victims and other assorted misfits, Gonzo and his Files shake up the entire school, only to learn that there's more to writing the truth they anticipated. Beware the Gonzo is a fantastic teen comedy that premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
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