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2016MilwaukeeFilmFestivalRevealsFirstListofOfficialSelections
MilwaukeeFilmannouncesnewLatinxdiasporaprogramandfilmfestivalvenues
MILWAUKEETuesday,June28,2016TheMilwaukeeFilmFestival,presentedbyMilwaukeeFilm,
revealsitsfirst
eightfilms
inhonorofthe8thAnnualMilwaukeeFilmFestival,whichtakesplaceSeptember
22October6,2016.Theinitiallineupannouncementincludesascreeningof
Metropolis
featuringlive
musicalaccompanimentfromtheworldrenownedAlloyOrchestra,theMilwaukeepremiereofFrenchthriller
NeitherHeavenNorEarth
,

anda30thanniversaryscreeningofDavidLynchsiconic
BlueVelvet.

Inadditiontothefilmsbelow,theMilwaukeeFilmFestivalwillbepresentingthebrandnew
CineSin
Fronteras
programthisyear,whichfocusesonstoriesoftheLatinxdiaspora.
JeanetteMartn
andClaudia
GuzmnarejoiningtheMilwaukeeFilmteamtocoprogramtheseries.
The2016MilwaukeeFilmFestivalwilltakeplaceattheLandmarkOrientalTheatre,LandmarkDowner
Theatre,FoxBayCinemaGrill,TimesCinema,andAvalonTheater.Discountedf
estivalpassesandticket
6Packsforthe2016festivalarenowonsaleat
mkefilm.org/tickets
.

FILMS
BeautyandtheBeast
(USA/1991/Directors:GaryTrousdale,KirkWise)
Program:
RatedK:ForKids
Trailer:
youtube.com/watch?v=rqOShIwuCQg
BeourguestastheMilwaukeeFilmFestivalopensitsdoorstooneofthecrownjewelsoftheDisney
animatedlibrary:thetimelessclassic
BeautyandtheBeastp
resentedhereinaspecialsingalongversion.
Followalongsidetheclassicsoundtrack(withlyricshelpfullyincludedonscreen!)andgetsweptawayinthis
'taleasoldastime,'thef
irstanimatedfilmevertobenominatedforaBestPictureOscar.It'saperfect
opportunitytosharethisfamilyfavoritewithanewgenerationonthis,its25thanniversary.And,whoknows?
Maybeonthisrepeatviewingyoujustmightfindsomethingtherethatwasn'ttherebefore.
BlueVelvet
(USA/1986/Director:DavidLynch)
Program:
CinemaHooligante
Trailer:
vimeo.com/168749090
DavidLynch'sunforgettablesnapshotoftherotattheheartofsmalltownAmericacomestotheMilwaukee
FilmFestivalinagorgeous30thanniversaryrestoration!DavidLynchisoneofourforemostexcavatorsof
thecinematicsubconscious,andherehis"seamlessblendingofbeautyandhorrorisremarkable"(Geoff

Andrew,
TimeOut
),deftlycombiningthedarklycomicandsurreal.Returninghometocareforhisailing
father,KyleMacLachlanrekindlesaromancewiththewholesomeLauraDernonlytofindhimselfinthe
midstofaseedymystery:severedears,sultrynightclubsingers(IsabellaRossellini),anddangeroussadists
(DennisHopper,neverbetter)plungehimeverdeeperintoaworldthatisequalturnsthrillingand
offputting.

TheFits
(USA/2015/Director:AnnaRoseHolmer)
Program:
Competition
Trailer:
vimeo.com/134321235
Anastonishingworkthattacklestheliminalphasebetweenchildhoodandadolescencewithallthe
confusionandexuberancethatitentails,
TheFits
isyouthfulethnographythatwillappealtoanyonewho's
everoperatedontheperiphery.PrepubescentToni(newcomerRoyaltyHightower,inanamazingturn)
spendsherdaystrainingalongsideherbrotherinhisallmaleboxinggym,whilecautiouslyobservingthe
femaledanceteamTheLionessesperfecttheirintricatedanceroutinenearby.Finallymusteringcourageto
signupforthesquad,Toniwitnessesherteammatesbeingstrickenbymysteriousconvulsivespellsthat
defyexplanation.Toldwiththevisualconfidenceofaveteranfilmmakerwithsuperblynaturalistic
performances,thisdeftbalanceofthestrangeandjoyousiscertaintocastaspell.
Metropolis

(withAlloyOrchestraLive)
(Germany/1927/Director:FritzLang)
Program:
SpotlightPresentations
Trailer:
youtube.com/watch?v=9VxgQN2GfMY
TheAlloyOrchestrareturnstotheMilwaukeeFilmFestival,inspiredbytheMilwaukeeArtMuseum's
upcomingHauntedScreensexhibit,providingtheirinimitablebrandofmusicalaccompanimenttoFritz
Lang'sscifiopus
Metropolis
.Astunningtaleofworkingclassrebellion,madscientists,andsexyladyrobots
whoseinfluencehasneverwaned,
Metropolis
istheurtextofscificinema.Andthereissimplynoother
experiencethatmatchesuptoseeingaclassicsilentfilmwithlivemusicintheOrientalTheatre'smain
house,sow
hetherthisisyourfirstexperienceoryou'relookingtorelivethemagicoftheirpreviousMFF
performances,there'snodoubtthatthisonenightonlyeventwillbeunforgettable!
NeitherHeavenNorEarth
(France,Belgium/2015/Director:ClmentCogitore)
Program:
Worldviews
Trailer:
vimeo.com/129692617
TaskedwithprotectinganisolatedpatchoflandneartheAfghanPakistaniborder,aFrencharmyunit
settlesintothemonotonyofmilitaryoperationsasthewareffortwindsdown,liftingweightsandcracking
wiseastheyawaitthecallbackhome.Butthedisappearanceoftwosoldiersduringanighttimepatrol
combinedwiththenewsthatTalibanforcesalsolostmenundersimilarlymysteriouscircumstancestriggers
aninvestigationanddescentintoparanoia.Aghoststoryinastarkcontemporarysetting,thispsychological
thrillerdropsusinthemiddleof"theTwilightWarZone"(
Variety
)withanunsettlingmysterythatisequal
partsCarpenterandAntonioni.
OrangeSunshine
(USA/2016/Director:WilliamA.Kirkley)
Program:
DocumentaryFestivalFavorites
Trailer:
vimeo.com/156963454
Inthe1960s,ashaggybandofSoCalhippiesandbeachbumsformedachurchknownastheBrotherhood
ofEternalLove,lookingtochangesocietythroughtheuseofpsychedelics.TheBrotherhoodquickly
becametheprimarysupplierofLSDacrossthecountry(overseeinganoperationthatcreatedover100
milliondoses),operatingunderthenoseofbothlocalandfederalauthoritiesbutallgoodtripsmustcome
toanend.UsingfascinatingSuper8recreations,crackerjackediting,andunprecedentedaccessto

Brotherhoodmembers(tellingtheirstoryforthefirsttime),
OrangeSunshine
bringsthe60scounterculture
andwarondrugstostirringlife.

ASongforYou:TheAustinCityLimitsStory
(USA/2016/Director:KeithMaitland)
Program:
SoundVision
Trailer:
vimeo.com/137272503
Foroverfourdecades,
AustinCityLimits
hasbeenamusicalinstitution,thelongestrunningmusicshowin
TVhistory,arollickingrepositoryofsomeofourgreatestmusicalacts(rangingfromWillieNelsontoRay
CharlestoRadiohead)lettingloosewithunforgettableperformancesthatbroughtadiversityofmusictoa
wider,appreciativeaudience.Thisoralhistorycrackleswiththeenergyofsomeof
AustinCityLimits
finest
sets,asacavalcadeofperformersandadmirersgivetestamenttothismonumentofmusicandbringits
compellinghistorytolife,withmorearchivalperformancesandinterviewsthanwecouldpossiblylisthere
(okay,we'lltry:LyleLovett,Wilco,BBKing,BonnieRaitt,St.Vincent,andsoverymanymore).
Yarn
(Iceland,Poland,Cuba,Denmark,Germany,Netherlands,Norway,Spain,Sweden,USA,UK/2016/
Directors:ThodurJonsson,UnaLorenzen,HeatherMillard)
Program:
Art&Artists
Trailer:
vimeo.com/150597564
Thoughthedualartsofcrochetandknittinghavelongbeenthoughtofasadomesticconcern,fourbrilliant
femaleartistsaretakingthisartformfromthecomfortofourhomestothepublicsphereofartinstallations,
allowingustorethinkourrelationsh
iptoandwithyarn.We'retakenonacolorful,globetrottingjourney
followingtheseartistsastheyuseyarninsurprisingandvariedways,frombuoyantsurfacesforchildrento
playatopoftostageshowswhereacrobatsincorporateknittingtechniqueintotheirperformance,
showcasingtheartbehindwhatisoftendismissedascraft.Thesedisparatethreadsarewoventogetherinto
aboldandenergetictapestrythatshowsatightknitcommunityformingaroundthisversatilemedium.
Bothhiresandwebfriendlyphotos(aswellasphotocredits)canbedownloadedhere:
https://goo.gl/IeCb5y
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MilwaukeeFilmsindependentboardismadeupofthefollowingmembers:ChrisAbele(PastPresident)
JohnP.BaniaDonnaBaumgartnerDr.RobertM.DavisMichaelDrescherKarenEllenbeckerJeff
FitzsimmonsAlexanderP.FraserCeceliaGoreBillHaberman(PastPresident)CarmenHaberman
SusanHaiseKatieHeilPattiKeatingKahnMichaelG.KleinMichaelJ.KossJr.TraceyL.Klein
(President)KennethC.KreiMaryAnnLaBahnAlexanderLasrySteveLaughlin(PastPresident)Emilia
LaydenMarianneLubarSaraMeaneySteveMechBarryPoltermannBobPothierJosephA.RockMark
SabljakLaceySadoffDaveStammJuliaTaylorJohnUtz.Emeritusmembers:TomBarrett,Jacqueline
Strayer.