Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival
October 20th, 2013
The Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council which sponsors Celluloid Bainbridge, the Bainbridge Island Film Festival, has selected a very topical film by Mark Davis titled, “Against the Tide”.
This film which discusses the struggle of live aboard boaters in Eagle Harbor will be screened at 10:00 am Saturday November 2nd as part of the three day film festival featuring many short films as well as full length documentaries covering environmental issues, autism and children’s stories.
Four years in the making Against the Tide features interviews with residents who are fighting to maintain their traditional way of life aboard their floating homes. Also featured are the representatives from Washington State and locals who see these floating homes as derelict and as sources of pollution. View a trailer
Headlining the festival is the film, “A Fierce Green Fire.” Spanning the first 50 years of the environmental movement from grassroots activism to the challenges of global warming this film has been presented to acclaim worldwide. Narrated by Robert Redford, Meyrl Streep, Isabel Allende and more this film presents the beginnings through the current state of the movement to save the world. This film opens the festival November 1st at the Historic Lynnwood Theatre and Bainbridge Cinemas. An opening night celebration will be at The Marketplace at Pleasant Beach. Come and meet the filmmakers and special guests and enjoy wine, beer and hors d’ouveres.
Click here for more information on the film festival plus all the other arts supported for Bainbridge Island
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