James River Shorts, Nov. 11-12, 2011

James River Shorts is pleased to announce its 2011 line up:

THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 8:00 p.m. (VisArts)

Bob Kaputof shorts

Hold Me While I’m Naked (1966): A tribute to George Kuchar (1942-2011)

James River Shorts: Films on the Bubble
Boots, 7 min., Joseph Caldwell (VA)
Descending Figures, 3 min., Christopher Harris (FL)
Bluegrass Skyline, 30 min., Fred Styles & Katherine Barnier (VA)
Convention, 5 min., Mark Strandquist (VA)
Time Crunch, 5 min., H. Paul Moon (VA)

Tickets are $7 and may be purchased online or at the door.

FRIDAY, NOV. 11, 6:30 p.m. (VMFA)

Screening of James River Shorts Finalists

The TREEzilla!, 6 min., Shawn Hambright & Joey Tran (VA)
A Brief Vacation, 10 min., Ben Rinehardt (VA)
Eyeliner, 4 min., Joanna Priestley, (OR)
Mijo (My Son), 9 min. Chithra Jeyaram (MD)
Phosphena, 4 min., Maya Ederlyi (CA)
The Pervert, 4 min., Adam Rosenberg (VA)
Watercolors, 13 min., Ann Deborah Levy (NY)

Intermission

Faces, 2 min., Duy Nguyen (VA)
The Good River, 18 min., Shannon Lynch (18 mins.) (CA)
Solo Piano NYC, 5 min., Anthony Sherin (NY)
Another Dress, Another Button, 3 min., Lyn Elliot (MO)
The Leaf Woman and the Centaur, 3 min., Jordan Bruner (NY )
Monarda, 8 min., Walter Ungerer  (ME)
Dolls vs. Dictators, 11 min., Martha Colburn (NY)

James River Shorts awards presentation (up to $2,000!) with guest juror and experimental filmmaker Roger Warren Beebe.

Tickets are $8 and may be purchased at the VMFA.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12, VisArts

CANCELLED 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Super 8mm Filmmaking/Hand Processing Workshop (films processed between 4-6 p.m.). $90. Visit the VisArts Calendar page to register (scroll down page). Will be rescheduled during our 19th James River Film Festival, April 12-18, 2012.

CANCELLED 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Direct Filmmaking Workshop (painting, scratching, collage, masking on 16mm film). $60. Visit the VisArts Calendar page to register (scroll down page). Will be rescheduled during our 19th James River Film Festival, April 12-18, 2012.

7:30 p.m. FILMS for ONE to EIGHT PROJECTORS with experimental filmmaker Roger Warren Beebe. Tickets are $7 and may be purchased online or at the door.

9:00 p.m. Live music + film performances courtesy of Jonathan Vassar & The Speckled Bird, including the premiere of the brand new music video (directed by Kevin Gallagher) for their single “Turn to Face the Wind.”  + James River Shorts after party. FREE.