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Mark your calendars for the 25th Annual Moviate Underground Film Festival! Films that focus on independent, underground, personal and experimental filmmaking. 4 days, over 40 films.
Tickets will be available before the festival, including an All-Festival Pass option.
Sneak peak of special programs:
Kicking it off on Thursday May 16th with:
-"MARRIED TO COMICS" feature documentary screening, Directed by John Kinhart. 2023 Trailer:
"A rare glimpse into the life and art of two giants of autobiographical comics, who are also married. Laying their personal lives to bare in comics, including the intimate details of their troubled marriage, Justin Green and Carol Tyler pioneered and set the bar for one of comics' most important genres. Starring Justin Green, Carol Tyler, Robert Crumb, Phoebe Gloeckner, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Chris Ware, Denis Kitchen, MariNaomi, Glenn Bray, Ron Turner, and Patrick Rosenkranz."
-"HAPPY CAMPERS" presented by director Amy Nicholson, In-Person.
"This observational documentary follows the last summer many of the residents of Inlet View, a seasonal trailer park, vacationed there before out-of-town redevelopers took over. “Happy Campers is designed as an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be part of a community like Inlet View, and act one begins with a tour of some of the courser and more eclectic aspects of campground life. After a busy day of bean can cannons, cabinet-raiding raccoons, raucous parties, and horseshoe competitions, the day has finally faded into night. Residents gather in intimate groups to soak in another stunning sunset and enjoy endless conversation around cozy campfires" -Amy Nicholson. A Q&A with director Amy Nicholson will take place after the screening. @happycampersfilm
Press info: https://www.happycampers.film/
IMDB info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30057119/
-"CONTRACTIONS" presented by director Lynne Sachs, 2024 TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/910887898
"In 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States ended a woman’s right to a safe and legal abortion in the country. The film takes us to Memphis, Tennessee where we contemplate the discontinuation of abortion services at a women’s health clinic. We listen to an obstetrician and a reproductive rights activist. We watch 14 women who witness and perform with their backs to the camera. In a place where a woman can no longer make decisions about her own body, they speak with the full force of their collective presence." A Q&A with director Lynne Sachs will take place after the screening.
-"EL SIGNO VACÍO" (the empty sign), PA Premiere, film by Kathryn Ramey. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/334323263
75 minutes, 2023, USA/Puerto Rico. "Mixing a hundred years of found footage - tourism, agricultural and propaganda films - with contemporary portraits of artists and activists this film is a journey through the complex layers of the United States’ occupation of Puerto Rico. Using an experimental and ethnographic approach the film reveals how carefully crafted American fictions of “democracy” and “debt” obscure a capitalist/military domination."
-"TODAY" directed by Su Friedrich, 57 minutes, 2022, Trailer: https://vimeo.com/777443137
“Celebrated for pioneering contributions to queer cinema, Friedrich adopts an innovative approach in Today. Endeavoring to "live in the moment" through her camera, the filmmaker discloses the inspiring and sorrowful facets of the world surrounding her, merging documentary footage with trademark humor and commentary, resulting in a captivating and informal depiction of everyday life.” —Chris Jones, Overly Honest Movie Reviews
-"INSTRUMENT" 25th Anniversary Screening! (1999) by Jem Cohen. with a Special, Post-Screening Q&A!!!
RESTORED DCP projection.
Preview:
The band Fugazi is documented over a period of more than ten years (1987-1998) through performance footage and interviews with the band and their fans. Director Jem Cohen’s relationship with band member Ian MacKaye extends back to the 1970s when the two met in high school in Washington, D.C.. The film takes its title from the Fugazi song of the same name, from their 1993 album, In on the K*ll Taker. Editing of the film was done by both Cohen and the members of the band over the course of five years.
In addition to these highlighted visiting filmmakers, documentary features, and special programming, the 25th Annual Moviate Underground Film festival will feature over 40 short films from around the world, ranging from narratives, to experimental and avant-garde films, to documentary style films.
More information will be posted here, on Instagram, and at www.moviate.org
Stay tuned!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Midtown Cinema, Aangan Express, 263 Reily St, Harrisburg, PA 17102-2551, United States,Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
