Film festival to showcase more than 100 movies
Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: The Scene
With the continuing sponsorship and support of ETSU, and the added support this year of the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies (TnCIS), Pellissippi State Technical Community College (PSTCC) and the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), the third annual Southern Appalachian International Film Festival (SOAPIFF) is expanding its outreach this November.
The celebration of cinema showcases more than 100 films - some of which are world, United States or Tennessee premieres - as well as related lectures and exhibits.
SOAPIFF 2008 runs Nov. 13-16 in Johnson City, and Nov. 21-23 in Knoxville. All films are free and open to the public.
Included among the offerings are Appalachian films, international and foreign language films, features, documentaries, children's films, art/experimental films, animation, gender issues and LGBTQ films, classic silent movies, horror films, minority issue films and environmental films.
In Johnson City, films will be screened on ETSU's campus, at the Acoustic Coffeehouse on West Walnut Street, and at Numan's on East Main Street. In Knoxville, films will be shown at the KMA and at Pellissippi State's Goins Auditorium and Clayton Performing Arts Center.
The 2008 SOAPIFF Opening Gala takes place on Thursday, Nov. 13, at The Charles, 308 E. Main St, featuring food and assorted beverages, entertainment with live music, and the announcement of winning films in the 2008 juried competition. Tickets for this 7 p.m. event are $20 at the door.
Among SOAPIFF highlights this year is the popular Appalachian screen, which is showcasing a number of works including the Tennessee premieres of "Egg Fight" and "Thoughts in the Presence of Fear," plus filmmakers from Appalshop who will speak at ETSU and PSTCC.
ETSU alumnus and current New York resident Daniel Perry's "Egg Fight" is about nearby Elizabethton's legendary 185-year-old Peters Hollow Easter Egg Fight.
The documentary mixes interviews of participants with news footage of the event. And although there should be a number of "egg fighters" present for the film's screening, don't expect them to reveal any of their secrets about how to win the annual battle where competitors of all ages go toe-to-toe and egg-to-egg.
The celebration of cinema showcases more than 100 films - some of which are world, United States or Tennessee premieres - as well as related lectures and exhibits.
SOAPIFF 2008 runs Nov. 13-16 in Johnson City, and Nov. 21-23 in Knoxville. All films are free and open to the public.
Included among the offerings are Appalachian films, international and foreign language films, features, documentaries, children's films, art/experimental films, animation, gender issues and LGBTQ films, classic silent movies, horror films, minority issue films and environmental films.
In Johnson City, films will be screened on ETSU's campus, at the Acoustic Coffeehouse on West Walnut Street, and at Numan's on East Main Street. In Knoxville, films will be shown at the KMA and at Pellissippi State's Goins Auditorium and Clayton Performing Arts Center.
The 2008 SOAPIFF Opening Gala takes place on Thursday, Nov. 13, at The Charles, 308 E. Main St, featuring food and assorted beverages, entertainment with live music, and the announcement of winning films in the 2008 juried competition. Tickets for this 7 p.m. event are $20 at the door.
Among SOAPIFF highlights this year is the popular Appalachian screen, which is showcasing a number of works including the Tennessee premieres of "Egg Fight" and "Thoughts in the Presence of Fear," plus filmmakers from Appalshop who will speak at ETSU and PSTCC.
ETSU alumnus and current New York resident Daniel Perry's "Egg Fight" is about nearby Elizabethton's legendary 185-year-old Peters Hollow Easter Egg Fight.
The documentary mixes interviews of participants with news footage of the event. And although there should be a number of "egg fighters" present for the film's screening, don't expect them to reveal any of their secrets about how to win the annual battle where competitors of all ages go toe-to-toe and egg-to-egg.
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