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Dear Film Festival Friends,
Tomorrow, April 25 is the Opening Event for the 2008 Syracuse International Film Festival. We have planned a very exciting and entertaining evening to kick-off ten days of powerful films, enlightening seminars and fun-filled parties. Please join us in celebrating our Fifth Anniversary Festival.
Thank you for all your support,
Owen and Christine
“Flyboys”
starring special guest Stephen Baldwin
Friday, April 25 Palace Theatre 7:00pm
pre-film activities begin at 6:00pm
For every kid who ever dreamed of flying an airplane, this film is for you! Two boys find big trouble when they stow away on an airplane owned by the mob with a bomb on board (whew!) It's up to them to take the controls and save the day.
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“Ballou”
Center for the Performing Arts
1:00PM
Welcome to Ballou High School in southeast Washington, DC, where there's no air-conditioning in the bandroom and many of the music teachers are former graduates who have volunteered to give something back. Ballou is the story of the school's marching band, and their attempts to life the spirit of a community through music. It's a truer to life version of Mr. Holland's Opus, with the students' hopes and dreams of winning a championship represent a downtrodden community's struggle to overcome its disadvantages. The footage of practices, following the band up and down the streets of the neighborhood as they are cheered on by residents, gives some meaning to the old African proverb “it takes a village.”
Lemoyne College presents films of War and Peace
Sunday, April 27 Grewen Auditorium 12:00, 3:00, 6:00
Three films related by their general interest in examining conflict, and by their more particular interest in the possible value of staging (both during and after a conflict) non-violent encounters between the members of warring parties. Each film will be followed by discussion.
American Express Heritage Series
Everson Museum Saturday, April 26 7:00PM
In collaboration with Neva Pilgrim and the Society for New Music
Two films with original music score by Martin Matalon (Argentina)
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