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First Friday Films: Four Short Flicks Fri. Oct. 3 @ 6:30 pm
Catch four funny, inspiring and touching shorts - round table discussion in between screenings - popcorn too! Free in Danville.
Join us to watch four short films, each with a different flavor. Total run time 82 minutes.
Flatland (2007) stars Martin Sheen, Kristin Bell and Michael York. It is based on the 1884 novella, Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions, by Edwin A. Abbott, and updated for modern audiences. Set in a two-dimensional land, the inhabitants are geometric shapes. Young Hex is curious about the nature of things, more curious than the authorities like. 36 Minutes.
Era (2009), by Jonathan Whittle-Utter, is also a movie about the nature of things, set a bit closer to the modern day, 1920. Jonathan and Jane are characters in a silent film, and just as Jonathan is about to declare his affection for Jane, his rival, the notorious Magician Antony Crow, shows up. Challenged to show his powers, Crow transports Jonathan and Jane through mysterious regions of time and space, where they are faced with their limitations. 11 Minutes.
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Friend Request Pending (2012), by Chris Foggin, is a comedy starring Judi Dench as a woman navigating social networking sites. 12 Minutes.
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Helium (2014), by Anders Walter, winner of a 2013 Academy Award, is the story of a very ill young boy in a hospital, and the janitor who tries to ease his fears by telling stories. In Danish with English Subtitles. 23 Minutes.
This mix of funny, inspiring and touching shorts includes time for light refreshments such as popcorn and soda, along with discussion time. FREE
Peace Lutheran Church- Youth Room, 3201 Camino Tassajara, Danville CA 94506. Phone 925-648-7000, www.peacejourney.org.
