Woods Hole Film Festival to Visit CCftA

continues its new monthly screening series of Best of the Fest films from the Woods Hole Film Festival on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m., followed by a reception in the Gallery.  The screening will begin at 7pm with an open mic whistling contest where winners in a variety of categories will win fun prizes. 

The films selected for the series include an array of award-winning narrative and documentary independent films Tickets are $12 and are available in advance at www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org or at the door.  

About the Film:

 “Pucker Up” (79 min.) is a 2005 feature documentary by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner about the men and women who compete for the title of world’s best whistler at the 31^st Annual International Whistling Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina. The film follows the efforts of competitors drawn from all walks of life: a turkey hauler who whistles like a bird, an investment banker who does beat box whistling, a man who retired from his job to become a professional whistler, and a social worker who travels all the way from the Netherlands. They compete in both classical and popular music categories, whistling everything from pitch-perfect opera and Vivaldi to rollicking Texas swing.

Included in this family film are explanations and tips from a sound-effects expert and champion whistlers, archival footage of whistling in its heyday, including Harpo Marx, Monty Python, and Elvis, and an insight into the whistling languages of Turkey and the Canary Islands.

Contestants share their ideas on the joys and health benefits of whistling, and their passion is infectious—it is very likely that viewers of the film will walk out with a song in their hearts, ready to whistle a happy tune of their own.

The next film in the series is “Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie,” by Michelle Esrich, on Tuesday, April 17, at 7 PM.

Information from a press release.