Arts & Entertainment
Cinema Somerville Film Festival Lineup
The film festival celebrates Somerville's 175th birthday with a day of shorts about the city's history and culture.
SOMERVILLE, MA – Cinema Somerville Film Festival will be held this Saturday, May 6 at Union Square Plaza. The festival, presented by the City of Somerville in collaboration with the Somerville Arts Council and Somerville Media Center, will feature short films about Somerville music, food, politics and history.
This year's theme is "Somerville old and new," in honor of the city's 175th birthday. Early arrivals will have the opportunity to share funny, interesting stories about living in Somerville at the city's story booth. Carolicious, a Venezuelan duo featured by the Arts Council's Nibble culinary entrepreneurship program, will cater food at the festival.
The story booth begins at 7 p.m. and the festival runs from 7-9 p.m. Here's what will be screened:
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1. From Fire Station to Cable Station (1984) – SCATV Archives
2. Bathtub Mary’s – Cathy Piantigini
3. Real Talk Music Video – SCATV Youth Media
4. The Staircase (abridged) – Dead Air Live / SCATV Archives (1982)
5. SCOUTV – House Museums with Martha Friend
6. What’s Cookin’: The Neighborhood Restaurant & Bakery – Zoe Gregoric
7. Somerville Dance Party – SCATV Archives (1991)
8. Mister Basement/Horror Short Film – Neil Cicierega, Kevin James and Ryan Murphy
9. SCATV Youth Documentary: Ebi Sushi – Karla Cortez & Karen Miranda
10. Somerville, MA: Hipster City? – SCATV / Somerville Arts Council
11. Ring of Fire – Butoh CHeerLEADERs
12. As I lay me down – Pampi
13. My Old Friend – Peter Levine
14. SCATV Youth News – Bike Safety
15. Paper John – Heather Balchunas and Stephanie Plant
16. D is for Davis – A. C. Kemp
17. SCOUTV – House Museums with Hilary Scott
18. Honk: Festival of Activist Street Bands – Patrick Johnson
19. Somerville’s 150th Birthday Bash (1992) – SCATV Archives
20. Somerville High School Seniors Post-Election Mannequin Challenge (Beatles’ Version) – SHS Broadcast Club; SHS TV/Media
For questions about the festival, please contact Special Events Manager, Nina Eichner at 617-625-6600 ext. 2998.
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