Latest Nantucket Film Festival News

I asked Jill Burkhart, Executive Director of the Nantucket Film Festival, to tell us which films we should see if we only had time to see 5 this year. Here they are, not in any particular order.

TEETH

One of the most talked about films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Teeth garnered newcomer Jess Weixler a jury prize for what Variety describes as her game and disarming performance. Part horror film, part erotic/moral debate, and part outrageous assault on male vulnerability and fear, Teeth has been called deliciously enjoyable and an over the top fable that needs to be seen to be believed. There will be a special screening of TeethThursday, to benefit the Screenwriters Colony, on June 14th at 7 p.m. at the Starlight. A cocktail reception will follow the screening at the Starlight with filmmaker Mitchell Lichtenstein and actress Jess Weixler.

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LOW AND BEHOLD
While Hurricane Katrina crippled most industries in New Orleans, insurance claim adjusters actually thrived in the chaos that followed. Zack Godshall’s poignant first feature tells the tale of Turner Stull (based on co-writer Barlow Jacobs), an uninspired young man who arrives in New Orleans ready to work for his shady Uncle Stully (Robert Longstreet), a seasoned pro in the insurance claims business.
Bennett Hall: Saturday (16th) at 9:30pm
Unitarian Church: Sunday (17th) at 5:30pm

Here’s an interview with Barlow Jacobs:

If no video above, click here.

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EVERYTHING’S COOL
While touring the nation on the eve of the 2004 presidential elections, filmmakers Gold and Helfand realized that there was an enormous gap between what scientists knew about the threat of global warming, and what the American public understood. In witty and inspiring vignettes, this thought-provoking, entertaining documentary follows self-appointed messengers - scientists, journalists and average Americans - who fully understand the disastrous effects that human activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, has on the environment.
Bennett Hall: Friday, June 15th 10:15am

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SWIMMING IN AUSCHWITZ**** just added!
Six Jewish women from different countries and different backgrounds found themselves deported to the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, during the Holocaust. This film attempts to chronicle that experience through those same female eyes. While subject to the same physical hardships as men, these women do not dwell on that. Instead, they speak of camp families and faith, uplifting one another while trying to remain human.
Unitarian Church: Thursday (14th) at 9:45 pm

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CANVAS WITH JOE PANTOLIANO (Joey Pants) IN PERSON
I profiled this film with trailer in the June 6th issue of the newsletter.
Bennett Hall: Friday (15th) at 12:30 pm
Unitarian Church: Sunday (17th) at 3:00 pm

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ICONOCLASTS will feature EVENING co-screenwriter, Michael Cunningham, and author of the memoir JARHEAD, Anthony Swofford, moderated by Variety’s Sharon Swart. Thursday (14th), 8:00 pm at The Harbor House.

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Tickets are still available online and at box office for the NBC Screenwriters Tribute, Late Night Storytelling and Opening Night Party.