2012 Nantucket Film Festival Program

Highlights: “Brave” is the Opening Day Film; this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is the Opening Night Film, “Sleepwalk with Me” is the Centerpiece film, and “Your Sister’s Sister” is the Closing Night Film. Rory Kennedy will receive the award for Special Achievement in Documentary Storytelling for “Ethel”. Lucy [...]

Nantucket Film Festival Update

DISNEY•PIXAR’S ‘TOY STORY 3′ AND MAGNOLIA PICTURES’ ‘THE EXTRA MAN’ TO OPEN THE 15TH ANNUAL NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL Executive Director Colin Stanfield and Artistic Director Mystelle Brabbée today announced the full lineup of films for the 2010 Nantucket Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, June 17 through Sunday, June 20. Passes are now available on [...]

Nantucket Film Festival Update 2

The Films of the 2010 Nantucket Film Festival: A Small Act – Jennifer Arnold directs the inspiring and captivating story of Chris Mburu and his “guardian angel” Hilde Back. When Hilde sponsored the education of a young, impoverished Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. Now a UN lawyer, Chris decides to replicate Hilde’s generosity [...]

Nantucket Arts

Nat Philbrick’s book “In the Heart of the Sea”, the National Book Award winner about the Nantucket whaling ship Essex, will be made into a major motion picture directed by Edward Zwick, according to Variety. Zwick has written, directed, and/or produced “thirtysomething”, “Once and Again”, “Legends of the Fall”, “Glory”, “About Last Night…”, “The Last [...]

Drawings of the Dreamland Theater on Nantucket

The HDC approved plans for the Dreamland this week. The outside renditions are pictured here. Next up, the Planning Board on the 27th.

This Week on Nantucket

MUSIC & NIGHT LIFE Brant Point Grill: Bob Lehman Trio: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights for the summer. Jeff Ross: Wednesday from 7:30 to 10:30. Chicken Box Brightwings, Friday and Saturday Top Shelf, Monday and Tuesday (14th-15th) World Premier Band, Wednesday-Thursday (16th-17th) Tramps Like Us, Friday and Saturday (18-19) Cinco Chuck Colley and Erik Wendelken. [...]

Nantucket Film Festival Update

LOCAL CONNECTIONS There are a few local connections in this year’s Nantucket Film Festival. Last night’s opening film was ‘Transiberian’, a thriller set on the legendary train that links the Far East and Europe, written by Brad Anderson and former island resident Will Conroy, and starring Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer. Brad also directed the [...]

Coming Up on Nantucket Beginning 5/29/08

Arts and social events for Friday (5/30) through Thursday (6/5): BENEFITS and NON-PROFIT EVENTS The Big Brothers Big Sisters 28th Annual Iron Teams Relay takes place this Sunday, June 1, beginning at 8:00 am. Teams and individuals can race in one or more legs including beach and road running, a paddle, a swim and a [...]

Coming Up on Nantucket Beginning 5/23/08

Arts and social events for Friday (5/9) through Thursday (5/15): HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK The Artists Association of Nantucket presents a Sidewalk Art Show, now expanded in cooperation with the Dreamland Foundation and moved to the Dreamland aprking lot. Look for oil paintings, watercolors, ceramics, mixed media, photography, textiles, and sculpture. With a long history, [...]

Film Shoot on Nantucket: “Tides of Summer”

Susan Beaumont, owner of Viewfinder Productions since 1984, has announced that a feature film, “Tides of Summer”, is expected to begin shooting here in late summer or early fall. Viewfinder Productions will host the film and Susan will serve as local producer. Actors and extras will be needed. This Daffodil Saturday, writer Scott Simonsen, producer [...]