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Walla Walla Movie Crush

  • 01 Jul 2017
  • 02 Jul 2017
  • Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 N. Sixth Ave. Walla Walla WA 99362

The inaugural Walla Walla Movie Crush celebrates the finest American short cinema over the course of the first weekend of July 2017. The festival will showcase narratives, documentaries, animation, music videos and experimental films grouped in themed packages. The films range in length from one to 30 minutes, with most less than 10.

For seven years, co-founder and artistic director Warren Etheredge served as the curator of the 1 Reel Film Festival (at Bumbershoot), the nation’s best attended celebration of short cinema.  Every Labor Day weekend, standing-room-only crowds enjoyed diverse film packages from the best of the U.S. Now, Warren and his team bring the same spirit of creative programming to Washington’s wine country for this inaugural edition of the Walla Walla Movie Crush.

The Walla Walla Movie Crush will showcase new shorts featuring such notables as: Larry Bird, Lena Dunham, Stephen King, Rory Culkin, Tituss Burgess, Kurt Cobain and… Richard Nixon!?!

Movies will screen in hour-long blocks from noon-5pm and 7-9pm on Saturday, July 1st and 1-5pm and 7-9pm on Sunday, July, 2nd at the GESA Power House Theatre (111 N 6th Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362).

For the full line-up visit: www.wallawallamoviecrush.com

Highlights include:

The Sunday evening session will feature ten brand-new short films created specifically for the Walla Walla Movie Crush in response to this prompt: Your First Crush. These “Challenge” films will be created by a pantheon of talents: The Adams Family, Genevieve Anderson, Mtume Gant, Josh Seftel, Jadoliva Studio, Caveh Zahedi, Wenjo Carlton, Josh Lunden, Jacob Strunk and Granger’s own Rick Castaneda. The “Challenge” screening will be followed immediately by an awards ceremony during which top honors will be bestowed in accordance with the wishes of a jury of award-winning filmmakers including Jason Reitman, Aristomenis Tsirbas, Drew Christie and more.

Saturday, Noon — IMPROPERLY VETTED: Unfortunately, just because one serves their country doesn’t mean their country serves them. Soldiers may lose their lives on battlefields, but those who survive may face even greater losses on the home-front. These shorts examine the impact of war on those who fight them and how civilians may better serve those who defend their ways of life.

Saturday, 4pm — JOCK & JILL: You needn’t go pro to love sports — heck, that’s the root meaning of amateur. Those who play for the love of the game always prove themselves champs on the rink, on the courts, in the church, in the crowd, in the pinball arcade and even in Bryant Park. They shoot, they score. You watch, you win!

Saturday, 7pm — BLACK LIVES, MATTERS: The black experience is not monolithic; instead it is as varied as the color spectrum. In order to appreciate the sanctity of individuals, we must first embrace the wondrous diversity and emotional commonality of the human race. A rodeo star, a music icon, an aspiring astronomer, a grieving mom, a grave-digger, a hopeful boat owner and a renowned falconer represent just a small sliver of the possibilities.

Sunday, 2pm — STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND: Home is where the heart is, but what about when we have to relocate? Then what? These refugees seek shelter and a new start in unusual environments and with uncommon dignity.

Sunday, 4pm — HIGHLY ATTUNED: Summer’s here and the time is right to thank those who make the music that has us dancing in the streets, grooving in the sheets and marching to very different beats. Bowie, Cobain and the Allmans appear on this short soundtrack as do a few folks — real, surreal and animated — who you’ve never heard before, but will be humming for years to come.

Tickets will be available online through June 30, and at the door based on availability.

The Walla Walla Movie Crush receives support from The City of Walla Walla, the Walla Walla Public Library, Gesa Power House Theatre, and Washington FilmWorks. All proceeds from the Walla Walla Movie Crush go to support The Red Badge Project.



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