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Posted March 10th, 2011 in Events, film, Milagros News | Tags: film, film festival, play again, Portland Women's Film Festival, POW Fest |
Milagros is proud to be a sustaining sponsor of the 2011 Portland Women’s Film Festival. We invite you to join us at this celebration of cinema by today’s top women directors as well as rising stars.
The final POW Fest show is this Sunday, March 13, at 6pm. During that showing, Milagros is presenting a special showing of the film “Play Again”. Families are very welcome at this screening
ABOUT PLAY AGAIN: What are the consequences of a childhood removed from nature? One generation from now most people in the U.S. will have spent more time in the virtual world than in nature. New media technologies have improved our lives in countless ways. Information now appears with a click. Overseas friends are part of our daily lives. And even grandma loves Wii.
But what are we missing when we are behind screens? And how does this impact our children’s well being, our society and the very future of our planet?
At a time when children play more behind screens than outside, PLAY AGAIN explores the changing balance between the virtual and natural worlds. Is our connection to nature disappearing down the digital rabbit hole?
This documentary follows six teenagers who, like the “average American child,” spend five to fifteen hours a day behind screens. PLAY AGAIN unplugs these teens and takes them on their first wilderness adventure – no electricity, no cell phone coverage, no virtual reality.
Through the voices of children and leading experts including journalist Richard Louv, sociologist Juliet Schor, environmental writer Bill McKibben, neuroscientist Gary Small, educators Diane Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, parks advocate Charles Jordan, psychiatrist Susan Linn, and Canadian scientist David Suzuki, PLAY AGAIN introduces new perspectives and encourages action for a sustainable future.
Purchase advance tickets for this show.
Posted June 13th, 2009 in Milagros News | Tags: film, film festival |
The Portland Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest) is pleased to announce that acclaimed director, Kathryn Bigelow, one of Hollywood’s most innovative filmmakers — whose films include K-19 (2002) with Harrison Ford; The Weight of Water (2000) with Sean Penn; Strange Days (1995) with Ralph Fiennes; and Point Break (1991) with Keanu Reaves — will be in Portland to screen her latest film, The Hurt Locker, an action thriller, as part of a benefit for the Portland Women’s Film Festival, POW Fest, on Monday, July, 20th, 2009. The evening will kick-off at 6:00 p.m. with a pre-show reception and silent auction, followed by the screening at 7:30p.m. All events will take place at Portland’s historic Hollywood Theatre.
The Hurt Locker, winner of the ‚ÄúBest Film‚Äù Award at the Venice Film Festival has been called a ‚Äúnear perfect war film‚Äù by TIME Magazine. A riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military’s unrecognized heroes: the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives doing one of the world’s most dangerous jobs. This fictional tale was inspired by real events chronicled by journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb squad unit in Iraq. In Iraq, it is soldier’s vernacular to speak of explosions as sending you to ‚Äúthe hurt locker.‚Äù
As part of the screening, Bigelow will be on-hand for an extensive discussion after the film.
The purpose of the evening is to raise funds for POW Fest’s third annual film festival scheduled for March 18 – 21, 2010. In addition to the film screening and one-on-one with Bigelow, benefit festivities will also include a wine & beer reception and special auction of one-of-a-kind experiences and merchandise. Tickets for the event are $20 (includes reception and auction) or $12 for the screening only and can be obtained at powfest.com as well as The Hollywood Theatre box office.
Please note, this is a 21 and older event.
Posted May 13th, 2009 in film | Tags: film festival |
The Portland Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest) is now accepting applications for its third annual festival scheduled to take place March 18 -21, 2010. The deadline for entries is Friday, September 18, 2009.
POW Fest showcases the art and cinematic contribution of women
filmmakers from around the world and seeks to present films that have
been directed or co-directed by women; of any length, style, or genre.
Works for consideration may be submitted directly to the festival at
www.powfest.com or via Without A Box.
