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DESCRIPTION:These five shorts take vastly different approaches to documenta
 ry film\, from entirely archival to audio-based essayistic\, and from low-
 rent investigative to collaborative and observational. But one thing they 
 all have in common is a sense of humor and play\, exulting in the absurdit
 ies of life as a way of reflecting on\, or hinting at\, larger ideas and u
 niversal experience. Approx Running Time: 80 mins. (This programs short fi
 lms previously shown before feature presentations) \n\nTitles include: \n
 \nBalloonfest (Dir. Nathan Truesdell. 2016\, 6 mins). In 1986\, Cleveland 
 sought to lift spirits by launching a record 1.5 million balloons into the
  sky\, but unpredictable winds and a boat accident in Lake Erie brought wh
 at might have been a harmless publicity stunt crashing down to earth. \n\n
 The Spiritual Life of Wholesale Goods (John Wilson\, 2016\, 15 mins). An i
 nvestigation into the source of extraneous spiritual messages on dollar st
 ore electronics packaging leads a thrifty Brooklyn filmmaker to the saddes
 t trade show in Las Vegas. \n\nCopycat (Charlie Lyne\, 2015\, 9 mins). In 
 the summer of 1990\, a teenage filmmaker successfully raises $100\,000 to 
 shoot a pioneering horror film. 25 years later\, he tells the story of a c
 ult classic that never was. \n\nA Short Family Film (Igor Bezinovic\, 2016
 \, 20 mins) Marica is a voluble older woman eager to open her home and sha
 re her life with a visiting documentary crew. But it doesn’t take long for
  her story to open up into some surprising territory\, including a self-re
 enacted altercation involving her daughter-in-law and a kitchen knife. Sta
 ring out through his sober yet stylized frames\, Croatian director Igor Be
 zinovic rides the line between hilarity and mortal unease. \n\nSomething A
 bout Life (Nebojsa Slijepcevic. Croatia. 2016. 30 min. U.S. Premiere. In C
 roatian with English Subtitles.) Even within her cohort of troubled teens 
 in Slavonia\, Croatia\, 14 year-old Ivana is a girl apart. Once a week\, a
  professional drummer comes to their shared home to teach them to drum in 
 unison\, but Ivana refuses\, preferring instead to take out her aggression
 s through boxing. Slowly Ivana starts to reveal of herself\, constantly we
 ighing her attraction to the idea of a movie being made about her life\, a
 nd wary of what it could reveal. \n\n\nTickets: $15 (Free for members at t
 he Film Lover level and MoMI Kids Premium levels / free for Silver Screen 
 members and above). Order tickets online. (Members may contact members@mov
 ingimage.us with questions regarding online reservations.) \n\n\n  All tic
 kets include same-day admission to the Museum (see gallery hours). View th
 e Museum’s ticketing policy here. For more information on membership and t
 o join online\, visit our membership page. \n
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LOCATION:Bartos Screening Room
SUMMARY:Strange but True: Shorts Program II
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