Original Woodstock Museum
10th Annual Film and Video Festival

THIS YEARS THEME:

"CHANGE"

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September 4th 5th and 6th, 2009 * Labor Day Weekend
Woodstock Town Hall * Woodstock, New York.
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Woodstock Museum is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational institution

FRI. SEPT. 4

8 PM Opening Ceremony Rainbow Weaver, Mohawk Turtle Clan is a traditional Iroquois from the land of "the Peacemaker." No one is left out. Everyone's in the circle.

8:40 Peace Village Decompress your anxiety and stress. Learn how a sanctuary can be a place of calmness and tranquility, where a meditative lifestyle and community activities awaken the inner self.

9 PM Clearwater Nation. Pete Seeger explains Clearwater's next generation legacy project with a master action plan for Hudson River communities. Q & A's w/ filmmaker Pamela Timmins.

9:45 The Patch Adams Story Revolutionary medical doctor, who believes in the healing power of love and attention, founded the Gesundheit Institute. He inspired the film "Patch Adams" starring Robin Williams. Q & A's w/ filmmaker David Lionel.

11:05 Recycle & Reuse for a Greener Apple First in a series of shorts interspersed throughout the festival to remind us that the greatest change we can make for a sustainable future is to become more "green". Q & A's w/Pamela French, Sun. 8:50 PM.

11:15 A Return Home A Navajo woman returns home after years of living away from her culture, community and identity. With her art and patience she learns to bridge the gap.

11:50 Hamptons International Art Fair for a Greener Apple

SAT. SEPT. 5

2 PM The Art of Being follows an Australian family's journey in search of the teachings of indigenous peoples and spiritual masters of the world, revealing answers to the universal questions of life.

2:10 I Covered My Eyes A visual essay reconsidering television newscasts witnessed as a child with an eye toward understanding their effect on the filmmaker's personal and political identity in an increasingly vulnerable world.

2:45 A New Times Square for a Greener Apple

2:50 Woodstock Peace Pole invokes the vision of Peace on Earth from the Woodstock village green with a beautifully crafted monument, engraved with "May Peace Prevail on Earth." in many languages. Q & A's w/filmmakers Shelli Lipton & Nathan Koenig)

2:55 Brothers in Arms Boxhead and Roundhead are a pair of animated innocents living in world of monsters, bad weather, hostile natives, war and just about everything else that makes life hard to enjoy. Q & A's w/filmmaker Elliot Cowan.

3:10 Rooted in Peace Will religious dogma ultimately control the species and bring destruction to the planet or will humankind shift its consciousness toward the desire to live in a world with love and compassion?

3:25 Green School Alliance is Greening Up the Apple

3:30 L'Entarteur A skillful activist Pie Man calculates every move to throw a cream pie in his victim's face, including Bill Gates. Q & A's w/ filmmaker Tim Nicholas.

3:40 Corner Delancy A heart-felt story about a father-son relationship from childhood to Alzeimers. Q & A's w/filmmaker Neil Ira Needleman and artist Herb Rugoff.

4:05 Better Late Than Never A boomer returns to Woodstock with his original '69 festival tickets, a lost soul in search of the Spirit of Woodstock. Q & A's with Mark Malevani and Tom Desisto.

4:30 Chasing God Why do human beings believe in a higher power? Looks at the relevancy of God, the most controversial yet elusive figure in history, subject of hot debate, disagreement, and wars.

5:30 Beatniks Rooster Tales presents a very hip animation on Beatniks, Squares and becoming a big success. Q & A's w/filmmaker Mick Cusimano.

5:50 Life Like Liquid Exploring the creative realms of surfing and sound in harmony. Intuition, chance and circumstance improvised on the beautiful, coast of Australia.

6:15 The Fantastical World of Scriptwriting A perceptive, engaging neon animation
film on how to write a script by an Australian filmmaker. Q & A's with Jack Feldstein. Live workshop Sun. 2PM.

7 PM Hey 3D Animated Sci-Fi Fantasy adventure of a little girl with a special pet friend, a huge toad. Israeli music video for the song 'Hey' by Eatliz band.

7:05 Who Are You? Takes a brief look into one man's life as he attempts suicide, but is then graced with an encounter with a heavenly feminine form of the ArchAngel Gabrielle.

7:20 Bonsai "Living in Fear, it's not Living" Mother and child are confronted with an ill-tempered husband/father. Charged with angst.

7:40 Earth Day NYC for a Greener Apple

8 PM Diamond Dance Live modern dance performance with innovative, multicultural, works from enchanted forest to protest: Guernica and Elegia/Protesta to Baez Ballade, a tribute to Joan Baez.

9 PM Twin Lenses Story of twins Kathryn Abbe & Frances McLaughlin-Gill, pioneer fashion photographers, whose images graced the pages of Vogue & Harper's Bazaar; masterpieces of their genre.

9:40 When Kiran Met Karen A beautiful actress uses an influential man in her rise to stardom. She then becomes romantically involved with a woman. Award winning film.

11:25 Lands of Our Ancestors Seneca Indians of the Iroquois Confederacy in upstate New York are uprooted and relocated to make way for progress, profoundly effecting the original inhabitants.

SUN. SEPT. 6

2 PM Scriptwriting Workshop A live presentation by a most entertaining & effective teacher from Australia, Jack Feldstein, who made the film The Fantastical World of Scriptwriting.

3:05 Highline for a Greener Apple

3:15 Frontiers of Dreams and Fears A group of Palestinian children confront the daily reality of growing up in refugee camps. Their hopes, fears and growing activism reflect a new generation of Palestinians living in exile. Q & A's with Jane Tobey.

4:25 Brushstrokes The age old problem of dealing with others. Animation illustrates, through humor and abstraction, the irrationality of prejudice, demonstrating that differences can be merged into peace. Q & A's w/ filmmaker Ken Kimmelman.

4:50 Tao of the Traveler The Seven Keys of Enlightenment. When knowledge as old as time enters her hands, the journey she never intended begins, a vision quest through New Zealand, Australia and India.

5:55 Ski for a Greener Apple

6 PM Woodstock Downunder explores Nimbin, Australia, Woodstock's sister city, an alternative world of free spirits and sustainability in a community that lives the dream down under. Q&As w/ ambassador/filmmakers Nathan Koenig & Shelli Lipton

7:50 Surf for a Greener Apple Meet the filmmaker Pamela French for Q & A's.

8:10 Spiritual Warriors Time-traveling, hair-raising, action adventure around the globe and deep into the soul. Religions divide. Spirituality unites. Do we want to look or keep our heads in the sand? Q & A's w/ filmmaker/actor Jsu Garcia.

10:05 Kuikuro: The Smell of Pequi Fruit Indigenous Amazonian filmmakers re-enact a tale of dangers and pleasures, of sex and betrayal, where men and women, hummingbirds and alligators share their world.