July 20, 21, 22, 2012

da Vinci Film Festival

July 15-17, 2011

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Our submission period for the film festival is open October 15, 2011 through February 15, 2012.

Photo below: Surviving Hunger, will be shown in our 2011 Animated Shorts collection.

The Film Festival

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The Film Festival

Festival Keynote

This year's keynote speaker, Michael Epstein, is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning director, writer and producer.

 

The LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University

Friday, Jul 15: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Festival Keynote
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LENNONYC

This documentary film includes never before-released in-studio recordings, concert film only recently transferred to HD, and a trove of rarely-heard Lennon/Ono compositions.

 

Darkside Cinema, Downtown Corvallis

Tuesday, Jul 12: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LENNONYC
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Animated Shorts

Cankered and Cursed
Todd DeJong

Mutate
Sven Bonnichsen

Sharfik
Karina Gazizova

Surviving Hunger
Balgum Song

Swing
Yen-Ting Kuo

The Birds Upstairs
Christopher Jarvis

Thought of You
Ryan Woodward

 

Darkside Cinema 7/16 and Majestic Theatre 7/17

Saturday, Jul 16: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Sunday, Jul 17: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Animated Shorts
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All I Wanna Do

Documentary. Ayoub, a 17-year-old Moroccan boy, and his father, Simohamed, try to launch a hip-hop music career in Casablanca.

 

Majestic Theatre, Downtown Corvallis

Saturday, Jul 16: 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Saturday, Jul 16: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
All I Wanna Do
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Beatboxing - The Fifth Element of Hip Hop

A documentary celebrating the cultural phenomenon of Beatboxing, in which the human voice becomes an instrument capable of creating an incredible range of sound.

 

Majestic Theatre 7/16 and Darkside Cinema 7/17

Saturday, Jul 16: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Sunday, Jul 17: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Beatboxing - The Fifth Element of Hip Hop
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Caged Dreams

(Narrative short) A Mixed Martial Arts trainer goes up against gangsters who want him to fix a fight.

 

Darkside Cinema 7/14 and Majestic Theatre 7/16

Thursday, Jul 14: 8:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Saturday, Jul 16: 8:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Caged Dreams
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HN Hermann Nitsch

A documentary about controversial Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch, whose shocking performance pieces have been stirring debate for decades.

 

Darkside Cinema 7/14 and Majestic Theatre 7/16

Thursday, Jul 14: 9:15 PM - 10:15 PM
Saturday, Jul 16: 9:15 PM - 10:15 PM
HN Hermann Nitsch
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Keiko: The Untold Story

A documentary following the story of Keiko, the first and, to date, only orca to be released back into the wild.

 

Darkside Cinema 7/13 and 7/16

Wednesday, Jul 13: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Saturday, Jul 16: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Keiko: The Untold Story
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Mad As Hell Doctors Road Trip to DC 2009

A group of Oregon doctors take a cross-country road trip to Washington D.C., in support of single-payer healthcare.

 

Darkside Cinema & Majestic Theatre, Downtown Corvallis

Thursday, Jul 14: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Sunday, Jul 17: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Mad As Hell Doctors Road Trip to DC 2009
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Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

(Documentary) A culture, on the brink of disappearing, experiences a reawakening through the teachings of master navigator Mau Pialug.

 

Darkside Cinema 7/13 and Majestic Theatre 7/17

Wednesday, Jul 13: 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Sunday, Jul 17: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
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Stepping into the Stream

A documentary about the growing movement of women discovering the sport of fly fishing.

 

Darkside Cinema 7/16 and Majestic Theatre 7/17

Saturday, Jul 16: 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Sunday, Jul 17: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Stepping into the Stream
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Young Filmmakers

The Pickle Guys
Richie Siegel

Paws & Whiskers
Katie Hoffman

The Sand Factory
Chloe Aktas

Tar Sand Pudding
Xstine Cook

My Name is Anna
Tara-Nicole Azarian

Mack
Ben Kadie

 

Majestic Theatre 7/16 and Darkside Cinema 7/17

Saturday, Jul 16: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Sunday, Jul 17: 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Young Filmmakers
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Narrative Collection 1

God of Love
Luke Matheny

Les Trois Petits Cochons: La Crise Porcine
Frederic Fortier

My Father, Joe
Nikila Cole

 

Majestic Theatre, Downtown Corvallis

Saturday, Jul 16: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Narrative Collection 1
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Narrative Collection 2

Atroz
Francisco Alvarez

The Bag
Tay Nomoto Robison

The Philosopher
Abdulla Al Kaabi

 

Majestic Theatre, Downtown Corvallis

Saturday, Jul 16: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Narrative Collection 2
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Narrative Collection 3

Majestic Theatre, Downtown Corvallis

Saturday, Jul 16: 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Narrative Collection 3
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The Test

A medical team travels to Kenya in an attempt to stem the AIDS pandemic with medical treatment and education programs.

 

Darkside Cinema 7/14 and Majestic Theatre 7/17

Thursday, Jul 14: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Sunday, Jul 17: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The Test
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Comedy Shorts

God of Love
Luke Matheny

Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns
Pardis Parker

There's Always Room for Dessert
Muge Bayraktar

 

Darkside Cinema, Downtown Corvallis

Sunday, Jul 17: 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Comedy Shorts
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Dramatic Shorts

The Bag
Ray Nomoto Robison

My Father, Joe
Nikila Cole

Caged Dreams
Pete Guzzo


 

Darkside Cinema, Downtown Corvallis

Sunday, Jul 17: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dramatic Shorts
 
 
   

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