We’re elated to announce the 21 feature films in competition for this year’s Festival! The eight Narrative Features, eight Documentary Features and five Environmental Features are live now on the festival schedule, along with film synopses, director bios and showtimes.
Filmmaker Q&A: Jenny Shi
Jiayan “Jenny” Shi is a Chicago-based documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist. Last year, Shi won BendFilm Festival’s special jury award with your first feature-length documentary, Finding Yingying. We spoke with Shi about the process of creating Finding Yingying, the challenges of balancing objectivity and human interest in documentary work, as well as Shi’s inspirations and upcoming work.
SUMMER PROGRAMMING
Movies in Bend Parks
In a collaboration with the Bend Park and Recreation department and Travel Oregon, we’re screening FREE movies in parks throughout Bend all summer!
ONWARD – September 2, 8pm in Ponderosa Park
THIS WEEK AT THE TIN PAN
OPENING THIS WEEK: EMA (2019)
“A darkly sensual fable of motherhood and the modern family.” ~LA Times
Ema, a dancer, and her husband Gastón (Gael García Bernal), a choreographer 12 years her senior, have recently been relieved of their adopted son, Polo, after an arson incident that resulted in the horrific disfigurement of Ema’s sister. The questions of where Polo is now, whether or not Ema and Gastón “gave him back,” and who is to blame in this ugly situation roils the tension between the couple. (via LA Times)
400 BLOWS (1959)
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
Thursday September 2, 7pm
PURCHASE TICKETS
80s Classics in Tin Pan Alley
STAND BY ME (1986)
After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix) and Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys’ adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Wednesday September 1, 8pm
RESERVE A TABLE