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FILM: Filmslang, Lexington Public Library
September 13, 2013 - September 17, 2013
The Lexington Film League and the Lexington Public Library present Filmslang 2013 in partnership with Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound and Art. Filmslang events will take place in the week leading up to Boomslang, from September 13-17, 2013 and include a local music video showcase; a short film night at Natasha’s; the Sundance Film Festival award-winning narrative feature “Computer Chess;” the feature-length documentary “Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector;” the 30-minute sci-fi short film “What is a Group?” by musician Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Chain & the Gang); and a “Pecha Kucha” style meet-up for the local film community.
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING
A juried selection of new videos by local filmmakers featuring local music.
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
The first film from musician Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Chain & The Gang). The 30-minute sci-fi short, WHAT IS A GROUP?, is a treatise on the music industry as explored by two aliens making an anthropological survey of the planet Earth.
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
The Sundance Film Festival award-winning narrative feature, COMPUTER CHESS, is set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago.
Location: Natasha’s Bistro & Bar
SHORT FILM NIGHT AT NATASHA’S
Award-winning short films by central Kentucky filmmakers. The show starts at 9pm, but get there early for dinner and drinks, and to meet the people behind the films. Hosted by Kentucky filmmaker Justin Hannah.
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Date: Tuesday, September 17
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
ADJUST YOUR TRACKING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE VHS COLLECTOR
This feature-length documentary features interviews with VHS collectors, video store owners, filmmakers and distributors.
