Join Live Zoom Q&As with Filmmakers & Friends After Watching Film Selections
If you’ve already binged every series on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, we invite you film aficionados to join Film Fest 919’s Virtual Film Series. and catch some favorite picks on Amazon Prime or Netflix leading up to scheduled interactive live Zoom Q&A sessions with filmmakers and friends.
“We are very excited about bringing this unique in-home experience to the Film Fest 919 community of film lovers and encourage all to watch the film prior to our scheduled Zoom chats,” added Emerman.
Film Fest 919’s Virtual Film Series selections include:
Week One: THE LITTLE TRAITOR, directed by Lynn Roth, starring Alfred Molina
The first selection is The Little Traitor, a film based on the novel, Panther in the Basement, by world-renowned author Amos Oz. The movie is a coming-of-age tale about the unlikely bond between a kindly British soldier and a spirited Jewish boy set against the backdrop of the birth of the State of Israel. The film’s director, Lynn Roth, also directed Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog, that was showcased at last year’s Film Fest 919 and will be coming to theaters soon.
Catch the film on Amazon Prime prior to the Zoom chat with the film’s director, Lynn Roth, on Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m. ET
Week Two: THE FLORIDA PROJECT, directed by Sean Baker and written by Baker and FF 919 mascot, Chris Bergoch. Starring Willem Dafoe
The Florida Project was showcased at Film Fest 919’s launch event on October 25, 2017. The film went on to receive several Academy Award Æ and Golden Globe nominations and awards. The Florida Project, starring Willem Dafoe, follows precocious 6-year-old Moonee (Brooklyn Prince, in a stunning breakout turn) as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious yet caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World.
Watch the film on Netflix prior to signing into a Zoom Q&A with writer, Chris Bergoch, on Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. ET
Week Three: BOTTLE SHOCK, starring Chris Pine, Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman
Bottle Shock is the story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as “Judgement of Paris.”
Watch the film on Amazon Prime prior to the virtual wine social hour with Film Fest 919 founders, Randi Emerman & Carol Marshall via Zoom on Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. ET
Participants are asked to pre-register for the FREE Zoom sessions and can receive information by subscribing to the Film Fest 919 newsletter at: www.filmfest919.com or on their social media pages: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Film Fest 919:
Film Fest 919 is a film festival based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that highlights the best feature films the year has to offer. Founded by Randi Emerman and Carol Marshall, the festival not only showcases great films, but the artists behind them and giving audiences the opportunity to engage with them. In the festival’s inaugural year its films went on to win seven Oscars including Best Picture and looks to continue to bring films of this quality to Chapel Hill every year. The town has a strong community of people with discerning tastes and a passion for the arts and the festival aims to serve as a celebration of these qualities as well as a way of introducing people from around the country to this small corner of the south.
