Award-winning documentary "Alcatraz Reunion" (directed by John Paget) screens at the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival on Friday night, July 10th, 6:25pm at the Big Roxie Theatre.
Moviemaker mentions Alcatraz Reunion in a preview article on the festival. Check it out here.
Roxie Theatre Address:
Roxie Film Center
3117 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
San Francisco Bay Guardian named "Alcatraz Reunion" among its weekly picks in its June 10th edition. (The award-winning documentary kicks off the San Francisco United Film Festival on opening night - Friday, 7:00pm, June 12th at the Roxie Theatre in downtown San Francisco).
Here's the full review:
Travelers flock to Alcatraz, buying T-shirts emblazoned with one-liners like "Psycho Ward Outpatient" and "Alcatraz Swim Team." The island's mystique and reputation keeps them coming back. After all, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Whitey Bulger, and Al Capone all called Alcatraz "home" at one time or another. In Alcatraz Reunion, as the prison's 70th anniversary approaches, award-winning filmmaker John Paget invites former alumni back to the fortress. Planning an unconventional reunion of epic proportions, he sets out on a cross-country road trip to track down ex-inmates and correctional officers, all while exploring the ins and outs of Alcatraz and its transformation from infamous state penitentiary to lauded tourist attraction. Just goes to show that one person's prison is another's paradise. (Laura Swanbeck)
7 p.m., $10
Roxie Cinema
3117 16th St., SF
(415) 863-1087
At the opening plenary of the 17th Congress for the New Urbanism on Wednesday night in Denver, John Norquist (President/CEO of the CNU) introduced the award-winning short film "Built to Last" created by Chris Elisara, Drew Ward and myself (John Paget). The film was then played on two large theatre screens, to geat laughter (at the cow flatulence scene) and a raucous standing ovation by the end. Click here to see it on YouTube.
Last year I was commissioned by a coalition of national environmental organizations to produce a short film about wildlife species imperiled by climate change. The film features photographs from the world's top wildlife photographers and commentary from major environmental, religious and political leaders, including:
The film has been touring the country as part of a nationwide traveling exhibit and public education effort called "Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World." The campaign is a partnership of Earthjustice, Noah Alliance, Restoring Eden, International League of Conservation Photographers, and The Center for Applied Biodiversity Science.
This week, the film and exhibit will be featured at a Congressional reception at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
To learn more about the threat posed by species extinction and climate change, watch the video. Then sign the Call to Care.
JUST ANNOUNCED!
Alcatraz Reunion will kick off the opening night of the San Francisco United Film Festival.
Details:
ONE NIGHT ONLY:
Friday, June 12th 7:00pm
@
Roxie Theater
3117 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
John Paget getting set to shoot sunrise on New Zealand coast near Kaikoura for CCSP - May 13, 2009. Photo courtesy Chris Elisara.
My short film on new urbanism "Built to Last" is continuing to rack up youtube hits as it is covered by various newspapers and blogs. Check out what they are saying:
Seattle P.I. "The Greatest Threat To Our Planet is Cul-de-Sacs!"
Mother Nature Network "Fear the Cul-de-Sac!"
TreeHugger.com (Discovery) "Sprawl is the death of us all!"
Planetizen.com "The World's Greatest Threat: Cul-De-Sacs"
OpposingViews.com "Stop Suburban Sprawl in its Tracks"
Check out the official news release on my short film which won the national contest held by The Congress for The New Urbanism - also contains link to the video itself:
I recently collaborated with friends Chris Elisara and Drew Ward on a short film about new urbanism entitled "Built To Last" (click here to watch). The video was just named the official winner of the Congress for New Urbanism contest, which called for films less than 3 minutes which communicate how new urbanism relates to environmental challenges.
The Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading international organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl.
The video will be showcased at CNU's 17th annual Congress in Denver, June 10-14, 2009. As part of the prize, we received a full 4-day pass to the conference.
It's not nuclear war, cow farts, or aliens. Find out the truth in this new short film I created as an entry into the Congress for New Urbanism video contest.
The contest called for films which explain how new urbanism is connected to environmental challenges.
The script was a team effort by myself, Chris Elisara and Drew Ward.
Check it out and leave a comment.
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