Port Townsend Film Festival Part 3
Text courtesy of the Port Townsend Film Festival
Tao Ruspoli (Fix) (Writer/Director)
Shot in the first person by the
actors themselves, Fix is a one-day odyssey through
the myriad worlds of Los Angeles.
Documentary filmmakers Bella and Milo race to get Milo’s
brother, Leo, from jail to rehab before 8 pm, or Leo will go to prison for three years. Inspired by true
events, the film follows the trio as they document their
trip from a suburban police station through mansions in
Beverly Hills, east LA chop shops, rural wastelands and
housing projects in Watts as they attempt to raise the
$6,000 deposit required to get Leo into the rehab clinic. In
the end, it may take a drug deal to get the necessary cash
for rehab.
Peter Campbell and Art Holbrook (Killer Whale and Crocodile)
(Writer/Director/Producers)
A celebration of the coming together
of two indigenous cultures – the Coast Salish of British
Columbia and the Iatmul of Papua New Guinea, through the
shared medium of carving.
Lucy Massie ix (Don't Know We'll
See: The Work Of Karen Karnes) (Writer, Director, Editor)
Exploring the mystery of the creative process, the life and
work of a master clay artist, Karen Karnes, who has worked
with unbroken focus for over 60 years. A pioneer of the 20th
century craft movement, Karnes worked uninterrupted until a
fire destroyed her home and studio, and the kiln, full of
luminous unbroken pieces, was the only structure left
standing. This film is about not-knowing and discovery, and
about the evolution of form in a body of work over a life
time. It is an invitation to enter the creative process, to
give the eyes and ears a feast and to be astonished by
beauty.
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