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2012 TALKING PICTURES FESTIVAL
March 8 – 11, 2012
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Please join us this evening at Evanston's Talking Pictures Festival! The festival opens with "Pink Ribbons, Inc." in honor of International Women's Day.
"Pink Ribbons, Inc." is a revealing new documentary by veteran Canadian filmmaker Léa Pool that takes a hard look at the pink-ribbon "cause marketing" industry, questioning who profits: the cause or the company?
This year’s festival line-up includes a wonderful mix of independent films, including many productions from the Chicago area ranging from Evanston filmmaker Bob Hercules' "Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance" and Xan Arranda's concert film "Andrew Bird: Fever Year" to "Fully Loaded" by Shira Piven (of Evanston's renowned Piven Theater family).
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Other festival highlights include the evocative "Maria, My Love" and entertaining shorts programs, including Oscar-nominated short films and "Shorts from the Windy City." The Talking Pictures Festival has always had a particularly strong documentary selection and we are proud to present you this year with some outstanding films on topics as varied as restorative justice, arts, Northwestern's debate team, refugees, and light pollution.
Don't miss this chance to see a great new crop of independent films, meet many of the filmmakers up close and in person, and participate in our post-screening discussions!
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The 2012 Talking Pictures Festival takes place at NEXT Theatre at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and the Evanston Public Library.
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Questions? Please contact us at: 847.371.2804 or talkingpicturesfestival@gmail.com
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The Talking Pictures Festival is a program of Percolator Films, Evanston's non-profit film organization. Percolator Films presents and produced high caliber independent films that challenge, entertain, intrigue, engage, and inspire – in short, films that provoke thought and discussion. Percolator Films also presents the free Reeltime film and discussion series, the itinerant Percolator Films Presents project, fiscal sponsorship services, and more.
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The 2012 Talking Pictures Festival is made possible through generous support provided by the Mammel Foundation; Hilton Orrington Evanston; Panasonic; ROC Group; Downtown Evanston; Mt. Everest Restaurant; and other Evanston businesses as well as many individual donors. Thank You!
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The Talking Pictures Festival is a program of Percolator Films, a 501c3 non-profit organization. Funding for Percolator Films is provided by the Edelstein/Berkson Family Fund of the Evanston Community Foundation; the Evanston Arts Council; the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and many individual donations.
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