3rd Annual Neuse Riverkeeper Film Festival opens Jan 19th
Imagine kayaking the volcanic Aleutian Islands, exploring the aquatic environment of water moccasins, joining Orcas in their predatory pursuit of baleen whales, or delighting in the suspenseful maiden flight of fledgling Mergansers as they leave the nest for the wild. These are among the captivating and varied themes of more than fifteen independent and documentary films to be screened at the Third Annual Neuse Riverkeeper Film Festival which opens at two venues in Raleigh in late January, and later moves to Kinston, New Bern and Oriental.
The collection showcases the documentary work of local filmmaker Art Howard, whose films entitled “George Divoky” and “Sturgeon City,” will be shown along with the works of award-winning artists as Klaus Toft who produced “Killers in Eden,” the extraordinary story of killer whales incredibly cooperating with humans in the deadly hunt for baleen whales.
The Raleigh showings are scheduled for January 19 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at #11 West Jones St. and the nearby North Carolina Museum of History at #5 Edenton St. The Showtime’s are 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at both venues and each of the screenings will last about 90 minutes. While the films to be shown at the History Museum are different than those to be screened at the Natural Science Museum, ticket holders will be allowed to move between the two adjacent venues during periodic intermissions, thus permitting them to view the films of their choice.
A complete list of the films, which vary in length from four minutes to sixty minutes, and a brief explanation of their respective story lines can be found at the Neuse River Foundation’s website at: www.neuseriver.org/filmfestival.html
Film festival tickets, at $10 each, (good for the entire evening), may be purchased at the door or in advance by either visiting the foundation’s website: www.neuseriver.org/filmfestival.html
