JULY 7, Monday at 8pm

THIRD EYE CINEMA AND NWFF GREEN SCREEN PRESENT

PROFIT MOTIVE AND THE WHISPERING WIND

(John Gianvito, USA, 2007, Digi-BETA, 58 min)

A calm, beautiful and wordless testament to fallen rebels and radicals in American history, from colonial times to the present. The film consists of elegantly composed images of gravesites and public shrines. A monument to monuments and a call to arms, PROFIT MOTIVE visits the resting places of such figures as Malcolm X, Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez and Eugene V. Debs. Winner, Best Experimental Film, 2007, National Society Film Critics.

Screens with

PERFECT FILM

(Ken Jacobs, USA, 1986, 16mm, 22 min)
An experimental work structured around outtakes from TV news footage after the assassination of Malcolm X.

AUGUST 8 - 14, Friday - Thursday at 7, 9pm (plus Sat & Sun at 3, 5pm)

FULL BATTLE RATTLE

Sponsored by KBCS 91.3 FM
(Tony Gerber & Jesse Moss, USA, Digi-BETA, 95 min)

In California's Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a billion dollar, 100 square mile "virtual Iraq." The urban warfare simulation, populated with hundreds of Iraqi role-players, is the last stop for troops before deployment to the war. FULL BATTLE RATTLE follows one Army battalion through the simulation, as they attempt to quell an insurgency and prevent a village from slipping into civil war. Its realistic sets, role players with personas and motivations, laser systems for gun fire, and even a faux news network make the training center the most elaborate and surreal "virtual reality" ever. But the deadly “big game” that awaits these "players" gives it a grave seriousness. Though the movie could have easily became a rant against the U.S. military machine, the filmmakers have allowed their narrative to dictate the film's politics. Capturing the engrossing simulation as well as interviews with role players on all sides, FULL BATTLE RATTLE finds a potent, multi-layered allegory of the Iraq War and the cultural and religious differences that confound America's efforts.

AUGUST 22 - 28, Friday - Thursday at 7, 9pm (plus Sat & Sun at 3:30, 5pm)

TO THE LIMIT

(Pepe Danquart, Germany/Austria, 2006, 35mm, 95 min)

TO THE LIMIT is a visually breathtaking essay about daredevils hooked on the thrill of speed rock-climbing. World-class mountain climbers Thomas and Alexander Huber share an extraordinary depth of trust that has been forged by shared experiences scaling heights for as long as the brothers can remember. TO THE LIMIT captures their challenges in Patagonia and California, focusing on their attempt at breaking the speed record for climbing “The Nose” of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. The 3,000-foot ascent takes most mortals three days to complete; these guys aim to scamper up in 2 1⁄2 hours. The camera crew delivers epic landscapes and extreme sport climbing action, propelled by rock-solid determination and the exhilaration of reaching for a dream, overcoming fear and performing at the limit.