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Movies at The Door: SEED: The Untold Story

March 2, 2018 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

Date: Friday, March 2, 2018

Rated PG. 94 min. Directed by Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz; Collective Eye Films in association with Seneca Falls Picture Company; 2016.

Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds — worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. This documentary follows passionate seed keepers who are protecting a 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of seed varieties have disappeared. A cadre of 10 agrichemical companies (including Syngenta, Bayer, and Monsanto) controls over two-thirds of the global seed market, reaping unprecedented profits. This harrowing and heartening documentary follows farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers as they fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food.

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Movies at The Door: Moonlight

February 16, 2018 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

Date: Friday, February 16, 2018

Rated R. 111 min. Directed by Barry Jenkins; A24, PASTEL, and Plan B Entertainment; 2016.

Moonlight is the tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality. Based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, Moonlight stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. The film received near-universal acclaim upon its release, winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Ali), and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Movies at The Door: Pelé: Birth of a Legend

January 26, 2018 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

Date: Friday, January 26, 2018

Pelé is known around the world—he’s a national hero in Brazil, and he’s an international sports legend who changed the game of soccer forever. But before he was an icon, he was a kid from the slums of São Paulo, so poor that he couldn’t afford a real soccer ball. This biographical drama chronicles Pelé’s meteoric rise from scrubbing floors to support his family, to honing his electrifying playing style on the streets, to leading Brazil’s national team to its first World Cup victory in 1958, when Pelé was just 17 years old. Featuring Vincent D’Onofrio and Brazilian musical star Seu Jorge.

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Movies at The Door: Encore Screening of June Falling Down

January 19, 2018 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

Date: Friday, January 19, 2018

This feature film set in Door County tells the story of a young woman returning home for her best friend’s wedding, which happens to coincide with the one-year anniversary of her father’s death. Created by Rebecca Weaver and Chris Irwin of Silver Leaf Films, the film features Door County actors Nick Hoover, Claire Morkin, Joanna Becker, and Evan Board, as well as music from Eric Lewis and Katie Dahl. Released in 2016, “June Falling Down” has been warmly received on the film festival circuit, including an award for Best American Independent Feature at the Sonoma International Film Festival.

Filed Under: Movies at The Door Archives, Show/Event Archives

Special Public Screening of Thomas Bena’s “One Big Home”

July 27, 2017 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

Date: Thursday, July 27, 2017
Special Public Screening of Thomas Bena’s “One Big Home”

One Big Home

A film by Thomas Bena

Bena didn’t start out as a filmmaker. Ten years ago he was making a good living as a carpenter building high-end vacation homes on Martha’s Vineyard. But as the size and number of these giant “trophy homes” continued to increase, Bena, along with many other local residents, began to realize that the proliferation of these giant homes was threatening the island’s unique character, ecosystem, and traditional way of life. So Bena traded his tool belt for a camera in an attempt to understand the motivation behind these giant “trophy homes”, as well as the community’s varying reactions to them.

Ten years in the making, Bena’s film offers a captivating and thought-provoking collage of interviews with homeowners, builders, architects, town officials, and long-time island residents, interspersed with beautiful cinematography and provocative images of the island’s change over time. As an independent documentary, the film has enjoyed great success in screenings across the country and internationally.

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The Door County Public Premiere of June Falling Down

June 29, 2017 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2017

This feature film set in Door County tells the story of a young woman returning home for her best friend’s wedding, which happens to coincide with the one-year anniversary of her father’s death. Created by Rebecca Weaver and Chris Irwin of Silver Leaf Films, the film features Door County actors Nick Hoover, Claire Morkin, Joanna Becker, and Evan Board, as well as music from Eric Lewis and Katie Dahl. Released in 2016, “June Falling Down” has been warmly received on the film festival circuit, including an award for Best American Independent Feature at the Sonoma International Film Festival.

Filed Under: Movies at The Door Archives, Show/Event Archives

Premiere Screening of Roger’s Kuhn’s Escarpment

April 22, 2017 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2017
Tickets: Free Event

Premiere Screening of Roger’s Kuhn’s Escarpment

Escarpment

A film by Roger J. Kuhns

What was it like in Door County 425 million years ago? What has gone on in the geologic and biologic past beneath our feet? What are the changes we’re experiencing now? What might the future hold for our land, water, environment and communities?­ “Escarpment” is the natural history story of Eastern Wisconsin and the Niagara Escarpment region of the Great Lakes. The film was shot on location along the entire length of the Niagara Escarpment, with a Door County focus. It is a fast-paced fun voyage through billions of years of Eastern Wisconsin natural history. The film reconstructs ecosystems that existed when the dolomitic rocks of the Niagara Escarpment were formed, considers if dinosaurs ever walked in Door County, follows the path of glaciers, and many other major events in our geologic journey. Locations around the world are featured to show what Door County was like in the past. Animated sequences are called upon to illustrate parts of the story. The film helps to inform, enlighten, and guide us towards being better stewards of the land. In the spirit of Discovery Channel and National Geographic films, geologist and sustainologist Roger Kuhns produced this film for all ages. Kuhns has worked on the Niagara Escarpment and Great Lakes geology and ecology during the course of his career.

GENRE: Science / Nature / Travel
PRODUCED BY: Roger J. Kuhns
RUN TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes
PRODUCTION: musicTOears Press

Filed Under: Movies at The Door Archives

Movies at The Door: Finding Dory

March 3, 2017 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

dory-movie-postDate: Friday, March 3, 2017

PG, 2016, 103 min., Walt Disney Pictures

Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species. Dory now knows that her family reunion will only happen if she can save mom and dad from captivity.

Sponsored by: Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik

Filed Under: Movies at The Door Archives, Show/Event Archives

Movies at The Door: Minions

February 10, 2017 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

minions-movie-postDate: Friday, February 10, 2017

PG, 2015, 91 minutes, Animated, Universal Productions

Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression. But one minion, Kevin, has a plan; accompanied by his pals Stuart and Bob, Kevin sets forth to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. Their search leads them to Scarlet Overkill, the world’s first-ever super-villainess.

Sponsored by: Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik

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Movies at The Door: Graveyard of the Great Lakes in Conjunction with Fish Creek’s 30th Annual Winter Festival

February 3, 2017 by DCA_Backstage Leave a Comment

graveyard-movie-postDate: Friday, February 3, 2017

Run time: 50 minutes

The Detroit Free Press documentary “Graveyard of the Great Lakes” profiles David Trotter, who has discovered nearly 100 shipwrecks in his 35 years of exploring the Great Lakes. Free Press photographer Eric Seals spent nearly two years documenting the story of the 74-year-old Trotter, Michigan’s maritime history and people’s fascination with shipwrecks. Each discovery brings tales of lost souls, heroes and survivors.

Sponsored by: Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik

Fish Creek Civic Association and Fish Creek 30th Annual Winter Festival

Filed Under: Movies at The Door Archives, Show/Event Archives

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