Daily schedule to be announced.
Chrystal (2004) director Ray McKinnon:
Synopsis: Sixteen years after the accident that claimed his son's life and permanently injured his wife, a man returns to his home in search of redemption.
Starring: Billy Bob Thorton, Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount
Awake My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp (2007) directors Matt & Erica Hinton
Synopsis: This is the first feature documentary about Sacred Harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep roots in the American south. Shape note singing has survived over 200 years tucked away from notice in the rural deep south, where in old country churches, singers break open 'The Sacred Harp', a 160 year old shape note hymnal which has preserved these fiercely beautiful songs which are some of the oldest in America. The film offers a glimpse into the lives of this 'Lost Tonal Tribe' whose history is a story of both rebellion and tradition. The filmmakers, Matt and Erica Hinton spent 7 years documenting this yet largely unknown art form.
Starring: Raymond Hamrick
Mandatory Business (2007) director JT the Bigga Figga & Snoop Dogg:
Synopsis: Snoop Dogg and JT the Bigga Figga tag team through the streets of
California on a mission to spread peace and unity. Informing the streets on how to
be independent Mandatory Business is for all big homies and those who made
it out the hood.
Starring: JT the Bigga Figga, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent
All Aboard: Rosie’s Family Cruise (2006) director Shari Cookson
Synopsis: A documentary on the maiden cruise of R Family Vacations, the travel company founded by Rosie and Kelli O'Donnell, which specializes in gay family vacations. Setting sail on July 11, 2004, the trip took 500 families from New York to the Bahamas.
Starring: Rosie O’Donnell, Kellie O’Donnell, Pam Elliott, Judy Gold, Megan Jacoby
We Are Marshall (2006) director McG
Synopsis: When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach (McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn
Bingo Long Traveling All -Stars and Motor Kings (1976) director John Badham
Synopsis: Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.
Starring: James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Billy Dee Williams
Benjamin Smoke (2003) director Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen
Synopsis: Filmmakers Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen made this unorthodox documentary over the course of ten years. It follows the crooked path of Benjamin, an underground musician, speed freak, occasional drag-queen, and all-around renegade living in the hidden Georgia neighborhood called Cabbagetown and playing in an indescribable band called Smoke. This film includes a special appearance by Patti Smith and photographs by Michael Ackerman.
Starring: Benjamin Dickerson, Tim Campion, Brian Halloran, Coleman Lewis, Bill Taft, Patti Smith
Fred Crane, one of The Tarleton Twins in Gone With The Wind, will be at the Cox Capitol Theatre. There will be a silent auction and Fred is donating several items for the auction as a fund-raiser for the film festival and the historic theatre. There will be a question and answer session as well.