Friday & Saturday:
7 pm OSCAR SHORTS ANIMATED;
8:30 pm OSCAR SHORTS LIVE ACTION
Sunday:
5 pm OSCAR SHORTS ANIMATED;
6:30 pm OSCAR SHORTS LIVE ACTION

OSCAR SHORTS ANIMATED:

• Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’ (dir. David Silverman, USA/English, 5 minutes) – Maggie Simpson attends the Ayn Rand Daycare Center, where she finds a caterpillar and faces off against her nemesis.
• Adam & Dog (dir. Minkyu Lee, USA/non-dialogue, 16 minutes) – A playful dog exploring the newly created world comes upon the first man.
• Fresh Guacamole (dir. PES, USA/English, 2 minutes) – An unseen cook uses a series of unusual ingredients to prepare a bowl of guacamole.
• Head Over Heels (dirs. Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, UK/English, 11 minutes) – The emotional distance between a long-married husband and wife has resulted in an unusual living arrangement.
• Paperman (dir. John Kahrs, USA/English, 7 minutes) – A young man working in an office tries desperately to attract the attention of a girl in the building across the street.
• PLUS ADDITIONAL FILMS.

Estimated running time of program approximately 80 minutes.

OSCAR SHORTS LIVE ACTION:

• Death of a Shadow (dirs. Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele, France and Belgium/Dutch, 20 minutes) – A soldier attempts to ransom his soul from Death and return to the girl he loves.
• Henry (dir. Yan England, Canada/English, 21 minutes) – Henry, an elderly concert pianist, undergoes a series of confusing experiences as he searches for his wife.
• Curfew (dir. Shawn Christensen, USA/English, 19 minutes) – A young man on the verge of committing suicide receives a call from his sister asking him to babysit his niece.
• Buzkashi Boys (dirs. Sam French and Ariel Nasr, Afghanistan/Persian, 28 minutes) – Two boys in Afghanistan, a blacksmith’s son and an orphan living on the streets, dream of winning a popular and fierce polo match.
• Asad (dirs. Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura, South Africa/Somali, 18 minutes) – A boy from a poor Somali village must decide between piracy and life as a fisherman.

Estimated running time of program approximately 115 minutes.

Friday & Saturday: 7 pm
Sunday: 5 pm

The estimated running time of this program is approximately 200 minutes with intermission.

Documentary Program A – estimated running time 126 minutes:

• King’s Point (dirs. Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider, USA/English, 40 minutes) – Over the course of a decade, five senior citizens living in the Kings Point retirement community face loss, illness and an increasing sense of isolation in their lives.
• Mondays at Racine (dirs. Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan, USA/English, 39 minutes) – On the third Monday of every month, sisters Cynthia and Rachel open their Long Island beauty salon to women undergoing chemotherapy.
• Inocente (dirs. Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, USA/English, 42 minutes) – Fifteen-year-old Inocente, a homeless, undocumented immigrant, clings to her determination to become an artist in the face of a bleak future.

Documentary Program B – estimated running time 80 minutes:

• Redemption (dirs. John Alpert and Matthew O’Neill, USA/English, 35 minutes) – In New York City, individuals known as canners survive by collecting cans and bottles from trash and recycling bins and redeeming them for money.
• Open Heart (dirs. Keif Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern, USA/English, 39 minutes) – Eight Rwandan children with serious heart disease travel to the Salam Centre in Sudan for treatment.

SPECIAL EVENT- FUNDRAISER FOR ACME SEATS & INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

Saturday, 5pm-7pm, Talk, plus Q & A, followed by book signing, The Boy Who Loved Batman, Uslan’s memoir (book signing will begin at 6 pm for ticketholders only) Plus, BATMAN merchandise sale-fundraiser!

Join us for an evening with Michael Uslan, originator and Executive Producer of the Batman movie franchise, from 1989′s “Batman” through 2012′s “The Dark Knight Rises,” and hear him speak about his crusade to bring BATMAN to the big screen, his love of comic books, life in Hollywood, and how he, a regular blue-collar kid from New Jersey, grew up to make BATMAN one of the most successful film franchises in the world. Time will be reserved for audience questions. After his talk, Michael Uslan will sign his memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman (book signing will begin at 6 pm for ticketholders only). This event is a fundraiser for ACME Screening Room, and Michael Uslan is generously donating his time and 30% of the proceeds of his book sales from the event, to raise funds for our theater.

Michael Uslan is the executive producer of films such as Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, and The Dark Knight. He is also one of the highest-grossing movie producers of all time, with The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises each having passed the $1 billion mark. He has also been involved with such films as National Treasure and Constantine and won the Emmy Award for bringing “Where On Earth Is Carmen SanDiego” to television.

He has also written a number of comic books, including Batman, The Shadow, and Archie. His additional writing credits feature the internationally syndicated newspaper comic strip, Terry and the Pirates; the historic comic book project with Stan Lee, Just Imagine; the graphic novel, Batman: Detective 27; the historic Archie Gets Married, and Dick Clark’s The First 25 Years of Rock and Roll.

Uslan is the recipient of an Annie Award for the animated movie Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker, and a Peoples Choice Award for the movie Batman. His other producing work in television includes Robin Cook’s Harmful Intent and the chilling PBS mini-series Three Sovereigns for Sarah, based on the true story of the Salem Witch Trials starring Vanessa Redgrave. Chronicle Books has published his memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman (www.theboywholovedbatman.com), the story of how a kid from a New Jersey blue collar family grew up to make Batman one of the most successful film franchises in the world.

Uslan has been a speaker at West Point, the United Nations and State Department, the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the world’s largest Comic Cons. He is Vice Chairman of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, and recently was awarded by Monmouth University the world’s first ever Doctorate in Comic Books.

Friday & Saturday: 7 pm
Sunday: 5 pm

The estimated running time of this program is approximately 200 minutes with intermission.

Documentary Program A – estimated running time 126 minutes:

• King’s Point (dirs. Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider, USA/English, 40 minutes) – Over the course of a decade, five senior citizens living in the Kings Point retirement community face loss, illness and an increasing sense of isolation in their lives.
• Mondays at Racine (dirs. Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan, USA/English, 39 minutes) – On the third Monday of every month, sisters Cynthia and Rachel open their Long Island beauty salon to women undergoing chemotherapy.
• Inocente (dirs. Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, USA/English, 42 minutes) – Fifteen-year-old Inocente, a homeless, undocumented immigrant, clings to her determination to become an artist in the face of a bleak future.

Documentary Program B – estimated running time 80 minutes:

• Redemption (dirs. John Alpert and Matthew O’Neill, USA/English, 35 minutes) – In New York City, individuals known as canners survive by collecting cans and bottles from trash and recycling bins and redeeming them for money.
• Open Heart (dirs. Keif Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern, USA/English, 39 minutes) – Eight Rwandan children with serious heart disease travel to the Salam Centre in Sudan for treatment.

Friday: 7 pm; 8:50 pm
Sunday: 5 pm

If a political candidate is personally flawed, but stands to make a positive difference in millions of lives, would you help him win? That question looms over the life of “true believer” Paul Turner (Rob Lowe), a savvy strategist sharply maneuvering politicians out of scandal and into public office. With the help of a bright young assistant (Jamie Chung) and a seedy operative (Richard Schiff), Turner spins every news cycle and a shrewd reporter (Julie Bowen) on behalf of his clients: a philandering Kentucky governor (Eric McCormick), a blackmailed California senator (David Harbour), and an idealistic doctor turned gubernatorial candidate (Carrie-Anne Moss). When the ugly side of Turner’s work begins to haunt him, he learns that even in the bloodiest of battles, sometimes you have to fight clean.

KNIFE FIGHT is a smart, crackling, comedic “inside look” at what happens behind closed doors in modern American politics. Two-time Academy Award-winning director Bill Guttentag teamed with renowned political consultant Chris Lehane to create this political story for the new century. As the November election approaches, KNIFE FIGHT pulls back the curtain on the “real truth” of the political process.

English, 1 hr 40 mins, rated NR

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Film Plus Talk: Friday & Saturday, 7 pm
Film Only: Friday & Saturday 9 pm; Sunday 5 pm

“Backwards” tells the story of Abi Brooks, a fiercely competitive rower, who fails to make the Olympic boat for a second time and reluctantly takes a job coaching rowers at a high school where her boss happens to be her ex-boyfriend. When given a chance to rejoin the Olympic team, Abi confronts the personal sacrifices and professional choices that impact the world of athletes with Olympic ambitions.

Rated PG; 89 minutes.

Special thanks to Swan Creek Rowing Association for sponsoring this program.

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