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FILM: Filmslang, Lexington Public Library

September 13, 2013 - September 17, 2013

The Lexington Film League and the Lexington Public Library  present Filmslang 2013 in partnership with Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound and Art. Filmslang events will take place in the week leading up to Boomslang, from September 13-17, 2013 and include a local music video showcase; a short film night at Natasha’s; the Sundance Film Festival award-winning narrative feature “Computer Chess;” the feature-length documentary “Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector;” the 30-minute sci-fi short film “What is a Group?” by musician Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Chain & the Gang); and a “Pecha Kucha” style meet-up for the local film community.

Date: Friday, September 13
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
Cost: Free

LOCAL MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING
A juried selection of new videos by local filmmakers featuring local music.

Date: Saturday, September 14
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
Cost: Free
WHAT IS A GROUP?
The first film from musician Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Chain & The Gang). The 30-minute sci-fi short, WHAT IS A GROUP?, is a treatise on the music industry as explored by two aliens making an anthropological survey of the planet Earth.
Date: Saturday, September 14
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
Cost: Free (Donations Welcome)
COMPUTER CHESS
The Sundance Film Festival award-winning narrative feature, COMPUTER CHESS, is set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago.
Date: Monday, September 16
Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Natasha’s Bistro & Bar
Cost: $5.00

SHORT FILM NIGHT AT NATASHA’S
Award-winning short films by central Kentucky filmmakers. The show starts at 9pm, but get there early for dinner and drinks, and to meet the people behind the films. Hosted by Kentucky filmmaker Justin Hannah.

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Date: Tuesday, September 17

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lexington Public Library, Farish Theater
Cost: Free

ADJUST YOUR TRACKING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE VHS COLLECTOR
This feature-length documentary features interviews with VHS collectors, video store owners, filmmakers and distributors.

Details

Start:
September 13, 2013
End:
September 17, 2013
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Venue

Farish Theater at Lexington Public Library
Lexington, KY 40507 United States + Google Map