April 1-5 2009Ybor Festival of the Moving Image
Hillsborough Community College-Ybor City Campus presents the Seventh Annual Ybor Festival of the Moving Image, Wednesday, April 1 through Sunday, April 5, 2009. All events take place at the HCC-Performing Arts Building, Palm Ave and 15th Street, Tampa, FL, 33605.
This unique film festival offers an exciting spectrum of national and Florida artists presenting original works incorporating motion media into dance, theater, music and site-specific art, plus numerous lectures, multi-media presentations and film screenings.
The festival celebrates opening night and April Fool’s Day, Wednesday, April 1, 6:00 – 9:00 PM, with a vaudevillian-like stage show, live music from Hypnophonic Band, a special outdoor screening of a Buster Keaton classic silent film with a ‘post-modern’ film score played live, and an opening reception of "Sideshow With Postage Due" featuring artists Lori Ballard and Steve Smith at the HCC art gallery. Opening night events are free and open to the public.
For other events, screenings and lectures are $5.00, unless otherwise noted. Special performances are $10.00. Tickets are available day of the show at the box office located in the Performing Arts Building.
Guests include the legendary Rosa Rio, who performed live music for the silent films of the 1920’s and is currently a theatre organist at Tampa Theatre; NYC dance diva (and comedienne) Claire Porter; Tampa actor/director Ami Sallee Corley with the premiere of a new multi-media play; Rob Mermin of Vermont’s Circus Smirkus examines physical comedy and the silent film age; author Shawn Bean discusses the original Hollywood (1908 Jacksonville, FL); historians Gary Mormino and Larry Elliston discuss/screen THE FLORIDA DREAM, a recent documentary for PBS; author/historians Bob Ingalls and Susan Fernandez share clips of comedy films with a Florida theme; Steve V. Smith looks at his life from Ringling Bros. to Warner Bros.; Kristy Andersen shares her feature doc, ZORA NEALE HURSTON: JUMP AT THE SUN.
Humor and Satire
The theme for 2009 (and 2010): Humor and Satire.
Filmmakers, artists, authors and historians will explore the social, political and cultural effects of humor on the history of film art. Festival hijinks include original live performances and in-depth explorations into the history of comedic cinema. A highlight will be a performance on April 4 by the legendary Rosa Rio (106 years young), accompanying Buster Keaton’s The Playhouse, which is an absolute must-see.
Festival Guests
Kristy Andersen: "Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun"
Shawn Bean: "The First Hollywood: Florida and the Golden Age of Silent Filmmaking (Jacksonville, FL, 1908-1922)"
Bob Ingalls and Susan Fernandez: "Sunshine in the Dark: A History of films made in Florida"
Fred Smith: Uploading to Angels, Breakfast with Americans.
Gary Mormino and Larry Elliston: "The Florida Dream"
Steve R. Smith: "Ringling Bros. to Warner Bros."
Rob Mermin: "Silents Are Golden", "Circus!: Mud, Mayhem and Myth" and "The Rhetoric of Gesture"",
Stewart Lippe and Pat Fenda: Franzini Family Circus
Lance Goldenberg presents a look at Eastern European films in The Wild, Wild East.
Rosa Rio: "The Art of Silent Film Accompaniment"
Mark Barroso: "Puppet Hand Intervention" (Work-in-progress)
Paul Guzzo: "Best of Selections"
Ami Sallee Corley: "The Agreeable Husband"
Charles Recher: "Installation: Laughing Heads"
Claire Porter: "Portables"
Tara Schroeder: "Let’s Make Movies Summer Camp: Films and Filmmakers"
Lori Ballard and Steve Smith: HCC Art Exhibition: "Sideshow With Postgage Due"
Other guests sharing cinematic and artistic adventures include Sarah Myhre, Ray Villadonga, T.H. Dohrman, Ann Prim, Chris Rutherford, David Brown and more to be announced.
Our Sponsors
The Festival appreciates the support of our sponsors: The Arts Council of Hillsborough County, Florida Humanities Council, The Department of Cultural Affairs, State of Florida, Creative Loafing, WMNF Radio, Ybor City Campus SGA, Grownman Brand and The Artists and Writers Group, Inc.
