WEDNESDAY: Man on Wire and In a Dream (FREE Screenings!)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ 28th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” screening series begins today with FREE screenings of James Marsh’s Academy Award winning Man on Wire and Jeremiah Zagar’s In a Dream. The series is a showcase for feature-length and short documentaries drawn from the 2008 Academy Award nominations, including the winners, as well as other important and innovative films considered by the Academy that year. All screenings are FREE and will continue through December 9th at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood with the exception of one IMAX screening at the California Science Center. For the complete list of documentaries and schedule info click here.
Trailers and info for todays’ screenings of Man on Wire and In a Dream:
- “Man on Wire” recalls the story of Philippe Petit, who in 1974 stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, in a feat that became known as “the artistic crime of the century.” Directed by James Marsh and produced by Simon Chinn, “Man on Wire” won the 2008 Academy Award® for Documentary Feature.”
Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine St. Hollywood, CA 90028 FREE!
- “In a Dream” chronicles the work of artist Isaiah Zagar, who has covered Philadelphia with mosaic murals for the past four decades, and his tumultuous relationship with his wife as a new chapter in their life unfolds. “In a Dream” was directed by Jeremiah Zagar and produced by Jeremy Yaches.”
Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine St. Hollywood, CA 90028 FREE!
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