The 34th Woods Hole Film Festival will take place
Schedule of Events:
8:00pm - Cracking The Code: Phil Sharp And The Biotech Revolution
Phil Sharp’s Journey From A Kentucky Farm Boy To Nobel Laureate Embodies The American Dream And The Triumph Of Entrepreneurial Spirit. His 1977 Groundbreaking Discovery Of Rna Splicing Rewrote The Rules Of Molecular Biology And Ignited A Life-Saving Scientific Revolution, Laying The Foundation For An Industry That Has Become A Cornerstone Of Global Innovation And Economic Growth – And Transformed The Health Of Billions Of Patients Worldwide.
Credits
Director(S): Bill Haney
Producer(S): Carina Chavda, Maura Mccarthy Haney, Bill Haney
Screenwriter(S): Bill Haney
Cast: Philip A. Sharp, Mark Ruffalo, Walter Isaacson, Noubar Afeyen
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Location: Clapp Auditorium
1:00pm - In Conversation With Elijah Wald
Boston-Based Music Writer And Critic Jim Sullivan And Ty Burr, Film Critic, Will Join Elijah Wald, Musician And Author Whose Books Have Served As The Inspiration For Critically Acclaimed Films Such As Inside Llewyn Davis And A Complete Unknown. He Has Toured As A Performer On Five Continents And Served As Student And Accompanist To The Founding Folk-Blues Revivalists Dave Van Ronk And Eric Von Schmidt, The Legendary Congolese Guitarist Jean-Bosco Mwenda, And Toured For Five Years With The African-American String-Band Master Howard Armstrong. He Was The Boston Globe’s World And Roots Music Correspondent For Twenty Years. His Books Include Escaping The Delta: Robert Johnson And The Invention Of The Blues; Narcocorrido, About The Mexican Ballads Of Drug Smuggling And Social Struggle; Global Minstrels: Voices Of World Music; Dave Van Ronk’s Memoir, The Mayor Of Macdougal Street, Which Inspired The Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis; How The Beatles Destroyed Rock ’N’ Roll: An Alternative History Of American Popular Music; The Dozens: A History Of Rap’s Mama; And Dylan Goes Electric!, Which Inspired The Hit Movie, A Complete Unknown, Which Was Based On His Book About Bob Dylan’s Relationship To Pete Seeger And Journey Towards Rock ‘N’ Roll, Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, And The Night That Split The Sixties.
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Location: Woods Hole Community Hall
5:15pm - Mistura
In 1960’s Peru, A Privileged French-Peruvian Woman’s Life Unravels When Her Husband’s Betrayal Ostracizes Her From Elite Society And Leads Her To Embrace People From The Very Communities That She Was Raised To Disregard. Amidst The Backdrop Of Newfound Alliances, She Embarks On A Transformative Journey That Challenges Societal Norms And Reveals Peru’s Authentic Identity Through A Daring Culinary Venture That Celebrates The Country’s Remarkably Diverse Cuisine And Peoples And Ignites A Revolution That Redefines Her Life.
Credits
Director(S): Ricardo De Montreuil
Producer(S): Ivan Orlic
Screenwriter(S): Ricardo De Montreuil De Montreuil
Cast: Barbara Mori, Pudy Ballumbrosio, Christian Meier, Stefano Meier, Juan Pablo Olyslager, Hermelinda Luján, Vanessa Saba, Marco Zunino, Junior Bejar
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Location: Mbl - Meigs Room
3:00pm - Science Filmmaking In Changing Times
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Location: Woods Hole Community Hall
8:30pm - Séance
In 1892 California, A Woman Contemplating Adultery Is Forced To Take Refuge From A Storm At The Home Of Her First Husband And His Unstable Wife, Who Claims To Be Haunted By Their Dead Child.
Credits
Director(S): Vivian Kerr
Producer(S): Vivian Kerr, Makenna Tuttle, Sanatan Kadakia, Kevin Parikh, Savannah Lindblad, Marion Kerr, Steven Clark
Screenwriter(S): Vivian Kerr
Cast: Scottie Thompson, Jilon Vanover, Connor Paolo, Vivian Kerr
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Location: Redfield Auditorium
5:30pm - The Chaplain & The Doctor
Betty Clark Is An 80-Year-Old Hospital Chaplain And One Of Few African American Women On Staff At Highland Hospital, The Trauma Center In Oakland, California. Jessica Zitter Is A White Physician Who Has Worked On The Palliative Care Team With Betty For Over A Decade, Caring For Patients Who Are Approaching The Ends Of Their Lives. Their Relationship Took Years To Develop, Originally Beset By Racial Tensions On The Team And A Professional Hierarchy That Siloes And Divides. But Over Many Years, Their Professional Relationship Blossoms Into A Deep And Caring Friendship Which Supports Them Both As They Work To Provide The Best Care Possible— One Patient At A Time.
Credits
Director(S): Jessica Zitter
Producer(S): Jen Gilomen, Niema Jordan
Run Time: 86 Minutes
Location: Clapp Auditorium
6:15pm - The Fisherman
A Traditional Ghanaian Fisherman Forced Into Retirement Teams Up With A Sarcastic Talking Fish And His Genz Associates On A Whimsical Adventure To Accra, Chasing Their Dream Of Owning A Boat While Learning To Navigate The Modern World.
Credits
Director(S): Zoey Martinson
Producer(S): Kofi Owusu- Afriyie, Korey Jackson
Screenwriter(S): Zoey Martinson
Cast: Ricky Adelayitar, Endurance Dedzo, William Lamptey, Kiki Romi, Adwoa Akoto, Dulo Harris
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Location: Redfield Auditorium
7:30pm - Third Act
Generations Of Artists Call Robert A. Nakamura “The Godfather Of Asian American Media,” But Filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura Calls Him Dad. What Begins As A Documentary About His Father’s Career Takes A Turn With A Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis, And Evolves Into An Exploration On Art, Activism, Grief, And Fatherhood.
Credits
Director(S): Tadashi Nakamura
Producer(S): Tadashi Nakamura, Eurie Chung
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Location: Mbl - Meigs Room
