(HUDSON, N.Y.) – BasilicaScope, projected to be an annual film festival based at Basilica Hudson, premieres this weekend, Thursday, July 18, 2013, through Sunday, July 21, 2013. According to its founders, the festival “celebrates films that explore the furthest extremes – from remote landscapes, unconventional perspectives, fanatic personalities, radical examinations of film’s materiality, to the blood and emotion that create it.”
Directors scheduled to attend to show and discuss their work include Jem Cohen, Denis Côté, Jacqueline Goss and Deborah Stratman. Two films by Charlie Ahearn are also confirmed: the new documentary Jamel Shabazz – Street Photographer and, on its 30th anniversary, the classic, Wild Style. Festival partner Artists Public Domain, will present a free, late-night screening of this seminal first hip-hop film.
The festival has been programmed by Mike Plante (Sundance Film Festival programmer and founder of Cinemad), Basilica Hudson’s creative directors Melissa Auf der Maur and Tony Stone, and film curator Aily Nash.
BASILICASCOPE CALENDAR:
THURSDAY JULY 18 OPENING NIGHT
8PM THE OBSERVERS Jaqueline Goss in attendance
FRIDAY JULY 19
6PM O’ER THE LAND Deborah Stratman in attendance
815PM JAMEL SHABAZZ STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
Charlie Ahearn in attendance
1030PM WILD STYLE FREE Screening Courtesy APD
Crystal Fairy actress Gaby Hoffman
SATURDAY JULY 20
5PM BENJAMIN: SMOKE Jem Cohen in attendance
730PM BESTIAIRE Denis Côté in attendance
930PM CRYSTAL FAIRY Gaby Hoffman in attendance
1130PM TV CARNAGE / DJ DANIEL BUNNY
FREE AFTER PARTY
SUNDAY JULY 21
1PM MONTREAL MATINEE: MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI +
BESTIAIRE
4PM JAMAL SHABAZZ STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
Calling All Ages
Art + Film Enthusiasts or People Wanting to Help at a Hudson Community Event
“BasilicaScope” Hudson’s first annual film festival at Basilica Hudson
THURSDAY JULY 18 THROUGH SUNDAY JULY 20
Make new friends, watch great films and meet the filmmakers!
Free Festival Passes plus special festival souvenir, in exchange for a 4-hour shift
Shifts Needed:
Thurs, Fri, Sat 5pm to 9pm or 8:30pm to 11:30 pm
Sunday Noon – 4PM
Tasks ranging from Parking Lot to Front Desk Supervising