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The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers continues at the Capri Theatre on Monday, February 14 with the comedy mockumentary "Woodpecker" and Director Alex Karpovsky . Mr Karpovsky will be at the theatre to introduce the film and take questions from the audience. Tickets are available the night of the show and are $6.00 for Capri members and $8.00 for the general public.
"Woodpecker" will have one show only at 7:30pm. Tickets are available the night of the show and are $6.00 for Capri members and $8.00 for non-members.
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Fanatical birdwatchers have descended upon a small town in the Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the ivory billed woodpecker. Declared extinct in the 1940's, the bird has apparently been spotted by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder, Johnny Neander, convinced he will be the one to find the elusive woodpecker. The ensuing chaos divides the small town between believers and non-believers, rabid environmentalists and opportunistic entrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself, "Woodpecker" manipulates our notions of documentary and narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope, perception and some very strange birds.
Alex Karpovsky has been selected as one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by "Filmmaker Magazine." A formidable actor, in the past year Alex played the voices of several Russian gangsters in "Grand Theft Auto IV", and appears in the new film "Tiny Furniture" which will play at the Capri Theatre beginning March 4. Alex's newest film, "Trust Us, This Is All Made Up," premiered at the SXSW film festival this past March. |
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The Southern Circuit Filmmakers Tour will continue on Monday, March 14, 2011 with filmmakers Paul Harrill and Ashley Manor and Three Short Stories.
For a full listing of the Southern Circuit Filmmakers Tour for the Capri: Full Capri Schedule
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The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a unique interactive program that brings independent filmmakers and their films into communities throughout the nine-state region served by South Arts, a not-for-profit regional arts organization making a positive difference in the arts throughout the South since 1975. South Arts is supported by funding and programming partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts and the state arts agencies of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Special support for Southern Circuit is provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For more information on South Arts and its programs visit South Arts. |
The Capri Theatre is located at 1045 E Fairview Ave in Montgomery, Alabama. The theatre is operated by the non-profit Capri Community Film Society. For more information about the Capri, visit the Capri Theatre Website
The Southern Circuit Filmmakers Tour is presented in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and a grant from the Central Alabama Community Foundation. Accommodations for the filmmakers are provided by the Lattice Inn in Montgomery. Additional support from Ham Wilson and the Montgomery County Commission.
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