PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Felicia M. Torrez
February 4, 2008 Phone: (559) 934-2132
GET REAL FILM FESTIVAL AT WEST HILLS COLLEGE COALINGA
The Third Annual Get Real Film Festival opened on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 at West Hills College Coalinga with Sicko, a documentary by Michael Moore, at 5:00 p.m. in Everett Hall.
“This year’s film festival’s line-up is a bit “heavier” than the previous years,” said Scott Sutherland, English professor at West Hills College Coalinga who also organizes the film festival. “I want to get people to look beyond their comfort zones to what others are doing around the world.”
The film festival is free to the students, West Hills’ faculty and staff and the community is welcome as well. All shows will begin at 5:00 p.m. A list of featured films is included below. For more information on the Get Real Film Festival, contact Scott Sutherland at (559) 934-2712.
Get Real Film Festival line-up:
- February 5
“Sicko”
A humorous and frightening look at the health care system in America as compared to other countries, “Sicko” will allow you to never look at HMO’s or prescription medications the same way again.
- February 12
“No End in Sight”
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, No End in Sight is a shocking, insider’s tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality.
- February 26
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience”
A unique documentary about troops’ experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience” is based on writings by soldiers, Marines and air men.
- March 4
“King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”
In “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quaters,” diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games, in particular, the popular 80’s game “Donkey Kong.”
- March 25
“White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”
With powerful images and politically relevant issues concerning the destruction of war, “White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagaski” looks at the reality of nuclear warfare with first-hand accounts from those who survived and whose lives were forever changed by the atomic bomb.
- April 8
“My Kid Could Paint That”
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl, whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars, “My Kid Could Paint That” explores the suspicions of whether or not such a child is the product of manipulation or inspiration.
- April 15
“In the Shadow of the Moon”
The surviving crew members from NASA’s Apollo missions tell their story in their own words in the acclaimed “In the Shadow of the Med.”
- April 22
“An Inconvenient Truth”
Celebrate Earth Day with a repeat of the popular Academy Award winning Best Documentary which was shown here last spring to a full house. If you haven’t seen it, you owe it to yourself and to your planet to see “An Inconvenient Truth.”
- May 6
“For the Bible Tells Me So”
A compassionate and insightful documentary about the contemporary face of an old conflict between Christian fundamentalists and gay and lesbian people, “For the Bible Tells Me So” looks deep into the hearts of several families—a few of them quite famous—that have struggled with making sense of having a homosexual son or daughter in the fold.
- May 13
“War/Dance”
In spite of losing much to war, “War/Dance” illustrates the power of music as three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country’s national music and dance festival.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Felicia M. Torrez
February 4, 2008 Phone: (559) 934-2132
GET REAL FILM FESTIVAL AT WEST HILLS COLLEGE COALINGA
The Third Annual Get Real Film Festival opened on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 at West Hills College Coalinga with Sicko, a documentary by Michael Moore, at 5:00 p.m. in Everett Hall.
“This year’s film festival’s line-up is a bit “heavier” than the previous years,” said Scott Sutherland, English professor at West Hills College Coalinga who also organizes the film festival. “I want to get people to look beyond their comfort zones to what others are doing around the world.”
The film festival is free to the students, West Hills’ faculty and staff and the community is welcome as well. All shows will begin at 5:00 p.m. A list of featured films is included below. For more information on the Get Real Film Festival, contact Scott Sutherland at (559) 934-2712.
Get Real Film Festival line-up:
- February 5
“Sicko”
A humorous and frightening look at the health care system in America as compared to other countries, “Sicko” will allow you to never look at HMO’s or prescription medications the same way again.
- February 12
“No End in Sight”
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, No End in Sight is a shocking, insider’s tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality.
- February 26
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience”
A unique documentary about troops’ experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience” is based on writings by soldiers, Marines and air men.
- March 4
“King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”
In “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quaters,” diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games, in particular, the popular 80’s game “Donkey Kong.”
- March 25
“White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”
With powerful images and politically relevant issues concerning the destruction of war, “White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagaski” looks at the reality of nuclear warfare with first-hand accounts from those who survived and whose lives were forever changed by the atomic bomb.
- April 8
“My Kid Could Paint That”
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl, whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars, “My Kid Could Paint That” explores the suspicions of whether or not such a child is the product of manipulation or inspiration.
- April 15
“In the Shadow of the Moon”
The surviving crew members from NASA’s Apollo missions tell their story in their own words in the acclaimed “In the Shadow of the Med.”
- April 22
“An Inconvenient Truth”
Celebrate Earth Day with a repeat of the popular Academy Award winning Best Documentary which was shown here last spring to a full house. If you haven’t seen it, you owe it to yourself and to your planet to see “An Inconvenient Truth.”
- May 6
“For the Bible Tells Me So”
A compassionate and insightful documentary about the contemporary face of an old conflict between Christian fundamentalists and gay and lesbian people, “For the Bible Tells Me So” looks deep into the hearts of several families—a few of them quite famous—that have struggled with making sense of having a homosexual son or daughter in the fold.
- May 13
“War/Dance”
In spite of losing much to war, “War/Dance” illustrates the power of music as three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country’s national music and dance festival.