Saturday May 10, 2:00 pm (In the Tropic Lobby)

PANGEA DAY
A global event bringing the world together through film.

Offical Website

Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film.

Starting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones.

The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes. The winning films will be announced in late April.

The program will also include a number of exceptional speakers and musical performers. Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof, and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova are among those taking part.

FREE ADMISSION

Saturday May 10, 12:30 pm

All films are provided by Kids First.
That means:
No inapropriate sexual behavior, No racial, gender, cultural or religious bias
No gratuitous violence or abuse, No replicable unsafe behavior
No condescension towards children

Free Bicycle Give-A-Way, May 24th with Special Guest Judy Blume
March Bicycle donated by Tegan Slanton
April Bicycle donated by Bunnie Smith
May Bicycle donated by George Cooper & Judy Blume
Thank You All!

Doors open at 12:00, Showtime 12:30
All children must be accompanied by an adult

Tuesday May 13, 2:00 pm

LA SCALA OPERA SERIES

IL TRITTICO (La Scala)
In honor of Puccini’s 150th birthday, La Scala brings his incomparable Il Trittico to the stage. Luca Ronconi is the talented director able to unite and at the same time give a different character to Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi.
RT 161-188 min average

Tuesday May 13, 8:00 pm

Back by popluar demand...
RETURN OF THE KEY WEST PICTURE SHOW

Over the past few months, a handful of local film and video makers have been quietly shooting, editing, and producing new short films in response to the 1978 local classic, The Key West Picture Show. Now thirty years old, the original film by B. J. Martin serves as an inspiring overview of our island's past and a humorous look at the unique cultural aspects of our Southernmost community. After accepting the challenge put forth by The Studios of Key West and the Key West Film Society late last year, a diverse group of modern-day media artists are about to give us time capsules of our own.

The Return of the Key West PIcture Show project was designed around that notion, and has been generously sponsored by the island's Margaritaville Restaurant and Store. The public will have a chance to see the new crop of locally-inspired films.

Tickets $9 (KWFS members $6)

Saturday May 17, 12:30 pm

All films are provided by Kids First.
That means:
No inapropriate sexual behavior, No racial, gender, cultural or religious bias
No gratuitous violence or abuse, No replicable unsafe behavior
No condescension towards children

Free Bicycle Give-A-Way, May 24th with Special Guest Judy Blume
March Bicycle donated by Tegan Slanton
April Bicycle donated by Bunnie Smith
May Bicycle donated by George Cooper & Judy Blume
Thank You All!

Doors open at 12:00, Showtime 12:30
All children must be accompanied by an adult

Every Saturday, 12:45

KEY WEST PICTURE SHOW

In 1977 Key West Florida was in sleepy transition. The U.S. Navy was leaving after generations of dominance, tourism was moderate and developers had not yet cast a longing eye down the Overseas Highway. It was still a backwater seaport dependent upon the Navy, commercial fishing and other often questionable maritime activities

In the summer of 1977 we set out to capture the mood of the island on film. We roamed Key West, interviewing locals and visitors—baked Cuban bread until dawn, danced with the comparsas, caught lobster with the fishermen and blessed the fleet, rode the Conch Train, discussed art, architecture and island history. We were entertained by classical music played on the conch shell, and we witnessed Captain Tony’s philosophy on sexdrive in the tropics. We filmed the coral reef with a treasure diver.The result is a timeless glimpse of that era in Key West, a parody of a 1950’s educational travel film exploring the island with honesty and humor. As lifetime resident Sara Russell says at the end of the film “… honey, you won’t see it again!”
I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it!

Tickets $5

Wednesday May 21

A MEMBERS FREE EVENT!

Waterfront Pictures Presents a Special Screening of:
EUGENE WALTER: LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS

Eugene Walter, 1921-March 29, 1998, was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costume designer and well-known raconteur. A friend once observed that Walter had lived a "pixilated wonderland of a life."

Eugene Walter: Last of the Bohemians documents the life and career of a writer, poet, actor, artist and raconteur whose work celebrates the art of living and personifies the culture of the coastal South. Living in Paris and Rome, Walter (1921-1998) lent his unique personality and wide-ranging talent to a number of different endeavors, many of them at the heart of the postwar artistic renaissance in Europe -- winning numerous awards for his poetry and fiction, helping start the Paris Review, working with and acting in the films of Federico Fellini and other Italian directors, editing the polylingual literary magazine Botteghe Oscure and meeting and entertaining many of the most famous writers and cultural figures of his time.

TICKETS $9, MEMBERS FREE

Official Site .......Filmography

Saturday May 24, 12:30 pm

All films are provided by Kids First.
That means:
No inapropriate sexual behavior, No racial, gender, cultural or religious bias
No gratuitous violence or abuse, No replicable unsafe behavior
No condescension towards children

Free Bicycle Give-A-Way, May 24th with Special Guest Judy Blume
March Bicycle donated by Tegan Slanton
April Bicycle donated by Bunnie Smith
May Bicycle donated by George Cooper & Judy Blume
Thank You All!

Doors open at 12:00, Showtime 12:30
All children must be accompanied by an adult

Every Saturday, 12:45

KEY WEST PICTURE SHOW

In 1977 Key West Florida was in sleepy transition. The U.S. Navy was leaving after generations of dominance, tourism was moderate and developers had not yet cast a longing eye down the Overseas Highway. It was still a backwater seaport dependent upon the Navy, commercial fishing and other often questionable maritime activities

In the summer of 1977 we set out to capture the mood of the island on film. We roamed Key West, interviewing locals and visitors—baked Cuban bread until dawn, danced with the comparsas, caught lobster with the fishermen and blessed the fleet, rode the Conch Train, discussed art, architecture and island history. We were entertained by classical music played on the conch shell, and we witnessed Captain Tony’s philosophy on sexdrive in the tropics. We filmed the coral reef with a treasure diver.The result is a timeless glimpse of that era in Key West, a parody of a 1950’s educational travel film exploring the island with honesty and humor. As lifetime resident Sara Russell says at the end of the film “… honey, you won’t see it again!”
I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it!

Tickets $5