Bijou Film

Friday, May 4

6:30 pm

Saturday, May 5

4:30 pm

Tuesday, May 8

6:30 pm

Wednesday, May 9

9:15 pm

Thursday, May 10

9:15 pm

Stay after the film on Friday, May 4 for a livestream Q&A with the filmmaker, Trish Dolman, and on Saturday, May 5 for a livestream Q&A with the film’s star, Paul Watson!

A film by Trish Dolman
110 min, blu-ray

ECO-PIRATE tells the story of a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans. The film follows professional radical ecologist, Captain Paul Watson, as he repeatedly flouts the law, so that he may apprehend what he sees as the more serious law-breakers: the illegal poachers of the world. Using verité sequences shot aboard his ship as a framing device, the documentary examines Watson’s personal history as an activist through archival footage and interviews, while revealing the impact of this relentless pursuit on his personal life. From the genesis of Greenpeace to sinking a pirate whaling ship off Portugal, and from clashes with fisherman in the Galapagos to Watson’s recent headline-grabbing battles with the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctica, the film chronicles the extraordinary life of the most controversial figure in the environmental movement; the heroics, the ego, the urgency of the world’s original eco-pirate.

“A handsomely made…exciting documentary encompassing the subject’s evolution from Greenpeace warrior to go-it-alone pirate.” -Jay Weissberg, Variety

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTStVKT6d_k

Friday, May 4

9:30 pm

Saturday, May 5

9:30 pm

Tuesday, May 8

9:00 pm

Wednesday, May 9

7:00 pm

Thursday, May 10

7:00 pm

A film by Terence Nance
95 min

You’ve just arrived home after a bad day. You’re broke and lonely, even though you live in the biggest and busiest city in America. You do, however, have one cause for mild optimism: you seem to have captured the attention of an intriguing young lady. You’ve rushed home to clean your apartment before she comes over. In your haste, you see that you’ve missed a call. There’s a voicemail; she tells you that she won’t be seeing you tonight. With arresting insight, vulnerability, and a delightful sense of humor, Terence Nance’s explosively creative debut feature, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY, documents the relationship between Terence and a lovely young woman (Namik Minter) as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic. Utilizing a tapestry of live action and various styles of animation, Terence explores the fantasies, emotions, and memories that race through his mind during a singular moment in time.

“A bold, contemplative, inquisitive, complex work of art.” -IndieWire

Trailer: http://oversimplification.mvmt.com/