Countdown Begins for This Year’s Film Fest

— from Donna Laslo —

The Orcas Island Film Festival (OIFF) producers are in full gear getting the island ready for another fantastic weekend of films on October 7 – 10. Jared Lovejoy & Donna Laslo are thrilled to spearhead the festival once again along with Carl Spence, chief curator for Seattle Independent Film Festival (SIFF), and OIFF who is been busy lining up these critically acclaimed films.

“The majority of these films haven’t come out yet – they are early views,” says Spence. “I am very impressed and excited about the caliber of this year’s line up.”

As a warm up for the festival, OIFF in partnership with The LGBT Fund will present a special screening of Sundance award winning film, The Mask You Live In, at the Sea View Theatre on Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. This screening is open to all and donation only.

This critically acclaimed film follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity and ultimately illustrates how we, as a society, can raise a healthier generation of boys and young men. A panel discussion will follow. OIFF will also screen some of the trailers for this year’s festival films.

OIFF Short films contest launches on September 15 with the three-grant winning films for this year: Approximada  by Kyle Carver & Dan Larson; Yoga for Salvador by Stefan Hajek; and Storm of the Century by Micah Kearney & Kenji Tekada- Dill. These short films will be available at www.orcasfilmfest.com for viewing and voting. The winning film will be shown at the Seattle International Film Festival next May 2017.

Visit www.orcasfilmfest.com for news and updates along with how you can buy your weekend passes that go on sale September 15.

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