TINARS: This Is Not A Reading Series Presented by Pages Books
We are delighted to have This Is Not A Reading Series (TINARS) present the Toronto premiere of Moving Stories Films! The screening will take place at the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom On November 26th, hosted by producer Judith Keenan and program curator Paul Quarrington with many special guests in attendance!
MOVING STORIES FILMS
Wed. Nov 26
7:30pm (doors 7pm) $5 Cover
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St West Toronto
Hosts Paul Quarrington, Judith Keenan with Special Guests
Want to see some of this season’s hottest titles on the big screen before they are turned into feature length blockbusters? Moving Stories Films is a hilarious, odd and poignant collection of short films based on recent books from all over the world. Some are faithful to the page and others treat the source text as a starting point for cinematic invention. Judith Keenan and Paul Quarrington curated the program. Many of the featured authors will be in attendance. – A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, BookShorts Literacy Program and EYE WEEKLY.
Artists Attending
Moving Stories champions: Gary Thomas (Advisor, Sponsor, Director), Nino Ricci (Author and MSF Advisor), Rachel Peters (Nagasaki Circus), Kate Hollett (Food, Sex and Salmonella) and many more.
Host / Moving Stories Curator / Filmmaker (Pavane*) Paul Quarrington - Recent winner of Canada Reads and Scotiabank Giller Prize two-time nominee, Paul hosts the evening’s proceedings with program founder Judith Keenan; interviewing James McCreath and Brian G. Smith on stage.
Special Guest Author James McCreath (A Life’s Passion) will be flying in from FL to join the film’s Director Gary Thomas at the event, fresh from the film’s US premiere at Miami Short Film Festival and a national broadcast on CBC Reflections. James will speak about the challenges and rewards of self-publishing his epic novel “Renaldo” and the recognition he has gained through the insightful short film interpretation.
Special Guest / Second City alum Brian D. Smith, Director of Sprout This!, a mockmentary where adult film star Frankie Bombs clashes with Swedish auteur ‘Lars’ on the set of an organic Canadian kinda-porn film. Brian’s film won first prize in the ‘69 Hour Film Challenge’ at Darryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival, short comedy films about sex, first screened here in Toronto.
Nov. 26 Show Program
7:00 Doors and Cocktails
7:30 Special Guest on Stage - Host Paul Quarrington with James McCreath
- Film Screening Part 1 : This Hour Has Seven Decades, The Cave, A Life’s Passion, No Bikini, Food, Sex & Salmonella, A Letter to Colleen, The Gargoyle: Sei’s Story
8:30 Special Guests on Stage - Host Paul Quarrington with Brian D. Smith
- Film Screening Part 2 : Night Work, Perfection of the Moment, Nagasaki Circus*, Pavane*, Sprout This!
9:30 Book Signing & “Hollywood Holiday Glamour” After-Party sponsored by BookShorts and Karen Marren Design. Books which inspired films in the program will be available to be signed by the artists.
NOTE: RSVP for BookShorts / KMD Guests Entre Gratis >> judith@bookshorts.com
Pages Books & Music Series TINARS November 26, 2008
http://pagesbooks.ca
*Nagasaki Circus has been produced with the assistance of Bravo!FACT and National Film Board; Pavane has been produced with the assistance of Bravo!FACT and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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