2017 Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah
Thursday, January 18 - 7PM
"Life Animated" - Feature Length Film
Tickets $15
Trustees Theater
216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Summary: From Academy Award® winning director Roger Ross Williams, LIFE, ANIMATED is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. This emotional coming-of-age story follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence. The subject of his father Ron Suskind’s New York Times bestseller, Owen was a thriving three year old who suddenly and inexplicably went silent – and for years after remained unable to connect with other people or to convey his thoughts, feelings or desires.
Over time, through repeated viewings of Disney classics like THE LITTLE MERMAID and THE LION KING, Owen found useful tools to help him to understand complex social cues and to re-connect with the world around him.
LIFE, ANIMATED evocatively interweaves classic Disney sequences with verite scenes from Owen’s life in order to explore how his identification and empathy for characters like Simba, Jafar, and Ariel gave him a means to understand his feelings and allowed him to interpret reality. Beautiful, original animations offer rich insights into Owen’s fruitful dialogue with the Disney oeuvre as he imagines himself heroically facing adversity as a member in a tribe of sidekicks.
Owen’s story is a moving testament to the many ways in which stories can serve as a means of persevering through the dark times, leading us all toward the light.
Friday, January 20 – 7PM
Mountainfilm Documentaries and Shorts Round 1
Tickets $15
Trustees Theater
216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Ace and the Desert Dog
Edges
Nascent
How We Choose
Emcee intro
Mile 19 – with special guest, Johnnie Jameson
Adventure Dispatch
The Accord
Throw – with special guest, Coffin Nachtmahr
A full description of these short films is available on our website at mountainfilmsav.org/festival/films
Saturday, January 21 – 2PM
Family Matinee
Tickets $5
Trustees Theater
216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
The Wrestling Cholita
Canyon Song
Angel Annihilates Alaska
FINconceivable
Running Wild
To Scale: The Solar System
One of Those Days 3
Throw – with special guest, Coffin Nachtmahr
A full description of these short films is available on our website at mountainfilmsav.org/festival/films
Saturday, January 21 – 7PM
Mountainfilm Documentaries and Shorts Round 2
The Mysteries
Wasfia
Property
Kamchatka Steelhead Project
StrongWater
Across the Sky
Heavens Eleven
When We Were Knights
Iceland. Proven Here.
1-800-Give-Us-Your-Kidney – with special guest, Harold Mintz
Angel Annihilates Alaska
A full description of these short films is available on our website at mountainfilmsav.org/festival/films
"Life Animated" - Feature Length Film
Tickets $15
Trustees Theater
216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Summary: From Academy Award® winning director Roger Ross Williams, LIFE, ANIMATED is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. This emotional coming-of-age story follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence. The subject of his father Ron Suskind’s New York Times bestseller, Owen was a thriving three year old who suddenly and inexplicably went silent – and for years after remained unable to connect with other people or to convey his thoughts, feelings or desires.
Over time, through repeated viewings of Disney classics like THE LITTLE MERMAID and THE LION KING, Owen found useful tools to help him to understand complex social cues and to re-connect with the world around him.
LIFE, ANIMATED evocatively interweaves classic Disney sequences with verite scenes from Owen’s life in order to explore how his identification and empathy for characters like Simba, Jafar, and Ariel gave him a means to understand his feelings and allowed him to interpret reality. Beautiful, original animations offer rich insights into Owen’s fruitful dialogue with the Disney oeuvre as he imagines himself heroically facing adversity as a member in a tribe of sidekicks.
Owen’s story is a moving testament to the many ways in which stories can serve as a means of persevering through the dark times, leading us all toward the light.
Friday, January 20 – 7PM
Mountainfilm Documentaries and Shorts Round 1
Tickets $15
Trustees Theater
216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Ace and the Desert Dog
Edges
Nascent
How We Choose
Emcee intro
Mile 19 – with special guest, Johnnie Jameson
Adventure Dispatch
The Accord
Throw – with special guest, Coffin Nachtmahr
A full description of these short films is available on our website at mountainfilmsav.org/festival/films
Saturday, January 21 – 2PM
Family Matinee
Tickets $5
Trustees Theater
216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
The Wrestling Cholita
Canyon Song
Angel Annihilates Alaska
FINconceivable
Running Wild
To Scale: The Solar System
One of Those Days 3
Throw – with special guest, Coffin Nachtmahr
A full description of these short films is available on our website at mountainfilmsav.org/festival/films
Saturday, January 21 – 7PM
Mountainfilm Documentaries and Shorts Round 2
The Mysteries
Wasfia
Property
Kamchatka Steelhead Project
StrongWater
Across the Sky
Heavens Eleven
When We Were Knights
Iceland. Proven Here.
1-800-Give-Us-Your-Kidney – with special guest, Harold Mintz
Angel Annihilates Alaska
A full description of these short films is available on our website at mountainfilmsav.org/festival/films
