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Lyceum Film Screenings - Alexandria Film Festival
* To order tickets for any of the following showcases, please click on gray box in the right hand corner and select start time of the first film within the desired showcase. *
SHOWCASE A ($10):
4:00pm
"The Killing of Mary Surratt"
(19m, USA)
Director Chris King
Drama
Boardinghouse innkeeper Mary Surratt was one of four Southern sympathizers who was tried, convicted, and executed for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln. Believed by many to have been innocent, she was nevertheless doomed to be the first woman killed by the U.S. government, who was eager to put the whole tragic affair behind them.
Special Guest: To be announced
5:00pm
"The Smallest Thing"
(3m, Canada)
Director Yong Jin Kim
Animation
A man in an empty world comes upon a flower and discovers its value.
5:05pm
"Kings"
(7m, USA)
Director Barbara Mones
Animation
Two old men traveling on a train together engage in an escalating conflict that they try to resolve by playing the card game WAR. They then dominate the only innocent victims they can find. Kings poses the question 'is War inevitable?'
5:15pm
"Threads"
(8m, USA)
Director Barbara Mones
Animation
Set in Mongolia, Threads is about a young girl who comes to terms with her mother's death by reliving their most cherished and loving times together. Lush, visual storytelling at its best.
Special Guest Animator Rob Cloutier
SHOWCASE B ($10):
6:15pm
"Virtuoso: The Olga Samaroff Story"
(61m, USA) East Coast Premiere
Director Donna Kline
Documentary
Virtuoso, a 60-minute documentary film, is the true, yet untold story of one of America's great female concert pianists of the early 20th century. Overshadowed by her famous husband, Leopold Stokowski, whose talent she first recognized and career she fostered, Samaroff was at the very center of a vibrant American musical life in the early 20th century. Based on the book, "An American Virtuoso on the World Stage," this documentary follows her life from Texas (as Lucy Hickenlooper) to her rise as Olga Samaroff, the celebrated concert star of her time.
Special Guest: To be announced
SHOWCASE C ($10):
8:00pm
"Steamboat Bill, Jr." - silent film with live piano accompaniment
(70m, USA)
Director Charles Reisner
Steamboat Bill, Jr. contains some of Buster Keaton's best and most spectacular sight gags in a silent movie. Keaton plays Willie Canfield, the namby-pamby son of rough-and-tumble steamboat captain Steamboat Bill Canfield (Ernest Torrence). When he's not trying to make a man out of his boy, the captain is carrying on a feud with Tom Carter (Tom McGuire), the wealthy owner of a fancy new ferryboat. Carter has a pretty daughter, Mary King (Marion Byron), with whom Willie falls in love.
Special Guest: Pianist Andrew Simpson
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LocationThe Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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