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Doomsday Film Fest: DAY PASS SUNDAY
The 2009 Doomsday Film Festival seeks to explore our collective obsession with the idea of the Apocalypse. Experts will be on hand during this 3 day event to discuss how the End of Days permeates our thoughts in film, video games, comic books, art and culture.
12:30PM - 2:00PM
APOCALYPTIC INSPIRATION: DOOMSDAY IN LITERATURE, POETRY & COMICS
Screening:
Selections from The Animatrix | Shinichiro Watanabe & Mahiro Maeda, U.S., 2003 (feat. The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2, A Detective Story, Kid's Story)
Panelists:
Bob Fingerman, author and comic artist
Hilary Florido, comic artist
Matt Hawkins, journalist
Justin Taylor, author
John Joseph Adams, editor of Wastelands, The Living Dead and Seeds of Change
Jonathan Mayberry, author of Patient Zero, They Bite and Doomwar
Readers:
Jeremy Schmall, poet
Sommer Browning, poet
Emily Brandt, poet
Alex Cuff, poet
Martin Rock, poet
Limited Edition copies of The Apocalypse Anthology of Poetry edited by Sommer Browning will be available for sale from Flying Guillotine Press.
A Crude Awakening2:15PM - 4:15PM
THE SKY IS FALLING: ECO CATASTROPHE AND MOTHER EARTH'S REVENGE
Screening:
A Crude Awakening | Basil Gelpke & Ray McCormack, U.S., 2006; 84 min
Panelists:
Dan Miner, peak oil specialist
Amanda Taylor
Joe Gonzalez
The Rapture4:30PM - 6:45PM
THE END IS NIGH: PROPHECIES OF END TIMES FROM THE RAPTURE TO 2012
Screening:
The Rapture | Michael Tolkin, U.S., 1991; 100min
Panelists:
Gabriel McKee, author of The Gospel according to Science Fiction
Keith Uhlich, editor of The House Next Door and film critic for Time Out New York
Lee Quinby, author of Millennial Seduction: A Skeptic Confronts Apocalyptic Culture
Leigh Rogers, graduate of Union Theological Seminary & public relations for United Methodist Women
Shivers7:00PM - 9:00PM
THE COMING PLAGUE: PANDEMIC PARANOIA OR REALITY?
Screening:
Shivers | David Cronenberg, Canada, 1975; 87 min
Panelists:
Dr. Marc Siegel, author of Swine Flu, Bird Flu, and False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear
Vadim Rizov, film critic for The Village Voice
Lauren Wissot, film critic for Slant magazine & author of Under My Masters Wings
Steven Boone, film critic
Leo Goldsmith, film critic
Simon Abrams, film critic
9:15PM - 10:30PM
DOOMSDAY SHORTS
Screenings:
Attackazoids! | Brian Lonano, U.S., 2008; 7 min
Attackazoids, Deploy!! | Brian Lonano, U.S., 2009; 4 min
Zombies & Cigarettes | Rafa Martinez and Iaki San Romn, Spain, 2008; 17 min
Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement | Laura Moss, U.S., 2009; 27 min
The World Naked as a Jaybird | Tiina Treasure, U.S., 2006; 9 min
When The Sky Falls | Mattson Tomlin, U.S., 2009; 20 min; and MANY MORE!
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LocationDCTV
87 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10013
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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