***WRIF BUZZ***

Here's a quick look at the headliner films coming to WRIF Apr. 27-29. We're still working out the timing, so we can't sell tickets... yet. But we'll have the site fully open for business soon. Take a look!...

Friday Evening (4/27):

-- Indie pioneers John Sayles & Maggie Renzi bring their new film AMIGO for area premiere at WRIF gala benefit. They'll be around during the weekend to participate in panels and John will be reading from his new novel! Meet and greet this fascinating pair.

Saturday (4/28):

-- MILL & THE CROSS -- Bruegel painting comes to life, literally. Stunning cinematic magic.

-- RETURNING FIRE -- Culture jammers wage peace inside violent video games.

-- WE’RE NOT BROKE -- Corporate tax dodgers vs. the Occupiers.

-- PEARL and BRIEF REUNION -- Short & feature, both shot in Upper Valley. Filmmakers Dan Butler, Richard Waterhouse; Ben Silberfarb, Jon Daschbach. Beautiful films. One touching; one a spooky thriller.

-- HIPSTERS -- Crazy, comrade, crazy! Soviet jazz kids underground in ‘50s Russia.

-- W.A.R.: !WOMEN ART REVOLUTION -- Stunning 40-year chronicle of feminist art & more.

-- SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS -- WRJ’s own Matt Bucy shot this doc about the oldest gay Mardi Gras crew in NOLA. (Followed by a live-band dance party. Laissez les bons temps rouler!)

Sunday (4/29):

-- LOCAL FILMMAKERS’ BRUNCH -- Nosh & watch. Bagels & films. New works. Made fresh right here.

-- ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA -- Living in the nuclear world with (among many others) Vermont Yankee, your neighbor.

-- HASTA LA VISTA -- A trio of young guys hits the road to... yep, get laid. You won’t expect who these dudes are & what they have to offer.

-- FREEDOM & UNITY: THE VERMONT MOVIE -- Sneak preview of Nora Jacobson’s eagerly-awaited collaborative magnum opus filmed by an array of Vermont filmmakers focusing on our unique state.

-- WRIF WRAP PARTY -- Our usual festival farewell at the Main St. Museum. A fun finale.

REMEMBER: WRIF Festival'12 is Friday-Sunday, April 27-29.

LOCAL BUSINESSES ON BOARD FOR WRIF '12

WRIF counts on the generous support of local businesses and organizations. These are some of the firms already helping. If you'd like to join in, contact us at info@wrif.org or by calling 802-478-0191. Thanks!

JOHN SAYLES TO OPEN WRIF '12!

Indie film giant John Sayles will bring his new film, AMIGO, to White River Indie Films' 2012 Festival at the Tupelo Music Hall, April 27. It'll be your chance to meet and greet a major figure in independent filmmaking.

Also, we already know that Saturday night will highlight the new feature, BRIEF REUNION, shot in Lyme by writer/director (and Hanover native) John Daschbach. And later, for a Saturday-night bash, we'll be showing White River Junction-filmmaker Matt Bucy's THE SONS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, a rollicking New Orleans Mardi Gras documentary. Matt shot the film with director Tim Wolff. Their film will be followed by a live band and some kicking dance music.

Sayles's AMIGO screening will be an area premiere for this latest work by a legendary filmmaker who got started with the ground-breaking RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS SEVEN and has worked inside and outside of Hollywood for more than thirty years. Sayles, along with his producer and collaborator, Maggie Renzi, will be at WRIF as our guests of honor. There'll be ample opportunities to discuss film and filmmaking with this fascinating pair. WRIF will open the festival weekend with the screening, plus a Q&A and reception for John and Maggie.

We're also working on plans to feature John and Maggie in workshops and panels on Saturday, Apr. 28, on film producing, scriptwriting, and copyright laws. In addition, we hope we can get John to do a reading from his latest novel, A MOMENT IN THE SUN.

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