“S P E A K I N G   I N   C I N E M A”

A series of events at MBC celebrating cinema as a art-form!

Filmmakers
CARLA FORTE
JILLIAN MAYER
MONICA PEÑA
and Filmmaker Magazine Editor in Chief SCOTT MACAULAY

Discussing
Miami Female Filmmakers:
Three Points of View
ECTOTHERMS, RESET, I AM YOUR GRANDMA,
HEARTS OF PALM, #POSTMODEM, THE HOLDERS,
LIFE & FREAKY TIMES OF UNCLE LUKE, INTERRUPTA,
MAKEUP TUTORIAL: HOW TO HIDE FROM CAMERAS 

When: 22 Oct 2015
 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 
1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach 33139

Independent Ethos
--Hans Morgenstern

This month, The Miami Beach Cinematheque will hold its seventh installment of its Knight Foundationsponsored discussion series called Speaking In Cinema. Usually, the bi-monthly event features a local film critic, an out-of-town film critic and a guest filmmaker (this writer was one of the first guest critics). This time they are bringing together three Miami-based filmmakers for a very special installment of the series, and this is the first in what will be a series of interviews with the three filmmakers, who are all showing films in a retrospective series leading up to their talk. Meet Carla Forte. 

Not too long ago, this writer reviewed the Hungarian film White God (White God takes the easy route to schlock over allegory– a film review). The most impressive thing about the movie was how the filmmakers wrangled 200 dogs and sent them marauding through the streets of Budapest. There was another film shown a few months earlier at the Miami International Film Festival that had a similar scene, Forte’s documentary The Holders. In it she explores the fate of many animals left at animal shelters (it’s often not pretty). Forte makes no apologies for the film’s bias toward animal rights. Writing via email, she says, “We need people in shelters who believe in not killing and who can confront the problem with compassion and respect.”

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THE HOLDERS and INTERRUPTA @ Miami Beach Cinematheque as part of  
“S P E A K I N G I N C I N E M A”

With special guests  
Filmmakers

CARLA FORTE
JILLIAN MAYER
MONICA PEÑA

and

Filmmaker Magazine Editor in Chief
SCOTT MACAULAY

Discussing

Miami Female Filmmakers:

Three Points of View

ECTOTHERMS, RESET, I AM YOUR GRANDMA,

HEARTS OF PALM, #POSTMODEM, THE HOLDERS,

LIFE & FREAKY TIMES OF UNCLE LUKE, INTERRUPTA,

MAKEUP TUTORIAL: HOW TO HIDE FROM CAMERAS  

Made possible by the generous support of the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,
as part of its Knight Arts Challenge,
with additional support from
The Sagamore Hotel and Nespresso

with After-Party at the Sagamore Hotel

Official Selection 24th St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) (Nov 5-15, 2015)Carla Forte’s The Holders @ 24 St. Louis International Film Festival, Nov 10.

"A frank, revealing look into the world of animal shelters, “The Holders” asks viewers to confront some unpleasant facts that most pet lovers prefer to ignore: the distressing numbers of unwanted cats and dogs left in the care of overwhelmed animal-control and humane facilities. Abandoned by owners for a variety of usually selfish reasons, these former pets fill the cages and runs of shelters nationwide, with most facing euthanasia rather than finding new homes. Stressed shelter workers are thus left with the grim task of cleaning up the vast mess left by irresponsible owners. Centered on the Miami-Dade County Animal Services shelters, whose compassionate staff is admirably progressive in both operations and attitudes, “The Holders” offers an especially thorough examination of the situation in that specific community, but the subjects that the film explores are sadly universal and equally relevant to St. Louis. Providing a truly comprehensive view of shelter problems and potential solutions, “The Holders” refuses to censor the terrible realities of the present but offers hope for a better future by focusing on the growing no-kill movement and promising alternatives to traditional sheltering approaches."
http://cinemastlouis.org/sliff/2015/holders

Official Selection Los Angeles CineFest (Sept, 2015)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guayaquil (Sept 5-12, 2015)

Talashimaii ::: At Dot Fiftyone Gallery 
FUTURE WORLD : UNKNOWN [a] iiiPoints Activation by LEAD Miami and Wynwood Records.

TALASHIMAII a new feature experimental film Directed by Carla Forte S and Alexey Taran of Bistoury FILM -with - Music and Sound Design by DeeBertoldi








Supported by:
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs 
and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.”
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the National Performance Network’s Performing Americas Program. Lead funding of the National Performance Network Performing Americas Program is provided by the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Fundación Divulgar. 
Plataforma Caníbal. 
O Cinema. 
Maderos Teatro. 
Festicaribe Fundam, Centro Cultural del Magdalena. 
Laboratorio Fronteras Creativas, La Guajira.