DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM #1

Saturday, May 8, 12:30 PM, Charles Theatre 4

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON - Marc Lasky (12:00)
The spirit of the Colts Marching Band lives on long after the team’s overnight relocation from Baltimore to Indianapolis.

FAMOUS IRISH AMERICANS – Roger Beebe (8:00)
This look at the secret history of some of our most overlooked Irish-American citizens, examines the concept of race, America, and the limits of binary thought.

FOXHOLE – Franko Galoso (12:00)
Despite the atrocities of the Vietnam War, two veterans reflect on the positive impact it had on their lives.

FULTON FISH MARKET – Mark Street (14:00)
Handmade effects and a haunting sparse soundtrack underline the chaos and beauty of a teeming lower-Manhattan fish market, which explodes with movement, sound and color between the hours of midnight and 7 AM, Monday through Friday. Fish hooks flail, crates are ripped open, and tens of thousands of fish are arrayed in ice as discerning retailers and restaurant owners make the rounds.

ME AND MY OLD VOICE – Peter Neff (9:00)
A 1955 audio recording of a Billie Holiday rehearsal, along with found footage and archival photographs are used to recreate an intimate moment with a jazz legend.

OLD GLORY - Andy Schocken (7:00)
A satirical look at the role of the Stars and Stripes in post-9/11 culture, surveying nouveau-patriot fashion statements, innovative merchandising concepts, and xenophobic political rallies.

PARTY AND PROTEST - Alexandria Searls (12:00)
Examining the surfaces of empire as people, animals, and objects move through a night and a day of celebration and protest: the weekend of George W. Bush’s inauguration in Washington, DC.

ZOE XO – Paul Rachman (6:30)
Bad Lieutenant writer and actress, Zoë Lund, died in 1999. In this experimental short doc, husband, Bob Lund, reflects on her life & death, her career, her drug use, and her many pet rats.