We can’t wait to share all the amazing films, parties, live performances, and events we have in store. Check out the full program online.
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Got Your Tickets?
Pick up your tickets today (Wednesday) at our Box Office/Will Call window at the Kiosk on the Plaza in downtown Ashland, open 4-6 pm. Starting tomorrow (Thursday) all tickets will be available for pick up at the Varsity Box Office.
Plenty of tickets are available. View the full festival schedule for ticket availability.
Thanks to Ashland Home Net and Project A for our ticketing services!
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Films Not on Our Printed Schedules
We are excited to announce that we have added extra screenings on Monday of This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous, Sacred, Following Seas, and Acts and Intermissions. Get your tickets while they are still available.
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Spotlight on Three Films
Tickets are still available to many outstanding films, including:
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The Freedom to Marry
Fri 12:00 pm
Historic Ashland Armory
Documentary | 86 minutes | Director: Eddie Rosenstein
An inspirational look at the culminating court battle that took same-sex marriage from a “preposterous notion” just a few decades ago to the law of the land today. “The Freedom to Marry” movement is now considered one of the most successful civil rights campaigns in modern history, but change did not arrive by happenstance. This victory was carefully planned and orchestrated over decades. The film tells the untold story of marriage equality’s brilliant mastermind, Evan Wolfson, and its passionate litigator, Mary Bonauto from the earliest days of their journey to their final, thrilling triumph at the US Supreme Court.
Produced by AIFF2017 Pride Award recipient Jenni Olson
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CineSpace
Sat 10:00 am
Historic Ashland Armory
Shorts | 81 minutes
A special selection of shorts curated from the second annual CineSpace competition. These films all incorporate real NASA footage collected over 50 years of space flight and exploration.
Introduced by Daniel Jacobs, Manager of NASA International Partners Space Station Program.
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Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon
Good Time Fun Fun Show
Sat 9:30 pm
Historic Ashland Armory
Documentary | 80 minutes | Director: Carrie Preston | Oregon Premiere
East meets West in this live stand-up comedy, sketch, and rock ‘n’ roll/ spoken word concert film focused on Asian American themes including bowl cuts, math nerds—and Hello Kitty everything! The film is anchored in a live show by Slanty Eyed Mama: two good Asian girls gone bad-assed. Virtuoso violinist Lyris Hung and comedian/actor Kate Rigg take on some of the biggest issues and cultural tropes of the Asian immigrant experience with humor and musical “medit-asians” on contemporary culture. Directed by Emmy Award-winning actor Carrie Preston (True Blood and The Good Wife).
Slanty Eyed Mama will perform LIVE after the film!
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Join us tonight at the Schneider!
 The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) and the Schneider Museum of Art (SMA), will celebrate the opening of the new exhibit, Convergence: Digital Media and Technology. The show is co-‐curated by AIFF Director Richard Herskowitz and Museum Director Scott Malbaurn in collaboration with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) and the Ashland Independent Film Festival.
The public is invited to a special opening reception on Wednesday, April 5, from 5 to 7 pm, and the exhibition will be on view through May 27, 2017. Roxy Ann Winery is generously donating and pouring wine for this reception.
The SMA is located at the corner of Siskiyou Boulevard and Indiana Street on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland. |
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Caught on camera?
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