Film - Yılmaz Güney: Master of Euro-Asian Film Culture: Yol
Monday, May 21
@ 6:30 pm
to 8:30 pm
Goethe-Institut Washington
Yilmaz Güney (1937–1984) is a legendary figure in Turkish cinema. His remarkable career trajectory led him from roles as a popular leading man to a filmmaker so politically dangerous Turkish authorities threw him in prison. Güney and his work became more widely-known in the Western world after his film Yol, banned in Turkey, won a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982. Co-presented with the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution.Films will be shown in Turkish with...
"French Women in the Art" series: Farewell, my Queen
Monday, May 21
@ 7:00 pm
to 9:00 pm
French American Cultural Foundation
Admission: (cash or check only):- General: $8- Students w/id: $5Reservation: RequiredParking is available on Reservoir Road and across the street at Georgetown University Hospital's pay lot.Les adieux à la reine(Farewell, my Queen)France - 2012- 100 min. - 35mm.Directed by Benoît JacquotCast: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Noémie LvovskyIn French with English subtitlesSynopsis:1789, at the eve of the Revolution: Versailles occupants still live happily, unconcerned by the...
I WISH Sneak Preview
Tuesday, May 22
@ 6:30 pm
to 8:30 pm
The Japan Information and Cultural Center
Magnolia Pictures, the Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C. and the JICC, and Embassy of Japan invite you to a preview ofI WISHFrom master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-edaDirector of NOBODY KNOWS and STILL WALKINGTwelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in Kagoshima, in the southern region of Kyushu, Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in Hakata, northern Kyushu. The brothers have been separated by their parents' divorce and Koichi...
Galinsky & Hawley Retrospective Week: Radiation
Wednesday, May 23
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
1611 N Kent Street
A young Spaniard music promoter (Unai Fresnedo) finds himself in trouble when a club owner refuses to pay him for a gig and his drug supplier is pressuring him for money. With another band (Come) waiting for him at the airport, he goes on the run with hopes of shaking out some cash that never comes. Filmed in Madrid and sporadically subtitled as the conversations go back and forth between English and Spanish, Radiation portrays the lower echelons of the indie music world.Michael Galinsky and...
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies Final Event
Movies, Theater & Performing Arts
Wednesday, May 23
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Potomac Yards Stadium 16
By popular demand, NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision bring Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies back to select movie theaters nationwide for a final big screen showing on Wednesday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. (local time). Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies Final Event
Movies, Theater & Performing Arts
Wednesday, May 23
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Regal Ballston Commons 12
By popular demand, NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision bring Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies back to select movie theaters nationwide for a final big screen showing on Wednesday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. (local time). Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
Galinsky & Hawley Retrospective Week: Code 33
Thursday, May 24
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
1611 N Kent Street
There's an obvious reason why the TV show "Cops" has been around for so many years: people are fascinated by true-life police work. But if you stuck a video camera on the average policeman's shoulder, you'd probably end up watching hours of dreary nights and filling out stacks of paperwork. Which is why "Cops" is nothing but a collection of drunk wife-batterers and coked-out idiots: it's the only part of police work that's fun to watch. Improving upon...
Film - The Culture of Memory in Immigrant Society
Thursday, May 24
@ 6:30 pm
to 7:30 pm
Goethe-Institut Washington
Following a screening of the film It is Also My History – Neighborhood Women Search for the Roots of National Socialism (Es ist auch meine Geschichte – Stadtteilmütter auf den Spuren des Nationalsozialismus, Germany, 30 min., DVD), a panel discussion will take place dealing with the topic. RSVP to 202-289-1200 ext. 166 or rsvp@washington.goethe.org In conjunction with the American Jewish Committee and the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace.
Hitchcock - The Early Years Film Series: The Lady Vanishes
Friday, May 25
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
1611 N Kent Street
While traveling in continental Europe a rich, young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.This screening is part of Artisphere's Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Film Series. Before there was Vertigo, The Birds and Rear Window, Hitchcock directed films for over a decade that—beyond simply laying the groundwork for his later works—are considered masterpieces in their own right. Every Friday in May, Artisphere will screen a different classic...
Galinsky & Hawley Retrospective Week: Battle for Brooklyn
Saturday, May 26
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
1611 N Kent Street
Followed by Q&A with directors Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley. Battle for Brooklyn is the epic and universal tale of one man under pressure, and how far he will go to save his community and his home from the private developers who want to build a basketball arena on top of it. Along the way, he loses a fiancé, falls in love again, gets married and starts a family.Battle for Brooklyn is an intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by the Prospect Heights community to save...
Galinsky & Hawley Retrospective Week: Horns and Halos
Sunday, May 27
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
1611 N Kent Street
Followed by Q&A with directors Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley. Horns and Halos captures the unlikely connection of three men—an ex-con turned celebrity biographer, a janitor and underground publisher, and U.S. President George W. Bush—whose paths to power and popularity become tangled in a controversial book.Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley have a history of making films outside the realm of traditional narrative, about subjects existing outside the realm of traditional society. Their...
THE TEMPEST Starring Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer
Movies, Theater & Performing Arts
Thursday, June 14
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Potomac Yards Stadium 16
THE TEMPEST pits the desire for revenge against the demands of love and asks if man is capable of creating a brave new world. Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
THE TEMPEST Starring Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer
Movies, Theater & Performing Arts
Thursday, June 14
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Regal Ballston Commons 12
THE TEMPEST pits the desire for revenge against the demands of love and asks if man is capable of creating a brave new world. Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
4-Day All Festival Pass
Thursday, June 14
@ 6:00 pm
to 7:00 pm
1611 N Kent Street
Admission for one person to all BuddhaFest events, including the Opening Night reception, the Saturday Night Concert with Krishna Das & special guests Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg, and the Closing Night program, which includes a talk, meditation and performance by Krishna Das, a rare live Skype appearance by Ram Dass, the film RAM DASS: FIERCE GRACE, and a Q&A with director Mickey Lemle.
Friday Night Pass
Friday, June 15
@ 7:00 pm
to 10:30 pm
1611 N Kent Street
Admission for one person to both events on Friday night - A talk & meditation with Congressman Tim Ryan, Tara Brach and Jonathan Foust, and the film BUDDHA'S LOST CHILDREN
Tsoknyi Rinpoche Talk & Meditation & World Premiere of WHEN THE IRON BIRD FLIES
Saturday, June 16
@ 2:15 pm
to 5:00 pm
1611 N Kent Street
Happiness for No Reason: Awakening Essence Love With his lively, humorous and insightful way of teaching the time tested and ever relevant truths of dharma, Tsoknyi Rinpoche explores how we can uncover and nurture the basic spark of our Buddha nature amidst this speedy modern world and our active lives. WHEN THE IRON BIRD FLIES World Premiere "When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth." - 8th century...
Sunday All-Day Pass
Sunday, June 17
@ 10:00 am
to 10:30 pm
1611 N Kent Street
Admission for one person to all events on Sunday, including Closing Night program: A talk & meditation with Krishna Das, the film RAM DASS: FIERCE GRACE, Ram Dass joins us for a rare appearance live via Skype, director Mickey Lemle takes questions from the audience, and Krishna Das closes out the festival with a special musical performance.
Closing Night - The Power of Grace: A Tribute to Ram Dass
Sunday, June 17
@ 7:00 pm
to 10:30 pm
1611 N Kent Street
Grace is what wakes us up when we're asleep, Grace is what removes obstacles that we don't even know are there, Grace is what arranges our lives when we are forced to look within. - Krishna Das recites a prayer on grace Krishna Das says, "If we know anything about a path at all, it's only because of the Great Ones that have gone before us. Out of their love and kindness, they have left some footprints to follow." On the closing night of BuddhaFest, we pay tribute to one...
Drum Corps at the Movies: 2012 DCI Tour Premiere
Monday, June 18
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Potomac Yards Stadium 16
This exclusive in-theater event will showcase six of DCI’s top marching music ensembles, together for a season-opening competition that is sure to ignite the competitive fire between these fierce rivals. Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
Drum Corps at the Movies: 2012 DCI Tour Premiere
Monday, June 18
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Regal Ballston Commons 12
This exclusive in-theater event will showcase six of DCI’s top marching music ensembles, together for a season-opening competition that is sure to ignite the competitive fire between these fierce rivals. Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
Parents Night Out: The Happiest Baby/Toddler with Dr. Harvey Karp
Thursday, June 21
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Regal Ballston Commons 12
This LIVE theatrical event will be hosted by Ali Landry, actress, mom of 2 and founder of spokesmoms.com. Ali and Dr. Karp will bring to life Dr. Karp’s best selling parenting guides - The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block. Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
Parents Night Out: The Happiest Baby/Toddler with Dr. Harvey Karp
Thursday, June 21
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Potomac Yards Stadium 16
This LIVE theatrical event will be hosted by Ali Landry, actress, mom of 2 and founder of spokesmoms.com. Ali and Dr. Karp will bring to life Dr. Karp’s best selling parenting guides - The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block. Visit FathomEvents.com for more details.
Film - Jane Austen FilmFest: "Sense & Sensibility"
Wednesday, June 27
@ 8:30 pm
to 9:30 pm
Dumbarton House
ane Austen FilmFest: "Sense & Sensibility" will be shown as the first of three outdoor movie nights! Grounds open at 7:30pm (next: July 11, "Emma," and July 25, "Pride & Prejudice"). Sponsored by Long & Foster of Georgetown.
Adobe Bootcamp
Monday, July 9
@ 12:00 am
to 1:00 am
Future Media Concepts
Adobe Bootcamp is an all-inclusive event designed to provide the most cutting edge certified training courses, as well as certification exams* – all in one location at one time! Get trained at all levels of Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.Your registration cost includes class tution, courseware, airfare (up to $300), hotel accommodations, meals, and networking events. You get all this for approximately the same price that you would pay...
"French Women in the Art" series: Séraphine
Monday, July 9
@ 7:00 pm
to 9:30 pm
French American Cultural Foundation
Admission: (cash or check only):- General: $8- Students w/id: $5Reservation: requiredParking is available on Reservoir Road and across the street at Georgetown University Hospital's pay lot.SéraphineFrance - 2008 - 125 min. - 35mm.Directed by Martin ProvostCast: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne BennentIn French with English subtitlesSynopsis:Séraphine is the true story of Séraphine Louis a.k.a. Séraphine de Senlis (Yolande Moreau), a simple and profoundly devout housekeeper who in...
Film - Jane Austen FilmFest: "Emma"
Wednesday, July 11
@ 8:30 pm
to 9:30 pm
Dumbarton House
War of 1812 Event. Jane Austen FilmFest: "Emma" will be shown as the second of three outdoor movie nights! Grounds open at 7:30pm (next: July 25, "Pride & Prejudice"). Sponsored by Long & Foster of Georgetown. Free!
Film - Jane Austen FilmFest: "Pride & Prejudice"
Wednesday, July 25
@ 8:30 pm
to 9:30 pm
Dumbarton House
War of 1812 Event. Jane Austen FilmFest: "Pride & Prejudice" will be shown as the last of three outdoor movie nights! Grounds open at 7:30pm. Sponsored by Long & Foster of Georgetown. Free!
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