loftcinema.org THE LOFT CINEMA Showtimes: FILM GUIDE 520-795-7777 OCTOBER 2019 WWW.LOFTCINEMA.ORG See what films are playing next, buy tickets, look up showtimes & much more! ENJOY BEER & WINE AT THE LOFT CINEMA! We also offer Fresco Pizza*, Tucson Tamale Company Tamales, Burritos from Tumerico, Ethiopian Wraps from OCTOBER 2019 Cafe Desta and Sandwiches from the 4th Ave. Deli, along with organic popcorn, craft chocolate bars, vegan LOFT MEMBERSHIPS 5 cookies and more! *Pizza served after 5pm daily. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 6-22 LOFT STAFF SELECTS 6, 17 SOLAR CINEMA 9, 11 BEER OF THE MONTH: LOFT JR. 12 PUT ON A HOPPY FACE JOURNALISM ON SCREEN 13 MASON ALE WORKS ESSENTIAL CINEMA 15 ONLY $3.50 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! COMMUNITY RENTALS 21-23 LOFT FILM FEST 24-25 CLOSED CAPTIONS & AUDIO DESCRIPTIONS! NEW FILMS 30-43 The Loft Cinema offers Closed Captions and Audio REEL READS SELECTION 35 Descriptions for films whenever they are available. 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Speedway Blvd. | Tucson, AZ 85716 loftcinema.org SHOWTIMES: 520-795-7777 THEATRE INFO: 520-795-0844 LOFT OFFICE: 520-322-5638 For general questions email: [email protected] For questions about membership: [email protected] For questions about supporting The Loft Cinema: [email protected] For questions about volunteering: [email protected] For questions about school field trips and education-related issues: [email protected] For questions about renting The Loft Cinema: [email protected] LOFT CINEMA STAFF Executive Director: Peggy Johnson Deputy Director: Zach Breneman Program Director: Jeff Yanc Marketing Director: J.J. Giddings Finance Director: Jonathan Kleefeld Director of Membership and Donor Services: Amber Kleefeld Director of Education and Engagement: Shawna DaCosta Deputy Marketing Director: Matt McCoy Marketing Associate: Ben Mackey Administrative Assistant/Outreach Coordinator: Daniela Ontiveros Director of Theatre Operations: Jason Denholm Operations Manager: Brenda Rodriguez Assistant Managers: Marcel Jeanisse, Madeline McClure, Candace Ripley, Pedro Robles-Hill, A.J. Simon LOFT CINEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ron Barber Carmen Marriott President Hal Melfi Tim Fuller David Nix Vice-President Katherine Pew Stephen Golden Tim Reckart Treasurer Claire Scheuren Melodie Lopez Secretary Lisanne Skyler Joanne Stuhr Betsy Bolding Joe Tarver Jaime Gutiérrez Frank Valenzuela Dianne Iauco Jan Mueller, Emeritus Mary Koss Dear Friends of The Loft Cinema, Thank you to everyone who became a member of The Loft Cinema during our September membership campaign! 100% of your membership goes directly to supporting everything you love about The Loft Cinema and we literally could not do it without you! We are excited about the 10th Annual Loft Film Fest, November 7-14! We believe this year’s fest will feature our strongest lineup of films from around the world, and we continue our commitment to having at least half the films directed by women! Watch our emails, social media posts and our website loftfilmfest.org for updates as we announce the films and guests about mid- October! And thanks to Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment, along with the National Endowment for the Arts, for providing the foundational support that makes the fest possible. We are also excited to offer you the opportunity to seeJOKER on the biggest screen in Southern Arizona in 70mm! This film, already generating Oscar® buzz for actor Joaquin Phoenix, opens with early screenings Thursday, October 3. Peggy Johnson, Executive Director The Loft Cinema is a local nonprofit dedicated to creating community by celebrating the art and diversity of film. S - 2 S - - S - - S - - A S S - - S SS S S - - S - - - SIGN UP TODAY! LOFTCINEMA.ORG/MEMBERSHIP The Loft Cinema MISSIONDRIVEN MEMBERSHIPSUPPORTED NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION 6 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS TEMPORADA DE PATOS FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS (DUCK SEASON) PRESENTED BY MOTHER ROAD BREWING CO. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 7:30PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 7:30PM GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 GENERAL ADMISSION: $8 | LOFT MEMBERS: $6 $200 MONTHLY PRIZE! | $1,000 YEARLY PRIZE! PART OF LOFT STAFF SELECTS! A monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our On the first Friday of each month comedians Bridgitte Thum amazing Loft Cinema staff! This month’s film was chosen by and Mike Sterner host our monthly short film contest – just Peggy Johnson, Executive Director! bring us your short films and we’ll play them on the largest movie screen in Southern Arizona! Presented by Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón and directed and co-written by acclaimed filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke (Lake IN CASE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO A FIRST Tahoe; Club Sandwich), Temporada de patos tells the hilarious FRIDAY SHORTS SHOW, HERE ARE THE RULES: and heartfelt story of Moko (Diego Cataño, Desierto) and We’ll play any short film, music video or short documentary Flama (Daniel Miranda), two fourteen-year-olds who have that you’ve made that’s under 15 minutes long and is been best friends since they were kids. brought to us on a thumb drive (One film per person, drives need to be in by 8pm. We do not accept commercials or “A quiet, loopy gem, Duck Season is a goofball advertisements). Submissions (the first 15 films each month) celebration of old friends, new beginnings, are only taken on the day of the event. All films are played in adolescent freedom, and baked goods laced the order they’re received. Every film is guaranteed to play with a little something extra.” – Steven Rea, for 3 minutes, but after that the audience can call for the Philadelphia Inquirer dreaded “gong” if they’re displeased. If the gong is struck, our intrepid host stops the film and the next movie begins. They have everything they need to survive yet another But don’t despair … if your film is gonged, you can re-work boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, it and bring it back to see if the changes you’ve made have porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery. The pleased the audience. This is a great way for filmmakers to electricity company, Rita, the neighbor, Ulises, a pizza try out new ideas and see how an actual audience responds, deliveryman, eleven seconds, the Real Madrid-Manchester so take advantage. You cannot submit the same film more game, some chocolate brownies and a horrible painting of than once unless it has been re-worked. Remember, the ducks, all combine to break the harmony of what promised audience decides the winner each and every month, so keep to be a placid Sunday, and reveal issues such as the parents’ them happy! Filmmaker must be in attendance to win the divorce, loneliness, the confusion between adolescent love cash prize. We reserve the right not to screen any short film and friendship, as well as the frustrations of adulthood. for any reason. Temporada de patos is a movie that shows that, when the lights go off, we can see the stars. Shot in luminous black PLEASE BE ADVISED: Content ratings are unknown and and white, this charming gem was the winner of five 2005 some material may not be suitable for all audiences. Ariel Awards (Mexico’s Academy Award), including Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. (Dir. by Fernando Eimbcke, 2004, Mexico/ USA, in Spanish with English subtitles, 90 mins., Rated R) SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 7 THE MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 7:00PM REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES Don’t miss the 22nd annual Manhattan participating cinema and submitted to DRIVING LESSONS (Dir. by Short Film Festival, featuring 10 great festival headquarters where the winner Marziyeh Riahi, 2019, Iran, 13 mins., new shorts from around the world – will be announced in New York City, as Not Rated) and YOU help select the winner! well as posted on the Manhattan Short TIPPER website, on Monday, October 7. (Dir. by Alysse Leite-Rogers, Moviegoers in Tucson will unite with 2019, Canada, 14 mins., Not Rated) over 100,000 film lovers in over 300 With past finalists achieving the SYLVIA (Dir. by Richard Prendergast, cities spanning six continents to ultimate in recognition by being 2019, UK, 15 mins., Not Rated) view and judge the work of the next nominated for, and even winning, generation of filmmakers from around the Academy Award in the short THE MATCH (Dir.