Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson
Do to the stormy forecast, this outdoor screening has been reschedule for Thursday, August 1.
A Scottish girl determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, B.D. Wong, Samuel L. Jackson, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazzello, Wayne Knight
Based on the science fiction novel by Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park shows a very scary possibility of what happens when science interferes with nature or, in this case, brings it back from extinction! Extreme tension and welcome comic relief pumps throughout the film as a group of visitors touring Jurassic Park (an upcoming amusement park from the prehistoric age) on Isla Nublar fight for their lives! All of this is made even more terrifying by the incredible visual effects and animatronics in the film – those dinosaurs look real! Velociraptor, Tyrannosaurus, and Triceratops, oh my!
A person talking during a film can be the most annoying thing imaginable – unless that person is the director. Join Vimeo curator Ina Pira as she screens recent and upcoming Staff Picked films with live, unscripted commentary from some of the best creators on Vimeo. Founded in 2008, Vimeo Staff Picks has emerged as one of the preeminent channels for online video and one of the most coveted awards for young filmmakers, having helped launch the careers of many celebrated directors. Hear from the next generation of storytellers in a format that’s sure to be eclectic and insightful.
The entire program will screen once, then a second time with commentary by the directors.
LATE FOR MEETING + TIME FOR SUSHI, 7 min
Director David Lewandowski
A timeless series of short films, inspired by an obsessive passion for nonsense. Normal guy, normal walk.
UNDER COVERS, 7 min
Director Michaela Olsen
On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town.
WHACK WORLD BY TIERRA WHACK, 15 min
Director Thibaut Duverneix
Whack World consists of 15 different scenes combining grotesque and absurd situations, which convey the quirky music of rapper Tierra Whack
IT’S BEEN TOO LONG, 8 min
Director Amber Schaefer
Two ex-lovers meet at a rarely-used Aspen lodge to reignite their passions, but first they must confess their past sins.
OPENING NIGHT, 5 min
Director Margaret Bialis
A man reflects on formative conflicts from his past with optimism, gratitude, and a little music.
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche, Alexz Johnson
Death once again shows he’s determined to get what he wants in this teen-centric thriller. Wendy is a high school student hanging out with her friends at an amusement park one night when they decide to ride on the roller coaster. Wendy, however, has a premonition that something horrible will happen, and finds a way to save herself shortly before the ride goes off the rails, killing most of its passengers, including her boyfriend, Jason, and best friend, Carrie. However, while Wendy may have survived the night at the park, she soon discovers that a malevolent spirit is following her and her classmates as they begin dying in strange and horrible ways. Wendy learns that a series of snapshots taken that evening give clues to the mayhem that followed her pals, and she teams up with Kevin, Carrie’s sweetheart, to try to warn the potential victims about the fates soon to befall them.
Artist Candice Angelini produces some of the most enchanting and mysterious masks, head dresses and dolls. In this brief look at her work, she explains her process and how memories and past lives are channeled through her truly uncanny work.
Starring: Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker
A young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly to murder. Before committing suicide, he mails the mask to his psychiatrist, Dr. Barnes, who is soon plunged into the nightmare world of the mask.
Starring: Pollyanna McIntosh, Nora-Jane Noone, Cooper Andrews, Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a “good girl.” However, Darlin’ holds a dark secret and she is not traveling alone. The Woman, equally fierce and feral, who raised her, is ever present and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to step in her way.
Continuing the twistedly vicious adventure of Lucky McKee’s cult hit The Woman, Darlin’ sees standout star Pollyanna McIntosh both in front of and behind the camera.
Starring: Luana Velis, Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt
A rainy night. Dazed and numb, Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. In a nightspot, Nora seductively engages police psychiatrist Dr. Rossini in a conversation. Nora tells the Doctor about her old schoolmate Luz’ rebellious past at a Chilean school for girls. Nora is possessed by a demonic entity, longing for the woman it loves – Luz.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning
Quentin Tarantino’s ninth feature film is a story that takes place in Los Angeles in 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood. The two lead characters are Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), former star of a western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Both are struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don’t recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbor: Sharon Tate.
Starring: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Ed Sheeran
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James). Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed… and he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed.
