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4/8 April Events in Chapel Hill – Today We’re…

…Going to the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival opens today in Durham. This annual showing of non-fiction films from all over the world. It’s an extraordinary event, where filmmakers and film lovers – young and old, famous and infamous – gather to see some of the very best documentaries of the year.

Past films from Full Frame have gone on to win Oscars, like “Taxi to the Dark Side”. This year’s festival opens with a film that I would love to see – “Kings of Pastry”. It chronicles the stories of three chefs competing in the MOF (Meilleur Ouvrier de France) competition in France. Sounds like such fun – but it’s sold out!

Fortunately, there are lots of other films to choose from. There are four different venues that will show all sorts of documentaries – starting at 10:00 in the morning and ending past midnight. The festival runs Thursday through Sunday. Prices range from $15 to $20 per show.

Some of the films are right out of today’s headlines – “Coal Miner: Frank Jackson”, “Morristown: In the Air and Sun”. Others take us back – “Surviving Hitler: A Love Story” and “Thunder Soul”. Most of the films have a question and answer session afterwards, a lively and thought provoking time of discussion.

There’s an alphabetical list of the films, and a schedule here.

Happy April!

Crazy Viv

Full Frame Festival
Venues for the Festival:
Carolina Theatre 309 West Morgan Street
Durham Convention Center 201 Foster Street
Durham Arts Council 120 Morris Street
Durham Central Park 534 Foster Street