The Coyote Film Festival, Lake County”s own independent film festival, draws to a close this weekend with its final selection of award winning short films “under the stars” at Langtry Estates and Vineyards, 21000 Butts Canyon Road in Middletown.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. Films will begin around 8 p.m. and finish around 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and available at the door. Sweaters are advised this month; the weather is expected to be cool.
“The theme for September is ?Life on the Job” with films and animations about various aspects of working or dealing with working,” explained Karen Turcotte, coordinator of the event. “We are delighted to present two films by actor, writer and filmmaker Gregg Brown.”
Brown is visiting from Los Angeles and will be on hand for a question and answer session after the screening of his short film “The Method” and newest short, “Shrinks.” In “The Method,” the main character is devoted to the rigorous acting technique in which performers go to extreme lengths in order to literally “become” the character. This film has won many grand prize and audience favorite awards.
Brown”s second film, “Shrinks,” is about five shrinks and one neurotic patient, a modern comedy about mental health. “Shrinks” premiered at the Rhode Island International Film Festival last month, winning first place, Best Comedy Short. Coyote Film Festival will be the second screening ever of this new film.
This month”s animations range from a parking lot attendant taking on a stubborn blade of grass to a frog desperate to find his pond; to a dentist with a phobic patient.
Another short film is “Pol Pot”s Birthday” by director Talmage Cooley.
All proceeds benefit EcoArts of Lake County. For information, see www.EcoArtsofLakeCounty.org
