MIDDLETOWN — Coyote Film Festival and the Calpine Geothermal Visitors Center present the award-winning independent film “Beyond the Call,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8. Special guest, director Adrian Belic will participate in an audience Q&A after the screening.
From the brothers behind the Academy Award nominated feature documentary “Genghis Blues,” comes the next great journey. In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern-day knights, travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors in some of the most dangerous yet beautiful places on Earth ? the front lines of war.
Ed Artis, Jim Laws and Walt Ratterman are self-styled Knights of Malta and in 1995, they formed Knightsbridge International, a unique humanitarian aid organization, whose motto is “High Adventure and Service to Humanity.” Artis explains, “We”re not there to change anybody”s politics, we”re not in the God business and we pay our own way.” Their specialty is going where death from land mines, bullets or bombs is as frequent as death from hunger, disease or the elements. As Laws tells it simply, “We do what we can, when we can, because we can.”
Coyote Film Festival shows award-winning independent short films during the summer months at Langtry Estate & Vineyards.
“This particular event will give more people an opportunity to see what Coyote is all about,” said Turcotte. “We pride ourselves in bringing amazing guest filmmakers who come away with admiration of Lake County and the wonderfully dedicated audience who enjoy independent film.”
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the film will begin at 7:45 p.m.. Coyote Film Festival opens each festival with animation and this time it is “Duct Tape and Cover,” which has been winning awards in the independent film festival circuit throughout this past year. The total program runs for approximately 90 minutes. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Concessions will be available.
Coyote Film Festival is the fund-raising arm of EcoArts of Lake County and supports not only the film festival but also the EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk at the Middletown County Trailside Park. EcoArts is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to bringing arts opportunities to the residents and visitors of Lake County.
