Twelve Lions Film Festival, The Kentucky Theatre, and Appalshop are proud to kick off this year’s Twelve Lions Film Festival with a fundraising event in support of the Kentucky Humanities, following recent federal funding cuts. Enjoy Old Time Appalachian music by Chestnut Ridge, followed by a very special film screening.
This 25th anniversary screening of Elizabeth Barrett’s Stranger with a Camera kicks off the third annual Twelve Lions Film Festival at The Kentucky Theatre on Thursday, September 25. Stranger with a Camera, released by Appalshop in 2000, examines the 1967 murder of filmmaker Hugh O’Connor and analyzes the relationship between mediamakers and the communities they portray.
Appalshop and Kentucky Humanities have been longtime partners in promoting stories of Kentucky and Central Appalachia. Kentucky Humanities was an early funding partner of Stranger with a Camera, as well as many other Appalshop Films. The two organizations recently collaborated on Common Ground: Humanities at Work, a radio program that showcased leaders of state humanities councils and the grantees they support.
“I have witnessed firsthand the vital work Kentucky Humanities does for our state,” stated Aaron Asbury, Appalshop Films Program Manager, “In celebrating the 25th anniversary of Elizabeth Barrett’s Stranger with a Camera, one of the most significant films in Appalshop’s catalog, we want to shine a light on the important work Kentucky Humanities does in literacy, history, and cultural engagement, and ensure the future of this programming.”
100% of ticket sales from the screening will support Kentucky Humanities, one of many humanities councils nationwide which saw federal funding rescinded earlier this year.
$12 Advance Tickets ($10 Members) | $15 Day of the Event
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