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SUMMARY:Summer of Soul
DESCRIPTION:Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity. \nDirector: Questlove \nStars: Dorinda Drake\, Barbara Bland-Acosta\, Darryl Lewis \nThe First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/summer-of-soul/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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SUMMARY:Summer of Soul
DESCRIPTION:Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity. \nDirector: Questlove \nStars: Dorinda Drake\, Barbara Bland-Acosta\, Darryl Lewis \nThe First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/summer-of-soul-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour 2024: Indomitable Spirit Medley
DESCRIPTION:Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands present… Indomitable Spirit Medley!\nSocial impact and exciting stories that include hiking\, climbing\, skiing\, all in one program! This collection of short films tells stories of those who did not give up\, back down\, or let their challenges define them. Come enjoy an eclectic film program right here in our John and Nancy Hughes Theater! \nIndomitable Spirit Medley films: \nMink! \n \nTold by her daughter Wendy\, Mink! is the story of the remarkable Patsy Takemoto Mink\, a Japanese American from Hawaii who became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress\, on her harrowing mission to co-author and defend Title IX\, the law that transformed athletics for girls and women in America.\nUSA/ Duration: 20 min\nDirected by: Ben Proudfoot \n  \n  \nPass It On: Tami Knight \n \nPass It On celebrates three locals who spread their love of Squamish climbing into the fabric of the broader community. In this short segment\, we get to meet the charming Tami Knight\, a route developer of the late ‘70s and ‘80s.\nCanada/ Duration: 4 min\nDirected by: Jen Randall \nInseparable: Myia   \n \nAs one of only 30 fluent Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) language speakers left in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation)\, Myia Antone teaches as a way to preserve her language for generations to come. Seeking to learn more about her culture and language\, Antone uses her mountain bike as a needle weaving through her ancestral lands and language. While biking with other Indigenous women\, Antone utilizes the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language to point out geographical features and native plants on rides. Weaving complex conversations through nuanced layers of generational trauma\, Inseparable: Myia ultimately paints Indigenous joy and community as vital elements for a path forward.\nUSA/ Duration: 12 min\nDirected by: Andrew Harrison Brown \n  \nBeyond the Summit \n \nAfter becoming the first person to ski the Seven Summits\, team athlete Kit DesLauriers found herself searching for purpose beyond herself. Through an epic adventure of athleticism\, survival and conservation\, she found it. Beyond the Summit explores her two weeks of traversing the Arctic on skis\, telling the story of a diminishing snowpack in one of the most pristine wilderness areas in the world: the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.\nUSA/ Duration: 33 min\nDirected by: Natasha Mynhier \n  \nAdvennture \n \n  \nAlthough separated by the Atlantic ocean\, longtime friends Sämi Ortlieb and Rob Heule find common ground through shared ski experiences from their respective homes in Glarus\, Switzerland and Alberta\, Canada.\nSwitzerland\, Canada/ Duration: 5 min\nDirected by: Sämi Ortlieb \n  \nRenaissance \n \n  \n\n\nA ballet dancer finds her true expression by rediscovering her passion for movement in the mountains. Through Emily Rudenburg’s transition to climbing\, she finds healing and herself.\nCanada/ Duration: 5 min\nDirected by: Mike McKay \n  \nThe Orchestra Chuck Built \n \nIn 2016\, the League of American Orchestras conducted a study that revealed a shocking statistic: only 1.8% of the professional orchestra workforce in the US is Black. From an old church rec room in the inner city of Los Angeles\, former lawyer-turned-conductor Chuck Dickerson is on a mission to change that. With his majority Black and Latino youth orchestra — the largest of its kind in the country — Chuck is creating opportunities for his community that did not previously exist. The Orchestra Chuck Built is a loving portrait of a tireless mentor and the orchestra members whose lives have been transformed by music.\nUSA/ Duration: 22 min\nDirected by: Christopher Stoudt \n  \nFrom the Shadow of a Mountain \n \nMarkelle Taylor started running as a way to turn his life around after incarceration in San Quentin\, in the shadow of Mount Tamalpais. Today he runs free in the oldest trail race in America\, on a mountain that was once unreachable.\nUSA/ Duration: 6 min\nDirected by: Alex Massey \n  \nGeorgia Astle: Flip the Switch \n \nMountain biker Georgia Astle explores what can happen when you’re able to silence your thoughts and put matter over mind to achieve great things.\nCanada/ Duration: 3 min\nDirected by: Scott Secco \n  \nWaiting\, Hoping \n \n\n\nFor many migrant families stuck along the U.S.-Mexico border\, staying in their home country was never an option. After traveling heroic distances to escape threats of violence\, Claudia and her family have been waiting at a shelter in Juárez for nine months. Battling episodes of depression\, Claudia wonders if she can continue to care for her son and remain a beacon of hope. As they await the phone call to have their asylum case heard\, English classes and cooking with friends become bright spots in her life. This deeply personal story echoes the thousands of migrant families who are stuck along the border\, waiting for a phone call from immigration that could change everything.\nUSA/ Duration: 10 min\nDirected by: Tim Kressin \n  \nSoundscape \n \nSoundscape features Erik Weihenmayer\, a global adventure athlete and author who is fully blind\, as he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra Nevada. Using expert camera work and emotive\, novel animation to bring to life a concept by adaptive climbing pioneer Timmy O’Neill\, the film is a surprising and soulful adventure in echolocation\, touch and imagination.\nUSA/ Duration: 14 min\nDirected by: Timmy O’Neill \n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-on-tour-2024-indomitable-spirit-medley/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Festivals,Film
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour 2024: Adventure Shorts Program
DESCRIPTION:Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands present… Adventure Shorts!\nThe Mountainfilm on Tour: Adventure Shorts program provides an eclectic mix of stories about appreciating the natural world and competing in extreme sport. Like any great adventure\, the program has its share of grueling climbs and breathtaking descents\, as well as more contemplative moments that focus on the beauty of the wild. It’s a program that’s sure to bring out the nature lover and thrill seeker in all of us! \nAdventure Shorts films:\nTear Down The City \n \n\n\nMountain biker Xavier Massicotte tears around the streets\, stairs\, parks and subways of Montreal in this fast-paced\, flowy adventure.\nCanada/ Duration: 5 min\nDirected by: Hugo Dubé-Bouchard \n\n\n  \n\n\nLightfall: A Journey in Photography with Sterling Lorence \n \nLightfall shares the story of legendary mountain bike photographer Sterling Lorence and his process to get the perfect shot in the dank and misty mountains of Vancouver’s legendary North Shore\, with riders Jackson Goldstone and Brett Rheeder.\nCanada/ Duration: 14 min\nDirected by: Colin Jones \n  \n  \nWalking on Clouds \n \n\n\nWalking on Clouds reveals the breathtaking and dizzying highline crossing between two hot air balloons above the city of Praia Grande\, Santa Catarina\, Brazil. At 1\,901 meters off the ground\, athlete Rafael Bridi achieved the highest highline record in the world.\nBrazil/ Duration: 7 min\nDirected by: Renan Kamizi \n  \n\n  \n\nSomos \n \n\n\nThrough remarkable imagery of raw and remote environments\, the experience of being human in wild places is told by two snowboard mountaineers as they embark on a month-long expedition deep in the Alaskan backcountry.\nUSA\, Chile/ Duration: 15 min\nDirected by: Rafael Pease \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nThe Wild Within \n \n\n\n\nThis film explores the importance of our connection to nature and finding your true self through adventures in Churchill\, Canada. Through this exploration\, one can discover who you really want to be in this world.\nUSA/ Duration: 3 min\nDirected by: Logan Lambert \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nThe Nine Wheels \n \n\n\nMountain bike stars of the future\, Emric (10) and Raoul (13) are home-schooled by their parents Toni and Laetitia. They are the Schneeberger family\, aka The Nine Wheels. They live in their motorhome going from bike park to bike park across Europe\, a decision prompted by the discovery of a neurodegenerative disease in Laetitia. The Nine Wheels explores what it is like to live with a disability\, the power of brotherly love\, the devotion of parents\, and ultimately\, what it is like to live life fully one day at a time.\nUK\, Spain/ Duration: 22 min\nDirected by: Santiago Burin des Roziers \n  \nMiles to Go \n \nIn 2022 alone there have been over 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed in various states across the country. Refusing to sit idly by\, trans trail runner Perry Cohen (he/him) formed a team of fellow runners\, who identify as trans men\, with an aim to compete in trail races in states proposing and passing oppressive legislation. Miles to Go follows their journey into the world of trail running\, where they find the freedom to be themselves.\nUSA/ Duration: 8 min\nDirected by: James Saunders \n  \nGeorgia Astle: Flip the Switch \n \nMountain biker Georgia Astle explores what can happen when you’re able to silence your thoughts and put matter over mind to achieve great things.\nCanada/ Duration: 3 min\nDirected by: Scott Secco \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nQueens of the Break \nShot almost entirely on 16mm\, Queens of the Break gives credit to the first generation of women in the Santa Barbara Surf Club and their friendship that has spanned over 50 years. \nUSA/ Duration: 7 min\nDirected by: Jordyn Romero & Jo Anna Edmison \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell Worn Life with Dani Reyes-Acosta \n \nWell Worn Life is a short documentary film series that reveals the recipes of outdoor-minded individuals who love life deeply and live it to the fullest extent. Dani Reyes-Acosta is a mountain athlete\, land cultivator and storyteller whose path consistently seeks the limits of possibility. Reyes-Acosta is constantly moving through the landscapes of Southwest Colorado — by bike\, on foot\, on splitboard and clinging to the side of a boulder — to see where she fits into it.\nUSA/ Duration: 6 min\nDirected by: Daniel Mitchell & Trent Sugg \n  \nA Baffin Vacation \n \nErik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry set off on a bold\, multi-sport\, 45-day expedition traveling through the remote landscape of Baffin Island in search of cliffs to climb and unexplored rivers to whitewater kayak.\nUSA\, Canada/ Duration: 13 min\nDirected by: Sarah McNair-Landry & Erik Boomer
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-on-tour-2024-adventure-shorts-program/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour 2024: All Ages Shorts Program
DESCRIPTION:Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands present… All Ages Shorts Program!\nA curated look at some of the very best Mountainfilm on Tour has to offer. The program offers an eclectic mix of films about extreme sports\, nature\, and animals. Bring the whole family along for a memorable experience in our John and Nancy Hughes Theater! We carefully selected films for this program that we feel will be a big hit with our community. Suitable for all ages. \nAll Ages Shorts Films:\nMilk \nMilk is an endearing and sweet short film about a young girl who buys milk for a man who can’t afford it instead of buying herself something. This heartwarming representation of true good character and selflessness is a much-needed reminder that good people do exist. This film encourages us to step away from our own selfish tendencies and embrace others so we can realize that even the smallest things can bring joy to their day. And\, if this film tells us anything\, those small moments of joy can lead to a brighter world. \nNew Zealand/ Duration: 5 min\nDirected by: Celia Jaspers \nBatsies \nBatsies examines two women’s tender relationship with an animal that’s feared and loathed: the bat. We follow the journey of Dr. Weaver and Dr. Fritts as they conduct cutting-edge research throughout rural Texas\, where wind turbines pose a new threat to bat populations. Bats save billions of dollars in agriculture costs by consuming insects that feed on crops. But the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in deepened public stigma toward these winged mammals. Through their research efforts\, quirky friendship and shared bat obsession\, Batsies is a fresh take on saving a creature that’s considered the ultimate outcast. \nUSA/ Duration: 15 min\nDirected by: Elizabeth Unger \nJojo – A Toad Musical \n \nJojo is a kid who lives in the city and loves nature\, especially toads. He also loves music and writing rap songs. Jojo combines his love of nature and love of music to write fun environmental rap songs about how we need to protect nature. He shares a good tip at the end\, so wait for it. \nUSA/ Duration: 8 min\nDirected by: Chelsea Jolly & David Herasimtschuk \nHigh Road \nHigh Road celebrates the unbreakable bond between Paralympian Meg Fisher and Jack Berry\, a young Para athlete whose cycling career is just beginning to unfold. Together the two navigate life’s obstacles with grace and integrity\, creating space for the next generation of Para cyclists. \nUSA/ Duration: 12 min\nDirected by: Lindsey Hagen \nMeet a Mad Farmer: A-Frame Farm \n \nLuke and Ali Peterson are not your normal farmers. They are regenerative farmers surrounded by corn and soybeans for miles. The Petersons’ farm is a sign of diversity and healthy crops. To others they might seem crazy\, but the Petersons think of regenerative farming and food as a beacon of hope for a healthier farming system\, showcasing that soil health can lead to healthier foods and happier farmers. \nUSA/ Duration: 6 min\nDirected by: Kirk Horton & Brendan Davis \nPaddle Tribal Waters \n \nPaddle Tribal Waters is a positive way to celebrate the removal of the Klamath dams and support the tribal nations by ensuring their youth have a say in the dam removal. This short film encourages education about the dams while also showing how to enjoy the river’s beauty. \nUSA/ Duration: 9 min\nDirected by: Paul Robert Wolf Wilson & Rush Sturges \n  \nNot The Science Type: Gitanjali \nGitanjali was only 4 years old when she got a science kit and started creating inventions. By now\, she has made 11 innovations\, including one to address the water crisis in Flint\, Michigan. Although she has already done more good in her life than most adults\, she is far from finished on her journey to help the world. \nUSA/ Duration: 7 min\nDirected By: Julio Palacio \nTear Down The City \n \nMountain biker Xavier Massicotte tears around the streets\, stairs\, parks and subways of Montreal in this fast-paced\, flowy adventure. \nCanada/ Duration: 5 min\nDirected by: Hugo Dubé-Bouchard
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-on-tour-2024-all-ages-shorts-program/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Family,Festivals,Film
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour 2024
DESCRIPTION:Held each year on the last weekend of January\, Mountainfilm on Tour is one of the highlights of our cinematic year. In 2024\, the festival will take place on January 26th and 27th. Mountainfilm travels year-round and worldwide with a selection of current and best-loved films from the annual festival in Telluride. This year’s program features a full-length award-winning film Deep Rising\, a series of Family-Friendly short films for all ages\, the adrenaline-focused and exhilarating Adventure Shorts\, and the much anticipated Indomitable Spirit Medley of the festival’s finest films that capture stories of those who did not give up\, back down\, or let their challenges define them. \nPlan Ahead: Enjoy WINTERFEST as part of your ticket & get the full Mountainfilm on Tour experience – Après ski style!In the Stuart Ski Lodge:Friday 6:00-7:00Saturday 5:00-7:00 (Food trucks on site) \nAs part of your Mountainfilm experience you have full access to our “Stuart Ski Lodge” where you’ll find a cozy ski-chic ambience\, plenty of seating to enjoy food and drink\, and live acoustic music by Dave Hiltebrand. Lake Bluff brewery will be on site both Friday and Saturday nights with craft brews\, shot-“skis” and specialty “ski-style” cocktails. And enjoy the addition of food trucks on Saturday after the shorts and before the medley!  So don your coolest après apparel and hang around and enjoy! \nPurchase a Festival Pass and see all Mountainfilm on Tour films!\nLearn more about festival screenings:\nFri. January 26 @ 7 PM – Deep Rising\nProduced and narrated by Hollywood’s Aquaman Jason Momoa\, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. Closely paralleled with the development of seabed mining startup The Metals Company\, the film follows the organization in its early stages as it pursues funding\, public favor and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swaths of the Pacific Ocean floor. The deep intonation of Momoa’s narration pulls us into the question of the hour: is opening up our earth’s last untouchable wilderness\, the deep ocean\, really the solution to our supply crisis\, or is it yet another misplaced step on humanity’s unstoppable march toward self-destruction? \n \nSat. January 27 @ 2 PM – All Ages Shorts\nThe Mountainfilm: All Ages Shorts program offers a selection of exciting short films that are suitable for all ages.The program offers an eclectic mix of films about extreme sports\, nature\, and animals. Bring the whole family along for a memorable experience. \n \nSat. January 27 @ 4 PM – Adventure Shorts\nThe Mountainfilm: Adventure Shorts program provides an adrenaline rush mix of stories about appreciating the natural world and competing in extreme sport. Like any great adventure\, the program has its share of grueling climbs and breathtaking descents\, as well as more contemplative moments that focus on the beauty of the wild. It’s a program that’s sure to bring out the nature lover and thrill seeker in all of us. \nSat. January 27 AT 7 PM – Indomitable Spirit Medley\nExciting social impact stories that include hiking\, climbing\, skiing\, all in one program! This collection of short films tells stories of those who did not give up\, back down\, or let their challenges define them. Come enjoy an eclectic film program right here in our John and Nancy Hughes Theater! \nThis series is co-presented with Lake Forest Open Lands Association and is supported by the Butler Family Foundation and The Community Church of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-on-tour-2024/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Family,Festivals,Film
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm 2024: Deep Rising
DESCRIPTION:Produced and narrated by Hollywood’s Aquaman Jason Momoa\, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth. Closely paralleled with the development of seabed mining startup The Metals Company\, the film follows the organization in its early stages as it pursues funding\, public favor and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swaths of the Pacific Ocean floor. The deep intonation of Momoa’s narration pulls us into the question of the hour: is opening up our earth’s last untouchable wilderness\, the deep ocean\, really the solution to our supply crisis\, or is it yet another misplaced step on humanity’s unstoppable march toward self-destruction? \nMountainfilm is co-presented by the Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands and sponsored by Butler Family Foundation and The Community Church of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-2024-deep-rising/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
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SUMMARY:We Are As Gods
DESCRIPTION:“We are as gods and might as well get good at it\,” Stewart Brand wrote in ’68. The pioneer of LSD\, cyberspace\, futurism\, and modern environmentalism now urges people to use our god-like powers to fight extinction by reviving lost species. \nDirectors: David Alvarado\, Jason Sussberg \nStars: Mike Brand\, Stewart Brand\, George Church \nThe First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/we-are-as-gods/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
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SUMMARY:We Are As Gods
DESCRIPTION:“We are as gods and might as well get good at it\,” Stewart Brand wrote in ’68. The pioneer of LSD\, cyberspace\, futurism\, and modern environmentalism now urges people to use our god-like powers to fight extinction by reviving lost species. \nDirectors: David Alvarado\, Jason Sussberg \nStars: Mike Brand\, Stewart Brand\, George Church \nThe First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/we-are-as-gods-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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SUMMARY:Lake County Film Festival - Join or Die
DESCRIPTION:Come see a special screening as part of the Lake County Film Festival at the John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton Center! \nJoin or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it. In this feature documentary\, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam\, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis. Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Hillary Clinton\, Pete Buttigieg\, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Eddie Glaude Jr.\, Raj Chetty\, and Priya Parker — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country\, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And\, most importantly… What can we do about it? \n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/lake-county-film-festival-join-or-die/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Festivals,Film,Independent
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231111T133000
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SUMMARY:Lake County Film Festival - Ellis
DESCRIPTION:Come see a special screening as part of the Lake County Film Festival at the John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton Center! \nELLIS is the first feature-length documentary about Ellis Marsalis Jr. and the Marsalis Music Family\, often called the First Family of Jazz. \nThe film chronicles the life of this exceptional New Orleans composer\, performer\, and educator\, the profound influence that the city had on him — and that he had on the jazz that came out of New Orleans. It is also a story of how one man transcended racial injustices he faced from his birth during segregation to his death from COVID 19. \nMade with the full cooperation of Ellis\, his family and everyone around him\, ELLIS is told from an insider perspective with never-before-seen footage. For three years until his passing in April 2020\, I worked closely with Ellis Marsalis on this film about his life. He tells it in his own words and he guides us through the events of his life in his own way: With his music. We filmed Ellis’ last concerts at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York and Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans\, and a solo concert at the Marsalis Center for Music performed exclusively for the film. \nThese concerts are interlaced with verité scenes that place Ellis in his city and with interviews with his sons Wynton\, Branford\, Delfeayo\, Ellis III.\, and Jason\, and colleagues\, and disciples. Archival footage and photos take us back to New Orleans of the early twentieth century\, to California of the fifties where Ellis served in the Marines and played with modernist giant Ornette Coleman\, to New York of the seventies where he toured\, and to his classrooms throughout the years. \nThe result is more than a biography of one of jazz’s heroes. The film interweaves Ellis’ accomplishments with key threads of American cultural history\, placing him in historical context as someone who was both deeply affected the by world around him\, and who\, by responding to it helped to shape that world.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/lake-county-film-festival-ellis/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Festivals,Film,Independent
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SUMMARY:GATHER
DESCRIPTION:An intimate portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through food sovereignty. \nDirector: Sanjay Rawal\nStars: Kris Bergen\, Chucky Carpenter\, Twila Cassadore \n\n\nPost-show Discussion Sponsored by Trickster Cultural Center Led by Executive Director Gina Roxas! \nThis film is screening in collaboration with Elawa Farms’ first-ever collaborative farm dinner on Friday\, November 10th @ 6 PM\, centered around themes of food sovereignty\, education\, and preserving Indigenous foodways. Join participating guests – Executive Chef Jessica Walks First of Ketapanen Kitchen and Executive Director Gina Roxas of Trickster Cultural Center\, as you learn how Native leaders are restoring health and well-being in local communities by broadening access to healthy Indigenous foods\, traditions\, and lifeways. Tickets for the dinner are limited so purchase while you can! \nThis film is part of Native Voices\, the community-wide initiative to illuminate the historic legacy\, current lives\, and ongoing contributions of Native Americans in Lake Forest and Lake County. For all events\, visit the community calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/gather/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
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SUMMARY:ELVIS
DESCRIPTION:This biographic film follows the life of American music icon Elvis Presley\, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager\, Colonel Tom Parker. \nDirector: Baz Luhrmann \nStars: Tom Hanks\, Austin Butler\, Olivia DeJonge \nOur First Thursday Film Series is sponsored by The Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/elvis/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T202250Z
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SUMMARY:Unicorn Town
DESCRIPTION:With the help of a handful of American recruits\, an underdog football team in a small German town attempts to keep up in a league that appears to be leaving them behind. \nThe First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/unicorn-town-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231005T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
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SUMMARY:Unicorn Town
DESCRIPTION:With the help of a handful of American recruits\, an underdog football team in a small German town attempts to keep up in a league that appears to be leaving them behind. \nThe First Thursday Series at Gorton is sponsored by the Sheffield Foundation
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/unicorn-town/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230927T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
CREATED:20230901T193028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T145250Z
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SUMMARY:Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
DESCRIPTION:A documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history. \nFeaturing: Martin Scorsese\, Quincy Jones\, Steven Tyler\, Steve Van Zandt\, Iggy Pop\, Link Wray\, Buffy Sainte-Marie\, Robbie Robertson\, Jesse Ed Davis\, Jimi Hendrix\, George Clinton\, Slash\, Randy Castillo\, and more…
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/rumble-the-indians-who-rocked-the-world/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film,Independent
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230920T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230920T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
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SUMMARY:RENTAL EVENT: "Boycott" Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a Screening of Boycott Presented by Lake Forest College\nA screening of Just Vision’s latest documentary\, Boycott\, with Lake Forest College followed by a discussion with Suhad Babaa\, Just Vision’s President and Executive Director and the film’s Producer\, and Brian Hauss\, staff attorney at the ACLU Speech\, Privacy\, and Technology Project and Boycott protagonist. \nBoycott follows the stories of a news publisher in Arkansas\, an attorney in Arizona\, and a speech therapist in Texas\, who\, when forced to choose between their jobs and their political beliefs\, launch legal battles that expose an attack on freedom of speech across the US. The film traces the impact of state legislation passed in 36 states – including Illinois – designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record. A legal thriller with “accidental plaintiffs” at the center of the story\, Boycott is a bracing look at the far-reaching implications of anti-boycott legislation and an inspiring tale of everyday Americans standing up to protect our rights in an age of shifting politics and threats to freedom of speech. \nWhile the original anti-boycott laws passed with wide bi-partisan support\, beginning in 2021\, conservative legislators began to introduce copycat bills inspired by the Israel-focused anti-boycott bills\, taking aim at boycotts of the fossil fuels and firearms industries. Most recently\, legislators modified the bill once more to target those organizing for transgender peoples’ rights\, abortion access\, and workplace equity. Since the start of the year\, over 40 copycat bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the country. We hope you’ll join this event to learn more about these laws and their wider implications on our right to voice dissent in America.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/10241867/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film,Rental Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230602
DTSTAMP:20260424T091138
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SUMMARY:First Thursday: Good Night Oppy
DESCRIPTION:FIRST THURSDAYS AT GORTON PRESENTS: Good night oppy\nThe film follows Opportunity\, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years. \nNarrated by Angela Bassett\, the documentary had its world premiere at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival. The film was named best documentary feature at the 7th Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. \nFIRST THURSDAYS AT GORTON IS SPONSORED BY THE SHEFFIELD FOUNDATION
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/first-thursday-goodnight-oppy/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Family,Film
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