The 5th Annual Charlotte Film Festival will light up Queen City screens for a seven-day run beginning Monday. The event kicks off at the Park Terrace Cinema with a pair of Opening Night pictures: Soundtrack for a Revolution (6:30 p.m.), a documentary about the music that permeated the Civil Rights Movement, and Night Catches Us (8:30 p.m.), starring Kerry Washington and The Hurt Locker’s Anthony Mackie as two Philly denizens reflecting on their pasts as members of the Black Panthers. The festival continues with dozens more screenings (including 11 short films by CPCC students and faculty the following night), as well as panel discussions on film exhibition, documentary filmmaking, and the state of the Charlotte film market. Individual ticket prices vary, although there is the option of an All-Access Festival Pass for $75. Various times, Sept. 20-26. All events held at either Park Terrace or EpiCentre Theaters. For more information, call 704-237-0889 or visit www.charlottefilmfestival.org.
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2010.
