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Bel Air Film Festival

Bel Air Film Festival

Thursday, October 12th at 7:30 pm features How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story, narrated by Liam Neeson. Forty years ago, a New York City cop, frustrated by the daily reports of wanton violence emanating from Northern Ireland, decided he couldn’t stand by idly while two communities tore each other apart in what amounted to a civil war. So he came up with a plan. Denis Mulcahy, an Irish emigrant, hit upon the idea of taking children - children who he saw on the nightly news manning barricades and throwing petrol bombs - away from the violence and bringing them to America for a summer where they could get to know their ‘enemy’ neighbors on neutral ground. Doors open at 7:00 pm.

Friday, October 13th at 8:00 pm features award winning The Ataxian. Unable to walk due to the neuromuscular disorder, Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), Kyle Bryant and a team of friends attempt the most grueling bicycle race in the world, The Race Across America (RAAM). The Ataxian spotlights a man whose will and determination carry him and his teammates across a continent under almost impossible conditions—an act that sparks others to take action in their own lives. Stunning cinematography exposes raw, unfiltered emotions juxtaposed against the most inspiring landscapes across America. With purity and grace, the film examines the life of a man aggressively living every moment in a race against his own mortality. The Ataxian is the winner of the Newport Beach Film Festival Award and the Sedona International Film Festival Award. Jack Gerbes, Director of the Maryland Film Office, and Susan Burdette, Town of Bel Air Mayor, will kick off the evening. Doors open at 7:30 pm.

Saturday, October 14th at 4:00 pm features The Crest which documents the surprising, scenic, and brave adventures of an Irish-American family estranged by time and distance, but united by a peculiar devotion to the dangers of the sea. On opposite sides of the country, two descendants of an Irish king would inherit a love for the ocean and make their way – unaware of each other’s existence – to the world of surfing. Upon discovering each other, they arrange to meet for the first time in the land of their unique heritage, to explore their history and satisfy a desire to conquer the dangerous water of the Blasket Islands. Doors open at 3:30 pm.

Saturday’s lineup continues at 7:30 pm with the film Big Sonia. Standing tall at 4’8″, Sonia Warshawski is a tiny woman with a huge personality. Diva, business owner and Holocaust survivor, Sonia has just been served an eviction notice for John’s Tailoring, the last (and most popular) shop of a dying mall in suburban Kansas City. Sonia struggles with retirement while inspiring everyone around her. Big Sonia is a winner of the Mendocino Film Festival Award and Napa Valley Film Festival Award. Doors open at 7:00 pm.

Event Contact

Rebecca Jessop
410-838-0584

Event Details

Thursday, October 12, 2017, 7:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Friday, October 13, 2017, 8:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Prices:
$5.00
$10,00
410-838-0584

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