Film
We’ll keep the beer, popcorn, and pizza flowing as you curl up in the dark and enjoy some quality cinema with your fellow designers.
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6pm
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Time Zero Movie
Documenting the last year of Polaroid film
Time Zero starts as a eulogy to Polaroid instant film and cameras, sharing with viewers the magic of Polaroid through the perspective of a few Polaroid artists and former employees of the corporation.
After documenting the fateful day when Polaroid announced it would cease production of instant film, Time Zero shares the intense emotions of several photographers as they recount hearing the news, and focuses on a few passionate photographers who decide to start a grass-roots effort to keep instant film alive.
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7:40pm
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Linotype: The Film
In search of the eighth wonder of the world
Linotype: The Film is a feature-length documentary centered around the Linotype type casting machine. Called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing and society. The film tells the charming and emotional story of the people connected to the Linotype and how it impacted the world.
What place does the Linotype have in the age of new technology? Should the machine be shoved into a museum and left to rust? Why should anyone care about typography or the technology of communication? The film seeks to answer these questions.
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9pm
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Indie Game: The Movie
A documentary about video games, their creators, and their craft
With the twenty-first century comes a new breed of struggling independent artist: the indie game designer. Refusing to toil for major developers, these innovators independently conceive, design, and program their distinctly personal games in the hope that they, too, may find success.
Indie Game: The Movie captures the emotional journey of these meticulously obsessive artists who devote their lives to their interactive art. Four developers, three games, and one ultimate goal—to express themselves through a video game.
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10:40pm
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Back to the Future
When this baby hits 88 miles per hour… you’re gonna see some serious shit
Back to the Future tells the story of Marty McFly, a teenager who is accidentally sent back in time from 1985 to 1955. He meets his future-parents in high school and accidentally attracts his future mother’s romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by causing his parents-to-be to fall in love, and with the help of scientist Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown, he must find a way to return to 1985.