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FOCUS 2009
Events and Festivals

5th Annual FOCUS Film Festival and Short Film Competition, October 20, opening night at Sierra Nevada Big Room and October 21, Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, Chico

 picture of film offerings

....program  ....screening schedule  ....trailers  ....competition winners  ....class syllabus  
 
....opening night pictures (by Doug Churchill)
....day 2 pictures (by Sharon DeMeyer)

 


   "Under Our Skin" Tuesday, September 22, 6:00  
   p.m., Redding Library Community Room. This eye-
   opening documentary investigates the untold story 
   of Lyme disease, an emerging epidemic larger than
   AIDS. Also screening in Quincy, Feather River
   College Gallery, 10/8 
                                  ....poster
 

   Sneak Preview! Friday, August 14 at 7:00 p.m., Old City Hall Arts  
   Center, Redding. What is it like to be a deaf performer in a hearing   
   world? Follow the journeys of four extraordinary entertainers
   through a single year as their stories intertwine and culminate in
   some of the largest events of their lives. See poster for details.
   Special Guest: Hilari Scarl, Director
  ....poster  ....pictures


    FOCUS at the People First of California Convention, June 
   12,The Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento. Follow Karen, a
   woman with Down Syndrome, as she swims Lake Tahoe in
  
Crossing Tahoe: A Swimmer’s Dream and follow five zany
   reporters as they hit the red carpet at the Grammy awards
   for MTV in How's Your News.
  ....poster

    FOCUS at the COVE: "The Way Bobby Sees It", March
   9, Paradise. Special Guest: Meet downhill racing legend
    Bobby McMullen
who will answer questions and sign  
    posters following the screening. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A free event!
  ....press release

   "Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life," February 12,
   The Sierra Nevada Big Room, Chico Special Guests: Meet
   the film's star, Darius Weems, Director Logan Smalley, and
   all the cast and crew! 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Click "press
   release" for details.
   ....press release ....poster ....travel blog ....pictures ....pictures day 2

FOCUS 2008
Events and Festivals

4th Annual FOCUS Film Festival and Filmmakers' Competition, October 22, Bell Memorial Auditorium, CSU Campus, Chico
....program  ....screening schedule  ....competition winners  ....class syllabus ....pictures

   Screening 2 films in Quincy: "The Way Bobby Sees It"  
   and "Darius  Goes West" October 2 and 23, Feather
   River College Gallery, Quincy ....press release  
 

                                                                 

   3 Screenings: "The Way Bobby Sees It" July 20, 2008:
   11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM. Meet Bobby McMullen
at  
   1:00 for a Q/A and poster signing

   Turtle Bay Exploration Park www.turtlebay.org
   ....event poster                                 photo by Andreas Fuhrmann

   Premiere Screening: "The Way Bobby Sees It"
   Special Guests: Bobby McMullen & Filmmakers Jason      
   Watkins & Wendy Todd
of Poison Oak Production
s
   March 8, 2008, Cascade Theatre, Redding.
   ....press release        ....view event highlights

  
   Premiere Screening: "The Diving Bell & The Butterfly"
   Special Guest: Producer Kathleen Kennedy
   January 19, 2008, Cascade Theatre, Redding
.

   ....press release
 


FOCUS 2007
Events and Festivals

   The Big Read FOCUSES on Film: "The Cats Of Mirikitani"
   Special Guest: Producer/Director Linda Hattendorf

   October 25, 2007, Cascade Theatre, Redding
   ....view event highlights

photo by Hiroko Masuike

FOCUS 2006

FOCUS 2005