Pop & Me this Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m.
 The new, monthly film series at the
Ludington Area Center for the Arts continues Friday
with the award-winning documentary, Pop & Me.
Richard Roe and his son, Chris
embark on a 26-country journey around the world. While dealing with the strain
this six-month trek brought to their own relationship, the pair listens with
tears in their eyes while a father and son in war-torn Kashmir talk about their
love for each other, and interviews fifth and sixth generation father and son
gondoliers in Venice's watery passages. In Monaco, Julian Lennon confides what
it was like to be the son of a Beatle.
The Roe's on-the-road footage is
interspersed with their home movies from the '70s, making this a heartfelt
exploration of the bonds fathers and sons share.
The documentary was a viewers' favorite on the film festival circuit; it won the audience award for Best Feature Film at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and the audience
award for Best Documentary at both the Marco Island Film Festival and the
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival.
Roger Ebert says Pop & Me "...is
undeniably a feel-good experience."
It's "made with rigor, humor, and no small amount of honest emotion,"
says the Los Angeles Times.
This film will be followed in April by another documentary, Whaledreamers. In May through August, the Center will show films about art and artists and in September through December, it will show foreign films.
Films will screen the last Friday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Center.
Tickets for each film screening are $7 per person at the door. Popcorn and beverages will be available for purchase.
For more information, contact the Ludington Area Center for the Arts during business hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12-5:30 p.m. The Center is at 107 S. Harrison in the historic former home of the United Methodist Church in downtown Ludington. Parking for Center events is available in the public lot south of the Center at the corner
of Harrison and Loomis streets. |
