{"id":27439,"date":"2015-09-30T23:50:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T04:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=27439"},"modified":"2015-10-06T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T21:06:09","slug":"grenada-afterglow-film-festival-october-3-giving-festival-goers-that-afterglow-feel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/grenada-afterglow-film-festival-october-3-giving-festival-goers-that-afterglow-feel\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenada Afterglow Film Festival, October 3, Giving Festival-goers that “Afterglow” Feel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tired of the same ol\u2019, same ol\u2019? The Grenada Afterglow Film Festival<\/b> can fix that! You\u2019ll experience the unique perspectives of independent producers from all over the world in these short narratives, documentaries, animations, and weird experimentals. These are the type of films rarely seen by regular movie-goers, these are the products of driven individuals telling their stories with whatever means they have available, intent on producing their own works of art. Over fifty family-friendly films will be shown, many from Mississippi, hand chosen from nearly 600 submissions from 59 countries. At Afterglow, films will not screen in a regular theater, but in a gorgeous 100-year-old hardware store\u2014turned event venue, called First & Green<\/b>, on a quaint Mississippi downtown square. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Print\"<\/a><\/span><\/span>Emmy winning documentary, The Toughest Job: William Winter\u2019s Mississippi<\/i> by Oxford producer, Mathew Graves<\/b>, will play at 3 pm, with Governor William Winter<\/b> in attendance as a special guest. Oxford musician Bill Perry<\/b>, who will perform at the festival, is featured in the documentary Thinking Cosmically, Performing Locally<\/i>, by producer Caleb Fisher-Wirth<\/b>. There are movies from Tupelo, Vicksburg, Jackson, and Sturgis, Miss., as well. Sturgis: Rallying Back<\/i> by producer, Thomas Haffey<\/b>, is a fascinating feature length about the motorcycle bike rally in small town Mississippi. While I\u2019m Here: The Legacy Project<\/i>, is a documentary about Leo \u201cBud\u201d Welch<\/b>, the 83-year-old Blues Musician from Sabougla, Miss., a little town outside of Grenada. Leo has been named as one of Rolling Stone<\/i>\u2019s magazine\u2019s 15 top new musicians to watch for 2015, and he has been featured in The Wall Street Journal<\/i>. Gotta love him! He\u2019ll be performing live at the fest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Afterglow\u2019s special submission categories are \u201cFeel Good\u201d and \u201cFilms that Inspire Positive Change.\u201d There are shows about friendly robots, a girl made out of junk, and guys that work on a lemon plantation. The Grenada Boys and Girls Club kids made short films in this summer\u2019s Afterglow Film Workshop<\/b>, three of them will screen at the festival, on the subjects of anti-bullying and anti-violence. Other categories include AfterDark, which are more bleak; AfterThought, which are thought provoking, and AfterWeird, which are the experimentals where you can see blobs of meat shambling about and such as that.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Grenada business owner of Loves Vapes<\/b>, Phillip Alford<\/b>, is a special guest speaker, he played as young Jem in the classic 1962 movie To Kill a Mockingbird<\/i> with Gregory Peck<\/b>. His appearance coincides well with the newly published Go Set a Watchman<\/i>, prequel to Mockingbird<\/i>. Alford will discuss his experiences as a child actor. Also, special guest, Grenada native, actor\/producer, Keith Goff<\/b>, will talk about his experience with HBO\/Cinemax and his upcoming projects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As these speakers and movies play in the beautiful, historic First & Green building, live music will billow from the gazebo on the square. International Blues celebrity, Leo \u201cBud\u201d Welch will have you up and dancing, like he does his fans in Ireland, Israel, and Paris. Oxford star, Daniel Perea<\/b>, will be there swinging with his El Bebop Kid + Crew<\/b> band. Also performing are the well-loved Zediker Brothers<\/b> of Water Valley, and country rock band Trademark<\/b>, Bluesman McKinney Williams<\/b>, and punk rock band Soft Toys<\/b> of Jackson. Don\u2019t miss Tedd Young<\/b>, entertaining you with classics from the 50s to the 80s; he\u2019s coming all the way from Wisconsin, y\u2019all.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"GrenadaAfterglowMusicPoster\"<\/a><\/span><\/span>Plus, you can build your skills in the Afterglow workshops\u2014learn some new moves in the Dance workshop by award winning dance instructor, Keauana King<\/b>, become a star in the Acting workshop by theater director, Amy George Garrett<\/b>, create a painting in the Art workshop by art instructor, Sharon Gardner<\/b>, find out what those pink-haired, bushy tailed characters are all about in the Intro to CosPlay workshop by Malfunctioning Productions (There\u2019s a CosPlay contest at 10 am on the gazebo\u2014come in costume) and hone your script\/story writing skills in the Creative Writing workshop taught by Oxford\u2019s Theater Pro and Executive Director of Glimpse Entertainment Company, Jason Patrick Hudson<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For your sensory enjoyment, stroll over to the Fine\/Folk art exhibit full of delightful eye candy from Mississippi artists. You might find the perfect gift for that special someone. Everyone\u2019s favorite Oxford artist, Jason Heavner<\/b>, known as J-MAN<\/b>, painted the official Afterglow themed masterpiece used on the program cover this year. J-MAN is famous for his signature \u201ccolorful rays\u201d emanating in his paintings and his Faulkner works. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The music, workshops, and art exhibit are free, and for only $10 you can come and go as you please to the all day films, from 10 am\u20139 pm, on October 3rd. Oh, by the way, there will also be outdoor movies and video games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Visit downtown Grenada for The Grenada Afterglow Film Festival and while you\u2019re at it check out Grenada Lake, the #1 crappie fishing lake in the nation, and the Dogwoods golf course, rated top five by <\/span><\/span>Golfer\u2019s Digest<\/i><\/span><\/span>. The Grenada Afterglow Film Festival– come experience the difference for yourself! For more info: GrenadaAfterglow.com<\/a> and like on Facebook.\u00a0<\/span><\/span> \"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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