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The Austin Film Society (AFS) today announced it will present Dutch filmmaker Heddy Honigmann's FOREVER on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Alamo Downtown, 320 E. 6th Street, as part of its monthly Documentary Tour. Honigmann, called "one of the most brilliant documentarians working today" by Karen Cooper, director of New York's Film Forum, explores the stories of regular visitors to Paris' world-famous Pere-Lachaise cemetery.
"As beautifully shown in FOREVER, Honigmann connects with her subjects through conversations, rather than interviews, thereby often causing them to let us into deeper realms of their spirit, mind, and heart," writes Chale Nafus, director of programming for Austin Film Society. "Rather than reveal the history of the cemetery, Honigmann takes us into the world of creative people, living and dead, and shows that the artistic threads weaving cultures together can continue creating new patterns. She succinctly explains that this is a film about the importance of art in life."
Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com wrote, "One of the purest, most moving motion pictures of the year... a poetic meditation on death, yeah, but it's also a joyful experience."
Tickets are $4 for AFS members and students with current IDs and $6 for the general public. Tickets for AFS members and non-members may be purchased online at www.austinfilm.org. Tickets at the student rate can only be purchased inside the theater on the night of the screening. Online ticket sales close at 3 p.m. on the day of the screening. Remaining tickets will be available inside theater on night of the screening. Please visit the AFS Web site for ticket availability and more information about the film.
The AFS Documentary Tour is made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.
"As beautifully shown in FOREVER, Honigmann connects with her subjects through conversations, rather than interviews, thereby often causing them to let us into deeper realms of their spirit, mind, and heart," writes Chale Nafus, director of programming for Austin Film Society. "Rather than reveal the history of the cemetery, Honigmann takes us into the world of creative people, living and dead, and shows that the artistic threads weaving cultures together can continue creating new patterns. She succinctly explains that this is a film about the importance of art in life."
Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com wrote, "One of the purest, most moving motion pictures of the year... a poetic meditation on death, yeah, but it's also a joyful experience."
Tickets are $4 for AFS members and students with current IDs and $6 for the general public. Tickets for AFS members and non-members may be purchased online at www.austinfilm.org. Tickets at the student rate can only be purchased inside the theater on the night of the screening. Online ticket sales close at 3 p.m. on the day of the screening. Remaining tickets will be available inside theater on night of the screening. Please visit the AFS Web site for ticket availability and more information about the film.
The AFS Documentary Tour is made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.
