During January and February BendFilm, Central Oregon premier film festival, will show selected films through various collaborations in the region.
1. Becoming Chaz – Hitchcock Auditorium, Bend
In association with COCC & HDC, BendFilm is screening the movie Becoming Chaz, followed by a Q&A of experts on transgender issues.
Chaz Bono was a male trapped in a female shell for as long as he can remember. Growing up as Sonny and Cher’s adorable golden-haired daughter in a body he felt wasn’t his own was a crucible it took years to transcend. Now, as he undertakes gender reassignment, he’s bravely decided to share the process on camera. Becoming Chaz invites us along on Chaz’s remarkable journey of transformation. As hormone shots give way to top surgery, down-to-earth, unflappable Chaz beams with a sense of liberation and goes public with his story to put a face on a misunderstood issue. Meanwhile, his gregarious girlfriend grapples with the realities of suddenly living with a man, and it’s clear sex change isn’t solely a physical transition.
Where: Hitchcock Auditorium, 201 Pioneer Hall
When: January 26, 2012 – 6:30 pm
Tickets: Tickets are $10 and are available through the BendFilm website, www.bendfilm.org, and at the door.
2. My So-Called Enemy, Sisters Movie House, Sisters, OR
Sisters Movie House will screen an encore presentation of BendFilm 2011 official selection My So-Called Enemy, followed by a Skype Q&A with the director of the fiim.
Where: Sisters Movie House, 720 Desperado Ct, Sisters, OR
541-549-8800
When: Sunday, January 29, 2012 – 1 pm
Tickets: Tickets are $12 and are available through the BendFilm website, www.bendfilm.org, and at the door.
3. This Way of Life, Tower Theatre, Bend
In association with the Tower Foundation, BendFilm presents an encore presentation of This Way of Life, the winner of Best of Show and Best Doc of the 2011 BendFilm Festival, followed by a Skype Q&A with the filmmakers live from New Zealand!
Where: The Tower Theater
When: February 9, 2012 – 7 pm
Tickets: Tickets are $12 and are available through The Tower Theatre’s website, www.towertheatre.org, and at the door.
4. The Clean Bin Project, Tower Theatre, Bend
In association with The Tower Foundation and Cascades Academy, BendFilm presents The Clean Bin Project. Joining us in person are filmmakers and doc stars Jen & Grant with a live presentation/Q&A.
Where: The Tower Theater
When: April 12, 2012 – 7 pm
Tickets: Tickets are $12 and are available through The Tower Theatre’s website, www.towertheatre.org, and at the door.
About BendFilm
BendFilm is a non-profit group inspired by the opportunity to open doors for artists and to cast Bend, Oregon as the cultural and economic beneficiary. The BendFilm Festival runs every October in downtown Bend, Oregon at the historic Tower Theatre, McMenamins, Regal Cinemas and The Oxford Hotel. Plan now to attend October 11-14, 2012 for a long weekend of films, lectures and parties as filmmakers compete for cash awards in Bend’s charismatic setting of mountains, rivers and screaming blue skies.
