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ABOUT THE EVENT:
Come on down to Olympia Film Society on Saturday, January 18th for screenings of N. SCOTT MOMADAY: WORDS FROM A BEAR (at 4:00 p.m.) and FANTASTIC FUNGI (at 6:30 p.m.). Orca Books will be tabling and selling books for both films!
ABOUT THE FILMS:
N. SCOTT MOMADAY: WORDS FROM A BEAR
$9 GA / $6 OFS
Journey into the mind and soul of Native America’s most celebrated author of poetry and prose, Pulitzer Prize winning author Navarro Scott Momaday. N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear visually captures the essence of Momaday’s writings and storytelling, relating each written line to his unique Kiowa/American experience representing ancestry, place, and oral history.
Dir: Jeffrey Palmer / 2019 / US / 84 min
“A rare opportunity to hear directly from the dean of Native American writers about his craft and career.” – Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter
SCREENING: SAT 1/18 4:00PM
FANTASTIC FUNGI
$9 GA / $6 OFS
Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil and others, we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offers us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges.
Dir: Louie Schwartzberg / 2019 / US / 74 min
“Schwartzberg’s film quickly proves to be one of the year’s most mind-blowing, soul-cleansing and yes, immensely entertaining triumphs.” -Matt Fagerholm, rogerebert.com
“A charming blend of science and conjecture, FANTASTIC FUNGI wants to free your mind.” — Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
“Do not miss “Fantastic Fungi,” one of the most beautifully powerful and intellectually stimulating films of the year and perhaps even the decade” – Pamela Powell, Reel Honest Reviews
SCREENING: SAT 1/18 6:30PM
Tickets available at the box office 1/2 hour before showtimes.
