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Watt “Best Music Video’ and “Audience Choice*'
\ irmers to be screened and awarded at the 2012
Flagpole Music Awards on Thursday, June 21 at the
Morton Theatre. More info at http://fiimafflefls.net/
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Featuring interviews and performance footage from
notable artists and musicians who performed at the
venue over the decades, the film also documents
the catastrophic fire, the fundraising efforts from
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Bm!ef (2012,144mrn, Dir. Kevin Macdon
ald. PG13j Bob Parley's universal appeal, ;' ■.
Impact on music history arid rote as a social'
and political prophet is both unique, and ; • \
unparalleled. Mttftey is the life story of the '
revolutionary and legendary musician, from
his eariy days to his rise to international
superstardom. Made with the support of the .
Mariey family, the film features rare footage,
i credible performances and revelatory in
terviews with the people who knew him best.
From Academy Award-winning director Kevin
Macdonald comes tire stay of a towering ■
figure of musical history, whose music ami
message has transcended different cultures,
languages and creeds to resonate around •;
the world today as powerfully as when he
was alive, magplctores.com/mariey
Showtime? Friday, June 22 & Saturday,
June 23,9:45 p.m.
Admtssfon: $9 General, or S5 with AthFest
Wristband
Mms Bma&§ (2011,108 min., Dir:
Andrew Haynes, NR ] A new. locally produced docu
mentary centered around the history of the Georgia
theater in downtown Athens. The film opens with
the burning of the historic theater in summer 2009,
and chronologically covers the history of the Athens
music scene from the 1970s through the present ,
Rock Doc Classic: ffimfa&eyPep (1968,79
min., Dir: DA Pennebakar, NR] Kick-off your Ath-
Festivities with a special showing of one of the
greatest rock documentaries ever, Monterey Pop,
presented by “6X6" Media Arts Events. Come
eafty for a beverage and stay afterwards
||| for a panel discussion with esteemed and
Hi knowledgeable guests. This dassic con
cert film effectively sets the scene for the
Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, which took
place during the fabled “Summer of Love,"
when the hippie ethos was in its fullest flow
er, especially on the West Coast Featured
performers include Big Brother and the Hold
ing Company with Janis Joplin, Jefferson
Airplane, Hugh Masekela, Otis Redding, Ravi
Shankar, The Mamas & the Papas, The Who
and the Jlmi Hendrix Experience.
Showtime?. Wednesday, June 20,7:30
p.m. & Sunday, June 24,4:15 p.m.
Admission: $5 dr FREE with AthFest
Wristband
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the focal community and the reconstruction of the
theater, www.spherevibeftlms.com
Showtime? Friday, June 22 & Sunday, June
24,7:30 p.m.
Admission: $5 General, or FREE with AthFest
Wristband
(2011,42 min,, Dir: Jennifer Form-
wait, NR] Through interview footage and
live performances with local artists and
musicians such as Dave Dowless, Hope for
Agoiden summer, Creepy, Incendiaries, Pud-
din' Tang, lysa Sullivan, The Jumpin’ Jesus
Christers, Kaltiln Jones, Tunabunny, The
Buddy System, Athens Boys Choir, poet Jeff
Failis, Mandy Jane and Hoia Halo, this docu
mentary film explores creative life through
a focus on the collaborative, traditional and
performative aspects of music, art and culture in
Athens. \
Showtime? Friday, June22 & Sunday, June
24,6:15 p.m.
Admission: $5, or FREE with AthFest
Wristband •
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