"A riot of talent shows and campfires, canoeing, and holistic clowning."

- The New York Times           

"The saddest, sweetest, most magical and most deeply affecting movie of the season."

- Salon.com          

This nostalgic charmer follows the day-to-day drama when 90 kids are let loose in the woods at Swift Nature Camp in northern Wisconsin. At camp, kids can be kids, their real lives momentarily fading against the highs and lows of adolescent rituals: sing-alongs, talent shows, homesickness, counselor mutiny--and first love. Submerging themselves into this curious camp subculture, filmmakers Bradley Beesley (THE FEARLESS FREAKS) and Sarah Price (AMERICAN MOVIE) capture an array of campers, archetypes familiar from our own adolescence yet eccentric and distinctive. Featuring soundtrack by the Flaming Lips and Noisola!

DIR/PROD Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price; PROD Devorah DeVries. US, 2006, color, 85 min. NOT RATED

Official Website: summercampmovie.com

AFI member passes will be accepted.

SILVERDOCS PRESENTS:

International Documentary Challenge Showcase
Tuesday October 9, 7:00

The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where teams from around the world have just 5 days to make a short documentary film. This past March, 95 filmmaking teams from 10 countries participated with the finalists premiering at Hot Docs. This showcase includes nine Washington DC-area produced films presented with several of the international winners.

For more information visit www.docchallenge.org

Films include:

THE ART OF RECOVERING
by Team Impact
THE ART OF RECOVERING explores one woman's faith in the power of self expression to instill a sense of dignity in the lives of the men and women at a Baltimore homeless shelter.

BEYOND THE WIRE: THE BRIGHT HOPE HOUSE
by TMAcreativeworks, LLC
A story about a young man's journey of moving past his prior history of crime, drugs and poverty to a positive place in his community of contribution.

BRIDGE
by Team Themechanism
A conversation with Ari and Melody, two souls from different cultures, revealing a unifying bond stronger than religious faith.

GRIND N WILL
By Team Putney Swoop
A documentary about ART, telling the common story of various Black Male Artists who live primarily through their crafts.

NO ROAD HOME
By whoretoculture films
The story of the Jackson family, a multi-generational household forced to flee their native New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

NUTZ
By Team Ivan & James
Watch in amusement as this short makes it clear that "people get bent out of shape over the nuttiest things."

PORTRAITS OF HOPE
by Team Tessa
The story of Lynette Johnson, a Seattle photographer whose non-profit foundation provides professional family portraits of terminally ill children.

SIDESHOW!
by Team McGrudis
SIDESHOW! explores the colorful world of sideshows from their origin to present day. Filmed on location at the Palace of Wonders in Washington, DC.

THIS MOVIE GOT ME A DATE
By Doc Doc Revolution
A former rabbinical student turns to a Jewish Internet dating service, but will he find a spiritual match?

UNFETTERING THE FALCONS
by Kissel-Vollmer Productions
Part road movie, part nature documentary, UNFETTERING THE FALCONS questions the false gender identity of the Atlanta Falcons football team via a bird of prey expert who sparks a quirky courtship between an American Kestrel falcon and a has-been 1991 Toyota Tercel.

YESTERDAY'S NEWS
by Intuitive Eye Productions
A story of healing and abundance.

YOU GOTTA BELIEVE!
by Team TVspots.com
A sampling of personal opinions on issues we face today; what does America believe in?

AFI member passes will be accepted.