May 30th, 2008
Ticket sales begin for Waterfront Film Festival
Passes are now on sale for the 10th Annual Waterfront Film Festival, which will be held June 12-15 in Saugatuck.
Passes range in price from $70-75 for a day pass, which guarantees priority admission to all films and seminars for a single day, to $500 for a patron pass, which also offers entry to VIP mixers and includes a $200 tax-deductible contribution. Additionally, filmgoers may also purchase a fast pass for $300 that gives priority admission to all films and seminars, as well as exclusive entry to Friday and Saturday VIP mixers. The $200 super pass option provides priority entry to all films and seminars for the festival.
A complete schedule, along with a list of industry professionals slated to attend WFF, will be available later this month.
Announced films include:
“The Flyboys,” an action film starring Stephen Baldwin in which two young boys discover a mysterious plane with a bomb in the luggage compartment and realize they have foiled a heist to steal millions of dollars from the mob.
“Man on Wire,” a documentary that tells the amazing and amusing journey of tightrope walker Philippe Petit. In 1974, Petit shocked the world in what some consider the artistic crime of the century when he snuck to the top of the World Trade Center to perform a brazen high-wire act between the twin towers. This film was the Audience Award Winner and the Grand Jury Prize winner in the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
“Kabluey,” a comedy starring Lisa Kudrow as the mother of two rambunctious sons struggling to hold her family together while her husband is deployed in Iraq. She turns for help to her brother-in-law, who moonlights as a giant, blue corporate mascot.
“Yonkers Joe,” a suspenseful and heartwarming tale starring Chazz Palminteri and Christine Lahti about a con artist who travels to Las Vegas with his girlfriend to pull off the scam of a lifetime when he is forced to take care of his mentally challenged son. What follows is a compelling story about a father and son who must learn to understand and accept each other for who they are.
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