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Works by Local Filmmakers
November 8, 1989, Gamble Mill 		Ross Spears, AGEE The life of James Agee, nominated for an Academy Award in 1981 for feature documentary
Works by Local Filmmakers
November 15, 1989, Gamble Mill		 Lorna Rasmussen, GREAT GRANDMOTHER and HEROES AND STRANGERS A history of women on the prairie of the Western plains, and a film about children and their fathers
Works by Local Filmmakers
November 29, 1989, Gamble Mill		 George Hornbein, with Ken Thigpen, BUCK SEASON AT BEAR MEADOWS SUNSET, SALAMANDERS, and HALLOWEEN '85 The rituals of hunting, featuring Bellefonte actors; a night at Phi Delta house: fraternity rituals; and the effect of wearing Halloween masks

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The Documentary as a Personal Expression
January 23, 1991, Bellefonte Elks		 Ross Spears, LONG SHADOWS (includes 3D!) Southerner Spears looks at the 120-year legacy of the Civil War
The Documentary as a Personal Expression
January 30, 1991, Bellefonte Elks		 Deidre Pribram, SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES and ALADAR The struggles of single mothers, and the courage of a man determined to live with AIDS
The Documentary as a Personal Expression
February 6, 1991, Bellefonte Elks		 David Goodman, WITNESS TO WAR The transformation of a Vietnam vet from pilot to humanitarian doctor serving in El Salvador
The Documentary as a Personal Expression
February 13, 1991, Bellefonte Elks		 P.J. O'Connel, THE GOOD LIFE Life in rural Pennsylvania
The Documentary as a Personal Expression
February 20, 1991		 DOCUMENTARY STYLE & EXPRESSION Excerpts from films of local documentary filmmakers

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Narrative Films by Documentary Filmmakers
March 31, 1992, Bellefonte Elks		 Tony Buba, LIGHTNING OVER BRADDOCK: A RUST BOWL FANTASY Humor and originality brought to the decline of Braddock, PA, a once-thriving steel town
Narrative Films by Documentary Filmmakers
April 7, 1992, Bellefonte Elks		 Cynthia Scott, STRANGERS IN GOOD COMPANY  
Narrative Films by Documentary Filmmakers
April 14, 1992, Bellefonte Elks		 Joyce Chopra, JOYCE AT 34 and SMOOTH TALK  
Narrative Films by Documentary Filmmakers
April 21, 1992, Bellefonte Elks		 Deidre Pribam, THE FAMILY BUSINESS A cut of a feature film shot in Philadelphia in 1991

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Film Forum '93
April 7, 1993, Bush House		 Coal Mining Women  
Film Forum '93
April 14, 1993, Bush House		 Pennsylvania Journey and discussion with film maker Pierce Lewis  
Film Forum '93
April 21, 1993, Bush House		 My Mother Thought She Was Audrey Hepburn and Medieval Woman  
Film Forum '93
April 28, 1993, Bush House		 Wild Women Don't Have the Blues  

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Film Forum '94
April 20, 1994, Bush House		 Ken Thigpen, BUCK SEASON AT BEAR MEADOWS SUNSET  
Film Forum '94
April 27, 1994, Bush House		 Lyman Howe's High Class Moving Pictures  
Film Forum '94
May 4, 1994, Bush House		 Porter Versfelt, PA-KKK RALLY  
Film Forum '94
May 11, 1994, Bush House		 SLICE OF LIFE  
 

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Bicentennial Film Forum, Celebrating Bellefonte's Historic Past
June 14, 1995, Adam & Art		 CEILING ZERO, with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien Bellefonte's airmail history, told in Hollywood fashion
Bicentennial Film Forum, Celebrating Bellefonte's Historic Past
June 21, 1995, Adam & Art		 ST. JOHN NEWMAN and VIGNETTES OF 1940 The life of Bellefonte's saint & vignettes of 1940, set to music, live, with live narration
Bicentennial Film Forum, Celebrating Bellefonte's Historic Past
June 28, 1995, Adam & Art		 THE MILLS BROTHERS STORY  

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Splices of Life: The Personal Documentary Journey
December 5, 1996, Adam & Art		 MY THREE FATHERS, with guest filmmaker Lisa Marie Russo A charming and poignant perspective of family memories
Splices of Life: The Personal Documentary Journey
December 12, 1996, Adam & Art		 Three short films: WASHING WALLS WITH MRS. G by Tony Buba, BOTH SIDES by April Weitzel, FAMILY GATHERING by Lesa Yasui How humor and hardships strengthen the family ties. Followed by discussion with Dr. Chris Jordan, Professor of Media Studies at Penn State

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The Elusive Muse of Freedom
June 6, 1997, Adam & Art		 Lou Pepe and Keith Fulton, THE HAMSTER FACTOR and other tales of Twelve Monkeys A documentary on director Terry Gilliam's travails in filming "Twelve Monkeys"
The Elusive Muse of Freedom
June 20, 1997, Adam & Art		 An evening with Brady Lewis: short films  
The Elusive Muse of Freedom
June 27, 1997, Adam & Art		 Follow the North Star to Freedom, with Williamsport producer Karen L Frock Documentary about the underground railroad

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That's Entertainment!
June 11, 1998, Adam & Art		 Syncopation, a 1928 film featuring Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians Commentary by Peter Kiefer, PSU museum curator
That's Entertainment!
June 18, 1998, Adam & Art		 The Mills Brothers Documentary Commentary by Dan Clemson
A Film is a Film is a Film
October 7, 1998, Adam & Art		 Save Salene & shorts incl. Desert Tango Comments by filmmakers Michael Podolski and Simon Tarr
A Film is a Film is a Film
October 21, 1998, Adam & Art		 PARIS IS A WOMAN Commentary by Mark Morrison

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Impact: Small Towns in Crisis
January 27, 2000, Adam & Art		 Harlan County, USA, a film by Barbara Kopple Coal miners in Harlan County, KY struggle to join the UMW union
Impact: Small Towns in Crisis
February 10, 2000, Adam & Art		 Dadetown, a film by Russ Hexter Collision of a fading factory town with the global computer economy
Impact: Small Towns in Crisis
February 24, 2000, Adam & Art		 Krewstown, a film by Ira Rosensweig & The Sweet Hereafter, a film by Atom Egoyan A small town's struggle with a pariah, & a tragic school bus accident impacts a small town

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August 30, 2001, Adam & Art Saving Pennsylvania, a film by Dirk Eitzen and Thomas Hylton, & Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town, a film by Micha Peled Alternatives to abandonment and sprawl
Selling Eve Short: The Effect of Media Images on Women and Girls
September 19, 2002, Adam & Art		 Killing Us Softly III & Beyond Killing Us Softly Advertising's Image of Women

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Changing Worlds: Iranians and Arab-Americans
August 31, 2003, Garman Opera House		 Iran: Veiled Appearances & Caught in the Crossfire A French documentary of Iran, 23 years after the revolution & a documentary of the impact of 9/11 on three Arab-American New Yorkers