newportFILM’s 2015 Summer Lineup

July 2nd

Sunshine Superman

Thursday, July 2nd at 8:30pm

Queen Anne Square

A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular –and dangerous– feats of foot-launched human flight.

Length: 101 minutes

Director: Marah Strauch

Producers: Eric Bruggemann, Marah Strauch, Lars Løge, Alex Gibney, Josh Braun, Dan Braun, Samantha Horley, and Phil Hunt

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July 9th

Meru

Thursday, July 9th at 8:45pm

St. George's School Lawn

"Meru" is the story of that journey—one of friendship, sacrifice, hope and obsession.

Length: 87 minutes

Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

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July 16th

Iris

Thursday, July 16th at 8:30pm

Marble House

The latest film from legendary documentarian Albert Maysles ("Grey Gardens", "Gimme Shelter"), "Iris" pairs the late 88-year-old filmmaker (who passed away on March 5) with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades.

Length: 80 minutes

Director: Albert Maysles

Producers: Laura Coxson, Rebekah Maysles, and Jennifer Ash Rudick

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July 23rd

The Diplomat

Thursday, July 23rd at 8:30pm

The Redwood Library and Athenaeum

"The Diplomat" tells the remarkable story of the life and legacy of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, whose singular career spans fifty years of American foreign policy from Vietnam to Afghanistan.

Director: David Holbrooke

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July 30th

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Thursday, July 30th at 8:30pm

Doris Duke's Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport

Classically trained pianist, dive-bar chanteuse, black power icon and legendary recording artist, Nina Simone lived a life of brutal honesty, musical genius and tortured melancholy. In this epic documentary, director Liz Garbus interweaves never-before-heard recordings and rare archival footage together with Nina’s most memorable songs, to create an unforgettable portrait of one of the least understood, yet most beloved, artists of our time.

Length: 102 minutes

Director: Liz Garbus

Producers: Amy Hobby, Liz Garbus, Justin Wilkes, and Jayson Jackson

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August 6th

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

Thursday, August 6th at 8:15pm

Newport Art Museum

Bouncing between Europe and the United States as often as she would between lovers, Peggy Guggenheim’s life was as swirling as the design of her uncle’s museum, and reads more like fiction than any reality imaginable. "Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict" offers a rare look into Guggenheim’s world: blending the abstract, the colorful, the surreal and the salacious, to portray a life that was as complex and unpredictable as the artwork Peggy revered and the artists she pushed forward.

Length: 97 minutes

Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Producers: Stanley Buchthal, David Koh, Dan Braun, and Lisa Immordino Vreeland

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August 13th

Best of Enemies

Thursday, August 13th at 8:15pm

The Elms Mansion Gardens

"Best of Enemies" is a behind-the-scenes account of the explosive 1968 televised debates between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and their rancorous disagreements about politics, God and sex.

Length: 87 minutes

Directors: Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon

Producers: Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville

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August 20th

Racing Extinction

Thursday, August 20th at 8:00pm

Location TBD

Oscar®-winning director Louie Psihoyos ("The Cove") assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world’s most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction, "Racing Extinction" reveals stunning, never-before seen images that truly change the way we see the world.

Length: 94 minutes

Director: Louie Psihoyos

Producers: Fisher Stevens, Olivia Ahnemann, and Gina Papabeis

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August 27th

Harry & Snowman

Thursday, August 27th at 8:45pm

Newport Polo Grounds

"Harry & Snowman" is a feature length documentary that tells the remarkable life story of international show jumping legend Harry deLeyer, whose career was launched by his famous show jumping horse Snowman.

Director: Ron Davis

Producers: Ron Davis, Nancy Knox Talcott, Clay Westervelt, Karin Reid Offield (Exec. Producer), and Paul Winston Blavin (Exec. Producer)

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September 3rd

Tiger, Tiger

Thursday, September 3rd at 7:30pm

Norman Bird Sanctuary

Set in one of the least known landscapes left on earth, "Tiger, Tiger" is the story of a man with numbered days seeking to save the tiger, an animal whose days may also numbered. Director George Butler.

Length: 90 minutes

Director: George Butler

Producers: Julian Robertson, Caroline Alexander, and Keero Birla

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