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The East Hampton Library and the Hamptons Festival of Music present a six-part series titled “Music and Art in Concert.” A selection of Oscar-winning or nominated documentary shorts. The music-related films have been paired with a related art short to complement the screening Screenings are FREE, so register by calling (631) 324 ext.3 or emailing reference@easthamptonlibrary.org below:
Screening of Academy Award-winning documentary: 'Close Harmony' followed by Q/A with producer, director Nigel Noble.
Sat 4/20 at 2pm
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The film tells the story of how a children's choir of 4th and 5th graders at Brooklyn Friends School and elderly retirees at a Brooklyn Jewish senior center combine to perform an annual joint concert. The New York Times' John J. O'Connor called Close Harmony “the kind of production that whistles dazzlingly, leaving audiences drenched in smiles and tears and hoping for just a little more.” Close Harmony won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short) at the 54th Academy Awards.
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Oscar-winning film “The Last Repair Shop”
Friday, April 26
6-7 p.m
“It tells the story of four unassuming heroes who ensure that no student is deprived of the joy of music. It's also a reminder of how music can be the best medicine, a stress reliever and even an escape from poverty.” (IMDB)
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Oscar-winning film “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”
Wed May 1st
6-7 p.m
“Aliza Sommer-Herz, 109 and the world's oldest Holocaust survivor, tells the story of how music saved her life: both during her time in the Theresienstadt concentration camp and in the years after.” (IMDB)
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Oscar-nominated film 'A Concerto is a Conversation' and Oscar-nominated film 'Christo's Valley Curtain'
Tuesday, May 7
6-7 p.m
At just 13 minutes long, this film manages to express a lot about race relations in a powerful yet gentle way. The film will be paired with the Maysles brothers' Christo's Valley Curtain, a look at the planning, design and installation of this incredible spectacle by Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
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Oscar-winning film “Music By Prudence”
Thursday, May 16
6-7 p.m
“Prudence Mabhena leads a group of young African women with special needs who inspire others with their music, proving that disability does not mean incompetence.” (IMDB)
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'In Search of Cezanne' and Oscar-winning film 'Bolero'
Thursday, May 23
6-7 p.m
“In Search of Cezanne” questions how and why we value a work of art – feel enough – as Cezanne's life is explored.
“Bolero” highlights conductor Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a stunning rendition of the Ravel classic.
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