Real to Reel International Film Festival
Encyclopedia
The Real to Reel International Film Festival is held annually in Kings Mountain, North Carolina
at the Joy Performance Center. It was founded in 2000. The 2009 Festival will be held from July 22 to July 25.
BEST OF FEST: Crazy, a 2007 biographical musical drama motion picture about the life of Hank Garland
, directed by Rick Bieber
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: New Urban Cowboy: Toward a New Pedestrianism, a feature documentary film
, filmed and edited by Blake Wiers. This documentary is about artist
, urban designer and social activist Michael E. Arth
and how he rebuilt a slum neighborhood in a small town in DeLand, Florida
.
BEST PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTARY: The Borinqueneers, written and directed by Noemi Figueroa and Raquel Ortiz. This documentary is about the 65th Infantry Regiment (United States)
, an all Puerto Rican regiment that fought during World War II
.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Kings Mountain is a small suburban city of Gastonia and Charlotte in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,693 at the 2000 census....
at the Joy Performance Center. It was founded in 2000. The 2009 Festival will be held from July 22 to July 25.
2008 Winners
Some of the 2008 winners include:BEST OF FEST: Crazy, a 2007 biographical musical drama motion picture about the life of Hank Garland
Hank Garland
Walter Louis Garland , better known as Hank Garland, was a Nashville studio musician who performed with Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and many others.-Biography:...
, directed by Rick Bieber
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: New Urban Cowboy: Toward a New Pedestrianism, a feature documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, filmed and edited by Blake Wiers. This documentary is about artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, urban designer and social activist Michael E. Arth
Michael E. Arth
Michael E. Arth is an American artist, home/landscape/urban designer, public policy analyst, advocate for the homeless, futurist, and author. He was a candidate for the governor of Florida in 2009 and 2010.-Art:Michael E...
and how he rebuilt a slum neighborhood in a small town in DeLand, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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BEST PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTARY: The Borinqueneers, written and directed by Noemi Figueroa and Raquel Ortiz. This documentary is about the 65th Infantry Regiment (United States)
65th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 65th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed "The Borinqueneers," was an all-volunteer Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army. Its motto was Honor et Fidelitas, Latin for Honor and Fidelity. It participated in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War...
, an all Puerto Rican regiment that fought during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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