Saturday, May 8
HELEN HILL BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISER: Featuring a special short preview from the newly completed The Florestine Collection, Helen’s last film. The film was inspired by a huge collection of handmade dresses that Helen found in a garbage pile. Scratch and Crow, made in 1995 will also be screened and was named to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 2009. Also featured at the Helen Hill Birthday Fundraiser will be other shorts by filmmakers inspired by Helen, the band The New Dopey Singers (3:00 pm), a Fresh Fashion Flash by HowlPop (3:00 pm). Author Cheryl Wagner will read a short excerpt about Helen and her animations from her book PLENTY ENOUGH SUCK TO GO AROUND (9:30 pm).
