Cinema CNC's shortened fall lineup features a trio of documentary films from the U.S. and United Kingdom beginning this weekend.
The curtain rises this evening with Sundance Film Festival winner Senna hitting the big screen in Room 1-306 at College of New Caledonia's (CNC) Prince George campus.
"All three of these films are highly-rated documentaries," said organizer Peter Maides. "What we've lost in quantity is made up in quality."
Senna won the Audience Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival a riveting look at Brazilian Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, one of the boldest and most exciting race car champions of all time. Directed by Asif Kapadia, the film charts his explosion onto the F1 scene in 1984 to his tragic death a decade later in a crash at the 1994 San Marin Grande Prix.
Next up is Cave of Forgotten Dreams by director Werner Herzog on Saturday, Nov. 26. The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc cave art in southern France was sealed shut by a landslide for 20,000 years until it was finally discovered in 1994.
The invaluable historic site had only been open to a select group of scientists until Herzog obtained permission to film the ancient works. The result is a quiet and captivating film that not only raises questions about history and art, but the nature of creation and the eternal struggle of mankind to understand.
Project Nim on Dec. 3 wraps up the series as Academy Award winning director James Marsh documents the extraordinary journey of Nim Chimsky.
In the 1970s, Nim, a chimpanzee, became the focus of a radical experiment which aimed to prove that an ape could learn to communicate using sign language if raised and nurtured like a human being. The film follows Nim's journey through human society and the impact he makes on the people he meets along the way.
Showtimes for all films are 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Passes, $18, for all three films are available at Books and Company and CNC's bookstore. Single tickets, $8 regular, $7 students and seniors.
