All are welcome to attend the Dollar Baby Festival: Short Films Based on Short Works by Stephen King on Friday, Nov. 22 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bulmer Telecommunications Auditorium. The free event closes out the Cultural Affairs Program’s fall 2019 schedule.
A Dollar Baby is born when Stephen King allows a fledgling filmmaker to film one of his short works for just $1, as he’s done since 1977. The festival is a rare opportunity to view short King-inspired films, including the Capital Region premier of local author and filmmaker Bryan Higby’s “Here There Be Tygers.” The 11-minute film is a liberating tale from the viewpoint of a child who sees tigers in the school restroom. It was filmed on the Hudson Valley campus in March 2019.
The film festival also will include: “Paranoid” (Jay Holben, 2000, 8 min.), known to be a favorite of Stephen King; “Grey Matter” (James B. Cox, 2012, 16 min.), about a boy who cried monster and no one believed him; “Luckey Quarter” (Robert Cochrane & Robert David Cochrane, 2005, 11 min.), about a down-on-her-luck chambermaid who is tipped a “Luckey” quarter, and “Umney’s Last Case” (Rodney Altman, 2006, 18 min.), in which a 1930s private detective’s life swiftly unravels. A Q&A with Bryan Higby will follow the films.
No advance reservations are needed to attend the Dollar Baby Festival. For more information, please call (518) 629-8071 or email d.gardner@hvcc.edu.
Published: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:10:15 +0000 by d.gardner