Frank Langella Q&A, Photo by Becky Bolletti

Yep, I'm still banging this drum. See our movies with FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE! How come? 'Cause there's nothing so cool as watching a film then having the people who made that film step right out to have a Q&A discussion with YOU about what you just watched. These are the superstar filmmakers of tomorrow and we have them for you today. What are some of the films that have FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE today? Well, since ya twisted my arm about it... ;D

But first, PLAN AHEAD! CLICK HERE to get tickets now for Monday's IN CONVERSATION WITH RORY KENNEDY at 5:30 PM at the Sarasota High School. TICKETS ARE GOING FAST!

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING FILM TITLES TO BUY TICKETS NOW!

ALL ME: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WINFRED REMBERT

1:45 PM

A moving must-see documentary about a man consigned to a chain gang in the 1960s after being confronted by a lynch mob during a civil rights march. Painting on tooled leather (a unique form of folk art learned in prison) he now transforms the tragic circumstances of his youth into a unique and profoundly moving form of art.

Listen up for a Soundbyte Interview with the filmmakers!

ADVENTURES IN PLYMPTOONS!

4:00 PM

ADVENTURES IN PLYMPTOONS! explores the life and career of Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. Plympton creates independent animation films faster than they can be released. This documentary mixes clips from Plympton's work and

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The big day is here! In just a second we’re going to talk MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES! But first, tonight we have ROBOT & FRANK, our Opening Night Film at 7:00 PM starring FRANK LANGELLA (who will be in attendance with director Jake Schreier) PLUS our stupendous OPENING NIGHT PARTY at 9:00 PM! Both are at the always incredible VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER! Woo-Hoo! Tomorrow Mr. Langella signs his flat-out fantastic memoir DROPPED NAMES: FAMOUS MEN AND WOMEN AS I KNEW THEM at 11:00 AM at BOOKSTORE1 on Main Street (only books purchased from Bookstore1 will be signed) and at 1:00 PM he will be at Sarasota High School for his sure-to-be riveting IN CONVERSATION moderated by New York Magazine and IN CONVERSATION moderated by New York Magazine and NPR’s Fresh Air contributor DAVID EDELSTEIN! (Click on any of those titles to buy tickets now! And if you are a theater enthusiast, you will definitely want to see Mr. Langella live. He's a three time Tony-Award winner!)

Now I’d like to shine a light on two incredible attractions that SFF offers on many of our films. First up, you may see the phrase FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE in our flyers or Morning Buzz Newsletters (go to our home page and enter your e-mail and zip code under SFF News to subscribe). Here’s what that’s all about: We not only have big name film stars attend the festival, we also have dozens and dozens of amazing independent filmmakers come here to promote their screenings.

Think about that. When you come to one

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