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16 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Role ’em! Wandering Reel Traveling Film Festival shows in Manzanita MANZANITA — The Wan- dering Reel Traveling Film Festival returns to Manza- nita 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, with a collection of fi ve short international fi lms at the Hoffman Center for the Arts. Michael Harrington, director and curator of the festival, will attend the event for a Q-and-A session. Admission is $5 at the door. Built around the theme “In Between Us,” the pro- gram features fi lms about the bonds that connect people, often in unexpected ways. Films • “The Tables,” directed by John Bunning (U.S.) A look at the powerful connection between a pair of outdoor ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group “The Tables,” a 15-minute documentary SUBMITTED PHOTOS of people they’ve brought together, from homeless people to investment bank- ers to gangbangers. (Docu- mentary: 15 minutes) • “Big City,” directed by Jordan Bond and Lachlan Ryan (Australia) Making a friend on the ride home. (Narrative: 9 ASTOR STREET OPRY COMPANY presents THE BIRDS with special permission from Dramatist Play Service DIRECTED BY SHEILA SHAFFER WRITTEN BY Conor McPherson “Into the Blue,” a 22-minute Croatian fi lm “Zela Trovke,” a 13-minute fi lm from Basque Spain “A gripping, unsettling, and moving look at human relationships in the face of societal collapse” -Dramatist Play Service FROM A STORY BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER Show Dates : October 6, 7, 13, 14,15, 20 & 21 Sunday Matinee : th October 15 minutes) • “Into the Blue,” di- rected by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic (Croatia) Thirteen-year-old Julija and her mother fl ee their abusive household to fi nd refuge on an idyllic Cro- atian island where Julija grew up. Emotionally scarred, Julija is desperate to reconnect with her best friend, Ana. But Ana is in love with a boy, and Julija is no longer a priority. (Nar- rative: 22 minutes.) • “Anna,” directed by Or Sinai (Israel) It’s a hot summer day, and for the fi rst time in years, Anna, a sewing work- shop worker, unexpectedly fi nds herself alone, without her son. She sets out for a free night, roaming the streets of her small desert town, looking for a man who can touch her, even just for one brief moment. (Narrative: 24 minutes) “Big City,” a nine-minute Australian fi lm “Anna,” a 24-minute Israeli fi lm • “Zela Trovke” (Basque Spain), directed by SHOW RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 21 ST www.facebook.com/AstorStreetOpryCompany Asier Altuna “Moritats” are old folk 20 LANDSCAPE $ at 2 p.m. House opens at 6:30 pm, with show beginning at 7 pm Tickets on Sale ONE HOUR before all shows ***Reservations Recommended*** For tickets, visit our website www.astorstreetoprycompany.com or call 503-325-6104 129 West Bond Street | Uniontown | Astoria songs about crimes and are typical of Central Europe. Zela Trovke is a moritat from Slovakia, which the Holland Baroque Society has recovered to include in its Barbaric Beauty program. Maite Larburu, the orchestra’s violinist, unveils the song’s hidden secrets. (Documentary: 13 minutes) More information on the Wandering Reel program is available at wanderingreel. org. BARK (U-HAUL) 1113 Commercial Street Astoria, OR 97103 503-468-0308 per yard WARRENTON FIBER 861-3305 Mon-Fri, 8 am -5 pm 389 NW 13 th St. Warrenton
