TWELVE LIONS FILM FESTIVAL, THE KENTUCKY THEATRE, AND APPALSHOP
PRESENT
A BENEFIT FOR KENTUCKY HUMANITIES
Old Time Appalachian Music by Chestnut Ridge
Featuring Dinah Wainright and Ross Wainright
25th Anniversary Screening of Appalshop's Stranger with a Camera
THU, SEP 25 @ 7:00PM | $12 Advance Tickets ($10 Members) | $15 Day of the Event
Twelve Lions Film Festival, The Kentucky Theatre, and Appalshop are proud to kick off this year's Twelve Lions Film Festival with a fundraising event in support of the Kentucky Humanities, following recent federal funding cuts. Enjoy Old Time Appalachian music by Chestnut Ridge, followed by a very special film screening.
This 25th anniversary screening of Elizabeth Barrett’s Stranger with a Camera kicks off the third annual Twelve Lions Film Festival at The Kentucky Theatre on Thursday, September 25. Stranger with a Camera, released by Appalshop in 2000, examines the 1967 murder of filmmaker Hugh O’Connor and analyzes the relationship between mediamakers and the communities they portray.
Appalshop and Kentucky Humanities have been longtime partners in promoting stories of Kentucky and Central Appalachia. Kentucky Humanities was an early funding partner of Stranger with a Camera, as well as many other Appalshop Films. The two organizations recently collaborated on Common Ground: Humanities at Work, a radio program that showcased leaders of state humanities councils and the grantees they support.
“I have witnessed firsthand the vital work Kentucky Humanities does for our state,” stated Aaron Asbury, Appalshop Films Program Manager, “In celebrating the 25th anniversary of Elizabeth Barret’s Stranger with a Camera, one of the most significant films in Appalshop’s catalog, we want to shine a light on the important work Kentucky Humanities does in literacy, history, and cultural engagement, and ensure the future of this programming."
100% of ticket sales from the screening will support Kentucky Humanities, one of many humanities councils nationwide which saw federal funding rescinded earlier this year. Kentucky Humanities programming includes the Speakers Bureau, which connects Kentucky scholars, historians, artists, and more with community groups; Think History, a daily radio segment that shares vital stories from Kentucky’s history; and the Kentucky Chautauqua, a performance series where actors bring Kentucky’s historical figures to life for school visits, festivals, and other community engagements.
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THE CHESTNUT RIDGE MUSICIANS
Dinah Wainright is a versatile young old time musician, playing fiddle, banjo, and bass, as well as singing. She is also a talented artist and performed with the Berea Festival Dancers in Denmark this summer.
Ross Wainright is carving a remarkable and enlightened homestead in the mountains of East Kentucky. He is a fine old time claw hammer banjo player who is a respected regular at the Old North Old Time Jams.
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