SYRFILMFEST presents Best of Fest

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By KC Duggan

Did you miss some of the great films at SYRFILMFEST’11? Join us for this special series.

The organization that brings year-round programming to Central New York in collaboration with ArtRage Gallery will present a five-part series showcasing films from the ϲ International Film Festival. The series continues on March 10 with a screening of “The Miracle,” “Life’s a Bitch” and “Formol.” Additional screenings will take place in April and May.

“The Miracle”
by Jeffrey Jon Smith (USA) Fiction, 29 min.
In confession to her priest, Tekki Lomnicki, a little person, reveals how she dishonored her mother on a trip to Lourdes 27 years before. For a chance at redemption, Tekki will need all her courage, humor and imagination to face the truth about her life and what happened at Lourdes.

“Life’s a Bitch”
by Michaela Hoffova (Czech Republic)
Animation, 8 min.
This clever film is about a little bird who just wants to find a place where he can fit in.

“FǰDZ”
by Noelia Rodríguez Deza (Spain) Documentary, 15 min.
In a ghost village, apparently deserted, past, present and future blend and the traces of hundreds of lives remain preserved in the formol of time.

All screenings take place at 8 p.m. at ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley Ave., ϲ. Tickets for each event are $5 at the door; doors open at 7:30 p.m.

This event is recommended for adults only. For more information, visit syrfilm.com or artragegallery.org.