FLIC Polson keeps growing, features 60-plus films this weekend
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What began five years ago is going strong and getting stronger in Polson. Get the picture? |
The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest is this weekend, and this year will feature more than 60 independent films.
Producer David King has been involved since the beginning and said the first year had 37 films.
Even with the growth, there’s room for more because some folks don’t even know about it, he said.
“I think locally there is a core group of people who love this kind of thing,” he said.
Some will travel across the country for FLIC, which features films made by locals and foreign films from places such as Spain, Croatia and Taiwan.
The films range in length from one to 111 minutes and include some for children. All are shown on the two screens at Showboat Cinemas at 416 Main St. in downtown Polson. Ticket prices range from $5 for a 90- to 120-minute block or one can see all of them for a $40 pass.
The purpose of FLIC was to enrich film lovers and filmmakers through exhibition of independent films in a small rural community, King said.
“It’s so important to have something going on in the dead of winter and stir things up,” he added.
King, who also serves as an actor, director and writer, noted a couple of films that the public may enjoy.
“North of the Known” is 52-minute film about a professional paraglider, Gavin McClurg, who traverses an Alaskan mountain range hiking and paragliding.
“It’s just a spectacular film,” King said. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Monday.
Polson resident Jim Ereaux produced “The Walk,” a 23-minute film that features still photos from his walk across northern England with poems from English poets.
Ereaux walked the 200-mile “Coast to Coast” trail over a period of 14 days last August.
He walked with a small 17-pound backpack each day for 12-23 miles and ate in a pub at night.
The trail went through three national parks, including the Lakes District, Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors. From west to east these included mountains, rolling hills and then high plains.
The trip wasn’t exactly a trail, however, Ereaux said, explaining that it consisted of foot paths, trails, public rights of way and rural roads.
The trip was solitary and often he wouldn’t see anyone until he finished at night in a small town.
“The weather was pretty bad in the Lakes District,” he said, noting he had to pack plenty of rain gear. “It was fun to walk pub to pub.”
He took a GPS device with him so that his sister, Jan Lake of Ronan, could monitor his progress. She could get updates every 20 minutes if she wanted to, Ereaux said.
He didn’t want to use just still photos for his film, so he incorporated the poetry of some 15-20 poets from northern England.
The Walk is featured at 1 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. (Encore screenings will run Monday, Jan. 23 through Thursday, Jan. 26.)
The first shows start at 7 p.m. Friday.
Tickets can be purchased online at flicpolson.com or at Showboat Cinemas.
For more information, look for FLIC on Facebook.
