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SUMMARY:The 11th Annual 41N Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 11th Annual 41N Film Festival is coming to Michigan Tech this weekend.\n\nMountaineer and photographer Jimmy Chin will present the opening night film at this year's 41 North Film Festival with his award-winning film Meru. The festival runs from October 23 to the 25th in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts and will showcase 17 independent films from all over the world\, two featured filmmakers\, and an Oculus Rift exhibition.\n\n \n\nThe opening night film Meru tells a captivating story about risk\, determination and friendship\, following the efforts of three internationally famous climbers (Chin among them) to reach the Shark's Fin summit of Mount Meru in the Himalayas.  Erin Smith\, festival director\, said\, "This is the biggest event we've ever organized for the festival." Chin is an award-winning photographer whose work has been featured regularly in National Geographic\, and his film won the 2015 Sundance Audience Award. Meru will be shown at 7:30 p.m.\, Friday\, Oct. 23. Chin will speak after the film\, answering questions and meeting with students.\n\nAnother festival highlight is a new documentary about the Taser Corporation\, Killing Them Safely. With significant implications for engineering ethics and marketing\, this documentary investigates how a weapon marketed as "safe" has become responsible for scores of deaths each year. The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday\, Oct. 24 with director and journalist Nick Berardini present.  On Sunday\, Oct. 25\, the film Drone will be shown at 3:30 p.m. with a panel discussion following about drone use in the military. Help Side will be shown at 6:30 p.m. A documentary premiere for recent Michigan Tech graduate and former basketball player Jillian Ritchie\, it is a compelling coming-of-age story that takes on the serious subject of sexual assault. Among some of the other films screening during the weekend are The Wanted 18\, King Georges\, Here Come the Videofreex\, and T-Rex. Closing the festival is the uplifting and inspiring documentary Mavis! about legendary gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples.  The festival will also offer festival goers a chance to try out Oculus Rift virtual reality technology. Projects featured include Herders\, which provides an immersive cinematic look into the lives of Mongolian yak herders\, and Ferguson Firsthand\, which recreates the location of last year's Ferguson\, Missouri shooting and allows users to encounter different perspectives on the event.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:black\;">The 11th Annual 41N Film Festival is coming to Michigan Tech this weekend.</span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;">Mountaineer and photographer Jimmy Chin will present the opening night film at this year&rsquo\;s 41 North Film Festival with his award-winning film <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_3990">Meru. </em>The festival runs from October 23 to the 25th in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts and will showcase 17 independent films from all over the world\, two featured filmmakers\, and an Oculus Rift exhibition.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">The opening night film <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_3994">Meru</em> tells a captivating story about risk\, determination and friendship\, following the efforts of three internationally famous climbers (Chin among them) to reach the Shark&rsquo\;s Fin summit of Mount Meru in the Himalayas.&nbsp\; Erin Smith\, festival director\, said\, &ldquo\;This is the biggest event we&rsquo\;ve ever organized for the festival.&rdquo\; Chin is an award-winning photographer whose work has been featured regularly in <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_3996">National Geographic</em>\, and his film won the 2015 Sundance Audience Award. <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_3998">Meru </em>will be shown at 7:30 p.m.\, Friday\, Oct. 23. Chin will speak after the film\, answering questions and meeting with students.</span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;">Another festival highlight is a new documentary about the Taser Corporation\, <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4002">Killing Them Safely</em>. With significant implications for engineering ethics and marketing\, this documentary investigates how a weapon marketed as &ldquo\;safe&rdquo\; has become responsible for scores of deaths each year. The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday\, Oct. 24 with director and journalist Nick Berardini present.&nbsp\; On Sunday\, Oct. 25\, the film <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4012">Drone </em>will be shown at 3:30 p.m. with a panel discussion following about drone use in the military. <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4014">Help Side</em> will be shown at 6:30 p.m. A documentary premiere for recent Michigan Tech graduate and former basketball player Jillian Ritchie\, it is a compelling coming-of-age story that takes on the serious subject of sexual assault. Among some of the other films screening during the weekend are <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4018">The Wanted 18\, King Georges\, Here Come the Videofreex\, </em>and <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4020">T-Rex.</em> Closing the festival is the uplifting and inspiring documentary <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4022">Mavis! </em>about legendary gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples.&nbsp\; The festival will also offer festival goers a chance to try out Oculus Rift virtual reality technology. Projects featured include <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4028">Herders\,</em> which provides an immersive cinematic look into the lives of Mongolian yak herders\, and <em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445274599051_4030">Ferguson Firsthand\,</em> which recreates the location of last year&rsquo\;s Ferguson\, Missouri shooting and allows users to encounter different perspectives on the event.</span></span></span>
LOCATION:Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts Houghton
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DTSTAMP:20260525T045112Z
URL:https://business.keweenaw.org/events/details/the-11th-annual-41n-film-festival-10-23-2015-374
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