North Carolina filmmakers will be representing at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival! I’m pretty stoked about that. Scope out some of the following documentaries scheduled to screen at the fest this weekend.

These films are all tied to North Carolina in one way or another. I’ve listed them in alphabetical order and included information about when and where they’re screening at the fest. I’ve also listed their run times and if there will be a Q&A after the screening. As always, go to www.fullframefest.org for more information about getting tickets and where to see the films, mk?

[Photo credit: all pictures are pulled straight from the Full Frame website.]

A Will for the Woods (93 min)

Saturday, April 6th at 1:20 pm in Cinema 4

World premiere // Filmmaker Q&A following screening

This doc is about Clark Wang, “a Duke alumnus, accomplished cellist, and passionate folk dancer” who battles with lymphoma and searches for green burial solutions. In 2010 the News & Observer published “In death, he’ll set an example” about Clark’s casket made of wood salvaged from a chicken coop. Pretty interesting stuff. Get more info at awillforthewoods.com and follow the film on Twitter (@willforthewoods).

The Editor and the Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Clan (58 min)

Sunday, April 7th at 10:40 am in DAC

Filmmaker Q&A following screening

This doc is about a North Carolina newspaper editor named who stood up to the KKK. In 1953 Horace Carter was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. The film is directed by two North Carolina guys with ties to UNC-CH. I searched online for quite a some time and finally found The Carter-Klan Documentary Project, where you can get more info about the directors.

Good Ol’ Freda (86 min)

Friday, April 5th at 2:00 pm in Fletcher

Filmmaker Q&A following screening

If you’re a Beatles fan, you’re likely planning to see Good Ol’ Freda (@GoodOlFreda), which is about the gal who was the personal secretary for the guys and ran their fan club. She, of course, has a lovely accent. I could listen to her talk all day.

Director Ryan White is a graduate of Duke University, according to his Kickstarter profile. He raised $58,000 to make the film with the help of 660 backers through a Kickstarter campaign that was successfully funded in 2011. This film is also an an SDF supported project. Get more information about the film at www.goodolfreda.com.

If You Build It (84 min.)

Saturday, April 6th at 5:00 pm in Fletcher

World premiere // Filmmaker Q&A following screening

This film is about designers Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller who bring their “radical and innovative educational program” to Bertie County, N.C., and what happens over the course of a year. It’s directed by Patrick Creadon (@PatrickCreadon, IMDB). A moderated conversation with the filmmakers and special guests Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller will happen after the screening. Check out Emily Pilloton’s speaker profile on TED.com.

Side note: since I’m a graphic designer turned filmmaker, I’m totally stoked about this film and the moderated discussion following the screening. I plan on being there to take pics, tweet, and revel in the conversation. You can follow along online: @cammicam.

In So Many Words (77 min)

Sunday, April 7th at 5:10 pm in Cinema 4

World premiere // Filmmaker Q&A following screening with special guests

In So Many Words is directed by Elisabeth Haviland James (@ThornappleFilms), who lives in Durham, N.C. The film is an SDF-supported project, which I wrote about earlier this week (related blog post). This documentary is about writer and clinical psychologist Lucy Daniels, who was “raised in a wealthy newspaper family” in North Carolina. “During her teens, [Daniels] was confined to various institutions to treat her illness and, along with other methods, was given electroshock treatments,” according to the festival page dedicated to In So Many Words.

There will be a filmmaker Q&A following the screening. Those conversations are usually fantastic. Elisabeth Haviland James spoke at the Documentary Summit last fall (related blog post) about the film she produced and directed titled The Loving Story. It was interesting to hear her talk about what motivated her to make that documentary and what it was like to work with HBO on the film. If you enjoy behind-the-scenes info, you’ll love being at this screening.

Nile Perch (17 min)

Saturday, April 6th at 10:30 am in Cinema 1

Filmmaker Q&A following screening

Directed by Durham filmmaker Josh Gibson, this film is described as being “an austere, contemplative observation of Lake Victoria fishermen.” The festival site describes this film as black-and-white and high-contrast. Sounds beautiful. I searched for more info on Josh Gibson and found his profile on the Duke University MFA site, where he’s listed as teaching cinematography. So the beautifully-shot doc makes sense, eh?

Taxidermists (21 min)

Friday, April 5th at 4:30 pm in Cinema 1

Filmmaker Q&A following screening

This short film about the art of taxidermy is directed by North Carolina filmmaker Nicole Triche (@ntriche). I found the Taxidermists trailer for the film on Triche’s Vimeo page. Sounds like an interesting subject!

True-Life Adventure (4 min)

Saturday, April 6th at 4:20 pm in Cinema 4

North American premiere // Filmmaker Q&A following screening

Directed by Erin Espelie (who’s connected to Duke University), this short film is about “3.25-square-foot area of a stream in the Rocky Mountains on a lovely June afternoon.” I found Espelie’s bio on her website while researching the film. With a run time of only four minutes, this documentary sounds like it would be a welcome reprieve if you plan on seeing a lot of heavy, serious films at the fest like I’ve done in previous years.

You Can’t Always Get What You Want (9 min)

Friday, April 5th at 4:10 pm in Cinema 3

Filmmaker Q&A following screening

This short film sounds so interesting. It’s about LBJ and is described as “a bright romp through episodes of international diplomacy, homeland arm-twisting, and personal gastronomy, as lifted from the pages of the diaries and recorded phone conversations and animated by archival photographs.” It’s produced by Jeffrey Radice, a Duke University graduate who earned his bachelors there in cultural anthropology, according to a bio on the website for another documentary he produced and also directed.

Yucca Mtn Tally (21 min)

Friday, April 5th at 10:30 am in Cinema 1

Filmmaker Q&A following screening

Directed by NC filmmaker Phoebe Brush, Yucca Mtn Tally is a short film about a nuclear waste burial vault in Nevada built by the U.S. government. It sounds like a fascinating look at nuclear waste and its affect on the people who lived and worked there.

SDF: In the Works

Sunday, April 7th at 1:40 pm in the DAC

I got a sneak peek at several SDF works-in-progress last month at Alice Fest and was really impressed (related blog post). At Full Frame, SDF will share excerpts from Occupy the Imagination by Rodrigo Dorfman and So Help You God by Ashley York.

SDF is a fiscal sponsor that supports the creation of documentaries made in or about the American South. They have quite a few things happening at Full Frame 2013, which I wrote about earlier this week (related blog post). Check out the rest of the SDF works-in-progress when you get a minute. Good stuff.

DISCLAIMER: Guys. I’ve done my best to research what I can about each of these films, find the profiles of the filmmakers online, and link to more information. But if you know of other links I can add or you see anything here that’s incorrect, please give me a shout in the credits so I can edit the post and share accurate information. It’s always appreciated!

REMINDER: I’ll be at the fest all four days to revel in the joy of watching top-notch docs and talk with other fans of filmmaking. If you’re at the fest, be sure to say hi. I’ll be on twitter entirely too much, too, so follow me there: @cammicam.