Quill plays on Monday, June 25, and Friday, July 6.
Continuing the university's expanded film-showing, the USCB Center for the Arts' Summer Indie Film Series continues at the University of South Carolina Historic Beaufort Campus through July 13.
Showing are many films that are oft hard to come by in Beaufort.
Tickets are $7 (Seniors $6, Students $5). Call USCB Center for the Arts at 843-521-4145.
The lineup
The Tempest — Thursday, June 14, 6:30
Starring Christopher Plummer. Filmed at the Sratford Shakespeare Festival. Presented for the first time in theatres. Not rated.
Steve Jobs, The Lost Interview - Friday, June 15, 4pm & Monday, June 18, 6:30pm
In 1995, Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. At the time of the interview Jobs was running Next, the niche computer company he had founded after leaving Apple and would later sell to his old company, enabling Jobs return to his Apple roots. Not rated
The Kid with a Bike – Wednesday, June 20, 6:30pm
Winner of Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival and Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. A deeply moving film about a child, abandoned to the elements, learning to become good. Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Rated PG-13 (French with English Subtitles)
Quill – Monday, June 25, 4pm & Friday, July 6, 4pm
This touching film follows the life of Quill, a yellow Labrador Retriever who becomes a guide dog for a Japanese man named Mitsuru Watanabe. When Watanabe receives Quill he is hesitant that a dog can guide him, but they soon become good friends. Not rated (Japanese with English subtitles)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi – Wednesday, June 27, 6:30pm
The story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Rated PG. (Japanese with English subtitles)
The Salt Life – Monday, July 2, 6:30pm
A middle-aged retiree becomes invisible to all distaff Romans. Watching his “codger” friends snare beautiful younger women on the sun-kissed cobblestones of Trastevere, Gianni tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life—with both hilarious and poignant results. Not rated. (Italian with English subtitles)
First Position – Sunday, July 8, 4pm
This film follows six young dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries all while navigating the drama of adolescence. Not Rated. (English, Spanish, French & Hebrew with English subtitles)
In the Family – Monday, July 9, 6:30pm
A remarkably stirring drama about the changing definition of "family". Directed by Patrick Wang Starring Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Sebastian Brodziak, Park Overall. Not rated
Otter 501 – Wednesday, July 11, 6:30pm
A storm grows, a sea otter pup is separated from her mother, and a young woman bound for adventure blows in to town. On a wild, windswept beach these lives collide and an entire species’ survival gets personal. Not rated.
Pay Back – Friday, July 13, 4pm
A poetic documentary on “debt” in its various forms—societal, personal, environmental, spiritual, criminal, and of course, economic. Not rated. (English, Spanish, Albanian with English subtitles)
