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Mountaineer 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 23-25 in the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts at Michigan Tech.
It will showcase 17 independent films from all over the world, two featured filmmakers, and an Oculus Rift exhibition.
Meru will be shown at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23. Chin will speak after the film, answering questions and meeting with students.
“I travel to film festivals during the year and try hard to keep up with what’s happening in independent cinema,” said festival director Erin Smith. “I pay particular attention to what the community here would be interested in, as well as to programming films that are receiving critical acclaim.”
Another 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.
All of the films are free and open to the public.
For a full schedule, see http://41northfilmfest.org.
