HMB Film Society presents a documentary & musical comedy Friday

Short: West Bank Story(32 mins)

Musical comedy about the Israeli Palestinian conflict. David is an Israeli soldier. Fatima is a Palestinian fast food cashier. This unlikely couple falls in love during a war between dueling falafel stands run by their respective families. Oscar Winner - Best Live-Action Short Film.

Boy can we pick em!  In May 2005 the Coastside Film Society gave this little film its Bay area premiere.  It’s sort of a Middle Eastern West Side Story; this flick has everything you want in a movie—romance, comedy, great singing, great dancing, FOOD FIGHTS!  Took the rest of the world a while to realize what a gem this film is. 

Last week it won the Oscar for Best Live action short film.  We figured we had to show it again.

Feature: Of Wind and Waves—The Life of Woody Brown

An award-winning documentary about a 95-year-old legend in the worlds of surfing, sailing and soaring.

Winner of the 2006 Inspiration Award at Mountain film in Telluride, and the Award at the 2004 Maui Film Festival. This documentary captures the unique blend of enthusiasm, wisdom, humor and spirituality that made Woody Brown such a truly inspirational figure.

The picture explores Woody’s life using Woody’s own words as well as the perspectives of Woody’s family, friends and surfing colleagues. The film also features a remarkable assemblage of archival footage representing every stage of Woody’s long life.  Through this footage Wind and Waves provides a valuable cross-cultural portrait of the land, people and culture of Hawaii over the entire six and a half decades span of Woody’s life.

Film Director David L. Brown will attend the screening to talk about his experiences working with Woody.  Brown sees Woody as "a modern day Thoreau sitting on his surfboard, living in harmony with the world around him. He’s alive to the possibilities of each new day, and follows his own singular vision of how to be in the world."

Friday, March 9, 8 p.m.
Community Methodist Sanctuary
777 Miramontes, Half Moon Bay
Corner of Johnston & Miramontes.
Donation:$6.00  

For more info see: http://www.hmbfilm.org