We'll be popping corn and lowering the lights on the first Friday of the month, as we introduce the "First Friday Film Factory" series.

Anna Russo-Sieber, one of the Box Factory studio artists, will chair the program and present a mix of foreign films and artistic modern and vintage films. The movies will be shown on a wide screen at the Box Factory.

Films will begin at 7:30 p.m. and cost is $5 per person. Free refreshments are included in the price.

Here is the line-up for the first few movies:

September 5th - "Lost Boys of Sudan"
Filmmakers - Megan Mylan and John Shenk.
Winner of an Independent Spirit Award and named Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival, LOST BOYS OF SUDAN follows two teenage Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America, offering a gripping and sobering peek into the myth of the American Dream. In the late ‘80s, Islamic fundamentalists in Sudan waged war on the country’s separatists, leaving behind over 20,000 male orphans, otherwise known as "lost boys." For those who survived this traumatic ordeal and found their way to refugee camps, som were chosen to participate in a resettlement program in America--a distant place so presumably full of hope and opportunity that the Sudanese sometimes call it Heaven. But what if a free ticket to "Heaven" turned out to be anything but? Sidestepping conventional voice-over narration in favor of real-time, close-quarters poignancy, LOST BOYS OF SUDAN focuses on Santino and Peter, members of the Dinka tribe, during their first life-altering year in the United States. Safe at last from physical danger--but a world away from home--the boys must grapple with extreme cultural differences as they come to understand both the abundance and alienation of contemporary American life.
One of the Lost Boys will be present to talk about his experiences. Don't miss this opportunity!

October - An Alfred Hitchcock surprise!
Expect something appropriately creepy to fit in with the Halloween season!

November - "Kings of the Sky"
Filmmaker - Deborah Stratman
"An experimental documentary about resistance, balance and fame, Kings of the Sky follows tightrope artist Adil Hoxur as he and his troupe tour China’s Taklamakan desert amongst the Uyghurs, a Turkic Muslim people seeking religious and political autonomy. The film gracefully hovers between travelogue, ethnographic visual poetry, and an advocacy video for preserving a traditional art form."
Read More at Pythagoras Film.

December - Blue Dahlia
Join us for a special performance to film by Blue Dahlia, an Indie/Alternative band based out of Kalamazoo, MI. Watch and listen as Blue Dahlia uses their musical talents to enhance a film.
Read More about Blue Dahlia on their MySpace page.