Observer Editor
“Among the Palms the Bomb, or: Looking for Reflections in the Toxic Field of Plenty”: 63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival
63rd Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival. Mar. 25–30. The oldest and one of the most prestigious avant-garde film festivals in North America, showcasing new experimental and independent films in a wide range of genres. Also, “Off the Screen” discussions, exhibits, and performances (see aaFilmFest.org for full schedule). Tickets: $185 (members & seniors, $150; students, $105; additional $15 for online access to the two Mar. 30 awards screenings) for passes for the entire festival, includes the opening night party & all film screenings; $100 (seniors, $80; students, $70) for weekend passes; $14 (seniors, $10; students, $9) per screening. $14 per screening online-only pass (available at aafilmfest.org) to watch just the two Mar. 30 awards screenings anytime between Mar. 30 and Apr. 13. All tickets and passes available both online at aafilmfest.org and at the Michigan Theater. Michigan Theater, various times.
Mar. 29: “Among the Palms the Bomb, or: Looking for Reflections in the Toxic Field of Plenty.” Luk Marxt & Vanja Smiljanić’s competition documentary rounds up seven years of research on the Salton Sea—the largest lake in California, and one that is on the verge of ecological collapse—and the resilient community struggling to survive alongside it. 5 p.m.
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