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EcoFocus Special Event: General Orders No. 9 with Filmmaker and Composer

From Sara Beresfor at the EcoFocus Film Fest: Join us on Saturday September 24th at Ciné for a special screening of GENERAL ORDERS No. 9. Reception (catered by The National) at 6:00 PM. Film starts at 7:00 PM and will be accompanied by a live musical performance by composer Chris Hoke, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Robert Persons. (Film Trailer)

This event is co-sponsored by EcoFocus, Ciné, and The National.

Tickets are $12 and available through http://www.athenscine.com Addit.ional screenings (without filmmaker and composer) also available.

Awarded for its visionary cinematography, GENERAL ORDERS No. 9 breaks from the constraints of the documentary form as it contemplates the signs of loss and change in the American South.

The stunning culmination of over eleven years of work from first time writer-director Robert Persons, GENERAL ORDERS No. 9 marries experimental filmmaking with an accessible, naturalist sensibility to tell the epic story of the clash between nature and man's progress, and reaches a bittersweet reconciliation all its own.

Told entirely with images, poetry, and music, GENERAL ORDERS No. 9 is unlike any film you have ever seen. A story of maps, dreams, and prayers, it is one last trip down the rabbit hole before it's paved over.

Check out the story on the EcoFocus website!  http://www.ecofocusfilmfest.org/2011/09/ecofocus-special-event-general-orders-no-9-with-filmmaker-and-composer/

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