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The mission of the Intellectual and Cultural Enrichment (ICE) Committee is to organize programs and events that expose our communities to new experiences, cultures, and viewpoints. ICE provides access to the arts and fosters a spirit of inquiry, creativity, and reflection at Great Basin College.
Coming Events — GBC Film Festival, February & March, 2012
(click image to view poster)
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Kick off...
Festivities will kick off with on February 10th with Dinner and a Movie at 6 pm in the Great Basin College Solarium. Biltoki will be serving paella, fish and meatballs. Reservations are required and there is a cost of $15 in addition to film admission price. Dinner must be purchased in advance at the GBC Controller's Office. Call 738-8493 for reservations and more information.
Tickets...
- FILM FESTIVAL PASSES (all 4 films): $25.
- INDIVIDUAL FILMS: $7 general admission, $5 for students and senior citizens.
- Advance tickets/passes available at the Controller’s Office, Berg Hall.
- Last minute film changes may be necessary.
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The Films... |
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Friday, February 10, 7:00 PM — My Name Is Khan (PG-13) (2010)
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from India, marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. He is detained at LAX after 9/11, by authorities who mistake his Asperger's Syndrome as suspicious behavior. Rizwan then travels to meet President Obama on a quest to clear his name.
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Saturday, February 11, 4:00 PM — Short Shorts
This is a matinee showing of short films from our local Boys & Girls Club. There is no charge to attend this program. Please come out and support our budding local filmmakers. Donations to the Boys & Girls are welcome.
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Saturday, February 11 7:00 p.m. — Life in a Day (PG-13) (2011)
Amateur and professional filmmakers were invited to chronicle a
single day in their lives—July 24, 2010. Their 80,000 submissions,
4,500 hours of footage from 192 countries, were blended together in
this film, capturing what it means to be a person in the world today.
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Friday, March 2, 7:00 PM — The Flyboys (PG-13) (2008)
This film is based on an actual incident from 2004. It tells the story of how two boys accidentally stow away on a mob-owned airplane, and end up landing the plane on an Arizona highway. It has won audience favorite (Jackson Hole, Omaha, and Sedona Film Festivals) and jurors’ choice (Durango and Omaha Film Festivals) awards in multiple film festivals. It has not been released in theaters and is not available on DVD. The only way you can see this charming film in Elko is at the GBC Film Festival!
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Saturday, March 3, 7:00 PM — The Way (PG-13) (2010)
In this highly rated film, a father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.
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Coming Events — April 2012
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Joni Morris and the After Midnight Band
April 19, 2012
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The annual GBC Film Festival and other artistic ICE projects are funded, in part, by grants from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the WESTAF TourWest program. Visit their websites by clicking the images below.
The ICE Committee is also responsible for the Argentum literary magazine. Click the image at right to access the Argentum web page and learn how you can contribute your own literary and artistic talents.
Upcoming events for the 2011-12 season will be published here and on the GBC home page calendar in a timely fashion.
Have an idea for new events? Looking to help? Contact us at ICE@gwmail.gbcnv.edu
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