Free film festival begins today, celebrates Aiken’s anniversary
Celebrate Aiken launches its free film series during the month of June.
As a part of the yearlong celebration of the 175th anniversary of Aiken, the second quarter committee will hold a monthlong film series that begins today with two showings.
Today’s films are the only current Aiken/Augusta area screenings of the two films “Aiken Remembers” and “Aiken: Much Ado About Horses.”
The films will air at 3 and 7 p.m. at the Aiken Center for the Arts, located at 122 Laurens St. S.W. During the 7 p.m. screening, the director or producer of the films will introduce the audience to the film. Both screenings are free and open to the public.
“Aiken Remembers,” directed by Mark Albertin, is the story of 20th-century Aiken as told through the memories of those who remember. The movie will show Aiken from its early roots as a railroad town and Winter Colony, to a community of change with the Savannah River Plant. In this documentary, some 30 longtime residents recall their past. The film debuted in 2005 and is 67 minutes in length. It is not rated; however, is equivalent to a PG rating.
“Aiken: Much Ado About Horses,” produced and written by Steve Folks with Scott Smoak of ETV as the director of photography, is for both the young and young at heart, equine enthusiast or not. “Aiken: Much Ado About Horses” shares Aiken’s history with and love of horses through narrative and interviews with locals. The film is 27 minutes and was created in 2004. It is also not rated but is equivalent to a PG rating.
Additional films in the Celebrate Aiken series will air on June 10, 17 and 24. For more information on today’s films, call 641-9094.
Want to Go?
When? Today at 3 and 7 p.m.
What? “Aiken Remembers” and “Aiken: Much Ado About Horses” films
Where? Aiken Center for the Arts
Cost: Free
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