Movies in the Woods - Sputnik at Sixty-Six

Tom Whiteside, Durham Cinematheque

This is an outdoor movie program at my house, an original show made from archival 16mm films. Bring your own chair. Carpool!

611 Lawrence Rd

Sixty-six years ago the first satellite orbited the earth and sent the world into a frenzy. SPUTNIK AT SIXTY-SIX is an archival film program with clips from documentaries and television programs. These various bits of cinematic flotsam and jetsam are combined to make a unique show about the Cold War space race. Our view of the universe began to change in 1957, and it all started with a beeping metal sphere not much bigger than a basketball, the first "artificial moon."Movies in the Woods is a bring-your-own-chair outdoor screening at my house. This is the first year of this series, which is similar to the Movies in the Park series I presented in Durham Central Park from 2009 to 2018. (As a matter of fact this program used to be called SPUTNIK AT SIXTY - you figure it out.) Shows are presented in 16mm film. Tickets are $15 per car - bring as many people as you can fit. No buses, please!There is plenty of room for people but parking is limited (25 cars) so advance tickets are required. Please plan to arrive between 7:45 and 8:30 so you can park your car and find your way to your spot before it gets dark. Feel free to bring snacks and beverages but do clean up after yourself. Plan to carpool and bring lots of friends. The show starts at 8:45.Remember - BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR so you don't have to sit on the ground and ARRIVE ON TIME (early!) so you can park and find your way to your spot before it gets dark. We do have some extra chairs so if you don't have one let me know a couple of days in advance and I'll save one for you.Some of the parking is in the woods. We have parking attendants who will assist you. Please be careful and follow their directions. Make sure you have a flashlight so you can get back to your car after the show. No refunds - if this program is rained out it will be rescheduled, and your ticket for the rained-out show can be used at any future Movies in the Woods program.

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