Events
Friends of the Park Preview Event
Date: Oct. 10, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM - 2 PM
Location:
Norman Studios Property
(6337 Arlington Road, Jacksonville, 32211)
& Circle of Faith Ministries
(6360 Commerce Street, Jacksonville, 32211)
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 10. and join us as we celebrate the Norman Studios' star supporters! Any filmmaker knows that it takes a team of passionate, dedicated people to build a blockbuster. So, the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum Board of Directors wants to recognize those who have played starring roles in preserving the Norman property - the nation's only surviving, full silent film studio complex.
Our super stars:
- Melanie Cross (posthumously), who initiated the earliest efforts to save the Norman Studios
- State Representative Lake Ray, who urged the City of Jacksonville to purchase and preserve the property
- Old Arlington, Inc., a group of passionate preservationists who helped lobby city and state officials to fund the purchase and the structural and exerior restoration of four of the Norman buildings, and who served as NSSFM's parent company as we got our start
- Nelnet, which has been our single largest corporate sponsor to date
Without their help, the last vestige of Jacksonville's glory days as the Winter Film Capital of the World would have fallen into ruins and disappeared from our city and our memories.
Supporting roles are imporant too! We'll announce details of First Coast Flickers, a new documentary by NSSFM and the Art Institute of Jacksonville celebrating Jacksonville's silent film heyday, as well as a new Stage Aurora production of a play based on the life, career and friendships of silent filmmaker Richard Norman.
Stage Aurora peformers also will give a sneak peek of their next play, APOSTASY: 360 DEGREES. Costumed actors will lead tours of the Norman Studios lot, painting a vivid picture of what life as a silent filmmaker was like. Capt. Richard E. Norman, son of silent filmmaker Richard Norman will give firsthand accounts of his famous father's movie-making days. And a host of local authors will be on hand to sign their books, which feature an array of local history subjects.
Speakers include City Councilman JohnnyGaffney, filmmaker Nadia Ramoutar, Broadway entertainer Darryl Hall and reigning Miss Florida Essence Angel Jackson.
Help us get the word out! Click below to download an event poster (PDF, legal size) to email to your friends or post on bulletin boards at your school, business or organization.
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Download the media release on our MEDIA page.
New York Screening of The Flying Ace
Date: Feb. 18, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM
Location:
Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
Special Guest: Richard Norman, III, grandson of filmmaker Richard Norman. Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin.
Presented by Columbia University and the Film Society of Lincoln Center as part of series on Oscar Micheaux and Pre-War Black Independent Cinema.
The Flying Ace poster courtesy Separate Cinema
