Palm Springs Modern Committee Offers Tours of Fallows House

jep1724 on February 10, 2023

You’re invited to see the new incarnation of this Palm Springs gem, owned by Gary and Joan Gand of the infamous Gand Band. Presented by Palm Springs Modern Committee (PS ModCom), this will be the very first tour of the couple’s latest restoration project located in the Vista Las Palmas neighborhood during Modernism Week.
A Sunset Cocktail reception marks the last tour of the day from 5-7 p.m. including a live performance by the Gand Band and their guests.
Take in the high ceilings, spacious floor plan, stunning desert gardens, walls of glass, and a sunken bar with stellar mountain views.
21+ for the cocktail reception.
For more information, visit psmodcom.org

Romance of The Holidays – The Music of Joe Giarrusso

Norma Greer on November 22, 2022

Romance takes center stage when PSIPC presents “Romance of the Holidays”. This 90-minute concert celebrates the work of Joe Giarrusso and includes seven talented musicians. Pianists, cellists, a violinist and a French horn will present all genres of music culminating with a holiday theme finale. Following the concert, enjoy a Holiday Sweets & Cocktail Reception where you’ll meet the evening’s performers. Tickets are $75 and available by visiting cvrep.org or calling PSIPC at (760) 773-2575.

“LOVE, CHARLIE” + “BEST CHEF IN THE WORLD” – Palm Springs Premieres Screenings

desertfs on October 18, 2022

In the 2000s, chef Charlie Trotter was the toast of Chicago, his eponymous restaurant one of the world’s top fine-dining destinations.  A gastronomic revolutionary and a culinary bad-boy, Trotter paved the way for the likes of Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay, yet his tempestuous, competitive nature alienated many.  With never-before-seen archival material and new interviews with those who loved and loathed Trotter–who died from a stroke in 2013 at age 54–this absorbing, unvarnished profile chronicles the passions of a master chef and the consequences of pursuing perfection at all costs. Told through intimate sit-down interviews with family, friends and celebrated chefs including Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse and Grant Achatz, along with extensive personal archival material.

Genre:  Documentary
Run Time;  96 min
Country:  U.S.
Language:  English
Premiere:  Palm Springs
Producer | Director | Writer:  Rebecca Halpern
Distributor:  Greenwich Entertainment

“Fascinating! One of the best documentaries of the year.” … Chicago Sun-Times“

A complicated chef with an enduring legacy.” …Time Out

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS:
— CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – BEST OF FEST – 2021
— SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – 2022
— FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL – 2022

SHOWING WITH:  THE BEST CHEF IN THE WORLD (20 min) – History of FRENCH LAUNDRY in Yountville, CA.

Tickets:  Free to 2022 DFS members.  Non-members $15 cash at the door.  Complimentary coffee & pastries.

Covid Restrictions:  Photo ID, Proof of full vaccination including booster shot,  Seating is socially distanced.  Please allow 2 empty seats between you and another party and do not sit directly behind anyone.

SILHOUETTE SECRETS – One-time Screening – Filmmaker Guests

desertfs on October 18, 2022

Silhouette Secrets is a documentary in which a modern-day silhouette artist takes a journey back in time to explore the history of his shadowy art, asking the question “Where did it come from?”. On the way he meets the world’s fastest silhouette artist, who challenges him to a duel of scissors! The journey takes him from a windswept seaside pier – on the north coast of Wales – to an Audi showroom in Houston, Texas, and finishes with an intriguing answer to his question.

Q & A with Filmmakers Andi Reiss and Silhouette Master Charles Burns.

Meet & Greet Reception follows the screening where Charles will create some silhouettes.   Details to purchase reception tkts  on our website:  www.DesertFilmSociety.org

Genre:  Documentary
Run Time: 66 min
Country: U.K. & U.S.
Language: English
Premiere: West Coast
Director: Andi Reiss
Writer: Charles Burns (story)
Producer: Charles Burns
Composer: Jonathan Fletcher
Cinematographer: Mark Dempsey
Editors: Andi Reiss | Oliver Richards

 

Tickets:  Free to 2022 DFS members to screen the film.  Non-members $15 cash at the door.  Complimentary coffee & pastries.

Covid Restrictions:  Photo ID, Proof of full vaccination including booster shot,  Seating is socially distanced.  Please allow 2 empty seats between you and another party and do not sit directly behind anyone.

FATHER / OTAC (Serbia) – One-time Screening – Palm Springs Premiere – Desert Film Society

desertfs on October 18, 2022

A small town in Serbia. Nikola, day laborer and father of two, is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Until he can provide adequate conditions for their upbringing, the children will be placed in foster care. Despite Nikola’s best efforts and several appeals, the head of the social services centre refuses to return his children and his situation seems hopeless. But when Nikola discovers the local administration may be corrupt, he decides to travel  across Serbia on foot and take his case directly to the national ministry in Belgrade. Against all odds and driven by love and despair, this father refuses to give up on justice and his right to raise his children

Genre:  Drama
Run time:  120 min
Country:  Serbia
Language: Serbian
Premiere:  Palm Springs
Director:  Srdan Golubovic
Principal Cast:  Goran Bogdan, Boris Isaković, Nada Šargin, Milica Janevski, Muharem Hamzić, Ajla Šantić, Vahid Džanković, Milan Marić, Jovo Maksić, Nikola Rakočević
Website:  www.dekanalog.com
Distributor:  Dekanalog

Tickets:  Free to 2022 DFS members.  Non-members $15 cash at the door.  Complimentary coffee & pastries.

Covid Restrictions:  Photo ID, Proof of full vaccination including booster shot,  Seating is socially distanced.  Please allow 2 empty seats between you and another party and do not sit directly behind anyone.

SKIES OF LEBANON (France) – One-time screening – Palm Springs Premiere – Desert Film Society

desertfs on October 18, 2022

Starring the beloved Alba Rohrwacher and Wajdi Mouawad, the film combines live action with animation to create a vivid picture of Lebanon and is inspired by the family history of filmmaker Mazlo based on her grandmother’s stories of life during the Lebanese Civil War, Mazlo crafts a touching and heart-breaking story of love during wartime.

Genre:  Romance / Drama / War
Run time:  92 min
Country:  France
Languages:  French, Arabic, Italian with English subtitles
Premiere:  Palm Springs
Principal Cast:  Alba Rohrwacher, Wajdi Mouawad, Isabelle Zighondi
Website: www.dekanalog.com
Distributor: Dekanalog

Tickets:  Free to 2022 DFS members.  Non-members $15 cash at the door.  Complimentary coffee & pastries.

Covid Restrictions:  Photo ID, Proof of full vaccination including booster shot,  Seating is socially distanced.  Please allow 2 empty seats between you and another party and do not sit directly behind anyone.