WVIFF FUNDRAISER
March 11, 2006
Showing the Film 'The Squid and The Whale'

The fun begins at 5:30 pm with a cocktail party with heavy hors d'oeuvres
and a silent auction featuring great items from Hollywood
and beyond for your bidding pleasure.

At 7 pm, join us for the Oscar-nominated film,
"The Squid and the Whale" which may have won the Academy Award
for best original screenplay by the time of the event.

It promises to be an exciting evening,
filled with the fun of good friends and great cinema.

We need your support to continue bringing films that would
never come to Charleston otherwise. We hope to see you on Saturday, March 11th!

Admission to the reception and film is $20.00 per person.


WVSC Capitol Center Theater
123 Summers Street, Charleston WV

The Squid and the Whale

88 m. ( USA )
Rated R, strong sexual content, graphic dialogue and language.

Starring Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Halley Feiffer,
William Baldwin, Anna Paquin and Alexandra Daddario. Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach 

     

A bittersweet satiric comedy set in Brooklyn in the 1980's, Baumbach's semi-autobiographical film takes a humorous look back at the struggles of two young brothers simultaneously dealing with adolescence, the ongoing wars of their literary parents' divorce, and the thornier aspects of joint custody.

Won:

Best Director and Best Screenwriting – Sundance Film Festival,

Best Screenplay – National Board of Review, NY Film Critics Circle ,
National Society of Film Critics, & LA Film Critics Association

Nominated:

Golden Globe: Best Picture, Best Actress, & Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)

Academy Awards: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

For more information write to: WVIFF, P.O. Box 2165, Charleston, WV 25328 or call the Festival Office at 304.342.7100

(Film schedule subject to change without notice. WVIFF reserves the
right to hold events which may require purchase of a separate ticket.)