THE CINEFAMILY 3rd ANNUAL GUEST-PACKED 24-HOUR VARIETY SHOW FUNDRAISER December 14th – 15th, 1pm – 1pm

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THE CINEFAMILY 3rd ANNUAL GUEST-PACKED 24-HOUR VARIETY SHOW FUNDRAISER
December 14th – 15th, 1pm – 1pm

Anjelica Huston, Bruce Dern, Mike Judge, Father John Misty, Bushwick Bill, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and many more to be announced. Join L.A.’s Eclectic Repertory Cinema For ‘3rd Annual Fantastic Elastic 24-Hour Holiday Variety Show’

Detailed lineup below – with additional events and guests to follow.

Monday, December 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Cinefamily has released the lineup to their 2013 FANTASTIC ELASTIC 24-HOUR HOLIDAY TELETHON–a marathon fundraiser with 24 straight hours of special events featuring guests, interviews, live music and comedy. The event will be held December 14th-15th, from 1pm to 1pm at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles’ West Hollywood, and the first lineup announcement includes appearances, Q&A’s, and surprise events to be announced featuring cultural icons luminaries, including Anjelica Huston, Bruce Dern, Mike Judge, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Father John Misty, and Bushwick Bill.

According to Cinefamily’s Executive Director Hadrian Belove, “We didn’t think the CInefamily should have the usual kind of fundraiser, cause we’re not the usual kind of cinematheque. The 24 hour Telethon allows us to echo the wide range of programming for which Cinefamily has become known, and include the many parts of Los Angeles we love. It’s about bringing all of our family together, you could say, under one big tent. Fundraising should be fun, not a pain in the ass.”

The Cinefamily’s 2013 Telethon goal is to raise $500,000 to cover operating costs, new equipment purchases, and additional annual expenses. Its approach to fundraising is unique and representative of The Cinefamily’s core values; it is a celebration of creativity, quality, and contagious enthusiasm. And: it’s an awesome party. Breakfast and beverages will be served 24 hours in the theatre’s Spanish patio, with DJs and live bands playing throughout the day.

Los Angeles luminaries, comedians, directors, puppeteers, musicians, animators, curators, and all manner of sundry geniuses are banding together to help Cinefamily reach 2013′s fundraising goal

IndieWire dubbed previous Telethons – “The greatest celebration of cinema EVER!!!”

Last year’s 2012 event was kicked off by Robert Downey Jr, who opened a time capsule left for him at the theater in 1984, and was followed by performances by Nick Offerman, Neil Hamburger, Dan Harmon and others; and events such as Jason Schwartzman eating dinner on stage during a live Q&A, director Phil Lord presenting Lego fan films, and a talk show featuring Eric Wareheim, Guy Maddin, Udo Kier, Tearist, and John Hawkes. 2012 fundraiser guests included Benicio Del Toro, Spike Jonze, Michael Cera, Stephin Merritt, and Elliott Gould.

Robert Downey Jr, guest at last year’s Cinefamily Fundraiser

Cinefamily’s 3rd Annual 24 hour Variety Show Fundraiser

Confirmed Lineup (with more to come, subject to change)

1pm – 4pm

ROGER EBERT Tribute with STEVE JAMES, with discussion and short clips from upcoming Ebert doc LIFE ITSELF

ANJELICA HUSTON discussing her new memoir, A Story Lately Told

5pm – 9pm

Influential instrumental rock band EARTH will play live music to 70′s masterpiece HERZOG’S FATA MORGANA – rare one night event!!

9pm – 1am
MIKE JUDGE’S found footage collection, The Judgemental Sampler

Surprise performances from TIM HEIDECKER & ERIC WAREHEIM
A Cappellaqatsi – a barbershop quartet reenacts the score from KOYAANASQATSI

Special event – New Years in July
1am – 4am ‘The Night Owl’

Musician/DJ GASLAMP KILLER performs to underground cult animator BRUCE BICKFORD’S stop motion film CAS’L’

GREG PROOPS
FATHER JOHN MISTY
BUSDRIVER
5am – 11am ‘Good Morning Cinefamily’

SOURCE FAMILY Xmas – Special Event

CLAIRE EVANS from YACHT shows rare videos from the recently unearthed vault of Omni Magazine

Lunch Q&A WIth BRUCE DERN – Cinefamily will bestow it’s first annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Dern
Programmers from SF’s science museum THE EXPLORATORIUM screen films and lead an experimental workshop for KIDS

11am – 1pm ‘Close’

Lunch Q&A WIth BRUCE DERN – Cinefamily will bestow it’s first annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Dern

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