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Condoleezza Rice comedy-romance (Social)
Dear fellow politicos,
As part of our summer Special Screenings, the Northwest Film Center is proud to present a political film that defies categorization—call it a musical-mock-docu-tragi-comedy about one man’s fixation with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Please join us for this rare comic-political gem!
Friday, June 19, 7 PM – VISITING ARTIST
Saturday, June 20, 4:30 PM
Saturday, June 20, 7 PM
Saturday, June 20, 9:15 PM
Sunday, June 21, 7 PM
COURTING CONDI
Director: Sebastian Doggart
U.S./Great Britain, 2009
Can a man with a dream win the heart of the world's most powerful woman? Can love conquer all? COURTING CONDI is a devilishly funny musical-mock-docu-tragi-comedy—and as clever a film as you are ever likely to see. Part BORAT, part FAHRENHEIT 9/11, and part MAMMA MIA, COURTING CONDI follows a love-struck soul's hilarious, emotionally engaging, and ultimately shocking quest to woo Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. A spin on the Rapunzel fairy tale, Doggart’s unique romance/biography follows Devin Ratray, a portly 30-year-old musician, actor (famed as Buzz in HOME ALONE), and besotted admirer of 54-year-old Condi, as he prepares to meet her and claim her heart, soul, and stretch limo. But as Devin travels the country tracking her real-life roots, disillusionment waits in store for him. COURTING CONDI reveals the perplexing life story of one of our era's most inspiring, enigmatic, and controversial figures, enlisting an array of voices that will surprise, delight, and dismay you. “Witty, poetic, and informative. It’s amazing how much of Rice’s real life story is in the film.”—The New York Times. (107 min.)
VISITING ARTIST—Sebastian Doggart will introduce the film Friday evening.
Click here for the COURTING CONDI trailer.
Click here for an online interview with director Sebastian Doggart.
All Northwest Film Center screenings, unless otherwise noted, will take place in the Whitsell Auditorium of the Portland Art Museum at 1219 SW Park Avenue. Tickets are $8 general admission and $7 for students, seniors and Portland Art Museum members, and can be purchased in advance on our website or at the venue 30 minutes before the screening begins.
Thank you for your support!
As part of our summer Special Screenings, the Northwest Film Center is proud to present a political film that defies categorization—call it a musical-mock-docu-tragi-comedy about one man’s fixation with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Please join us for this rare comic-political gem!
Friday, June 19, 7 PM – VISITING ARTIST
Saturday, June 20, 4:30 PM
Saturday, June 20, 7 PM
Saturday, June 20, 9:15 PM
Sunday, June 21, 7 PM
COURTING CONDI
Director: Sebastian Doggart
U.S./Great Britain, 2009
Can a man with a dream win the heart of the world's most powerful woman? Can love conquer all? COURTING CONDI is a devilishly funny musical-mock-docu-tragi-comedy—and as clever a film as you are ever likely to see. Part BORAT, part FAHRENHEIT 9/11, and part MAMMA MIA, COURTING CONDI follows a love-struck soul's hilarious, emotionally engaging, and ultimately shocking quest to woo Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. A spin on the Rapunzel fairy tale, Doggart’s unique romance/biography follows Devin Ratray, a portly 30-year-old musician, actor (famed as Buzz in HOME ALONE), and besotted admirer of 54-year-old Condi, as he prepares to meet her and claim her heart, soul, and stretch limo. But as Devin travels the country tracking her real-life roots, disillusionment waits in store for him. COURTING CONDI reveals the perplexing life story of one of our era's most inspiring, enigmatic, and controversial figures, enlisting an array of voices that will surprise, delight, and dismay you. “Witty, poetic, and informative. It’s amazing how much of Rice’s real life story is in the film.”—The New York Times. (107 min.)
VISITING ARTIST—Sebastian Doggart will introduce the film Friday evening.
Click here for the COURTING CONDI trailer.
Click here for an online interview with director Sebastian Doggart.
All Northwest Film Center screenings, unless otherwise noted, will take place in the Whitsell Auditorium of the Portland Art Museum at 1219 SW Park Avenue. Tickets are $8 general admission and $7 for students, seniors and Portland Art Museum members, and can be purchased in advance on our website or at the venue 30 minutes before the screening begins.
Thank you for your support!
| Time: | Friday, June 19 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| Host: | NW Film |
| Location: | Whitsell Auditorium (Portland, OR)
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205
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| Associated Groups: | Artists for a Sane Society, E Pluribus Unum, OR Democratic Women, Wilsonville Oregon Dems |
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