Two features about the late Syracuse Mayor Lee Alexander, one a clips-filled documentary, the other a hallucinogenic reimagined biopic, will be some of the main attractions at this weekend’s Spring Fest 2015.
The Syracuse International Film Festival’s second annual springtime blowout is dedicated to Salt City filmmakers, specifically those who are living in the area and others who have left the region yet still maintain ties to Central New York. The latter is emphatically represented by Cynthia Slavens, the director of post-production at Pixar Animation Studios, who returns to the festival with another program featuring cartoon segments and commentary.
Slavens, a graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School, will surely have some details regarding Inside Out, the new Disney-Pixar flick slated for a June 19 release. Slavens will regale the crowd at Armory Square’s Museum of Science and Technology, 500 S. Franklin St., on Friday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. Adults pay $10 but admission is free for elementary, middle and high school students accompanied by an adult.
The festival moves to Eastwood’s Palace Theatre, 2384 James St., for the rest of the weekend, with four separate programs on Saturday, April 25, and three programs on Sunday, April 26. Saturday’s major event will be the 6:45 p.m. screening of Million Dollar Mayor, the documentary on Lee Alexander, who ran Syracuse’s City Hall from 1970 to 1985, then went to prison on racketeering charges.
The Syracuse International Film Festival’s second annual springtime blowout is dedicated to Salt City filmmakers, specifically those who are living in the area and others who have left the region yet still maintain ties to Central New York. The latter is emphatically represented by Cynthia Slavens, the director of post-production at Pixar Animation Studios, who returns to the festival with another program featuring cartoon segments and commentary.
Slavens, a graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School, will surely have some details regarding Inside Out, the new Disney-Pixar flick slated for a June 19 release. Slavens will regale the crowd at Armory Square’s Museum of Science and Technology, 500 S. Franklin St., on Friday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. Adults pay $10 but admission is free for elementary, middle and high school students accompanied by an adult.
The festival moves to Eastwood’s Palace Theatre, 2384 James St., for the rest of the weekend, with four separate programs on Saturday, April 25, and three programs on Sunday, April 26. Saturday’s major event will be the 6:45 p.m. screening of Million Dollar Mayor, the documentary on Lee Alexander, who ran Syracuse’s City Hall from 1970 to 1985, then went to prison on racketeering charges.
