Borscht

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BORSCHT 6

November 28-30, 2009

Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center.

CCCV Stories, even more Jupiña, broken projector, ticket scalping madness, "Miami’s alt culture summit."

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Festival Schedule

Saturday, November 28, 2009

6:30 PM

Oolite Visual Arts Showcare Opening

Historic Burdines Exhibition Space

Gallery showcasing the work of Miami visual artists under 30, featuring Jillian Mayer, the ™ Sisters, and Justin Long.

8 PM

Borscht 7

Gusman Theater

A selection of short films by emerging Miami filmmakers, as well as the premieres of five new shorts commissioned for the festival, each telling a distinctly Miami story taking place in a specific Miami neighborhood.

10:30 PM

Oolite Afterparty

Historic Burdines Exhibition Space

DJ set by Otto von Schirach

12:00 AM

Borscht Afterparty

Electric Pickle

Performance by Panic Bomber.

Sunday, November 29 2009

7:00 PM

An Intimate Conversation with the University of Wynwood Lady Pythons Jai-Alai Team

University of Wynwood

Moderated by sports writer Matt Gajewsk, in which the truth behind the team’s triumphs, failures, and scandals are at last revealed in full. Kleenex will be provided.

Presented by The Michael Bay Film and Chaos Studies Department at the University of Wynwood

Sunday, November 29 2009

8:30 PM

The Greatest American Director in the History of America, and possibly God-Almighty incarnate: An unbiased examination of the groundbreaking cinematic career of Michael Bay, benevolent overlord of American Cinema.

University of Wynwood

Panel members include: Former NY Mets first basemen Keith Hernandez*, eleven year old Jonathan Marquez, poet Dave Landsberger, pretentious film historian Andrew Hevia, and Michael Bay scholar Andres Mesa-Valdez.

Presented by The Michael Bay Film and Chaos Studies Department at the University of Wynwood

10:00 PM

2nd Annual Milton Garcia Awards

Invite Only

The best and worst of the Borscht Film Festival are honored with glorious golden cans of Jupina. Invitation by request.

Monday, November 30 2009

7:00 PM

Bike-In Movie: Medicine for Melancholy

Bike meet at Government Center, Screening at Sweat Records

Borscht teams up with Sweat Records and Miami Bike Scene to bring you a short urban bike ride from Government Center in DWNTWN and Sweat Records to watch the award-winning feature “Medicine for Melancholy" by fellow Miamian, Barry Jenkins.
Meet at Government Center at 7 pm. Movie starts at 8 pm.