Matthew Modine will be at Solar One on August 25 to present several of his short films, including the trailer for JESUS WAS A COMMIE (photo by Harry Borden)
Solar One
East 23rd St. & the FDR Dr.
Thursday, August 25, free, 8:00
www.greenedgenyc.org
www.solar1.org
The Solar-Powered Film Series continues on August 25 with a special evening with actor, activist, filmmaker, photographer, Bicycle for a Day founder, writer, and New York Knicks fan Matthew Modine. The star of such films as Birdy, Full Metal Jacket, and Memphis Belle will be at Solar One on Thursday night, presenting several of his short works, which he served in various configurations as writer, editor, director, cinematographer, and/or producer. Among the selections are When I Was a Boy, made with Todd Field; Smoking, a collaboration with David Sedaris; Ecce Pirate, which stars Chris Masterson; as well as To Kill an American, I Think I Thought, and the trailer for his next short, Jesus Was a Commie. Modine will participate in an audience Q&A and signing afterward. The series, organized by Solar One with Green Edge NYC, continues August 26 with Peter Bull’s Dirty Business, which looks at clean coal, and August 27 with Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s Home, narrated by Glenn Close.