Vino Vérité presented by Bread Garden Market, FilmScene and Little Village

BOB AND THE TREES
directed by Diego Ongaro
February 21, 7pm

DIALOGUE: Filmmaker Diego Ongaro in person for introduction, Q&A, and extended reception.

The Vino Vérité series features talented new voices and established filmmakers influenced by the vérité tradition in person to present their thought-provoking, chance-taking, and visually-arresting films. Each selection is paired with hand-selected wines from Wally "The Wine Guy" Plahutnik of Bread Garden Market.

Tickets: $25 public / $20 for members

6:30 Hors d'oeuvres & wine tasting
7:00 Theater open for seating
7:30 Screening
9:30 Reception with filmmaker, wine and dessert

About the Film:

Filmed in a vérité style on location during the polar vortex of 2014, "Bob and the Trees" stars the real-life Bob Tarasuk as himself, a 50-year-old logger with a soft spot for golf and gansta rap, struggling to make ends meet in a merciless industry. An intimate and immersive observation of middle-class blue-collar America is seen through the dangerous and demanding logging trade, as Bob stuggles with a new economy, a big investment gone rotten, a sickly cow and the encroachment of a winter storm.

Stunningly shot in the Berkshire with pocket cameras and a cast of non-actors playing versions of themselves, this fictional film was largely improvised from a loose script based on real life events. Director Ongaro, met Bob in 2007 and was "instantly attracted to his magnetic personality and fascinating stories." The feature film is an expansion of an early short film by the same name, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Official Premiere – 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Winner – Crystal Globe Grand Prix, 2015 Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Winner – Haskell Wexler Award for Best Cinematography, 2015 Woodstock Film Festival
Nominee – Best International Feature, 2015 Zurich Film Festival
Nominee – Audience Award, 2015 AFI Fest

“A verite drama that mines a rich vein of humanism shot through with characteristically dry New England humor.” —Hollywood Reporter

"A real-life logger plays some version of himself in this immersive verite-style drama...often to powerful effect." —Variety

"For a film about logging, 'Bob and the Trees' is strangely compelling...and Tarasuk gives a fascinating performance as a version of himself." —IndieWire

"Plays with our expectations in fun and unpredictable ways." —Examiner

"A film you experience on every level; visually, auditorily, emotionally, and almost tactily." —Reel Honest Reviews