The Last Resort

Showings

O Cinema North Beach Fri, Feb 15, 2019 6:15 PM
O Cinema North Beach Fri, Feb 15, 2019 8:00 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 16, 2019 1:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 16, 2019 3:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 16, 2019 4:50 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 16, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 16, 2019 8:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 17, 2019 3:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 17, 2019 4:50 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 17, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 17, 2019 8:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Feb 18, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Feb 18, 2019 8:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Feb 19, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Feb 19, 2019 8:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Feb 20, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Feb 20, 2019 8:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Feb 21, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Feb 21, 2019 8:10 PM
O Cinema North Beach Fri, Feb 22, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Fri, Feb 22, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 23, 2019 1:00 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 23, 2019 2:50 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 23, 2019 4:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 23, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Feb 23, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 24, 2019 3:00 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 24, 2019 4:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 24, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Feb 24, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Feb 25, 2019 4:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Feb 25, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Feb 25, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Feb 26, 2019 4:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Feb 26, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Feb 26, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Feb 27, 2019 4:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Feb 27, 2019 9:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Feb 28, 2019 4:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Feb 28, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Fri, Mar 1, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Fri, Mar 1, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Mar 2, 2019 1:00 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Mar 2, 2019 2:50 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Mar 2, 2019 4:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Mar 2, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Mar 2, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Mar 3, 2019 3:00 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Mar 3, 2019 4:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Mar 3, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Mar 3, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Mar 4, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Mon, Mar 4, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Mar 5, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Tue, Mar 5, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Mar 6, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Wed, Mar 6, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Mar 7, 2019 6:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Thu, Mar 7, 2019 8:20 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Mar 16, 2019 12:00 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Mar 17, 2019 2:40 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Mar 30, 2019 12:45 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sat, Apr 6, 2019 12:30 PM
O Cinema North Beach Sun, Apr 7, 2019 2:50 PM

Description

Filmmakers Kareem Tabsch & Dennis Scholl will participate in a live post-film Q&A after the 8:00pm screening on Friday, Feb. 15th, immediately followed by a reception in the lobby.


Long before Art Deco was a movement and prior to the arrival of the youth culture of MTV and Miami Vice, South Beach was home to the largest cluster of Jewish retirees in the country.

 

Intrigued by the small apartments, low-cost of living, sunny weather, and thriving cultural life, they came in the thousands seeking refuge from the Northeast's brutal winters. By the 1970's, these former New Yorkers were turning from seasonal visitors to year-round residents, all the while making Miami Beach home to a population that was primarily over 70 and overwhelmingly Jewish.

 

In THE LAST RESORT, viewers embark on a journey to the iconic Miami Beach of yesterday thru the lens of young photographers Andy Sweet and Gary Monroe. With camera in hand, they embarked upon an ambitious 10-year project to document the aging population living in the sunburned paradise of 1970's Miami Beach and into the changing, turbulent 1980's. Working in different styles and approaches they captured the end of an era through engrossing black and white images by Monroe juxtaposed with Sweet's captivating candy-hued color photos. The result is one of the most fascinating photographic documentations of a community ever caught on film.

 

Featuring interviews with Pulitzer prize winner Edna Buchanan, filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, Jewish Museum of Florida Executive Director Susan Gladstone and photographer Gary Monroe, THE LAST RESORT is a celebration of some of Miami's greatest visual artists and a stunning testament to a community all but forgotten...until now.

 

Presented with the short film:

CHERRY POP: THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S FANCIEST CAT
Directed by: Kareem Tabsch

Cherry Pop was no ordinary cat. Beloved by her wealthy socialite owners, she lived life in the lap of luxury. Her taste for filet mignon and the comfort of Rolls- Royces made Cherry Pop a celebrity before her death in 1995. This delightful story will tickle your funny bone and touch your heart.