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Heavy Fog Tonight
SKIPS STONES FOR FUDGE
Roxie Theatre
Sat, Jun 11, 2016 7:00 PM
SF DocFest alums Ryan Seitz and Daniel Skaggs ("Freeload") brings us another gaze into the life of group you never thought you’d get to know or even knew existed. For over a decade, Russ “Rock Bottom” Byars and Kurt “Mountain Man” Steiner have endured a rivalry that lifted competitive stone skipping to unthinkable heights. Tested by physical ailments, emotional hardships and the rise of young talent, these obscure legends fight to cement their place in the record books of Stone Skipping. -Jennifer Morris
SKIPS STONES FOR FUDGE
Roxie Theatre
Sun, Jun 12, 2016 12:00 PM
SF DocFest alums Ryan Seitz and Daniel Skaggs ("Freeload") brings us another gaze into the life of group you never thought you’d get to know or even knew existed. For over a decade, Russ “Rock Bottom” Byars and Kurt “Mountain Man” Steiner have endured a rivalry that lifted competitive stone skipping to unthinkable heights. Tested by physical ailments, emotional hardships and the rise of young talent, these obscure legends fight to cement their place in the record books of Stone Skipping. -Jennifer Morris
Heavy Fog Tonight is at a first glance a story about one mans life spent preserving history. Not just any piece of history, but a part believed to be one of our greatest periods of invention, The Steam Age. Meet Conrad Milster, 80 years old, who has spent the last 56 years maintaining and preserving New York’s oldest running steam plant. Owned and used by Pratt Institute to heat the campus and a 4 city block radius, the plant is a living landmark. Conrad has not just been an employee at the plant, but a caretaker, an enthusiast, a father, and a master to these machines.
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