When:
June 21st. 7:00pm

Sponsored by Lighten Up Yoga and Asheville's prominent Yoga Teachers.

Harnessing the colorful commentary of the most prominent yoga scholars, teachers, and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of yoga's passage to the West, describes its numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters, and explores yoga's astonishing medical potential.

Stunning cinematography, ornate visual displays, and stirring music create a truly enchanting viewing experience. The great devotees of yoga grace the screen with their profound wisdom and delightful manner.

Yoga Unveiled also features commentary by Krishna Das, Dr. Herbert Benson, Edwin Bryant, Subhash Kak, Vasant Lad, Dr. Timothy McCall, Larry Payne, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Father Joe Pereira, Swami Sivananda, Dr. Martina Ziska, and Dharma Mittra.

A panel of local Yoga instructors will speak after the film.

Gita Desi - Film Director
Lillah Schwartz of Lighten Up Yoga
Cindy Dollar of One Center Yoga
Michael Johnson of Clear Light Yoga
Cat Matlock of West Asheville Yoga
Stephanie Keach of Asheville Yoga Center
Martia Rachman of Black Mountain Yoga
Sierra Hollister of Asheville Kundalini Yoga

Tickets are $10 - Advance tickets available at the Fine Arts Theatre box office

For more information on the film visit http://http://www.yogaunveiled.com/index.htm

When:
April 15th. 7:00pm

Regional Premiere
WU XIA
2011
Director: Peter Chan
Hong Kong 114 min
Action Coordinators: Kenji Tanigaki, Hua Yan, Donnie Yen
Cast: Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jimmy Wang Yu, Kara Hui

Offical Selection – Cannes International Film Festival

The serenity of an idyllic village in Southwestern China is shattered when two bandits enter a merchant’s shop intent on leaving with his silver. After a flurry of fists, feet and deadly blades, only one man stands to tell the tale, shy peasant Liu Jinxi (Donnie Yen). The investigation by unyielding detective Yu Baijiu (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Cheuungking Express) comes to the attention of The 72 Demons, a clan of ruthless bandits intrigued by the existence of this reluctant warrior.

In Chinese cinema, drama incorporating martial arts feuds is a classic tradition, like the American western. WU XIA’s star and action director Donnie Yen (Hero, Ip Man) and director Peter Chan (Warlords) reinvent the glory of Hong Kong martial arts cinema from the ‘60s and ‘70s, boasting sharp production design and locations that bring to life a town in 1917 rural China that one wishes still existed today. Chan’s casting of iconic Shaw Brothers kung fu stars Kara Hui and the legendary Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman) as two of the 72 Demons is truly inspired. (Chinese with English subtitles) – Colin Geddes

For more information on the film visit http://actionfest.com/

When:
April 19th. 7:00pm

The Western North Carolina Alliance presents the 2012 Wild & Scenic Film Festival, on tour, a three-hour event featuring 14 award-winning educational and inspiring short films. The Festival will make its debut at the Fine Arts Theatre in Asheville on April 19th at 7:00pm.

The Festival sits apart from the hundreds of other environmental festivals around the world by not only highlighting environmental concerns but by providing solutions, through beautiful imagery like the majestic landscapes of Appalachia or the grandeur of rivers around the world. For thirty years, the WNC Alliance has been a building a community to protect and restore the forests and rivers of our home. The Festival puts our work–and yours–into the broader environmental and social context, and serves to remind us that we’re participants in a global movement for a more wild and scenic world.

Featured films include “Chasing Water”, which follows the Colorado River, source to sea, and “Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000”, a documentary of acclaimed environmental pioneer Marion Stoddart who proved that an “ordinary” person can accomplish extraordinary things.

Tickets are $6 for students (with valid I.D.) and $10 for general admission. A discounted Alliance membership can be purchased at a special ticket price of $10 for students and $25 for general admission.

For more information on this event please visit- http://wnca.org/events/wild-scenic-film-festival/