Heartland Film Festival: Many Beautiful Things

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE / OFFICIAL SELECTION 70 MINUTES / MOROCCO, UK, USA / 2015 Director: Laura Waters Hinson Writer: Laura Waters Hinson Producers: Laura Waters Hinson, Miriam Huffman Rockness Executive Producers: Hisao Kurosawa, Brian Oxley, Sally Oxley Voice Talent: Michelle Dockery, John Rhys-Davies From Executive Producer Hisao Kurosawa (Dreams, Ran), comes the untold story of one of the world’s greatest women artists and why her name was nearly lost to history. Many Beautiful Things plunges viewers into the complex age of Victorian England to meet Lilias Trotter, a daring young woman who defied all norms by winning the favor of England’s top art critic, John Ruskin. But with her legacy on the line, Lilias made a stunning decision that forces us to question the limits of sacrifice. As Lilia’s journeys to French Algeria in the late 1800s to pioneer work with women and children, viewers are left to wonder, “Could you abandon a dream to pursue your true calling?”

SATURDAY, OCT. 17– 5:30 PM† AMC Showplace Traders Point 12

MONDAY, OCT. 19– 6:45 PM AMC Castleton Square 14

THURSDAY, OCT. 22–2:15 PM AMC Showplace Traders Point 12

FRIDAY, OCT. 23– 1:45 PM AMC Castleton Square 14

†Premiere Pavilion Special Event Screening (no passes)