Local filmmaker Judy Irving, whose documentaries have shown in theaters and on PBS stations, will screen some of her favorite shorts at the Richmond branch library on June 30. She is probably best known for her award-winning film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Irving will show two short films, followed by a Q&A session. 19 Arrests, No Convictions: A portrait of George Farnsworth (30 mins.), follows a legendary bar owner with a fishy night life who redeems himself as a San Francisco Bay open-water swimmer, “escaping” from Alcatraz to the mainland.
Christmas at the Bait Shop (6 mins.), is a short film celebrating the friendship between Keith Fraser, a San Rafael bait shop owner and his avian buddies, Ahab, a Heermann’s gull, Nasty, a great blue heron and Wee Willie, a snowy egret.
The free event begins at 6:30pm at the Richmond branch library, 351 9th Avenue.
Sarah B.