7:30 p.m. – Rear Window (1954)
James Stewart stars as a wheelchair bound photographer spying on his neighbors from his apartment window. Did he discover a murder?
The movie also stars Grace Kelly who starred in three Hitchcock movies before retiring from acting and marrying Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
The Opening Night Party will follow the screening.
10:00 am – Secret Screening
It’s a mystery what will be shown Saturday morning. It just might stay a mystery. This screening is open to pass-holders only.
12:15 pm – Film Talk – Edith Head
Authors Rosemarie and Vince Kennan will talk about Costume designer Edith Head’s career and her partnership with Hitchcock.
Brown Bag Luncheon to follow.
1:45 pm – Film Talk – Filmmaking and Rural Economies.
A panel discussion about Washington Filmworks and its Incentive program, the opportunities for rural communities in the film industry, and a screening of The Hour After Westerly (a short filmed on Whidbey).
3:30 pm – Rebecca (1940)
This was Hitchcock’s first American film and won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Cinematography.
This story follows the second wife of an aristocrat and how the life (and death) of the first wife still permeates the house.
7:30 pm – Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
What happens when you suspect your visiting uncle of being a serial killer? What happens when that uncle learns of your suspicions?
By some accounts, this was Hitchcock’s favorite film.
Second Night Party follows the screening.
Noon – Film School:Hitchcock/Truffaut
Screening of “Hitchcock/Truffaut” a documentary that explores the craft of filmmaking through the eyes of Hitchcock as discussed with filmmaker Francois Truffaut and commented upon by the top filmmakers of our time.
A brown bag lunch follows the screening
1:00 p.m. – Vertigo (1958)
Some critics consider this movie to be the greatest film ever made. The American Film Institute puts it in their top 10.
The movie follows a former police detective who is hired a a private eye to follow a woman for a client. The detective’s own psychological issues of a fear of heights and vertigo become as much of a challenge as the woman.
Note: ShortFest Awards precede the screening.
4:30 p.m. – North by Northwest (1959)
An advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent and is pursued by agents of a mysterious organization.
The closing night party follows the screening.
