Donohew's documentary, one of the featured works in this year's One World Film Festival, is the quiet but engrossing story of his mother and six aunts who grew up in rural Kentucky during the Depression. They emerged as strong-willed, colorful women. Seven Sisters will be on hand for Tuesday's screening of their life story at the Kentucky Theatre. The women, who range in age from 61 to 77, are set to accompany filmmaker Patrick Donohew, the nephew of five of the sisters and son of Ethel Donohew of Lexington. The One World Film Festival kicks off today and runs through March 22.
All films are free and open to the public.
It's six hours long. With no intermission. Only the Flux Quartet has tried it. The four musicians did it once in New York and once in Oslo, Norway, meaning they've devoted half a day of their lives to performing the piece. A classical music ensemble takes on a big responsibility when it puts Vienna in its name.