{"id":14428,"date":"2018-10-05T13:08:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T17:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=14428"},"modified":"2020-07-20T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T19:56:56","slug":"tower-theater-miami-to-host-gems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/tower-theater-miami-to-host-gems\/","title":{"rendered":"Tower Theater Miami To Host GEMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14429 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GEMS-221x300.png\" alt=\"Miami Film Festival logo.\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GEMS-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GEMS-768x1043.png 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/GEMS-754x1024.png 754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/>The 2018 installation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/search\/?q=%22Miami%20Film%20Festival%22\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Miami Film Festival<\/span><\/a> GEMS will take place from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14 at Miami Dade College\u2019s Tower Theater Miami, 1508 S.W. 8th St. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GEMS is the fall extension of MFF, which takes place on March 2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featured films include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birds of Passage (P\u00e1jaros de Verano)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will show as the opening night selection, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champions<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will show as the closing night film. Other films include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boys Cry<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben is Back<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Angel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Border<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GEMS will also feature two sections. The Spotlight Stage will feature films from international directors and The Discovery Stage will showcase works from new filmmakers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets for screenings can be purchased at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/gems2018.miamifilmfestival.com\/\">https:\/\/gems2018.miamifilmfestival.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, contact the Miami Film Festival at info@miamifilmfestival.com or at (305) 237-3456.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 installation of Miami Film Festival GEMS will take place from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14 at Miami Dade College\u2019s Tower Theater Miami, 1508 S.W. 8th St. GEMS is the fall extension of MFF, which takes place on March 2019. 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