{"id":404158,"date":"2026-09-19T01:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/404158\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:28:08","slug":"big-arts-documentary-film-festival-returns-nov-19-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/404158\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG ARTS Documentary Film Festival returns Nov. 19-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIG-ARTS-DOC-Film-Festival-POSTERS-283x300.jpg\"  alt=\"article image\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption\">PROVIDED<\/p>\n<p>The BIG ARTS Documentary Film Festival returns Nov. 19-21 for its third straight year, featuring five thought-provoking documentaries and award-winning filmmakers Justin Schein and Eden Wurmfeld.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the festival, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with the filmmakers through receptions, Q&amp;As, a catered dinner, and a filmmaker talk.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate documentary filmmaking at this three-day festival. Meet award-winning filmmakers Justin Schein and Eden Wurmfeld, who will be sharing insights throughout the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Your Film Festival Package includes an admission ticket for each of the five films, opening reception, post film Q&amp;As, catered box dinner, filmmaker talk and closing reception.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule of Events<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Nov. 19<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  6 p.m. \u2013 Opening Reception featuring a meet and greet with Justin Schein and Eden Wurmfeld, lite bites, and cash bar<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  7 p.m. \u2013 Screening: No Impact Man \u2013 The Documentary \u2014<\/p>\n<p>To view trailer visit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z9Ctt7FGFBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">youtube.com\/watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Post-Film \u2013 Q&amp;A with Justin Schein<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Nov. 20<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  5 p.m. \u2013 Screening: My So-Called Enemy \u2014 To read synopsis, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1493812\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_my%20so%20called%20ene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">imdb.com\/title<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  7:30 p.m. \u2013 Screening: Left on Purpose \u2014 To view trailer, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=01WBFezDJF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">youtube.com\/watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Post-Film \u2013 Q&amp;A with Justin Schein<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Nov. 21<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  4 p.m. \u2013 Screening: Crip Camp \u2014 To view trailer, visit https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XRrIs22plz0. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  6 p.m. \u2013 Catered box dinner by Wickie\u2019s Lighthouse Restaurant<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  7 p.m. \u2013 Filmmaker talk with Justin Schein and Eden Wurmfeld<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  7:30 p.m. \u2013 Screening: Classroom 4 \u2014 To view trailer, visit https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pWCXcmcCJx8.<\/p>\n<p>Post-Film \u2013 Informal celebration with dessert<\/p>\n<p>About The Filmmakers<\/p>\n<p>Justin Schein and Eden Wurmfeld met at a small caf\u00e9 in San Francisco\u2019s Mission District in the summer of 1994. At the time, Eden was producing her first independent film while supporting herself as a barista. Justin, drawn first by her coffee and then by her smile, found plenty of reasons to stop in every morning. Before long, they discovered they had attended elementary school together years earlier in New York City. Their relationship blossomed over cinema and cappuccinos, and they were married in New York in 2002. Since then, they have produced many films \u2014 and two sons.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past three decades, Eden and Justin have worked on dozens of film projects, both together and independently. A common thread throughout their work is a commitment to exploring social issues through deeply personal, character-driven stories. Their collaborations include the feature documentaries No Impact Man (directed by Justin, produced by Eden), Left on Purpose (directed by Justin, produced by Eden), and Chasing Childhood (directed by Eden, with cinematography by Justin).<\/p>\n<p>As a producer, Eden has been behind acclaimed independent narrative films including Kissing Jessica Stein and Swingers. More recently, she directed the acclaimed short documentary Classroom 4, which was shortlisted for the 2026 Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Justin\u2019s latest feature documentary, Death &amp; Taxes, screened at BIG ARTS this past spring. The film explores wealth, inheritance, and economic inequality through the story of his relationship with his late father, Harvey Schein, a longtime Sanibel resident. When he isn\u2019t directing, Justin works as a cinematographer and has shot more than 60 films. He was the lead cinematographer on Crip Camp, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase film festival tickets, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/my.bigarts.org\/packages\/fixed\/162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">my.bigarts.org\/packages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Film Festival Package includes an admission ticket for each of the five films, opening reception, post film Q&amp;As, catered box dinner, filmmaker talk and closing reception.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase tickets to individual films, please call the Box Office at 239-395-0900. <\/p>\n<p>There is a five percent processing fee for any ticket purchased over the phone or online. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PROVIDED The BIG ARTS Documentary Film Festival returns Nov. 19-21 for its third straight year, featuring five thought-provoking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404159,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-404158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}