A Not So Still Life: The Film

Seattle artist, Ginny Ruffner, can’t be summed up in one word, but the most commonly used term is “inspiring”. In keeping with Ruffner’s own rejection of irony, pretension, and the high and lowbrow dichotomy, her use of lampworked glass for her unique and globally acclaimed art form revolutionized popular and critical opinions about this formally “kitsch”.

Adding to Ruffner’s extraordinary story is her astounding recovery from a near-fatal car accident in 1991 which left her in a coma for five weeks and confined to a hospital for five months. Doctors were convinced that she would never walk or talk again, but true to her indomitable spirit, Ginny Ruffner transformed a potentially tragic accident into a career of even more imaginative creations. From pop-up books, to room-sized installation pieces, to public works, Ruffner’s art has blossomed and continues to expand. Ginny Ruffner: A Not So Still Life marks ShadowCatcher Entertainment’s first feature-length documentary, and one sure to challenge you to see the world from a new and unexpected perspective.

Trailer for "A Not So Still Life"

Complete List of Screenings of "A Not So Still Life"

Public Art Documentary Film Series, Palm Desert Center, February 19, 2015
Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Marbury, MA, August 17, 2014
Horizon House, Seattle, WA, March 3rd, 2014
Sunset Club, Seattle, WA, Nov 4th, 2013
Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, May 28, 2013
Corning Museum of Glass 51st Annual Seminar on Glass, Corning, NY, October 18-20, 2012
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, August 24th, 2012
FOCUS Film Festival, Chico, CA, March 22, Spring, 2012
Sun Valley Film Festival, Sun Valley, ID, March 15-18, 2012
Smithsonian American Art Museum at the Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C., Feb 29, 2012
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Feb 24, 2012
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA, Dec 11, 2011
Tofino Film Festival, Tofino, BC, Canada, Oct 20-23, 2011
Santa Fe Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM, Oct 20-23, 2011
Abilities Arts Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada, Oct 15, 2011
Volterra Restaurant, Seattle, WA, Oct 2, 2011 (SIFF Dinner & a Movie Series)
SIFF Cinema location, Seattle, WA, July 22 – 28, 2011
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, July 16, 2011
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV, July 9, 2011
Washington State Convention Center, Glass Arts Society, Seattle, WA, June 3 & 4, 2011
Museum of History & Industry, Seattle, WA, May 17, 2011
Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, CA, April 30, 2011
The Clyde Theatre, Langley, WA, April 29, 2011
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma Int'l Film Festival, Sonoma CA, April 8 & 9, 2011
National Art Education Association Conference, Seattle, WA, March 18, 2011
San Luis Obispo Int'l Film Festival, San Luis Obispo, CA, March 12 & 13, 2011
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, February 18, 2011
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, February 6, 2011
Seattle Country Day School, Seattle, WA, February 2, 2011
University of Washington, UW Club, Seattle, WA, January 29, 2011
Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, January 13 & 15, 2011
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA, December 2, 2010
The Arts Club, Chicago, IL, November 5, 2010
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, September 30, 2010
Seattle Int'l Film Festival, Seattle, WA, June 11 & 19, 2010
Kirkland Performing Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, June 12, 2010
Majestic Bay Theatre, Seattle, WA June 8, 2010

Movie Awards

2017 - Added to the Library of Congress
2011 – Palm Springs International Film Festival
2nd place – Audience award – Best Documentary Feature
2010 – Seattle International Film Festival
Winner - Golden Space Needle Award - Best Documentary

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