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March 3, 2004
Dear Friends,
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 14th annual Cinequest San José Film Festival.
Over its life in San José, Cinequest has become a valuable cultural institution renowned for serving the film
community around the world as well as Silicon Valley. Movie lovers, artists, students and businesses eagerly
anticipate the innovations in the art of telling stories and capturing life on film that Cinequest brings to us
every year.
Cinequest continues to expand its service to our community even during these challenging economic times
with its exciting college mentoring programs, arts education for elementary and high school students, an
ongoing membership series, a summer outdoors screening series, and a screenwriting competition.
Cinequest adds tremendous value to the richness of this region and is an important part of the economic
vitality of San José.
The films, forums and events you will experience at this year’s festival represent the maverick tradition of
exploration, discovery and category-defying that has evolved here in San José, the Capital of the Silicon
Valley. Please accept my best wishes for the continued success of Cinequest and my congratulations to all
the filmmakers, speakers and partners who are participating to make this year’s festival the best ever.
Sincerely.
Ron Gonzales
Mayor
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Dear Friends,
“It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.” - Diogenes
There are many reasons to go to Cinequest: experiencing the latest films from America and abroad,
talking with the hundreds of artists in attendance, meeting people from around the world, accessing
the future of film and media technology, exchanging ideas with people from all walks of life, enjoying
many parties and celebrations, challenging yourself with new and diverse perspectives and simply
having a great time.
There is one aspect of Cinequest that is becoming more and more important in the ever-changing
world of film festivals: that of DISCOVERY. Many festivals promote discovery, but at Cinequest you will
truly find it. Cinequest’s program focuses on movies that are new, fresh, innovative, original —
Maverick. If you look at Cinequest’s lineup, you will not find a rehashed program from other festivals,
nor will you find a lineup heavy on quasi-indie work. At Cinequest, you will find the personable and
soul-stirring environment of discovery that made the world’s greatest festivals — it is still alive and
thriving here. Cinequest has countless world and United States premieres with their ground-breaking
artists in attendance, and YOU can be the FIRST to discover these movies.
I welcome you to enjoy the most electric movies, seminars, forums and parties yet unleashed by
Cinequest.
Halfdan Hussey
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Inspiring the Maverick in All of Us
Cinequest is Northern California’s premier motion picture institute that presents a soul-stirring and personable discovery festival of international films and digital media forums for movie lovers, Maverick
film artists and film students. Cinequest also produces and operates Cinequest Motion Picture Studio,
Youthquest, Cinequest Screenwriting Competition and the Cinequest Membership Program.
Named one of the Top 10 Film Festivals in the world by the Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide,
Cinequest joined Cannes, Toronto, Telluride and Sundance with this honor.
Cinequest 14 will occur March 3 – 14, 2004 www.cinequest.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Opening Night Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Closing Night Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cinequest Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Life of a Maverick Fundraising Event, Arnold Schwarzenegger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Maverick Spirit Event, David and Janet Peoples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Maverick Spirit Event, Kurt Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Maverick Competition, Emerging Mavericks/New Visions, Cinequest 14 Jury . . 15
DXD, Digital Media Forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Professional Movie Making Forums, Day of the Writer,
Day of Distribution, Scriptwriting Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Global Landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Special Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Alphabetized Film Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-53
Short Film Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-53
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Venue Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Diners Circle and Festival Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57
Board of Directors, Staff and Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61
Ticket Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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are enthusiastic supporters of The Arts in San Jose.
We encourage you to take advantage of all the
wonderful cultural opportunities our city has to offer.
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OPENING NIGHT GALA
UNITED
Director Magnus Martens; Producers Håkon Øverås, Aagot
Skjeldal; Screenwriter Magnus Martens; Cinematographer
Jakob Ingimundarson; Editor Knut Erik Andreassen;
Composer Arild Lindeflaten; Cast Håvard Lilleheie, Berte
Rommetveit, Vegar Hoel, Ole-Jørgen Nilssen, Gjert Haga,
Sondre Sørheim; 85min/35mm/Norway; Norwegian with
English subtitles
Cinequest is thrilled to present the North American Premiere of director Magnus Martens’ magnificent United, an inspiring tale of becoming a hero
when you’re the underdog.
Childhood sweethearts, Kåre and Anna, have been living together for years in a small town in Western Norway. They have no children, no dog, no
cat, no goldfish and no hamster.
ednesday, March 3rd; 7:30 p.m.
an Jose Repertory Theatre
nd Street between San Carlos and San Fernando
arty with Filmmakers follows at
an Jose Marriott
an Jose Ballroom
01 South Market Street
08.280.1300
remiere Screening & Party: $50
no screening only tickets)
Kåre has always had two dreams: to play professional soccer and to marry Anna at Old Trafford. At age 26, Kåre is still with Anna, but he is merely
holding a warehouse job at the local shipyard and coaching a group of little league level kids — a has-been that never was. Even worse, when his old
rival, Stian, returns as a successful business big shot to save the shipyard, Kåre is confronted with possibly losing his job and the fact that Anna has
had about enough of his lack of initiative. Can Kåre become the man he has always dreamed of being?
Director Magnus Martens’ magnificent United is a romantic comedy that will have you rooting for Kåre on his own personal field of dreams. It’s time
for football, dreams about love, rivalry and Western Norway at its best.
After the film, please join Cinequest, filmmakers and special guests for a spectacular Opening Night Gala party featuring appetizers, desserts,
cocktails and entertainment in the San Jose Ballroom at the San Jose Marriott.
CLOSING NIGHT GALA
THE CONSCIENTIOUS
OBJECTOR
Director Terry L. Benedict; Producer Terry L. Benedict;
Executive Producer Gabe Videla; Cinematographer Terry L.
Benedict; Editor Jeff Wood; Composer Bob Christiansen;
100min/DVCPro/United States
Cinequest’s closing night films have always sought to challenge, entertain and sometimes even push the limits. Unlike any story you have heard
before, the story of Desmond T. Doss is one of the year’s most personal stories — a story of faith, heroism and bravery.
unday, March 14th; 6:30 p.m.
orris Dailey Auditorium
an Jose State University
the intersection of Fifth and San Fernando
arty with Filmmakers follows at
ake’s Steakhouse and Bar
N. San Pedro Street
08.298.9221
Flaherty’s Irish Pub
5 N. San Pedro Street
08.947.8007
remiere Screening, Awards & Party: $50
remiere Screening & Awards only: $15
Doss seemed an unlikely candidate for a Medal of Honor. A devout member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Doss sought to keep true to his
religious beliefs despite his position in the 77th Infantry Division during World War II. Refusing to take up arms, Doss resolved not to kill but instead
save lives as a medic. His determination to honor the Sabbath and spend Saturday in prayer was met with hostility. Disgusted, many were hell bent
against having Doss on the battlefield. So devoted to saving the lives of wounded soldiers — including many of those who ridiculed him, Doss
displayed almost super-human strength and bravery behind enemy lines without ever using a weapon.
Hollywood has wanted to tell this story for over fifty years, but it was filmmaker Terry Benedict who finally gained Doss’s trust. The Conscientious
Objector provides a riveting and unforgettable portrait of a man who held true to his beliefs, in the face of intolerance, to become
a hero.
Following the screening and awards ceremony, join Cinequest, filmmakers and special guests for a Closing Night Gala extravaganza
in San Pedro Square hosted by Blake’s Steakhouse and O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub. Mingle with other film lovers and enjoy an
assortment of food, drinks and music at each venue.
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LIFE OF A MAVERICK:
THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA,
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Samuel A. Maverick died in 1870.
Maverick was an American pioneer who did not brand his calves.
Cinequest Maverick Spirit events have honored many of the world’s most
accomplished directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, editors and
composers. Cinequest now has the very rare privilege of honoring a person
whose life epitomizes the concept of Maverick over a spectrum of career
and human endeavors.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s American story began as a nineteen-year-old
immigrant in the tradition of forging a new life and new visions on
American soil. Over the next decade, Schwarzenegger revolutionized the
sport of bodybuilding, an interest rooted in the urgings of his policeman
father while growing up in the small, Austrian village of Graz.
Through innovative training, Schwarzenegger sculpted a work of art, his
body. He dominated the sport not only with the most renowned physique
but also with his unique blend of laser focus, supreme determination and
charisma—claiming the title of Mr. Universe at the young age of 20 and
ultimately winning the Mr. Olympia title seven times!
Throughout his life, Schwarzenegger has been known for setting specific
goals for himself — and always achieving them. Soon after his success in
the sports world, Schwarzenegger set his sights on the prize in a new field:
acting. In the seventies and eighties, he shined in some of the most cutting
edge films of the time: Terminator, Conan the Barbarian and Stay Hungry,
which won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Acting Debut in a Motion
Picture. With each role he assumed, each part he played, Schwarzenegger
brought us in touch with the shadow side as well as inspiring through
superhuman feats — ultimately becoming one of the biggest and most
popular actors of the 20th Century.
Schwarzenegger uses his influence to better society and humanity. In
addition to his extensive work with children and his position as Chairman
of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, he twice received the Simon
Wiesenthal “Humanity Prize” for his ongoing efforts to increase Holocaust
awareness and has been an active supporter of the Special Olympics,
among other charities.
Then, the most Maverick chapter of his extraordinary career: In 2003,
Schwarzenegger desired to change the face of California. Beating
incredible odds, he assumed California’s highest office, Governor. As with
everything else he accomplishes, he brings heart, desire and brilliance to
his political life.
Please join our Governor in
supporting Cinequest’s services
and benefits to students, Maverick
artists, movie lovers and our
economy. Event date, time,
ocation and price will be
announced on or after February 14
at www.cinequest.org and
408.295.FEST. Note that festival
VIP Passes will not include this
special event ticket.
It is difficult enough to succeed in one major career; Schwarzenegger is
swiftly on his way to proving himself in his third. And he has done it in the
tradition of Samuel A. Maverick — with no brands. Join Cinequest for this
rare and electrifying event with a legend, a leader and a humanitarian.
Event details: Tom McEnery, former Mayor of San Jose and Chair of Cinequest during its formative decade, will
moderate a conversation with Governor Schwarzenegger emphasizing the Governor’s amazing life. Select audience
questions will follow. Lastly, Cinequest will present the Governor with our Maverick Spirit Award.
LIFE OF A MAVERICK is a very special fundraising event for Cinequest. The event is tentatively scheduled to occur
during Cinequest, but sensitivity to the Governor’s schedule must be respected.
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AN AFTERNOON WITH
DAVID & JANET PEOPLES:
HEROES, MONKEYS AND THE UNFORGIVEN
“We have a rule: you have to finish writing anything you start. If you get
stuck, you just have to force yourself to write it through to the end.”
– David and Janet Peoples
The old adage “location, location, location” is generally alive and well in
Hollywood that, when pursuing a career in the film business, aspiring film industry
mavens need to live, work and schmooze Hollywood’s players and pretenders.
Far away from Hollywood’s hazy sunsets and arcing spotlights, however, nestled in
the lush green hills of Berkeley, California, screenwriters David and Janet Peoples
have successfully rooted themselves in the film industry as artists with myriad
impressive credits. Their removal from the factory that is Hollywood gives the
Peoples the advantage of not being forced to churn out scripts but provides the
breathing space for their meticulous writing technique and detailed work towards
writing perfection.
Noted for writing dark, complex characters in Unforgiven and Blade Runner, as
well as 12 Monkeys, the Peoples have helped set the stage for a generation of
morally ambiguous characters — which would be seen reflected in works by
filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino or the Coen Brothers.
David and Janet’s collaboration as scriptwriters began on the Oscar-nominated
The Day After Trinity, a documentary about the making of the first atom bomb
that examines the “human potential for self-destruction and the dangers of blind
faith in technology.”
In 1982, David’s feature script was brought to the screen in the Ridley Scott directed Blade Runner, an adaptation of Philip K.
Dick’s much admired novel; a film that would raise the eyebrows of not only science-fiction fans everywhere, but studio
executives as well.
In 1992, Unforgiven, a script that floated around Hollywood for nearly twenty years, garnered an Oscar nomination for
screenwriting and gave actor and director Clint Eastwood his finest vehicle in years. A modern Western, Unforgiven presents
a somber view of humanity where good guys are rarely simply ‘good’ while bad guys are redeeming, even human, while
responsible for despicable deeds.
A few short years later, the Peoples would see their 12 Monkeys (dir. Terry Gilliam) on the screen — a film inspired by the 1962
French short film, La Jetée. As in Blade Runner, the Peoples “returned to their themes of trials of strength, ruined futures
and fights against malevolent bureaucracy.”
Please join Cinequest and David and
Janet Peoples for a special Maverick
Spirit Award presentation in their honor
on the Day of the Writer.
Friday, March 12; 2:00 p.m.
Morris Dailey Auditorium
San Jose State University
$10
Enormously versatile storytellers who always challenge and respect their audience, the Peoples have displayed their
imaginative work in such films as Hero (dir. Stephen Frears, starring Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis), Leviathan (starring
Peter Weller and Amanda Pays), Soldier (starring Kurt Russell), Ladyhawke (dir. Richard Donner, starring Matthew Broderick,
Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer) and The Blood of Heroes, an amazingly intricate post-apocalyptic story which David
Peoples also directed — and quite frankly puts almost all other films in the genre to shame.
“Despite this healthy output, neither David nor Janet sees themselves as genre writers. Their varied and idiosyncratic film
projects reveal them as moving targets, never settling in one esthetic place and refusing to be pegged. Though their films
are invariably distinguished by the presence of [dark] underlying themes, the Peoples always ensure that they also contain a
strong storyline. Their films manage to be both pessimistic and optimistic allegories of a mankind bent on self-destruction,
yet offering characters who, against the odds, find the inner fortitude to go on.”
Cinequest is proud to honor David and Janet Peoples as Maverick Spirit Award recipients for telling compelling, thoughtprovoking stories that make audiences consider multiple points of view. Please join us March 12th when these successful,
celebrated artists will share personal perspectives on screenwriting and filmmaking.
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Jose rises 18 stories overlooking the Silicon Valley. A contemporary architecture awaits you
featuring original artwork from the San Jose Museum of Art.The hotel combines the high-tech
excitement of Silicon Valley with genuine hospitality. Combining airport convenience with a
downtown location just minutes from the San Jose Mineta International Airport and Fortune 500
companies, as well as walking distance to the HP Pavilion at San Jose - home to the NHL San Jose
Sharks and San Jose’s newest Lacrosse team the San Jose Stealth, the Tech Museum of
Innovation, Civic Auditorium, Center for Performing Arts, Plaza de Cesar Chavez, and
downtown’s finest restaurants - you’ll find the perfect destination for business or pleasure.
Visit The City Bar & Grill for cocktails or to enjoy American Grille dining. Perfect for that
casual breakfast, lunch or dinner including our City Room available for groups of 3 - 30.
For personalized guest service please consider Hilton San Jose & Towers for your next:
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AN EVENING WITH KURT MILLER:
EXTREME MAVERICK
“You can only do four things on skis: you can turn right, turn left, go
straight or sell them.” – Warren Miller
Form and content are the standard measures of art. Extreme movie making
legends Warren and Kurt Miller have pushed the edge in bringing some of
our most exhilarating film content to us in the most
breathtaking style. But that’s not all that’s made them
Mavericks to the extreme: they have forged alternative
ways to break through the traditional Hollywood barriers
affecting film exhibition and distribution — thus serving
their rabid and loyal audience.
Warren and Kurt created the most successful action
sports film company in history. Synonymous with “going
to the limit” before there was a notion of extreme sports,
the Millers ventured to the planet’s limits, capturing the
world’s greatest athletes as they pushed the limits of
human ability.
Miller ski films feature incredible mountain scenery, fastpaced action, thrilling ski runs down steep terrain, deep,
fresh powder and crazy tumbles. And their surfing,
snowboarding, sky diving and other extreme sports
movies offer even more thrills, fun and on-the-edge
inspiration.
The Miller legacy had a modest beginning in 1950, while
Warren worked at a new resort, a place called Squaw
Valley. There wasn’t much to this now giant in the ski
industry, just one chairlift and two rope tows. Earning
extra money by taking still photos of guests during his
lunch hour, Miller saved enough to buy a 16mm camera
and made his first feature-length ski movie. There wasn’t
much of a budget, a mere $600. Yet it was a start, the
start of something huge.
Above: Photo by selkophoto.com
Right: Photo by Travix Andersen
Without the backing of the standard means of exhibition, the Millers used innovative marketing techniques to sell tickets
and get films screened in non-traditional theaters, like high schools and community centers across the globe, creating a
huge cult-following. Worldwide recognition of the Warren Miller brand allowed production to expand and diversify into a
wide range of film and video productions including feature films, direct-to-video, television and documentaries.
A consummate entrepreneur, Kurt Miller’s similar passion was instrumental in expanding Warren Miller’s audience
through his unique marketing efforts and the creation of additional properties and media. For the last fifteen years,
Kurt owned and managed Warren Miller Entertainment, serving as President and Chairman. He was also involved in
producing and directing the company’s last 15 annual feature films.
After selling Warren Miller Entertainment to AOL/Time Warner in 2002, Kurt Miller formed Synergy Group – specializing
in creating, managing and promoting live events throughout the world. Now Kurt is launching another venture, Regal
CineMedia, which has the potential to offer new and revolutionary ways to exhibit independent films theatrically.
Event includes:
Best of Warren Miller Films
presentation Conversation with
Kurt Miller
Maverick Spirit Award Presentation
Thursday, March 11; 9:00 p.m.
$15
A native of Southern California, Miller grew up surfing and sailing. He has raced all over the world. When he is not
skiing, he enjoys scuba diving, fishing, sailing and mountain biking. Miller lives with his wife, two children and two dogs
in Boulder, Colorado. He is an active supporter of breast cancer research and the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.
Wicked!
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Cinequest Offers You
The World
“Riveting”… “Inspiring”… “Amazing”… if only we could count the number of times we have heard those exact words when audiences have
described the films they have seen at Cinequest. Over the years, all sorts of things have been said about the Cinequest Film Festival: too much
of this, not enough of that…or vice versa. We take this to mean we are doing our job by keeping the spectrum broad and our selection eclectic.
Cinequest 14 is no different, offering over 165 films from around the world, placed into different sections that have been organized to reflect the
festival’s overall spirit, its desire to bring the world to your doorstep, its objective to discover new voices in cinema and its Maverick sensibilities. It is the Maverick spirit and the eclecticness of the program that are Cinequest’s hallmarks and have made the festival so interesting for
film lovers and professionals.
MAVERICK COMPETITION
Cinequest’s 2004 Maverick Competition represents 22 countries and, with
15 narrative feature films, 12 documentaries and 73 short films, is a perfect,
dynamic blend of genres, cultures and visions.
Renowned, local artist Carlos
Perez created Cinequest Film
Festival’s Maverick Spirit Award
that truly reflects the Maverick
spirit in the cinematic arts.
Awards in this section will be given for Best First Feature, Best Feature
Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative and our top
prize, the Maverick Spirit Award — awarded to the feature narrative that the
jury feels is the most bold, the most personal and the most Maverick.
EMERGING MAVERICKS & NEW VISIONS
Otherwise known as our discovery section, Emerging Mavericks & New Visions shines its spotlight on emerging talents in modern cinema.
Sometimes controversial, often provocative and always unpredictable, these 15 films run the gamut of erotic fantasy, graffiti art, absurd tales
of Hungary, endearing Chaplin-esque puppeteers, zombies, serial killers, underground mine workers in South Africa and so much more…
Films in the Emerging Mavericks & New Visions section will be eligible for the Director’s Award: Emerging Mavericks & New Visions, awarded to
the director whose vision reveals an exceptional talent to watch for in the future.
The Maverick Competition Jury is:
Narrative Features
Documentaries and Short Films
Mitch Levine: Mr. Levine is a film and stage director, designer and actor
with credits in theatre, opera and dance and most recently was the
Executive Director and CEO of the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Recipient of the first AFI/American Express James Cameron Fellowship in
Directing, he was the founding producer and host of Cinema’s Legacy: How
Great Filmmakers Inspire Great Filmmakers for the AFI. He has a degree in
Political Science from Hobart College, served on the staff of the Juilliard
School following a fellowship there and is currently on the faculty of the
University of Judaism in Los Angeles, teaching Art, Literature and Political
Science.
Alisa Katz: Ms. Katz earned her Bachelors Degree in Visual Arts: Media,
with an emphasis in film and video from the University of California, San
Diego. She also attended the Film Academy of Prague where she wrote,
directed and produced a short film, The Lesson. Her career has included
serving as the Feature Film Programmer for the Santa Barbara
International Film Festival, as well as working with the Cannes Market.
Currently, she is in post-production on Fox Searchlight’s feature film, The
Clearing, as well as developing future projects.
Timothy Near: Ms. Near is in her sixteenth season as Artistic Director of
San Jose Repertory Theatre. Her twenty-five directing credits at the Rep
include award-winning productions of Wintertime, “ART,” and Thunder
Knocking on the Door. She also has acted and directed at many of America’s
most renowned theatres. She contributed significant leadership as well as
artistic and technical guidance to the design and building of San Jose Rep’s
new theater and is a recipient of the Woman of Achievement in the Arts
Award, given by the San Jose Mercury News and The Women’s Fund. San
Jose Magazine included Ms. Near in the top 100 list of Influential People in
Silicon Valley in 2001, 2002, 2003.
Scott Sublett: Mr. Sublett is an assistant professor at San Jose State
University, where he teaches screenwriting and film history. He holds an
M.F.A. in screenwriting from UCLA and a B.S. in radio/TV/film from
Northwestern. He is the author of ten screenplays and winner of two
screenwriting prizes: the Carl David Memorial Fellowship and the David
Gattone Award. For seven years, he wrote for The Washington Times, where
he served as film critic, book reviewer and entertainment feature writer. The
independent feature Pizza Wars, which he co-authored, was shown at
Cinequest two years ago.
Yahia Mahamdi: Mr. Mahamdi studied Cinema at the University of
Sorbonne in Paris, where he directed a documentary. He worked as a
camera person for independent productions in France and the United
Nations Department of Public Information. Holding a PhD in Radio,
Television, Film from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA in Film
from Columbia University’s Film School, he is currently a professor at
Santa Clara University where he teaches filmmaking and film history and
criticism. He has just completed a feature length documentary on workers’ compensation in Silicon Valley and is working on a short film on the
war in Iraq.
John Halecky: Mr. Halecky was a cinema and photography major at
Ithaca College. After graduation, John moved to Los Angeles where he
worked at International Creative Management (ICM), as well as
Paramount Studios. John also worked at Warner Bros. Worldwide Feature
Film Acquisitions & Co-Productions scouting for potential new projects.
John wrote, produced and directed a short comedy film and co-produced
a feature length documentary. He joined IFILM’s Programming
Department in 2000 and has been instrumental in the procurement and
placement of a number of top short films for them.
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CINEQUEST DXD (DIGITAL BY DIGITAL)
Empowering the Maverick:
Expanding Creative and Delivery Possibilities
Presented by Panasonic
INSPIRING THE MAVERICK IN ALL OF US
For years, making movies was about exposing film to light. Distributing movies was about limited access to a
traditional and restrictive system. Then along came digital technology, and now all bets are off. The entertainment world is changing at lightning speed, and Cinequest DXD is the conduit for what’s up and what’s to come.
Get ready to be inspired, wowed and eye-popped.
DIGITAL CINEMA
Digital Cinema Experience: Four
screens featuring state-of-the-art digital
technology will showcase the latest and
greatest in digital cinema. Of particular
note is Panasonic’s High Definition
Theatrical Projectors which provide the
first affordable HD digital solution.
DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM I: New-School Delivery and Distribution
FILMS TO THE FANS
Digital Motion Pictures: See the
alphabetized write-up section for
descriptions and schedules for the
following international features,
representing a wide range of digital
formats and applications:
This exciting, leading-edge forum will show you that real alternatives NOW exist to deliver feature length-films at High
Definition and DVD quality directly to their fans. With over a billion Internet users, and a swamp-load of them having
or attaining broadband capacity, there is truly a New-School approach to distribution forming, and the possibilities
are truly empowering to the Maverick artist.
30 Miles - World Premiere
Imelda
The Loss of
Nameless Things - World Premiere
Madness and Genius
Sad Spanish Song - World Premiere
Vote for Me!
Presenter: Mike Homer, Chairman, Kontiki
Delivered to you by Kontiki
OK…we’ve heard it before: “The Internet will change the face of distribution of movies and open new opportunities
for independent filmmakers to break the studio monopoly on delivering films to their fans.” But the claims have yet to
produce real alternatives at high-end quality…or have they?
Join moderator Mike Homer (Chairman of Kontiki) and a powerful panel of the leading Maverick minds in delivery
technologies while they open your horizons as a movie maker, producer or viewer.
Thursday, March 11; 7:15 p.m. University Theater
DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM II:
HD Post Strategies For Digital Cinema
THINK SMART
Delivered to you by Video Arts
Smart artists are constantly seeking cutting-edge, post-production technologies that allow them to push the
envelope without unloading their cash reserves down the drain. Smart artists pay heed to Video Arts and their
razor-sharp insight regarding High-Definition post strategies: formats, conversions and pathways, and how they
will be utilized in the future. Before you shoot one frame, you’d better know where you’re heading after the
wrap. Compare different digital formats up-converted to HD, how the look and feel of film differs from digital cinema, and how to minimize costs and maximize image quality in post-production. Think, experience, win.
Video Arts is a leading San Francisco based, digital studio providing design, animation, special effects and editing services for advertising, broadcast television and corporate communications. In 2003, Video Arts embarked
on a major, studio-wide restructuring to create San Francisco’s first full-service HDTV post-production studio,
adding two HD edit suites, HD graphics platforms, and featuring the Teranex-Xantus HD format converter as its
technical cornerstone.
Presenters: Kim Salyer, President and David Weissman, General Manager, Video Arts
Friday, March 12; 5:30 p.m. University Theater
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DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM III: High-End, Low-Budget DV Cinema
48-HOUR MOVIE MAKING
Delivered to you by Panasonic Broadcast and Avid
Is it possible to create a sophisticated, professional movie in just two days? With use of Panasonic’s DV to DVD solution and Avid’s Xpress Pro editing technologies, participating Cinequest artists will deliver a high quality movie with
an inexpensive budget, within 48 hours during the festival. Then, Panasonic’s Stuart English and Avid will present a
very special forum demonstrating both the movie as well as the extremely affordable yet high-end technologies
used to make it.
They have to turn out something great — from conception, production, editing to screen — in just two days. Not a
home movie that a group of neighborhood kids could put together with an old Super 8 from Grandma’s attic, but
something professional, entertaining and Maverick.
A filmmaking team consisting of Cinequest directors, film professionals, editors and actors will utilize a cutting-edge
Panasonic DVX-100 (DV-24p) or SDX-100 (24p) digital camera to capture a short film. The team will then edit using
Avid’s DV Xpress Pro software, and the final product will be pressed on affordable DVDs via Panasonic.
The dynamic moviemaking forum will explore the technologies and present the methods, strategies and technologies used to create the short film. Filmmakers will also be on hand to answer questions and offer user feedback.
Presenters: Stuart English, Vice President, Panasonic Broadcast and Representatives from Avid Technologies
Saturday, March 13; 5:00 p.m. University Theater
DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM IV: All Digital Movie Making Opportunities
MAKING MOVIES THE PLASTERCITY WAY
Delivered to you by PlasterCITY
The most common mistake with digital filmmaking is the attempt to insert digital video into the traditional process
designed for film. With all the new tools and technology available for digital capture and post production, an entirely new strategy must be considered. From DV to HD, PlasterCITY’s Michael Cioni and Ian Vertovec demonstrate
money saving alternatives made possible by breakthrough technology for the independent, Maverick filmmaker.
Presenters: Michael Cioni, Post Production Supervisor and Ian Vertovec, High Definition Head Technician
PlasterCITY
Sunday, March 14; 12:15 p.m. University Theater
DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM V: The Color of Digital
VIBRANT PALETTE
Delivered to you by Fujifilm
Munchkinland would have looked like hell in black and white. Color has always been a key factor in film communication — visually evoking the emotional impact and complexities of the story. But color in film has long been a concern
for every production department on any movie set — from makeup, costume design, lighting, film format and
beyond. Think of the nightmare MGM had in getting Dorothy’s red shoes, lipstick and hair not to clash with the
Lollypop Guild, and you’ve got the picture.
This vibrant panel will consist of filmmakers, including at least two to three members of the visual team (Director,
Cinematographer and Production Designer) to discuss the effect of color in movie-making, focusing on the differences between film and digital media, as well as the evolution of color in movies. Explore the new techniques used
by film artists, new standards and concerns of color in digital movies, and the emergence of new tools for directors
and cinematographers to use color in movies more effectively.
Digital Media Forum I: NewSchool Delivery and Distribution
Delivered by Kontiki
Thursday, March 11; 7:15pm
University Theater
$10
Digital Media Forum II: HD Post
Strategies for Digital Cinema
Delivered by Video Arts
Friday, March 12; 5:30pm
University Theater
$10
Digital Media Forum III:
48-Hour Movie Making
Delivered by Panasonic and Avid
Saturday, March 13; 5:00pm
University Theater
$10
Digital Media Forum IV:
All Digital Movie Making
Opportunities
Delivered by PlasterCITY
Sunday, March 14; 12:15pm
University Theater
$10
Digital Media Forum V:
The Color of Digital
Delivered by Fujifilm
Sunday, March 14; 2:30pm
University Theater
$10
Presenter: Representative from Fujifilm
Sunday, March 14; 2:30 p.m. University Theater
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PROFESSIONAL
MOVIE MAKING FORUMS
Movie Making Forum I: Day of the Writer
WRITE YOUR STORY, MAKE YOUR STORY
PART I: SCRIPTWRITING 101 – THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF STORY DEVELOPMENT
Determining which characters and events are most valuable while developing your script can be the hardest challenge for any scriptwriter.
Barnaby Dallas, Head of Production and Professor of Scriptwriting at San Jose State University, will present the key tools for developing a master screenplay. You’ll learn practical, usable information on how to find the best plot line for a script, choose significant characters, use dialog
and other essential strategies vital to understanding how to create a successful screenplay.
PART II: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN – ENSURING YOUR MOVIE GETS MADE
How to approach the movie marketplace and ensure your screenplay goes from paper to live action is a formula not yet solved by most
film artists. James Dalessandro, a leading screenwriter, will discuss the process of enhancing your movie beyond the boundaries of a simple script, as well as what elements are crucial to getting a movie made. Find out what industry professionals are looking for from a
respected Hollywood source.
James Dalessandro has sold more than a dozen feature films, including 1906, an epic tale of the San Francisco Earthquake, which was sold
to Time Warner in 1998 after a major Hollywood bidding war. He has sold three books, including the acclaimed San Francisco mystery,
Bohemian Heart, 1906 and the true-crime drama story, Citizen Jane, which he will produce for a Movie of the Week. Dalessandro has been
a screenwriter and novelist for over 18 years having taught over 500 students in the past few years. He is also set to direct his first
feature film, Borderline, which he also wrote.
PART III: INSPIRATIONAL WRITING MAVERICKS – DAVID AND JANET PEOPLES
An inspirational Maverick Spirit Award event centered on powerhouse screenwriting couple, David and Janet Peoples, best known for
their collective works including, Blade Runnner, 12 Monkeys, Leviathan and Unforgiven. Enjoy a lively conversation moderated by local
Santa Clara County public defender, Robert Phelps, where David and Janet Peoples will discuss aspects of writing for the big screen.
Cinequest will present its coveted Maverick Spirit Award to this legendary screenwriting duo.
Moderator, Robert Phelps grew up in Orange, CT. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in
communications and from Hastings College of the Law. Robert works as a deputy public defender in Santa Clara County. Currently,
Robert is working on a feature story about the cover-up of the crimes committed during the 1906 earthquake for national syndication as
well as several scripts including Face Mask, a feature length film about arena football.
Movie Making Forum I: Day of the Writer
WRITE YOUR STORY, MAKE YOUR STORY
Friday, March 12, 2004
University Theater
$20
9:30 a.m. Part I: Scriptwriting 101
– The Nuts and Bolts of Story Development
11:00 a.m. Part II: From Script to Screen
– Ensuring Your Movie Gets Made
2:00 p.m. Part III: Inspirational Writing
Mavericks – David and Janet Peoples
(Additional individual tickets available for
Part III for $10)
Movie Making Forum II:
Day of Distribution
DON’T JUST MAKE A MOVIE, SELL IT, TOO
Saturday, March 13, 2004
Hal Todd Theater
$20
10:00 a.m. Part I: Producing a Movie that Sells
12:30 p.m. Part II: Selling Your Movie
Movie Making Forum II: Day Of Distribution
DON’T JUST MAKE A MOVIE, SELL IT, TOO
PART I: PRODUCING A MOVIE THAT SELLS
Taking a script and turning it into a motion picture are a major achievement, BUT making an independent movie that is seen and sold is an
achievement of a different feather. For greatest success, promoting and distributing your movie start in the development stage. Peter
Belsito, co-founder and executive vice president of Film Finders, will moderate a panel of buyers, producers, and distributors discussing
how to produce a movie while incorporating the elements and strategic planning necessary to realize an audience. The script-to-screen
process will be thoroughly discussed from the producer’s point of view. Most filmmakers focus most of their energies on making their
story, their idea, and assume that the rest will take care of itself. Belsito and company will explore the proven strategic methods of
experienced producers who know that the end success tends to start in the very beginning.
PART II: SELLING YOUR MOVIE
So you made your movie; now what? Peter Belsito will moderate a second panel of sales experts discussing historical and leading-edge
methods of getting a movie sold and distributed at home and abroad.
How does a producer best create a strategic sales plan and execute it? What is the role of a producer’s rep? Compare a sales agent versus
a distributor. What is an international sales company compared to a domestic distributor? What about the various media: Theatrical, DVD,
TV, Internet? How does one best secure sales and distribution worldwide? How can film festivals help? What about industry screenings?
What do attorneys do? And consultants? Publicists?
MODERATOR: PETER BELSITO
Long-time Cinequest friend, Peter Belsito is the co-founder of Film Finders, the standard acquisitions tracking tool utilized worldwide, that
has the reputation throughout the film business for quality and comprehensiveness of information. Belsito was the founding member of
the Independent Feature Project (IFP) in New York and Chicano Cinema Coalition. His produced documentary, Valley of Tears, is currently
playing the festival circuit and is being distributed in the U.S. by Seven Arts.
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SCREENWRITING COMPETITION
In its inaugural year, the Cinequest 14
Screenwriting Competition received submissions
from 271 screenwriters around the globe. During
September through December, jury members
selected 10 electrifying scripts for the final phase
of competition. A final jury of leading industry professionals will choose three winners to be
announced opening night of Cinequest 14. The
finalist screenplays are:
Breaker, Lisa Robinson, Alex MacInnis
Fugacity, Vita Lusty
Johnny Pigskin, Tom Carmody, J.T. O’Neal
Lucky Boy, Carl Pfirman
Marcus, Steve Warren
Mister Dunbury’s Exotic Lunatic
Caravan , Peter Alton
The Bridge Café, Tifa Boss
The Devil Protects His Own, Kris Hall
The Ghosts Of Bull Run, Steve Warren
The Imperfect Cell, Lance Hammer
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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES
Our most exciting Global Landscapes to date offers artistic views from 28 artists and spans the globe to bring some of the most exciting new world visions. Each film in the entire
Cinequest program is wildly different from the rest, but Global Landscapes is always a special group, spotlighting specific countries or regions whose influence has a global impact on the
art of cinema.
The 2004 Global Landscapes program includes a Focus on Norway, our Latino Film Celebration and the Applied Materials Pacific Basin Showcase.
Films in this section are eligible for the Director’s Award: Global Vision, awarded to the filmmaker who defies borders and exhibits work of universal vision, making bold use of storytelling to create evocative cinema for the future
Applied Materials Pacific Basin Showcase
Although it takes a film like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to wet the mainstream moviegoer’s
appetite for cinema from the Eastern world, few audiences ever get a chance to see more of the
ground-breaking Maverick work being produced by contemporary Asian filmmakers. The Pacific
Basin Showcase, presented by Applied Materials, draws some much-needed attention to the work
of these undiscovered artists by spotlighting films from all over Asia and the Pacific. These films run the breadth from heart-wrenching
(China’s Cala, My Dog! and Sri Lanka’s August Sun) to poignant (Japan’s The Man Who Wipes Mirrors) to romantic (China’s When Ruoma Was
Seventeen and Korea’s Rewind) and represent the wide spectrum of subject matter explored by today’s Asian Mavericks.
Feature-Length Films
August Sun
Cala, My Dog!
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
Rewind
When Ruoma was Seventeen
(Sri Lanka)
(China)
(Japan)
(Korea)
(China)
United States Premiere
Focus on Norway
2003 was one of the most dynamic and successful years in the history of Norwegian cinema, reaching the highest audience numbers in thirty
years and creating not simply a buzz in the industry (along with major distribution deals), but also passionate audiences at festivals worldwide —
garnering many awards and accolades for Norwegian films.
In cooperation with the Norwegian Film Institute, Cinequest presents a glorious look at as-of-yet-undiscovered treasures, audience favorites and
distinctive tales of romance, dreams, friendship, patriotism and revenge.
Our Focus on Norway showcases five feature narratives, one feature documentary and two short films. They are films of great power, films from
great storytellers and films that inspire.
Buddy
Destination Moscow
Jonny Vang
The Man Who Loved Haugesund
Play
United (Opening Night)
North American Premiere
Short Films
Caravan
United We Stand
Focus on Norway was programmed with
the gracious assistance of: Stine
Oppegaard Head of International
Relations Norwegian Film Institute
Latino Film Celebration
In response to the continued interest in Latino cinema, Cinequest is delighted to present another exciting year for our Latino Film Celebration.
Demonstrating the depth of artistry and variety of subject matter explored by Latino filmmakers, this showcase offers a view of some of the fresh
new voices exploring original themes in innovative ways. These Maverick filmmakers explore themes ranging from patriotism to opera, parenthood
to fighting to love whom we want and much, much more. Haunting, mesmerizing and always stunning, they are films that must be experienced.
Latino Film Celebration films curated by Sylvia Perel, Founder and Director of Latino Film Festival, San Francisco Bay Area with special help from
Gwyndolyne ‘G.G.’ Geddes, Associate Director of Programming, Latino Film Festival, San Francisco Bay Area.
Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles
Caballé Beyond Music
- United States Premiere
The Last Zapatistas
Life Leaves Marks
Love Hurts
The Mystery of the Trinidad
Short Films
Brusco Despertar
Contratiempo
La Cumbre El Excusado
Ligerita
El Pez Dorado
E Pur Si Muove
Sus Demonios
Volarte
CASTELLANO
FAMILY
FOUNDATION
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celebrating the imagination
By encouraging expression through the arts,
we celebrate our creativity and diversity.
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San José State University
Television, Radio, Film
and Theatre
Offering
Bachelor’s degree
programs in:
Theatre Arts
Radio-TV-Film
Master’s degree in:
Theatre, Film and
Television
Act on stage and film. Make films.
Edit digital video. Be on KSJS-FM.
Produce and direct. Write screenplays.
Design a Web site. Research media.
Think critically about the entertainment
and information media. Join us now.
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Cinequest 14 proudly offers six special presentations — an eclectic mixture of lost treasures,
thought-provoking cinema, comedy-horror and spotlight on local filmmakers.
Often the most original, the most innovative, the most complex, the most deeply felt art does not find immediate recognition. It does not gain the
instant recognition of lesser accomplishments because the work is ahead of its time or simply does not find the audience that “gets it” right
away. The remarkable film, Being, was such a case upon its initial viewing in the early nineties, when it was seized by the Soviet censors and then
sat shelved in the archives for nearly ten years. Therefore, it is our honor and privilege to shine a
new light on the power of Being, the first light this film has seen in our United States.
Best known for films like Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense and Philadelphia, Jonathan
Demme’s work has been nominated for 20 Academy Awards. His latest achievement, The
Agronomist, is a long-cherished personal film about journalist, broadcaster and human rights activist, Jean Dominique, and
his tireless fight against injustice and oppression—the story of his uncompromising crusade for liberty and democracy in
the vibrant country of Haiti. Both a fascinating political story and a haunting, emotional journey, The Agronomist is the riveting portrait of a champion that no one will ever be able to forget.
Always one to surprise, never one to back down from bringing his vision to life, Christopher Coppola (Bel Air, Palmer’s PickUp) presents the United States Premiere of his latest Digi-Flick, The Curse of Bloodhead, a gripping comedy-horror adventure that masterfully captures the intense struggles with money, prejudice and youth. Starring an array of 70s actors ranging from Bernie Kopell (“Doc” on The Love Boat) and Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) to Frank Gorshin (The Riddler from Batman) and Mrs. Partridge
herself, Shirley Jones, The Curse of Bloodhead is, without a doubt, a film that will keep audiences mesmerized until the last second.
Returning to Cinequest, Cupertino-raised Phil Leirness (The Party Crashers) presents the North American Premiere of Spectres, a drama and a
mysterious ghost story that displays Leirness’ unique talent for drawing complex characters balanced with stylish, entertaining cinema. The tale
of a family torn apart by the death of a parent stars Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Dean Haglund (The X-Files), Tucker Smallwood
(Star Trek: Voyager) and Lauren Birkell.
And Cinequest’s Special Presentations would certainly not be complete without a look at local filmmakers, with the presentation of San Jose
Shorts, a series of short films featuring Shawn Flanagan’s (Friggin’ Mafia Movie) The Greatest Challenge, Peter Carter’s Local Time and
Seirgan Benjamin’s Doyle.
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30 MILES
"1"
"1"
Goingdigitalfilms, LLC
15 Hunting Tr
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
United States
P: (650) 387-5782
tohara@gdfilms.com
www.gdfilms.com
3/5, 7:15pm (REP) 3/6, 9:30pm (REP)
3/6, 7:15pm (REP) 3/7, 4:45pm (REP)
Director Tim O’Hara; Producers Michael Bragin, Gavin Davis; Executive
Producers Gavin Davis, Tim O’Hara; Cinematographer Tim O’Hara; Editors
Rachel Morse, Tim O’Hara, Jessica Ringel, Composers Danny Hulsizer,
Christopher Kemp; 89min/HD-CAM/United States
Director Ryan Harper; Producers Ryan Harper, Rusty Gray, Cliff Gober,
Josh R. Jaggars; Screenwriter Cliff Gober; Cinematographer Amit Bhattacharya;
Editor Randy Carter; Composer Andrew Richard Pearce; Cast Lawrence-Hilton
Jacobs, Rusty Gray, Ken Arquelio; 80min/HD-CAM/United States
Who would have thought that a small high school from Northern California would
have a football team that has won over 150 straight games and is ranked #1 in the
country year after year? Welcome to De La Salle High, where it’s not about X’s
and O’s…it’s about having faith in something larger than yourself.
A white man stranded on the side of the road. A black man speeding by in an
SUV. An act of kindness with fatal repercussions. Two strangers, harboring dark
secrets, learn how much can change in just thirty miles. Humorous, moving and suspenseful, 30 Miles is a road movie full of secrets, betrayal, murder and deception.
Director Tim O’Hara goes behind the scenes for a never-before-seen look at a year
in the life of the De La Salle football powerhouse and their remarkable Head Coach,
Bob Ladouceur, (as well as a glimpse at the unified community which gives its allout support to the team) as they journey, not simply to win another championship
or break another national record, but to become a cohesive team bound by love.
In the middle of the Nevada desert, Ernie (Rusty Gray), a down-on-his-luck drifter,
hitches for a ride. Luck comes by way of Anthony (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs), a
Hollywood agent on his way to Las Vegas for a wedding. The two strangers
become friends, and during the long drive, they begin to reveal facts and details
from their lives. The more they learn about each other the more one feels there
may be something lurking in the other’s past – Ernie and Anthony, pals one
moment and deadly enemies the next, soon realize the truth may have as many
twists as the desert road.
While preconceived notions of high school football are quickly forgotten, we are
reminded to question the importance of winning at any cost. However, no matter
what view you take on the pressure of high school sports, "1" leaves you with an
admiration for the dedication and excellence of those who take pride in the fact that
they don’t know what it is like to lose in what seems like much more than a game.
Sandy Wolf
Preceded by: Persistence; Dir. James J. Cullinane; 10min/35mm/United States –
75-year-old Henry Cook is determined to keep a very important date — come rain
or shine. All this wheelchair-bound rebel must do is elude the nursing home’s vigilant warden.
The first 24p HD feature to be shot with the P+S Technik Pro-35mm Adapter (thus
achieving the depth of field of 35mm film), 30 Miles is the dynamic directorial
debut of Ryan Harper, who makes superb use of visual style, unexpected turns
and, above all, the performances of incredibly gifted actors, taking the viewer on
a ride as lean and unpredictable as the characters.
Fernando F. Croce
Preceded by: Descent; Dir. Jay Holben; 13min/HD-CAM/United States – A woman
witnesses a murder, but her journey has only begun when she takes the elevator
down with the murderer.
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30 MILES
Your Half Pictures
760 North Cahuenea Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90038
United States
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F: (323) 466-3648
josh@yourhalf.com
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AGING OUT
Public Policy Productions
3 Ludlow Lane
PO Box 650
Palisades, NJ 10964
United States
P: (845) 398-2119
F: (845) 398-2620
pppinfo@pppdocs.com
THE AGRONOMIST
THINKFilm
155 Avenue of the Americas
7th Floor
New York, NY 10013
United States
P: (646) 293-9400
F: (646) 293-9407
www.thinkfilmcompany.com
THE AGRONOMIST
AGING OUT
3/6, 7:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/7, 6:45pm (UT-SJSU) 3/12, 2:30pm (C3)
3/9, 7:00pm (C1) 3/11, 9:30pm (C1)
Directors Roger Weisberg, Vanessa Roth; Producers Roger Weisberg, Vanessa
Roth; Cinematographers Slawomir Grunberg, Sarah Levy, Arthur Yee, Shana
Hagan; Editors Sandra Christie, Christopher White; Composer Mark Suozzo;
84min/HD-CAM/United States
Director Jonathan Demme; Producers Jonathan Demme, Peter Saraf,
Bevin McNamara; Executive Producer Daniel Wolff; Cinematographers Aboudja,
Jonathan Demme, Peter Saraf, Bevin McNamara; Editors Lizi Gelber,
Bevin McNamara; Composers Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis;
90min/35mm/United States
Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth’s Aging Out is the emotionally stirring and
poignant saga of three teenagers in New York and Los Angeles who, for most of
their lives, have been shuffled from one foster care home to another. Now, they
find their teen years in foster care coming to an end and are "aging out" of their
ability to continue as wards — literally being forced to fend for themselves in a harsh
world.
Daniella juggles her college career with raising a newborn child as she struggles
to avoid the problems that landed her in foster care. David leaves foster care for
the streets, goes on a self-destructive drug and crime binge and even faces a time
in jail. Risa attends her high school prom and is a star student but faces a daily
battle with drug addiction and emotional instability.
Despite these struggles, Aging Out refuses to present a bleak account of the
dilemma faced by teens evolving into a sometimes unforgiving adulthood. Instead,
it is a moving portrait of the resilience each teen develops from years in the system and an affirmation of their dreams of independence and fulfillment.
Al Owens
"I tried to introduce information. Risky business." — Jean Léopold Dominique
Following a brief meeting in Haiti in 1987, director Jonathan Demme (Silence of
the Lambs, Something Wild) videotaped conversations with Jean Dominique in
exile in New York during the 90s — a man whose passion, style and wit captivated
Demme.
Although Dominique's education was in agriculture, his life took a radical turn
when he became the owner and admired personality of Radio Haiti-Inter, the
country's only independently owned station. A dynamic speaker at the front of
popular opposition to the oppressive dictatorships that ruled the island,
Dominique became a target himself. During one such attack, listeners could hear
gunshots being fired upon his station.
Eventually, he was forced to take exile in the U.S. Despite the instability of his
country and personal position, Dominique maintains an optimism and love of life
that is beyond admirable. Charismatic, controversial and courageous, Jean
Dominique is The Agronomist.
Preceded by: Gowanus, Brooklyn; Dir. Ryan Fleck; 19min/DVCAM/United States – A 12year-old girl, intrigued by her teacher's secret life, is compelled to investigate further.
Demme wonderfully captures the essence of the man: slim, intense, eloquent,
pipe in hand, a fighter for human rights in Haiti. An intoxicating look at an influential and fascinating individual provides the backbone for a tumultuous 30-year history of Haiti's struggles, and a film that is both troubling and eye-opening.
Al Owens
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ARAKIMENTARI
AUGUST SUN
(Ira Madiyama)
ARAKIMENTARI
oopers Films
52 W 31 St
ew York, NY 10001
nited States
(917) 339-0904
(917) 339-0905
gis@troopersfilms.com
AUGUST SUN
sian Film Centre
o 118, Dehiwala Road,
orelasgamuwa
i Lanka
009 477 7318 610
009 412 509 553
c@sri.lanka.net
ww.iramadiyama.com
AWFUL NORMAL
GG Productions
O Box 480181
os Angeles, CA 90048
nited States
(310) 418-6716
elestad@usa.net
ww.bggproductions.com
BEDTIME FAIRY
TALES FOR
CROCODILES
stituto Mexicano de
nematografia
surgentes Sur 674 2nd Floor
el Valle
exico City, 03100
exico
52 55 5448 5345
52 55 5448 5380
fuinte@imcine.gob.mx
ww.imcine.gob.mx
3/6, 9:45pm (C3) 3/9, 7:15pm (C3)
3/4, 3:00pm (REP) 3/5, 5:00pm (C1) 3/9, 3:00pm (C3)
Director Travis Klose; Producer Jason Fried; Executive Producer Regis Trigano;
Cinematographer Brian Burgoyne; Editor Masako Tsumura; Composer DJ Krush;
85min/Digital Beta/United States, Japan; English and Japanese with English subtitles
"What would happen if I took a photo of everything I ever experienced?"
– Nobuyoshi Araki
Director Prasanna Vithanage; Producer Soma Edirisinghe;
Executive Producer Asanka Edirisinghe; Screenwriter Priyath Liyanage;
Cinematographer M.D. Mahindapala; Editor A. Sreekar Prasad; Composer
Lakshman Joseph de Saram; Cast Peter D' Almeida, Nimmi Harasgama,
Namal Jayasinghe, Mohamed Rahfiulls, Nadi Kammallaweera, A. A. Mansoor;
108min/35mm/Sri Lanka; Sinhala with English subtitles
The bound woman in a green kimono with bright red flowers seems almost lifeless,
like a plastic doll. But from behind the lens comes the coaxing, praising and even
grunting from a jittery impresario with a black, toothbrush-like mustache and shocks
of hair that explode from opposite hemispheres of his shiny, otherwise bald head.
Then, and only then, does the woman begin to exude a brilliant sensual vitality.
Nobuyoshi Araki's work, always focusing on his obsession with the female form,
has been both attacked as obscene and hailed as visionary with the same intensity. Following in the steps of Crumb, Arakimentari invites viewers to follow the
boisterous, eccentric Araki through the glitz of Tokyo and into his own photography sessions to make up their own minds.
Director Travis Klose offers an uninhibited, thought-provoking look at the controversial Japanese photographer and his work. Featuring interviews with singer
Björk, photographer Richard Kern and director Takeshi Kitano, among others,
Arakimentari is an invigorating look at one man’s career as well as an examination
of the complex relationship between the artist and his subject. Don’t miss this
hot-button conversation piece.
NOTE: Contains images of nudity and strong sexuality.
Fernando F. Croce
Preceded by: Save Virgil; Dir. Brad Ableson; 14min/35mm/United States – Virgil deals
with monkeys, midgets, motorcycles and celebritism on his way to find the girl of his
dreams. Life is tough when you’re a cartoon character living in the real world.
Sri Lanka, 1996: The cruel conflict between the Tamil insurgents and the government rages on — with cruelty and suffering a daily occurrence for both sides.
Director Prasanna Vithanage intertwines three journeys, actual and spiritual, of
ordinary people whose lives are profoundly affected by the ongoing struggle of
combatants who are unwilling or unable to agree upon a peaceful solution.
The beautiful Chamari gains the aid of a reporter who has access to the rebels in
order to find her lover, a government pilot who the Tamils have captured. Arfarth,
an eleven-year-old Muslim boy, must abandon the dog that befriended him and
flee with his family when the Tamils eject all Muslims from their villages and livelihoods. Duminda, a soldier on leave, finds his sister working as a prostitute, and, in
his journey home, he must come to terms with what toll the war has exacted on
everyone, not just the enemy.
Cinematographer M.D. Mahindapala offers stunning photography as each tale is
told: from teeming cities to stark desert islands. And while August Sun is the story
of struggle, it is also the story of survival, the hope for peace and tolerance and
the appreciation of how similar all human beings are in their simple hopes for a
good life.
Mike Gutman
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TALES FOR
CROCODILES
AWFUL NORMAL
(Cuentos de Hadas para Dormir
Cocodrilos)
3/5, 7:15pm (UT-SJSU) 3/7, 12:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/12, 5:00pm (MD-SJSU)
3/7, 11:45am (C1) 3/9, 5:00pm (C1)
Director Celesta Davis; Producer Tim Skousen; Executive Producer Celesta Davis;
Cinematographer Tim Skousen; Editor Tim Skousen; 75min/Beta SP/United
States
Director Ignacio Ortíz Cruz; Producer Juan Carlos Prieto; Screenwriter Ignacio
Ortíz Cruz; Cinematographer Patrick Murguía; Editor Ignacio Ortíz Cruz; Composer
Lucía Álvarez; Cast Arturo Ríos, Luisa Huertas, Ana Graham;
100min/35mm/Mexico; Spanish with English subtitles
Celesta and Karen Davis grew up in a loving family. They shared many wonderful
childhood moments and, at the time, thought it all was normal. But when Karen
and Celesta were molested in 1978, little was being done about sexual abuse.
Their parents’ lack of action was neither questioned nor challenged, including
years of continued social contact with the perpetrator, his wife and their two
young children. This made for some not-so-normal memories.
Twenty-five years later, feeling unresolved, they begin their quest to find
the man who took advantage of their innocence and to ask him something that
has haunted them for almost their entire life: "Why?"
Director Davis takes one of the most personal journeys to tell her and her family’s
remarkable story, exploring the inner depths of a woman’s psyche, which has been
harmed, but refuses to be broken. A testament to the fragility and strength of the
human spirit, Awful Normal explores the ripple effect of a single action across
generations and families and puts these women literally face to face with their
demons.
Sandy Wolf
After winning several awards at international film festivals, director Ignacio Ortíz
Cruz’s critically applauded Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles arrives at Cinequest
to wow audiences with its unique vision of life and death in Mexican territory.
Upon learning that his father may be dying, Arcangel hurries back to his crumbling childhood home in a remote part of Mexico. Though suffering from insomnia
and in danger of losing his family and career, he is determined to see him one last
time.
What he finds is not just a path to his past, but to the history of his family and
country. With a touch of magical realism to rival the work of Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, the film weaves a mesmerizing web of dreams, fantasies and emotions
around one man’s search for the truth behind his family’s past. The results will
stay with you long after the picture is over.
Fernando F. Croce
Preceded by: The Moment; Dir. Yun-ju Chen; 14min/Digital Beta/Taiwan
–Wandering the border of dreams and reality, a woman reexamines herself and the
relationship with her companion.
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BIG ENOUGH
BEING
(Istota)
BEING
Kamera 2000
Al Lotników 1
Warsaw, 02-668
Poland
P: 48 22 843 14 01
F: 48 22 654 28 43
a.jurga@wp.pl
3/13, 12:45pm (C3) 3/14, 2:30pm (C1)
3/7, 7:00pm (REP) 3/9, 7:15pm (MD-SJSU)
Director Andrzej Czarnecki; Producer Andrzej Jurga; Screenwriters Andrzej
Czarnecki, Michal Szelechow; Cinematographers Krzysztof Ptak, Aleksander
Antipienko; Editors Krzysztof Janiszewski, Lubow Chwostowa; Composer
Wladyslaw Szut; Cast Michail Jefremov, Rim Ajupow, Romualdas Ramanauskas,
Irina Kulewskaja, Wiera Iwlewa; 60 min/35mm/Poland; Polish with English subtitles
Director/Producer Jan Krawitz; Cinematographers Ferne Pearlstein, Thomas Ott;
Editor Jan Krawitz; Composer Kim Falk; 57min/Digital Beta/United States
Call them dwarfs, although they prefer "little people" or "people of short stature."
But you might as well call them what they are: homeowners, parents, students,
friends, lovers, working professionals and contributing members of society.
Being, a film of uncompromising attitude and quality, relentlessly grim, insistently
artistic, is a true "lost Maverick." Because Being, originally filmed in 1991, in
Russia, is inherently and intensely critical of the social conditions in Soviet Russia,
the Soviet censors seized it. Being sat shelved in the archives for nearly ten years,
until 2000, when the Polish director, Andrzej Czarnecki, personally bought the
uncompleted film outright, took it to Poland and completed it.
Jan Krawitz’ Big Enough is an intimate and refreshing portrait of what it is like
growing up as a Little Person. Reminiscent of Michael Apted’s acclaimed 7-Up
series, Big Enough explores what a group of little people achieve and learn during
their lives — and the emotional and physical challenges they have faced in an
"average-sized" world.
Being focuses on alcoholics; beggars; outcasts; society’s shunned dregs,
conscripted into forced labor; living under all but inhumane conditions who
construct a road that threatens to destroy a church standing in its way.
What is it like to date or find a spouse? What about having children — with a 75%
chance that their offspring will inherit the dwarf gene? And what does the future
hold now that many genetic conditions, including dwarfism, can be diagnosed in
utero?
Some films create power through content; some, through form. Being does both.
It's a tough film — grim, dark, grainy, uncompromising, poetic, indistinct, disturbing,
fascinating. Like a hybrid of Sakurov, Gyorgy Feher and others of their ilk, it's a
textured meditation on misery. This is a rare opportunity to discover a film of
intense and stunning personal vision finally receiving its American premiere.
Charlie Cockey
Preceded by: Abandoned Eden; Dir. Eno Milkani; 20min/35mm/Albania – In a
beautiful coastal village of South Albania, a handful of old people take care of a
baby — all of the young people having emigrated. Their happiness won’t last
forever; the baby will follow its destiny.
Poignant and brimming with humor, intelligence and humanity, Big Enough
provides a unique perspective on a proud and active minority group that most
people only know from movie clichés.
Preceded by: Delivery; Dir. Anna Minkkinen; 27min/Digital Beta/United States –
Fate conspires to unite a reclusive video game junkie with her only connection to
the real world…her delivery man.
THE BOY WHO
PLAYS ON THE
BUDDHAS OF
BAMIYAN
3/5, 9:30pm (UT-SJSU) 3/6, 2:30pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Phil Grabsky; Producer Amanda Wilkie; Cinematographer Phil Grabsky;
Editor Phil Reynolds; Composer Dimitri Tchamouroff; 96min/Digital Beta/United
Kingdom; Dari with English subtitles
Director Anita McGee; Producers Jennice Ripley, Anita McGee; Screenwriter
Sherry White; Cinematographer François Dagenais; Editor Lyly Fortin; Composer
Jody Richardson; Cast Sherry White, Jonathan Torrens, Rick Boland;
80min/Digital Beta/Canada
Surrounded by hundreds of open caves once used for worship, the ruins are now
home to hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan’s 25 years of war. Amongst
them shines eight-year-old Mir Hussain, a bright, energetic, smiling jokester of a
boy who, alongside his family and friends, attempts to survive in a country turned
upside down.
Mir is a delightful tour guide through the ancient caves, burnt-out town bazaar
and his daily routine of seeking entertainment with his friends. Everyone they
meet has a story to tell about life in Afghanistan, including an ex-Taliban recruit
who had joined the ranks in order to wear a warmer turban.
The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan perfectly captures the joys and
innocence of childhood and the sheer determination it takes to face the brutal
conditions of poverty and starvation, political uncertainty and the realities of
refugee life in an inhospitable terrain.
THE BOY WHO PLAYS
ON THE BUDDHAS
OF BAMIYAN
Seventh Art Productions
63 Ship St
Brighton, BN1 1AE
United Kingdom
P: 44 1273 7776 78
F: 44 1273 323 777
broberts@seventh-art.com
www.theboywhoplaysonthebuddhasofbamiyan.com
THE BREAD MAKER
Kickham East Productions
38 Pearson St 127
St. John’s, NL A1A 3R1
Canada
P: (709) 738-6474
F: (709) 738-6475
kickham88@hotmail.com
www.kickham.com
THE BREAD MAKER
3/6, 3:00pm (C3) 3/8, 5:30pm (C3)
In March 2001, against international protests and appeals, the ruling Taliban
destroyed Afghanistan’s foremost tourist attraction, the 1600-year-old Buddhas of
Bamiyan. Carved out of a high stretch of cliff, the statues were considered to be
the largest and most remarkable representations of the Buddha anywhere in the
world.
BIG ENOUGH
Stanford University
Department of Communication
Building 120
Stanford, CA 94305-2050
United States
P: (650) 723-0704
F: (650) 725-2472
krawitz@stanford.edu
www.stanford.edu/~krawitz
Director Anita McGee (Seven Brides for Uncle Sam, Cinequest 1998; Little Dickie,
Cinequest 2003) returns with her feature debut, an offbeat, romantic tale about
love, passion, fantasy and self-discovery.
Honey Reddigan works in quality control at a bread factory — the Sweet Bea
Bakery. Sounds sweet, but much to the dismay of Honey, she spends day in and
day out watching the bread dough plop into pans. To relieve the monotony, she
dreams of love and comes up with plotlines for her real vocation, writing.
Honey writes romance novels. And good ones, too, according to her co-workers
and biggest fans — the Sweet Bea women. Carmen is Honey’s fictional heroine
and her alter ego. In her new adventure, Carmen meets a surly but sexy baker,
Antonio, in typical romance novel fashion.
Honey’s novel goes terribly wrong, however, when she falls for her real-life love,
Edmund Goobie, the local weatherman and star of Weather at Five. But when they
buy a bread maker together on impulse, it turns out to be a symbol of their doomed
relationship: to her it is an act of commitment; to him it is just an appliance. Can a
girl recover from the casual purchase of a major household appliance? And can
her novel survive the radical changes Honey is making to it as a result?
Al Owens
Preceded by: Day Off the Dead; Dir. Lee Lanier; 7min/35mm/United States – The
short film that begs the question: “What do the dead do on their day off?”
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A BUS CAME…
BUDDY
(Jött Egy Busz…)
BUDDY
orwegian Film Institute
O Box 482 Sentrum
slo, N-0105
orway
47 22 47 45 75
47 22 47 45 97
tineo@nfi.no
ww.nfi.no
A BUS CAME…
agyar Filmunió
árosligeti fasor 38.
068, Budapest
ungary
36 1 351 7760
36 1 352 6734
lmunio@filmunio.hu
ww.filmunio.hu
CABALLE BEYOND
MUSIC
orena Films, S.L.
ernando VI, n° 17, 2° Drcha
8004, Madrid
pain
34 91 700 2780
34 91 700 2790
benito@morenafilms.com
ww.ibitsproductions.com
CALA, MY DOG!
elestial Pictures Limited
haw Administration Building
ot 220, Clear Water Bay Rd
owloon
ong Kong
852 2927 1166
852 2243 1166
nquiry@celestialpix.com
ww.celestialpictures.com
3/7, 6:45pm (C3) 3/10, 6:45pm (C1)
3/5, 2:45pm (REP) 3/7, 6:45pm (C1) 3/10, 2:45pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Morten Tyldum; Producer Gudny Hummelvoll; Screenwriter
Lars Gudmestad; Cinematographer John Andreas Andersen; Editor Eli Nilsen;
Composer Lars Lillo-Stenberg; Cast Nikolai Cleve Broch, Aksel Hennie,
Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Pia Tjelta, Janne Formoe; 104min/35mm/Norway;
Norwegian with English subtitles
Directors Árpád Schilling, Ferenc Török, Viktor Bodó, György Pálfi,
Kornél Mundruczó; Producers György Budai, Viktor Bodó; Screenwriters Árpád
Schilling, Ferenc Török, István Tasnádi, Viktor Bodó, András Vinnai, György Pálfi,
Zsófia Ruttkay, Kornél Mundruczó, Viktória Petrányi, Sándor Zsótér;
Cinematographers Mátyás Erdély, Dániel Garas, Máté Herbai, Gergely Pohárnok,
András Nagy; Editors Zoltán Kovács, Béla Barsi, László Rumbold, Vanda Arányi;
Composers Róbert Jobbágy, Péter Kunert, Péter Tóth, Zsófia Tallér; Cast Michelle
Wild, Zsolt Anger, Kati Egri, Réka Pelsôczy, György Gazsó, Károly Hajduk, László
Gálffi, Péter Haumann, Tamás Kóbor, Géza Gábor; 100min/35mm/Hungary;
Hungarian with English subtitles
Winner of numerous festival audience awards around the world, Morten Tyldum’s
Buddy is a heartwarming debut about friendship, love and fame and reminds us
that it is always important to be honest and true to yourself.
Twenty-four and carefree, Kristoffer works as a billboard hanger, is madly in love
with his girlfriend, Elisabeth, and spends his time making a video diary about the
many antics with his friends, Geir and Stig Inge. When Elisabeth gives him her
apartment keys, the commitment scares Kristoffer, and he returns them.
However, Kristoffer’s life falls apart when Elisabeth dumps him for her boss. While
Kristoffer tries to win Elisabeth back, Henriette moves in with the guys, and subtle
sparks begin to fly between Kristoffer and her. There is, however, a roadblock in the
form of Henriette's boyfriend.
Meanwhile, success hits Kristoffer and friends when a television producer comes
across his video diaries. Soon, the diaries are a featured segment on a television
talk show, bringing minor celebrity status. Revealing your life on national television
comes with a price tag, however, and friendships and love are soon tested to their
limits. It will cost Kristoffer a great deal to fix things and find out if he has the guts
to follow his heart.
Made up of five loosely connected sketches tied together by a Budapest bus route,
A Bus Came… is the collective work of five directors, ten writers, five cinematographers, four editors, four composers and a multitude of actors.
The mini-films, which contrast starkly with one another in regard to atmosphere
and style, range from an unusual love story to unlucky shoes; from a crime story
to a bloody opera; and even a comic book-like battle between good and evil,
directed by György Pálfi (Hukkle, Cinequest 2003), and set against a backdrop of
modern Budapest nights to depict Daedalus crying out for vengeance to allay his
loss of Icarus, and the ensuing mystical battle when the Sorcerer sets out to
thwart him.
Visually stunning and delicately balancing drama with absurd humor, A Bus
Came… is a treat for audiences and a film that will have audiences talking.
Al Owens
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CALA, MY DOG!
CABALLÉ
BEYOND MUSIC
(Kala shi tiao gou)
(Caballé Más Alus de la Música)
3/6, 5:00pm (REP) 3/7, 12:00pm (C3)
3/4, 9:30pm (C3) 3/5, 5:00pm (REP) 3/12, 12:15pm (C3)
Director Antonio A Farré; Producers Alvaro Longoria, Alberto Sabaté;
Cinematographer Xavier Gil; Editor Raúl Román; Composer Carlos Caballé
98min/35mm/Spain; Spanish with English subtitles
Director Lu Xuechang; Producer Wang Zhongjun; Screenwriter Lu Xuechang;
Cinematographer Zhang Xigui; Editor Kong Jinlei; Composer Xiang Min;
Cast Ge You, Xia Yu, Ding Jiali, Li Bin; 100min/35mm/China; Mandarin with
English subtitles
"I believe that drinking music is the best thing in life. Music is magic and it is a
privilege to live with it." – Montserrat Caballé
If you love opera, or even have only an interest in music, immerse yourself in this
sensational musical highlighting the career of one of the greatest divas of all time,
Montserrat Caballé.
Featuring renowned performances in the world’s most illustrious opera houses
and wonderfully inspired words from peers and the legend herself — who brings
her warmth to the screen as our host — director Antonio A Farré’s Caballé Beyond
Music is a fascinating journey through the life and career of the woman who is,
undoubtedly, a key figure in the music of the second half of the twentieth century.
She has one of the most remarkable careers of any soprano in history, and the
famous, late Maria Callas had remarked that Montserrat is her only true successor.
What makes Caballé all the more dazzling is her work as a tireless promoter of
important humanitarian causes, her life as a devoted wife and mother and her
dedication to the future of her art as a teacher. It is a film that will enchant and
move anyone who sees it.
Lu Xuechang’s Cala, My Dog! is a philosophical tale reflecting the extraordinary
struggle of an ordinary worker to reclaim his pet, his family...and himself,
Internationally acclaimed, award winning actor Ge You (Big Shot's Funeral, Best
Actor of the 47th Cannes Film Festival) stars as an ordinary factory employee,
Lao Er, who trudges between the family home and the factory floor every day,
constantly in search of his dignity and manhood. While his wife, Yu Lan, gradually
puts on weight, their 14-year-old son, Liang Liang, like most young teenagers,
struggles with his family and adolescence, making everyone's lives difficult.
Lao Er's only pleasure in life is his affection for their dog, Cala. One night, the
unregistered dog is taken away by the police, and Lao Er is given until 4 p.m. the
next day to come up with the 5,000 yen registration fees or lose his friend. Given
that the fine is the cost of feeding his family for six months, Lao Er despairs that
he may never raise the cash. Lao Er then embarks on a frantic search across the
city; talking with strangers, friends and acquaintances — but will Lao Er’s efforts be
enough to reunite him with his beloved pooch?
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THE CURSE OF
BLOODHEAD
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DELIVERY
METHOD
THE CURSE OF
BLOODHEAD
1680 North Vine Street, Suite 605
Los Angeles, CA 90028
United States
P: (323) 469-8500
info@plastercity.com
www.bloodhead.com
3/12, 9:30pm (UT-SJSU) 3/13, 11:30pm (C3)
3/11, 6:45pm (MD-SJSU) 3/13, 2:45pm (C3)
Director Christopher Coppola; Producers Alain Silver, Christopher Coppola;
Screenwriter Adrienne Stout-Coppola; Cinematographer Drew Giannetta; Editor
Glenn Erickson; Composer Andy Rehfeldt; Cast Andre Ware, Steven
“Chickenbone” Hedden, Frank Gorshin, Andre Marcus, Bernie Kopell, Lynda
Carter, Shirley Jones; 87min/35mm/United States
Director Josh Apter; Producers Josh Apter, Peter Olsen; Screenwriters
Josh Apter, Rich Egan; Cinematographer Peter Olsen; Editors Josh Apter,
Sarah Christman; Composer Chris Ryan; Cast Richard Egan, Tanya Clarke,
Sully Boyar; 100 min/DVCPro/United States
Two brothers born from the same parents. Oddly, Doug is white and Donnie, black.
Yet, it is more than just the color of their skin that makes the two men drastically
different.
They do share one thing, however — a common goal: money! So, when their
mother, whom they have never met, dies, and they are brought together to claim
the trailer park she left her two sons, they find themselves challenged to their limits emotionally and physically. Together, they must find a way to put aside their
mistrust and prejudices to unite in order to fight the evil cult that wants them for
the ultimate sacrifice. Their new common goal: survival!
Christopher Coppola combines comedy and camp in a gripping horror adventure,
while masterfully capturing the intense conflict between his characters and their
struggles with money, prejudice and youth. The latest in his series of “digi-flicks,”
The Curse of Bloodhead is an intense joyride and an amalgamation of mysterious
atmosphere, excellent cinematography and compelling dialogue. It is, without a
doubt, a film that will keep audiences mesmerized until the last second.
And stick around after the film for a hilarious presentation entitled The Unknown
Coppola.
Sam Guzman
Director Josh Apter (Kaaterskill Falls, Cinequest 2002) tells an unlikely love story
of two people trying to find themselves, first as friends, then partners and finally
lovers.
Gus enjoys his carefree life, bicycling around Manhattan delivering special
packages to a steady group of regulars. But after a cataclysmic occurrence,
Gus realizes that it’s time to go straight.
Jessie, a massage therapist with very few clients, is desperately trying to recover
from the death of her boyfriend. Her professional and personal lives both seem
poised for a change. Jessie and Gus had met prior to his reincarnation; he was
madly attracted to her, while she thought him a fool. Fate reunites them, and the
new Gus is one Jessie actually likes. While both struggle to fix the broken parts of
their lives, Gus has a brainstorm that will allow them to embark on a joint venture
to do what they do best — but is either truly prepared for the consequences?
DELIVERY METHOD
Lo-Fi Pictures
80 5th Ave, Ste 908
New York, NY 10011
United States
P: (212) 414-9570
F: (212) 478-3121
japter@nyc.rr.com
www.lofipictures.com
DESTINATION
MOSCOW
Nowegian Film Institute
PO Box 482 Sentrum
Oslo, N-0105
Norway
P: 47 22 47 45 75
F: 47 22 47 45 97
stineo@nfi.no
www.nfi.no
DORIAN BLUES
Two fractured lives are changed as Gus and Jessie ride their roller coaster of a
relationship, while taking risks that can be quite dangerous to them. Richard Egan
and Tanya Clarke bring a dynamic presence to their roles as two tremendously
appealing down-and-out souls who are determined to find redemption no matter
what the cost.
Sandy Wolf
Day Dreamer Films
18 Maple Ave
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
United States
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DESTINATION
MOSCOW
DORIAN BLUES
(Mot Moskva)
3/6, 12:15pm (C1) 3/7, 9:00pm (C1)
3/12, 7:00pm (C3) 3/13, 9:15pm (UT-SJSU)
Directors Jo Strømgren, Runar Hodne; Producer Rune H. Trondsen;
Screenwriters Jo Strømgren, Runar Hodne; Cinematographer Patrik Säfström;
Editor Pål Gengenbach; Composer Kari Nytrø, Lars Årdel; Cast Thorbjørn Harr,
Espen R. Bjerke, Kyrre Texnæs, John Brungot, Anna Dworak;
80min/35mm/Norway; Norwegian with English subtitles
Director Tennyson Bardwell; Producers Tennyson Bardwell, Mary-Beth Taylor
Bardwell, Frank D’Andrea, Portia Kamons, Ann Marie Lizzi; Screenwriter
Tennyson Bardwell; Cinematographer Taylor Morrison; Editor Ann Marie Lizzie;
Composer Will Severin; Cast Michael McMillian, Lea Coco, Steven Charles Fletcher,
Maureen Quigley; 88 min/Digital Beta/United States
"My name is Vassi. I am an actor. And an idealist."
Anxiety is the main course for young Dorian Lagatos, but these are not your
average adolescent blues Not only is he going through high school purgatory, but
also he is struggling to move out of the shadow of his football-jock brother, Nicky,
while dealing with his domineering and very homophobic father.
Jo Strømgren and Runar Hodne’s Destination Moscow is a lopsided view of the
last decade of the Soviet Union, as seen through the eyes of an incorrigible
idealist from the provinces. It is a road movie in tribute of the deeds of fumbling
heroes and the charm of believing in the impossible.
Life is not smooth sailing for Vassi. Between performing plays to meager
audiences and helping his shady brother smuggle goods, his dreams of
conquering the legendary theatres of Moscow seem farther than ever.
Without ever giving up, however, he and his ragtag troupe of actors lumber from
gig to gig, dealing with everything from mute performers to rabid immigrant
officers. Tired of waiting for their big break, they decide to risk everything for one
shot at stardom. But will their journey lead to the famous Pushkin Moscow
Theatre or back to the muddy provinces?
Dorian is a self-described "stereotypical gay." Horrified at his conservative father’s
reaction, he, at first, gets his brother to help him "think straight." Acceptance,
however, may lie only at the end of his journey of self-discovery, boozy counselors,
swing-dancing strippers and sudden emotional discoveries. No one said it was
easy coming out of the closet.
With an appealing cast and warm, unpredictable charm, Dorian Blues deliciously
portrays the pangs and triumphs of staying true to one’s self. Writer-director
Tennyson Bardwell has created a funny, moving coming-of-age tale about the
search for personal happiness, with wit and wisdom to spare. His directorial debut
is a delightful comedy for anyone who’s ever come apart while "coming of age."
Reminiscent of the deadpan comedies of Aki Kaurismaki (The Man Without a
Past), Destination Moscow is a sharp, bittersweet look at talented dreamers and
their elusive destinies. Without sacrificing a knack for human comedy, it takes a
loving look at just how far artists will go for their art.
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
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DOWN BY LOVE
DOUBLE DARE
¨ Sújtva)
(Szerelemtol
DOUBLE DARE
unaway Films
330 Rhode Island St
an Francisco, CA 94107
nited States
: (415) 821-2448
: (415) 293-0806
tunts@runawayfilms.com
www.runawayfilms.com
DOWN BY LOVE
Magyar Filmunió
árosligeti fasor 38.
068, Budapest
ungary
: 36 1 351 7760
: 36 1 352 6734
lmunio@filmunio.hu
www.filmunio.hu
EILA
innish Film Foundation
anavakatu 12
elsinki, 00160
inland
: 358 9 6220300
: 358 9 62203050
eskus@ses.fi
www.ses.fi
FADO BLUES
ado Filmes
ua Goncalves Zarco Nº 18-5º Dto
isboa, 1400-191
ortugal
: 351 21 302 10 32
: 351 21 302 10 42
adofilmes@mail.telepac.pt
3/5, 7:00pm (C3) 3/6, 5:30pm (C3)
3/4, 7:00pm (C1) 3/6, 7:00pm (C1)
Director Amanda Micheli; Producers Karen Johnson, Danielle Renfrew;
Cinematographer Amanda Micheli; Editor Purcell Carson; Composer Marco
D’Ambrosio; 81min/Digital Beta/United States
Their jobs entail being set on fire, thrown off buildings, dragged by wild horses
and hit by cars. They are stuntwomen.
Jeannie Epper, who was Linda Carter’s double on the Wonder Woman television
series, has appeared in scores of Hollywood films and is the female member of a
long-standing and prominent family of stuntpeople. But she is now a grandmother,
fighting the lack of roles for women her age and her own physical limitations.
Zoe Bell, who was the stunt double for Xena: Warrior Princess, realizes that if she is
ever going to succeed in her chosen career, she must move from her native New
Zealand to Los Angeles.
Both Jeannie and Zoe face the challenges of pursuing a line of work in a field dominated by macho men. When Jeannie meets Zoe, she takes her under her wing, as
they both struggle to survive at the opposite end of the spectrum — Jeannie fighting
to hold on and Zoe just begging for the chance to show her stuff.
Going behind the scenes of film sets and auditions, director Amanda Micheli deftly
reveals the daily trials and tribulations of these remarkable "action heroes." And as
we become emotionally involved with these incredible women, we find out if the payoff for all the physical and mental woes they endure makes it all worthwhile.
Sandy Wolf
Preceded by: Walkentalk; Dir. Tim Merrill; 10min/35mm/United States – Lesson #1: If
your brother talks like Christopher Walken, get him some help. Lesson #2: Never
invite him to meet your new girlfriend.
Director Tamas Sas; Producer Denes Szekeres; Screenwriter Can Togay,
Tamas Sas; Cinematographer Elemér Ragályi; Editor Karoly Ari; Composer David
Yengibarjan; Cast Patricia Kovacs, Gabor Mate, Jozsa Hacser, Rita Tallos,
Imre Csuja, Zsuzsa Jaro, Janos Szilagyi, Lili Erdos; 90 min/35mm/Hungary;
Hungarian with English subtitles
Eva has just returned from a glorious few days at the beach with her lover.
Upbeat and radiantly in love, she says a few words to her neighbor before stepping inside her nondescript flat. And it is there, inside her apartment, we witness
both the unraveling of a love affair and the emotional state of a yearning woman,
who just might be on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Displaying an intense virtuosity, Patricia Kovacs is mesmerizing in a role that has
her dominating the screen, primarily with the use of internal dialogue and phone
conversations with her unseen lover. Director Tamas Sas takes what is essentially
a one set location and makes it feel open and isolated, all reflective of Eva’s
particular mood at the time.
Wavering between self-deceived euphoria and despondency, Eva’s fragile emotions
mirror the complexities of her involvement in a love triangle. Tough and resilient,
Eva stubbornly refuses to deny herself hope of true happiness, despite the growing evidence to everyone but herself that she is in fact the third wheel. But when
that realization finally comes to her, she embarks upon a shocking plot for
revenge that reveals a passionate and strangely determined woman.
Sandy Wolf
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EILA
3/4, 5:00pm (C1) 3/8, 9:00pm (C1)
3/13, 6:30pm (C1) 3/14, 12:00pm (C1)
Director Jarmo Lampela; Producers Petri Jokiranta, Tero Kaukomaa;
Screenwriter Tove Idström; Cinematographer Harri Räty; Editor Joona Louhivuori;
Composer Liisa Akimof, Petri Nieminen; Cast Sari Mällinen, Ilkka Koivula, Hannes
Suominen, Kristiina Halkola, Johanna Kerttula, Kari Hietalahti;
94min/35mm/Finland; Finnish with English subtitles
Director Luis Galvão Teles; Producers Goncalo Galvão Teles, Luis Galvão Teles;
Screenwriter Suzanne Nagle; Cinematographer Jacques Raybaut; Composer Nuno
Maló; Cast Cristini Olivera, Ângelo Torres, Danton Mello, Carlos Santos,
João Lagarto, Marcantonio Del Carlo; 111min/35mm/Portugal Portugese; with
English subtitles.
As gritty and uncondescending as the movies of Ken Loach (My Name Is Joe,
Sweet Sixteen), Eila displays enormous power in a woman’s battle for justice and
dignity. Based on true events, it is a bracing tribute to the strength of humanity in
even the bleakest of situations.
"Crime is an equal opportunity profession — anyone can do it."
For Eila, life boils down to cleaning the floors of a government building and making
sure her delinquent son keeps out of trouble. Things change when, unjustly laid off
from her job, she finds the strength to join her colleagues in striking for better
working conditions and bringing action against the State. Eila’s journey, however,
has just begun.
Eila is the story of the strength and courage of a woman who ventures to take a
risk, as an employee, as a loving woman and as a mother. Showcasing a harsh yet
humanistic type of realism, director Jarmo Lampela’s Elia is a superb example of
the current wave of social consciousness in Finnish cinema. In its title character,
the film flies a flag for human dignity and finds an inspiring protagonist with
enough backbone to put Erin Brockovich to shame.
Amadeu and Leonardo are friends scraping to make a living in Rio. Dreams drive
their lives. For the irascible and down-to-earth Amadeu, always trying to make a
buck from tourists, his dream is to make his life worthwhile; for naïve dreamer
Leonardo, yearning for the excitement of crime novels, it is to become a famous
writer.
Their plans lead nowhere until Lia, a gun-toting femme fatale, right out of one of
Leonardo’s beloved pulp novels, crosses their path. Thrust into the underworld of
Lisbon, the two friends get more than they bargained for when they join a gang
specializing in art theft.
The latest offering from veteran Portuguese director Luis Galvão Teles (Elles,
Cinequest Audience Choice 1999), Fado Blues modulates from the lilting rhythm of
light comedy to the suspense of film noir. Both a witty parody of crime dramas
and an exciting heist thriller, it is an intriguing look at how "crime is the only
democratic profession."
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
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FINE DEAD GIRLS
FOOLS
(Fine Mrtve Djevojke)
(Narren)
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FINE DEAD GIRLS
Alka Film
Dedici 21
Zagreb, 10000
Croatia
P: 38 51 30 10 601
F: 38 51 30 10 601
alka-film@zg.tel.hr
3/4, 3:00pm (C3) 3/10, 1:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/12, 12:45pm (UT-SJSU)
3/7, 2:00pm (C1) 3/13, 5:00pm (C3) 3/14, 2:15pm (C3)
Director Dalibor Matanic; Producer Jozo Patljak; Screenwriters Mate Matisic,
Dalibor Matanic; Cinematographer Branko Linta; Editor Tomislav Pavlic;
Componers Jura Ferina, Pavle Miholjevic; Cast Olga Pakalovic, Nina Violic, Inge
Appelt, Kresimir Mikic, Ivica Vidovic, Jadranka Dokic, Milan Strljic;
77min/35mm/Croatia; Serbo-Croatian with English subtitles
Director Tom Schreiber; Producers Ute Schneider, Wim Wenders; Screenwriter
Ingo Haeb; Cinematographers Olaf Hirschberg, Hajo Schomerus; Editors Andreas
Radtke, Miriam Strugalla; Composer Jakob Ilja; Cast Christoph Bach,
Victoria Deutschmann, Hannelore Lübeck, Markus John; 90min/35mm/Germany;
German with English subtitles
Iva and Maria, a young lesbian couple in Croatia’s capital city, Zagreb, just want to
find a quiet place to live together and be left alone. Unfortunately, the apartment
building they choose, a half hidden place down by the train tracks, couldn’t have
been a worse choice. The place is like something from a Balkan David Lynch universe; the tenants — who at first glance seem nice and normal enough — are a
crazy-quilt of eccentrics who cover just about every extreme of society’s spectrum, and the landlady might have stepped from an Abel Ferrara fever dream.
Everybody is seething about something on some level, and when the landlady’s
son inevitably falls for Iva, things really start to get out of hand.
Roman has a passionless life. A good son, whose best friend is his elderly mother,
Roman is always left out of the camaraderie with his boisterous colleagues at
work. But when he is invited to attend the "women’s carnival" masquerade party,
his life changes forever.
Filmed with a wonderfully sure hand and dark imagery, Fine Dead Girls swept the
awards at Croatia’s national film festival in Pula, winning awards for best film, director, producer, supporting actor and actress, as well as walking away with both the
Critic’s Prize and the Audience Award. It’s a wonderful, dark thriller with a strong
social conscience that embodies an appeal for understanding and tolerance. It’s
smoldering, brooding proof positive that film noir is alive and well in the Balkans.
Charlie Cockey
Christoph Bach (who bears a remarkable resemblance to a young Robert DeNiro)
gives the striking performance of an inhibited man dealing with his feelings on
previously unknown issues of passion, guilt, faith and death. With touches of
humor, and full of surprises, Fools takes us through the colorful and hectic throngs
of the carnival to discover with Roman what it feels like to be truly alive.
HAM & CHEESE
3/12, 7:00pm (MD-SJSU) 3/13, 7:00pm (MD-SJSU)
Director Elza Kephart; Producers Elza Kephart, Charles Jodoin-Keaton;
Screenwriter Elza Kephart; Cinematographer John Ashmore; Editor Stephane
Olivier; Composer Martin Pelland; Cast Anne Day-Jones, Karl Gerhardt, Samantha
Slan, Monik Vincent, Roland Laroche, Erik Kendrick; 81 min/Digital Beta/Canada
Director Warren P. Sonoda; Producers Mike Beaver, Jason Jones; Executive
Producer; Mihkel Harilaid; Screenwriters Mike Beaver, Jason Jones;
Cinematographer Brendan Steacy; Cast Jason Jones, Mike Beaver, Jennifer
Baxter, Samantha Bee, Dave Foley, Scott Thompson, Polly Shannon; 88min/Digital
Beta/Canada
Patsy, an introverted nurse, reads romance novels and watches soaps. When a
decaying lumberjack manages to bite our wallflower heroine, she morphs into a
flesh eating sex-kitten intent on winning back her old sweetheart, the conceited
and clueless Dr. Dox. However, Patsy’s lame flame is already engaged to Goodie, a
bitchy prude who, despite appearances (long legs and short dresses), refuses to
give doc what he wants — "Not until we’re married."
And once Patsy learns to deal with her new affliction, mastering the art of procuring corpses to gnaw on, while effectively and erotically reeling in the randy Dox,
Goodie had better watch out.
Ripe with allusions to classic horror films, director Elza Kephart’s Graveyard Alive
brilliantly evokes German Expressionist horror movies with glorious black and
white cinematography and a sparse but compelling soundtrack. It’s an exceptional
addition to the zombie tradition that’s unique and fun.
Ask any director, and he/she will tell you of at least one actor he/she would like to
kill — usually by the slowest and most painful way possible. Thespians are an interesting breed, to say the least.
Warren Sonoda’s Ham & Cheese enters the world of unknown actors looking to
make it big, following the ups, downs and real, real lows of two struggling actors,
Richard and Barry, as they try to make it in the cruel world of showbiz. Without
an ounce of talent between the two of them and their only strength being
persistence, they’ll do almost anything to attain their dream, except let it go.
Join Kids in the Hall alumni Dave Foley and Scott Thompson, along with a superb
cast who keep the fun flowing in this laugh-out-loud look at the screwed-up
dreams of some of the worst actors in the world.
You’ll grimace along with the casting directors at horrible line readings. You’ll cry
with the loved ones who put up with these boobs. You’ll raise your fist in anger at
the injustice of ending up on the cutting room floor. But most of all you’ll laugh
and laugh at director Sonoda’s homage to pesky thesps.
Jens Hussey
Robert Mello
Blackwalk Productions
99 Sudbury St #101
Toranto, Ontario M6J 3S7
Canada
P: (416) 533-5864
F: (416) 533-2016
abrose@decadedistribution.ca
www.decadedistribution.ca
HAM & CHEESE
3/8, 9:45pm (MD-SJSU) 3/12, 11:30pm (C3)
A stylish zombie love story with a dry sense of humor, Graveyard Alive — A
Zombie Nurse in Love assumes the eerie setting of a hospital, a veritable restaurant for ravished ghouls.
GRAVEYARD ALIVE A ZOMBIE NURSE IN LOVE
Bastard Amber Productions
1055 Bernard St W #6
Montreal, Quebec H2V 1V1
Canada
P: (514) 495-9023
F: (514) 495-1883
info@bastardamber.com
www.bastardamber.com
GRAVEYARD
ALIVEA Zombie
Nurse in Love
Reverse Angle Factory GmbH
Hildeboldplatz 15-17
D-50672, Köln
Germany
P: 49 (0) 221 12 600 96
F: 49 (0) 221 12 600 97
office@reverse-angle-factory.de
www.reverse-angle-factory.de
After meeting the mysterious Stella and discovering love for the first time, Roman
witnesses the beating of a young man in a Zorro costume. When his offer to help
is turned down, he returns to Stella, only to find that she has disappeared.
Plagued by nightmares and plunging into a lunatic’s psychosis, Roman sets out on
a surrealistic journey, wandering the Mardi Gras-like circus streets, determined to
unravel the complexities surrounding Stella, the events he’s observed and his own
personal struggle to find himself.
Sandy Wolf
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IPO
IMELDA
IMELDA
Cinediaz
1904 Greenberry Rd
Baltimore, MD 21209
United States
P: (410) 491-6189
F: (410) 510-1033
cinediaz@cinediaz.com
www.cinediaz.com
3/13, 12:30pm (UT-SJSU) 3/14, 11:45am (C3)
3/5, 9:30pm (REP) 3/8, 9:30pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Ramona S. Diaz; Producer Ramona S. Diaz; Cinematographer Ferne
Pearlstein; Editor Leah Marino; Composers Grace Nono, Bob Aves; 103min/HDCAM/United States; English and Tagalog with English subtitles
Director Daniel Gamburg; Producer Michael Gamburg; Screenwriter Daniel
Gamburg; Cinematographers Daniel Gamburg, Robin McLeod; Editor Daniel
Gamburg; Cast David Babich, Marie Buquet, Kerry Gudjohnsen, Matthew Gardner,
Mark Rachel, Frank Torranno, Caridad Frutos, Lee Tsoflias, Radha Lorca, Dawn
Walters, Mara Katz, Michael Wohl, Glenda Solis; 100min/Digital Beta/United States
She could change her shoes every day for eight years and still not wear the same
pair twice. Her beauty and charm won over the likes of Colonel Khadafi, General
MacArthur and Irving Berlin. She survived an assassination attempt, exile and over
150 charges of corruption and human rights abuse and is still convinced that she is
the beloved symbol of her people and country.
Widow of the late Ferdinand Marcos, exiled president of the Philippines, Imelda
Marcos rose to power as a diplomat and Governor of Manila during the twenty-year
reign of her husband. During the Cold War because of the strategic military location of the country, the Marcoses garnered profit from close ties with the United
States, maintained a stranglehold on the government, and thrust the Philippines
into the world’s spotlight. By the time of their forced exile in 1986, her beauty, cosmopolitan bearing and ruthlessness, arguably, had transformed Imelda into the
richest and most powerful woman in the world.
Director Ramona S. Diaz captures Imelda’s unique character through home movies,
archival footage and rare candid interviews. Whether expounding idiosyncratic
cosmology, complaining that her would-be assassin chose too ugly a weapon or
passing out autographed pictures to the poor, Imelda remains a stellar beauty with
a talent for self-delusion. Imelda is a provocative and savagely entertaining film
about power, egotism and deception.
San Francisco dotcommers hatch a plan to cash in on their company and their
employees lives in this evocative tragicomedy about life at a startup during the
technology industry’s boom and bust.
With the diligent Susan in charge and Kip and Jeff as backers, Hot Tot flourishes
as a company and entices employees by offering them an opportunity to become
San Francisco’s next wave of high-tech millionaires. Maria hops on board with
hopes of starting a family and helping her husband quit his high-risk job. Charlene
relies on the job’s long hours to balance out her loneliness as a single woman.
Hot Tot offers Kachina much-needed direction and a way out of her destructive
relationship with Joe, who lies his way into getting a job at Hot Tot. But the future
looks uncertain for Hot Tot, and management faces major decisions that will
determine the livelihoods of the employees.
The San Francisco ensemble cast offers magnificent improvisation as director
Daniel Gamburg creates a true-to-life environment that cleverly mixes the ups and
downs with a unique humor that betrays the suspicion and resentment which are
revealed when the bubble bursts and dreams become reality.
Sandy Wolf
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JAGODA IN THE
SUPERMARKET
IPO
Enlightened Pictures
750 17th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94121
United States
P: (415) 668-1091
F: (415) 221-6178
daniel@enlightenedpictures.com
www.enlightenedpictures.com
JAGODA IN THE
SUPERMARKET
Media Luna Entertainment
Hochstadensrasse 1-3
Cologne, D-50674
Germany
P: 49 221 139 2222
F: 49 221 139 2224
info@medialuna-entertainment.com
www.medialuna-entertainment.com
JONNY VANG
Norwegian Film Institute
PO Box 482 Stentrum
Oslo, N-0105
Norway
P: 47 22 47 45 75
F: 47 22 47 45 97
stineo@nfi.no
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JONNY VANG
(Jagoda u Supermarketu)
3/5, 7:15pm (C1) 3/10, 9:00pm (C1)
3/7, 4:45pm (C3) 3/9, 5:15pm (C3)
Director Dusan Milic; Producer Emir Kusturica; Screenwriter Dusan Milic;
Cinematographer Petar Popovic; Editor Svetolik Mica Zajc; Composers Dr. Nelle
Karajlic, Dejan Sparavalo; Cast Branka Katic, Srdjan Todorovic, Dubravka Mijatovic;
92min/35mm/Serbia, Germany, Italy; Serbo-Croatian with English subtitles
Director Jens Lien; Producer Dag Alveberg; Screenwriter Ståle Stein Berg;
Cinematographers Philip Øgaard, Erling Thurmann-Andersen; Editor Pål
Gengenbach; Cast Aksel Hennie, Laila Goody, Fridtjov Såheim, Marit Adeleide
Andreassen, Bjørn Sundquist, Nils Vogt; 85min/35mm/Norway; Norwegian with
English subtitles
Jagoda, desperately looking for Mr. Right, is a cashier at the sparkling new
"American-style" supermarket. When her more aggressive co-worker steals a
potential date, Jagoda refuses to sell a kind old lady strawberries for her
grandson’s birthday.
However, when the grandson finds out about the insult perpetrated on dear
granny, he has no choice but to seek vengeance. So, he enters the supermarket
heavily armed and holds everyone hostage — even though he really doesn’t like
strawberries. Needless to say, plans go awry, and as the SWAT team gets ready,
crowds gather outside the supermarket in support of the gunman.
Creating a kind of absurdist Dog Day Afternooon, Dusan Milic directs a darkly
romantic farce about love, hostages and politics in which a spunky checkout girl
bonds with a bumbling war vet, despite the fact that he is holding her and the
other hostages at gunpoint. Jagoda in the Supermarket is a refreshing look at
people recently freed from a police state trying to come to grips with all the fruits
of a free society, as well as the impersonality of modern institutions full of goodies
which they could only dream about not too long ago.
Sandy Wolf
Jonny, Tuva and Magnus have known each other since they were kids. Now in
their thirties, much has changed in their relationship, or, as Jonny puts it, "Many
people believe that life in small towns is less complicated than in the big city. But
it's not true. Life isn't complicated — it's complex."
Truer words could not be spoken about this particular trio. Jonny is still Magnus’
best friend, but Magnus is now married to Tuva, with whom he has a child. At the
same time, Tuva is Jonny's mistress. Jonny isn't at all happy with the arrangement,
and he would very much like to change things. He tells Tuva that he'd like to get
serious.
Shortly afterwards, Jonny is assaulted by an unknown attacker with a shovel. The
mysterious attack is, however, just the beginning of a series of accidents and
catastrophes of which Jonny is the victim. He is shot, his car smashed, his business sabotaged and, to add insult to injury, the bank refuses him a loan. But
Jonny Vang is not one to give up without a fight...
Director Jens Lien deftly crafts a playful and hilarious comedy, full of music and
personality. It is a tale about how nothing is as it seems — where there are always
choices with limited options. Just like life.
Al Owens
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KILL ME TENDER
(Haz Conmigo lo que Quieras)
KILL ME TENDER
edia Luna Entertainment
ochstadenstrasse 1-3
ologne, D-50674
ermany
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avin Films
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ondon, W1D 4PL
nited Kingdom
44 20 84 32 23 27
44 20 74 37 39 03
THE LAST
ZAPATISTAS
anuel Penafiel/Francesco Taboada
roducciones
16 E. 92nd St
os Angeles, CA 90003
nited States
(323) 547 - 3748
rivas@lastzapatistas.com
ww.lastzapatistas.com
LIBERTY: 3 STORIES
ABOUT LIFE & DEATH
am Walton Productions
ox 391025
ountain View, CA 94039
nited States
(650) 960-3414
(650) 962-8539
gwalton@earthlink.net
3/6, Midnight (C3) 3/10, 9:30pm (C3)
3/11, 5:00pm (C3) 3/12, 4:45pm (C3)
Director Ramón de España; Producer Juan Alexander; Executive Producer José
Luis G. Arrojo; Screenwriter Ramón de España; Cinematographer David Omedes;
Editor José Salcedo; Composer Alfonso de Vilallonga; Cast Ingrid Rubio, Alberto
San Juan, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Manuel Manquiña; 98min/35mm/Spain; Spanish
with English subtitles
Maribel is bored with her dull life. She is also repulsed by her mother’s employer,
a recent widower with a small fortune (and a bad heart), who is obsessed with
Maribel’s beauty and offers her a life of luxury for her hand in marriage.
Desperate to get away, Maribel travels to Barcelona to visit her sister. There she
meets Manolo, an excitable hunk, who has bigger plans than dressing up in a
bunny suit for his job as a debt collector. Together the new lovers hatch a complicated plan that will allow them to be together in a style they may not be accustomed to, but to which they certainly feel entitled. The plot soon thickens as each
blunders toward an unexpected denouement.
Ingrid Rubio is enchanting as the restless Maribel, struggling to find herself in a
world that doesn’t seem to have a place for someone with her vitality. Director
Ramón de España deftly mixes comedy and drama in a meditation on love, desire,
ambition and contentment, all the while focusing on the fragility of relationships in
a striking cinematic style. It is a tale about the quiet desperation of those who
never seem to be satisfied, even when happiness is staring them right in the face.
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Director Julian Richards; Producer Zorana Piggott; Screenwriter James Handel;
Cinematographer Chris StJohn-Smith; Editor Claus Wehlisch; Composer Simon
Lambros; Cast Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish;
80min/35mm/United Kingdom
Max Parry is a mild-mannered wedding photographer who leads a fairly dull life
with one minor exception — he is a serial killer.
By luring his innocent subjects home with the enticement of bad-teen slasher
movie, Max, with the help of his nerdy and inept assistant, is able to satisfy his
appetite, both literally and figuratively, as he brings delicious cuts of meat home to
his parents.
Max narrates in murderously humorous fashion, caustically advising us of the
meaninglessness of the lives of his victims, as he shares with us his psycho-killer
mentality and his technique for each brutal murder. But nothing prepares us for
what lies ahead.
It’s rare to find a truly memorable shocker movie anymore, but Julian Richards’
The Last Horror Movie keeps us spellbound in horror, while making us feel
appalled at our own laughter. Reminiscent of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, but
with the more comedic underpinnings of American Psycho, it takes us on a journey through the mind of a sick, but slick, individual dying to show us the mayhem
and murder he commits with such pride. While it may be disturbing to watch this
film, what is more frightening is the vulnerability we feel when faced with the
thought that people like Max may be out there, just waiting for the right time to
take us home for dinner.
Note: Contains graphic violence.
Sandy Wolf
LIBERTY:
3 STORIES ABOUT
LIFE & DEATH
THE LAST
ZAPATISTAS,
FORGOTTEN
HEROES
(Los Ultimos Zapatistas,
Heroes Olvidados)
3/9, 5:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/11, 3:30pm (C3)
3/6, 9:15pm (UT-SJSU) 3/7, 2:30pm (REP) 3/8, 1:00pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Francesco Taboada Tabone; Producer Manuel Peñafiel; Cinema-tographer
Manuel Peñafiel; Editor Sarah Perrig; Composers Angel Mosqueda, Jesus Baez; 70
min/35mm/Mexico; Spanish with English subtitles
Director Pam Walton; Producer Pam Walton; Cinematographer Pam Walton;
Editor Pam Walton; Composer Neil Panton; 70min/Digital Beta/USA
Magnificently capturing the past fire within the fragile and weak, 90-somethingyear-old men as they recall the blasts of guns and the ferociousness of battles during the 1910 Mexican Revolution, Francesco Taboada Tabone’s The Last Zapatistas
is a chilling testimony of the last twelve survivors of the legendary Liberation Army
of the South — patriots who fought beside General Emiliano Zapata. They are living
history at its best as they recall the events as they actually happened.
Some were left with no other choice, some were tricked into it and others supported Zapata as if he were God. Reigning government ideals were forced upon them
as they pushed to advance, leaving the peasants and lower classmen begging,
barely surviving. “Birds live off the sky, fish live off the sea, man lives off the land,”
and they weren’t even allowed that.
Humbly displaying a belief that their lives would be better under Zapata’s rule, supporters and family members still actively battle for justice and equality. Today
young students have become political activists supporting his values and goals.
One of the last surviving soldiers symbolically gives over his fight to a younger
generation. Awarded Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival,
The Last Zapatistas is a captivating illustration of a world where courage reigned.
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It has been said that where there is love there is life. Liberty: 3 Stories About Life
& Death provides both with a heartfelt exploration of a lesbian family of friends
and lovers coping with the death of two members. Told in three parts, the film by
Pam Walton demonstrates the power of film to bring back the deceased and the
pain, joy and determination of living and dying.
A tremendous sense of humor and fun binds this community together. Every
occasion is cause for a celebration of life and love. A retirement party is not
complete without songs and an 8-foot replica of the Statue of Liberty. Cake, Judy
Garland and kisses cap off the ultimate bon voyage party. Even when one of these
close friends begins chemotherapy, the ladies make an event full of laughter and
music out of shaving her head.
Social conservatives may attempt to portray the gay community as outside of the
rights and joys of the "traditional" family but in the end, Liberty proves that everyone should be so lucky to have such love, support and sense of community as
these women. Where there is love, there is life and where there are both, there is
liberty.
Preceded by: Stolen Poem; Dir. Austin Grady; 10min/HD-CAM/United States
– Two women looking for something steal every piece of mail and FedEx packages
they can find. Soon, they find something much more valuable than what they
were looking for.
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LIFE LEAVES
MARKS
THE LOSS OF
NAMELESS
THINGS
(La Vida Mancha)
3/4, 5:00pm (REP) 3/8, 10:00pm (C3)
3/7, 2:00pm (UT SJSU) 3/8, 5:00pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Enrique Urbizu; Producers Gerardo Herrero, Fernando Victoria de Lecea;
Executive Producer Fernando Victoria de Lecea; Screenwriter Michel Gaztambide;
Cinematographer Carles Gusi; Editor Pablo Blanco; Composer Mario de Benito;
Cast José Coronado, Zay Nuba, Juan Sanz, Sandro Polo, Yohana Cobo;
105min/35mm/Spain; Spanish with English subtitles
Director Bill Rose; Producer Bill Rose; Cinematographers Mickey Freeman,
Jerry Slick, Bill Bishop; Editor Rick LeCompte; Composers Barney Jones, Joan
Jeanrenaud; 110min/HD-CAM/United States
Pedro Salazar has been away from home for a long time. Too long. Alone and
immersed in his shady business, he has managed to save enough money to return
and start a new, normal life, if possible.
His brother, Fito, has led a different life: married with one child, he owns a truck
that would provide them with enough for their needs, if it weren’t for his gambling
problem. His wife, Juana, tries to help him the way she knows best, by loving him
more.
But the situation is on the verge of exploding when Pedro arrives home. For a
time, the trio undergoes one of the biggest tests: that of love and sacrifice, from
which they emerge with the scrapes and scars that show life leaves marks.
"The delicately impressive, offbeat drama Life Leaves Marks represents a new
direction for Enrique Urbizu... The film's multiple merits include a gold-plated,
lovingly-worked script, a confident, leisurely pace and the full capacity to exploit
minimal elements to the dramatic full. Carles Gusi's sunlight-drenched lensing is
beautifully crisp and airy, in keeping with the film's generally stark, clean-lined
look." -- Jonathan Holland (Variety)
Palo Alto filmmaker Bill Rose reveals the evocative story of one man’s fall from
grace, of artistic paradise lost and hard won resurrection and of an inspired artistic life.
In 1978, Oakley Hall III was a 28-year-old playwright with a reputation for brilliance
and on the verge of national recognition. The son of a novelist, Hall was the
charismatic co-founder of the Lexington Conservatory Theater in upstate New
York, where he served as artistic director. Mandy Patinkin and William Hurt are
just a couple of the major players who starred in his stage readings.
An enfant terrible in every sense, Hall’s future was brighter than he could imagine,
and he had completed his work on one of his best plays. Then, tragically, head
injuries from a mysterious fall from a bridge took away his artistic life, and there
was little thought of him ever writing again…until twenty-five years later, when a
Northern California theater company received a grant to produce the very play
Hall was writing when he fell.
The story does not end there, however, as The Loss of Nameless Things uncovers
much more about Hall’s work and that fateful night, long ago. It is the tale about
how one powerful soul finds strength in who he is, when he could no longer be
who he’d been.
Al Owens
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Tornasol Films S.A.
C/Veneras, 9, Piso 7
Madrid, 28013
Spain
P: 34 91 102 3024
F: 34 91 542 2870
tornasol@tornasolfilms.com
THE LOSS OF
NAMELESS THINGS
1990 Newell Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94303
United States
P: (650) 328-1529
F: (650) 325-3211
bill@thelossofnamelessthings.com
www.thelossofnamelessthings.com
LOVE HURTS
Altavista Films, S.A.
Avendida Paseo De Las Palmas
1005 - Ds1, Col Lomas De
Chapultepec
Mexico
P: 52 55 5201 9000
F: 52 55 5201 9352
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MADNESS AND
GENIUS
1242 Ticonderoga Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63017
United States
P: (917) 576-5309
rae675849@yahoo.com
MADNESS
AND GENIUS
LOVE HURTS
(Amar te Duele)
3/6, 9:00pm (C1) 3/10, 4:30pm (C1)
3/7 9:15pm (REP) 3/8, 7:30pm (MD-SJSU)
Director Fernando Sariñana; Producers Fernando Sariñana, Eckehardt Von Damm,
Francisco G. Compean; Screenwriter Carolina Rivera; Cinematographer Salvador
Cartas; Editor Roberto Bolado; Composer Enrique Quezadas; Cast Luis Fernando
Peña, Martha Higareda, Armando Hernández, Ximena Sariñana;
Director Ryan Eslinger; Producer Ryan Eslinger; Screenwriter Ryan Eslinger;
Cinematographer Steve Huber; Editor Ryan Eslinger; Composer Ryan Eslinger;
Cast Tom Noonan, David James Hayward, David Williams, Christine Meyers, Norm
Golden; 103 min/HD-CAM/United States
Renata is the pampered eldest daughter of a wealthy bourgeois family, and Ulises
is a native Mexican youth from the wrong side of the tracks. When the two meet in
a shopping mall, it is love at first sight. They exchange a kiss and are soon organizing secret assignations and exchanging vows of eternal love.
The young couple soon learns that class and race prejudices are still strong in
modern Mexico. Neither friends (on either side) nor family are very accommodating. Renata's snobbish parents are appalled by her choice in lovers, going so far
as to attempt to end the affair by packing her off to Canada. Meanwhile, the affair
sends ripples through their circle of friends, and it will take all of Renata and
Ulises’ love to avoid the impending violent confrontation. But are they too late?
Director Fernando Sariñana’s confident technique blends stunning visuals with a
hip soundtrack to bring his modern Romeo and Juliet to life — as star-crossed
lovers traverse boundaries to be together in the chaos of Mexico City.
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Madness and Genius is an arresting debut from 22-year-old director Ryan Eslinger,
who became inspired at the age of thirteen to make his film. The result is a
remarkable story involving human relationships, redemption and, ultimately, the
alienation that results from those who suffer from madness and genius.
Frank (brilliantly portrayed by Tom Noonan), a once brilliant scientist and professor,
is haunted by a discovery in his past and may be quietly going mad. Jordan, a
student with a photographic memory, is on the verge of flunking out of school and
desperately attempts to attach himself to his reclusive and eccentric professor.
Nigel, suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease and feeling socially inept due to his
physical inadequacies, tutors Jordan as a means to maintain some kind of bond
with another student. He also seeks to draw the attention of his beautiful teaching
assistant, who barely acknowledges his existence. It is through the intertwining of
these three lives that earth-shattering secrets soon unfold.
Shot in beautiful black and white High-Definition and featuring an artistic talent far
more mature than most of the top directors working today, Madness and Genius is
a provocative tale of science, philosophy, blackmail, isolation and hope.
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THE MAGICAL
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TACK SAM
Presented by:
3/8, 7:00pm (C1) 3/9, 9:30pm (C3) 3/12, 3:00pm (C1)
3/4, 7:15pm (C3) 3/6, 12:45pm (C3)
Director Daphne Charizani; Producers Sabine Lamby, Giulio Ricciarelli;
Screenwriter Daphne Charizani; Cinematographer Lars Barthel; Editor Claudia
Tronnier; Composer Martin Probst; Cast Kathrin Angerer, Carlos Lopez, Oliver
Masucci, Jennifer Minetti, Steffen Scheumann; 85min/35mm/Germany; German
with English subtitles
Director Ann Marie Fleming; Producers Ann Marie Fleming, Svend-Erik Eriksen;
Executive Producers Bruce Alcock, Ruth Vincent, Ann Marie Fleming,
Rina Fraticelli; Cinematographer Ann Marie Fleming; Editors Ann Marie Fleming,
Ileana Pietrobruno; Composer Patric Caird; 90min/Beta SP/Canada; English
Madrid is a gorgeous and elegant film that generates a unique brilliance through
its haunting mixture of delicate ambiance, stunning, graceful cinematography and
subtle emotional resonance.
In Isabel's veins flow the heat and passion of Spain, the land of her ancestors. By
day, an assistant manager at a local grocery store, she lives in a suburban German
town, spending her evenings discouraged by her love life.
After losing one ungrateful young man, Isabel is initially intrigued by the handsome businessman, Manuel, who has taken up shop in the building across from
her store. Half Spanish, half German, ambitious, aiming for goals he cannot yet
reach, rugged yet sensitive, Manuel knows women. And he knows when the right
one comes along. Fueled by desire, Isabel is taken in quickly but soon begins to
re-think her decision as his demands upon her increase rapidly.
Forced to make weighty choices with a man she barely knows, Isabel finds herself
with no one to whom to turn. In her most exasperating moments, she finds solace
in the memory of her childhood in Madrid and the sound of her homeland’s music
which fires her soul.
Greek-born German director Daphne Charizani sensitively explores the meeting of
two people of mixed cultures who are forced to draw their own, unique roadmap
of life and love.
Jennifer Glynn
He trained Laurel and Hardy and Orson Wells, he opened for the Marx Brothers,
and he was publicly admired by George Burns and Ed Sullivan. Even Harry Houdini
tried to recruit him for his exclusive inner circle. A brilliant acrobat and magician,
Chinese-born Long Tack Sam was one of the greatest international vaudeville acts
of all time.
Trained from childhood in the ancient art of necromancy, Long Tack Sam married
an Austrian shop girl and fathered three Eurasian children at a time when interracial marriage was rare. For over forty years, he traveled the world dazzling audiences with magic, acrobatic feats, ancient mysticism, comedy, and his beautiful and
talented daughters. His narrow escapes from persecution during the world wars
and his brushes with Hollywood fame are the stuff of legends.
Director Anne Marie Fleming travels the globe to unearth the remarkable story of
her great-grandfather and discover the reasons behind his disappearance from the
annals of popular culture. What she discovers is a tale full of myth, magic,
romance and near misses. The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam is a delightful, visual
feast that uniquely blends different animation styles with actual footage to tell the
story of a truly extraordinary man while evoking a wonderful, but forgotten, era.
Preceded by: Confection; Dir. Eva Saks; 5min/35mm/United States – A delicious
short film about a little girl who learns empathy from a pastry.
THE MAN
WHO LOVED
HAUGESUND
THE MAN
WHO COPIED
(O homem que copiava)
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Bavaria Film International
Department of Bavaria Media GmbH
Bavariafilmplatz 8
Geiselgasteig, 82031
Germany
P: 49 89 6499 2686
F: 49 89 6499 3720
bavaria.international@bavaria-film.de
www.bavaria-film-international.de
THE MAGICAL LIFE OF
LONG TACK SAM
National Film Board of Canada
350 5th Ave #4820
New York, NY 10118
United States
P: (212) 629-8890
F: (212) 629-8502
j. sirabella@nfb.ca
www.nfb.ca
THE MAN WHO COPIED
Casa De Cinema De Porto Alegre
Rua Miguel Tostes, 860
Porto Alegre, 90430-060
Brazil
P: (55) 52 3331 1111
distribuidora@casacinEpoa.com.br
www.ohomemquecopiava.com.br
THE MAN WHO LOVED
HAUGESUND
PO Box 482 Sentrum
Oslo, N-0105
Norway
P: 47 22 47 45 75
F: 47 22 47 45 97
stineo@nfi.no
www.nfi.no
(Mannen Som Elsket Haugesund)
3/6, 4:15pm (C1) 3/8, 3:00pm (C3) 3/9, 12:00pm (UT-SJSU)
3/4, 5:15pm (C3) 3/5, 5:00pm (C3)
Director Jorge Furtado; Producer Nora Goulart; Executive Producer Luciana
Tomasi; Screenwriter Jorge Furtado; Cinematographer Alex Sernambi; Editor
Giba Assis Brasil; Composer Leo Henkin; Cast Lázaro Ramos, Leandra Leal, Pedro
Cardoso, Luana Piovani; 124min/35mm/Brazil; Portuguese with English subtitles
Directors Jon Haukeland, Tore Vollan; Producer Hanne Myren; Cinematographer
Tore Vollan; Editors Søren Ebbe, Trygve Hagen, Hanne Myren; Composer Richard
Johnsen; 60min/Digital Beta/Norway, Denmark; Norwegian with English subtitles
André is a 20-year-old high school dropout who operates the photocopy machine
at a stationery-cum-bookstore and lives with his mother. He likes drawing.
He really likes Silvia. And he desperately needs $38.
Too shy to approach Silvia on the bus, André follows her to work where he feigns
interest in buying a $38 bathrobe. In order to see Silvia again, he promises to
return soon with the money. Now, all he has to do is figure out how to get it.
Nothing a good copy machine, the right kind of paper and one $50 bill can’t
remedy. André soon realizes that he can earn a lot more than $38, and, with the
help of a sexy lady and her kooky boyfriend, André finds himself in trouble with
more than the law.
The man who copied yields a unique vision and winningly personal style from
director Jorge Furtado who perfectly blends drama, comedy and romance to
create an impressive, moving portrait of Brazil and its people. The man who
copied is a visual feast that tells an endearing story of yearning, both for money
and for love.
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Great stories are timeless. Great people are inspirational. Sometimes, on a rare
occasion, we are lucky enough to discover both.
A Polish Jew, Moritz Rabinowitz, was an astute businessman who built his clothing
empire from scratch, after years of selling textiles and watches from village to village. Before the war, he was an outspoken fighter against Nazism and was the
first person the Germans wanted to arrest after the occupation. He wrote prolifically (including telegraphs to Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt pleading for
them to save the Jews of Germany and Poland), while alienating many in his small
hometown, the Norwegian fishing village of Haugesund.
The Man who Loved Haugesund captures Rabinowitz’s complex personality,
through the eyes and ears of a small town, while offering a glimpse of looming
global terror. Veteran documentary filmmakers, Jon Haukeland and Tore Vollan,
combine astute insight and poetic storytelling in bringing Rabinowitz and
Haugesund into our 21st century entrepreneurial, now orange-alert consciousness.
Ben Hess
Preceded by: Caravan; Dir. Dag Mørk; 9min/35mm/Norway – A couple’s caravan gets
in the way of their troubled love life.
Preceded by: United We Stand; Dir. Hans Petter Morland; 9min/35mm/Norway Eight old-timers come upon a young woman stuck in a swamp.
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THE MAN WHO
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THE MAN WHO
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3/6, 12:00pm (Rep) 3/9, 2:30pm (UT-SJSU) 3/12, 2:30pm (UT-SJSU)
3/13, 9:30pm (C3) 3/14, 4:45pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Seisoku Kajita; Producers Yukio Takemura, Makoto Ueda, Haruhiko
Yoshida, Natsuko Kitani, Takafumi Ohashi; Screenwriter Seisoku Kajita;
Cinematographer Shogo Ueno; Editor Seisoku Kajita; Composer Akira Senjyu; Cast
Ken Ogata, Komaki Kurihara, Issa Hentona, Ryoko Kuninaka, Masahiko Tsugawa;
117min/35mm/Japan; Japanese with English subtitles
Directors Dylan Trivette, Matt Zboyovski; Producer Jonathan F. Mertz;
Screenwriters Dylan Trivette, Matt Zboyovski; Cinematographer Kenneth Wilson II;
Editor Joseph Hahle; Composer Joshua Chase; Cast Ben Allison, Timm Perry,
Lindsay Ayliffe, Hannah Pifer; 85min/35mm/United States
Obsession is generally considered a negative; something that consumes so much
of the mind must only destroy the spirit that enraptured it in the first place.
Sometimes, however, an obsession is merely another monotonous habit unless
combined with the compulsion to change one’s world for the better.
Tsutomu Minagawa is set to retire; the organized business life, a perfectly normal
family living in a two-story house with a garage, the once unstoppable routine is
about to close down forever. However, Tsutomu’s last day changes him forever, as
a car accident leads to his new purpose and sets him on a mission to clean every
traffic mirror in Japan in order to save lives. So, with stepladder and cleaning supplies in tow and, hopefully, with the support of his family, Tsutomu sets out on a
countrywide bicycle tour to try to rectify the past.
Beautifully photographed throughout Japan, director Seisoku Kajita’s The Man
Who Wipes Mirrors evokes the softer side of life both in message and form. It is a
journey that is as heartfelt as it is inspirational.
John Ignowski
In Miles Ahead, a sterling debut worthy of Terrence Malick’s Badlands, writer-directors Dylan Trivette and Matt Zboyovski present a striking and sensitive tale about
coming of age, expanding horizons and learning the true power of talent.
Taking advantage of the beautiful, and sometimes haunting, backdrop of the Blue
Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the story follows young Miles Williams (played
by the impressive Ben Allison, Cold Mountain), an aspiring writer who, with college
just around the corner, spends his summer silently pondering his future through
thoughts and visions of past memories.
As the weeks go by, however, tensions emerge in his small-town, and Miles’ complex demeanor begins to breakdown and a sense of being trapped materializes.
Miles’ strained relationships with his father and girlfriend add to his isolation, and
a sudden accident involving his best friend adds to making the open road increasingly attractive to him.
Bursting with new and fresh talent, Miles Ahead is an intimate and visually striking
story that finds beauty and excitement in the most deceptively quiet moments of
life. It is independent filmmaking at its most affecting and original.
Fernando F. Croce
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THE MYSTERY
OF TRINIDAD
Altavista Films, S.A.
Avenida Paseo De Las Palmas
1005 - DS1, Col Lomas De
Chapultepec
Mexico
P: 52 55 5201 9000
F: 52 55 5201 9352
aguevara@altavistafilms.com.mex
THE NIGHTOWLS OF
COVENTRY
NightOwl Productions
3382 Dellwood Rd
Cleveland, OH 44118
United States
P: (216) 321-3280
F: (216) 321-3279
lpaglin@en.com
www.nightowlsofcoventry.com
(El Misterio del Trinidad)
3/9, 9:30pm (MD-SJSU) 3/11, 5:00pm (UT-SJSU)
3/5, 2:45pm (C3) 3/12, 4:45pm (C1)
Director José Luis García Agraz; Producer Fernando Cámera, Antonio Cardenal;
Screenwriters Jose Luis García Agraz, Carlos Cuarón; Cinematographer Pedro
Juan López; Editor Guillermo S. Maldonado; Composer Mastretta; Cast Eduardo
Palomo, Rebecca Jones, Regina Blandón, Guillermo Gil, Alejandro Parodi;
Hemingway wrote that September was "the month when the great fish come.
Anyone can be a fisherman in May." Juan faces similar tests of his choices in life in
José Luis García Agraz’s haunting The Mystery of the Trinidad.
Already in a funk as an unsatisfied physician, Juan is forced to come to terms with
the double life of his recently deceased father — an undersea treasure hunter who
had two families, one of which Juan was never allowed to contact. After inheriting
his father’s ship — much to the dissatisfaction of his father’s other family — Juan
tries to sell it, but soon finds that fate is leading him to take up the search where
his father left off; a search for the sunken galleon Santísimo Trinidad…which soon
becomes the search for knowledge about his family and himself.
Reconnecting the pieces of a life fragmented by unjust secrets and lost explorations, Juan must find the balance between the love he wants and the passion he
needs most without giving away one to find the other.
John Ignowski
Director Laura Paglin; Producer Laura Paglin; Screenwriter Laura Paglin;
Cinematographer Carolyn Constantine; Editor Jim Klein; Composer Mark Suozzo;
Cast Seymour Horowitz, Donna Casey, Paddy Connor, Bernard Canepari, Annie
Kitral, Allan Pinsker; 75min/Digital Beta/United States
In the early 70s, you could get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant. But at
Marv's, you get whatever's on the plate. Like chewing gum stuck under a Formica
countertop, Marv’s has been a less-than-appetizing side of Cleveland's Coventry
Rd. neighborhood for as long as anyone can remember. Avuncular but seedy
owner-operator Marv congenially presides over a motley, faithful after-hours
crowd, maintaining an extramarital affair with head waitress Grace and slipping
bribes to keep health inspectors out of the kitchen.
But now the times (if not the pastrami and corned beef), they are a-changing.
Marv's patrons have evolved from struggling students and elderly Jews to young
anarchists and ferocious bikers; the burnt-out hippie freeloaders who protested
Vietnam are giving way to proto-yuppies agitating for neighborhood improvements such as shutting down Marv's.
Into this hash-house environment comes Susan, an innocent girl trying to hold her
first job, bussing tables, whilst dodging both Marv's advances and Grace's dagger eyes.
Susan finds equal servings of indigestion and community among the miscreants, freeloaders and hangers-on, while the eatery's expiration date draws ever closer.
Part nostalgic comedy and part heartwarming drama, The NightOwls of Coventry
is a delightful romp filled with wry humor, energetic characters and cleverly written dialogue.
Excerpts from Cleveland Film Festival
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ONE MAN SHOW:
A MUSICAL
DOCUMENTARY
Veritas Pictures
245 E 11th St., Suite 4A
New York, NY 10003
United States
P: (646) 221-2478
ira@veritas-pictures.com
www.onemanshowmovie.com
PLAY
PO Box 482 Sentrum
Oslo, N-0105
Norway
P: 47 22 47 45 75
F: 47 22 47 45 97
stineo@nfi.no
www.nfi.no
THE PRAYING MANTIS
Marc Levie Visuals
390 Brusselsesteenweg
Overijse, 3090
Belgium
P: 32 2686 0170
F: 32 2686 0175
marc.levie@pandora.be
www.lefestindelamante.be
3/12, 7:30pm (UT-SJSU) 3/13, 7:15pm (UT-SJSU)
3/5, 9:15pm (C3) 3/6, 4:45pm (UT-SJSU) 3/8, 3:00pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Ira Rosensweig; Producer Ira Rosensweig; Cinematographer Jeff Preston;
Editor Ira Rosensweig; Composer Brian Hurley; 77min/HD-CAM/United States
Director John Sullivan; Producer Tomas Backström; Screenwriter John Sullivan;
Cinematographers Knut Kollandsrud, Marin Otterbeck; Editor Trond
Oppheimsbakken; Composers Sven Ohr, Thomas Dybdahl, Unni Wilhelmsen;
Cast Hege Aga Rostad, Linda M. Hverven, Nina Ellen Ødegård, Siren Jørgensen,
Jan Marin Johnsen, Thorir Sæmundsson, Bartek Kaminski-Obuchovic,
John Brungot; 85min/Digital Beta/Norway; Nowegian with English subtitles
In his autobiographical one-man show, A Short Puerto Rican Guy Sings Songs of
Angst, John Falcon — a gay, charismatic, struggling performance artist — sings, "I
want to be rich, famous and powerful." Someone must have been at least half-listening: In 1999, John is blown away when he wins $45 million in the New York Lottery.
After his sensational press conference makes local headlines, John appears
nationally on the front page of major newspapers and as a guest on popular television shows. New Yorker Magazine devotes an entire story to this extraordinary
personality. He then becomes the poster boy for the New York Lottery.
John moves into a luxury high-rise condo, replaces his $20 wall hanging with original
Edward Hoppers and spends $175,000 fixing his teeth. But as the saying goes,
money can’t buy happiness. Friends and family begin to question his values, and
when an old friend makes a shocking request, he begins to question theirs.
Director Ira Rosensweig stretches the boundaries of the traditional documentary by
interweaving telling moments from John’s musical show to create an insightful portrayal of this dynamic personality. Often absurd, and with outrageous and touching
moments, One Man Show: A Musical Documentary is a contemplation on the question many of us have asked ourselves: "What would I do if I won the lottery?"
Sandy Wolf
QUALITY OF LIFE
Quality of Life Film
589 Howard Street, 4th Floor
United States
P: (415) 543-5504
brant@qualityoflife-themovie.com
www.qualityoflife-themovie.com
PLAY
ONE MAN SHOW:
A MUSICAL
DOCUMENTARY
Where does acting stop and being start?
That’s the question following a group of aspiring young actors as they embark on
one last weekend getaway before going out into the real world. It will turn out to
be a weekend they never forget.
Nestled in a lovely country home, the days are filled with swimming, waterskiing,
barbecuing — and revealing emotions. Full of hope and enthusiasm for their future
careers, the friends at first try to hide their emotional dilemmas and anxieties.
Only gradually do they realize that the house is the stage where their personal
dramas will be played out.
Released in Norway as the first feature in exclusive digital distribution, director
John Sullivan’s Play is a refreshing and unconventional film about playfulness and
playing with fire. Deftly balancing comedy and drama, Play bravely but delicately
confronts the characters and their ambitions without neglecting their humanity.
Played by an engaging ensemble cast (who also happen to be actual graduates
from the National Drama School in Oslo), the film is reminiscent of the captivating
tale, The Big Chill.
Fernando F. Croce
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FOCUS ON NORWAY
THE PRAYING
MANTIS
QUALITY OF LIFE
(Le Festin De La Mante)
3/10, 7:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/11, 9:15pm (UT-SJSU) 3/14, 4:30pm (C1)
Director Marc Levie; Producer Marc Levie; Cinematographer Michel Van Laer;
Editor Dominique Rollain; Composers Ulysse Waterlot, Laurent Mersch; Cast Lou
Broclain, Yann Chely, Sacha Kollich; 96min/35mm/Belgium; French with English
subtitles
Director Benjamin Morgan; Producers Meika Rouda, Brant Smith; Screenwriters
Benjamin Morgan, Brian Burnam; Cinematographers Kev Robertson; Sharon
Franklin; Composer Count; Cast Lane Garrison, Brian Burnam, Luis Saguar,
Mackenzie Firgens; 85min/HD-CAM/United States
Julien’s intensely romantic relationship with the mysterious Sylvia unravels when
she senses the instinct of a praying mantis growing inside her. Terrified and
unwilling to harm the man she loves, Sylvia searches for another lover, and the
result is an engaging exploration of the connection between eroticism and selfsacrifice.
Quality of Life is a poignant tale of creative passion about the need to curb an
obsession in order to conform to the demands of society. Director Benjamin
Morgan journeys into a world typically seen only on buses and concrete, while
inhabiting a subculture that is often thought to exist in the darkness of alleyways
and rooftops.
Director Marc Levie tempers fantastic images with familiar psychological insights.
Sylvia’s lovers represent opposing sides of the masculine psyche: the faithful and
sensitive Julien set against the risk-taking womanizer Patrick. Similarly, Sylvia,
who moves effortlessly between tenderness and cruelty, illustrates the extremes
of the feminine personality. A perfect blend of the ordinary with the extraordinary
adds incredible depth to this unique tale of seduction.
The supporting cast and the principle actors — Lou Boclain (Sylvia), Yann Chely
(Julien), and Sacha Kollich (Patrick) — give moving performances, making each
moment true to life, despite the story’s mythic narrative. These performances
combined with the poetic vision of Marc Levie and Michel Van Laer’s lush
renderings of the French landscape make The Praying Mantis an unforgettable
experience.
Robert Mello
Michael and Curtis are 20-year-old graffiti artists and best friends who have been
sharing their brilliant art with the citizens of San Francisco for ten years. Known
to the police only by their reputations and tag names, "Heir" and "Vain," they are
two of the most audacious artists around. But when they finally get busted and
faced with the prospect of serving time, a personal crisis for both of them ensues.
Faced with restitution and the prospect of serving hard time, Heir and Vain struggle to maintain their creative passion at any cost; not only their artwork, but also
their friendship, depends on the outcome.
Co-written by director Morgan and actor Brian Burnam (Vain) — himself deeply
connected to the street art subculture of San Francisco — Quality of Life features
the astounding beauty of actual art from leading graffiti artists. Both moving and
universal, it is an incredible story of outcasts trying to capture the respect of a
society that doesn’t want them.
Sandy Wolf
Preceded by: The Man Without a Head; Dir. Juan Solanas; 15min/35mm/France –
With a nostalgic air, the man without a head dances with lively steps as he
prepares himself for the romantic rendezvous. Tonight he will declare his love.
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RHAPSODY
IN WHITE
REWIND
(Videoreul Boneun Naamja)
(Rapsodia V Bjalo)
REWIND
3/4, 2:45pm (C1) 3/5, 9:30pm (C1) 3/14, 10:00am (UT-SJSU)
3/6, 2:15pm (C1) 3/10, 7:30pm (C3)
Director Hak-Soon Kim; Producer Hak-Soon Kim; Screenwriters Hak-Soon Kim,
Young-Tae Lim; Cinematographer Eui-Duck Paeng; Editor Eun-Soo Lee; Composer
Hoon-Young Chung; Cast Hyun-Sung Chang, Eun-Jin Pang, Youn-Hong Oh, HyunJin Sah; 98min/35mm/South Korea; Korean with English subtitles
Director Teddy Moskov; Producers Kiril Gotzev, Radosvet Radev, Teddy Moskov,
Stefan Kitanov, Evgeny Mihailov; Screenwriter Teddy Moskov;
Cinematographer Ivan Tonev; Editor Teddy Moskov; Composer Antoni Donchev;
Cast Maya Novosselska, Samuel Fintzi, Philip Triffonov, Irina Marinova;
86min/35mm/Bulgaria; Bulgarian with English subtitles
Amidst the bustle of city life in South Korea, a man (played by the popular HyungSung Jang) wills his life away at the video store he runs. Having given up on his
family life and law career, he is now comfortable with his solitude, happy to
exchange the occasional word with a curious customer.
The monotony of his life is broken one day by the sudden appearance of a love letter from a secret admirer. The man’s isolation begins to melt away as he works up
enough courage to find the answers, especially after a mysterious homemade
video appears in his return box a few weeks later — a video that has profound
effects on his lonely soul.
Director Hak-Soon Kim’s Rewind is a beguiling and romantic urban tale that, in its
insights into modern loneliness and yearning, rivals the acclaimed Lost in
Translation. With patience and tenderness, it finds magic and the possibility of
love in the smallest details of life.
Fernando F. Croce
"I try to laugh at things which make us sad. I want comedy and tragedy to go hand
in hand." -- Teddy Moskov
Rhapsody in White is one of the most successful Bulgarian films in recent years.
Director Teddy Moskov calls it a "fight against the triviality of life," and, indeed,
there has never been anything quite like it. Funny yet sad, antic yet delicate, it
virtually invents its own genre as it goes along.
Working in the world of comedy clubs and puppet shows, Dana (Maya Novoselska)
is already saddled with a skewed view of the world. From day to day, she wages a
war against the realities of life by escaping into her own fantasy world, where such
items as sock puppets and railroads achieve magical status. As the outside world
closes in on her, however, how long will Dana be able to keep her innocence intact?
An often breathtaking tightrope act, Rhapsody in White is a whimsical resurrection
of the innocence of comedy and a bow to silent cinema, with references to Chaplin,
Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati. In an amazing central performance, Novoselska
bridges the ridiculous and the sublime.
Fernando F. Croce
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SAD SPANISH
SONG
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BK Cinema
Sogang University Grad School Of
Media Communication
1 Shinsu-Dong, Mapo-Gu
Seoul, 121-742
South Korea
P: (82)-2-705-8897
F: (82)-2-705-8067
kbeesbee@yahoo.com
RHAPSODY IN WHITE
ART Fest Ltd.
1 Bulgaria Square
Sofia, 1463
Bulgaria
P: 359 2916 6029
F: 359 2916 6714
skit@techno-link.com
SAD SPANISH SONG
Choza Y Conuco Film Works
27 Arion Place #216
Brooklyn, NY 11206
United States
P: (646) 345-7684
somemovie@hotmail.com
www.sadspanishsong.com
SECURITY
Glass Eye Productions
530 Hampshire #403
United States
P: (415) 864-6940
F: (415) 431-8456
suckerfishmovie@yahoo.com
SECURITY
3/12, 9:15pm (C3) 3/14, 11:30am (MD-SJSU)
Director Ef Treize; Producers Courtney Puig, Ef Treize; Screenwriter Ef Treize;
Cinematographer Arsenio Assin; Editor Ef Treize; Cast Ian Reed, Bo Corre,
Garibaldi Reyes, Ronnie Bobbit, Bianca Rhea; 110min/HD-CAM/United States
When dumped by his girlfriend, a man must do what a man must do — in this case,
get the hell out of town and move to New York City. That’s precisely where this
story begins.
Immediately upon arrival in The Big Apple, our hero (or The Brit) learns that the
small apartment his sister got him includes another occupant. Enter Panama, who
doesn’t speak a word of English and is in hiding from the police. While attempting
to communicate in different languages (often resulting in hilarious tête-à-têtes), a
budding friendship forms between two people stuck in an outlandish situation.
The Brit and Country, a street kid from The Hood, have quite a different kind of
relationship, however, especially since their first encounter involves Country’s
mugging of The Brit in a men’s room.
Then, there’s Cyd, mother of one. When her daughter wanders off in the park, Cyd
finds her befriending The Brit and accuses him of kidnapping. Not the best way to
begin a romance.
Director Ef Treize develops characters who couldn’t be more different, yet all are
picking up the pieces of their unfulfilled lives. Treize’s clever, comic style gives
insight into each character and asks if it is fate or our own idiosyncrasies and
foibles that allow us to connect with the people for whom we truly care.
Director Brien Burroughs; Producer Brien Burroughs; Cinematographer Gerardo
Merino; Editor Melissa Lawson; Composer Jason Tubbs; Cast Stephen Kearin,
Tim Orr, Regina Saisi, Gerri Lawlor; 95min/Digital Beta/United States
Pat and Bill take their jobs as rent-a-cops at the chocolate factory very, very
seriously. Perhaps a little too seriously at times. So, when the "prototypical
chocolate" is stolen during the graveyard shift (Pat and Bill’s shift), nothing can
stop them from solving this most heinous of crimes.
Although not having been given much in the brain category — the phrase "dumb
as posts" comes to mind — Pat and Bill make up for that with a dogged dedication
that goes beyond extreme. Whether ridiculed by the guards on the prestigious
dayshift or threatened by a janitor’s toilet brush, nothing will derail Pat and Bill
from their quest of exposing the sinister culprit. Even in the most absurd of
situations — which are abundant — Pat and Bill never give up hope that they will
save the day. And as the missing candy riddle starts to unravel, one can’t help
but root for these bumbling heroes.
Director Brien Burroughs (Suckerfish, Cinequest 2000) devises one of the most
uproarious films of the year with his superb, offbeat style. Stephan Kearin and
Tim Orr’s hilarious deadpan portrayals of the film’s odd couple make for the most
loveably inept duo since Laurel and Hardy. Stir in the wickedly witty dialogue,
which is all improvised, and you will split your side as if hit from Pat’s nightstick
(if he can ever find it).
Sandy Wolf
Sandy Wolf
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Sacrificing the Modern Conveniences of Today
Walking through the doors of this National Historic Landmark hotel, you are transported
to the timeless beauty of the early 20th century. The hand-carved furniture and breathtaking
ceiling murals reflect the quiet elegance of a more relaxed era. However, the Hyatt Sainte
Claire also mirrors the modern pulse of San Jose... offering secure wireless high-speed
Internet access anywhere in the hotel, business friendly guestrooms and 10,000 sq. ft. of
meeting space including the only glass enclosed solarium-style event room in San Jose.
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SHELTER
SHERIFF
SHELTER
Whirligig Production, Ltd
428 Humboldt St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
United States
P: (718) 383-1865
F: (718) 383-1865
whirligigfilms@aol.com
www.shelterthemovie.com
SHERIFF
3/8, 7:30pm (UT-SJSU) 3/10, 9:15pm (MD-SJSU)
3/13, 7:15pm (C3) 3/14, 4:30pm (C3)
Director Benno Schoberth; Producers Lynn Cassaniti, Anthony Artis; Screenwriter
Benno Schoberth; Cinematographer Brian Nisbett; Editors Benno Schoberth, Lynn
Cassatini; Composer Anton Sanko; Cast Ray Santiago, John Rafael Peralta,
Marilyn Soto Santiago; 80min/HD-CAM/United States
Director Daniel Kraus; Producer Jason Davis; Cinematographer Daniel Kraus;
Editor Daniel Kraus; 57min/Digital Beta/United States
Set in Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant, Shelter is the tale of three inner-city adolescents: the reclusive 16-year-old Ray (Ray Santiago, of Girlfight and Pinero) who
tends his bedridden mother; his brother, Spider; and the very pregnant Maria.
When his mother dies, Ray becomes determined to get away. At the same time,
Maria’s drug problems get her thrown out of her sister’s apartment, and she turns
to Spider, only to find Ray gone. The two set out on a frantic search and
eventually find Ray in a deserted Times Square alley. In a stolen car, the three
drive aimlessly into the night.
At daybreak, they find themselves on a desolate beach in a world of natural beauty
that is both breathtaking and unfamiliar. In this magical setting, they attempt to
form a surrogate family, after taking solace in a beach house. As Maria’s pregnancy
advances, she cocoons herself with Ray in a make-believe world of "playing house."
But will their newfound haven survive the jealousies that arise among them?
Tough-minded and vibrant, Shelter mixes urban squalor with magical beauty for
one of the most breathtakingly original stories of the year. In it, the power of
friendship and love in the face of hardship transcends harsh realities, and the
characters’ search for a home becomes as moving as it is devastating.
Fernando F. Croce
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Ronald E. Hewett is a good, law-abiding man, who just happens to be the Sheriff
in rural North Carolina — perhaps not the world's most glamorous job. Yet, through
Hewett's activities as Brunswick County's number-one citizen, we discover this
apparently simple man to be an extremely complex person when thrust into
complicated, often dangerous situations.
Hewett's duties are far reaching: from a raid of a poker parlor, to a manhunt, to a
bizarre murder investigation, to recovering stolen ceramic bunnies. And all
throughout, the film is overwhelmed with a sense of the real American South —
the roaring of the locusts and mosquito-filled swamps are matched by the thick,
gentlemanly accent of Hewett and his men.
Director Daniel Kraus (Ball of Wax, 2003 Cinequest) astonishes his viewer with a
richly textured journey through the eyes of a man balancing a decent existence
within a world that is seemingly devoid of morals. Using classic cinema vérité
techniques of such influential filmmakers as Frederick Wiseman and D.A.
Pennebaker, Kraus strives not to inject subjective opinions about Hewett, inviting
instead our own interpretations, as a "fly on the wall." Through the brilliant use of
this starkly minimalist technique, the only thing that affects our observations is
Sheriff Hewett himself.
And no matter how serious, strange or comic the situation Sheriff Hewett finds
himself in, one thing consistently shines through — his own humanity.
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Preceded by: Dysenchanted; Dir. Terri Edda Miller; 9min/35mm/United States –
Fairy tale princesses dish the dirt in a therapy session, but what happens when a
New Jersey divorcee joins the group: the discussion takes a turn.
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1348 N Bell #2R
Chicago, IL 60622
United States
P: (773) 252-1646
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THE SILENCE
BETWEEN TWO
THOUGHTS
World Cinema Publicity
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SLIM SUSIE
Swedish Film Institue
Box 27126
Stockholm, SE-102 52
Sweeden
P: 46 8 665 11 00
F: 46 8 666 36 98
info@sfi.se
www.sfi.se
SLIM SUSIE
(Smala Sussie)
THE SILENECE
BETWEEN TWO
THOUGHTS
Special thanks to the BARBRO OSHER
PRO SUECIA FOUNDATION for making
this screening possible.
(Sokaate Beine Do Feks)
3/4, 1:00pm (REP) 3/5, 5:15pm (UT-SJSU) 3/7, 9:15pm (UT-SJSU)
3/12, 7:00pm (C1) 3/13, 12:00pm (C1)
Director Babak Payami; Producer Babak Payami; Screenwriter Babak Payami;
Cinematographer Farzad Jodat; Editors Jafar Panahi, Babak Karimi; Cast Maryam
Moghaddam, Kamal Naroui; 95min/BetaCam/Iran; Farsi with English subtitles
Director Ulf Malmros; Producer Christer Nilson; Screenwriters Petteri Nuottimäki,
Ulf Malmros; Cinematographer Mats Olofson; Editor Ulf Malmros; Cast Tuva
Novotny, Jonas Rimeika, Kjell Bergqvist, Michael Nyqvist, Björn Starrin;
101min/35mm/Sweden; Swedish with English subtitles
Inspired in part by the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, The Silence Between Two
Thoughts is a remarkable, austere, provocative film. It is also an astonishing and
important film.
In the tradition of Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction, Slim Susie is a "gangster comedy," set in a rural Swedish town with an assortment of original oddballs.
In a remote village in an unspecified land, a fundamentalist Haji’s decree that a
young woman be executed is halted because "criminals must go to hell, but an
executed virgin will go to heaven." However, the Haji is determined that his sentence be carried out, so he orders the executioner to marry the young woman,
thus making him both her husband and her potential executioner. The young man
finds himself in a moral, philosophical and religious quagmire, stranded in the
silence between two thoughts, as much a prisoner of the Haji’s rulings as is the
young woman.
The film, director Payami’s third (after his highly successful Secret Ballot),
"addresses the dilemma of a people whose religious beliefs are exploited to rule
them. But the film offers a humanistic view of a violent and tragic situation."
The negatives for this astonishing film were confiscated by the Iranian authorities
even before the film was completed. This version was painfully reconstructed
from computer tapes by the director in exile. The Silence Between Two Thoughts
is the epitome of the Maverick Spirit on every level conceivable and is a must see
for any serious film aficionado.
Charlie Cockey
For years, Erik has lived in Stockholm, after moving away from his dull hometown
where it wasn't even possible to see a film all the way to the end. Now, he returns
to his boyhood home upon discovering that his younger sister, sweet, innocent
Susie, is missing.
But home is not what it used to be; it is far from what Erik remembers. Erik’s best
friends from school have turned into wannabe gangsters — one being a druggie
who arranges Stanley Kubrick festivals and makes pornos starring himself and the
local policeman's wife. Additionally, the eccentric residents of the town seem to
know a lot more than they are letting on, and Erik soon realizes that nothing is as
it appears, both in the town and the facts surrounding Susie’s past.
Through a brilliant combination of straight narrative and flashbacks within flashbacks, director Ulf Malmros creates a roller coaster ride filled with heaps of humor
and action. With superb performances by Kjell Bergquist, Tuva Novotny (one of
Sweden’s hottest actresses) and Jonas Rimeika, as well as a cast of truly memorable townsfolk, friends and neighbors, Slim Susie will keep you baffled and laughing hysterically at the same time.
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SOLID AIR
SOLDIERS OF THE
ROCK
3/6, 10:00am (REP) 3/10, 5:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/11, 3:00pm (UT-SJSU)
3/5, 12:30pm (C1) 3/11, 7:00pm (C3) 3/13, 9:00pm (C1)
Director Norman Maake; Producers Darren Gordon; Executive Producers Garth
Holmes, Brett Ballinski, Carl Fischer; Screenwriter Norman Maake, Bata Passchier;
Cinematographer Natalie Haarhof; Editor Bata Passchier; Composer Benjamin
Willem; Cast Vuvo Dabula, Glen Gabela, Moshweshwe Chabedi, Michael Dlamini,
Sibusiso Mhlangu; 93 min/35mm/South Africa
Director May Miles Thomas; Producer Owen Thomas; Executive Producer Lenny
Crooks; Screenwriter May Miles Thomas; Cinematographer Neville Kidd; Editor
May Miles Thomas; Composer Bobby James Henry; Cast Maurice Roëves, Brian
McCardie; Kathy Kiera Clarke, Gary Lewis; 118min/35mm/United Kingdom
It is the deep, dark bowels of the Earth. It is the ever dangerous; the claustrophobic.
It is the world of the South African gold mine, a world not for the weak of heart.
Vuyo, an idealistic but inexperienced student, searches for answers about his longlost father amidst the economic chaos and political infighting of the failing mine
company where his father was crushed to death by a rock fall.
It is here, deep under the surface, where Vuyo meets the men his father worked
side by side with for 35 years — a team of men trapped in the darkness of circumstance, caught between the cross-fire of losing their jobs or continuing to mine the
treacherous terrain. And it is also here where Vuyo must make a choice whether
or not to embark on a journey out of his own darkness into the light. But in order
to find himself, Vuyo must find what made his father risk his life in a search for the
yield-rich gold slopes buried five kilometers below.
Soldiers of the Rock marks the directorial debut of 21-year-old Norman Maake, as
he heads a mostly student crew from the South African School of Motion Picture
Medium and Live Performance in this remarkably mature tale of survival and
courage.
Set in the twin worlds of high-stakes gambling and the law, May Miles Thomas’
psychological drama, Solid Air, displays the skillful artistry of a confident filmmaker, as she explores mortality, injustice, betrayal and paternal love.
In his late 50s, lonely divorcee, Robert Houston, suffers from asbestosis, a progressive and fatal disease. In a pursuit to win compensation, he embarks on a civil
action case against his former employers. As Robert ties up loose ends, his
estranged son, Robert Junior, arrives on his doorstep seeking refuge because of
the enormous gambling debt he has amassed — a situation he keeps secret from
his father.
When Junior discovers his father’s pitiful, out-of-court settlement, he confronts his
father’s lawyer and takes up the case. However, when Robert learns of his son’s
true motivation to use the settlement money to reconcile his debt, suspicions turn
to torment. But Junior continues undeterred in his pursuit, which leads to the sins
of both father and son being unveiled.
Based on actual events, Solid Air is a stunning cinematic feast that leads to a
poignant conclusion, uniting an unlikely pair who face adversity as a means to
beat the odds.
Al Owens
John Ignowski
The National School of Motion Picture
Medium and Live Performances South
Africa
PO Box 277, Melville 2109
Johnnesburg, Gauteng
South Africa
P: 27 (0) 11 482 8345
F: 27 (0) 11 482 8347
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SOLID AIR
Elemental Films
37 Garnethill Street
Glasgow, G3 6QD
United Kingdom
P: 44 141 332 0375
F: 44 141 332 0375
owen@elementalfilms.co.yk
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SPECTRES
Shadowland, LLC
2623 E Foothill Blvd, Suite 101
Pasadena, CA 91107
United States
P: (626) 584-9576
F: (626) 792-2709
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THE STORY OF THE
WEEPING CAMEL
THINKFilm
155 Avenue of the Americas, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10013
United States
P: (646) 293-9400
F: (646) 293-9407
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THE STORY OF
THE WEEPING
CAMEL
SPECTRES
(Die Geschiechte Vom
Weinenden Kamel)
3/6, 7:30pm (C3) 3/7, 4:30pm (UT-SJSU)
3/7, 4:30pm (C1) 3/9, 9:00pm (C1)
Director Phil Leirness; Producers Robert Ballo, Bud Robertson; Executive
Producers Jack Heiter, Michael Crowley; Screenwriter Bud Robertson;
Cinematographer Robert Ballo; Editor Ed Bishop; Composer John Boegehold; Cast
Marina Sirtis, Dean Haglund, Tucker Smallwood, Lauren Birkell, Linda Park;
95min/HD-CAM/United States
Directors Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni; Producer Tobias N. Siebert;
Cinematographer Luigi Falorni; Editor Anja Pohl; Composer Marc Redinger;
93min/35mm/Germany, Mongolia; Mongolian with English subtitles
Kelly is a beautiful, young 16-year-old who, like many teenagers, feels her life has
become unbearably dark and depressed. Her father’s death, along with her
workaholic mom, does not make life any easier, and a failed suicide attempt gives
Kelly’s mom, Laura, a wake-up call. Hoping a change of scenery will help, mom
and daughter rent a house for a long summer vacation.
The big house on the hill offers peace, quiet and… mystery. It’s not all vacation,
though. Part of Kelly’s recovery process includes regular sessions with a psychiatrist. Additionally, they’ve barely unpacked when Kelly starts a friendship with a
young man whom her mom and doctor believe is merely a physical manifestation
of her own defenses…an attempt to transform a scary world into a safe, welcoming
place. But when they try to dismiss the young man, they unleash something that
no one could see coming.
Both a family drama and a mysterious ghost story, Cupertino-raised filmmaker Phil
Leirness’ (The Party Crashers, Cinequest 1999) Spectres displays his unique talent
for drawing complex characters balanced with stylish entertaining cinema.
Al Owens
This wondrous, luminous film is more than simply the story of a family of nomads
and their camels in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia; it is, in fact, a small miracle and
not just another film.
Occasionally, when a young cow has a particularly painful and protracted delivery,
she will shun her calf, a potential disaster for the nomads, for whom every animal is
precious. The Story of the Weeping Camel is the amazing story of one such birth,
and the astonishing methods employed to coax the mother to accept her child.
A graduation project for two students in the film school in Munich — one Italian,
the other Mongolian — the tiny student crew traveled thousands of kilometers in
the Gobi desert. What they found is more perfect than they could have hoped for.
Since its premiere, the film has won awards at almost every festival in which it has
appeared and is now the first Mongolian film ever to be submitted for an Oscar.
There are occasional films that have the beauty, truth and clarity to enlarge our
perception of the world in which we live. A rare find, The Story of the Weeping
Camel is spectacular, mesmerizing and bound to be much discussed among those
who venture to see it.
Charlie Cockey
Preceded by: (A) Torsion; Dir. Stefan Arsenijevic; 15min/35mm/Slovenia – During
the siege of Sarajevo in the mid-90s, the only way out of town for ordinary people
is a tunnel under the airport.
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ON THE ROCKS
TURN RIGHT AT
THE YELLOW DOG
(Til højre ved den Gule hund)
SUNDAY ON THE
ROCKS
2 Lizzies Productions, LLC
78 Bedford St. #1-C
New York, NY 10014
United States
P: (212) 604-0704
F: (212) 604-0704
twolizzies@yahoo.com
TURN RIGHT BY THE
YELLOW DOG
Danish Film Institute
Gothersgade 55
Copenhagen K, DK 1123
Denmark
P: 45-3374-3400
F: 45-3374-3401
dfi@dfi.dk
www.dfi.dk
VOTE FOR ME!
615 W 172 St #5F
New York, NY 10032
United States
P: (212) 568-0230
nelsondenis248@aol.com
www.voteformemovie.com
WHEN RUOMA WAS
SEVENTEEN
Condor Han
7-1306 Nº 4, Xitucheng Road
Haidian District
Beijing 100088
China
P: 8610 6422 7669
F: 8610 5108 1499
condorhan@sina.com
3/11, 7:30pm (C1) 3/13, 2:15pm (C1)
3/11, 5:15pm (C1) 3/12, 9:15pm (C1) 3/13, 4:15pm (C1)
Director Joe Morton; Producers Cady Huffman, Amiee Turner; Screenwriter
Theresa Rebeck; Cinematographer Henry Adebonojo; Editor Jeffrey Bair;
Cast Cady Huffman, Julie White, Suzzanne Douglas, Amiee Turner; 75
min/35mm/United States
Director Peter Ringgaard; Producer Steen Herdel; Screenwriters Peter Ringgaard,
John Bernstein, Dana Van Nest; Cinematographer Bjørn Blixt; Editor George
Keller; Composer George Keller; Cast Peter Gantzler, Kaspartin Lønnberg, Judy
Gringer, Jesper Klein, Jytte Kvinesdal; 100min/35mm/Denmark; Danish with
English subtitles
Mixing strong drink with restless humor, Sunday on the Rocks is a voyeuristic
romp with four roommates, a bottle of scotch and the universal struggles of love,
faith, sex and friendship.
Elly, Gayle, Jen and Jessica share an old Victorian house in New England. When
Gayle discovers Elly having scotch for breakfast, Gayle’s playfulness quickly turns
to concern when Elly reveals a troubling "secret." But Elly wants a drinking buddy,
not someone to feel sorry for her, and craftily persuades Gayle to join her. And
there is no difficulty in getting the sweet and sexy Jen to follow suit.
But the party is abruptly halted when the sober Jessica arrives home from church,
already in a bad mood. The peace of mind built on trust and faith in each other
quickly dissolves into a battle of wills as all four women reflect on who they were,
who they are and who they will be in relation to their world and their friendships.
Prolific actor Joe Morton (Brother From Another Planet, Terminator 2, Lone Star)
steps behind the camera to adapt Theresa Rebeck’s stage play. Sunday on the
Rocks proves that divisions among friends can be resolved only with the escalation of emotions that drew those friends together in the first place.
Philip is a successful architect, a single dad having a difficult time with his 16-yearold son. When he learns of his father’s death, a father who abandoned him years
ago, Philip makes an obligatory journey to the funeral, only to find that he has a
burning need to discover who this man was that he had resented for his entire life.
At the funeral, Philip meets Karl, his father’s friend at the nursing home, and Karl
sees an opportunity he can’t pass up. As Karl moves out of the nursing home and
in with Philip, both father and son use Karl as the surrogate dad they had always
hoped for. Karl is delighted with his newfound good fortune and opulent lifestyle
and seeks to share it with a female friend whom he invites for more than just a
visit. But both Philip and the charming Karl are in for big surprises with both
amusing and poignant results.
Director Peter Ringgaard’s Turn Right by the Yellow Dog is an affectionate and
heartwarming comedy about the sorrows and joys of family that reveals that while
it is not easy to replace missing love, under the right circumstances, and with luck,
the tenderness that is within all of us can be found.
Sandy Wolf
John Ignowski
VOTE FOR ME!
WHEN RUOMA
WAS SEVENTEEN
(Ruoma De Shi Qi Sui)
3/10, 7:15pm (MD-SJSU) 3/11, 4:45pm (MD-SJSU) 3/13, 10:30am (UT-SJSU)
3/4, 9:15pm (C1) 3/5, 3:00pm (C1) 3/11, 1:00pm (UT-SJSU)
Director Nelson Antonio Denis; Producers Lynn Tiede, Alex Rodriguez, Roni
Wheeler, Salvador Bolivar; Executive Producer Ernest Dickerson; Screenwriter
Nelson Antonio Denis; Cinematographer: Salvador Bolivar; Editor: Ricardo Serena;
Composer Sammy Peralta; Cast Ricardo Barber, Malik Yoba, Angel Salazar, Jose
Ramon Rosario, Gloria Irizarry, Manuel E. Santiago; 78min/HD-CAM/United States
Director Zhang Jiarui; Producer Hou Keming, Wang Ziliang; Executive Producer
Yang Hong Wei; Screenwriter Meng Jiazong; Cinematographer Ma Dongge;
Editor Zhou Ying; Composers Huang Zhenyu, Dong Wei; Cast Li Min, Yang
Zhigang, Shu Linyuan; 88min/35mm/China; Chinese with English subtitles
How thin is the line between politics and madness? The exuberant comedy, Vote
For Me!, set in El Barrio, New York City, finds out in one of the funniest satires in
years, a razor-sharp look at how quickly the world of elections and candidates
escalates into inspired lunacy.
Leo Machuchal, a Puerto Rican building super, gets no respect. Constantly razzed
by neighbors, local thugs and even domino players, Leo finds the chance of a lifetime when a congressman drops dead, and he finds himself the new candidate.
With his new friends behind him, Leo pushes forward with his campaign, irascibly
budding heads with rivals.
Featuring a killer soundtrack and an energetic gallery of characters (including Soul
Food’s Malik Yoba, acclaimed Rocardo Barber from Repertorio Español and
nationally-known Latino comic Angel "Chi Chi" Salazar), Vote For Me! is a
jamboree of uninhibited comedy that makes use of director Nelson Antonio Denis’
own experience as a former State Assemblyman. When it comes to laughs, it will
have your vote.
As another day dawns deep in the mountains of the Chinese Hani tribe, Ruoma
wakes up to her seventeenth birthday. Just another day of selling sweet corn in
the local village market and smiling for the cameras of tourists. That is, until she
catches the eye of Ming, a struggling young photographer.
Noticing Ruoma’s popularity, Ming hits on the idea of cashing in on her bright
smile by having her pose with tourists against the scenic vistas of the Yunnan
Valley. Ruoma, who dreams of going to the big city and "riding in a glass elevator," jumps at the opportunity. But will her ambition overwhelm her love for her
family and friends?
Zhang Jiarui’s film debut, When Ruoma Was Seventeen, is a serene and perceptive study of how a young woman’s romantic awakening is complicated by her cultural roots. Making ravishing use of both the Chinese landscape and the traditions of the Hani tribe, the film follows in the steps of such eye-openers as Fei
Xie’s A Girl From Hunan and Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum.
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SHORTS PROGRAM 1: COMEDY FAVORITES
SHORTS PROGRAM 2: MINDBENDERS
3/4, 7:15pm (REP) 3/6, 2:45pm (REP)
110min
3/4, 9:45pm (REP) 3/5, 11:15pm (C3)
112min
Cinequest presents Comedy Favorites with a gigantic bag of mixed nuttiness. Going from hilarious
fantasy to sexy office humor to referential chuckles, this year’s comedies are more outrageous,
more gut-busting and more daring than ever before.
Tales of young filmmakers trying to get that last shot and of a psychiatrist dealing with that one tough
patient fly alongside stories of retired 16-year-olds, odd sports and the light of the world. Japan, Brazil,
and Germany are represented, as well as Bay Area filmmakers.
You’ll find heavy chuckles sitting alongside sly smiles with this year’s Comedy Favorites. Note: for
maximum enjoyment, pre-festival viewing should include La Jetée, 70s’ cop shows and the works of
Margaret Cho. Of course, with none of these, you will still have loads of fun.
Chris Garcia
The Babysitter dir. Gideon Raff
USA
The Climatic Death of Dark Ninja dir. Peter Craig USA
Dangle dir. Phil Traill
Germany
Karma Wheel dir. Austin Alward
USA
The Memo dir. Dahéli Hall
USA
The Morning Guy dir. Mark W. Gray
USA
Ode to Margaret Cho dirs. Susie Lee, Greg Pak
USA
Oh Yeah! dir. Lon Lopez
USA
Penalty Salmon dir. Eiji Shimada
Japan
La Puppé dir. Timothy Greenberg
USA
Restive Planet dir. John Cregan
USA
Spelunkers dir. Jim Lacy, Daniel Haude,
Katrin Albers
Germany
Strawberry dir. Maíra Lopes
Brazil
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Every year, Cinequest scours the globe for films that can be appreciated by only the most twisted of film lovers. We call them Mindbenders. Filled with plot twists, surrealism and nightmare
imagery, Mindbenders run the scale from the subtly bizarre to the experimental, from films
that will make you scratch your head to ones that make you wonder if you’ve already lost it.
There are visions of drugs, fishing obsessions, clowns of reckoning, dictatorial birthdays and a
treatise on proper body disposal. Featuring an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, returning directors,
and films from Australia, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom and across the United States,
Mindbenders tackle subjects odd, frightening and just plain weird — always managing to confound while they entertain.
Chris Garcia
All in All dir. Torbjørn Skårild
Norway
Apotheosis dir. Janet Wondra
USA
Back dir. Sam Toy
Australia
Elegy dir. Jeffrey Travis
USA
Fast Film dir. Virgil Widrich
Austria
Kerst dir. Andrew Awes
USA
Parallel Passage dir. Mandi Riggi
USA
Pol Pot’s Birthday dir. Talmage Cooley
USA
Tackle Box dir. Matthew Mebane
USA
The Three of Us dirs. Nirvan Mullick,
Benjamin Goldman
USA
What About the Bodies? dir. Simon Ellis
United Kingdom
SHORTS PROGRAM 3: DOCU-NATION
SHORT PROGRAM 4: TRANSITIONS
3/6, 12:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/7, 12:00pm (REP)
104min
3/9, 7:00pm (UT-SJSU) 3/10, 5:00PM (C3)
108min
After a two-year hiatus, Docu-Nation returns, populated by tales of life, love, lips and Louisiana.
Phillip José Farmer once said, "Moving from here to there is travel, but moving from now
towards the future is transition." This year, Cinequest is proud to present a program that
proves his point.
Through views of our world, we are treated to grand dissertations on the meaning of the activities
around us: from the deadly serious to the sadly true, from the powerfully moving to the truly hilarious. This year features the sights and sounds of Boston nightlife, the joy of collectors and their trophies, a study of the female kiss and shorts on tasty and mysterious animals. A look at the world
post-9/11 mingles with the significance of Zapotec ceremony.
Filmmakers from Canada, Mexico and across the United States give us the world through their
eyes, including two excellent documentaries from students at Stanford University. Combining comedy, experimentation, political thought and music, Docu-Nation will enlighten, entertain and enrage,
all at the same time.
Chris Garcia
The Beautiful & the Fine dirs. Adrienne Leverette,
Eric Schopmeyer, Rob Tyler
Body Politics dir. Sally Rubin
Danzante dir. Sergio Bátiz
Good Stuff dir. Matthew Nie
Kiss & Tell dir. Michaline Babich
Landsdowne Street dir. Luigi Scarcelli
Nutria dir. Ted Gesing
Old Glory dir. Andy Schocken
The World as We Know It dirs. John Haptas,
Kristine Samuelson
USA
USA
Mexico
Canada
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
Showing the changes through passing up and moving on, Transitions is all about that which
we find and that which we leave behind. There are arrivals in new lands, both by poor
Albanian immigrants and by an eloquent African potentate. The heartbreak that comes from
leaving one you love behind is explored through the relationship of two young British kids who
can’t decide whether or not to work it out. Aliens travel through space in a time of war, and a
couple of good ol’ boys drive the roads to a new day.
All that and a look at the shots we most likely ignored from 70s’ cop shows. From Germany,
Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, Transitions shows that we are all moving
between things we will someday leave behind.
Chris Garcia
121 to Aztec dir. David Eckenrode
The Day Winston Ngakambe Came to Kiel
dir. Jasper Ahrens
Exit 8A dir. Margaret Harris
Love Me or Leave Me Alone dir. Duane Hopkins
Maree dir. James Pellerito
Terra dir. Aristomenis Tsirbas
Transitions dir. Kai Zimmer
USA
Germany
USA
United Kingdom
Italy, USA
USA
Germany
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SHORTS PROGRAM 5: EXTREME SHORTS
3/8, 7:45pm (C3) 3/11, 9:45PM (C3)
108min
Love, hate, betrayal, humiliation, rejection — extreme emotions — are displayed in provocative,
profound and sometimes humorous ways in this powerful series of eight international shorts.
From the wrenching betrayal of love in Eden’s Wake to the raunchy, John Wateresque humor of
Prom Night and the visually stunning and mysterious Inamorata, each and every film in this
program will provoke a strong visceral emotional response from its audiences.
Other extreme emotions explored in this fine collection include humiliation on the Paris subway,
a father’s desperation for contact with his daughter, a dying woman’s rejection and a mother’s
angst about whether or not to leave her family.
Pam Kelly
Bid ‘em In dir. Neal Sopata
Eden’s Wake dir. Sarah Michelle Brown
I Am Stamos dir. Rob Meltzer
I Used to be a Filmmaker dir. Jay Rosenblatt
I’ll Wait for the Next One dir. Philippe Orreindy
Inamorata dir. Robert A. Cuadra
The Most Beautiful Man in the World
dir. Alicia Duffy
Prom Night dir. Robbie Pickering
She Kept Silent dir. Svetlana Cvetko
The Voice of Silence dir. Gunnar Bergdahl
USA
Canada
USA
USA
France
USA
United Kingdom
USA
USA
Sweden
SHORTS PROGRAM 6:
ANYTHING-BUT-ORDINARY
3/7, 2:15pm (C3) 3/9, 9:30pm (UT-SJSU)
110min
In a complex collection that denies traditional categorization, eleven films aim to create an
exceptional cinematic arena.
They range from an eerie, mystical animated tale to the story of a frustrated mother waiting for
her biopsy results. We are awed by the poetic lyricism of school children re-telling the history of
statues represented in downtown Brussels, and we are touched by the gentle comedy of men and
women reversing their nature. A schoolboy plays out his daily routine in an anything-but-ordinary
manner, and a lonely bathroom attendant finds fame and fortune but discovers that it is still lonely at the top without someone to love. These entries from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany
and the United States hold something unique: each tale is a thrilling journey of discovery.
Jennifer Glynn
Bludren dir. Jill Johnston-Price
The Crux dir. Jeffrey Seckendorf
Dream a Little Dream for Me dir. Ned Farr
Elevations dir. Zarah Laszlo
Excursion dir. Cris Jones
If You Step on a Crack dir. Jennifer Atkins
Little Figures dir. Sarah Vanagt
Rent-a-Person dir. Kurt Kuenne
The Schoolboy dir. Edina Kontsek
Thomas Grey’s Rainy Day dir. Justin L. Smith
Yin Yang dir. Adele Uddo
USA
USA
USA
Canada
Australia
USA
Belgium
USA
Germany
USA
USA
SHORTS PROGRAM 7: STUDENT SHORTS
SHORTS PROGRAM 8: CORTOS DE MEXICO
7A – 3/6, 10:00am (C3) 3/8, 5:00pm (MD-SJSU)
7B – 3/7, 9:15pm (C3) 3/10, 9:30pm (UT-SJSU)
3/7, 10:15am (C3) 3/8, 5:00pm (C1) 3/11, 11:00am (UT-SJSU)
70min
From mullet-wearing, air-guitar gangs to a Palestinian suicide bomber, this year’s Student
Shorts program covers a wide range of human experience. Whimsical stories like a lonely man
trying to appear in as many photos as possible and a woman using balloons to send letters are
balanced by tragic accounts of lynching, brothers separated in Vietnam and a homeless man in
San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Everyday characters like an old barber trying not to lose his only
customer are followed by a disembodied cartoon head and a modern day Prometheus, who is
executed every day of his life.
Cinequest is proud to present Cortos de Mexico, a Spanish-language shorts program that
showcases the breadth of talent from Mexico.
Even more varied than the stories themselves are the approaches each filmmaker takes in
telling them. What binds the tales is a refusal to rehash the past — whether they’re striving for
social change, or just finding a new way to make people laugh.
Jason Martin
Program 7A – 108 minutes
Behind Blue Eyes (De Anza)
Dandelion (Rhode Island School of Design)
Fisherman’s Troubled Odyssey (SJSU)
Haircut (Loyola Marymount)
A Hollywood Story (De Anza)
Letters (Vancouver)
The Lost Art (Chapman)
The Promethean (BYU)
The Show (NYU)
Springtime Dreams (SJSU)
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A Thousand Words (Stanford)
The Anniversary (UCLA)
Apartment 427 (UCLA)
Colorforms (NYU)
Head (Chapman)
The Martyr (Chapman)
Parallel/Parallel (SJSU)
Photo (USC)
Plastic Eyes and Fuzzy Voice (SJSU)
Spin (USC)
The program’s variety of moods is evident in the blend of irony and suspense of the compact
thriller, Contratiempo, or in El Pez Dorado, a seriocomic web of human relationships spun with
dexterity worthy of Robert Altman. Moving from the urban thrills of Ligerita and the surreal
humor of El Excusado to the sweet child’s viewpoint of E Puir Si Muove and the complex narrative of Sus Demonios, these shorts offer constant amazement.
Cortos de Mexico is also remarkable for its startling style, never more evident than in the computer-generated Volarte, a virtuoso marvel of beauty and movement as well as insight into a
culture’s art.
Fernando F. Croce
Contratiempo dir. Mauricio Bidault
El Pez Dorado dir. Patricia Arriaga
Ligerita dir. Mariana Rodriguez
La Cumbre dir. Jorge Fons
El Excusado dir. Lorenza Manrique
E Puir Si Muove dir. Agustin Calderon
Brusco Despertar dir. Ernesto Godoy
Sus Demonios dir. Rene U. Villarreal
Volarte dirs. Carlos Colorado, Enrique Ramirez
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SHORTS PROGRAM 9: SAN JOSE SHORTS
3/14, 9:30am (MD-SJSU)
90min
Three shorts from three San Jose filmmakers; projects that tend to share personnel, locations and maybe equipment.
These three short films cover gritty survival and redemption themes, quiet slice-of-life set
pieces and mom’s creepy, new boyfriend.
Local actor Tim Halpin takes the lead in The Greatest Challenge, playing a homeless boxer
who refuses to help himself. In Doyle, he is the titular boyfriend, a shifty security guard
who charms his way into the life of a woman and her teenaged daughter.
Peter Carter’s Local Time follows a day in the life of a San Jose ‘cowboy,’ one who needs to
drop a quarter into his horse for a ride. Appropriately titled, the film’s static shots and long
takes offer us a flip side to the hectic pace of life in this tech-bound, go-go valley.
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Doyle dir. Seirgan Benjamin
The Greatest Challenge dir. Shawn Flanagan
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SJ REP THEATER
UNIVERSITY THEATER
HAL TODD THEATER
Camera 3 Cinemas (C3)
South Second Street & San Carlos
San Jose Repertory Theatre
(REP)
101 Paseo de San Antonio
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DINERS CIRCLE
RESTAURANTS,
HOT SPOTS,
HOTELS,
SAN JOSE
DOWNTOWN
& VENUES
D I N E R S C I R C L E R E S TA U R A N T S
288 S. 2nd St.
[next door to Camera 3]
Downtown San Jose
408.998.0932
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DINERS CIRCLE RESTAURANTS
HOT SPOTS
HOTELS
1. A.P. Stump’s
8. The Grill on the Alley
12. Back Bar
17. O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub
163 West Santa Clara Street
408.292.9928
www.apstumps.com
A.P. Stump’s new American Cuisine. San
Jose’s premier downtown dining establishment.
408.294.2244
www.thegrill.com
Reminiscent of the classic American grills of
the ‘20’s, The Grill on the Alley holds distinction by serving sensational cuisine with an
exceptional wine selection from around the
world. Our professional staff provides an
exceptional dining experience like no other in
downtown San Jose.
408.971.6647
www.back-bar.com
Back Bar is a one of a kind 6,000 sq. foot
nightclub with a massive outdoor dance
floor, VIP lounge, cigar and margarita bar.
With DJ and live music, Back Bar is the
hottest nightspot in the Bay Area. Located
right next to Zoë nightclub, these 2 clubs
combine to be the largest club in San Jose.
Delicious fare is catered by Agenda.
25 North San Pedro Street
408.947.8007
www.oflahertysirishpub.com
O’Flaherty’s Pub is San Jose’s newest Irish
pub. Hand crafted in Ireland with Authentic
Irish Mahogany and bric-a-brac, this is a
sight to be seen! You are guaranteed a hundred thousand Irish welcomes. “You’re a
stranger but once at O’Flaherty’s.”
2. Arcadia
408.278.4555
www.sanjosemarriot.com
Chef of the Year Michael Mina has created a
dining experience of sophistication and surprise in downtown San Jose. Come see (and
taste) why the food critics are raving about
Arcadia.
9. Hawgs Seafood Bar
150 South Second Street
408.287.9955
www.hawgsseafood.com
Hawgs Seafood Bar serves up generous portions of the freshest continental seafood
dishes in a fun, lively, and friendly atmosphere. From fresh oysters, clams, and mussels, to Hawgs’ award winning Newhattan
clam chowder, you can’t go wrong with any
of Hawgs’ numerous selections! Hawgs
Seafood Bar is one of the best values around
and is conveniently located on Second Street
next to the San Jose Repertory Theatre.
13. Blue Tattoo
Hobee’s
14. GoodFellas
408.998.0932
www.cameracinemas.com
You’re in for a treat! Sandwiches, soup, and
coffee are just part of the menu. And check
out those sandwich names!
1875 South Bascom Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
408.369.0575
www.hobees.com
Hobee’s California Restaurants have been an
award-winning Bay Area favorite since 1974.
The restaurants feature fresh, healthful fare in
a warm, casual setting. Hobee’s has 8 convenient Silicon Valley locations and serves
breakfast and lunch at all sites; dinner is
available at select restaurants. Stop in to
Hobee’s and see why we’re fast, fresh and
friendly!
408.287.6969
GoodFellas is an American grill that features
pastas, sandwiches, steak, and salads. Our
menu is served from 11am until one hour
before we closed. Catch all sports events on
our 8 TVs and enjoy “Pint Night” on
Wednesdays. See you there!
5. Chacho’s
10. Il Fornaio
18 South Almaden Avenue
408.293.1387
www.chachos.net
Since its establishment in 1995, Chacho’s
has fast become known for its outstanding
cuisine - unique for its combination of homestyle taste with a turn-of-the-century rustic
flair. Chacho’s sauces and entrees are made
only from the freshest ingredients, including
moles and spices, flown direct from Toluca,
Mexico. Equally delicious are the freshly prepared margaritas and drink selections from
the bar.
408.271.3366
www.ilfornaio.com
Il Fornaio in Downtown San Jose is located
in the beautiful Hyatt Sainte Claire. The
restaurant and bakery opens at 7:00am and
stays open all day. Il Fornaio features a menu
highlighting hearth-baked breads made from
scratch, fresh ingredients, authentic Italian
cooking methods, and wines from Italy.
Private dining rooms are available and special events can be booked through an on-site
Event Coordinator. Please call ahead for
reservations.
3. Blake’s Steakhouse
and Bar
408.298.9221
www.blakessteakhouse.com
Blake’s is known for great food and excellent
service in a comfortable dining room.
Cocktails and a wide variety of fine wines are
served at the bar and in the restaurant. In
addition to San Jose’s best steaks, Blake’s
serves a variety of fresh fish, chicken, and
pasta. Open for lunch Monday through
Friday.
4. Camera Café
6. The City Bar & Grill
300 Almaden Boulevard
408.947.4444
The diverse menu offers a wide variety of
mouthwatering selections of hot and cold
dishes including grilled meats, seafood and
pasta dishes, and an array of fresh fruit and
vegetable salads. Indulge in their award winning Sunday brunch 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
7. Eulipia
408.280.6161
www.eulipia.com
Eulipia is the place to go in downtown SJ for
a great meal, a quiet appetizer, or a drink.
Our beautiful menu offers a huge selection of
delicious salads, fresh fish, meat, poultry, and
pasta-all at a very reasonable price. Full bar.
Friendly service. Great wine list.
11. La Pastaia
408.286.8686
www.lapastaia.com
Executive Chef Forrest Gingold’s travels to
Italy for authentic Italian recipes have earned
the upscale, comfortable eatery its four stars
from the San Jose Mercury News. The
establishment’s unwavering obsession with
excellence has placed La Pastaia as a mainstay in the competitive Silicon Valley.
Willow Street
Wood Fired Pizza
20 South Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030
408.354.5566
www.willowstreet.com
The South Bay’s legendary wood-fired pizza
restaurant. Specialty salads, unique pastas,
daily specials. Serving Willow Street’s own
microbrewed beer. Terrific wine list.
170 West St. John Street
408.286.1515
www.bluetattoosj.com
The Blue Tattoo, situated in the heart of San
Pedro Square, contains multiple dance
floors, classic elegance, and irresistibly comfortable décor. The organic trees and large
patio makes the terrace one of the best in
the bay, and the ideal place to unwind. The
Blue Tattoo’s stunning position and classy
international crowd make it the most glamorous venue in San Jose, if not the Bay Area.
Island Grill & Bamboo
Lounge
1355 North Fourth Street
408.392.2468
www.theislandgrill.com
Colorful, Creative Cuisine with an emphasis
on steak, pork, and seafood blending elements of the Pacific Rim, Caribbean, and
Hawaiian regions. Bamboo Lounge provides
live entertainment and tropical mixed drinks.
Open for lunch & dinner daily - closed
Sunday nights.
15. Johnny V’s
31 East Santa Clara Street
408.947.8470
www.johnnyvsbar.com
At Johnny V’s, we believe in letting the good
times roll. Our first priority is to deliver topnotch entertainment and a great venue to our
customers- good people, from all walks of
life that like to have a great time. We attract
and maintain a quality clientele by providing
an exceptional venue, service-oriented staff,
and most importantly, a great vibe.
16. Mission Ale House
97 East Santa Clara Street
408.292.4058
www.missionalehouse.com
Located in Downtown San Jose, the Mission
Ale House is just blocks from both San Jose
Arena and San Jose State University. The
Mission has the charm of a traditional Ale
House Pub with its 40-foot mahogany back
bar, 18-foot high ceilings, and its newly
added patio beer garden. The Mission has 32
beers on draft, a large selection of spirits and
cigars, and serves food daily.
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6. Hilton San Jose and
Towers, The Official
Filmmaker Residence
300 Almaden Boulevard
408.287.2100
11. Hotel De Anza
888.254.0637
18. San Jose Bar & Grill
10. Hyatt Sainte Claire
408.286.2397
www.sanjosebarandgrill.com
San Jose Bar & Grill is San Jose’s most
talked about nightspot. The food is great and
the atmosphere is even better. So come on
down and see what all the fuss is about!
408.885.1234
Park Plaza
1355 North Fourth Street
408.453.5340
Pruneyard Inn
19. South First Billiards
408.294.7800
www.sofapool.com
Voted San Jose’s “Best Place to Play Pool,”
South First Billiards features 29 regulation
pool tables, a full bar with 15 beers on tap,
and a casual restaurant in an upscale atmosphere. Be sure to check out the hot, new
elixir lounge. Open daily 4:00pm - 2:00am.
21 and over only.
20. Stratta Grill Café
71 East San Fernando Street
408.293.1121
www.stratta.com
This upbeat bistro packs style and culinary
punch into a renovated dining space. The
sensuous menu involves lots of hearty grill
updates, lusty pastas, and assertive salads.
Casual. Full bar.
21. Tres Gringos
Baja Cantina
1995 South Bascom Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
800.559.4344
23. Ramada Limited
408.298.3500
2. San Jose Marriott
408.280.1300
8. The Fairmont
408.998.1900
VENUES
24. Camera One Cinema
(C1)
408.278.9888
www.tresgringossj.com
Tres Gringos Baja Cantina is the newest hot
spot in the “heart of the city,” featuring El
Guapo’s world famous local fish tacos. So
come on down and dance on California’s
longest bar, or enjoy one of our blended specialty drinks. Bringing you the beach 365
days a year!
22. VooDoo Lounge
408.286.8636
www.voodooloungesj.com
The VooDoo Lounge is the hottest nightclub
in downtown San Jose! Once inside you’ll
find a bi-level dance floor and three full bars.
It offers DJ dancing Thursday through
Saturday with resident DJs RATED “R” and,
from Las Vegas, Frankie Morales. They play
your favorite HIP HOP, R&B, and HOUSE
dance hits. The party starts at 10pm!
4. Camera 3 Cinemas (C3)
South Second Street & San Carlos
25. Cinequest Hospitality
Lounge at The San Jose
Repertory Theatre
25. San Jose Repertory
Theatre (REP)
26. San Jose State
University Theater
(UT-SJSU)
Corner of Fifth Street and San Fernando
Street
27. San Jose State
University Hal Todd
Theater (HT-SJSU)
Adjacent to the University Theater
28. San Jose State
University Morris Dailey
Auditorium (MD-SJSU)
Centrally located on the San Jose State
University Campus
HOT SPOTS
BACK
BAR
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Film Program
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Programmer
Chris Garcia
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Juan Escobar
Paige Ngo
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Judie Gordon, Editor
Fernando Croce
Chris Garcia
Jennifer Glynn
Mike Gutman
Ben Hess
John Ignowski
Robert Mello
Jason Martin
Marie-Anne Widrig,
Metro Production Director
Jon Wolles, Metro Promotions &
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Terri Groat-Elner,
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Sandy Wolf
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Jens Hussey, Director of Public
Relations
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Leslie Fehr
Laura Fitler
Sam Guzman
Stacy Quan
Katie Walsh
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Rick Silberman
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Information Technology
Lou Bash, Manager of Ticketing
and Information Services
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Now with over 20 new features, including improved color
reproduction, additional cine-like gamma settings, slower
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C1 = Camera One
C3 =Camera 3
REP = San Jose
Repertory Theatre
UT-SJSU = University Theater
at SJSU
MD-SJSU = Morris Dailey
Auditorium at SJSU
HT-SJSU = Hal Todd Theater
at SJSU
5:15pm The Man Who Loved Haugesund
(C3) 80’
North American Premiere - A brilliant entrepreneur and humanist in a sleepy town with
a war raging across Europe. Great stories
are timeless. Great people are inspirational.
Sometimes, on a rare occasion, we are
lucky enough to discover both.
7:00pm Down by Love (C1) 90’
The unraveling of a love affair and the
emotional state of a yearning woman,
who just might be on the verge of a nervous breakdown
7:15pm Shorts 1 – Comedy Favorites
(REP) 110’
Going from hilarious fantasy to sexy office
humor to referential chuckles, this year’s
comedies are more outrageous, more
gut-busting, and more daring than ever
before.
Additional Maverick
Spirit Events to be
determined.
Please check back with
Cinequest after February 14 for
dates/times.
7:15pm The Magical Life of Long Tack
Sam (C3) 94’
A tale full of adventure, myth, magic,
romance, necromancy and near misses —
and a celebration of the bygone era of
vaudeville.
WEDNSDAY
MARCH 3
9:15pm When Ruoma Was Seventeen
(C1) 88’
U. S. Premiere - A serene and perceptive
study of how a young woman’s romantic
awakening is complicated by her cultural
roots.
7:30pm
Opening
Night Gala
United (REP) 85’
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
An inspiring romantic comedy
about becoming a hero when
you’re the underdog — a time
for football, dreams about love,
rivalry and Western Norway at
its best.
9:30pm Cala, My Dog! (C3) 100’
A philosophical tale reflecting the extraordinary struggle of an ordinary worker to
reclaim his pet, his family...and himself.
9:45pm Shorts 2 - Mindbenders
(REP) 112’
Every year, Cinequest scours the globe for
films that can be appreciated only by the
most twisted of film lovers. We call them
Mindbenders.
7:00pm Double Dare (C3) 91’
Their jobs entail being set on fire, thrown
off buildings, dragged by wild horses and
hit by cars. They are stuntwomen, and
they will “kick your ass.”
7:15pm Jagoda in the Supermarket (C1)
108’
Hi-jinks and romance begin when a man
takes hostages at gunpoint in a supermarket. A hilariously fun Dog Day
Afternoon in Serbia.
7:15pm Awful Normal (UT-SJSU) 89’
World Premiere - A film you will never forget. Two women confront the man who
molested them as children and the repercussions it had on them all.
7:15pm “1” (REP) 99’
World Premiere - Welcome to De La Salle
High, where it’s not about X’s and O’s…it’s
about having faith in something larger
than yourself — a look at the high school
football team that hasn’t lost a single
game in 12 years.
9:15pm Play (C3) 85’
North American Premiere - Reminiscent of
such tales as The Big Chill, a group of
aspiring young actors embark on one last
weekend getaway before going out into
the real world. It will turn out to be a
weekend they never forget.
9:30pm Rewind (C1) 98’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm The Bread Maker (UT-SJSU) 82’
A woman’s romance novel begins to
change when she meets the real love of
her life in this fun romantic comedy from
Newfoundland.
9:30pm IPO (REP) 100’
An evocative tragicomedy direct from
San Francisco about the painful life in the
“dot-bomb” world.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
MARCH 4
MARCH 5
11:15pm Shorts 2 – Mindbenders (C3) 112’
Repeat Screening
12:30pm Solid Air (C1) 118’
North American Premiere - Set in the twin
worlds of high-stakes gambling and law, a
psychological drama where a father and
son’s love is tested.
SATURDAY
1:00pm The Silence Between
Two Thoughts (REP) 95’
A remarkable, austere and provocative
film, painstakingly reconstructed by the
director after the negative was confiscated by Iranian authorities, which follows a
young woman who tries to understand
her role in society.
2:45pm Rewind (C1) 98’
U. S. Premiere - A beguiling and romantic
urban tale that, with patience and tenderness, finds magic and love in the smallest
of details of life.
3:00pm Fine Dead Girls (C3) 77’
A smoldering, brooding lesbian love story
that is proof positive that film noir is
alive and well in the Balkans.
3:00pm August Sun (REP) 108’
Three journeys, actual and spiritual, of
ordinary people whose lives are profoundly affected by the ongoing struggle
of combatants who are unwilling or
unable to agree upon a peaceful solution.
5:00pm Eila (C1) 94’
U. S. Premiere - Based on a true story,
Eila, a timid cleaning lady, and her colleagues sue the state for an illegal discharge calling out for human dignity and
respect for others.
2:45pm A Bus Came… (REP) 100’
U. S. Premiere - Love, guts, good and evil
are delivered with quirky absurdity in the
collective work of five directors, ten
writers, five cinematographers, four editors, four composers, and a load of actors.
(C1) 88’
Repeat Screening
5:00 August Sun (C1) 108’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Cala, My Dog! (REP) 100’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Life Leaves Marks (REP) 105’
A sweeping, romantic triangle of love and
sacrifice, from which three people will
emerge with the scrapes and scars that
show life leaves marks
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2:45pm Mystery of the Trinidad (C3) 88’
Reconnecting the pieces of a life
fragmented by unjust secrets and lost
explorations, a man must find the balance
between the love he wants and the
passion he needs.
5:00pm The Man Who Loved
Haugesund
(C3) 80’
Repeat Screening
5:15pm The Silence Between Two
Thoughts (UT-SJSU) 95’
Repeat Screening
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10:00am Shorts 7A – Student Shorts
(C3) 110’
From mullet-wearing, air-guitar gangs to
a Palestinian suicide bomber, this year’s
Student Shorts program covers a wide
range.
10:00am Soldiers of the Rock (REP) 93’
U. S. Premiere - In the deep, dark bowels of
the Earth, where danger lurks at every
turn, a man searches for the answers he
desperately needs.
12:00pm Shorts 3 – Docu-nation
(UT-SJSU) 104’
Combining comedy, experimentation,
political thought and music, Docu-Nation
will enlighten, entertain and enrage all at
the same time.
12:45pm The Magical Life of Long Tack
Sam (C3) 94’ – Repeat Screening
2:15pm Rhapsody in White (C1) 86’
U.S. Premiere – A female puppeteer wages
a war against the realities of life in a
whimsical resurrection of the innocence
of comedy and a bow to silent cinema.
2:30pm The Bread Maker (UT-SJSU) 82’
Repeat Screening
2:45pm Shorts 1 – Comedy Favorites
(REP) 110’ – Repeat Screening
3:00pm The Boy Who Plays on the
Buddhas of Bamiyan (C3) 103’
The joys and innocence of childhood and
the sheer determination it takes to face the
brutal conditions of poverty and starvation,
political uncertainty and the realities of
refugee life in an inhospitable terrain.
4:15pm The Man Who Copied (C1) 124’
A visual feast that perfectly blends drama,
comedy and romance to create an impressive, moving portrait of Brazil and its people.
4:45pm Play (UT-SJSU) 85’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Caballé Beyond Music (REP) 98’
U. S. Premiere - Immerse yourself in this
sensational musical highlighting the
career of one of the greatest divas of all
time, Montserrat Caballé — a film that will
enchant and move anyone who sees it.
5:30pm Double Dare (C3) 91’
Repeat Screening
7:00pm Down by Love (C1) 90’
Repeat Screening
7:00pm Aging Out (UT-SJSU) 105’
World Premiere - A moving portrait of
three teens “aging out” of the foster care
system — a tale of human resilience and
an affirmation of dreams of independence
and fulfillment.
7:15pm 30 Miles (REP) 93’
World Premiere - An act of kindness leads to
the destruction of lives in just thirty miles,
when a hitchhiker and his ride let down their
guards and reveal intimate, dark secrets
about their pasts.
7:30pm Spectres (C3) 97’
North American Premiere - A sciencefiction ghost story from Cupertino-raised
director Phil Leirness featuring Marina
Sirtis (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and
Dean Haglund (The X-Files).
9:00pm Love Hurts (C1) 98’
Stunning visuals with a hip soundtrack
bring this modern Romeo and Juliet to
life—as star-crossed lovers traverse
boundaries to be together in the chaos of
Mexico City.
9:15pm Liberty: 3 Stories About Life &
Death (UT-SJSU) 80’
A poignant-with-heart look at three
women and their struggles with life and
death.
9:30pm “1” (REP) 99’
Repeat Screening
12:00pm The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
(REP) 117’
U. S. Premiere - If you are worried about
growing older, take that curve in the road
and realize that it is just another turning
point in human life.
9:45pm Arakimentari (C3) 99’
The king of Japanese vaginas, flowers
and faces. This is one you have to see for
yourself and then make your own
judgment.
12:15pm Destination Moscow (C1) 108’
North American Premiere - An amusing
Norwegian tale about a troop of flawed
Polish actors following a dream to perform in Moscow…presented in a
Norwegian pig Latin.
12:00am The Last Horror Movie (C3) 80’
Max Parry is a mild mannered wedding
photographer who leads a fairly dull life,
except for one minor exception — he is a
serial killer. Warning: Contains graphic
violence.
SUNDAY
MARCH 7
10:15am Shorts 8 – Cortos de Mexico
(C3) 70’
Funny, sexy, provocative and 100 percent
entertaining, a concoction straight from
Mexico that audiences will cherish.
11:45am Bedtime Fairy Tales
for Crocodiles (C1) 97’
With a touch of magical realism to rival
the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the
film weaves a mesmerizing web of
dreams, fantasies and emotions around
one man’s search for the truth behind his
family’s past.
9:00pm Destination Moscow (C1) 108’
Repeat Screening
9:15pm Shorts 7B - Student Shorts (C3)
110’
From mullet-wearing air guitar gangs to a
Palestinian suicide bomber, this year’s
Student Shorts program covers a wide
range of human experience.
9:15pm The Silence Between Two
Thoughts (UT-SJSU) 95’
Repeat Screening
9:15pm Madness and Genius (REP) 103’
Shot in beautiful black and white HighDefinition, Madness and Genius is a
provocative tale of science, philosophy,
blackmail, isolation and hope.
12:00pm Caballé Beyond Music (C3) 98’
Repeat Screening
MONDAY
12:00pm Shorts 3 – Docu-Nation (REP)
104’
Repeat Screening
1:00pm Liberty (UT-SJSU) 80’
MARCH 8
Repeat Screening
12:00pm Awful Normal (UT-SJSU) 89’
Repeat Screening
3:00pm The Man Who Copied (C3) 124’
Repeat Screening
2:00pm The Loss of Nameless Things
(UT-SJSU) 110’
World Premiere - Palo Alto filmmaker Bill
Rose reveals the evocative story of one
man’s fall from grace, of artistic paradise
lost and hard-won resurrection, and of an
inspired artistic life.
3:00pm Play (UT-SJSU) 85’
Repeat Screening
2:00pm Fools (C1) 90’
North American Premiere - With humor
and surprises, Fools journeys through the
colorful, surreal and hectic throngs of the
carnival to discover what it feels like to be
truly alive.
2:15pm Shorts 6 - Anything-butOrdinary (C3) 110’
Each of these entries holds something
unique: each tale is a thrilling journey of
discovery.
2:30pm Liberty: 3 Stories About
Life & Death (REP) 80’
Repeat Screening
4:30pm The Story of the Weeping
Camel
(C1) 105’
A wondrous, luminous film about a family
of nomads and their journey to save the
life of a baby camel rejected by its mother.
A moving film that no one will ever forget.
4:30pm Spectres (UT-SJSU) 97’
Repeat Screening
4:45pm Jonny Vang (C3) 85’
Many people believe that life in small
towns is less complicated than in the big
city. But it’s not true. Life isn’t complicated — it’s complex — especially when you
are being targeted over and over again.
5:00pm Shorts 8 - Cortos de Mexico (C1)
80’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Shorts 7A – Student Shorts
(MD-SJSU) 110’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm The Loss of Nameless Things
(UT-SJSU) 80’
Repeat Screening
5:30pm The Boy Who Plays on the
Buddhas of Bamiyan (C3) 103’
Repeat Screening
7:00pm Madrid (C1) 80’
North American Premiere - A gorgeous
and elegant film that sensitively explores
the meeting of two people of mixed cultures who are forced to draw up their own
unique roadmap of life and love.
7:30pm Madness and Genius (MD-SJSU)
103’
Repeat Screening
7:30pm Shelter (UT-SJSU) 80’
Set in Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant,
urban squalor mixes with magical beauty
for a breathtaking original story of the
power of friendship and love in the face of
hardship.
4:45pm 30 Miles (REP) 93’
Repeat Screening
7:45pm Shorts 5 – Extreme Shorts
(C3) 108’
Love, hate, betrayal, humiliation, rejection
— extreme emotions — are displayed in
provocative, profound and sometimes
humorous ways in this powerful series of
eight international shorts.
6:45pm A Bus Came… (C1) 100’
Repeat Screening
9:00pm Eila (C1) 94’
Repeat Screening
6:45pm Aging Out (UT-SJSU) 105’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm IPO (UT-SJSU) 100’
Repeat Screening
6:45pm Buddy (C3) 104’
Winner of numerous festival audience
awards around the world, a heartwarming
romantic comedy about friendship, love and
fame that reminds us that it is always
important to be honest and true to yourself.
9:45pm Graveyard Alive (MD-SJSU) 81’
A stylish zombie love story with a dry
sense of humor that brilliantly evokes
German Expressionist horror movies. It’s
an exceptional addition to the zombie tradition that’s unique and fun.
7:00pm Big Enough (REP) 87’
World Premiere - Poignant and brimming
with humor, intelligence and humanity: a
film about life through the eyes of little
people.
10:00pm Life Leaves Marks (C3) 105’
Repeat Screening
CINEQUEST
TUESDAY
MARCH 9
12:00pm The Man Who Copied
(UT-SJSU) 124’
Repeat Screening
(UT-SJSU) 117’
Repeat Screening
3:00pm August Sun (C3) 108’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Bedtime Fairy Tales for
Crocodiles (C1) 97’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm The Las Zapatistas (UT-SJSU)
70’
Living history from the men who rode
with Zapata during the Mexican
revolution. A captivating illustration of a
world where courage reigned.
5:15pm Jonny Vang (C3) 85’
Repeat Screening
7:00pm The Agronomist (C1) 90’
An intoxicating look at an influential and
fascinating individual provides the backbone for a tumultuous 30-year history of
Haiti’s struggles and a film that is troubling and eye-opening.
7:00pm Shorts 4 – Transitions
(UT-SJSU) 108’
Repeat Screening
7:00pm The Praying Mantis (UT-SJSU) 111’
North American Premiere - A mythic tale
of seduction, femininity and fantasy
that blends the ordinary with the
extraordinary for an engaging exploration
of the connection between eroticism and
self-sacrifice.
7:15pm Vote For Me! (MD-SJSU) 78’
Hilarious, autobiographical look at a 70year-old Puerto Rican building super, from
East Harlem’s campaign against a
dimwitted party hack and a racial
opportunist for US Congress.
7:30pm Rhapsody in White (C3) 86’
Repeat Screening
9:00pm Jagoda in the Supermarket
(C1) 92’ – Repeat Screening
9:15pm Shelter (MD-SJSU) 80’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm The Last Horror Movie (C3) 80’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm Shorts 7B – Student Shorts
Program (UT-SJSU) 110’
Repeat Screening
THURSDAY
MARCH 11
11:00am Shorts 8 – Cortos de Mexico
(UT-SJSU) 70’
Repeat Screening
(UT-SJSU) 88’
Repeat Screening
9:00pm MAVERICK SPIRIT EVENT AN EVENING W/ KURT MILLER:
EXTREME MAVERICK (MD-SJSU)
An evening of excitement and the most
dynamic sports footage ever filmed, as
Kurt Miller reveals the secrets to the
success of Miller Films - founded by his
father Warren Miller - and offers a spectacular view of the films and the people
behind them.
9:15pm The Praying Mantis (UT-SJSU) 111’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm The Agronomist (C1) 90’
Repeat Screening
9:45pm Shorts 5 – Extreme Shorts
(C3) 108’
Repeat Screening
FRIDAY
MARCH 12
9:30am MOVIE MAKING FORUM I DAY OF THE WRITER (MD-SJSU) 60’
Part I: Scriptwriting 101 – The Nuts and
Bolts of Story Development
11:00am MOVIE MAKING FORUM I DAY OF THE WRITER (MD-SJSU) 60’
Part II: From Script to Screen – Ensuring
Your Movie Gets Made
3:30pm The Last Zapatistas (C3) 70’
Repeat Screening
4:45pm Vote For Me! (MD-SJSU) 78’
Repeat Screening
2:30pm Aging Out (C3) 105’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm The NightOwls of Coventry
(UT-SJSU) 75’
Repeat Screening
(UT-SJSU) 117’ – Repeat Screening
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Kill Me Tender (C3) 98’
Hilarious Spanish comedy about a baker, a
dominatrix and a deadbeat, debt-collecting rabbit.
WEDNESDAY
1:00pm Fine Dead Girls (UT-SJSU) 77’
Repeat Screening
6:45pm Delivery Method (MD-SJSU) 100’
World Premiere - An unlikely love story of
two down-and-out souls trying to find
themselves, first as friends, then partners
and finally lovers; two fractured lives will
be changed forever.
2:45pm A Bus Came… (UT-SJSU) 100’
Repeat Screening
Repeat Screening
4:30pm Love Hurts (C1) 105’
Repeat Screening
7:15pm DXD I: DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM
- NEW-SCHOOL DELIVERY AND
DISTRIBUTION (UT-SJSU) 90’
Maverick minds discuss that the real
alternative to distribution Hollywood style
is finally with us.
MARCH 10
5:00pm Shorts 4 – Transitions (C3) 108’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Soldiers of the Rock
(UT-SJSU) 93’
Repeat Screening
6:45pm Buddy (C1) 104’
Repeat Screening
7:30pm Sunday on the Rocks (C1) 75’
World Premiere - Four women, a Sunday
morning and one big bottle of scotch. The
directorial debut from veteran maverick
actor Joe Morton.
9:15pm Quality of Life (MD-SJSU) 85’
North American Premiere - Both moving
and universal, an incredible story of San
Francisco graffiti artists trying to capture
the respect of a society that doesn’t want
them.
11:30pm Graveyard Alive (C3) 81’
Repeat Screening
9:00pm The Story of the
Weeping Camel (C1) 105’
Repeat Screening
5:15pm Turn Right by the Yellow Dog
(C1) 100’
North American Premiere - Affectionate
and heartwarming comedy about the sorrows of family, as a man “adopts” his
dead father’s friend as a surrogate dad.
9:15pm Security (C3) 95’
Hilarity ensues when the “prototypical
chocolate” is stolen during two inept
guards’ watch, and nothing — we mean
nothing — can stop them from solving this
most heinous of crimes.
12:45pm Fine Dead Girls (UT-SJSU) 77’
Repeat Screening
3:00pm Soldiers of the Rock (UT-SJSU)
93’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm The NightOwls of Coventry
(MD-SJSU) 75’
In the 70s you could get anything you
want at Alice’s Restaurant, but at Marv’s
you get whatever’s on the plate. A nostalgic comedy and delightful romp filled
with wry humor, energetic characters and
cleverly written dialogue.
(C1) 100’
Repeat Screening
12:15pm Cala, My Dog! (C3) 100’
Repeat Screening
7:15pm Arakimentari (C3) 99’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm Shorts 6 – Anything-butOrdinary (UT-SJSU) 110’
Each of these entries holds something
unique: each tale is a thrilling journey of
discovery.
7:30pm One Man Show (UT-SJSU) 77’
World Premiere - Often absurd, and with
outrageous and touching moments, a
contemplation on the question many of us
have asked ourselves: “What would I do if
I won the lottery?”
9:30pm The Curse of Bloodhead (UTSJSU) 90’
U. S. Premiere - Two brothers born from
the same parents. Oddly, Doug is white
and Donnie, black. Yet, it is more than just
the color of their skin that makes the two
men drastically different.
2:00pm
MAVERICK SPIRIT EVENT
AN AFTERNOON WITH
DAVID & JANET PEOPLES HEROES, MONKEYS AND THE
UNFORGIVEN (MD-SJSU) 90’
An inspirational Maverick Spirit Award
event centered on powerhouse screenwriting couple, David and Janet Peoples.
7:15pm Big Enough (MD-SJSU) 87’
Repeat Screening
7:00pm Dorian Blues (C3) 88’
World Premiere - A coming-out comedy
dealing with missed opportunities and pent
up anger for anyone who’s ever come apart
while “coming of age.”
SATURDAY
6:30pm Fado Blues (C1) 111’
World Premiere - The wacky, horny and
mischievous Portuguese invade Rio on a
quest to pull off the art-heist of the
century…well, sort of.
7:00pm Ham and Cheese (MD-SJSU) 88’
Repeat Screening
7:15pm One Man Show (UT-SJSU) 77’
Repeat Screening
Repeat Screening
9:15pm Sad Spanish Song (MD-SJSU) 110’
World Premiere - Three people —
a definitely unlikely trio — discover they
have a lot more in common than they
think in a comedy that asks if it is fate or
our own idiosyncrasies and foibles that
allow us to connect with the people for
whom we truly care.
9:15pm Dorian Blues (UT-SJSU) 88’
Repeat Screening
9:30pm Miles Ahead (C3) 86’
World Premiere - An intimate and visually
striking coming-of-age tale that finds
beauty and excitement in the most
deceptively quiet moments of life.
11:30pm The Curse of Bloodhead (C3) 90’
Repeat Screening
10:00am MOVIE MAKING FORUM II DAY OF DISTRIBUTION (HT-SJSU) 90’
Part I: Producing a Movie that Sells
SUNDAY
12:00pm Slim Susie (C1) 96’
Repeat Screening
4:45pm The Mystery of the Trinidad
(C1) 88’
Repeat Screening
12:30pm Imelda (UT SJSU) 103’
A fascinating and powerful in-depth look
at the woman behind the shoes.
4:45pm Kill Me Tender (C3) 98’
Repeat Screening
12:45pm Being (C3) 80’
North American Premiere - Censored by
the Soviets for nearly ten years, a film of
uncompromising attitude and quality,
relentlessly grim, insistently artistic, a
true “lost Maverick.”
11:45am Imelda (C3) 103’
Repeat Screening
2:15pm Sunday on the Rocks (C1) 75’
Repeat Screening
12:00pm Fado Blues (C1) 111’
Repeat Screening
7:00pm Slim Susie (C1) 96’
North American Premiere - In the tradition
of Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction, “a gangster comedy,” set in a rural Swedish town,
with an assortment of original oddballs.
7:00pm Ham and Cheese (MD-SJSU) 88’
U. S. Premiere - Without an ounce of talent
between the two of them, their only
strength is persistence. Welcome to the
world of struggling actors. Starring an
array of Canadian comedians, such as
Dave Foley and Scott Thompson from Kids
in the Hall.
2:45pm Quality of Life (UT-SJSU) 85’
Repeat Screening
2:45pm Delivery Method (C3) 100’
Repeat Screening
(C1) 100’
Repeat Screening
5:00pm DXD III: DIGITAL MEDIA
FORUM - 48-HOUR MOVIE MAKING
(UT-SJSU) 90’
High quality, fast and ultra-low budget
filmmaking at its latest and greatest.
5:00pm Fools (C3) 90’
Repeat Screening
4:30pm Praying Mantis (C1) 111’
Repeat Screening
4:45pm Miles Ahead (UT-SJSU) 86’
Repeat Screening
6:30pm
Closing
Night
Gala
Cinequest Awards
Ceremony and
WORLD PREMIERE of
The Conscientious Objector
(MD-SJSU) 100’
You’d never believe this story
if it wasn’t true: how one man
refused to carry a gun yet was
decorated with the
Congressional Medal of Honor
for his heroics in WWII.
9:30am Shorts 9 - San Jose Shorts
(MD-SJSU) 90’
Four short films by San Jose filmmakers
covering gritty survival and redemption
themes, quiet slice-of-life set pieces,
mom’s creepy, new boyfriend and a fresh
documentary about Cinequest 14.
12:30pm MOVIE MAKING FORUM II DAY OF DISTRIBUTION (HT-SJSU) 90’
Part II: Selling Your Movie
5:30pm DXD II: DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM
- HD POST STRATEGIES FOR DIGITAL
CINEMA (UT-SJSU) 90’
Host Video Arts, a leading San Franciscobased digital studio, will provide audiences with razor-sharp insight regarding
the high-definition post strategies.
4:30pm Sheriff (C3) 90’
Repeat Screening
MARCH 14
Repeat Screening
5:00pm Awful Normal (MD-SJSU) 89’
Repeat Screening
2:30pm DXD V: DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM
- THE COLOR OF DIGITAL
(UT-SJSU) 90’
Excellent and vibrant panel of both filmmakers and visual team experts who will
explore the unlimited opportunities of
digital media and the extraordinary
evolution of color in movies.
4:00pm TBD (MD-SJSU)
7:15pm Sheriff (C3) 90’
World Premiere - A richly textured cinema
vérité journey through the eyes of a small
town Sheriff balancing a decent existence
within a world that is seemingly devoid of
morals.
MARCH 13
10:30am Vote for Me! (UT-SJSU) 78’
Repeat Screening
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10:00am Rewind (UT-SJSU) 98’
Repeat Screening
11:30am Security (MD-SJSU) 95’
Repeat Screening
12:15pm DXD IV: DIGITAL MEDIA
FORUM - ALL DIGITAL MOVIE MAKING
OPPORTUNITIES (UT-SJSU) 90’
From DV to HD, discover money saving
alternatives made possible by breakthrough technology for the maverick
filmmaker.
1:30pm Sad Spanish Song (MD-SJSU) 110’
Repeat Screening
2:15pm Fools (C3) 90’
Repeat Screening
2:30pm Being (C1) 80’
Repeat Screening
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REEL-Recovery-Film-Festival - Lifeskills Of South Florida

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2016 Winter Art SAlon

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