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A TRIP (IZLET)
You can’t relive high school and grow up at the same time.
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SUN 3/4; 7:30PM (C12), WED 3/7; 9:30PM (CAL), FRI 3/9; 1:15PM (C12)
WED 2/29; 7:00PM (C12), SAT 3/3; 4:45PM (C12), TUE 3/6; 2:15PM (C12)
Brendan is a tall, handsome auto-mechanic who desperately needs his career-driven wife to notice him again. After his wife claims that he has dirty hands, he timidly walks into a Vietnamese-owned nail salon and braves the jeers of women workers. Tam, a newly-hired manicurist, tends to his hands and civilly listens to his confessions. Turns out her healing touch is priceless.
Best friends Ziva, Gregor, and Andrej set out on a road trip through the bewitching Slovenian countryside. Digging into the playful demeanors of their teenage years, the three relive memories of the past, avoiding the truths of their new realities. Andrej, their gay friend, buries his feelings of animosity with wisecracks and mischief. Gregor, a soldier scheduled for deployment to Afghanistan, seems curiously confused about his ideals since joining the army. Ziva, who tells the boys she plans to study abroad next semester, ultimately proves unable to keep up with their facade of ignorance. An enchanting look at the journey of friendship, this film captures the spirit of youth and innocence. – Taara Khalilnaji
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TOUCH
Manicure and marriage advice—$10.
Director: Nejc Gazvoda; Producers: Andrej Štritof, Aleš Pavlin; Writer: Nejc Gazvoda; Cinematographer: Marko Brdar; Editors: Janez Lapajne, Nejc Gazvoda; Music: New Wave Syria; Cast: Jure Henigman, Nina Rakovec, Luka Cimpric; Country: Slovenia; Language: Slovenian (w/English subtitles); Length: 85 min.; Genre: Drama GLOBAL LANDSCAPES COMPETITION
NEW VISIONS COMPETITION
TWITTAMENTARY
Tweet along a cross country road trip.
UNFINISHED SPACES
SAT 3/3; 9:00PM (REP), SUN 3/4; 4:30PM (C12), FRI 3/9; 1:00PM (C12)
FRI 3/2; 1:45PM (C12), WED 3/7; 6:30PM (C12), SAT 3/10; 4:15PM (C12)
Why has Twitter become such a sensation? That is the question filmmaker Tan Siok seeks to discover as she sets off on a cross-country quest to talk to all kinds of Tweeters. Along the way we meet a porn star, a homeless woman, a prostitute and lots of everyday folk just having a little fun.
Fidel Castro not only wanted to revolutionize Cuba’s politics, but also its architecture. Taking over a bourgeoisie golf course, Castro and Che Guevara commissioned three visionary architects to build an innovative art school campus.
Shot in a dual screen mode so the audience can actually interact with the cast and crew during the movie, Twittamentary emphasizes the joys of this technological phenomenon. But the film also poses important questions facing our society, such as the danger of overuse and alienation from actual personal contact. The result is a cinematic experience like few others. – Sandy Wolf
As construction commenced, the buildings were admired worldwide for their creativity. But political forces and Castro’s priorities changed. Students were forced to learn in half completed and decaying classrooms. As the decades passed, Castro realized that an architectural wonder was his to showcase, and once again, the three architects began to realize their unfulfilled dreams <UÄUPZOLK :WHJLZ reminds us that no matter how one tries to defeat it, true art will live forever. – Sandy Wolf
Director: Siok Siok Tan; Executive Producers: Geo Geller, Jeff Pulver; Producers: Siok Siok Tan, St. John Deakins; Writer: Siok Siok Tan; Cinematographers: Geo Geller, Tan Siok Siok; Editor: Siok Siok Tan; Music: Geo Geller, Nigel Woodford, Andy Dixon; Country: Singapore; Language: English; Length: 66 min.; Genre: Documentary DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Preceded by the short film: Zoltan: The Hungarian Gangster of Love; dir. Justin Reardon; United States; 14 min.; A Felliniesque adventure about the Don Juan of a remote village during his daily quest to satisfy his lust for women.
Three brilliant architects reveal a different Cuban revolution.
Directors: Alysa Nahmias, Benjamin Murray; Producers: Alysa Nahmias, Benjamin Murray; Cinematographer: Benjamin Murray; Editors: Kristen Nutile, Alex Minnick; Music: Giancarlo Vulcano; Country: USA; Languages: English, Spanish (w/ English Subtitles); Length: 86 min.; Genre: Documentary DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Preceded by the short film: Eskimal; dir. Homero Ramirez; Mexico; 9min; Eskimal and Walrus work together to preserve the Great Glacier from an impending catastrophe.
PREMIER FILMS
Director: Minh Duc Nguyen; Producer: Mellissa Tong; Writer: Minh Duc Nguyen; Cinematographer: Morgan Schmidt; Editor: Minh Duc Nguyen; Music: Marcello de Francisci; Cast: Porter Lynn, John Ruby, Melinda Bennett, Long Nguyen, Hiep Thi Le, Tony Lathanh; Country: USA; Languages: English, Vietnamese (w/ English subtitles); Length: 109 min.; Genre: Drama
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Despite the meaning of Tam’s Vietnamese name, “inner strength,” she is fragile and broken. She needs someone or something to help her pick up the pieces. This film pays tribute to filial Asian culture, while it seduces with its sensuous scenes of forbidden fantasies. Touch truly teaches the tale of love. – Athena Chow