MVFF26 program 2003 by CAFILM

October 2 – 12 2003

KATHLEEN DUGHI JEWELER

Mark Fishkin, MVFF Director/Founder

MAYOR’SPROCLAMATION

September 2, 2003

City of Mill Valley, Office of the Mayor

WHEREAS, the Mill Valley Film Festival has presented outstanding local and international films in this community for 26 years; and

WHEREAS, the Mill Valley Film Festival fulfills the important function of providing filmmakers an audience for their works; and

WHEREAS, international filmmakers and the film community in Marin County enhance our cultural life by participating in the Mill Valley Film Festival; and

WHEREAS, filmmakers, volunteers, sponsors and filmgoers join together to make the Film Festival one of the Bay Area’s social and cultural highlights of the year;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christopher Raker, Mayor of the City of Mill Valley, take great pleasure in supporting the 26th Annual Festival by proclaiming October 2 -12, 2003 as Mill Valley Film Festival Days in Mill Valley.

Christopher Raker Mayor

director ’s note

W elcome to the 26th Mill Valley Film Festival.

Every good collection of films is tied by a common thread, a unifying force that makes the whole speak louder than its parts. The common denominator of our 2003 program? These films have something to say. They give us creative stories with strong points of view that stimulate our minds and nurture our spirits. Whether from an oral, written or cinematic tradition, good storytelling has the power to send the lives of its characters beyond page or screen. Our common humanity—our hopes, challenges, tragedies and wished-for resurrection—is universal: Is Willy Loman’s message less powerful than Lawrence of Arabia’s?

In the early life of the Festival, I hesitated to describe it as anything other than a cultural event. While we provided educational programs for filmmakers and the community, I would not have characterized the Festival as social or political in nature. As MVFF continued, however, I began to talk about the extraordinary power of film, describing it as the most influential medium of the 20th century. I realized that film affects the way people think: how we look at ourselves, at others and at the world. I began to see the driving social relevance of film as part of the Festival’s hidden mission—not an agenda, exactly, but an ancillary benefit.

If film is the most powerful medium ever created, wouldn’t it be grand to believe that engagement and inspiration can begin in the cinema? And if cinema is able to leap tall buildings with a single bound, can film festivals afford to emphasize style over content? I think not. The truth can no longer be avoided: Great films have a message!

The 20th-century philosopher and educator John Dewey wrote, “Democracy began at home, and its home is the neighborly community.” As institutions of higher learning currently re-evaluate their curriculum, many educators fear that the American educational system is turning out graduates that are ill prepared to actively participate in a democratic society. A renewed emphasis on service learning, exemplified by community service, civic engagement and social concern, is at the heart of new experienced-based curricula. If, in addition, we could re-channel the resources that support mindless commercial pabulum into films of merit—films, for example, like 2002 Festival hits such as Spellbound, Bowling for Columbine and Rabbit Proof Fence—we could contribute effectively to the educational experience our future generations so sorely need.

During the next 11 days, you will have the opportunity to see 25 World or USPremieres from 44 different countries, nine panels and workshops, special programs and tributes, and over a dozen special events: in total, more than 220 films. While it is impossible to see everything, we applaud those who try.

My sincerest thanks to those who made our 26th MVFF possible: our generous donors, dedicated staff, board of directors, appreciative and supportive audience and of course, those who have the most to say, our extraordinary filmmakers and honorees.

Mark Fishkin Director/Founder

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FESTIVAL VENUES

Mill Valley Box Office (adjacent to the Depot Café)

85 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley

CinéArts @ Sequoia (SEQ) 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center (RAF)

1118 4th Street, San Rafael

Century Cinema (CINEMA) 41 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera

Marin Academy (MA) 1600 Mission Ave., San Rafael

142 Throckmorton Theatre (T@T) 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley

Outdoor Art Club (OAC)

1 W. Blithedale, Mill Valley

SIGHT & INSIGHT Art Center 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley

DigiQuest Learning Center 1115 3rd Street, Ste. 2, San Rafael

ArtWorks Downtown 1337 4th Street, San Rafael

Mill Valley Community Center 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley

Osher/Marin Jewish Community Center 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael

Frantoio Ristorante

152 Shoreline Hwy., Mill Valley

Piatti Restaurant

625 Redwood Hwy., Mill Valley

festival information

DIRECTIONS

To Sequoia Theatre, Mill Valley: Take Highway 101 to Tiburon/East Blithedale exit. Go west on Blithedale approximately 1.8 miles to first stop sign (Throckmorton).

To Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael: Take Highway 101 to Central San Rafael Exit. Go west on 4th Street to 1118, between A and B Streets.

PARKING

In Mill Valley: Two-hour parking meters in downtown Mill Valley operate 9AM–6PM, Monday through Friday, and cars parked over two hours are subject to ticketing. Although meters are free after 6PM and on weekends, the two-hour limit is still enforced. See map for directions and parking areas.

In San Rafael: There are parking garages throughout the downtown San Rafael area. Two-hour parking meters in San Rafael operate 9AM–6PM, Monday through Saturday, and cars parked for more than two hours are subject to ticketing. Meters are free after 6PM and on Sundays. See map for directions and parking areas.

MVFFINFORMATIONBOOTH

The Information Booth is located at the Outdoor Art Club.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION BOOTH

The Membership Information table will be set up in the Outdoor Art Club and at the Box Office in San Rafael, where new members may join, and old friends may renew or upgrade their existing memberships.

FESTIVALSHOPS

Visit one of our Festival Shops for Official Festival Merchandise—they make great

holiday gifts to yourself and other film lovers. Festival shops are located at the San Rafael Box Office and at the Outdoor Art Club during the Festival. Selected merchandise is also available for the first time online at mvff.com.

AUDIENCEETIQUETTE

As a courtesy and in fairness to others, we ask that you only hold one seat per person when attending screenings and events. Please turn off pagers, cell phones and watch alarms. Thank you and enjoy the films.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO ANDAUDIO RECORDINGPOLICY

Photography, video and audio recording are prohibited in all theatrical and other festival venues.

RESERVEDSEATINGPOLICY

The Mill Valley Film Festival is made possible in part through the generous support of our sponsors and patrons. The reserved seating section at our screenings and events is provided for filmmakers and sponsors, to show our appreciation for their contributions and their generous support of MVFF.

PUBLICTRANSPORTATION

Call Golden Gate Transit at 415.923.2000 for information on taking public transportation to MVFF.

ORDERINGTICKETS

We offer many convenient ways to purchase tickets. Tickets go on sale to members on September 10 and to nonmembers on September 14. You may order tickets in the following ways:

•Access our Web site 24 hours a day at mvff.com.*

•By Phone* 925.866.9559 September 10–October 11 10AM–5PM daily

•In Person (Mill Valley Box Office/ San Rafael Film Center Box Office) •By Mail/Fax*

Box Office hours and information about how to purchase tickets can be found on our Web site and on the back page of the MVFFnewsprint schedule.

* $5 per order MVFF processing fee will apply for phone, fax, mail and Internet orders.

We sincerely appreciate the

MAJOR SPONSOR

American Airlines

Fireman’s Fund

Marin Community Foundation

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray

San Francisco

MAJOR MEDIA

ANG Newspapers & the Marin Independent Journal

Comcast and The Independent

Film Channel

KGO Newstalk AM810

Media Networks, Inc. (MNI)

NBC11

San Francisco magazine

WIRED magazine

MAJOR EVENTS

Dolby Laboratories

Frantoio Ristorante

Christopher B. Smith

U.S.Bancorp Piper Jaffray

San Francisco

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

A Party Center

Chef de Cuisine Catering

Digital Projection, Inc.

Film Finders

Geyser Peak Winery

Joie de Vivre Hospitality

Northern California Lincoln

Mercury Dealers

The Orphanage

Peet’s Coffee & Tea

Scheyer/SF Technicolor

CHILDREN’S FILMFEST

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray

San Francisco

MEMBERSHIP SPONSOR

Tamalpais Bank

PLATINUM CIRCLE

Jennifer and Richard Barker

Capital Group Companies

County of Marin

Group X

Gruber Family Foundation

The William and Flora

Hewlett Foundation

Katz Family Foundation

Jennifer Coslett MacCready

SF Weekly

Henry Timnick

Lois and Mel Tukman

SILVER CIRCLE

Coldwell Banker

Dolby Laboratories

Margaret E. Haas

William Hudson and Nora Gibson

Roxanne and Michael Klein

K.C. and Steve Lauck

Susan and Ed Lowe

Marcia Lucas

Maroevich, O’Shea & Coghlan

Eric and Lente Louw Schwartz

Susan and Michael Schwartz

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Alexander’s Decorative Rugs

Bellam Self Storage & Boxes

Bruce Bronzan

Chronicle Books

CinéArts & Century Theatres

Clear Channel Outdoor

Gloria and Jack Clumeck

Brian and Marie Collins

Alice Corning

Charles and Nancy Curley

Joseph Fink/Dominican University of California

Catherine and Peter Flaxman

Frank Howard Allen Realtors

Karen Fry

Gen Art

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Corporate Media Systems

Fiske Video

Radium, Inc.

Rental Express Video Sparkology

SPECIAL SUPPORT

California Arts Council

National Endowment for the Arts

Official Festival Coffee and Tea

Official Festival Wine

Official Festival Automobile Official Festival Caterer

OPENING NIGHT

Thursday October 2

OUTOFTIME

Sequoia 6:45PM

Film Only $20 OUTA02S Film & Party $125 OUTA02P

THESTATIONAGENT

Sequoia 7PM

Film Only $20 STAT02S Film & Party $125 STAT02P

CASADELOSBABYS

Rafael 7PM

Film Only $20 CASA02R Film & Party $125 CASA02P

Opening Night Party

Fine Food, Great Wines, Sexy Cocktails

9PM–12AM

Mill Valley Community Center Party-only tickets are not available

Invited Guests: Jesse B’Franklin, Carl Franklin, Sanaa Lathan, Tom McCarthy, Lili Taylor

CENTERPIECE

Friday October 10

OFFTHEMAP

Rafael 6:45PM

Film Only $12 OFFT10R Film & Party $30 OFFT10P

Centerpiece Party 9–11PM

Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley

Opening and closing nights aren't the only reason for an evening of all-out festivity. Join us in celebrating the Centerpiece film. This year's film, Off the Map, will be followed by a spectacular reception catered by Chef de Cuisine Catering at the Outdoor Art Club.

Invited Guest: Sam Elliott

CLOSINGNIGHT

Sunday October 12

THEBARBARIANINVASIONS

Sequoia 7PM

Film Only $20 BARA12S

Film & Party $65 BARA12P

Rafael 7:15PM

Film Only $20 BARB12R

Film & Party $65 BARB12P

Party Only $55 PARTY12

Closing Night Party

Fun Drinks, Cool Food, Hot Salsa

9PM–12AM

Osher/Marin Jewish Community Center

Invited Guest: Denys Arcand

Hosted by: Mill Valley Community Center, Beefeater Gin, CG Roxane, Chef de Cuisine Catering, Comcast, Cricket Cola, The Depot Café, Dolby Laboratories, First Crush, Galaxy Desserts, Geyser Peak Winery, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Crystal Geyser Water Company, Gordon Biersch, Independent Film Channel, The Margarita King, Osher/Marin JCC, Pearl Vodka, Redrum, Maker’s Mark, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur, Hartmann Studios, Ethan Allen Design Studio, A Party Center, Sounds Ahead, the Rolando Morales Quintet, Tureaud Events and Productions and U.S.Bancorp Piper Jaffray San Francisco.

TRIBUTETOLILITAYLOR

Saturday October 44:30PM Rafael $20 SLIP04R(see page 58)

TRIBUTE

2003 FILMMAKERS, PART 1

Saturday October 49PM

Frantoio Ristorante, Mill Valley Dinner Reception $65 TRIB04

Guest of Honor: Lili Taylor

TRIBUTETODENYSARCAND

Saturday October 111:15PM Rafael $20 DECL11R(see page 62)

TRIBUTE

2003 FILMMAKERS, PART 2

Saturday October 119PM

Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley Dinner Reception $65 TRIB11

Guest of Honor: Denys Arcand

TRIBUTE TOPETERCOYOTE

Thursday October 9

Tribute at the Rafael 6:45PM

Reception at The Depot Café 9–11PM

Tribute Only $20 COYO09R

Tribute and Reception $45 COYO09P

Hosted by The Depot, Chef de Cuisine Catering, Geyser Peak Winery, Best Beverage Catering, Galaxy Desserts, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Crystal Geyser Water Company, CG Roxane, Gordon Biersch, Cricket Cola, Pearl Vodka, Hartmann Studios and A Party Center

WORLDBEAT MUSICNIGHT

Friday October 39–11PM

Featuring Henri-Pierre Koubaka and Special Guests

Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley $10MUSIC03

Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

ROCKTHE SWEETWATER FORSTUDENT

MUSICIANS

Sunday October 58:30PM

A Marin Music Council Benefit for Music Education in Our Schools. Hosts Joel Jaffe and Austin Delone Sweetwater, Mill Valley $20MUSIC05

THECALYPSO DREAMSTOUR

Tuesday October 79PM

Musical Legends of Calypso Carry the Exuberant Spirit of the Caribbean to Mill Valley. Too Much Fun! Sweetwater, Mill Valley $20MUSIC07

BUEN-O-CINE

Thursday October 9 9–11PM

A Celebration of Latin American Film and Music

Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley $25MUSIC09

Hosted by Chef de Cuisine Catering, Geyser Peak Winery, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Pearl Vodka and A Party Center

OPENINGDAY

Saturday October 4

KIDSSHORTSSHOWCASE

Sequoia 4PM

Film Only $9 adults/$7 kidsKIDS04S

Film & Party $15 adults/$12 kidsKIDS04P

MAGICALPICNIC

Wear Your Shorts to the Shorts!

2–4PM

Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley

Sponsored by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray San Francisco

Hosted by: Chef de Cuisine Catering, Galaxy Desserts, Crystal Geyser Water Company, CG Roxane, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Benny & Bebe’s Circus Funtasticus and A Party Center

ICECREAMSOCIAL

Saturday October 111PM

A Cool Way to Spend the Afternoon

Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley FREEwith any 2003 Children’s FilmFest ticket stub

Sponsored by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray San Francisco

Hosted by: Coldstone Creamery, Crystal Geyser Water Company, CG Roxane and Peet’s Coffee & Tea

To quickly identify kid-friendly films, look for the Children’s FilmFest icon throughout the Schedule.

FESTIVALPHOTORETROSPECTIVE

26 YEARS OF FESTIVAL PHOTOS

September 30–October 12 10AM–5PM FREE

Art Works Downtown 1337 4th St., San Rafael (Closed Mondays)

Over the years, our Festival photographers have captured celebrities letting their hair down, tributees’ onstage antics and other unique MVFF moments. Enjoy our favorite visuals on exhibition at the award-winning gallery Art Works Downtown, just steps away from the Rafael. Many thanks to Steve Mack at Framing Interiors for framing the photos for the show, as well as to our Festival friend Mary Edwards, director of Art Works Downtown, and her capable gallery/studio staff.

2003 OFFICERS

K.C. Lauck, President

board of directors

W. Robert Griswold, Jr., Vice President

Bruce Katz, Vice President

Richard Idell, Secretary

Zach Zeisler, Treasurer

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER

Mark Fishkin

FOUNDING BOARD

Mark Fishkin, President

Lois Kohl Shore, Vice President

Rita Cahill, Secretary/CFO

EMERITUS BOARD

Mark Fishkin

Sid Ganis

Gary Meyer

David Myers

Gordon Radley

Henry Timnick

Rita Cahill

Richard Barker

W. Robert Griswold, Jr.

Marx L. Cazenave, II

Ann Brebner

Richard Idell

Roger Grossman

Bruce Katz

Kathryn E. Johnson

Nancy Hudson

Annette Rose

K.C. Lauck

Christopher B. Smith

Philip Schaefer

Evelyn Topper

Zach Zeisler

SAVOY HOTEL JACKSON COURT

NOB HILL LAMBOURNE

MAXWELL HOTEL

HOTEL REX

LAUREL INN ANDREWS HOTEL

Photos:Russell Abrahams,Nathanael Bennett,Mark Darley,Blake Davis,Cesar

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HOTELDELSOL

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events and productions

Non-Profit Organizations

California Film Institute

Mill Valley Film Festival

Oscar Night ® America

California Trout

Marin Advocates for Children (MAC)

SFJAZZ

San Francisco Opera

Merola Opera Program

San Francisco Opera BRAVO! CLUB

Committee to Restore the Opera House (CROH)

San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Continuum HIV Day Services

Shanti Project

Conservation International

eCommerce and Internet

CommerceFlow, Inc.

Tribal Fusion

eStar, Inc.

Planet 9 Studios

Arts and Entertainment

Disney/Pixar Animation Studios

California Film Institute

Mill Valley Film Festival

Oscar Night ® America

SFJAZZ

San Francisco Opera Merola Opera Program

San Francisco Opera BRAVO! CLUB

Committee to Restore the Opera House (CROH)

Comedy Central

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A World in Music

by Greg Cahill

“They teach you there’s a boundary line to music,” jazz great Charlie Parker once observed. “But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.” Parker had it right, at least as far as the 2003 Mill Valley Film Festival is concerned. This year’s program includes a fresh crop of musicthemed documentaries whose subjects cross boundaries, indeed: their locales span the globe, from the United States to Cuba, Trinidad to South Africa, while their musical styles vary from rock to jazz to calypso to Cuban pop. But all have one goal: to shine a spotlight on the social and emotional relevance of music.

The connection between music and social climate is a common theme, and each film employs strong visuals, songs, stories and indelible characters to convey the cultural, social and political tenor of a particular place or time. Los Zafiros—Music From the Edge of Time traces the short-lived stardom of the Cuban doo-wop group that achieved world fame in the 1960s. Calypso Dreams is a vibrant and intimate look at calypsonian musicians living on the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Sophiatown reveals the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene in a rare integrated township

during apartheid-era South Africa. Tom Dowd & the Language of Music is a warm profile of the influential Atlantic Records engineer and producer who helped rhythm and blues cross over from segregated “race music” into mainstream acceptance. Lastly, Neil Young’s innovative enviro-rock opera Greendale is a politically charged multimedia mosaic that has been described as “part Thornton Wilder, part John Lennon.”

With their focus on forgotten or littleknown music stars, several of these documentaries will draw inevitable comparisons to the 1999 documentary Buena Vista So-

Sophiatown

cial Club, the Academy Award-winning film about musicians of the Cuban son style that revived public interest in world music. “Whenever a film of a certaingenre ‘breaks through’there is a lot of attention paid to that area and what might happen next,” says Lorenzo DeStefano, director and producer of Los Zafiros. According to DeStefano, the success of Buena Vista has been a boon, helping him gain attention for yet another unsung chapter of Cuban music history.

However, Los Zafiros stands as more than the sum of its comparisons. Featuring vintage doo-wop performances drawn from 1960s Cuban television, the film promises to spellbind both aficionados and those who’ve never heard of world music. “Devotees of Cuban and Latin music will not be disappointed,” DeStefano says. “The historically inclined will likewise find the level of scholarship they can appreciate. But it is the emotionally charged moments between long-parted friends, the remembrances of families and people in the street for four singers and a guitar player, so famous once that they were called ‘the Beatles of 1960s Cuba,’ that we hope will resonatemost with Mill Valley Film Festival audiences. . . . Basically we hope they fall in love with the story like we have.”

The recent interest in music documentaries is nothing short of a blessing for those who have worked so long and so diligently in this area. Seventeen years ago, Michael Horn, co-director of Calypso Dreams , faced a much harsher market when he approached director Geoffrey Dunn and co-producer Mark Swartz about filming a calypso documentary. “He [Horn] had just come back from Trinidad and was

Greendale

blown out by the cultural phenomenon down there,” Dunn recalls. “One of the things that you realize when you’re there is that there’s this amazing vortex of cultural energy that doesn’t get off the island really. Lots of people have come away saying, ’Oh, I’ve got to tell this story!’ We tried raising money for it back then and could not succeed. . . . Now, maybe the time is right.”

The resulting film delves deeply into calypsonian culture, largely unknown outside of the islands. Till recently, mainstream audiences have largely heard calypso’s lilting rhythms through toned-down versions rendered by Harry Belafonte, who addresses these concerns in an on-camera interview. Calypso Dreams captures the streetlevel toughness and the power that a strong calypso lyric has to pull its practitioners out of poverty and obscurity. Originating as an expression of plantation slaves’ struggle for freedom, calypso songs are often complex layers of multiple meanings, including sexually charged double entendre and political commentary, all filtered through a sly humor. Explains Horn: “In Trinidad and Tobago, calypso serves as a musical soapbox. If you can write a good lyric about anything from a stoplight to a change of government and perform it, and if that song is well received, then you can move up into the ranks of calypsonians.”

And if music serves as a cultural soapbox in Calypso Dreams, it stands for nothing less than a badge of freedom in Sophiatown The eponymous Sophiatown affirms the influence of music and the arts on social change. During the ’40s and ’50s, this small Johannesburg township became a flourishing community, artistic hub and a haven from racism under South African apartheid. A steady stream of daring black musicians and activists gathered in Sophiatown, from Dolly Rathebe and Thandi Klassen, who forged a sensibility of black consciousness and artistic collaboration, to now worldrenowned political leader Nelson Mandela. Until the township’s destruction by the apartheid regime in the mid-50s, this phenomenal cultural moment, which has been likened to the American Harlem Renaissance, brought artistic realism in touch with social idealism and made its mark.

In contrast to the faraway locales of Calypso Dreams, Los Zafiros and Sophiatown, filmmaker Mark Moormann’s remarkable work Tom Dowd & Language of Music is a distinctly American story but with no less social relevance. Tom Dowd is a rich portrait of a modest white sound technician who aspired to a career in nuclear physics and ended up playing a major role in the evolution of African American music. This is the American melting pot set to a decid-

edly funky beat. As the engineer and staff producer at Atlantic Records, Dowd devoted 50 years to advancing studio technology and producing notable pop acts such as Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Otis Redding, John Coltrane and the Allman Brothers. When Dowd entered the business, the work of R&B artists was relegated within the music industry to the marginal status of “race records.” Dowd helped to change this and in the process became a key player in bringing R&B, reggae and soul to mainstream white audiences. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine what American popular music would have sounded like without him.

The same can be said for rock icon Neil Young, who has contributed phenomenally to the pop music scene both as a solo artist and as a member of the Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As the Godfather of Grunge, Young launched a thousand copycat bands. Now, with Green-

dale , he’s reinvented the rock opera. Directed by Young under the nom de ciné Bernard Shakey, Greendale shares a strong sense of political defiance with Sophiatown and also echoes the town-crier qualities found so often in calypso music, in which topical lyrics serve as a poor man’s newspaper. Making its US premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival, Greendale is Young’s third directorial effort. Surprisingly, the project started as a low-key plan to videotape the making of the album by the same name and emerged as something far more ambitious. “I never tried to make things fit together,” Young says of the Greendale project. “I just kept on going—continuity wasn’t that important. Then I found out later that the continuity was golden all the way through.”

Likewise do these disparate films, which run the gamut of subjects and styles, find an unexpected continuity in their common message of music. Many filmmakers agree there is a growing sense of community among documentarians delving into coverage of the arts. “The unity between people who make films of any kind is one of silent understanding,” Lorenzo DeStefano concludes. “Taking the dialogue out of the proliferating coffee bars and pseudo-hip ciné lounges, what really links all filmmakers is the presumption that what we are showing the audience is damn important and we’re going to make them realize that. . . . We all approach that assault on the public mind differently, though our aims could partially be the same: to break the yoke open, to bepart of some kind ofnew revelation.” ■

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Peter Coyote: An Actor’s Journey

by Zoë Elton

It’s impossible to think of Peter Coyote solely as an actor. Of course, Coyote is known for his myriad talents —that presence, that voice, that rare sense of the interior workings of a character—and for playing roles that range from iconic, such as in E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial, to irreverent, as in Pedro Almodóvar’s Kika. But to peg Coyote as a mere actor is to sell him short. He is a man driven by parallel passions—for acting, politics and spiritual knowledge—that have been present from an early age, and are now firmly woven into the fabric of his life.

As a teenager, Coyote was a campaign worker in Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign in his hometown of Englewood, New Jersey; within a couple more years, he was taking acting classes in New York. These pursuits, long since tempered by his Zen Buddhist practice, continue to co-exist in a life that seems blessed by luck (his word) and by being in the right place at the right time.

Cinema got to Coyote early. From the age of six, the Saturday movies at the local cinema—in his case, the Englewood or the Plaza —were an institution, with the weekly fare of serials, a short, drawings and a couple of movies. Childhood heroes were plentiful on the big screen; among his idols and influences, he cites Ava Gardner, as well as tough guys like Gary Cooper in High Noon (“he doesn’t lie, and he’s always thinking”) and

Jack Palance in Shane (“he was so fearsome!”). Recalls Coyote: “I just loved movies —and I would be the character in the movie for the entire day.”

As he grew older, Coyote moved to the forefront of the socio-political movements of the 1960s. While studying at Grinnell College in Iowa, he demonstrated against the resumption of nuclear testing after the Cuban Missile crisis. After graduating witha degree in English literature from Grinnell, he moved to the West Coast to pursue graduate studies in creative writing. This placed him firmly in the center of the ’60s counterculture, famously documented in his bestselling memoir, Sleeping Where I Fall. San Francisco was a mecca for the country’s alternative thinkers, and for a young, charismatic actor-politico, what could have been better than landing in Haight-Ashbury? As an actor, he worked with the San Francisco Actor’s Workshop and toured with the radical political street theater group known as the SF Mime Troupe. As a political activist, Coyote was a founding member of the Diggers, an anarchistic group that supplied free food, free housing and free medical aid to the hordes of runaways who appeared during the Summer of Love. His involvement with the Diggers also initiated a 10year break from acting, which he then considered “thin and insubstantial.”

His rejection of his actor self at this time was not without consequences, however. For the Diggers, the group was everything, and denial of the self led to an emotional disconnect: “I’d always kind of been a communicator. But during the Digger days, in San Francisco, it was absolutely contradictory to our group ethos to have an individual identity. We did everything anonymously. . . . I was always having to zip my own lip and step on whatever talent I had to make people pay attention to me. To do that required a certain amount of psychic distress.”

Ultimately, of course, Coyote returned to acting, leaving behind tenets of his ’60s lifestyle—including the inevitable drug use —and reconciling his political relationship to his art en route: “Then I came back to [act-

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Kika

ing],” Coyote explains of his change in attitude. “I’m not exploiting anyone— I’m being exploited!—It’s not unethical, and it’s something that I enjoy, even if it’s not terribly revolutionary. . . . And in the moment of making that choice, it seemed to me that I was able to stop using drugs and punishing myself, and my life began to take a very, very different turn. I’m very grateful for that.”

It was a specific choice and one that heralded a major life change, supported partly by his tenure at the California Arts Council, partly by his Zen Buddhist practice. This turning point came when his good friend and mentor, Pulitzer prize-winning poet Gary Snyder, got him appointed to the thennew California Arts Council, where Coyote found that his communication skills allowed him to connect with anybody, of any stripe. He subsequently became chair of the CAC, and, on his watch, the budget mushroomed from $1 million to $20 million a year. (One can only imagine how heartbreaking the current CAC situation can be.) This success gave him a much-needed boost of confidence. He realized he could talk to anybody, and didn’t need to confine himself to the counterculture to realize himself creatively. He says: “I made a kind of vow to give myself five years to try it as an actor, and then if it didn’t work I wouldn’t die with the whatifs. I’d have given it a shot. And I did and I was lucky. What can you say?”

Lucky . A word he uses a lot. It’s a luck that many would covet, for it has brought him collaborations with some of the great directors of our time, yet modesty prevails: “Oh, yeah, I’ve been very lucky. I mean, just to work with Roman Polanski and Martin Ritt and Walter Hill and Steven Spielberg and Pedro Almodóvar in one lifetime is pretty lucky.”

Defining what makes a director great, Coyote says that an overarching vision is a prerequisite. Polanski, for instance, “sees everything: He sees a hem out of place on a costume, he sees a brick that’s discolored on a wall two blocks away.” For Coyote, great directors “have integrated the piece they’re filming into one unified whole, and they’re in touch with every aspect of it. That’s what makes a great director. Lesser directors depend on tricky camerawork and weird angles and they think that they can correct deficiencies of story line with camerawork. I’ve seen a lot of that.”

Of course, there’s the question of his own acting. While Coyote’s talents, looks and incredible voice have made him much sought-after by a pantheon of directors both of feature films and documentaries (his narration has graced many), his approach to his work is profoundly informed by his spiritual practice. He explains: “I’d

gotten interested in Buddhism, and I’d been sitting and living at the San Francisco Zen Center, and I began thinking about interdependence. I realized that if the whole world was interdependent, then virtually any world . . . was an absolute admixture of positive and negative values. And that if within that world, you consistently chose the most enlightened possibilities, you’re doing the work.

“So I realized that it was not the content of the film that I was making, but the way that I made the film that was important. And so every day, I would practice kindness and patience and treating everyone the same, you know, not discriminating between the crew and the stars or the producers. And you know, I would say on 80 percent of the films I’ve ever done, somebody has come up to me and said, ‘Do you have some kind of spiritual practice? You’re so patient, you never get upset, nothing ever seems to bother you.’ That to me is the work: We don’t get to choose the content

as actors, we can only choose the best of what’s offered to us.”

The search for excellence, for enlightened choices, for truth—these are hallmarks of Coyote’s life. He has constantly followed his heart and his passions, and by his accounting, such pursuit has been effortless. “Following my own muse just led me. I was like Forrest Gump. I was just always in the right place with . . . what appeared to me to be the most interesting people.”

The right times have brought him to the Mime Troupe, the Diggers, the Arts Council, Zen Buddhism—and in contact with some of the most creative thinkers, artists and activists of the times. Each part of his journey seems blessed by serendipity, by a rare openness informed by an acute intellect and a seeker’s understanding of what the nature of true work is. As we go to print, Coyote’s feature films number 93. That’s a lot of work, indeed. ■

Jagged Edge

Cross Creek

Ciné Burkina

by Zoë Elton

My radio tells me it’s 10 a.m. in Ouagadougou. Yesterday, it was Oakland, New York—where huge snowstorms had shut down the city days before—and then Paris, where we waited all day for our connection to Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa’s lower Sahel. Ouagadougou, its capital, has been home to the now-renowned FESPACO film festival for more than 30 years. It seems as if every Burkinabe is here for this celebration of African and pan-African film; with the attendance of such figures as Ousmane Sembène, the grandfather of African cinema, and Idrissa Ouédraogo, MVFF’s 1994 tributee and chairman of the Festival jury, the occasion is alsoa Who’s Who of African cinema. Traders, too, flock to Ouaga (as it’s commonly called) to sell masks, carvings, fabric, paintings, batiks and jewelry in the streets and at a market specially set up for the big event.

The first thing I need to do is to change dollars. I join a motley group of newly arrived, bleary-eyed film people—professors, curators, distributors, art historians—trooping en masse to the bank. Among the local merchants doing their banking is a white

man who looks at us and says, “Why would anyone want to come all this way just to watch films?” Under the duress of jetlag and 100-degree heat, this question provokes an existential crisis in me: I leap from the immediate question of “what am I

doing here?” to the larger question of “what am I doing at all—what is life about?” An English resident of Burkina for 20 years, the man seemed astounded and even a little appalled by the willingness of these comparatively wealthy foreigners to traipse across continents to see films. It’s certainly a stark contrast to come from the sophisticated affluence of the US—we’re so busy, and we have so much stuff—to Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, where people take their time and there’s a paucity of resources. To go from waist-high snowdrifts in the urban affluence of New York City to the heat and dust of this near-equatorial place is a wild ride. Whatever were we thinking?

We are here, nonetheless, and we are ready to see films. Well, almost: First we have to get our accreditation badges and the program and schedule of screening times. And check our email. So our next stop is the registration center. One of the perks of coming to FESPACO is that, as a registered guest, you receive a very cool bag. This year’s is orange, definitely a desirable memento. You’re supposed to get one when you register, along with your accreditation badge, program and schedule. On this first day, I get my badge, but nothing else is available yet.

Day two, the day of the opening ceremony, I return to registration. No bags, except for filmmakers; there had been some programs and schedules, but they’re gone. I’m told to come back tomorrow. Resolved not to miss the opening ceremony that afternoon, I get to the hotel lobby early for the bus. After half an hour, it’s obvious the bus isn’t coming, so I hitch a ride with some friends who have a car. Outside the sports stadium, we push and squeeze through the crowd, gripping each other’s hands and waving our magical accreditation badges at the guard, who allows us through. We get prime seats in the 40,000-seat stadium, and at 4 p.m. the show begins. It’s the best of Burkina: the country’s favorite bands, dance troupes, drummers. Next, heavyweight politicians give speeches, repeated in English for our sake (the locals voice their irritation and boredom). As the heat of the day slowly wanes, a parade commences. In increasingly incredible outfits, participants pour into the stadium by the hundreds: groups of Congolese, Ghanaians, Nigerians, all in their national dress; bright long-maned lion dancers, menageries of animal-garbed drummers, horned beasts, winged creatures. Oddly, someone dressed as Mickey Mouse weaves in and out of the throng like a trickster, wielding the French and German flags and displaying a placard proclaiming “Vive Dominique de Villepin!” in praise of the French foreign minister who has vociferously

Ciné Riale, Ouagadougou

protested the war against Iraq. Mickey is followed by a wave of enormous animal puppets: great, exotic birds whose feet, attached to bicycle wheels, rotate as though they are running; an alligator manipulated by two puppeteers; an elephant built over a car. It’s breathtaking, and I sit there wide-eyed.

The next day, I try again for a schedule, program and bag. Again, there are none, but I’m told I can get a bag if I come back tomorrow morning at nine. For the program and schedule, I should go to the press office, several blocks away—several blocks in sweltering heat. I mention that I am not press, but the registration people say that it’s all right, I should go there anyway. I have a feeling I’m going on a wild goose chase. At the press office, I’m reluctantly given one of the last programs and schedules and asked if I would share them with the white woman behind me. She manages to get her own. I’m pleased I can finally plan my film-viewing schedule and take off as soon as possible for a nearby cinema. By mid-morning, if the 100-plus heat hasn’t made you long for an air-conditioned theater, the innumerable street vendors will send you seeking one simply for refuge. I settle into the darkness of Ciné Burkina and begin my odyssey of images of Africa.

As the week unspools, I see films from all over the continent: from Burkina itself and from Senegal, Mali, Cameroon, Congo, South Africa, Rwanda, Algeria. Each time I exit the cinema, I navigate heat, mosquitoes, open drainage along the streets. Salif Keita blares out from tinny speakers at the shoeshine stand at 8 a.m., as I make my way to the first screening of the day; a woman on the outskirts of town, packages on her head, gracefully goes out of her way to tell a friend and me that we should cross the street to get to where we were headed. A dwarf in a double-breasted suit is stationed outside the Cotton Club at night, posed like a photo alongside a beautifully restored 1940s automobile. Men lay down their prayer mats all the way across the street in the hubbub of the market to observe noon prayers. . . . I know I am not in Mill Valley. As the sights and sounds and smells of the streets become part of my daily life, an answer to the question posed by the man in the bank begins to form.

What you see outside the cinema informs what you see inside. What you experience of this place informs the moments, the details, the geography, the interactions taking place onscreen. It’s like being one of the travelers and troubadours throughout the centuries, who brought their stories of distant places back to their own villages, chronicling news and exploits and dramas as they recounted their journeys. Telling stories. Just experiencing films

from other cultures can do that, and African filmmakers are consummate storytellers. But being in a place and experiencing its pace, its climate, its foibles, its buildings, its children and its taxi drivers attunes your senses more acutely to the roots of the stories onscreen. This is why anyone would come all this way to see films.

By the fifth day, nearly the end of the festival, the registration staff comes up with a new strategy for dispensing the bags: Leave your accreditation badge on the table at registration by way of standing in line, and when the bags arrive, they’ll be handed out in the order in which the badges were received. I duly drop off my badge, have breakfast and return to find a crowd of people and no bags. We wait and wait—no

bags. Finally, we give up and try to get our badges back. Dozens of people are now milling around the booth, pointing and pushing toward the same end. After a couple of hours, I recover my badge. Later that afternoon, a lot of people sporting orange bags appear in my hotel lobby. The bags had finally materialized, and the staff, likely in exasperation, just brought them to the hotel and handed them out to all and sundry. Timing is everything. But who needs more stuff, anyway? ■

Ciné Burkina, Ouagadougou

CREATIVE CREDITS TRAILER 2003

Agency .............................................Scheyer/SF

Concept .....................................Dennis Scheyer

Directed by ............................Scott E. Anderson

Produced by ...........Dennis Scheyer, Katie Burke

Editorial .................................................Red Car

Editor ............................................Kerie Kimbrell

Asst. Editor ..................................Peter Johnson

Managing Director .................................Jan Frei

Music ........................................Wakemusic.com

Production Company .................The Orphanage

Executive Producer ......................Paul Grimshaw

Director of Photography ....................Andy Lilien

Art Director .................................Doug Freeman

Line Producer ..............................David Lambert

Production Manager .........................Ryan Miller

Assistant Director .......................Garrett Freberg

Assistant Camera .....................Rich Gunderman

Gaffer .............................................Jani Vournas

Key Grip .......................................Mark Otewalt

Grip Driver ....................................Mike Victoria

Swing ............................................Dave Bouillez

VTR ..........................................Tristan Kolkhorst

Production Design ..................................Jet Sets

Production Assistants .................Lindsay Panell, Roeg Cohen, Zach Lonas

Catering ......................Chef de Cuisine Catering

Camera .............................................Andy Lilien

Grip Lighting .................Lighting by Steinheimer

Generator ..............................Big Shot Generator Film Stock .................................................Kodak

Insurance ....................................Allen Insurance

Sound Mix .....................Saul Zaentz Film Center

Production Supply Ranahan Production Supplies

Film Prints Lab .................................Technicolor

Film Transfer ..............................................EFilm

Sound Opticals ....................................NT Audio

Title Design ....................................MessyOptics

VFX/Animation ..........................The Orphanage

VFX Supervisor .......................Scott E. Anderson

Producer ........................................Luke O’Byrne

Associate Producer .....................Yvette Memory

CG Supervisor .............................Aaron Rhodes

Technical Director ........................Jaewook Park

Matchmover ............Alex Prichard, Matt Thunell

Modeler ...............Kameron Gates, Trevor Tuttle

Animator ......................................Roland Yepez

Roto Artist ..........................................Woei Lee

Texture Painter ...............................Jon Harman

Texture Painter ..................................Tiffany Lo

VFX Editorial Supervisor ...............Ian McCamey

VFX Editor ...........................Jenni Nelson-Foster

FESTIVAL SECTION IDs CREDITS

Agency ..............................................Scheyer/SF

Creative Direction .......................Dennis Scheyer

Produced by ............Dennis Scheyer, Katie Burke

Design ....................................................Radium

VP Sales and Marketing ..............Julie Luehrman

Producer .......................................Kristin Nielsen

Designer/Director ................Tuesday McGowan

Senior Executive Producer .....Anastacia Feldman

Creative Director .......................Mark Malmberg

Post-Production Supervision ..............Jay Herda

Music/Sound Design ...................Steve Bissinger

Sound Mix .....................Saul Zaentz Film Center

Film Prints Lab .................................Technicolor

Film Transfer ..............................................Efilm

Sound Opticals ....................................NT Audio

Sound Consultant .....................................Dolby

SCHEDULE AND SOUVENIR PROGRAM

Managing Editor ............................Carrie Pickett

Copy Editor...............................Anna Balkrishna

Typesetting..........................................Giraffe-x

Schedule

Printing.......................Howard Quinn Company

Souvenir Program .............................Color Copy

SPECIALTHANKS

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The 26th annual Mill Valley Film Festival gratefully acknowledges the contributions made by the following hotels. It is through their thoughtful and generous assistance that we are able to host the many filmmakers from around the world who come to participate, enhance and enjoy our 11-day festival. Thank you!

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FOR ANOTHER OUTSTANDING YEAR OF

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Tribute to 2003 Filmmakers, Part 1

Saturday October 4

Lili Taylor Tribute

Rafael $204:30PM SLIP04R

Dinner Reception

$65 Frantoio Ristorante 9–11PM TRIB04

WA SLIPPING-DOWN LIFE

USA 1999 105 MINS

Toni

Cinematographer Michael

Hughes Winborne Cast Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, Tom Bower, Bruno Kirby Print Source Lions Gate Films

Adapted from the Anne Tyler novel, A SlippingDown Life is a portrait of a very different kind of heroine. Infused generously with poignancy and humor, it tells the tale of a woman lost in her own isolation as she embarks on a journey to self-awareness. Lili Taylor gives a magical, sensitive portrayal of a quiet girl who becomes obsessed with the sexy musician Drumstrings Casey (Guy Pearce). When she commits a desperate act in his honor, the two outsiders are brought together to deal with the cards dealt them.

Sundance Film Festival 1999

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

Selected Filmography

Casa de los Babys 2003

High Fidelity 2000

A Slipping-Down Life 1999

The Haunting 1999

Pecker 1998

The Impostors 1998

Girls Town 1996

I Shot Andy Warhol 1996

Things I Never Told You 1996

Ransom 1996

The Addiction 1995

Four Rooms 1995

Cold Fever 1994

Prêt-à-Porter 1994

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994

Short Cuts 1993

Household Saints 1993

Arizona Dream 1993

Dogfight 1991

Bright Angel 1991

Say Anything 1989

Mystic Pizza 1988

I Shot Andy Warhol

tribute to peter coyote

Tribute to Peter Coyote

Thursday October 9

Tribute Program at the Rafael 6:45PM

Reception at The Depot Café 9-11PM

Tribute Only $20 COYO09R

Tribute and Reception $45 COYO09P

CSelected Filmography

Le Grand Role 2003

Bon Voyage 2003

The Hebrew Hammer 2003

Northfork 2003

Femme Fatale 2002 (MVFF)

Jack the Dog 2000 (MVFF)

Erin Brockovich 2000

The Basket 1999

Random Hearts 1999 (MVFF)

Patch Adams 1998

Sphere 1998

Moonlight and Valentino 1995

Kika 1993

Bitter Moon 1992

A Man in Love 1987

Jagged Edge 1985

The Legend of Billie Jean 1985

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982

Die Laughing 1980

ome celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of Peter Coyote, who is not only a great actor, but a Bay Area resident to boot! The tribute program includes clips of highlights of his film career, along with an onstage interview conducted by Ben Fong-Torres. Afterward, join us for a reception in Mr. Coyote’s honor at the newly opened First Crush Wine Bar and Restaurant in Mill Valley Great food, wonderful wines, a sensational actor—what more could you ask for?

Hosted by: The Depot Café, Chef de Cuisine Catering, Geyser Peak Winery, Best Beverage Catering, Galaxy Desserts, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Crystal Geyser Water Company, CG Roxane, Gordon Biersch, Cricket Cola, Pearl Vodka, Hartmann Studios and A Party Center.

tribute to denys arcand

Tribute to 2003 Filmmakers, Part 2

Saturday October 11

Denys Arcand Tribute

Rafael 1:15PM$20 DECL11R

Dinner Reception

$65 Outdoor Art Club 9-11PM TRIB11

ATHE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE (Le Déclin de l’Empire Américain)

CANADA 1986 102 MINS

Director/Screenwriter Denys Arcand Producers Rene Malo, Robert Frappier, Malofilm Production Cinematographer Guy Dufaux Editor Monique Fortier Cast Dorothée Berryman, Pierre Curzi, Rémy Girard, Yves Jacques, Dominique Michel, Louise Portal, Geneviève Rioux, Gabriel Arcand, Daniel Brière Print Source Séville Pictures

Acclaimed Canadian director Arcand’s witty comedy focuses on the marriages and affairs of eight intellectual friends. The film explores the subjects of marriage, infidelity and sex when the group gets together for a weekend in the country. This Oscar-nominated Canadian film won numerous awards including Cannes’ Fipresci Award and the New York Film Critics Circle Award. Vincent Canby of The New York Times raved, “[The film] entertainingly and successfully expresses itself through intelligent characters. . . . [I]t’s spontaneously funny and rueful and full of oblique revelations.”

n onstage interview with French-Canadian director Denys Arcand by film critic Michael Fox will be followed by a screening of Arcand’s Academy Award-nominated The Decline of the American Empire, the prequel to our Closing Night film, The Barbarian Invasions. After the program, we finish this exhilarating week of tributes with an evening under the canopy of the old tree at the Outdoor Art Club, where we will toast guest of honor Mr. Arcand and other luminaries in town. Please note: Tribute Program and Dinner Reception are at separate times and require separate admission tickets. Please see above for details.

Featuring Chef de Cuisine Catering, Geyser Peak Winery and Peet’s Coffee & Tea.

French-Canadian writer-director Denys Arcand is a moral comedian, a realist who tends toward cynicism but nonetheless harbors a deep belief in the human impulse toward good. Drawing influences from Ingmar Bergman, Luis Buñuel and Vittorio De Sica, Arcand creates sparkling parables of contemporary urban life marked by caustic wit, stunning intelligence and an acute moral sensibility.

Early thrillers and a pair of controversial documentaries established Arcand as an enfant terrible. In 1986, he achieved breakout success with The Decline of the American Empire. An incisive portrait of talky Quebec intellectuals, Empire’s blend of sexual politics and philosophical musings resonated with big-city audiences at home and abroad. Arcand’s brilliantly acerbic follow-up, Jesus of Montreal, questions the role of faith in modern consumer culture, focusing on a group of young actors who yo-yo between perfume commercials, sex films and the Passion Play.

Ever attuned to society’s foibles, Arcand addressed the responsibilities of post-collegiate urbanites in the age of AIDS in Love and Human Remains (1993) and savaged the current obsession with celebrity in Stardom (2000). But while his satiric thrusts always draw blood, Arcand retains remarkable compassion for his protagonists. His latest tour de force, The Barbarian Invasions, is a bitingly funny yet resolutely humane sequel to The Decline of the American Empire . Showcased at this year’s Festival, this triumphant film confirms Arcand’s preeminence as a scathing social critic with a profound ethical vision. —Michael Fox

Selected Filmography

The Barbarian Invasions 2003

Stardom 2000 (MVFF)

Poverty and Other Delights 1996

Love and Human Remains 1995 (MVFF)

Montreal Sextet 1993

Jesus of Montreal 1989

The Decline of the American Empire 1986

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe 1984

Comfort and Indifference 1982

The Struggle of Hospital Workers 1975 Gina 1974

Réjeanne Padovani 1972

La Mauditte Galette 1971

Québec: Duplessis and After 1970

On est au coton 1969

Volleyball 1967

Parcs Atlantiques 1966

Montréal, un jour d’été 1966

La Route de l’Ouest 1965

Champlain 1963

Seul ou avec d’autres 1962

Montreal Sextet

AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED

Afghanistan Brigitte Brault

ALEX’S WEDDING

Cameroon/France

Jean-Marie Teno

BEAT THE DRUM

South Africa David Hickson

BURIALSANDBORDERS

USA Paula Levine

BURNTSIENNA

USA Tolan Harber

CALYPSO DREAMS

USA Geoffrey Dunn, Michael Horne

DREAMING OF JULIA

USA Juan Gerard

DREAMING OF TIBET

USA/Nepal Will Parrinello

GREENDALE

USA Bernard Shakey

THEGUARDIANSPIRITOF

THEHOUSE

India Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar

HAYFLOWER AND QUILTSHOE

Finland Kaisa Rastimo

HOUSE OF HEARTS

Denmark Elisabeth Rygård

official premieres

I REMEMBER . . . TALES FROM GREENLAND

Denmark Karen Littauer

KARLSSON ON THE ROOF

Norway Vibeke Idsøe

MY FIRST MIRACLE

Germany Anne Wild

NIGHTINGALE IN A MUSIC BOX

USA Hurt McDermott

PARADISE

Sweden Colin Nutley

THE RETURN

Russia Andrey Zvagintsev

SI-GUÉRIKI THE QUEEN MOTHER

Benin/France Idrissou Mora-Kpai

SOMEONE LIKE HODDER

Denmark Henrik Ruben Genz

SOPHIATOWN

UK/Ireland/South Africa

Pascale Lamche

SPIN

USA James Redford

THE STAR DREAMER

Denmark Sonja Vesterholt, Mads Baastrup

SYLVIA

USA Christine Jeffs

THE TENTH SUMMER

Germany Jörg Grünler

WE ARE HERE TOGETHER

USA Karina Epperlein

Sylvia

Spin

AT THE FIRST BREATH OF WIND

Italy Franco Piavoli

THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS

Canada Denys Arcand

BLIND SHAFT

China Li Yang

THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

Argentina Damián Szifrón

CARNAGE

France/Spain Delphine Gleize

EL BONAERENSE

Argentina Pablo Trapero

FIREDANCER

USA/Afghanistan Jawed Wassel

THE FLOWER OF EVIL

France Claude Chabrol

GIPSY

Iran Ali Shah-Hatami

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

UK/Luxembourg Peter Webber

THE GUARDIAN SPIRIT OF THE HOUSE

India Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar

HOUSE OF HEARTS

Denmark Elisabeth Rygård

THE ISLAND

Italy Constanza Quatriglio

JAPANESE STORY

Australia Sue Brooks

LOVERS AND LEAVERS

Finland Aku Louhimies

world cinema

MY FIRST MIRACLE

Germany Anne Wild

MY LIFE WITHOUT ME

Canada/Spain Isabel Coixet

NOI THE ALBINO

Iceland/Germany/UK/Denmark

Dagur Kári Petursson

PARADISE

Sweden Colin Nutley

PARADISE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE

Iran Abdolrassul Golbon Haghighi

THE RETURN

Russia Andrey Zvagintsev

SPRINGTIME IN A SMALL TOWN

China/Hong Kong/France Tian Zhuangzhuang

THE STROLL

Russia Aleksei Uchitel

SYLVIA

USA Christine Jeffs

WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF

Denmark/UK Lone Scherfig

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Springtime in a Small Town

House of Hearts

5@5: WINGS TO FLY

Burkina Faso/Senegal/South Africa/ Switzerland/USA

100 DAYS

Rwanda/Kenya/UK Nick Hughes

ALEX’S WEDDING

Cameroon/France

Jean-Marie Teno

BEAT THE DRUM

South Africa David Hickson

BEDWIN HACKER

Tunisia/Morocco Nadia El Fani

KEÏTA

France/Burkina Faso

Dani Kouyaté

MADAME BROUETTE

Canada/Senegal Moussa Sène Absa

SI-GUÉRIKI, THE QUEEN MOTHER

Benin/France Idrissou Mora-Kpai

SOPHIATOWN

Ireland/South Africa/UK

Pascale Lamche

ASSISTED LIVING

Elliot Greenebaum

CASA DE LOS BABYS

John Sayles

DREAMING OF JULIA

Juan Gerard

GHOSTLIGHT

Christopher Herrmann

GREENDALE

Bernard Shakey

I AM DAVID

Paul Feig

MELVIN GOES TO DINNER

Bob Odenkirk

MODERN TIMES

Charles Chaplin

NATE DOGG

Thomas Farone

NIGHTINGALE IN A MUSIC BOX

Hurt McDermott

cinema africa

CINEMA AFRICA HONORARY COMMITTEE

Felecia Gaston Performing Stars of Marin

Henri-Pierre Koubaka musician, broadcaster

Cornelius Moore California Newsreel

Gordon Radley

Former C.E.O., LucasFilm Ltd.

Sobonfu Somé author, teacher

us cinema

OFF THE MAP

Campbell Scott

OUT OF TIME

Carl Franklin

PIECES OF APRIL

Peter Hedges

PIGGIE

Alison Bagnall

SHATTERED GLASS

Billy Ray

THE SINGING DETECTIVE

Keith Gordon

SPIN

James Redford

THE STATION AGENT

Tom McCarthy

SYLVIA

Christine Jeffs

WHAT ALICE FOUND

A. Dean Bell

Beat the Drum

Madame Brouette

What Alice Found

Casa de los Babys

AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED

Afghanistan Brigitte Brault

BALSEROS

Spain Carles Bosch, Josep Ma Domènech

CALYPSO DREAMS

USA Geoffrey Dunn, Michael Horne

DREAMING OF TIBET

Nepal/USA Will Parrinello

EVERY CHILD IS BORN A POET: THE LIFE AND WORK OF PIRI THOMAS

USA Jonathan Robinson

A FAMILY UNDERTAKING

USA Elisabeth Westrate

AHOMEGROWNVARIETY

USA

I REMEMBER . . . TALES FROM GREENLAND

Denmark Karen Littauer

KISS MY WHEELS

USA Miguel Grunstein

ATTITUDE

USA Rob Nilsson

THE BASEMENT

USA Larry Brand

BURIALS AND BORDERS

USA Paula Levine

BURNT SIENNA

USA Tolan Harber

A CRYPTICTRIPTYCH

USA/Denmark

THE KLARSFELDS

France Elisabeth Citroën

LOS ZAFIROS—MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF TIME

USA Lorenzo DeStefano

THE MAGIC OF FELLINI

USA Carmen Piccini

MY ARCHITECT

USA Nathaniel Kahn

PRISONER OF PARADISE

Canada/UK Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender

PULLOUT

USA Jyllian Gunther

SOPHIATOWN

Ireland/South Africa/UK

Pascale Lamche

THE SPIRIT OF ANNIE MAE

Canada Catherine Anne Martin

THE STAR DREAMER

Denmark Sonja Vesterholt, Mads Baastrup

SUNSET STORY

USA Laura Gabbert

TOM DOWD & THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC

USA Mark Moormann

TUPPERWARE!

USA Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

VALLEY OF TEARS

USA Hart Perry

WE ARE HERE TOGETHER

USA Karina Epperlein

THEHIDEHOSHOW

with John Goddard

PRETEND

USA Julie Talen

QUATTRO NOZA

USA Joey Curtis

VIDIOT’SDELIGHT

USA/Canada/France

Burnt Sienna Last Free Exit in the Vidiot’s Delight program

BAFTA Shorts Award

This year, BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, will present the BAFTA/LA Award for Excellence in Short Film at the Mill Valley Film Festival. The winning film will be announced during the film festival.

5 CENT DIME

USA MaxLandman (7 mins)

Shown in Youth or Dare

37TH & LEX.

USA LeightonPierce (80 mins)

Shown with Ghostlight

ALBIE: QUICK ON THE DRAW

UK FrancisVose (15 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

ALEXIA: METAPHOR AND WORD-BLINDNESS

USA Tran T.Kim-Trang (10 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

ALL THAT I PERCEIVE

USA Lindsay Daniels (4 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled

AMERICAN MADE

USA SharatRaju (25 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled

ANGELS AND IMAMS

USA Mohammed Kamara (12 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Wings to Fly

ANTS

USA CoryClaffey-Koller (14 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?

APSARA

USA/Cambodia ColinMcGreal (27 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled

THEART OF NOTHING

USA/France JustenWattenbarger (8 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

THEART OF TATTOO

USA TonyLoeurn (5 mins)

Shown in Youth or Dare

ASH WEDNESDAY

Australia Jason Tolsher (15 mins)

Shown in TheDingo’s Got My Short Film!

AUNT LUISA

USA TimMiller, Paul Taylor (3 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

THEBABYSITTER

USA GideonRaff (17 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Down in the Mines

BALLERINA

Denmark KunukPlatoú, Valerie E. Saunders (11 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

BARK, GEORGE

USA GeneDeitch (7 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!

BEAN CAKE

USA/Japan DavidGreenspan (12 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

BUSH BIKES

Australia David S.Vadiveloo (6 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

BUTCH MYSTIQUE

USA Debra A. Wilson (35 mins)

Shown in AHomegrown Variety

CAR PARK

Australia Darcy Yuille (8 mins)

Shown in 5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around

CELLO BOY

Finland EssiHaukkamaa (15 mins)

Shown in True Tales of Tween Talent

CHASING MYSELF

USA JoeShapiro (4 mins)

Shown in Youth or Dare

CHATO AND THE PARTY ANIMALS

USA KrisTercek (10 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years & World Premieres!

CHESS KING ALI

The Netherlands MerialUslu (25 mins)

Shown in True Tales of Tween Talent

THECHOIR

Scotland Angela M.Murray (11 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

CIRCUS

USA TylerMurray (15 mins)

Shown in Youth or Dare

COLORFORMS

USA EvaSaks (7 mins)

Shown with Hayflower and Quiltshoe

COME ON, RAIN!

USA LeighCorra (8 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

USA JamesPonsoldt (30 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?

COMPULSORY BREATHING

USA DavidMunro (23 mins)

Shown in ACryptic Triptych

CONFECTION

USA EvaSaks (5 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

CONVERGENCE

USA PaulaLevine (9 mins)

Shown with Burials and Borders THECOURTSHIP

USA ChetFagin (14 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

THECOWBOY LOSES HIS BOOTS

Denmark Christian Svanes Kolding (24 mins)

Shown in ACryptic Triptych

COWBOYS AND INDIANS

Scotland StuartGrieve (10 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled

CRYSTAL HARVEST

USA AnneliseWunderlich (26 mins)

Shown in AHomegrown Variety

DEAD ROOSTERS

Ukraine AndrijPazerh (14 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?

D.E.B.S.

USA Angela Robinson (11 mins)

Shown in Women on the Verge

DEM BONES

USA Gary McGivney (10 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!

DESCONCIERTO

Puerto Rico Claudia Calderon, Andrea Molla, Ramon Ortiz, Jose Ramirez (4 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

DISPLACEMENT

USA ChrisPerry (4 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

THE DIVE

USA KiaSimon (5 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

DOT THE FIRE DOG

USA LeighCorra (8 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!

DOUBLE FIESTA

USA AnneyBonney (6 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

DRIVING LESSONS

USA SusanChiu (25 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled

THEELEPHANT AND THE SNAIL

The Netherlands Christa Moesker (6 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

EMBRYO

USA MikeGoedecke (27 mins)

Shown with TheStar Dreamer

THEEMPTY SUIT-CASE

USA BenPrusiner (12 mins)

Shown in Youth or Dare

FAMILY TREE

USA VickyJenson (37 mins)

Shown in Women on the Verge FAST FILM

Austria/Luxembourg VirgilWidrich (14 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

FEETSTEPS

Scotland DuncanNicoll (9 mins)

Shown in 5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around

FIREFLY

Latvia Dace Ridúze (12 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

FRANÇOIS LE VAILLANT

Canada CarlesPorta Garcia (10 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK

USA MaciekAlbrecht (9 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!

GUGULETU BALLET

USA KristinPichaske (23 mins)

Shown with Kiss My Wheels

HAMLET

USA Anya Rose (8 mins) Shown in Snicker Doodles

HAPPY PEPPY SPARKY

DOGGY

USA Robert Todd (3 mins)

Shown in 5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around THE HIT

Australia EmaMulholland (8 mins) Shown in TheDingo’s Got My Short Film!

HOMELAND

USA JacobBricca (5 mins)

Shown with Paradise Is Somewhere Else

HOUDINI’S HOUND

Norway SaraJohnsen (12 mins) Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

HOUSE HUNTING

USA AmyLippman (19 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Down in the Mines HUNGER

USA Jennifer Perchalla (12 mins) Shown in Women on the Verge

I USED TO BE A FILMMAKER

USA JayRosenblatt (10 mins)

Shown with TheMagic of Fellini I WANT A DOG

Canada SheldonCohen (10 mins)

Shown with Karlsson on the Roof

IN SMOG AND THUNDER

USA SeanMeredith (46 mins)

Shown in ACryptic Triptych

KATE THE PLANET

Japan WakanaMishima (4 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

KEYS OF LIFE

USA JeremyRall (12 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire

KIDS PLAY OUTSIDE

Sweden PerHanefjord (8 mins)

Shown with Someone Like Hodder

KOSHER

USA Aimee Barth (5mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

LA TOILETTA

USA DaveGoldenberg (8 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

LANGUAGE LESSONS

USA Jeanne C. Finley, JohnMuse (9 mins)

Shown with Burials and Borders

LAST FREE EXIT

USA/Canada SaiSelvarajan (6 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

ALESSON

USA/UK OlgaRozanova (8 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire LET GO

USA WayneGilbert (5 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

“LIKE, TOTALLY . . .”

USA Daniel Drasin (2 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

THE LITTLE GIRL WHO SOLD THE SUN

Senegal/Switzerland

Djirbril DiopMambéty (45 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Wings to Fly

LOCK PICKING

Germany ScottKirby (15 mins)

Shown in 5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around

THELOCKERS

USA SamanthaYu (5 mins)

Shown with We Are Here Together

LOVE’S LABOURER

Australia AlisterGrierson (6 mins)

Shown in TheDingo’s Got My Short Film!

THEMETER MAID

USA JustinWarias (10 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Down in the Mines

MIKE’S NEW CAR

USA RogerGould, Peter Docter (4 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

MRS. MEITLEMEIHR

UK GrahamRose (30 mins)

Shown in 5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around

MURMURING SOUND OF RUNNING WATER

Iran KouroshTaheri (18 mins)

Shown with AFamily Undertaking

MY JOSEPHINE

USA Barry Jenkins (8 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Down in the Mines NATIVE TONGUE

USA Christopher Johnson (19 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

NO ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD

USA Larry Warner (32 mins)

Shown in AHomegrown Variety NOCTURNO

Canada NaokoSasaki (6 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire NON-DISCLOSURE

USA JuliePham (12 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Down in the Mines

NONSENSE POEMS

USA FrancescaTalenti (2.5 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

NOT ANOTHER JEWISH MOVIE

USA New Jewish Film Project (13 mins)

Shown in Youth or Dare

ONE MINUTE, PLEASE

USA Students of SF Art & Film Workshop (11 mins)

Shown in Youth or Dare

PAINLESS

Australia RupertGlasson (12 mins)

Shown in TheDingo’s Got My Short Film!

THEPERPETUAL LIFE OF JIM ALBERS

USA Matt Goldman (13 mins)

Shown with Assisted Living PIE CHI

USA ChristopherGrant (8 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Down in the Mines

QENG: GUIDING THE SOUL

USA Soua Her (8 mins)

Shown with Dreaming of Tibet

RAPID GUY MOVEMENT

USA Sean MichaelBeyer (8 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire

RATTLE

USA EdChen (3 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

THERESTLESS IMPERFECT

Australia RaenBeaux (11 mins)

Shown in 5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around

THEROMANY MIRROR

Finland KatariinaLillqvist (9 mins)

Shown with Eldra

ROOF SEX

USA PES (1 min)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire; Tooning In: The Animation Program

THEROTTING WOMAN

Australia JoelAnderson (17 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire

SENIORS FOR PEACE

USA David L. Brown (22 mins)

Shown with Sunset Story

SHINE ON ME

USA Amaya Cervino (11 mins)

Shown in Women on the Verge

SIDE SHOW

USA Annabelle Frost (18 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Down in the Mines

SMITH

Australia Justin Schneider (15 mins)

Shown in TheDingo’s Got My Short Film!

SNIFFER

Australia JuddTilyard (10 mins)

Shown in The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!

SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY

USA Paul R.Gagne, Sarah

Kerruish, Melissa Reilly (20 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!

SOUND OF A VOICE

USA SusanHoffman (17 mins)

Shown in Women on the Verge

SOURCE D’HISTOIRE

Burkina Faso AdamaRoamba (25 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Wings to Fly

THESPIRIT OF GRAVITY

USA VictorBellomo, David Pace (6 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

STOKEBIRD: THE INVENTION

The Netherlands Woutervan Reek (5 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

SUNDAY PAPER P.2B

USA EricTowner (12 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

SW 2.5 (THE PITCH WARS)

USA Ariel JosephTowne (17 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

SWAPPED

UK PierreMonnard (10 mins)

Shown in Kids Shorts Showcase

THETEACHER FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

USA MaciekAlbrecht (9 mins)

Shown in Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!

TEN YEAR OLD DOG

USA Linda Stogner (3 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

TERMINAL

USA Tim White-Sobieski (7 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

THAT OLD ONE

Scotland JamesHenry (10 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire

THICKER THAN WATER

USA DanielleMontalbano (15 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?

TOM HITS HIS HEAD

USA TomPutnam (10 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight

TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT

USA Donnachada Daly (2 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

TRIM TIME

Germany Gil Alkabetz (2.5 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

UNIT #52

Australia Tony Krawitz (9 mins)

Shown in 5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around THE VEST

USA PaulGutrecht (10 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?

VIOLET LIVES UPSTAIRS

Australia BenHackworth (18 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Scatter the Fire; The Dingo’s Got My Short Film! VOWS

Australia AnaDjordjevic (5 mins) Shown in Youth or Dare

WAITING FOR VALDEZ

South Africa

Dumisani Phakhathi (26 mins)

Shown in 5@5: Wings to Fly

WATER; A SOURCE OF LIFE AND DEATH

USA Jon Paul A.Puno (4 mins) Shown in Youth or Dare

WATER SEEKING ITS LEVEL

USA/France Leighton Pierce (6 mins)

Shown in Vidiot’s Delight WHEN MUM AND DAD ARE CLOWNS

Denmark Annette MariOlsen (42 mins)

Shown in True Tales of Tween Talent

WHY DON’T WE GO WATCH SOME MOVIES IN THE ROAD

USA LucySouthern (6 mins) Shown in Youth or Dare

THEWITCHES

Scotland ElizabethHobbs (6 mins)

Shown in Tooning In: The Animation Program

AWORK IN PROGRESS

USA WesBall (8 mins)

Shown in Snicker Doodles

WHAT ABOUT SUBTITLES?

To enhance our younger audiences’ appreciation of foreign films, we provide simultaneous subtitle reading by professional vocal artists for many of the foreign-language films in the Children’s FilmFest. Thanks to the state-of-the-art facilities at the Smith Rafael Film Center, we are now able to offer special headsets, which provide the option of viewing films with or without listening to the subtitles. Films with subtitle readings at the CinéArts@Sequoia Theatre do not have this option: All audience members will hear the reading. Other programs, which are intended for older children of reading age, will not have the subtitles read aloud. To avoid confusion and disappointment, please refer to the film listings below or the descriptions on the following pages for subtitle information on individual programs.

AGE RECOMMENDATIONS

Please bear in mind that the age ranges for children’s films (found at the end of each program description) are merely suggested recommendations based on our careful assessment of tone, subject matter, language, etc. and our experience with hundreds of films over the years. However, we also recognize that each child is different, so we hope that you will use our recommendations as a guide to help you determine if a program is appropriate for your family.

To quickly identify kid-friendly films, look for the special Children’s FilmFest icon throughout the program:

children ’s filmfest

FILMS

Ticket prices are $9 for adults and $7 for children (12 and under) unless otherwise indicated.

ANANGEL FOR MAY

Thursday October 95PM RAF

Sunday October 124:45PM SEQ

In English

THEBUTTERFLY

Tuesday October 77:30PM RAF

Saturday October 111PM SEQ

In French with English subtitles

ELDRA

Sunday October 512PM SEQ

Tuesday October 75PM RAF

In Welsh and English with English subtitles

HAYFLOWER AND QUILTSHOE

Saturday October 411AM SEQ

Monday October 65PM RAF

In Finnish with English subtitles read aloud

KARLSSON ON THE ROOF

Friday October 105PM RAF

Sunday October 1210:30AM SEQ

In Norwegian with English subtitles read aloud

The Butterfly

The Elephant and the Snail in the Snicker Doodles program

KEÏTA

Saturday October 411AM RAF

Sunday October 122:15PM RAF

In Jula and French with English subtitles

Children’s FilmFest Opening Celebration KIDS SHORTS SHOWCASE

Saturday October 44PM SEQ

In English, Norwegian and Japanese with English subtitles

MVFF KIDS’ WORKSHOP VIDEO PREMIERES

Saturday October 112PM RAF Free! In English

SOMEONE LIKE HODDER

Sunday October 52:15PM SEQ

In Danish with English subtitles read aloud

SNICKER DOODLES

Saturday October 1111AM SEQ

In English and other languages with English subtitles read aloud

THETENTH SUMMER

Wednesday October 84:30PM RAF

Saturday October 112:30PM SEQ

In German with English subtitles read aloud

TRUE TALES OF TWEEN TALENT

Sunday October 1212:30PM SEQ

In Finnish, Dutch and Danish with English subtitles

WESTON WOODS: CHEERS TO 50 YEARS & WORLD PREMIERES!

Sunday October 511AM SEQ

In English

EVENTS

See page 70 for information on Children’s FilmFest parties and events.

ACTIVITIES

SCRIPT TOSCREEN: YOUNGFILMMAKERS’ WORKSHOP

Saturday October 410AM–4PM (lunch provided)

Sight & Insight Art Center, Mill Valley $100 WORK04

Limited enrollment. Ages 8 to 13 only. This comprehensive workshop allows kids to be both cast and crew in their own fiction film and to participate in nearly every stage of the filmmaking process.

TYOUTH FOCUS 2003

his was another great year for work inspired by, made by and focusing on teens and young people. It is a trend we continue to celebrate, and we encourage you to join us for an inspiring selection of stories and experiences:

5@5: Wings to Fly (see page 78)

Beat the Drum (see page 81)

Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas (see page 84)

Gipsy (see page 86)

Greendale (see page 86)

I Am David (see page 88)

Kiss My Wheels (see page 89)

My First Miracle (see page 92)

Paradise Is Somewhere Else (see page 93)

Pieces of April (see page 93)

Spin (see page 96)

The Stroll (see page 97)

We Are Here Together (see page 100)

Youth or Dare (see page 101)

SCIENCEFICTION: BUILDINGA CHANGEDWORLD DIGITALWORKSHOPFORTEENS

Saturdays and Sundays

October 4, 5, 11 and 12 10AM–6PM

All four days required.

DigiQuest Learning Center, San Rafael $150 Limited Enrollment. Ages 14 to 18 only. Application required.

Application available at MVFF office or for download at mvff.com and digiquest.org. Applications due October 1. In this intensive, hands-on digital video workshop, participants will learn to create and produce a short sci-fi DV.

WHAT’SUP? DOCS!

Sunday October 510AM–4PM (lunch provided)

Outdoor Art Club, Mill Valley $100 WORK05

Limited Enrollment. Ages 8 to 13 only.

Teens once again played a significant role in MVFF programming this year by serving on our Young Critics Jury. For more information on this empowering program for youths, ages 13 to 18, contact the Outreach and Education Department at jmorrison@cafilm.org.

We Are Here Together

In this full-day workshop, kids will learn how to make a documentary film, from subject selection to interviewing to shooting real people and places.

HEARINGVOICES: HOWANIMATED CHARACTERS COMETOLIFE

Sunday October 510AM–12PM

Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael $10 adults/$5 kids LAB05R

All ages.

Join local industry professionals for a behind-the-scenes view of the voice-over and voice-casting process for animated feature films such as Shrek 2, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, The Iron Giant and Monsters, Inc.

CHARACTERBUILDING

Saturday October 42–4PM

142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley $15 LAB04T

What makes an intriguing character?

This panel discusses the roles of writer, director and actor in creating a memorable on-screen persona.

Invited guests include: Peter Hedges, writer, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and writer-director, Pieces of April; Katie Holmes, actress, Pieces of April, Vicky Jenson, director, Shrek, Family Tree; Lili Taylor, actress, A Slipping-Down Life, Casa de los Babys; Peter Webber, director, Girl With a Pearl Earring

Sponsored by Screen Actors Guild/SAGIndie

BOOKSIGNING

Immediately following the panel Character Building, Peter Hedges will sign copies of his new book, Pieces of April–The Shooting Script in the front lobby of the 142 Throckmorton Theatre.

Watch out for more New Movies Lab info.

Additional in-person guests will be announced in the press and via email to members. Updates will be posted on our Web site, mvff.com, and at our box offices on a regular basis.

HEARINGVOICES: HOWANIMATEDFILM CHARACTERSCOME TOLIFE

Sunday October 510AM–12PM

Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael $10 adults/$5 kids LAB05R

All ages

Join local industry professionals for a behind-the-scenes view of the voice-over and voice-casting process for animated feature films such as Shrek 2, Spirit: Stallion of Stallion of the Cimarron, The Iron Giant and Monsters, Inc.

INDUSTRIALSTRENGTH: REPORTONTHESTATE OFINDEPENDENT FILMMAKING

Saturday October 111–3PM

142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley $15 LAB211T

An MVFF staple: Directors and prominent representatives from independent production, acquisitions and distribution discuss current trends, strategies and challenges facing the independent filmmaker. A must for filmmakers both established and aspiring.

LESSONSFROM THE LEGENDS

Saturday October 1110AM–12PM 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley $15 LAB111T

What do emerging filmmakers learn from their predecessors? An eminent panel of critics and filmmakers compare notes on seminal moments in films that have changed their lives and cinematic history.

Invited guests include: Sam Elliott, actor, Off the Map; Juan Gerard, director, Dreaming of Julia; Eugene Hernandez, editor, indieWIRE, Leonard Maltin, film critic, author.

TRUTHAND CONSEQUENCES: ADIALOGUEON DOCUMENTARY

Saturday, October 114:30–6:30PM

Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael $15 LAB11R

Participants include: Claire Aguilar, director of programming, ITVS; James Eowan, Seventh Art Releasing; Karina Epperlein, director, We Are Here Together; Laura Gabbert, director, Sunset Story; Jean-Marie Teno, director, Alex’s Wedding Moderator: Michael Fox, film critic and journalist.

Dianne Wiest and Edward Asner, panelists 2002

New Movies Lab Actors’ Panel, 2002

Afghanistan Unveiled

Panel Moderator Dana King, News Anchor KPIX-TV

Panelists Bill Cole, John Karr, Shaista Wahab, Carol Yost

Alex’s Wedding

Director Jean-Marie Teno

All That I Perceive

Director Lindsay Daniels

American Made

Director Sharat Raju

The Art of Nothing

Director Justen Wattenbarger

Attitude

Director Rob Nilsson

The Babysitter

Director Gideon Raff

The Barbarian Invasions

Director Denys Arcand

The Basement

Director Larry Brand

Producer Jack Cleary

Beat the Drum

Director David Hickson

Writer/Producer David McBrayer

Producers Karen Shapiro, Richard Shaw

Burials and Borders

Convergence

Director Paula Levine

Burnt Sienna

Director Tolan Harber

Actor Robert Keli

Butch Mystique

Director Debra A. Wilson

The Butterfly

Director Philippe Muyl

Calypso Dreams

Directors Geoffrey Dunn, Michael Horne

Casa de los Babys

Actor Lili Taylor

Chasing Myself

Director Joe Shapiro

Producer James Blose

Chato and the Party Animals

Illustrator Susan Guevara

Circus

Director Tyler Murray

Compulsory Breathing

Director David Munro

Crystal Harvest

Director Annelise Wunderlich

expected guests

D.E.B.S.

Director Angela Robinson

The Dive

Director Kia Simon

Dreaming of Julia

Actor Diana Bracho

Director Juan Gerard

Producer Letvia M. Arza-Goderich

Dreaming of Tibet

Director Will Parrinello

Documentary Subject Tseten

Phanucharas

Producer John Antonelli

The Empty Suit-Case

Director Ben Prusiner

Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas

Director Jonathan Robinson

Documentary Subject Piri Thomas

Family Tree

Director Vicky Jenson

A Family Undertaking

Director Elizabeth Westrate

FireDancer

Producer John Roche

Gipsy

Director Ali Shah-Hatami

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Director Peter Webber

Guguletu Ballet

Director Kristin Pichaske

Happy Peppy Sparky Doggy

Director Robert Todd

The Hi De Ho Show

Village Music founder John Goddard

Homeland

Director Jacob Bricca

House Hunting

Director Amy Lippman

I Am David

Director Paul Feig

I Remember … Tales From

Greenland

Director Karen Littauer

I Used to Be a Filmmaker

Director Jay Rosenblatt

In Smog and Thunder

Director Sean Meredith

Keys of Life

Director Jeremy Rall

The Klarsfelds

Documentary Subject

Beate Klarsfeld

Language Lessons

Directors Jeanne C. Finley, John Muse

Let Go

Director Wayne Gilbert

“Like, Totally…”

Director Daniel Drasin

The Lockers

Director Samantha Yu

Los Zafiros—Music From the Edge of Time

Editor Sergio Palermo

Madame Brouette

Director Moussa Sène Absa

Modern Times

Film Critic Leonard Maltin

My First Miracle

Director Anne Wild

Native Tongue

Director Christopher Johnson

Nightingale in a Music Box

Director Hurt McDermott

No Angels in the Outfield

Director Larry Warner

Non-Disclosure

Director Julie Pham

Off the Map

Actor Sam Elliott

Out of Time

Actor Sanaa Lathan

Director Carl Franklin

Producer Jesse B’Franklin

Paradise Is Somewhere Else

Director Abdolrassul Golbon Haghighi

Pie Chi

Director Christopher Grant

Pieces of April

Actor Katie Holmes

Director Peter Hedges

Prisoner of Paradise

Director Stuart Sender

Pullout

Director Jyllian Gunther

Producer Wren Arthur

Qeng: Guiding the Soul

Director Soua Her

Quattro Noza

Director Joey Curtis

Producer Fredric King

Rapid Guy Movement

Director Sean Michael Beyer

Rattle

Director Ed Chen

Seniors for Peace

Director David L. Brown

Shine on Me

Director Amaya Cervino

Side Show

Director Annabelle Frost

The Singing Detective

Director Keith Gordon

Snowflake Bentley

Co-director Sarah Kerruish

Sound of a Voice

Director Susan Hoffman

Spin

Actors Stanley Tucci, Ruben Blades

Director James Redford

Producer/Author Don Axinn

The Station Agent

Director Tom McCarthy

Sunday Paper p.2b

Director Eric Towner

Sunset Story

Director Laura Gabbert

SW 2.5 (The Pitch Wars)

Director Ariel Joseph Towne

Sylvia

Director Christine Jeffs

The Tenth Summer

Director Jörg Grünler

Tom Dowd & The Language of Music

Director Mark Moormann

Tragedy in One Act

Director Donnachada Daly

Tupperware!

Director Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

The Vest

Director Paul Gutrecht

Water; A Source of Life and Death

Director Jon Paul Puno

We Are Here Together

Director Karina Epperlein

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Director Lone Scherfig

opening night

CASA DE LOS BABYS

Thu Oct 2RAF17:00PMCASA02R Thu Oct 2RAF19:15PMCASB02R

Film and Party CASA02P

Director/Screenwriter/Editor John Sayles

Producers Lemore Syvan, Alison Bourke, Caroline Kaplan Cinematographer Maurizio Rubinstein Cast Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Daryl Hannah, Susan Lynch, Rita Moreno, Mary Steenburgen, Lili Taylor Print Source IFC Films

A multilayered look at Latin America’s adoption industry and the North American bidders that fuel it. Following a group of women stuck in red-tape limbo, Sayles examines the sociopolitical effects these maternal desires leave in their wake. With a great ensemble cast (Lili Taylor and Rita Moreno), this portrait of clashing cultures is provocative, complex and heartbreakingly poignant.—D.F.

Director Filmography Sunshine State 2002; Limbo 1999; Men with Guns 1997; Lone Star 1996; The Secret of Roan Inish 1994; Passion Fish 1992; City of Hope 1991 (MVFF); Eight Men Out 1988; Matewan 1987 (MVFF); The Brother from Another Planet 1984 (MVFF); Baby, It’s You 1983; Lianna 1983; Return of the Secaucus Seven 1980 (MVFF)

THE STATION AGENT

USA 200390 MINS

Thu Oct 2SEQ27:00PMSTAT02S Thu Oct 2SEQ29:15PMSTAB02S Film and Party STAT02P

Director/Screenwriter Tom McCarthy Producers Mary Jane Skalski, Robert May, Kathryn Tucker Cinematographer Oliver Bokelberg Editor Tom McArdle Cast Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson Print Source Miramax Films

Opening Night Party

Thursday October 29PM-12AM

Mill Valley Community Center

Opening Night Film and Party $125

Party-only tickets are not available

FA laconic dwarf named Finbar, a chatty hot dog vendor and a traffic-challenged woman mourning for her son stumble onto each other at a desolate New Jersey train station that Finbar has inherited. They each suffer their emotional burdens privately, but yearn for a human connection. Actor-director Tom McCarthy compacts epical truth and empathy in this film’s small frame and elicits perfectly realized performances from his central trio of Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale and Patricia Clarkson.

—J.M.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

Sponsored by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray San Francisco

OFF THE MAP

USA 2003108 MINS

Fri Oct 10RAF16:45PMOFFT10R(Film only)

Sun Oct 12RAF11:30PMOFFT12R(Film only)

Director Campbell Scott Producer George VanBuskirk Screenwriters Joan Ackerman Cinematographer Juan Ruiz Anchia Editor Andy Keir Cast J.D. Hawkins, Joan Allen, Amy Brenneman, Valentina de Angelis, Sam Elliott, J.K. Simmons, Kevin Skousen, Jim True-Frost Print Source Manhattan Pictures International

Big Night director Campbell Scott tells a tale of an unconventional family riding an emotional roller coaster. It’s 1974, and the Grodens live a simple life: no running water, telephone or electricity. Despite these peaceful surroundings, the family is coming unhinged. With moving performances from Joan Allen and Sam Elliott, the film builds an unforgettable portrait of a family on the edge of society. —B.P.

Director Filmography Final 2001; Big Night 1996

Centerpiece

Party

Friday October 109-11PM

Outdoor Art Club

Film Only $12

Film and Party $30OFFT10P

Opening and Closing nights aren’t the only reason for an evening of all-out festivity. Join us in celebrating the Centerpiece film and our invited guest, Sam Elliott. This year’s film, Off the Map, will be followed by a spectacular reception, catered by Chef de Cuisine Catering.

Hosted by: Chef de Cuisine Catering, Geyser Peak Winery, Best Beverage Catering, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Crystal Geyser Water Company/CG Roxane and A Party Center.

THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS

(Les Invasions Barbares)

CANADA 200399 MINS

Sun Oct 12SEQ17:00PMBARA12S (Film only) Sun Oct 12RAF17:15PMBARB12R (Film only)

Director/Screenwriter Denys Arcand Producers Denise Robert, Daniel Louis Cinematographer Guy Dufaux Editor Isabelle Dedieu Cast Remy Girard, Stephane Rousseau, Marie-Josee Croze, Marina Hands Print Source Miramax Films

Using smart dialogue like a scalpel and making use of classic film references, Arcand pokes fun at everything from the United States to the Catholic Church in The Barbarian Invasions. The film revisits the same characters from Arcand’s The Decline of the American Empire; their reunion is occasioned by hedonist Remy’s terminal illness, which is navigated by his estranged son’s hilarious outwitting of Canada’s taciturn health system. Comic and poignant, Invasions paints a picture of a perfect death. —J.M.

Closing Night Party

Sunday October 129PM–12AM

Osher Marin Jewish Community Center

Film Only $20

Party Only $55PARTY12

Closing Night Film and Party $65BARB12P

ASponsored by

fter the screening of The Barbarian Invasions, finish off your Festival experience by joining us for an evening of great food, music and celebrities. We’re heading back to the incredible Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, where you can salsa dance and mingle with friends under the stars.

Hosted by: Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, Chef de Cuisine Catering, Geyser Peak Winery, Best Beverage Catering, Galaxy Desserts, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Crystal Geyser Water Company, CG Roxane, Gordon Biersch, Cricket Cola, Pearl Vodka, The Margarita King, Redrum, Maker’s Mark, Beefeater Gin, Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur, Hartmann Studios, A Party Center, the Rolando Morales Quintet, Sounds Ahead and Tureaud Events and Productions.

5@5: DOWN IN THE MINES

USATOTAL PROGRAM 92 MINS

Fri Oct

3SEQ15:00 PMFIVE03S

This eclectic group of on-the-job shorts shows that there’s just no escaping occupational hazards:

The Meter Maid, J. Warias

Pie Chi, C. Grant

Non-Disclosure, J. Pham

House Hunting, A. Lippman

My Josephine, B. Jenkins

The Babysitter, G. Raff

Side Show, A. Frost

5@5: SCATTER THE FIRE

AUSTRALIA/CANADA/SCOTLAND/UK/USA

TOTAL PROGRAM 80 MINS

Tue Oct 7SEQ15:00PMFIVE07S

Love served straight up, on the rocks, with a twist or flambéed. How do you take yours?

Nocturno, N. Sasaki

The Rotting Woman, J. Anderson

Roof Sex, PES

Rapid Guy Movement, S.M. Beyer

A Lesson, O. Rozanova

That Old One, J. Henry

Keys of Life, J. Rall

Violet Lives Upstairs, B. Hackworth

5@5: FRIENDS WHO HAVE QUARRELED

CAMBODIA/SCOTLAND/USA

TOTAL PROGRAM 91 MINS

Mon Oct 6SEQ15:00PMFIVE06S

A spicy ride along the borders where cultures meet and minds divide.

From Cambodia to the inside of an eye, life is never what it seems:

Cowboys and Indians, S. Grieve

Apsara, C. McGreal

American Made, S. Raju

All That I Perceive, L. Daniels

Driving Lessons, S. Chiu

5@5: WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND

AUSTRALIA/GERMANY/SCOTLAND/UK/USA

TOTAL PROGRAM 85 MINS

Wed Oct 8SEQ15:00PMFIVE08S

Udo Kier in drag, an endless parking lot and other strange obsessions:

Happy Peppy Sparky Doggy, R. Todd

Feetsteps, D. Nicoll

Car Park, D. Yuille

Mrs. Meitlemeihr, G. Rose

Unit #52, T. Krawitz

Lock Picking, S. Kirby

The Restless Imperfect, R. Beaux

5@5: WHY AREN’T YOU

UKRAINE/USATOTAL PROGRAM 83 MINS

HAPPY?

Thu Oct 9SEQ15:00PMFIVE09S

Family life should make us happy, right? These filmmakers are not so sure:

The Vest, P. Gutrecht Ants, C. Claffey-Koller Thicker Than Water, D. Montalbano Dead Roosters, A. Pazerh Coming Down the Mountain, J. Ponsoldt

100 DAYS

KENYA/RWANDA/UK 200196 MINS

Fri Oct 10SEQ29:15PMDAYS10S Sun Oct 12RAF39:30PMDAYS12R

Director/Screenwriter/Cinematographer Nick Hughes Producers Nick Hughes, Eric Kabera Editor Kavila Matu Cast Cleophas Kabasita, Mazimpaka Kennedy, Davis Kagenza Print Source Jean Nganji

The year is 1994 and the beautiful young Josette is in love with Baptiste. But this is Rwanda, and they are Tutsis: Their blissful courtship and their families are torn apart as Hutu extremists incite devastating attacks on their fellow Tutsi countrymen. Culpability, complicity and betrayal abound as the sanctuary of the Church and protection by UN troops prove far from secure. This all-Rwandan cast brings firsthand realism to a story based on actual events.—Z.E.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

5@5: WINGS TO FLY

BURKINA FASO/SENEGAL/SOUTHAFRICA/SWITZERLAND/USA

TOTAL PROGRAM 108 MINS

Fri Oct 10SEQ15:00PMFIVE10S

Our 5@5 African homage features four fables of resourceful spirits, including the rare chance to see one of the late Djibril Diop Mambéty’s most enduring films. Not to be missed!

Angels and Imams, M. Kamara Source d’Histoire, A. Roamba Waiting for Valdez, D. Phakhathi The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun ( La Petite Vendeuse du Soleil ), D.D. Mambéty

AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED

AFGHANISTAN 200352 MINS PLUS DISCUSSION

Sat Oct 4RAF112:30PMAFGH04R

Director Brigitte Brault Producer Florent Milesi Screenwriters/Cinematographers Shekiba Adil, Marie Ayub, Mehria Aziz, Jamila Emami, Gul Makai Rangebar, Habib Samim, Nilab Zarin Kamel Editor Michele Hickson Print Source The Asia Foundation

Fourteen female Afghan journalists travel outside of Kabul to explore the aftereffects on women of Taliban rule and US bombings. In remote regions with no electricity or hot water, they hear stories of suffering and loss and encounter communities where burkas are still required and women flee from the filmmakers’ cameras. Committed to revealing these tragedies to the world, each journalist emerges from the experience altered by what she has seen: “We can never again plead ignorance.” Nor can we. Panel discussion follows. —J.P.

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

ALEX’S WEDDING

(Le Mariage d’Alex)

CAMEROON/FRANCE 200245 MINS

SI-GUÉRIKI, THE QUEEN MOTHER

(Si-Guériki, La Reine-Mère)

BENIN/FRANCE 200263 MINS

TOTAL PROGRAM 108 MINS

Thu Oct 9SEQ17:00PMALEX09S Sun Oct 12RAF34:00PMALEX12R

Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Cinematographer Jean-Marie Teno Editors Christiane Badgley, Lisa Pfeiffer, Cathie Dambel Print Source Les Films du Rafia

A chronicle of a polygamous marriage ceremony, Alex’s Wedding captures both its rituals and celebration—and the unspoken subtext of those involved.

Selected Director Filmography A Trip to the Country 2000; Chief! 1999; Clandestine 1996 (MVFF); Africa I Will Fleece You 1992; Bikutsi Water Blues 1988

Director/Screenwriter Idrissou Mora-Kpai Producer Jean-Marie Teno Cinematographer Alexandra Kordes Editors Catherine Bonetat, Christiane Badgley Print Source California Newsreel

In Si-Guériki, Mora-Kpai returns to his homeland, Benin, after a decade away. During his childhood his mother was distant, just one of his father’s wives; in adulthood, they connect, and she emerges as a regal figure.

Selected Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

ASSISTED LIVING

USA 200377 MINSTOTALPROGRAM89 MINS

Fri Oct 3SEQ19:30PMASSI03S Sun Oct 5RAF31:45PMASSI05R

Director/Screenwriter Elliot Greenebaum Producers Alex Laskey, Alan Oxman, Archie Borders, Elliot Greenebaum Cinematographer Marcel Cabrera Editors Paul Frank, Adriana Pacheco Cast Michael Bonsignore, Maggie Riley, Nancy Jo Boone, Hance Purcell Print Source Economic Projections, Inc.

A fiction-documentary hybrid that’s part Christopher Guest, part Errol Morris. A nursing home’s perpetually stoned janitor, Todd, picks up dead squirrels, participates in “George The Assertiveness Monkey” exercises, and phones residents in the guise of dead relatives. As one patient struggles with Alzheimer’s, Todd must decide whether, and how, to help. Placing actors alongside real-life nursing residents, this Slamdance Film Festival grand-prize winner unveils the humor and melancholy of “assisted living.”

—J.S. Shown with The Perpetual Life of Jim Albers

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

Fri Oct

3RAF19:30PMBREA03R

Mon Oct 6SEQ29:30PMBREA06S

Director/Screenwriter/Cinematographer Franco Piavoli Producers

Franco Piavoli, Laura Cafiero Editor Mario Piavoli Cast Primo Gaburri, Mariella Fabbris, Ida Carnevali, Alessandra Agosti Print Source Bruno Bossio-Promofest

Antonioni directed nature films, they might look like this gorgeous tone poem on life, love and death in rural Italy. As free-flowing and languorous as the lazy summer day it details, this near-silent family portrait foregoes typical narrative for a visual mural where a shaft of sunlight or a napping cat commands equal screen time with the human characters. Contemplative, philosophical and breathtakingly shot, this is a dawn-to-dusk tour that rewires the art of seeing into a stunning cinematic journey.—D.F.

Director Filmography Voices in Time (Voci nel Tempo) 1996 (MVFF); Nostos, the Return ( Nostos: Il Ritorno ) 1990 (MVFF); Blue Planet ( Il Pianeta Azzurro) 1981 (MVFF); Stagioni 1961

BALSEROS

SPAIN 2002120 MINS

Fri Oct 3RAF29:00PMBALS03R Sun Oct 5RAF19:00PMBALS05R

Directors Carles Bosch, Josep Ma Domènech Producer Loris Omedes

Screenwriters Carles Bosch, David Trueba Cinematographer Josep Ma Domènech Editor Ernest Blasi Print Source Seventh Art Releasing

Cuba, 1994: In a brilliantly twisted political maneuver, Castro allows anyone desiring to leave the island to do so. Fifty thousand depart in rickety, makeshift rafts—no one knows how many succeed. This epic tale of seven surviving balseros chronicles their remarkable journeys, over the course of seven years, from Havana to Guantanamo to a surprising assortment of US destinations. Intimately following their often heartbreaking struggles to attain the American dream, the film testifies to the true price of freedom.—C.K.

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

ATTITUDE

USA 2003109 MINS

Sat Oct 4RAF39:00PMATTI04R Fri Oct 10RAF37:00PMATTI10R

Director Rob Nilsson Screenwriters Michael Disend, Robert Viharo, Vernon Medeiros, Selana Allen, Marion Christian, Edwin Johnson Producer/Editor Chikara Motomura Cinematographers Michael Breeman, Steve Burns Cast Michael Disend, Robert Viharo, Vernon Medeiros, Selana Allen, Marion Christian, Edwin Johnson Story Rob Nilsson Print Source 9@Night Films

Spoddy, a two-bit wannabe hood recently diagnosed with AIDS, is obsessed with birds. Set against the stark backdrop of the Albany landfill, the latest in Rob Nilsson’s sizzling 9@Night series is a tour-de-force of emotions and grit, raw as they come. Michael Disend plays Spoddy exactly as another character describes him: “You’re an a—hole but I kinda like you.” Stunning black-and-white cinematography and a beautiful soundtrack capture the scene at the final rest stop for the lost and lonely.

Director Filmography Scheme C6 2001 (MVFF); Winter Oranges 2000 (MVFF); Stroke 2000 (MVFF); Singing 2000 (MVFF); Chalk 1996; Heat and Sunlight 1988; On the Edge 1986; Northern Lights 1979

THE BASEMENT

USA 200275 MINS

Tue Oct 7RAF35:15PMBASE07R Sat Oct 11RAF37:00PMBASE11R

Director Larry Brand Producer Jack Cleary Screenwriter Stephanie Dell’Anno-Cleary Cinematographer Dave Sperling Editor Sean Casey Cast Derek Michalak, Jack Cleary, Michael McCaffrey, Emily Ward, Lorraine Mazzola Print Source Shapeshifter Prod./Liontiger LLC

Underground, away from the light of day and the sounds of civilization, a disturbing drama unfolds for one Queens family. Luke and his brothers have spent years living in a basement apartment while their mentally unstable mother shuffles around upstairs. But when Luke discloses a shocking childhood memory, this already dysfunctional family falls into a dark emotional spiral. Stunning performances from great actors and intense Mamet-like verbal fireworks create a powerful picture of a frightened family running from reality. —B.P.

Director Filmography Paranoia 1998; Till the End of Night 1994; Overexposed 1990; Masque of the Red Death 1989; The Drifter 1988

BEAT THE DRUM

Fri Oct 10SEQ26:30PMBEAT10S

Sun Oct 12RAF26:30PMBEAT12R

Director David Hickson Producers David McBrayer, Richard Shaw, Karen Shapiro Screenwriter David McBrayer Cinematographer Lance Gewer

Editor Mark Winitsky Cast Owen Sejake, Clive Scott, Junior Singo Print Source ZProductions

Young Musa is orphaned after a mysterious illness strikes his village in KwaZulu Natal. To help his grandmother, Musa sets out for Johannesburg with his father’s last gift, a tribal drum, in search of work and his uncle. The journey confronts him with the stark realities of urban life, but his indomitable spirit never wavers; he returns with a truth and understanding his elders have failed to grasp. Junior Singo shines as Musa in this exquisitely photographed tale of transformation.—Z.E.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

BLIND SHAFT (Mang Jang)

CHINA 200292 MINS

Fri Oct 10RAF19:15PMBLIN10R

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Li Yang Cinematographer Liu Yonghong

Editors Li Yang, Karl Riedl Cast Li Yixiang, Wang Shuangbao, Wang Baoqiang, An Jing, Bao Zhenjiang, Zhao Junzhi Print Source The Film Library, L.A.

BEDWIN HACKER

MOROCCO/TUNISIA 2002103 MINS

Wed Oct 8RAF19:15PMBEDW08R Sun Oct 12SEQ22:15PMBEDW12S

Director/Screenwriter Nadia El Fani Producers Nadia El Fani, Bechir El Fani Cinematographer Tarek Ben Abdallah Editor Claude Reznick Cast Sonia Hamza, Nadia Saiji, Muriel Solvay, Tomer Sisley, Xavier Desplas Print Source Family Films

A genius female computer hacker is on the run from French Intelligence in this fast-paced thriller from Tunisia. Offering an illuminating glimpse into contemporary North Africa, the film follows Kalt, a spirited techie who uses her computer know-how to hijack foreign television frequencies. With the authorities on her trail, Kalt and her colorful friends engage in a wild game of cat and mouse. This modern portrayal of North African women and culture is warmhearted and energetic from beginning to end.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut Sponsored by Cricket Cola

THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (El Fondo del Mar)

ARGENTINA 200394 MINS

Sun Oct 5RAF112:30PMBOTT05R Mon Oct 6RAF17:30PMBOTT06R

—B.P.

Director/Screenwriter Damián Szifrón Producer Sebastián Aloi Editor Nicolás Goldbart Cinematographer Lucio Bonelli Cast Daniel Hendler, Gustavo Garzón, Dolores Fonzi, Ramiro Agüero Print Source Aeroplano S.A.

This gritty, impressive Chinese drama, set during the Cultural Revolution, is a fateful tale of two itinerant coal miners who roam the countryside with a deadly scam: They find unattached comrades and pose as their relatives, then arrange the faux-relatives’ demise in mine accidents and extort hush money from corrupt bureaucrats in charge. Banned in its homeland, this prize-winning (and continually surprising) film provides sharp social observations, as well as the kick of a James M. Cain crime yarn.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

BURIALS AND BORDERS

USA 200353 MINSTOTAL PROGRAM 71 MINS

Fri Oct

3RAF37:15PMBURI03R

Sat Oct 4RAF32:00PMBURI04R

Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Cinematographer/Editor Paula Levine

Print Source Paula Levine

Her brother’s death brought Canadian-American artist Paula Levine to Israel for the first time. This intensely personal chronicle encompasses a mournful farewell to Justin and a politically charged journey to his grave in Golan Heights, a section of Israel that is slated for repatriation into Syria. Levine explores what this shift would mean, both in terms of losing her brother again and to all those living within borders that might suddenly be redrawn around them.—D.Q.

Shown with Language Lessons and Convergence

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

THE BUTTERFLY (Le Papillon)

FRANCE 200279 MINS

In French with English subtitles

Tue Oct 7RAF27:30PMBUTT07R Sat Oct 11SEQ11:00PMBUTT11S

Director/Screenwriter Philippe Muyl Producer Patrick Godeau Cinematographer Nicholas Herot Editor Mireille Leroy Cast Michel Serrault, Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu Print Source First Run Features

In this enchanting tale, a curmudgeonly butterfly collector and a neglected eight-year-old are thrown together for an unexpected adventure in the Alps. Tired of being left alone, Elsa stows away in Julien’s car as he sets off to find a rare butterfly. Although it’s not the tranquil trip he envisioned, Julien finds his butterfly in a most unexpected place. A sensitive, lighthearted romp through the joys and pitfalls of attachment and letting go. Ages 7+ —N.I.

Selected Director Filmography The Cow and the President (La Vache et le Président) 2000; Tout Doit Disparaître 1997; Kitchen With Apartment (Cuisine et Dépendences) 1993; Contre l’Oubli 1991; L’Arbe Sous la Mer 1985

Sponsored by Bellam Self Storage & Boxes

BURNT SIENNA

USA 200399 MINS

Sun Oct 5RAF38:45PMBURN05R

Wed Oct 8RAF35:00PMBURN08R

Director Tolan Harber Producers Tolan Harber, Robert Keli Screenwriter Tolan Harber Cinematographer Frank McGowan Editor Tolan Harber, Sean Cloninger Cast Robert Keli, Samantha Pollington Print Source Amethyst Productions

This one-of-a-kind DIY indie flick comes charging like a herd of buffalo straight from the Montana heartland. In a hyper-driven Bonnie-andClyde romance, two winsome young felons on the lam and in love zigzag their way across the West, driven by despair, desire and just for the hell of it. Skillfully shot and edited in deft documentary-verité style, the film features grainy barren landscapes and a rock ’n’ roll soundtrack that perfectly complement its guerilla style. —K.D.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

CALYPSO DREAMS

USA 200385 MINS

Tue Oct 7SEQ17:15PMCALY07S

Sat Oct 11SEQ13:00PMCALY11S

Directors Geoffrey Dunn, Michael Horne Producers Geoffrey Dunn, Michael Horne, Mark Schwartz, Eric Thiermann Screenwriter Geoffrey Dunn Cinematographer Eric Thiermann Editors Chris Crosby, Ian Goodwin, Cam Archer Print Source Geoffrey Dunn

From Lord Kitchener to Calypso Rose, the foremost calypso artists past and present are spotlighted in interviews and performances, making this revelatory film an experience in cultural rediscovery. Harry Belafonte addresses the ‘50s popularization of what is now considered world music, and calypso is revealed as a vibrant art form steeped in African griot tradition, forged on Caribbean plantations, and practiced today in the bars and streets of Trinidad and Tobago.—G.C.

Selected Director Filmography Miss or Myth? 1987; Dollar a Day, Ten Cents a Dance 1984

CARNAGE

Sat Oct 4SEQ29:15PMCARN04S

Wed Oct 8RAF26:45PMCARN08R

Director/Screenwriter Delphine Gleize Producer Jérôme Dopffer

Cinematographer Crystel Fournier Editor François Quiqueré Cast Chiara Mastroianni, Ángela Molina, Lio, Lucia Sanchez, Esther Gorintin, Marilyne Even, Clovis Cornillac Print Source Wellspring Media

When a bull is slaughtered after mauling a bullfighter, the event and its effects reverberate throughout a cast of characters: a little girl who witnesses the bullfight on television, an eccentric taxidermist and his mother, a dog who gets a bone. With a great score and impeccable pacing, this compelling, graphic oddity melds the worlds of David Lynch and Almodóvar into a skewed look at the collective unconscious, turning from wistful to bizarre at the drop of a matador’s hat.—D.F.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

THE DINGO’S GOT MY SHORT FILM!

AUSTRALIATOTAL PROGRAM 84 MINS

Sat Oct

4RAF34:15PMDING04R

Sun Oct 5RAF21:15PMDING05R

These Australian shorts reveal the sweet side of assassins and the romance of roadkill. Throw in dogs and teeth-pulling and you’ve got more great cinema from Down Under:

Love’s Labourer, A. Grierson

The Hit, E. Mulholland

Sniffer, J. Tilyard

Painless, R. Glasson

Smith, J. Schneider

Ash Wednesday, J. Tolsher

Violet Lives Upstairs, B. Hackworth

A CRYPTIC TRIPTYCH

USA/DENMARKTOTAL PROGRAM 93 MINS

Sun Oct 5RAF34:00PMCRYP05R

This irresistible trio of offbeat tales is writ with wit and iced with irony. In David Munro’s Compulsory Breathing, love blooms in a funny, fetid and twisted bouquet. Christian Svanes Kolding’s The Cowboy Loses His Boots follows a surly Danish cowboy who scours the streets of Copenhagen in search of his footloose footwear. Sean Meredith’s In Smog and Thunder is a hilarious yarn about the battle for statewide supremacy between SF and LA.

DREAMING OF JULIA

Thu Oct 9SEQ26:45PMJULI09S Sat Oct 11RAF19:15PMJULI11R

—K.D.

Director Juan Gerard Producer Letvia Arza-Goderich Screenwriters Juan Gerard, Letvia Arza-Goderich Cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau Editor Duncan Burns Cast Harvey Keitel, Iben Hjele, Andhy Méndez, Daniel Lugo, Diana Bracho, Gellerman Baralt, Cecilia Suarez Print Source Artisan Entertainment

In a small Cuban town that recalls both Tati and Fellini, a power plant is sabotaged by rebels during the revolution. Viewed through the eyes of an 11-year-old boy, this warm reminiscence portrays the town’s trials as the stuff of old movies, seen in low flickering light. A potent homage to a romantic, politically naïve era, this wonderful independent production shows how a period film can be done with a low budget, an open heart and performances like Harvey Keitel’s.—J.M.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

DREAMING OF TIBET

USA/NEPAL

PROGRAM 66 MINS

Sun Oct 5SEQ14:45PMTIBE05S Mon Oct 6RAF19:30PMTIBE06R

Director/Editor Will Parrinello Screenwriter John Antonelli Producers Parrinello, John Antonelli Cinematographer Andrew Black Print Source Mill Valley Film Group

This testimony to the resilience of the human spirit chronicles the lives of three Tibetans in exile: a media relations manager in LA, a nurse treating refugees near the Nepali border, and a monk in the Mt. Everest foothills. Their accounts, along with Peter Coyote’s narration and Philip Glass’ eloquent score, illuminate the plight of displaced peoples struggling to maintain their religious and cultural identity while fighting for their country’s survival.—N.I.

Shown with Qeng: Guiding the Soul

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

ELDRA

UK/WALES 200290 MINSTOTAL PROGRAM 99 MINS In Welsh and English with English subtitles

Sun Oct 5SEQ212:00PMELDR05S Tue Oct 7RAF25:00PMELDR07R

Director Timothy Lyn Producer Bethan Eames Screenwriter Manon Eames Cinematographer Rory Taylor Editor Bronwen Jenkins Cast Iona Wyn Jones, Gareth Wyn Roberts, Rhys Richards, Gareth Bryn Print Source S4C

Two young people try to bridge the gap between their worlds. Freespirited Eldra is a Romany Gypsy who believes in fairies and keeps an owl and a baby fox as pets. Bookish Robat is a Welsh quarry worker’s son who discovers an intriguing universe through Eldra’s eyes. Filmed in the idyllic Welsh countryside, this youthful Romeo-and-Juliet tale offers a lesson in opening our hearts to our true natures. Ages 8+ —D.Q. Shown with The Romany Mirror

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

EL BONAERENSE

ARGENTINA 2002105 MINS

Co-presented with the Latino Film Festival—SF Bay Area

Sat Oct 4SEQ17:00PMBONA04S Sun Oct 5RAF28:30PMBONA05R

Director/Producer Pablo Trapero Screenwriters Pablo Trapero, Nicolas Gueilburt, Ricardo Ragendorfer, Dodi Shoeuer, Daniel Valenzuela Cinematographer Guillermo Nieto Editor Nicolás Golbart Cast Jorge Román, Mimí Ardú, Dario Levy, Hugo Anganuzzi Print Source Menemsha Films

Zapa isn’t a bad man, only a very imperfect one. Pablo Trapero’s brilliant film follows Zapa from his provincial home to the corruption of the bonaerense , Buenos Aires’ notorious police force. As in Louis Malle’s Lacombe, Lucien, this film eschews mere exposé in favor of a compelling look at the decisions that lead one man into a moral swamp. Trapero portrays the city’s amorality and poverty as endemic, seasoning hard soberness with easy sensuality and humor. —J.M.

Director Filmography Crane World (Mundo Grúa) 1999

EVERY CHILD IS BORN A POET: THE LIFE AND WORK OF PIRI THOMAS

USA 200359 MINS Co-presented with Cine Acción

Sun Oct 5RAF15:00PMEVER05R Fri Oct 10MA8:00PMEVER10M

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Jonathan Robinson Editors Jonathan Robinson, Michael Rothman Cinematographers Adam Beckman, Alex Leyton, Kev Robertson Print Source When In Doubt Productions, Inc.

This incendiary mix of documentary and live performance pulses with its subject’s kinetic energy. Puerto Rican writer Piri Thomas, whose 1967 memoir Down These Mean Streets put the barrio on the cultural map, riffs poetry and prose, tracing his life story from hardscrabble childhood to the life-changing prison stay where creativity freed him in mind and spirit. Today, he carries that message to all soul-hungry audiences.—D.Q. In person: Piri Thomas

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

A FAMILY UNDERTAKING

Sun Oct 5RAF211:15AMFAMI05R

Sun Oct 12RAF24:15PMFAMI12R

Director/Producer Elizabeth Westrate Cinematographer Scott Sinkler

Editor Melissa Neidich Print Source Fanlight Productions

Refusing to treat the passing of a loved one as an institutional event, many families are taking funeral arrangements into their own hands. With the gentle assistance of “death midwives,” home funerals challenge nearly every aspect of conventional wakes and burials, from embalming to cemeteries to ceremonies. A loving tribute to life’s last moments, this intimate film presents little-known, viable alternatives to the profit-generating funeral industry. A truly transformative viewing experience.—C.L.

Shown with Murmuring Sound of Running Water

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

THE FLOWER OF EVIL (La

Fleur du Mal)

Wed Oct 8SEQ17:00PMFLOW08S Thu Oct 9RAF29:15PMFLOW09R

Director/Screenwriter Claude Chabrol Producer Marin Karmitz Screenwriters Caroline Eliacheff, Louise L. Lambrichs Cinematographer Eduardo Serra Editor Monique Fardoulis Cast Nathalie Baye, Benoît Maginal, Suzzane Flon, Bernard Le Coq, Mélanie Douty Print Source Palm Pictures

Claude Chabrol returns with another dissection of bourgeois hypocrisy. A family scandal from the Vichy era emerges to threaten the campaign of a Bordeaux conservative (Nathalie Baye) running for local office. Somehow, she finds the revelation from the past far more distressing than her husband’s womanizing or the immoderate romance between her daughter and a stepson just returned from America. A sunlit portrait of grinning amorality, Chabrol’s latest is tense, sexy and disconcerting.—M.F.

Selected Director Filmography Merci Pour le Chocolat 2002; La Cérémonie 1995; L’Enfer 1994; Une Affaire de Femmes 1988; La Rupture 1970; Les Biches 1968; Les Cousins 1958

Sponsored by Maroevich, O’Shea & Coghlan

FIREDANCER

USA/AFGHANISTAN 200280 MINS

Sat Oct 11SEQ24:45PMFIRE11S Sun Oct 12RAF29:15PMFIRE12R

Director/Screenwriter Jawed Wassel Producers Khaled Wassel, John G. Roche, Kate Wood Cinematographer Bud Gardner Editors Lizzie Donahue, Jeff Marcello, Bill Gerstenmeier Cast Baktash Zaher, Yasmine Weiss, Yunis Azizi, Sofia Cameron, Omar Arzo Print Source Petunia Productions LLC

An immigrant artist living in New York is haunted by his youth in Afghanistan. When he meets an Afghan-American designer who’s trying to avoid a prearranged marriage, he begins to embrace his diaspora community and come to terms with his past. An autobiographical look at being stuck between one’s adopted country and memories of one’s native land, this independent feature is a triumphant testament to the human spirit.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

GHOSTLIGHT

USA 200380 MINSTOTALPROGRAM84 MINS

Sat Oct 4RAF29:30PMGHOS04R Mon Oct 6RAF27:00PMGHOS06R

—D.F.

Director Christopher Herrmann Producers/Screenwriters Penny Fearon, Christopher Herrmann, Richard Move Cinematographer Tsuyoshi Kimoto Editor James Lyons Cast Richard Move, Ann Magnuson, Isaac Mizrahi, Mark Morris, Erick Kastel, Deborah Harry, Martha Graham Dance Company dancers Print Source Cowboy Pictures

Martha Graham, the grand diva of contemporary American dance, is uncannily reincarnated by performance artist Richard Move in this vibrant film about genius, the creative process, aging and desire. The story begins as a former Graham student sets out to make a behindthe-scenes documentary about Graham’s last production, Phaedra Directed by her biographer and confidante, Christopher Herrmann, Ghostlight is an impressionistic portrait of the woman whose passion changed dance forever.—P.M. Shown with 37th & Lex.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

Thu Oct

Fri Oct

9RAF27:15PMGIPS09R

10RAF29:15PMGIPS10R

Director/Screenwriter Ali Shah-Hatami Producers Ali Shah-Hatami, Cima Film Cinematographer Mohammad Ahmadi Editor Behzad Behzadpour Cast Salman Ghamkhar Ahmadi, Ziba Saberi, Gholamali Pour-Attaie Print Source Cima Media International (CMI)

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

Sat Oct 4RAF19:30PMGIRL04R Thu Oct 9SEQ29:15PMGIRL09S

Director Peter Webber Producers Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker Screenwriter Olivia Hetreed Cinematographer Eduardo Serra Editor Kate Evans Cast Scarlet Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Colin Firth Print Source Lions Gate Films, Inc.

The fate of a drought-plagued Iranian village depends on a musician who can magically summon rain from his dotar. When a young boy’s transgression causes the shaman to flee, the boy must go on a quest to find the master dotari and restore prosperity to his home. This neo-realistic fable conjures an intoxicating spell of its own, transforming a mythic redemption tale into a testament to music’s healing power that reverberates like an ancient melody.

—D.F.

Director Filmography Shrapnels in Peace 2000 (MVFF); The Friends 2000; The Turtle 2000; The Last Reconnaissance 1997; The Iron Bird 1994; Chasing the Shadows 1991

GREENDALE

Director Bernard Shakey Producers Neil Young, L.A. Johnson Screenwriter/ Cinematographer Neil Young Editor Toshi Onuki Cast Sara White, Eric Johnson, Ben Keith, Erik Markegard, Elizabeth Keith, James Mazzo Print Source Shakey Pictures c/o Look Out Management

Critic Robert Hilburn has called Greendale “part Thornton Wilder, part John Lennon,” but this politically charged multimedia mosaic is pure Neil Young. Using actors and dancers, this rock ’n’ roll stage production finds Young and his Crazy Horse band sizing up American society in the Bush era. He unabashedly embraces his hippie ideals to create a bluesy, message-laden musical novel in which a small-town family confronts corporate greed, environmental destruction and social apathy. Still rockin’ the free world!

—G.C.

Director Filmography Neil Young: Human Highway 1982 (MVFF); Rust Never Sleeps (as Neil Young) 1979; Journey Through the Past 1972

THE GUARDIAN SPIRIT OF THE HOUSE (Vastupurush)

INDIA 2002110 MINS

Sun Oct 5RAF23:30PMGUAR05R Tue Oct 7RAF39:00PMGUAR07R

Directors Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar Screenwriter Sumitra Bhave Cinematographer Sanjay Memane Editor Sunil Sukthankar Cast Siddhartha Daftardar, Uttara Baokar, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Ravindra Mankani, Atul Kulkarni Print Source National Film Development Corporation

As he wanders through the ruins of the familial estate he left 40 years ago, visions of the past overwhelm Doctor Bhaskar Narayan Deshpande like ghosts welcoming him home. Reviewing his life thus far, Bhaskar realizes the importance of two women: One is his traditional-minded mother; the other is an independent divorcée. Through these three characters, filmmakers Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar explore the spirit of post-independence India and the difficulty of acknowledging the past while working toward the future.—D.J.

Directors Filmography 10th F (Dahavi) 2002; Long Live Life (Zindagi Zindabad) 1996 (MVFF); Two Women (Doghi) 1994 (MVFF 1996)

HAYFLOWER AND QUILTSHOE

(Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu)

FINLAND 200272 MINSTOTALPROGRAM 77 MINS

In Finnish with English subtitles read aloud

Sat Oct 4SEQ211:00AMHAYF04S

Mon Oct 6RAF25:00PMHAYF06R

Director/Editor Kaisa Rastimo Producer Marko Rauhala Screenwriters

Kaisa Rastimo, Marko Rauhala Cinematographer Tuomo Virtanen Cast Katriina Tavi, Tilda Kiianlehto, Minna Suuronen, Antti Virmavirta Print

Source Finnish Film Foundation

Sisters can be best friends or bitter enemies—sometimes both at once! This charming tale of squabbling siblings, butting heads as one prepares to start school and the other feels left behind, will ring true with its universal themes of jealousy and devotion. Filmed in Finland, where an absurdist sensibility translates into a delight of candy-colored details and oddball situations. Ages 6+ —D.Q.

Shown with Colorforms

Director Filmography A Respectable Tragedy 1998; Bittersweet 1995; How I Disappeared in the Candyland 1992; Thought Criminals 1989; Laura’s Room 1988

A HOMEGROWN VARIETY

USATOTAL PROGRAM 93 MINS

Fri Oct 10RAF39:30PMHOME10R Sat Oct 11RAF31:45PMHOME11R

This cash crop of intriguing documentaries by Bay Area filmmakers delves into liberal California’s diversity. Debra A. Wilson’s Butch Mystique gives voice to African American butch women in all their gender-neutralizing glory. Annelise Wunderlich’s Crystal Harvest exposes the tragic impact of the massive crystal meth market in the Central Valley. And Larry Warner’s No Angels in the Outfield steps into San Quentin Prison, where baseball is an unusual, and potentially controversial, form of rehabilitation.—J.P.

THE HI DE HO SHOW

Sat Oct 4SEQ110:00PMHIDE04S

Back by popular demand! In honor of this year’s MVFF focus on Africa, Village Music’s John Goddard—the Prime Minister of Melodiousness, the Grand Griot of Beat—muses on that continent’s influence on American popular music. Unspooling gems from his eclectic video archive and sharing insights as only this walkin’, talkin’ encyclopedia of all things musical can, John will veejay the night away with selections of rock, blues, gospel, R&B and, of course, a whole lotta soul. An onlyin-Mill-Valley experience! —Z.E.

HOUSE OF HEARTS (Omfavn mig måne)

DENMARK 200288 MINS

Fri Oct 10RAF27:15PMHOUS10R

Director Elisabeth Rygård Producer Jens Arnoldus Screenwriter Yüksil Isik Cinematographer Hans Welin Editor Niels Pagh Andersen Cast Bora Akkas, Mazlum Çimen, Sebnem Kösten Kocatürk, Büsra Bora, Menderes Samancilar, Tomris Incer Print Source Danish Film Institute

A musical sensibility pervades Rygård’s poetic drama of separation, seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Osman. Challenged by unemployment, the loss of a baby and diminishing resources, Osman’s parents finally decide to leave Turkey to find work in Europe. In adulthood, Osman seems rooted in his adopted Danish culture, yet his connection to the music, landscape and poetry of his childhood still resonate in his life in this insightful reflection on home, heart and heritage.—Z.E.

Director Filmography Glashjertet 1988; Take it Like a Man, Madam! (Ta’ det Som en Mand, Frue!) 1975

Tue Oct 7CINEMA6:45PMIAMD107C

Director/Screenwriter Paul Feig Producers Davina Belling, Clive Parsons, Lauren Levine Cinematographer Roman Osin Editor Alan Strachan Cast Ben Tibber, James Caviezel, Joan Plowright Print Source Artisan Entertainment

In a Communist prison camp in Bulgaria, 1952, an orphaned boy stares down the barrel of a gun. That night, the boy escapes with a mysterious envelope and directions to Denmark, a country worlds away. Dodging police and immigration, he trusts no one until a maternal painter takes him in and discovers his past. Moving from darkness to light, this suspenseful period thriller proves that—as the painter insists—a certain humanity always prevails.—J.S.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

Friend of the Festival Screening Free to members. Ticket required.

THE ISLAND

(L’isola)

ITALY 2003103 MINS

Sat Oct 4SEQ23:45PMISLA04S

Tues Oct 7SEQ29:15PMISLA07S

Director/Screenwriter Constanza Quatriglio Producers Rean Mazzone, Elisa Resegotti Cinematographer Aldo Di Marcantonio Editors Babak Karimi, Constanza Quatriglio Cast Veronica Guarrasi, Ignacio Ernandes, Marcello Mazzarella, Erri De Luca, Anna Ernandes Print Source Pasquino Distribzione

I REMEMBER . . .

TALES FROM GREENLAND (Jeg husker . . . Fortællinger fra Grønland)

DENMARK 200272 MINS

Tue Oct 7RAF37:15PMREME07R Thu Oct 9RAF35:15PMREME09R

Director/Screenwriter Karen Littauer Producer Lise Lense-Møller Cinematographer Peter Östlund Editor Mette Esmark Print Source Danish Film Institute

Greenland’s stunning, icy expanse provides a mythic setting for storytellers to pass both time and wisdom to the next generations. In stark contrast to the glittering landscape, 14 indigenous elders are filmed individually against a black background, relating childhood memories of toy harpoons and shamanic rituals. They speak with exacting detail of early joys, tragedies and disappointments that affect them still. These tales, frozen in time, comprise a remarkable, rare oral history that will be cherished forever.

—R.P.

Director Filmography East Greenland Revisited . . . Kirsten Bang (Gensyn med Østgrøland . . . Kirsten Bang) 1999; The Night Before Christmas (En lille Juleaften) 1993

JAPANESE STORY

AUSTRALIA 2003105 MINS

Wed Oct 8RAF16:30PMJAPA08R Sat Oct 11SEQ212:00PMJAPA11S

Director Sue Brooks Producers David Lightfoot, Sue Maslin, Magnus Mancie Screenwriter Alison Tilson Cinematographer Ian Baker Editor Jill Bilcock Cast Toni Collette, Gotaro Tsunashima, Matthew Dyktynski Print Source Samuel Goldwyn Films

Toni Collette’s striking performance as an emotionally dislocated geologist may be a defining moment in her career. Substituting for a colleague, the loquacious Collette takes a business trip with a stiff Japanese client —who mistakes her for his driver. Their fraught relationship is exacerbated when they become stranded in the Pilbara Desert. Gorgeously cinematic, this devious, twisty film combines the best elements of suspense, romance and straight drama.—J.M.

Director Filmography Road to Nhill 1997

—J.C.

This Italian coming-of-age story is set in a fishing village on an island off Sicily. On the lip of adolescence, a young girl watches sadly as her older brother grows away from her into the adult fishermen’s world. Using a largely nonprofessional cast, almost documentary-like camera work and an understated score, director Quatriglio follows the nuances of relationships, and through his conjured images of gauzy sunsets and sentimental romance, he ultimately nets a quietly subtle, genuinely moving work.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

KARLSSON ON THE ROOF

(Karlsson på taket)

NORWAY 200276 MINSTOTAL PROGRAM 86 MINS

In Norwegian with English subtitles read aloud

Fri Oct 10RAF35:00PMKARL10R Sun Oct 12SEQ110:30AMKARL12S

Director/Screenwriter Vibeke Idsøe Producer John M. Jacobsen Print

Source Norwegian Film Institute

Seven-year-old Sonny is lonely. So the unexpected appearance of a chubby little man named Karlsson in Sonny’s apartment window is a welcome surprise. An incorrigible, self-centered troublemaker, Karlsson is nonetheless the best kind of playmate—with a propeller on his back and the ability to fly. Featuring famed author Astrid Lindgren’s most popular character next to Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson on the Roof is an unforgettable ride! Ages 7+ —J.P.

Shown with I Want a Dog

Director Filmography Chasing the Kidneystone (1996)

KIDS SHORTS SHOWCASE

AUSTRALIA/JAPAN/PUERTORICO/SCOTLAND/ UK/USA

TOTAL PROGRAM85 MINS

In English and other languages with English subtitles

Sat Oct 4SEQ14:00PMKIDS04S

From schoolroom operettas to backyard farces, these stellar short films for short people include:

La Toiletta, D. Goldenberg

Kosher , A. Barth

Desconcierto , C. Calderon, A. Molla, R. Ortiz, J. Ramirez

Bush Bikes, D.S. Vadiveloo

Sunday Paper p.2b, E. Towner

Bean Cake, D. Greenspan

The Choir, A.M. Murray

Houdini’s Hound, S. Johnsen

Confection, E. Saks

Swapped, P. Monnard.

Ages 7+

Children’s Filmfest Opening (see page XX)

Sponsored by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray San Francisco

KEÏTA (Keïta! L’heritage du Griot)

FRANCE/BURKINA FASO 199594 MINS

In Jula and French with English subtitles

Sat Oct 4RAF211:00AMKEIT04R

Sun Oct 12RAF22:15PMKEIT12R

Director/Screenwriter Dani Kouyaté Producer S. Pierre Yaméogo Editor Zoé Durouchoux Cinematographer Robert Millié Cast Hamed Dicko, Sotigui Kouyaté Print Source California Newsreel

Tradition and modernity collide when Djeliba Kouyaté turns up on young Mabo’s urban doorstep. A griot, or traditional wise man, Djeliba has arrived to pass on the stories of his ancestral origins to his young charge— somewhat to the consternation of Mabo’s parents. This parallel story is full of rich, epical characters, as Mabo discovers the heritage of the Mandingo empire. Director Kouyaté, himself a griot, proves his own storytelling gifts in this beautiful coming-of-age tale. Ages 8+ —Z.E.

Director Filmography Sia, the Python’s Dream (Sia, la Rêve du Python) 2001 (MVFF)

KISS MY WHEELS

USA 2002 56 MINSTOTAL PROGRAM 79 MINS

Sun Oct 5RAF12:45PMKISS05R

Director Miguel Grunstein Producers/Editors Miguel Grunstein, Dale Kruzic Cinematographer Dale Kruzic Print Source Fanlight Productions

A fantastic documentary about a team of young, wheelchair-bound basketball players training for national championship competitions. The camera whirls as the coaches and players race and shoot with amazing strength and grace, then pulls in for interviews that reveal the ordinary struggles and extraordinary efforts they make to live regular lives. A tearjerker with a dose of humor, this film will rewire your definition of “disabled.”—D.Q. Shown with Guguletu Ballet (Kristin Pichaske, USA 2002, 23 mins)

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

THE KLARSFELDS

(L’Histoire des Klarsfeld) FRANCE 200258 MINS

Sat Oct 4RAF12:45PMKLAR04R

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Elisabeth Citroën Editor Marielle Issarte Cinematographer Oliver Raffet Print Source Di-Zahav

Jewish historian Serge Klarsfeld, his German-born wife Beate, their son Arno and daughter Lida are truly the world’s last Resistance fighters. Fueled only by their passionate belief in truth and justice, the Klarsfelds battle from their home in Paris across continents, generations and decades, issuing Zola’s infamous cry, “J’accuse,” to bring Klaus Barbie and other World War II criminals to trial. A resoundingly inspiring film.—K.D. In person: Beate Klarsfeld

Director Filmography Claude Olievenstein, Drugs and Life 2000

LOVERS AND LEAVERS (Kuutamolla)

Sat Oct 4RAF26:30PMLOVE04R Sun Oct 12SEQ211:30AMLOVE12S

Director Aku Louhimies Producers Jarkko Hentula, Iikka Y.L. Matia, Marko Röhr Screenwriters Aku Louhimies, Katja Kallio Cinematographer Heikki Färm Editor Samu Heikkila Cast Minna Haapkylä, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Laura Malmivaara, Peter Franzén, Pirkko Saisio Print Source Columbia TriStar Egmont Film

Iris, a bookstore assistant recently turned 30, lives a rich fantasy life through the movies, though her actual life is no Sleepless in Seattle. Her mother (who gives new meaning to the term “free-spirited”) and her pals futilely try to fix her up, but it’s not until she meets filmmaker Marco that the sparks go off. Of course, she discovers life isn’t like the movies in this delightfully frank and snappy film that was a box-office hit in Finland.—P.M.

Director Filmography Restless (Levottomat) 2000

MADAME BROUETTE

CANADA/SENEGAL 2002104 MINS

Thu Oct 2RAF28:00PMMADA02R Fri Oct 3SEQ29:15PMMADA03S

Director Moussa Sène Absa Producers Badou Ba, Danielle Champoux, Moussa Sène Absa Screenwriters Moussa Sène Absa, Giles Desjardins, Claude Gilaizeau Cinematographer Jean-Jacques Bouhon Editor Matthieu Roy-Décarie Cast Rokhaya Niang, Aboubacar Sadikh Ba, Kadiatou Sy, Ndèye Seneba Seck Print Source Productions La Fete

A divorced mother who’s sworn off men, Mati is a spirited survivor selling bric-à-brac out of her wheelbarrow to scrape by. Into her life walks Naago, a smooth-talking, crooked yet irresistible policeman. When he’s found dead, all fingers point to Mati. But did she pull the trigger? Part detective story, part parable, this jab at shantytown chauvinism seamlessly blends storytelling styles. A nouveau African cinema gem.—D.F.

Selected Director Filmography Ainsi Meurent les Anges 2001; Tableau Ferraille 1996; Twist à Popenguine 1994; Yalla Yaana 1994; Ken Bugul 1991

THE MAGIC OF FELLINI

Fri Oct

10SEQ19:30PMMAGI10S

Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Editor Carmen Piccini Cinematographers Marco Fiata, Richard Mumeroff, Angelo Musciagna Print

Source Seventh Art Releasing

MELVIN GOES TO DINNER

USA 200383 MINS

Sat Oct 4SEQ12:00PMMELV04S

Sun Oct 5SEQ19:00PMMELV05S

Director Bob Odenkirk Producers Naomi Odenkirk, Jeff Sussman, D.J. Paul Screenwriter Michael Blieden Cinematographer Alex Vendler Editor Michael Blieden Cast Michael Blieden, Annabelle Gurwitch, Matt Price, Stephanie Courtney, Maura Tierney, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk Print Source Le Foole, Inc.

—M.F.

Ten years after his death, Federico Fellini remains one of the most beloved directors of all time. “The visionary is the only true realist,” he said, and his astonishing imagination inspired collaborators as well as moviegoers. A parade of marvelous artists, including Anthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale, Donald Sutherland and composer Nino Rota, recall a fearless improviser and adroit manipulator. Ultimately, Fellini’s famed flamboyance cloaked his pursuit of sublime moments in which smiles vie with tears.

Shown with I Used to Be a Filmmaker (Jay Rosenblatt, USA 2003, 10 mins)

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

MODERN TIMES

USA 193685 MINS

Sat Oct

11RAF14:00PMMODE11R

Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Editor Charles Chaplin Cinematographers Ira Morgan, Rollie Totheroh Cast Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin

Chaplin’s Industrial Age comedy of errors comes to MVFF digitally remastered and as timely as ever—substitute Pentium chips for gears and cogs, and it could have been made yesterday. Arguably Chaplin’s masterpiece, this battle of man versus machine is rife with comic gems and classic moments: the assembly-line breakdown, Chaplin caught up literally in the wheels of industry, and the final image of his beloved Little Tramp shuffling and dancing into the sunset.

Introduced by Leonard Maltin

—D.F.

Director Filmography A Countess in Hong Kong 1967; A King in New York 1957; Limelight 1952; Monsieur Verdoux 1947; The Great Dictator 1940; City Lights 1931; The Circus 1928; The Gold Rush 1925; A Woman of Paris 1923; The Pilgrim 1923; The Kid 1921

MY ARCHITECT

USA 2003116 MINS

Sat Oct 4RAF21:15PMARCH04R Tue Oct 7SEQ26:30PMARCH07S

Director/Screenwriter Nathaniel Kahn Producers Susan Rose Behr, Nathaniel Kahn Cinematographer Bob Richman Editor Sabine Krayenbühl Print Source New Yorker Films

In this touching quasi-detective story, the illegitimate son of Louis I. Kahn tries to unravel the enigma of the iconoclastic architect’s life and death. Nathaniel Kahn features conversations with masters Philip Johnson, I.M. Pei and Frank Gehry, and footage of the elder Kahn’s inspired edifices in locales such as La Jolla, Philadelphia and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nathaniel’s effort to reconcile genius with a messy personal life—Louis had two mistresses and a wife—gives the film a rare poignancy.

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

MY FIRST MIRACLE

GERMANY 200290 MINS

Sun Oct 5SEQ27:00PMFIRS05S

Tue Oct

7RAF29:30PMFIRS07R

Director/Screenwriter Anne Wild Producer Jost Hering Editor Dagmar Lichius Cast Henriette Confurius, Juliane Köehler, Leonard Lansink, Gabriela Maria Schmeide Print Source mdc int. GmbH

MY LIFE WITHOUT ME

(Mi Vida Sin Mi)

CANADA/SPAIN 2003104 MINS

Sun Oct 5SEQ24:30PMLIFE05S Tue Oct 7RAF16:45PMLIFE07R

Director/Screenwriter Isabel Coixet Producers Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther Garcia Cinematographer Jean-Claude Larrieu Editor Lisa Robison Cast Sarah Polley, Mark Ruffalo, Deborah Harry, Amanda Plummer, Alfred Molina Print Source Sony Pictures Classics

—R.P.

Overlapping vacations and a shared belief in magic breed a unique friendship between Hermann, a middle-aged family man and Dole, a fiercely independent 11-year-old girl (played with extraordinary selfpossession by Henriette Confurius). Both are outsiders but together they discover something akin to platonic true love which neither Dole’s mother ( Nowhere in Africa ’s Juliane Köhler) nor Hermann’s wife understand. A haunting soundtrack and lyrical visuals create a poetic story with an edge.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

NATE DOGG

USA 200376 MINS

Sun Oct 5SEQ13:00PMNATE05S Sat Oct 11RAF212:00PMNATE11R

Director/Screenwriter/Editor/Cinematographer Thomas Farone

Producer Shannon McCarthy Cast Nathan Hale, David Bunce, Erin Johncox, Michalena Almindo Print Source Damage Films

Living in a trailer park and trying to support himself and his girlfriend, Nate Dogg is a 16-year-old high school dropout afflicted with severe ADHD. While dreaming of becoming a comic artist, he navigates a bewildering array of violent drug dealers, poverty and the pitfalls of his own disability. Based on the true-life story of Nathan Hale—who plays himself—Dogg is an eye-opening debut from an audaciously talented and visually keen new filmmaker.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

Ann, a young working-class wife and mother, is diagnosed with cancer. Contemplating a life she’s barely lived, Ann vows to do some important things before she dies: take a lover, see her estranged father, and finally get some fake fingernails. What could have been TV-movie-of-the-week fodder instead is a delightfully quirky gem about awakening to the world and finding courage in the strangest places.—D.F.

Director Filmography Those Who Love (A Lo Que Aman) 1998; Things I Never Told You (Cosas A Que Nunca Te Dije) 1996

NIGHTINGALE IN A MUSIC BOX

USA 200296 MINS

Fri Oct 10SEQ17:15PMNIGH10S Sun Oct 12RAF212:00PMNIGH12R

Director/Screenwriter/Editor Hurt McDermott Producers Leigh Jones, Todd Slotten Cinematographer Michael Dunne Cast Kelley Hazen, Catherine O’Connor, Andrzej Krukowski, Pamela Webster Print Source Rebus Productions

A relentless, ingenious thriller that depends more on the intellect than on the visceral thrills of guns and fast cars. Burke is a legendary psychological operative. Robin is a captured suburban mother imprisoned in a topsecret biological lab. The two women eventually join forces to stop an insidious plot involving Robin’s very mind. More heady fun than doing a year of New York Times crosswords.—J.M.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

Sponsored by The Richmonds–Jane and Peter

NOI THE ALBINO

(Nói Albinói)

DENMARK/GERMANY/ICELAND/UK 200293 MINS

Fri Oct 3SEQ17:15PMNOIT03S

Mon Oct 6RAF39:15PMNOIT06R

Director/Screenwriter Dagur Kári Petursson Producers Philippe Bober, Kim Magnusson, Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Thorir Snaer Cinematographer Rasmus Videbaek Editor Daniel Dencik Cast Tómas Lemarquis, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Elin Hansdóttir Print Source Palm Pictures

Noi, a young albino living in the snow-swept outer reaches of Iceland, is drifting through his life like ice scudding across a frozen sea. After he’s expelled from school for rarely showing up (he sends a tape recorder in his place), Noi wanders into a local café and falls for the new waitress. When his fantasy of escaping with her to warmer climes butts against the unrelenting isolation of his small town, Noi the Albino takes an elegiac turn, soaring with translucent beauty.—A.J.

Director Filmography Lost Weekend 1999

PARADISE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE (Behesht Ja-Ye Digari Ast)

Sun Oct 5RAF17:00PMPARS05R Tue Oct 7SEQ19:30PMPARS07S

Director/Screenwriter Abdolrassul Golbon Haghighi Producer Mohammad Hossein Haghighi Cinematographer Mohammad Davoudi Editor Hassan Hassandoost Cast Yar-Mohammad Damanipoor, JanMohammad Tajik, Fereshteh Sarabandi Print Source Cima Media Int’l

PARADISE (Paradiset)

SWEDEN 2003116 MINS

Wed Oct 8SEQ26:45PMPARA08S Thu Oct 9RAF39:30PMPARA09R

Director Colin Nutley Producers Colin Nutley, Poa Strömberg Screenwriters Colin Nutley, Johanna Hald Cinematographer Jens Fischer Editor Perry Schaffer Cast Helena Bergström, Niklas Hjulström, Örjan Ramberg, Reine Brynolfsson, Brasse Brännström Print Source Swedish Film Institute Helena Bergström’s powerhouse performance anchors this spellbinding psychological thriller. A prequel to Nutley’s Deadline (MVFF 2002), the swift story follows Annika (Bergström), an aspiring journalist with a troubled past and an uncertain future. When she launches an investigation into a foundation for abused women, Annika is drawn into a world of violence, deception and intense personal exploration. A dreamy, stylish film that balances fast-paced thrills with deep-rooted drama. —B.P.

Director Filmography The Bomber (Sprängaren) 2001; Gossip 2000 (MVFF); Under the Sun (Under Solen) 1998; Such Is Life (Sånt är Livet) 1996; House of Angels—the Second Summer ( Änglagård—Andra Sommaren) 1994; The Last Dance (Sista Dansen) 1993 (MVFF); House of Angels (Änglagård) 1992

PIECES OF APRIL

USA 200381 MINS

Sat Oct 4RAF17:15PMPIEC04R Mon Oct 6SEQ17:15PMPIEC06S

Director/Screenwriter Peter Hedges Producers John Lyons, Gary Winick, Alexis Alexanian Cinematographer Tami Reiker Editor Mark Livolsi Cast Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt, Derek Luke Print Source MGM/UA

Holiday disaster flicks can be as excruciating as an actual Thanksgiving dinner—riddled with clichés that completely miss the horrible, compelling, unexpected ways real families fight, joke, love and sometimes reconcile. Peter Hedges, scribe of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and About a Boy, knows idiosyncratic familial dysfunction and gets it right, as does the mother-daughter tag team of Patricia Clarkson and Katie Holmes. At year’s end, this is the indie film everyone will be talking about.—J.C.

—J.C.

This beautifully captured collision of rural and modern Iranian life is set in the desolate desert. It begins as a modest tale of teenage rebellion: 17-year-old Eidok longs only to abandon his family’s sheep herd and seek prosperity in the Emirates. The film then unfolds with increasing ethical complexity as Eidok negotiates the bonds of family, friendship and ancient custom and reaches an unexpected, heartbreaking final choice.

Shown with Homeland

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

PRISONER OF PARADISE

CANADA/UK 200296 MINS

Sat Oct 11RAF26:45PMPRIS11R

Sun Oct 12RAF37:00PMPRIS12R

Directors Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender Producer/Screenwriter Malcolm Clarke Editors Glenn Berman, Susan Shanks Cinematographer Michael Hammon Print Source Menemsha Entertainment

Kurt Gerron was a huge star in pre-World War II Germany, thoroughly dominating stage and screen—the song “Mac the Knife” was written for him, and he co-starred alongside Marlene Dietrich. Under Nazism, however, the Jewish actor-director was shipped off to the Nazi showpiece ghetto, Theriesenstadt, where he was given a terrible choice: make a Nazi propaganda film or be deported to Auschwitz. Wrenching interviews and remarkable archival footage bring the crushing sham of Theriesenstadt and Gerron’s predicament into sharp focus.—A.J.

Selected Director Filmography – Malcolm Clarke Chasing Holden 2001; Voices 1995; Surviving Salvation 1992; You Don’t Have to Die 1988; Soldiers in Hiding 1985

PRETEND

USA 200375 MINS

Sun Oct 5RAF36:30PMPRET05R

Director/Editor Julie Talen Producers Ajae Clearway, Craig Robillard Cinematographer Samantha Schutz Cast Joan Jubett, Karl Herlinger, Danielle Fried, Nora Stewart, Marvin Gazzaniga, Derek Cecil Print Source Julie Talen

This powerful tale of a family’s fragmentation unfolds from multiple perspectives simultaneously, as each point of view appears in its own window on the screen. Two young sisters, Ellie and Sophie, decide to stage a crime in order to keep their parents together. The girls’ plot goes awry, and their dream of togetherness dissolves into a nightmare of alarming proportions. Fantasy, reality, memory and parallel action are all foregrounded in this highly innovative, emotionally-charged adult drama.—K.D.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

PULLOUT

USA 200369 MINS

Sat Oct 4RAF312:00PMPULL04R

Mon Oct 6RAF37:15PMPULL06R

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Jyllian Gunther Producer Wren Arthur Cinematographers Ben Wolf, Essie Chambers Editors George O’Donnell, Rachel Goodlett Print Source Wonderful 6, Inc.

Agonizing over the demise of a relationship is a universal pastime. But who bothers to revisit old flames to ask what went awry? At age 35, filmmaker Jyllian Gunther submits herself for frank analysis by six men, including her father, who speak with alarming candor about her libido and its discontents. On a cross-country emotional journey from New York to San Francisco, where three of her exes now reside, Gunther travels a bumpy road to self-discovery. —R.P.

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

Fri Oct 3RAF39:15PMQUAT03R Sat Oct 11RAF39:00PMQUAT11R

Director Joey Curtis Producer Fredric King Screenwriters Joey Curtis, Albert Hernandez Cinematographer Derek Cianfrance Editors Joey Curtis, Jim Helton Cast Robert Beaumont, Brihanna Hernandez, Victor Larios Print Source Fountainhead Films

THE RETURN (Vozvraschenie)

RUSSIA 2003105 MINS

Wed Oct 8SEQ29:00PMRETU08S

Director Andrey Zvagintsev Producer Dmitry Lesnevsky Screenwriters Vladimir Moiseenko, Alexander Novototsky Cinematographer Mikhail Kritchman Editor Vladimir Mogilevsky Cast Ivan Dobronravov, Vladimir Garin, Konstantin Lavronenko, Natalia Vdovina Print Source Ren Film

Part Oedipal nightmare, this mythic tale is set in the contemporary North Lakes region of Russia where skies are vast, rain showers are frequent and small islands dot huge inland waters. Vanya and Aleksie are shocked one day to find that their father, missing for 10 years, has abruptly come home to their beautiful young mother. Brutish, but with a subtle mind, he takes them on a fishing trip with mysterious cross purposes left for us to imagine in our own dreams.—J.M.

—D.J.

Set in Southern California’s illegal street-racing scene, Joey Curtis’ debut feature is a visual stunner about the love triangle between streetwise player Chato, sensitive street racer Derek and young beauty Noza. Recasting classic tragedy in contemporary terms, Curtis audaciously blends Shakespearean melodrama with Latino culture and 2 Fast 2 Furious. With an urgency that feels raw and real, Quattro Noza transforms the streets of Los Angeles into a swirling kaleidoscope of brake lights, fireworks and pure emotion and energy.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

SHATTERED GLASS

USA 200390 MINS

Fri Oct 3SEQ26:45PMSHAT03S

Sat Oct 4SEQ21:00PMSHAT04S

Director/Screenwriter Billy Ray Producers Craig Baumgarten, Tove Christiansen, Gaye Hirsch, Adam Merims Cinematographer Mandy Walker Editor Jeffrey Ford Cast Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny, Melanie Lynskey, Steve Zahn Print Source Lions Gate Films

This fascinating exploration of journalistic ethics and the power of personality covers the real rise and fall of notorious journalist Stephen Glass. In the ’90s, this 20-something magazine writer rocked the lives of writers, editors and readers when it was discovered he had fabricated more than half the stories he published. With deft direction and a charismatic cast led by Hayden Christensen and Chloë Sevigny, this thoughtprovoking fable about contemporary media perfectly re-creates the scandal’s excitement and confusion. —B.P.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

THE SINGING DETECTIVE

USA 2003109 MINS

Sat Oct 4SEQ26:15PMSING04S

Sun Oct 5SEQ29:15PMSING05S

Director Keith Gordon Screenwriter Dennis Potter Cinematographer Tom Richmond Producers Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey, Steven Haft Editor Jeff Wishengrad Cast Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson, Adrian Brody, Katie Holmes Print Source Icon Entertainment International

In this film version of the late Dennis Potter’s iconic TV series, Robert Downey Jr. uses his wondrously expressive lips to burrow deeply into the central figure of frustrated pulp writer Dan Dark. Drugged to dull the pain of a horrible skin disease, Dark hallucinates his newest screenplay from a hospital bed. Downey plays both the curmudgeonly Dark and his tuneful, Bogey-like alter ego in a Potter script that deliriously mixes paranoia, musical numbers and redemption. With Robin Wright Penn and Mel Gibson.—A.J.

Director Filmography Waking the Dead 2000; Mother Night 1996 (MVFF); A Midnight Clear 1992; The Chocolate War 1988

SNICKER DOODLES

CANADA/DENMARK/GERMANY/LATVIA/THENETHERLANDS/

UK/USATOTAL PROGRAM 80 MINS

In various languages with English subtitles read aloud

Sat Oct 11SEQ111:00AMSNIC11S

Three girls in tutus and a herd of mischievous moose are all aboard on this international tour of toons:

A Work in Progress, W. Ball

Nonsense Poems, F. Talenti

Hamlet, A. Rose

Stokebird: The Invention, W. van Reek

Albie: Quick on the Draw, F. Vose

François le Vaillant, C. P. Garcia

Trim Time, G. Alkabetz

Ballerina, K. Platoú, V. Saunders Firefly, D. Ridúze

The Elephant and the Snail, C. Moesker

Ages 6+

SOPHIATOWN

UK/IRELAND/SOUTH AFRICA 200382 MINS

Sat Oct 11SEQ17:00PMSOPH11S

Sun Oct 12RAF111:30AMSOPH12R

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Pascale Lamche Cinematographer Dominic Black Editor Catherine Meyburgh Print Source Little Bird

Sophiatown gathers legendary musicians like Dolly Rathebe, Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba for a celebration of the power of music. Interspersing vintage clips with contemporary visuals and vibrant concert footage, the film also pays homage to the South African township that was an island of integration in a sea of apartheid until it was brutally torn down by the white government in 1955.—J.C.

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

SOMEONE LIKE HODDER

(En Som Hodder)

DENMARK 200380 MINSTOTAL PROGRAM 88 MINS

In Danish with English subtitles read aloud

Sun Oct 5SEQ22:15PMSOME05S

Director Henrik Ruben Genz Producer Tina Dalhoff Screenwriter Bo hr. Hansen Cinematographer Bo Tengberg Editor Miriam Nørgaard Cast Frederik Christian Johansen, Lars Brygmann, Birthe Neumann, Anders Lunden Kjeldsen Print Source Nordisk Film Int.

Hodder’s companionship with his single dad masks their shared loneliness. One night, a fairy appears and insists Hodder has been chosen to save the world. Was it a dream? His fairy tale does little to win friends among his bullying classmates, but the expedition he plans to a far-off land changes everything. Based on the novel by Bjarne Reuters, Hodder’s journey toward truth and friendship concludes in a starburst of joy. Ages 8+

Shown with Kids Play Outside

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

SPIN

USA 2003110 MINS

Sat Oct 11RAF16:30PMSPIN11R

Sun Oct 12SEQ27:15PMSPIN12S

—D.Q.

Director James Redford Producers Donald Everett Axinn, Elaine Rogers

Screenwriters Donald Everett Axinn, James Redford Cinematographer Paul Ryan Editor Nick Smith Cast Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany, Ruben Blades, Ryan Merriman, Paula Garces Print Source Spin Prods LLC

Eddie is a troubled teenage orphan left by his adoptive uncle (Stanley Tucci) on the family ranch with a pair of benevolent caretakers (Ruben Blades and Dana Delaney). Longing to follow the path of his pilot father, he slowly finds his wings. Based on the novel by Donald Everett Axinn, this moving tale set in the stunning Southwest desert of the 1950s crosses borders and cultures to reunite families and forge new ones.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

THE SPIRIT OF ANNIE MAE

Wed Oct 8RAF37:15PMANNI08R Sat Oct 11RAF24:15PMANNI11R

Director Catherine Anne Martin Producer Kent Martin Cinematographer Kent Nason Editor Angela Baker Print Source National Film Board of Canada

Annie Mae Pictou Aquash dedicated most of her short adult life to the American Indian Movement. Traveling in the same circles as First Nations leaders like Dennis Banks, Annie Mae participated in protests and actions to bring justice to native citizens. When the FBI infiltrated AIM, paranoia began to overtake the organization and Annie Mae was mysteriously murdered. This compelling posthumous portrait provides a rare glimpse into the movement and into an inspiring life of activism and strength.—C.L.

Director Filmography Spirit Wind 2000

THE STAR DREAMER

Wed Oct 8SEQ19:30PMSTAR08S

Directors/Screenwriters Sonja Vesterholt, Mads Baastrup Producer Sonja Vesterholt Cinematographer Sergey Dubrovsky Editors Jeff McBride, Mahi Rahgozar Print Source Danish Film Institute

Long before Kubrick ventured into space, visionary Russian director Pavel Klushantsev melded scientific accuracy with a soaring imagination to create breathtaking sets and groundbreaking effects for sci-fi epics like Road to the Stars (1957). Alas, he was dismissed from the movie industry in 1972 and pushed into obscurity—until Oscar-winning visual F/X supervisor Robert Skotak (Aliens) tracked him down in 1990. This portrait of a solitary, principled pioneer is abundantly illustrated with Klushantsev’s deft, charming work. —M.F.

Shown with Embryo (Mike Goedecke, USA 2003 27 mins)

Selected Director Filmography –Sonja Vesterholt On Bike to China 2001; Russian Avant-Garde 1999; A Toast for Papa 1995; By God’s Will—Voices From Gaza 1995

SPRINGTIME IN A SMALL TOWN

(Xiao Cheng Zhi Chun)

CHINA/FRANCE/HONG KONG 2002116 MINS

Fri Oct 3RAF26:45PMSPRI03R Mon Oct 6SEQ26:45PMSPRI06S

Director Tian Zhuangzhuang Producers Li Xiaowan, Bill Kong, Ting Yatming Screenwriter Ah Cheng Cinematographer Mark Lee Pingbin Editor Xu Jianping Cast Xin Baiqing, Wu Jun, Hu Jingfan, Ye Xiaokeng, Lu Sisi Print Source Fortissimo Films

A doctor visiting a former colleague rekindles a passion for an old flame —who is married to his longtime acquaintance. They resist their stillsmoldering attraction until a celebratory drinking game fans the embers of desire, with tragic results. China’s pioneering Fifth Generation director Tian Zhuangzhuang returns to filmmaking after a 10-year absence with this gorgeous, spellbinding tale of illicit passion and betrayal in the postwar provinces. As ethereal as an Ozu masterpiece.

—D.F.

Director Filmography The Blue Kite 1993; The Last Eunuch 1991; The Horse Thief 1986; Jiuyue 1984

THE STROLL (Progulka)

Thu Oct 9RAF19:00PMSTRO09R

Director/Producer Aleksei Uchitel Screenwriter Dunya Smirnova Cinematographer Yuri Klimenko Editor Yelena Andreyeva Cast Pavel Barshak, Yevgeni Grishkovetz, Irina Pegova, Yevgeni Tsyganov Print Source Film Studio Rok

A lovesick young man chats up a beautiful woman walking through the streets of St. Petersburg. Forgetting that three is inevitably a crowd, he invites his best friend to join them for the day, while the woman has an agenda of her own. Energetically filmed in long handheld takes, this blithe look at the post-communist generation guides viewers through a magical tour of modern-day Russia, where tomorrow’s adults get drunk on the fumes of youth.—D.F.

Director Filmography His Wife’s Diary 2000 (MVFF); Giselle’s Mania 1995; Poslednij Geroj 1989; Rok 1988

RUSSIA 200390 MINS

Sun Oct 12SEQ12:30PMSUNS12S

Director Laura Gabbert Producers Laura Gabbert, Caroline Libresco Cinematographer Shana Hagan Editor William Haugse, ACE Print Source Gabbert/Libresco Productions

Lucille and Irja get out the vote, protest HMOs, hang “Free Mumia” signs and banter about sexuality, religion and politics. They could be idealistic college dorm-mates—except that they’re neighbors at Sunset Hall, a retirement home for “free-thinking elderly.” This heartfelt film gives a rare glimpse into the often-invisible lives of old folks, as these feisty seniors, respectively aged 95 and 81, balance friendship, aging and loss while maintaining their commitment to social awareness. —D.Q. Shown with Seniors for Peace (David L. Brown, USA 2003 22 mins)

Director Filmography The Healers of 400 Parnassus 1997 (MVFF)

THE TENTH SUMMER

(Der Zehnte Sommer)

GERMANY 200398 MINS

In German with English subtitles read aloud

Wed Oct 8RAF24:30PMTENT08R Sat Oct 11SEQ22:30PMTENT11S

Director Jörg Grünler Producers Elke Ried, Imogen Nabel Screenwriter Dieter Bongartz Cinematographer Daniel Koppelkamm Editors Jörg Baumeister, Ulrike Leipold Cast Martin Stührk, Erika Marozsán, Katharina Böhm, Kai Wiesinger Print Source Media Luna Entertainment

This glorious ode to preadolescence celebrates the ninth birthday and the greatest summer in the life of Kalli, a tenderhearted boy whose vivid imagination and passionate feelings get him into all kinds of trouble. The film glows with the nostalgia of small-town life in 1960, before Game Boys and Instant Messaging, when your neighborhood could be your kingdom filled with mystery, adventure, heartbreak, joy—and a secret pet monkey to liven things up. Ages 7+ —D.Q.

Director Filmography Antonia Between Love and Power 2001

SYLVIA

USA 2003103 MINS

Fri Oct 3RAF17:00PMSYLV03R Sat Oct 11SEQ26:45PMSYLV11S

Director Christine Jeffs Producers Alison Owen, Thomas Neris Screenwriter John Brownlow Cinematographer John Toon Editor Tariq Anwar Cast Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Blythe Danner, Amira Casar, Jared Harris, Lucy Davenport, Michael Gambon Print Source Focus Features

Sylvia is sure to elicit strong emotions, much like Sylvia Plath herself, whose brutally honest poetry continues to inspire uncompromising devotion. Her very exposed life, which ended in suicide at age 30, was an often raw struggle with depression. The film focuses on Plath’s romance with and rocky marriage to English poet Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig), but it’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s show: Her astonishing performance as this brilliant, troubled artist is a highlight of her career.—J.C.

Director Filmography Rain 2001

TOM DOWD & THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC

USA 200390 MINS

Mon Oct 6SEQ19:15PMTOMD06S

Director Mark Moormann Producers Scott L. Gordon, Mark Hunt Editors Mark Moormann, Tino Wohlwend Cinematographer Patrick Longman Print Source Palm Pictures

It’s hard to imagine American pop music without Tom Dowd. Before his death last year, Dowd compiled an impressive résumé as a studio whiz and producer. During his 50 years with Atlantic Records, he worked with rock and jazz greats such as Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers, to name a few. This insightful portrait shows Dowd as a big-hearted father figure and a remarkable artist who left a rich legacy of sound. —G.C.

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

TOONING IN: THE ANIMATION PROGRAM

AUSTRALIA/JAPAN/LUXEMBOURG/SCOTLAND/USA

TOTAL PROGRAM 75 MINS

Sat Oct 11SEQ15:00PMTOON11S

Roof Sex, PES

SW 2.5: The Pitch Wars, A. J. Towne

Double Fiesta, A. Bonney

Aunt Luisa, T. Miller, P. Taylor

Tragedy in One Act, D. Daly

The Spirit of Gravity, V. Bellomo, D. Pace

KATE the Planet, W. Mishima

The Witches, E. Hobbs

Displacement, C. Perry

Rattle, E. Chen

Mike’s New Car, R. Gould, P. Docter

Let Go, W. Gilbert

Fast Film, V. Widrich

TUPPERWARE!

USA 200362 MINS

Sun Oct 5SEQ11:15PMTUPP05S

Sun Oct 12SEQ15:15PMTUPP12S

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Laurie Kahn-Leavitt Cinematographer Peter Stein Editor William A. Anderson Print Source Blueberry Hill Productions

TRUE TALES OF TWEEN TALENT

DENMARK/FINLAND/NETHERLANDS TOTAL PROGRAM 82 MINS

In Finnish, Dutch and Danish with English subtitles

Sun Oct 12SEQ112:30PMTRUE12S

All children have special gifts, and these real-life whiz kids are no exception. A 10-year-old cellist in Essi Haukkamaa’s Cello Boy balances his musical ambition against his love for football. In Meral Uslu’s Chess King Ali, an Iranian immigrant boy in Holland is caught between his chess skill and refugee status. Annette Mari Olsen’s When Mum and Dad Are Clowns features a young Russian whose acrobatics and comic antics make him a circus star. Ages 8+

VALLEY OF TEARS

USA 200380 MINS

Wed Oct 8RAF39:00PMVALL08R

Sun Oct 12RAF312:15PMVALL12R

—J.P.

Director/Producer/Cinematographer Hart Perry Screenwriter Juan Gonzales Print Source Seventh Art Releasing

In 1979, migrant farm workers in Raymondville, Texas, went on strike to demand fair wages for backbreaking labor. Their resistance set in motion a chain of events that spread from the onion fields to the streets to the schools to the DA’s office, presenting an ongoing challenge to the local status quo. Looking back at the strike’s triumphs and failures, union leaders and members of the town’s white establishment reflect on how far we’ve come, yet how far we have to go. —C.L.

—C.K.

Every 2.5 seconds, another Tupperware party is held somewhere in the world. Coming in all shapes, sizes and colors and bringing joy to housewives everywhere, the miraculous polystyrene brainchild of inventor Earl Tupper was also a boon to a burgeoning women’s workforce. This astounding tale of grit, pluck and door-to-door determination blows the lid off the Tupperware myth, charting the stellar rise and tragic fall of marketing maven Brownie Wise. Keeping it fresh since 1954, the Tupperware tale is anything but stale.

Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

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Director Filmography Feature Documentary Debut

Sat Oct 4RAF36:45PMVIDI04R

Sat Oct 11RAF311:30AMVIDI11R

Funny, moving and memorable moments to elongate the short attention span:

The Dive, K. Simon

Native Tongue, C. Johnson

Last Free Exit, S. Selvarajan

“Like, Totally…”, D. Drasin

The Art of Nothing, J. Wattenbarger

The Courtship, C. Fagin

Tom Hits His Head, T. Putnam

Water Seeking Its Level, L. Pierce

alexia: Metaphor and Word-Blindness, T. T. Kim-Trang

Terminal, T. White-Sobieski

Ten Year Old Dog, L. Stogner

AND WORLD PREMIERES!

Sun Oct 5SEQ111:00AMWEST05S

Paying tribute to Weston Woods Studios’ half-century of award-winning film adaptations of children’s picture books, we present these justcompleted titles:

Come on, Rain! L. Corra

The Teacher From the Black Lagoon, M. Albrecht

Bark, George, G. Deitch

Giggle, Giggle, Quack, M. Albrecht

Dem Bones, G. McGivney

Chato and the Party Animals, K. Tercek

Snowflake Bentley, P.R. Gagne, S. Kerruish, M. Reilly

Dot the Fire Dog, L. Corra

Ages 5+

WE ARE HERE TOGETHER

USA 200365 MINSTOTAL PROGRAM 70 MINS

Thu Oct 9RAF37:30PMWEAR09R Sun Oct 12RAF32:00PMWEAR12R

Director Karina Epperlein Producers/Cinematographers Karina Epperlein, John Knoop Editor Nila Bogue Print Source Transit 2000

From first-day jitters to the triumph of graduation, this emotionally charged film chronicles the turbulent beginnings of the country’s only youth-initiated charter high school. A staff of passionate teachers assists the students of this fledging school in Alameda as they undergo the arduous process of building a unique community. Buffeted as they are by difficulties, the teens emerge empowered as they realize their ability to transform themselves, their education and the world around them.—N.I. Shown with The Lockers (Samantha Yu, USA 2003 5 mins)

Director Filmography I Will Not be Sad in This World 2001; Voices From the Inside 1996

WHAT ALICE FOUND

USA 200395 MINS

Sat Oct 4RAF24:00PMWHAT04R Mon Oct 6RAF29:00PMWHAT06R

Director/Screenwriter Dean Bell Producer/Cinematographer Richard Connors Editor Chris Houghton Cast Judith Ivey, Emily Grace, Bill Raymond Print Source Factory Films

After her car breaks down, Alice is picked up by Sandra and Bill, a friendly retired couple motor-homing through the East. But as the road trip rolls on, Alice starts to wonder if Sandra and Bill are really good Samaritans—or con artists with ulterior motives. Fueled with emotionally searing performances by Judith Ivey (Sandra) and Emily Grace (Alice), the film cleverly illustrates the fragile nature of trust and the power of decisions in molding our destiny.—N.I.

Director Filmography Feature Film Debut

DENMARK/UK 2002106 MINS

Sat Oct 11SEQ29:15PMWILB11S

Sun Oct 12RAF14:30PMWILB12R

Director Lone Scherfig Producer Sisse Graum Olsen Screenwriters Anders Thomas Jensen, Lone Scherfig Cinematographer Jørgen Johansson Editor Gerd Tjur Cast Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen Print Source ThinkFilm Inc.

From the director of Italian for Beginners comes this charming dark comedy about love, death and insanity. Despite the support of his brother, a sweet Glasgow bookshop owner, the cynical Wilbur finds little to live for. But when an angelic single mother wanders into the family bookstore, the brothers’ lives take surprising and profound turns. With colorful characters, biting humor and understated sweetness, this film resonates with realistic emotional intensity.—B.P.

Director Filmography Italian for Beginners 2000; On Our Own ( Når Mor Kommer Hjem) 1998; The Birthday Trip (Kaj’s Fødselsdag) 1990

YOUTH OR DARE

AUSTRALIA/USATOTAL PROGRAM 82 MINS

Sat Oct 11RAF111:00AMYOUT11R

This year’s offering of youth filmmaking includes:

Chasing Myself, J. Shapiro

5 Cent Dime, M. Landman

The Empty Suit-Case, B. Prusiner

The Art of Tattoo, T. Loeurn Circus, T. Murray

One Minute, Please, SF Art & Film Vows, A. Djordjevic

Not Another Jewish Movie, New Jewish Film Project Water; A Source of Life and Death, J.P. Puno Why Don’t We Go Watch Some Movies in the Road, L. Southern

WOMEN ON THE VERGE

USATOTAL PROGRAM 88 MINS

Sat Oct 4SEQ112:00PMWOME04S Sun Oct 5RAF26:15PMWOME05R

Poetic, profound and just plain funny—don’t miss the chance to see the diverse visions of this emerging quintet in the next wave of American female filmmaking:

D.E.B.S., A. Robinson Hunger, J. Perchalla Sound of a Voice, S. Hoffman Shine on Me, A. Cervino Family Tree, V. Jenson

—CONTRIBUTING WRITERS—

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Patrick McGilligan, acclaimed biographer of important filmmakers such as George Cukor and Fritz Lang, will speak about Alfred Hitchcock with Bay Area critic Terrance Gelenter, prior to a screening of the classic thriller The 39 Steps . Following the film, McGilligan will sign copies of his long-awaited book, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light, available for sale at the theater.

The 39 Steps is the 1935 masterpiece from Hitchcock’s British period and the film that served as the model for several of the master’s subsequent romantic thrillers. Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll star in this brisk and witty adaptation of John Buchan’s novel. Film 89 min. $9 (CFI Members $5.50,

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films by country

AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan Unveiled FireDancer (co-prod.)

ARGENTINA

Bottom of the Sea, The El Bonaerense

AUSTRALIA

Ash Wednesday

Bush Bikes

Car Park Hit, The Japanese Story

Love’s Labourer

Painless

Restless Imperfect, The Rotting Woman, The Smith Sniffer Unit #52

Violet Lives Upstairs Vows

AUSTRIA

Fast Film (co-prod.)

BENIN

Si-Guériki, the Queen Mother (co-prod.)

BURKINA FASO

Keïta (co-prod.)

Source d’Histoire

CAMBODIA

Apsara (co-prod.)

CAMEROON

Alex’s Wedding (co-prod.)

CANADA

Barbarian Invasions, The Decline of the American Empire, The François le Vaillant I Want a Dog Last Free Exit (co-prod.)

Madame Brouette (co-prod.) My Life Without Me (co-prod.)

Nocturno Prisoner of Paradise (co-prod.) Spirit of Annie Mae, The

CHINA

Blind Shaft

Springtime in a Small Town (co-prod.)

DENMARK

Ballerina

Cowboy Loses His Boots, The House of Hearts

I Remember . . . Tales From Greenland Noi the Albino (co-prod.)

Someone Like Hodder Star Dreamer, The When Mum and Dad Are Clowns

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (co-prod.)

FINLAND

Cello Boy

Hayflower and Quiltshoe Lovers and Leavers

Romany Mirror, The

FRANCE

Alex’s Wedding (co-prod.)

Art of Nothing, The (co-prod.)

Butterfly, The Carnage (co-prod.) Flower of Evil, The Keïta (co-prod.)

Klarsfelds, The Madame Brouette

Si-Guériki, the Queen Mother (co-prod.)

Springtime in a Small Town (co-prod.)

Water Seeking Its Level (co-prod.)

GERMANY

Lock Picking

My First Miracle Noi the Albino (co-prod.) Tenth Summer, The Trim Time

HONG KONG

Springtime in a Small Town (co-prod.)

ICELAND Noi the Albino (co-prod.)

INDIA

Guardian Spirit of the House, The

IRAN

Gipsy Murmuring Sound of Running Water Paradise Is Somewhere Else

IRELAND

Sophiatown (co-prod.)

ITALY

At the First Breath of Wind Island, The

JAPAN Bean Cake (co-prod.) KATE the Planet

KENYA

100 Days (co-prod.)

LATVIA Firefly

LUXEMBOURG

Girl With a Pearl Earring (co-prod.) Fast Film (co-prod.)

MOROCCO

Bedwin Hacker (co-prod.)

NEPAL

Dreaming of Tibet (co-prod.)

NETHERLANDS

Chess King Ali Elephant and the Snail, The Stokebird: The Invention

NORWAY Houdini’s Hound Karlsson on the Roof

PUERTO RICO

Desconcierto

RUSSIA

Return, The Stroll, The

RWANDA

100 Days (co-prod.)

SCOTLAND

Choir, The Cowboys and Indians Feetsteps That Old One Witches, The

SENEGAL

Little Girl Who Sold the Sun, The (co-prod.)

Madame Brouette (co-prod.)

SOUTH AFRICA

Beat the Drum

Guguletu Ballet

Sophiatown (co-prod.)

Waiting for Valdez

SPAIN

Balseros

Carnage (co-prod.)

My Life Without Me (co-prod.)

SWEDEN

Kids Play Outside Paradise

SWITZERLAND

Little Girl Who Sold the Sun, The (co-prod.)

TUNISIA

Bedwin Hacker (co-prod.)

UKRAINE

Dead Roosters

UNITED KINGDOM

100 Days (co-prod.)

Albie: Quick on the Draw

Angel for May, An Girl With a Pearl Earring (co-prod.)

Lesson, A (co-prod.)

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

Noi the Albino (co-prod.)

Prisoner of Paradise (co-prod.)

Sophiatown (co-prod.) Swapped

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (co-prod.)

UNITED STATES

5 Cent Dime 37th & Lex.

alexia: Metaphor and Word-Blindness

All That I Perceive American Made Angels and Imams Ants

Apsara (co-prod.)

Art of Nothing, The (co-prod.)

Art of Tattoo, The Assisted Living Attitude

Aunt Luisa

Babysitter, The Bark, George Basement, The Bean Cake (co-prod.)

Burials and Borders

Burnt Sienna

Butch Mystique

Calypso Dreams

Casa de los Babys Chasing Myself Chato and the Party Animals

Circus Colorforms Come on, Rain! Coming Down the Mountain Compulsory Breathing Confection Convergence

Courtship, The Crystal Harvest

D.E.B.S.

Dem Bones

Displacement

Dive, The Dot the Fire Dog

Double Fiesta

Dreaming of Julia Dreaming of Tibet (co-prod.)

Driving Lessons

Embryo

Empty Suit-Case, The Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri

Thomas

Family Tree

Family Undertaking, A FireDancer (co-prod.)

Ghostlight

Giggle, Giggle, Quack Greendale

Guguletu Ballet

Hamlet

Happy Peppy Sparky Doggy

Homeland

House Hunting Hunger

I Am David I Used to Be a Filmmaker

In Smog and Thunder Keys of Life

Kiss My Wheels

Kosher

La Toiletta

Language Lessons Last Free Exit (co-prod.)

Lesson, A (co-prod.)

Let Go “Like, Totally . . .”

Lockers, The Los Zafiros—Music From the Edge of Time Magic of Fellini, The Melvin Goes to Dinner Meter Maid, The Mike’s New Car Modern Times

My Architect My Josephine

Nate Dogg

Native Tongue

Nightingale in a Music Box

No Angels in the Outfield Non-Disclosure

Nonsense Poems

Not Another Jewish Movie Off the Map

One Minute, Please Out of Time

Perpetual Life of Jim Albers, The Pie Chi

Pieces of April

Piggie Pretend Pullout

Qeng: Guiding the Soul Quattro Noza

Rapid Guy Movement

Rattle

Roof Sex

Seniors for Peace

Shattered Glass

Shine on Me

Side Show

Singing Detective, The Snowflake Bentley Sound of a Voice

Spin

Spirit of Gravity, The Station Agent, The Sunday Paper p.2b

Sunset Story

SW 2.5 (The Pitch Wars)

Sylvia Teacher From the Black Lagoon, The Ten Year Old Dog Terminal

Thicker Than Water

Tom Dowd & the Language of Music

Tom Hits His Head

Tragedy in One Act

Tupperware!

Valley of Tears

Vest, The Water; A Source of Life and Death

Water Seeking Its Level (co-prod.)

We Are Here Together What Alice Found Why Don’t We Go Watch Some Movies in the Road

Work in Progress, A

WALES

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Moussa Sène Absa.

films by filmmaker

Madame Brouette Maciek Albrecht.

Rupert Glasson.

Trim Time

Giggle, Giggle, Quack; The Teacher From the Black Lagoon Gil Alkabetz.

Joel Anderson.

Denys Arcand.

Mads Baastrup.

Alison Bagnall.

Wes Ball.

Aimee Barth.

Raen Beaux.

The Rotting Woman

The Barbarian Invasions

The Star Dreamer

Piggie

A Work in Progress

Kosher

The Restless Imperfect A. Dean Bell.

Victor Bellomo.

Sean Michael Beyer.

Sumitra Bhave.

Anney Bonney.

Carles Bosch.

Larry Brand.

Brigitte Brault.

Jacob Bricca.

Sue Brooks.

David L. Brown.

Claudia Calderon.

Amaya Cervino.

Claude Chabrol.

Charles Chaplin.

Ed Chen.

Susan Chiu.

Elisabeth Citroën.

Cory Claffey-Koller.

Malcolm Clarke.

Sheldon Cohen.

Isabel Coixet.

What Alice Found

The Spirit of Gravity

Rapid Guy Movement

The Guardian Spirit of the House

Double Fiesta

Balseros

The Basement

Afghanistan Unveiled

Homeland

Japanese Story

Seniors for Peace

Desconcierto

Shine on Me

The Flower of Evil

Modern Times

Rattle

Driving Lessons

The Klarsfelds

Ants

Prisoner of Paradise

I Want a Dog

My Life Without Me Harley Cokeliss.

An Angel for May Leigh Corra.

Come on, Rain!; Dot the Fire Dog Joey Curtis.

Donnachada Daly.

Lindsay Daniels.

Quattro Noza

Tragedy in One Act

All That I Perceive Gene Deitch.

Bark, George Lorenzo DeStefano. . . . Los Zafiros—Music From the Edge of Time Ana Djordjevic.

Peter Docter.

Daniel Drasin.

Geoffrey Dunn.

Nadia El Fani.

Karina Epperlein.

Chet Fagin.

Thomas Farone.

Paul Feig.

Jeanne C. Finley.

Carl Franklin.

Annabelle Frost

Laura Gabbert.

Paul R. Gagne.

Henrik Ruben Genz.

Juan Gerard.

Vows

Mike’s New Car

“Like, Totally

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Calypso Dreams

Bedwin Hacker

We Are Here Together

The Courtship

Nate Dogg

Am David

Language Lessons

Out of Time

Side Show

Sunset Story

Snowflake Bentley

Someone Like Hodder

Painless Delphine Gleize.

Mike Goedecke.

Dave Goldenberg.

Matt Goldman.

Keith Gordon.

Roger Gould.

Christopher Grant.

Elliot Greenebaum.

David Greenspan.

Alister Grierson.

Stuart Grieve.

Jörg Grünler.

Miguel Grunstein.

Jyllian Gunther.

Paul Gutrecht.

Ben Hackworth.

Abdolrassul Golbon Haghighi.

Carnage

Embryo

La Toiletta

The Perpetual Life of Jim Albers

The Singing Detective

Mike’s New Car

Pie Chi

Assisted Living

Bean Cake

Love’s Labourer

Cowboys and Indians

The Tenth Summer

Kiss My Wheels

Pullout

The Vest

Violet Lives Upstairs

Paradise Is Somewhere Else Per Hanefjord.

Tolan Harber.

Essi Haukkamaa.

Peter Hedges.

James Henry.

Kids Play Outside

Burnt Sienna

Cello Boy

Pieces of April

That Old One Soua Her.

Qeng: Guiding the Soul Christopher Herrmann.

Ghostlight David Hickson.

Elizabeth Hobbs.

Susan Hoffman.

Michael Horne.

Nick Hughes.

Vibeke Idsøe.

Christine Jeffs.

Barry Jenkins.

Vicky Jenson.

Sara Johnsen.

Christopher Johnson.

Nathaniel Kahn.

Laurie Kahn-Leavitt.

Mohammed Kamara.

Sarah Kerruish.

Tran T. Kim-Trang.

Scott Kirby.

Christian Svanes Kolding.

Dani Kouyaté.

Tony Krawitz.

Pascale Lamche.

Max Landman.

Paula Levine.

Katariina Lillqvist.

Amy Lippman.

Karen Littauer. .

Tony Loeurn.

Aku Louhimies.

Tim Lyn.

Josep Ma Domènech.

Beat the Drum

The Witches

Sound of a Voice

Calypso Dreams

100 Days

Karlsson on the Roof

Sylvia

My Josephine

Family Tree

Houdini’s Hound

Native Tongue

My Architect

Tupperware!

Angels and Imams

Snowflake Bentley

alexia: Metaphor and Word-Blindness

Lock Picking

The Cowboy Loses His Boots

Keïta

Unit #52

Sophiatown

5 Cent Dime

Burials and Borders; Convergence

The Romany Mirror

House Hunting

I Remember

Tales From Greenland

The Art of Tattoo

Lovers and Leavers

Eldra

Balseros

Dreaming of Julia Wayne Gilbert.

Djirbril Diop Mambéty.

Let Go

Catherine Anne Martin.

The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun

The Spirit of Annie Mae

Tom McCarthy.

Hurt McDermott.

Gary McGivney.

Colin McGreal.

Sean Meredith.

Tim Miller.

Wakana Mishima.

Crista Moesker.

Andrea Molla.

Pierre Monnard.

Danielle Montalbano.

Mark Moormann.

Idrissou Mora-Kpai.

John Muse.

Ema Mulholland.

David Munro.

Angela M. Murray.

Tyler Murray.

John Muse.

Philippe Muyl.

New Jewish Film Project.

Duncan Nicoll.

Rob Nilsson.

Colin Nutley.

Bob Odenkirk.

Ramon Ortiz.

Annette Mari Olsen.

David Pace.

The Station Agent

Nightingale in a Music Box

Dem Bones

Apsara

In Smog and Thunder

Aunt Luisa

KATE the Planet

The Elephant and the Snail

Desconcierto

Swapped

Thicker Than Water

Tom Dowd & the Language of Music

Si-Guériki, the Queen Mother

Language Lessons

The Hit

Compulsory Breathing

The Choir

Circus

Language Lessons

The Butterfly

Not Another Jewish Movie

Feetsteps

Attitude

Paradise

Melvin Goes to Dinner

Desconcierto

When Mum and Dad Are Clowns

Jonathan Robinson.

Anya Rose.

Graham Rose.

Jay Rosenblatt.

Olga Rozanova.

Elisabeth Rygård.

Eva Saks.

Naoko Sasaki.

Valerie E. Saunders.

John Sayles.

Lone Scherfig.

Justin Schneider.

Campbell Scott.

Sai Selvarajan.

Stuart Sender.

Ali Shah-Hatami.

Bernard Shakey.

Joe Shapiro.

Kia Simon.

Lucy Southern.

Linda Stogner.

Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas

Hamlet

Mrs. Meitlemeihr

I Used to Be a Filmmaker

A Lesson

House of Hearts

Colorforms; Confection

Nocturno

Ballerina

Casa de los Babys

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Smith

Off the Map

Last Free Exit

Prisoner of Paradise

Gipsy

Greendale

Chasing Myself

The Dive

Why Don’t We Go Watch Some Movies in the Road

Ten Year Old Dog

Students of SF Art & Film Workshop.

One Minute, Please Sunil Sukthankar.

The Guardian Spirit of the House Damián Szifrón.

Julie Talen.

Dreaming of Tibet

The Spirit of Gravity Will Parrinello.

Andrij Pazerh.

Jennifer Perchalla.

Chris Perry.

Hart Perry.

Dead Roosters

Hunger

Displacement

Valley of Tears PES.

Dagur Kári Petursson.

Roof Sex

Noi the Albino Dumisani Phakhathi.

Julie Pham.

Franco Piavoli.

Waiting for Valdez

Non-Disclosure

At the First Breath of Wind Carmen Piccini.

Kristin Pichaske.

Leighton Pierce.

Kunuk Platou.

James Ponsoldt.

Carles Porta Garcia.

Ben Prusiner.

Jon Paul A. Puno.

Tom Putnam.

Constanza Quatriglio.

Gideon Raff.

Sharat Raju.

Jeremy Rall.

Jose Ramirez.

Kaisa Rastimo.

Billy Ray.

James Redford.

Wouter van Reek.

Melissa Reilly.

The Magic of Fellini

Guguletu Ballet

37th & Lex.; Water Seeking Its Level

Ballerina

Coming Down the Mountain

François le Vaillant

The Empty Suit-Case

Water; A Source of Life and Death

Tom Hits His Head

The Island

The Babysitter

American Made

Keys of Life

Desconcierto

Hayflower and Quiltshoe

Shattered Glass

Spin

Stokebird: The Invention

Snowflake Bentley Dace Riduze.

Adama Roamba.

Angela Robinson.

Firefly

Source d’Histoire

D.E.B.S.

The Bottom of the Sea Kourosh Taheri.

Murmuring Sound of Running Water

Pretend Francesca Talenti.

Nonsense Poems Jean-Marie Teno.

Alex’s Wedding Kris Tercek.

Chato and the Party Animals Judd Tilyard.

Sniffer Robert Todd.

Happy Peppy Sparky Doggy Jason Tolsher.

Ash Wednesday Ariel Joseph Towne.

Eric Towner.

Pablo Trapero.

SW 2.5 (The Pitch Wars)

Sunday Paper p.2b

El Bonaerense Aleksei Uchitel.

Merial Uslu.

David S. Vadiveloo.

Sonja Vesterholt.

Francis Vose.

The Stroll

Chess King Ali

Bush Bikes

The Star Dreamer

Albie: Quick on the Draw Justin Warias.

Larry Warner.

Jawed Wassel.

Justen Wattenbarger.

Peter Webber.

The Meter Maid

No Angels in the Outfield

FireDancer

The Art of Nothing

Girl With a Pearl Earring Elizabeth Westrate.

Tim White-Sobieski.

Virgil Widrich.

Anne Wild.

Debra Wilson.

Annelise Wunderlich.

Li Yang.

Samantha Yu.

Darcy Yuille.

Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Andrey Zvagintsev.

A Family Undertaking

Terminal

Fast Film

My First Miracle

Butch Mystique

Crystal Harvest

Blind Shaft

The Lockers

Car Park

Springtime in a Small Town

The Return

Nove

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Director’s Circle

Suzanna Anderson, Victoria Ayres, Karen Barbour and David Sheff, Joanna Beard, Bob and Loraine Berry, Mark E. Bettini, Steve and Ann Borden, MayorAlbert and Mrs. Patricia Boro, Ann Brebner, Dr. Michael and Mrs. Vivien Bronshvag, William Burkart, Edwin Caldwell, Beth Catcher, Zach Clark, Barbara Clifford, Joel and Justine Coopersmith, Tara Crawford, C. Royda Crosland, Jennifer Cuneo, Warren and Edie DeGraff, Jennifer Donnellan, David and Erin Elliott, Bernard and Linda Faber, Doug and Jane Ferguson, Barry Flicker, Jeffrey and Bonnie Freiberg, Melissa Gerhard, Peter Gordon, Laurel Graver and Scott Kaplan, Robert and Judith Greber, Frank and Barbro Greene, Roger Grossman, David Hampton, Richard and Julie Harris, Anne Harris, Bill and Barbra Hazen, Alfred Heller, Monica Heredia, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray San Francisco, Marcelo and Nora Hirschler, Technicolor Creative Services, Lynn Holton and Bradley Rothbach, Genny HomFranzen, Tony Hooker, Bettina Hughes, Kimberly

Hughes, Allan E. Jackman, Elisabeth Jaffe, Jeffrey Johnson and Jeri Johnson, Jyll Johnstone and Michael Davis, John B. and Glennis Jones, Ann Kao, Kristine Kelley, Dr. Michael Korman, Lynn R. Kuhn, Michael David Lesh, Huey Lewis and Sidney Conroy, James and Susan Long, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Laurent and Lavonne Massa, Christina McArthur, Stephen and Patricia McMahon, Dan and Joy Millman, April Minnich, Stephen and Mary Mizroch, Melinda Moore, Richard H. Mogensen, David Mount , Alice Nadler, Robert Newcomer and Susanne Light, Melanie and Paul Nichols, Marilyn Oronzi, Stewart Owen, Karen and Michael Page, Michael and Susan Painter, Robin Parer, The Film Movement, Gerald and Nancy Parsons, Janet Pasha, Iris Pera, Joy Phoenix, Russ and Joni Pratt, William and Carol Price, Beth Rader, Marty and Naomi Rayman, James Redford, E & J Gallo Winery, Thomas Rosbrow, Annette Rose, Danny Rubinstein, Nancee Rubinstein, Patricia Sarris, Dorene and Robert Schiro, Barbara and Irving Schwartz, Carol Solomon, Georgia A. Stapleton, Phyllis and Max Thelen, Lily Toney, Evelyn Topper, Mel and Lois Tukman, Jeannine Voix Paganini, Diane and Michael Wakelin, Martha R. Walters, Media Networks, Inc., Judy Webb, Amanda Weitman, Kay Westerberg and John Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony White, Bari and Sean Williams, Bruce and Marya Wintroub, Stephanie Witt, Rick Wynne, Christine Zecca Foundation

Premier Patron

Yvonne Angelo, Linda Applewhite, Steve and Vicki Beck, Erin Becker, John and Sanda Blockey, John G. Bors, Delia Brinton, Judith and Mel Croner, William Cullen, Andrea Danforth, Karl Dannecker, James Dickson, Michael V. Dyett and Heidi Richardson, Paul M. Elliot, Gerri Eszterhas, Russ and Lee Flynn, Tonie Fowler, Katherine Higgins Gianola and James Gianola, Lori Holmgren, Douglas and Cessna Kaye, Michelle Kelly-Fogelman and Ed Fogelman, Michael Lehman, Carol Marshall and Thomas Price, Bill and Janet McAllister, Peter and Alana Morris, Catherine Newman, Harold and Gertrude Parker, Priya Parmar, Joseph and Eda Pell, Rich Rabkin and Catherine Card, Susan Ramsey, Sylvia Reynolds, Jason and Diane Roberts, Tania Rodrigues, Gregory and Victoria Seal, Sharon Sherrard, Ray and Jean Taylor, Peter and Peggy Trethewey, Anthony Vitale and Pamela Keon, Rick Vorhaus and Aimee Feldman, Todd Werby and Nonie Greene, Eileen West, Mike York

Cinema Benefactor

Beth and John Allen, Karen Bolig, Mr. Stewart and Hon. Barbara Boxer, Marty Brenneis, Marx L. Cazenave II, Jim Chriss, Peter and Stefanie Coyote, Denise Cutler, James Dines, Gordon and Joanne Dunn, Jeffrey Edman, Mary Edwards, Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein, Mark Galperin, Yolanda and Jack Gibson, Paul Ginsburg, Lisa Graeber, Robert and Nanette Griswold, Kenneth and Linda Hicken, Richard and Susan Idell, Kathryn E. Johnson, Don and Donna Kelleher, Ellen and Louise Kutten, Anne La Follette and Thomas Koegel, Krista and Bill Martin, Karl Matthies, Deborah Matthies, James Mochizuki, Tim Muller, Dwight R. Peterson, Mary and Bill Poland, Art Rothstein and Julia Erickson, Carlos and Deborah Santana, Philip Schaefer, Bradley and Diane Shore, Francoise Stone, Monte and Ruthellen Toole, The Saul Zaentz Company, Zachary and Marlies Zeisler

Festival Fast Pass

Bruce Bronzan, Peter and Catherine Flaxman, Marlis Corning and Kjartan Jansen, Andrée Poirier Jansheski, Katz Family Foundation, Ed and Susan Lowe, Annette Nibley

Rafael Fast Pass

Brian and Marie Collins, Joseph Fink/Domincian University of California, Bobbie Meyer, Rose Roven

Institute Fast Pass

The Barker Family Fund of the Marin Community Foundation, Jack and Gloria Clumeck, Alice Corning, Jennifer Coslett MacCready, Charles and Nancy Curley, Karen Fry, Hilary Garland, Kamala M. Geroux-Berry and David Berry, Gruber Family Foundation, Margaret E. Haas, Nancy Hudson, William Hudson and Nora Gibson, Michael and Roxanne Klein, K.C. and Steve Lauck, Robert and Terese Payne, Lynn Robbie and David Hering, Marshal Rothman, Dennis and Liz Scheyer, Eric and Lente Louw Schwartz, Scott Family Fund, Christopher B. Smith, Henry Timnick

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13 Bernard............................137

A Party Center........................27

Accent Art............................149

Alexander’s Decorative Rugs.....................................44

All Wrapped Up....................114

American Airlines......................4

Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria....114

ANG Newspapers & the Marin Independent Journal...15

Archer Alexander Securities –Allen Wedvick......................60

Aroma Cafe..........................145

Art Works Downtown..........143

Bank of Marin.......................IFC

Baskin Robbins.....................137

Bellam Self Storage & Boxes..............................139

Benny & Bebe’s Magic Circus.................................137

Best Beverage Catering.........116

Brickley Productions .............146

Carpet Concepts...................116

Cater Marin............................35

Chronicle Books....................143

CineArts and Century Theatres...............................49

Cinecitta...............................149

Clover Stornetta...................110

Coldstone Creamery.............121

Coldwell Banker....................112

Comcast / IFC........................13

Container Store, The............147

Cook Paging.........................148

Corporate Media Services.....153

County of Marin.....................28

Cricket Cola..........................125

Crystal Geyser........................36

DigiQuest Learning Center.....32

Digital Projection, Inc..............45

Dirtbag Clothing Inc.............146

Dolby....................................159

Dorothy J. Slattery, DDS.......146

Dress Up’s............................145

E. Scott Electric.....................148

advertiser ’s index

Efilm.......................................56

Ethan Allen Galleries.............147

Express Photo & Digital........122

Film Tape World...................137

Fireman’s Fund.........................5

First Crush............................135

Fiske Video...........................149

Four Points Sheraton............153

FrameCrafters Gallery...........129

Framing Interiors..................136

Frank Howard Allen..............105

Frank Howard Allen..............111

Frantoio Ristorante.................10

Gen Art.................................139

Gerstle Park Inn....................121

Geyser Peak Wines Interntaional.........................48

Giraffe-X...............................117

Gordon Biersch.....................108

Gordon Biersch.....................131

Graphics People....................138

Group X................................134

Hamilton Ink PR.....................57

Hartmann Studios.................113

Idell, Berman & Seitel..............32

Inn Above Tide.....................110

Jaguar of Marin......................22

Janice Legow........................126

Jennie Low’s.........................132

Joie de Vivre...........................31

Judy’s Breadsticks...................60

Juliet Michele Accessories.....135

Kathleen Dughi Jeweler............1

KGO Newstalk AM810..........12

Kodak...................................159

La Ginestra...........................138

Landmark Theatres...............115

Lexus of Marin.......................41

Lincoln....................................11

Linda Walsh Real Estate........145

Litman/Gregory Asset Management, LLC.................8

LucasFilm Ltd......................OBC

Mache..................................142

Margarita King, The.............148

Marin BMW Motorcycles.......60

Marin Cancer Project............142

Marin Community Foundation.............................9

Marin Honda..........................37

Marin Hotels...........................41

Marin Oriental Rugs.............124

Maroevich O’Shea & Coghlan...............................26

Massage Therapists: ALL .....136

McGuire Real Estate.............109

Media Networks, Inc..............14

Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce.........................136

Mill Valley Services...............132

MIT OUT SOUND - WAKE..135

Montecito Shopping Center................................122

MW General Contracting.....138

NBC 11...................................16

Ola Loa Energy.....................131

Old Mill Properties................IBC

OpinionUSA.........................116

Orphanage, The.....................37

Osher Marin JCC..................126

Patrik Argast Photography......60

PDI/Dreamworks....................34

Pearl Spirits...........................116

Pearl’s Phat Burgers..............132

Peet’s Coffee and Tea............19

Peter’s Auto Radio................148

Peterson’s Consign & Design................................145

PhotoSprint..........................143

Piatti Restaurant Company.......2

Piazza D’Angelo’s.................154

Point.360..............................114

Putumayo World Music........144

R.A.B. Motors.......................107

Radium.................................120

Ram Print & Communications................129

Red Car................................130

Rental Express Video............153

Richardson Architects...........136

Rims & Goggles....................129

Ristorante Fabrizio................146

Ritz Carlton...........................108

Roxanne’s Restaurant.............22

Russel & Davis Architects..........6

SAG Indie...............................39

Salute...................................147

San Francisco Magazine.........23

San Rafael BID......................122

San Rafael Joe’s....................122

Sanders Furniture..................144

SBC SMART Yellow Pages— West..................................106

Scandinavian Designs.............30

Scheyer/SF..............................40

SF Weekly...............................39

Sonnen Motorcars................121

Sparkology...........................126

Stefano’s Pizza........................60

Stellar Spa.............................144

Stephan-Hill..........................122

Stephanie Witt......................132

Strawberry Village................129

Sutton Suzuki Architects.........18

Swan Dive............................126

Sweetwater..........................132

Tam Systems........................115

Tamalpais Bank.......................52

Technicolor Creative Systems................................53

The Richmonds— Jane and Peter....................145

Tureaud Events.......................33

University of California Press...................................115

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray...........7

Verizon Wireless ..................153

Vermeer Dutch Choclate Cream Liqueur...................128

Whole Foods........................144

Wired Magazine.....................38

World of Sound....................129

Yet Wah Restaurant.............121

5 Cent Dime

Max Landman 415.282.6717 sledgehammer415@aol.com

100 Days

Jean Nganji

781.229.3643 781.229.3601 nganji@hotmail.com www.100daysinrwanda.net

37th & Lex. Leighton Pierce 319.621.6714

Afghanistan Unveiled

The Asia Foundation 415.743.3367 415.392.8843 jbetti@asiafound.org www.asiafoundation.org

Albie: Quick on the Draw Granada International +44.0207.389.8522 +44.0207.493.7677 GI–marketing@granadamedia.com www.granadamedia.com/ international

Alex’s Wedding Les films du Raphia

+33.1.45.29.14.27 +33.1.46.62.92.90 contact@raphia.fr www.raphia.fr

alexia: Metaphor and Word-Blindness Video Data Bank

312.345.3550 312.541.8073 info@vdb.org www.vdb.org

All That I Perceive Lindsay Daniels 206.419.5736 lindsaykindz@hotmail.com

American Made Marcus Cano 323.610.7863 email@marcuscano.com

An Angel for May Portman Film

+44.20.7494.8024

+44.20.7494.8046 louise@portmanfilm.com www.portmanfilm.com

Angels and Imams

Ancestral Films/Talking Drum Productions

713.527.9548 713.523.3976 ahmed@ancestralfilms.org www.ancestralfilms.org

Ants FSU Film School

850.645.4840 850.644.2626 kbarber@filmschool.fsu.edu www.filmschool.fsu.edu

Apsara Charlex 917.742.1583 cmcgreal@yahoo.com

The Art of Nothing Big Quark Productions 415.986.9844 mainman@bigquark.com www.bigquark.com

print sources

The Art of Tattoo East Bay Asian Youth Center 510.533.1092

Ash Wednesday A.F.T.R.S. +61.2.9805.6455 +61.2.9805.6563 ruths@aftrs.edu.au www.aftrs.edu.au

Assisted Living Cowboy Pictures

212.925.7800 212.965.5655 info@cowboypictures.com www.cowboypictures.com

At the First Breath of Wind Promofest 212.353.1127 promofest@aol.com

Attitude 9@Night Films 408.836.9515 ciro1@pacbell.net www.robnilsson.com

Aunt Luisa Artisans PR 310.837.6008 310.837.2286 kgayhart@aritisanspr.com

The Babysitter Gideon Raff 310.854.0701 gidiraff@yahoo.com

Ballerina Danish Film Institute +45.33.74.34.00 +45.33.74.34.45 dfi@dfi.dk www.dfi.dk

Balseros Seventh Art Releasing 323.845.1455 323.845.4717 liz@7thart.com www.7thart.com

The Barbarian Invasions Miramax Films 212.941.3800 212.625.5123 www.miramax.com

Bark, George Weston Woods Studios 203.845.0197 203.845.0498 LCorra@scholastic.com www.scholastic.com/westonwoods

The Basement Shapeshifter Prod./LionTiger LLC. 718.322.1916 shapeshifterprod@aol.com www.shapeshifterproductions .org

Bean Cake

Alison Hirose University of Southern California 213.740.4432 213.740.5226 ahirose@cinema.usc.edu

Beat the Drum

Z Productions 323.467.0788 wdmz@aol.com

Bedwin Hacker Family Films

+33.1.435.93366

+33.1.537.60095 jfmoussie@wanadoo.fr

Blind Shaft

Kino International 212.629.6880 212.714.0871 contact@kino.com www.kino.com

The Bottom of the Sea Aeroplano S.A.

+54.11.4792.0010

+54.11.4792.0010 sebastian@aeroplanocine.com www.aeroplanocine.com

Burials and Borders

Paula Levine

415.452.0279 plevine@sfsu.edu

Burnt Sienna Amethyst Productions 323.913.1041 AmethystProd@hotmail.com www.robertkeli.com/burntsienna. html

Bush Bikes

David S. Vadiveloo dsvad@bigpond.net.au

Butch Mystique

MOYO Entertainment

510.835.0455 510.663.2202 da2710@aol.com moyo-entertainment.com

The Butterfly First Run Features

212.243.0600 ext. 21 212.989.7649 anna@firstrunfeatures.com www.firstrunfeatures.com

Calypso Dreams Geoffrey Dunn commtv@cruzio.com

Car Park

A.F.T.R.S.

+61.2.9805.6455

+61.2.9805.6563 ruths@aftrs.edu.au www.aftrs.edu.au

Carnage Wellspring 212.686.6777 movies@wellspring.com www.wellspring.com/movies

Casa de los Babys

IFC Films

646.273.7213 www.ifcfilms.com

Cello Boy (YLE) Finnish Broadcasting Company

+358.9.480.2403

+358.9.143.313 monica.bergman@yle.fi www.yle.fi

Chasing Myself

MJMC Productions 415.381.4435 jagsblose@msn.com

Chato and the Party Animals

Weston Woods Studios 203.845.0197 203.845.0498 LCorra@scholastic.com www.scholastic.com/westonwoods

Chess King Ali Lemming Film

+31.70.6610424 +31.20.6610979 info@lemmingfilm.com

The Choir Scottish Screen +44.141.302.1756 +44.141.302.1711 tricia.mccormack@scottishscreen.com www.scottishscreen.com

Circus Tyler Murray 415.586.0248 jadisco@sbcglobal.net

Colorforms

Eva Saks 212.995.1367 nyevita@aol.com www.evasaksmovies.com

Come on, Rain! Weston Woods Studios 203.845.0197 203.845.0498 LCorra@scholastic.com www.scholastic.com/westonwoods

Coming Down the Mountain Cyan Pictures 212.274.1045 646.607.1346 team@cyanpictures.com

Compulsory Breathing Grotto Films 415.255.1659 415.522.1504 dmunro@sfgrotto.org www.grottofilms.com

Confection Eva Saks 212.995.1367 nyevita@aol.com www.evasaksmovies.com

Convergence Video Out 604.872.8337 videoout@telus.net www.videoout.ca

The Courtship Chet Fagin 917.689.7571 chet138@yahoo.com

The Cowboy Loses His Boots Farm Fresh Films +45.263.63470 info@farmfreshfilms.com www.farmfreshfilms.com

Cowboys and Indians Scottish Screen +44.141.302.1756 +44.141.302.1711 distribution@scottishscreen.com www.scottishscreen.com

Crystal Harvest Wunderlich Works of Art 510.610.5034 415.896.0777 wunder_chica@yahoo.com crystal-harvest.com

D.E.B.S. Power Up 310.271.4708 310.246.9877 erinpowerup@yahoo.com www.power-up.net

Dead Roosters

Indoslav Pictures 646.644.1444 andrij@onebox.com

Dem Bones

Weston Woods Studios 203.845.0197 203.845.0498

LCorra@scholastic.com www.scholastic.com/westonwoods

Desconcierto Mariem Perez maramarafilms@hotmail.com

Displacement Chris Perry 413.559.5476 413.559.5438 perry@hampshire.edu www.bitfilms.com

The Dive Sneaky Little Sister Films 510.655.5951 510.594.9792 kia@sneakylittlesister.com www.sneakylittlesister.com

Dot the Fire Dog

Weston Woods Studios 203.845.0197 203.845.0498 LCorra@scholastic.com www.scholastic.com/westonwoods

Double Fiesta Anney Bonney 212.431.5975 anneybonne@aol.com

Dreaming of Julia Infinity Entertainment 323.848.8966

Dreaming of Tibet Mill Valley Film Group 415.381.9309 415.381.0669 pwillp@aol.com www.mvfg.com

Driving Lessons Susan Chiu 917.568.7745 chickflixx@aol.com

El Bonaerense Menemsha Entertainment 310.712.3720 310.277.6602

Eldra S4C +662.920.761.688 +662.920.761.371 gwydion.griffiths@s4c.co.uk www.s6c.co.au

The Elephant and the Snail Phanta Vision Film International +31.20.626.0255 +31.20.638.7756 aubrey@phantavision.com www.phantavision.com

Embryo Belief 310.998.0099 310.998.0066 roberts@belief.com www.belief.com

The Empty Suit-Case Ben Prusiner 415.457.3297 inkblotpictures@yahoo.com

Ticketsmvff.com Tickets925.866.9559

Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas

When In Doubt Productions

203.777.1690

203.777.1698 whenindoubtproductions @yahoo.com www.everychildisbornapoet.com

Family Tree Spanakopita Films

818.695.3523 vickyjenson@mac.com

A Family Undertaking

Fanlight Productions

617.469.4999

617.469.3379

kelli@fanlight.com www.fanlight.com

Fast Film

Sixpack Film Americas amovie@earthlink.net

Feetsteps

Scottish Screen

+44.141.302.1756

+44.141.302.1711 distribution@scottishscreen.com www.scottishscreen.com

FireDancer

Petunia Productions LLC.

212.973.1337 RQCPetunia@hotmail.com

Firefly Film Studio “AB”

+371.752.0770

+371.754.2939 ab.studija@bkc.lv

The Flower of Evil Palm Pictures

212.320.3600

212.320.3609 www.palmpictures.com

François le Vaillant

National Film Board of Canada

212.629.8890

212.629.8502 j.sirabella@nfb.ca www.nfb.ca

Ghostlight

Cowboy Pictures

212.925.7800

212.965.5655 info@cowboypictures.com www.cowboypictures.com

Giggle, Giggle, Quack Weston Woods Studios

203.845.0197

203.845.0498 LCorra@scholastic.com www.scholastic.com/westonwoods

Gipsy

CMI (Cima Media International) +98.21.2548032 +98.21.2551914 cmi@dpimail.net

Girl With a Pearl Earring Lions Gate Films

310.314.2000

310.392.0252 www.lionsgatefilms.com

Greendale

Shakey Pictures c/o Look Out Mgt. 310.319.1331

310.319.5331 info@lookoutmgmt.com www.neilyoung.com

The Guardian Spirit of the House National Film Development Corporation

+91.22.2497.3364 +91.22.2496.0694 info@nfdcnet.co.in www.nfdcindia.com

Guguletu Ballet Filmmakers Library 800.555.9815 andy@filmmakers.com www.filmmakers.com

Hamlet Anya Rose 215.514.3745 845.752.4116 tobearose@aol.com

Happy Peppy Sparky Doggy Flappingbird Productions 617.824.8867 617.824.8803 robert_todd@emerson.edu www.roberttoddfilms.com

Hayflower and Quiltshoe The Finnish Film Foundation +358.9.6220.300 +358.9.6220.3050 ses@ses.fi

The Hit A.F.T.R.S. +61.2.9805.6455 +61.2.9805.6563 ruths@aftrs.edu.au www.aftrs.edu.au

Homeland Jacob Bricca 203.782.9534 203.782.9534 jbricca@wesleyan.edu

Houdini’s Hound Norwegian Film Institute

+42.22.47.45.00 +47.22.47.45.57 torils@nfi.no www.nfi.no

House Hunting Pamplona Pictures 310.471.6525 310.471.6452 rewrighter@aol.com

House of Hearts

Danish Film Institute

+45.33.74.34.00 +45.33.74.34.45 dfi@dfi.dk www.dfi.dk

Hunger FSU Film School 850.645.4840 850.644.2626 kbarber@filmschool.fsu.edu www.filmschool.fsu.edu

I Am David Artisan Entertainment 310.449.9200 www.artisanent.com

I Remember . . . Tales from Greenland Danish Film Institute +45.33.74.34.00 +45.33.74.34.45 dfi@dfi.dk www.dfi.dk

I Used to Be a Filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt 415.641.8220 415.641.8220 jayr@jayrosenblattfilms.com

I Want a Dog

National Film Board of Canada

212.629.8890

212.629.8502

j.sirabella@nfb.ca www.nfb.ca

In Smog and Thunder Sean Meredith

818.545.1577 310.264.4682 sean@cutterfilms.com www.insmogandthunder.com

The Island Pasquino Distribuzione +39.06.6889.1430

+39.06.6819.3115 info@gruppopasquino.com www.lisolafilm.com

Japanese Story IDP Releasing 212.367.9435 212.367.0853 www.idpfilm.com

Karlsson on the Roof Norwegian Film Institute

+42.22.47.45.00

+47.22.47.45.57 torils@nfi.no www.nfi.no

KATE the Planet Wakana Mishima

+81.3.3436.4540

+81.3.3436.0175 neob52@yahoo.co.jp

Keïta

California Newsreel

415.284.7800 415.284.7801 contact@newsreel.org www.newsreel.org

Keys of Life

Black Chili Productions

323.856.8633 curly2670@earthlink.net

Kids Play Outside Botnia Film

+46.90.785.46.85 catarina.noren@umea.se www.filomivasterbotten.com

Kiss My Wheels Fanlight Productions 617.469.4999 617.469.3379 kelli@fanlight.com www.fanlight.com

The Klarsfelds Di-Zahav

+33.1.4359.6000 +33.1.4225.1757 ecitroen@aol.com

Kosher

FSU Film School

850.645.4840 850.644.2626 kbarber@filmschool.fsu.edu www.filmschool.fsu.edu

La Toiletta

Applied Nonsense Productions

203.438.4521 203.894.8701 appliednonsense@snet.net

Language Lessons Video Data Bank

312.345.3550 312.541.8073 info@vdb.org www.vdb.org

Last Free Exit Burnwhite Media 817.360.8478 sai@burnwhite.com www.burnwhite.com

A Lesson Olga Rozanova +44.797.753.8737 Rozanova@aol.com

Let Go Anamie, Inc. 415.472.6519 wayne@anamie.com

“Like, Totally . . .”

Daniel Drasin 415.596.5656 415.461.9730 Ddrasin@aol.com

The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun California Newsreel 415.284.7800 415.284.7801 contact@newsreel.org www.newsreel.org

Lock Picking Scott Kirby +49.30.7899.2649 scokirby@hotmail.com

The Lockers SF Art & Film 415.864.2026 rchase@chaseartfilm.com www.chaseartfilm.com/filmworkshop

Los Zafiros—Music From the Edge of Time Productions A-Propos 323.350.4701 323.874.0206 dana@loszafirosfilm.com www.loszafirosfilm.com

Love’s Labourer A.F.T.R.S. +61.2.9805.6455 +61.2.9805.6563 ruths@aftrs.edu.au www.aftrs.edu.au

Lovers and Leavers

The Finnish Film Foundation +358.9.6220.300 +358.9.6220.3050 ses@ses.fi www.ses.fi

Madame Brouette Productions La Fête 514.848.0417 514.848.0064 hgauthier@lafete.com www.lafete.com

The Magic of Fellini Seventh Art Releasing 323.845.1455 323.845.4717 liz@7thart.com www.7thart.com

Melvin Goes to Dinner Le Foole Inc. 323.960.4036 323.960.4037 virginiavano@earthlink.net

The Meter Maid Justin Warias 609.730.0423 609.730.0164 warjst@aol.com

Mike’s New Car Pixar Animation Studios 510.752.3589 510.752.3800 jsalter@pixar.com

Modern Times Kino International 212.629.6880 212.714.0871 contact@kino.com www.kino.com

Mrs. Meitlemeihr Rose Hackney Barber +44.207.439.6697 +44.207.434.4102 rob@rosehackneybarber.com

Murmuring Sound of Running Water Kourosh Taheri kouroshtaheri@37.com

My Architect New Yorker Films 212.645.4600 212.645.5445 www.newyorkerfilms.com

My First Miracle Jost Hering Film Productions +49.30.21.75.68.56 +49.30.21.75.68.58 josthering@aol.com

My Josephine FSU Film School 850.645.4840 850.644.2626 kbarber@filmschool.fsu.edu www.filmschool.fsu.edu

My Life Without Me Sony Pictures Classics www.sonypictures.com/classics/

Nate Dogg Damage Films 518.581.7586 518.584.2093 sthomasj@nycap.rr.com

Native Tongue Aquasoul Studios 831.915.0025 christofunk66@hotmail.com

Nightingale in a Music Box Rebus Productions Inc. 312.951.0259 hurtmcdermott@excite.com

No Angels in the Outfield LWP, Inc. 415.383.4942 415.383.9553 larry@lwp.com www.lwp.com

Nocturno NaokoSasaki 604.507.0739 naoko88@dccnet.com

Noi the Albino Palm Pictures 212.320.3600 212.320.3609 www.palmpictures.com

Non-Disclosure Pham Productions 212.595.2281 mtulsa@aol.com

Nonsense Poems Ambix 919.942.4681 talenti@email.unc.edu

Not Another Jewish Movie New Jewish Film Project c/o Citizen Film 415.206.1235 415.206.1329 sam@citizenfilm.org www.NJFP.org

Off the Map

Manhattan Pictures International www.manhattanpics.com

One Minute, Please SF Art & Film 415.864.2026 rchase@chaseartfilm.com www.chaseartfilm.com

Out of Time

MGM

310.449.3802

310.449.3068 www.mgm.com

Painless A.F.T.R.S.

+61.2.9805.6455

+61.2.9805.6563 ruths@aftrs.edu.au www.aftrs.edu.au

Paradise Swedish Film Institute gunnar.almer@sfi.se www.sfi.se

Paradise Is Somewhere Else CMI (Cima Media International)

+98.21.2548032 +98.21.2551914 cmi@dpimail.net

The Perpetual Life of Jim Albers Matt Goldman mattgoldman@brokefilms.com

Pie Chi

Christopher Grant 212.677.9374 cgdb@earthlink.net

Pieces of April United Artists

310.449.3000 www.unitedartists.com

Piggie

Alison Bagnall

718.287.7883

718.287.6804 rstandefer@attglobal.net

Pretend

Hot Butter Thru Knife

917.309.8935

212.343.0064 jtalen@nyc.rr.com

Prisoner of Paradise

Menemsha Entertainment

310.712.3720 310.277.6602

Pullout

Wonderful 6, Inc.

212.592.0795

212.966.4653 contact@thepulloutmovie.com www.thepulloutmovie.com

Qeng: Guiding the Soul Her Moving Pictures 818.585.1902 soua@hermovingpictures.com www.hermovingpictures.com

Quattro Noza

Fountainhead Films

212.620.3092

212.691.3054 fking@fountainheadnyc.com www.quattronoza.com

Rapid Guy Movement

ScriptJock Films

626.683.9660

626.796.8984 glenn@scriptjockfilms.com www.scriptjockfilms.com

Rattle

Alison Hirose University of Southern California 213.740.4432 213.740.5226 ahirose@cinema.usc.edu

The Restless Imperfect Alexander Behse

+49.22.5595.3301 alexander_behse@yahoo.com.au

The Return Intercinema-Art Agency

+7.095.255.9052 +7.095.255.9053 intercin@online.ru www.intercinema.ru

The Romany Mirror (YLE) Finnish Broadcasting Company

+358.9.480.2403 +358.9.143.313 monica.bergman@yle.fi www.yle.fi

Roof Sex PES

917.589.2539 sarah@theamazingone.com www.eatPES.com

The Rotting Woman Michael Mountjouris

+61.03.9481.4151 +61.03.9481.4151 joelbrains@hotmail.com

Seniors for Peace DLB Productions 415.468.7469 415.468.3269 docmaker1@aol.com

Shattered Glass Lions Gate Films

310.314.2000 310.392.0252 www.lionsgatefilms.com

Shine on Me Alison Hirose University of Southern California 213.740.4432 ahirose@cinema.usc.edu

Si-Guériki, the Queen Mother California Newsreel 415.284.7800 415.284.7801 contact@newsreel.org www.newsreel.org

Side Show Spectator Films 310.497.9184 818.763.9310 akfilms@aol.com

The Singing Detective Paramount Classics 323.956.2000 323.862.2151 www.paramountclassics.com

Smith

A.F.T.R.S +61.2.9805.6455 +61.2.9805.6563 ruths@aftrs.edu.au www.aftrs.edu.au

Sniffer Pacific Film and Television Commision +61.7.3224.4114 +61.7.3224.6717 kkennedy@pftc.com.au www.pftc.com.au

Snowflake Bentley Weston Woods Studios 203.845.0197 203.845.0498 LCorra@scholastic.com www.scholastic.com/ westonwoods

Ticketsmvff.com

Someone Like Hodder

Danish Film Institute

+45.33.74.34.00

+45.33.74.34.45 dfi@dfi.dk www.dfi.dk

Sophiatown Little Bird

+353.613.1710

+353.662.4647 karen.omalley@littlebird.ie www.littlebird.ie

Sound of a Voice Abeng Productions 415.647.3305 hoffman@sfsu.edu

Source d’Histoire Luna Productions diffusion@lunaprod.com

Spin Spin Productions LLC

516.333.8500 ext. 202 516.997.5403 axinnplane@aol.com www.donaxinn.com

The Spirit of Annie Mae National Film Board of Canada

212.629.8890 212.629.8502 j.sirabella@nfb.ca www.nfb.ca

Spirit of Gravity Thrillionaire Productions

650.323.1217 650.559.9392 vbellomo@batnet.com www.thespiritofgravity.com

Springtime in a Small Town Palm Pictures

212.320.3600 212.320.3609 www.palmpictures.com

The Star Dreamer Danish Film Institute

+45.33.74.34.00

+45.33.74.34.45 dfi@dfi.dk www.dfi.dk

The Station Agent Miramax Films

212.941.3800 212.625.5123 www.miramax.com

Stokebird: The Invention NPB Sales

+31.35.6773760

+31.35.6775318 kaisa.knek@anroep.nl

The Stroll Film Studio Rock +95.0229.00477 rock@gagarinclub.ru www.studio-rock.ru

Sunday Paper p.2b Terence Liff

415.577.2841 sundaypaper@zealott.com www.sunday-paper.com

Sunset Story Gabbert/Libresco Productions 323.661.6345 323.661.0081 lgabbert@earthlink.net www.sunsetstory.com

SW 2.5 (The Pitch Wars) Anthony & Associates

212.765.3828 212.765.3870 caroony@earthlink.net

Swapped Constantine Sherlock +44.20.7226.7277 +44.20.7226.9563 gemma@constantinesherlock.com

Sylvia Focus Features 212.539.4000 212.539.4099 www.focusfeatures.com

The Teacher from the Black Lagoon Weston Woods Studios 203.845.0197 203.845.0498 LCorra@sholastic.com www.scholastic.com/ westonwoods

Ten Year Old Dog

Linda Stogner 214.740.9265 214.754.0635 lstogner@kera.org

The Tenth Summer Media Luna Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG +49.221.139.2222 +49.221.139.2224 info@medialunaentertainment.de www.medialuna-entertainment.de

Terminal Savva Inc. 212.877.3330 212.877.3330 mail@savvagallery.com

That Old One Scottish Screen +44.141.302.1756 +44.141.302.1711 distribution@scottishscreen.com www.scottishscreen.com

Thicker Than Water Danielle Montalbano 516.967.8924 pac11217@yahoo.com

Tom Dowd & the Language of Music Language of Music Films 954.967.8464 954.967.8609 afterhoursfl@mindspring.com www.tomdowd.com

Tom Hits His Head

Seven Guns Entertainment 818.703.6735 818.703.6735 TomPutnam1@yahoo.com www.sevenguns.com

Tragedy in One Act Donnachada Daly donnachada@mac.com

Trim Time Sweet Home Studio +49.711.6361735 +49.711.6361735 gil@alkabetz.com www.alkabetz.com

Tupperware! Blueberry Hill Productions 617.924.6633 617.923.9744 lauriebhp@comcast.net www.thetupperwarefilm.com

Unit #52

Tony Krawitz

+61.2.9130.2593 +61.2.9130.2593 tkrawitz@primus.com.au

Valley of Tears

Seventh Art Releasing 323.845.1455 323.845.4717 liz@7thart.com www.7thart.com

The Vest Door to Door Films 310.922.6719 310.306.0299

pgutrecht@doortodoorfilms.com www.doortodoorfilms.com

Violet Lives Upstairs Gabrielle Jones +61.7.3891.9016 +61.7.3392.2314 gabriellejones@optusnet.com.au

Vows Ana Djordjevic +61.7.3374.0678 montmoritz@bigpond.com

Waiting for Valdez Roots & Associates Films +2.258.5000 +2.258.5090 dumid@iafrica.com

Water; A Source of Life and Death Jon Paul A. Puno 415. 585.2131 jonpauljmj@aol.com

Water Seeking Its Level Leighton Pierce 319.621.6714

We Are Here Together Transit 2000 510.559.8892 kebb@uclink4.berkeley.edu

What Alice Found Dream LLC. 212.414.2700 dreamllc@yahoo.com

When Mum and Dad Are Clowns

Danish Film Institute +45.33.74.34.00 +45.33.74.34.45 dfi@dfi.dk www.dfi.dk

Why Don’t We Go Watch Some Movies in the Road Lucy Southern 510.525.6024

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Think Films

646.293.9400 646.293.9407 info@thinkfilmcompany.com www.thinkfilmcompany.com

The Witches Scottish Screen +44.141.302.1756 +44.141.302.1711 distribution@scottishscreen.com www.scottishscreen.com

A Work in Progress FSU Film School 850.645.4840 850.644.2626 kbarber@filmschool.fsu.edu www.filmschool.fsu.edu

Tickets925.866.9559

When you want to move an audience, take someone’s breath away, or perhaps hint at the mysteries of the human heart, naturally, you turn to film. Because only film sees the world the same way people do. Not in a rigid grid of binary code, but in the warm, human palette of true color and genuine light and shadow. With its greater t onal range, film gives you much more leeway to create mood and convey emotional depth. But beyond its expressive richness, film also captures more raw information. Which gives you more creative options later on. And ultimately, more opportunities to touch the human soul.

5 Cent Dime (Youth or Dare)....101

5@5: Down in the Mines............77

5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled..................................77

5@5: Scatter the Fire...................77

5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around..........................77

5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?....78

5@5: Wings to Fly.......................78

100 Days.....................................78

37th & Lex. (Ghostlight).............85

Afghanistan Unveiled..................78

Albie: Quick on the Draw (Snicker Doodles)......................96

Alex’s Wedding...........................79

alexia: Metaphor and WordBlindness (Vidiot’s Delight)......100

All That I Perceive (5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled)...............77

American Made (5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled)...............77

Angel for May, An......................79

Angels and Imams

(5@5: Wings to Fly)...................78

Ants (5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?)....................................78

Apsara (5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled)........................77

Art of Nothing, The (Vidiot’s Delight).....................100

Art of Tattoo, The (Youth or Dare).......................101

Ash Wednesday (The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!)..................83

Assisted Living.............................79

At the First Breath of Wind.........80 Attitude.......................................80

Aunt Luisa (Tooning In)..............99

Babysitter, The (5@5: Down in the Mines).................................77

Ballerina (Snicker Doodles)..........96

Balseros.......................................80

Barbarian Invasions, The.............74

Bark, George (Weston Woods)..100

Basement, The............................80

Bean Cake (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Beat the Drum.............................81

Bedwin Hacker............................81

Blind Shaft...................................81

Bottom of the Sea, The ..............81

Burials and Borders......................82

Burnt Sienna................................82

Bush Bikes (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Butch Mystique (A Homegrown Variety).....................................87

Butterfly, The..............................82

Calypso Dreams..........................82

Car Park (5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around)...........77

Carnage......................................83

Casa de los Babys........................74

Cello Boy (True Tales of Tween Talent).......................................99

Chasing Myself (Youth or Dare).......................................101

Chato and the Party Animals (Weston Woods).....................100

Chess King Ali (True Tales of Tween Talent)...........................99

Choir, The (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Circus (Youth or Dare)..............101

Colorforms (Hayflower and Quiltshoe).................................87

Come on, Rain! (Weston Woods).....................100

Coming Down the Mountain (5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?)....................................78

Compulsory Breathing (A Cryptic Tryptich)...................83

Confection (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Convergence (Burials and Borders).....................................82

Courtship, The (Vidiot’s Delight)...................................100

Cowboy Loses His Boots, The (A Cryptic Tryptich)...................83

Cowboys and Indians (5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled)...77

Cryptic Triptych, A......................83

Crystal Harvest (A Homegrown Variety)............87

D.E.B.S. (Women on the Verge)...............................101

Dead Roosters (5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?)..................78

Dem Bones (Weston Woods)....100

Desconcierto (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Dingo’s Got My Short Film!, The...................................83

Displacement (Tooning In)..........99

Dive, The (Vidiot’s Delight).......100 Dot the Fire Dog (Weston Woods).....................100

Double Fiesta (Tooning In)..........99

Dreaming of Julia........................83

Dreaming of Tibet.......................84

Driving Lessons (5@5: Friends Who Have Quarreled)...............77

El Bonaerense..............................84

Eldra............................................84

Elephant and the Snail, The (Snicker Doodles)......................96

Embryo (The Star Dreamer)........97

Empty Suit-Case, The (Youth or Dare).......................101

Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas...............................84

Family Tree (Women on the Verge)...............................101

Family Undertaking, A................85

Fast Film (Tooning In).................99

Feetsteps (5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around)...........77

FireDancer...................................85

Firefly (Snicker Doodles)..............96

Flower of Evil, The.......................85

François le Vaillant (Snicker Doodles)......................96

Ghostlight...................................85

Giggle, Giggle, Quack (Weston Woods).....................100

Gipsy...........................................86

Girl With a Pearl Earring..............86

title index

Greendale...................................86

Guardian Spirit of the House, The................................86

Guguletu Ballet (Kiss My Wheels).......................89

Hamlet (Snicker Doodles)............96

Happy Peppy Sparky Doggy (5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around).........................77

Hayflower and Quiltshoe ...........87

Hi De Ho Show, The...................87

Hit, The (The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!) .........................83

Homegrown Variety, A...............87

Homeland (Paradise Is Somewhere Else) .......................93

Houdini’s Hound (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

House Hunting (5@5: Down in the Mines).............................77

House of Hearts..........................87

Hunger (Women on the Verge) ...............................101

I Am David..................................88

I Remember . . . Tales From Greenland..................................88

I Used to Be a Filmmaker (The Magic of Fellini).................91

I Want a Dog (Karlsson on the Roof)...................................89

In Smog and Thunder (A Cryptic Tryptich)...................83

Island, The..................................88

Japanese Story............................88

Karlsson on the Roof...................89

KATE the Planet (Tooning In)......99

Keïta............................................89

Keys of Life (5@5: Scatter the Fire).........................77

Kids Play Outside (Someone Like Hodder).............................96

Kids Shorts Showcase..................89

Kiss My Wheels...........................89

Klarsfelds, The.............................90

Kosher (Kids Shorts Showcase)....89

La Toiletta (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Language Lessons (Burials and Borders)..............................82

Last Free Exit (Vidiot’s Delight)..100 Lesson, A (5@5: Scatter the Fire)..77

Let Go (Tooning In)....................99

“Like, Totally . . .” (Vidiot’s Delight).....................100

Little Girl Who Sold the Sun, The (5@5: Wings to Fly)...................78

Lock Picking (5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around)...........77

Lockers, The (We Are Here Together)................................100

Los Zafiros—Music From the Edge of Time.............................90

Love’s Labourer (The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!)..................83

Lovers and Leavers......................90

Madame Brouette.......................90

Magic of Fellini, The....................91

Melvin Goes to Dinner................91

Meter Maid, The (5@5: Down in the Mines).............................77

Mike’s New Car (Tooning In)......99

Modern Times.............................91

Mrs. Meitlemeihr (5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around)...77

Murmuring Sound of Running Water (A Family Undertaking)....85

My Architect...............................91

My First Miracle..........................92

My Josephine (5@5: Down in the Mines).................................77

My Life Without Me...................92

Nate Dogg..................................92

Native Tongue (Vidiot’s Delight)....................................100

Nightingale in a Music Box.........92

No Angels in the Outfield (A Homegrown Variety)............87

Nocturno (5@5: Scatter the Fire)..77

Noi the Albino.............................93

Non-Disclosure (5@5: Down in the Mines).............................77

Nonsense Poems (Snicker Doodles)......................96

Not Another Jewish Movie (Youth or Dare).......................101

Off the Map................................75

One Minute, Please (Youth or Dare)...................................101

Out of Time................................74

Painless (The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!).........................83

Paradise.......................................93

Paradise Is Somewhere Else.........93

Perpetual Life of Jim Albers, The (Assisted Living)..................79

Pie Chi (5@5: Down in the Mines).................................77

Pieces of April.............................93

Piggie..........................................94

Pretend.......................................94

Prisoner of Paradise.....................94

Pullout.........................................94

Qeng: Guiding the Soul (Dreaming of Tibet)...................84

Quattro Noza..............................95

Rapid Guy Movement (5@5: Scatter the Fire)...............77

Rattle (Tooning In)......................99

Restless Imperfect, The (5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around).........................77

Return, The.................................95

Romany Mirror, The (Eldra)........84

Roof Sex (5@5: Scatter the Fire; Tooning In).........................77; 99

Rotting Woman, The (5@5: Scatter the Fire).........................77

Seniors for Peace (Sunset Story)...98

Shattered Glass...........................95

Shine on Me (Women on the Verge)...............................101

Si-Guériki, the Queen Mother.....79 Side Show (5@5: Down in the Mines).................................77

Singing Detective, The................95

Smith (The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!)................................83

Snicker Doodles...........................96

Sniffer (The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!).........................83

Snowflake Bentley (Weston Woods)...................................100

Someone Like Hodder.................96 Sophiatown.................................96

Sound of a Voice (Women on the Verge)..........................101

Source d’Histoire (5@5: Wings to Fly)........................................78

Spin.............................................96

Spirit of Annie Mae, The.............97 Spirit of Gravity, The (Tooning In)..............................99

Springtime in a Small Town.........97

Star Dreamer, The.......................97

Station Agent, The......................74

Stokebird: The Invention (Snicker Doodles)......................96

Stroll, The....................................97

Sunday Paper p.2b (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Sunset Story................................98

SW 2.5 (The Pitch Wars) (Tooning In) ..............................99

Swapped (Kids Shorts Showcase).................................89

Sylvia...........................................98

Teacher From the Black Lagoon, The (Weston Woods)..............100

Ten Year Old Dog (Vidiot’s Delight).....................100

Tenth Summer, The....................98 Terminal (Vidiot’s Delight)........100

That Old One (5@5: Scatter the Fire).....................................77

Thicker Than Water (5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?)..........78

Tom Dowd & the Language of Music....................................98

Tom Hits His Head (Vidiot’s Delight)...................................100

Tooning In: The Animation Program....................................99

Tragedy in One Act (Tooning In)..............................99

Trim Time (Snicker Doodles).......96

True Tales of Tween Talent.........99

Tupperware!...............................99

Unit #52 (5@5: What Goes Around, Comes Around)...........77

Valley of Tears............................99

Vest, The (5@5: Why Aren’t You Happy?).............................78

Vidiot’s Delight.........................100

Violet Lives Upstairs (5@5: Scatter the Fire, The Dingo’s Got My Short Film!)............77; 83 Vows (Youth or Dare)...............101

Waiting for Valdez (5@5: Wings to Fly).............................78

Water; A Source of Life and Death (Youth or Dare)............101

Water Seeking Its Level (Vidiot’s Delight).....................100

We Are Here Together..............100

Weston Woods: Cheers to 50 Years and World Premieres!....100 What Alice Found.....................100

When Mum and Dad Are Clowns (True Tales of Tween Talent)...........................99

Why Don’t We Go Watch Some Movies in the Road (Youth or Dare).......................101

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.....101

Witches, The (Tooning In)..........99

Women on the Verge...............101

Work in Progress, A (Snicker Doodles)......................96 Youth or Dare...........................101