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July 8, 2016 Welcome to the 19th Annual Maine International Film Festival! We are so pleased that you have chosen to join us for our annual celebration of cinema. This year's festival is truly international in focus with incredible new films from all over the world, from India to Argentina, from Western Sahara to Japan, and everything in between. We are also thrilled to present the second annual World Filmmakers' Forum, delivering on a promise that I made from stage on Closing Night last year to make this important program an annual element of the festival. This year's guests include Fernando Epstein from Uruguay, Alejandra Marquez Abella from Mexico, Pia Marais from South Africa, and Ygor Marotta and Ceci Soloaga, otherwise known as VJSuave, from Brazil. We know that you will join us in giving them a warm MIFF welcome. Speaking of special guests, we are truly honored to welcome and present a Lifetime Achievement Award to three-time Oscar-winner Robert Benton, whose featured films include The Late Show, Kramer vs. Kramer, Bonnie and Clyde, and Nobody's Fool, a film that is especially meaningful to those of us from Waterville, where it premiered in 1994 as a benefit for Railroad Square Cinema. We will also be joined by the incredible Gabriel Byrne, our 2016 Mid-Life Achievement Award honoree, whose unforgettable performances have propelled to instant classic status films like Miller's Crossing and The Usual Suspects, which we will be showing along with]indabyne and Louder than Bombs. In closing, I want to thank all of the sponsors, supporters, and community partners who help us to put on this festival. I am especially grateful to our wonderful partners in Waterville Creates!, including the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville Main Street, the Waterville Public Library, the Waterville Opera House, and Common Street Arts, who work with us every day to enrich the lives oflocal residents and visitors alike. I encourage you to check out the special programming they are offering during MIFF and enjoy the wide array of arts and cultural experiences that Waterville has to offer. Have a great festival, and I will see you at the movies!
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2016 FESTIVAL 'f)EDIQ\TIONTO KATHRYNALTMAN
An Appreciation The Great Dame I used to call her Kathryn the Great becauseshe was like a queen. Queen Kathryn. She was incredibly gracious to everyone and knew everything that was going on. She had this weather eye and could see behind her head and as well asfrom all sides. And could be blind when she had to be.
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Giulia D'Argnolo Vallan. Published by Abrams,Altman excerpted the 35 yearly scrapbooks she assembled that chronicled both family and professional history. The originals were presented to the Robert Altman archive at the University of Michigan, which also houses the Orson Welles papers, along with over 900 boxes of documents, awards and memorabilia she organized an, catalogued. Being in the Altman orbit meant being challenged and stimulated by B and entering a comfort zone with Kathryn, who was genuinely intereste in your personal life. Bob also knew she was irresistible. He once surpris, her with his 15 minute tribute film, 1he Kathryn Reed Story, as a birthda present.
Kathryn Reed Altman was a star. She wasn't a movie star though she might have been. She was a star of the movie world for anyone who met her during the 45 years she was married to Robert Altman, the risk-taking, groundbreaking, sometimes volatile director who changed the way movies were made and how we looked at them.
Mike Kaplan's very lucid and lovely appreciation of Kathryn here is as eloquent a tribute as imaginable to one of the most remarkable humans I have ever met. I will always count myself as beyond privileged to have become friends with her in the last few of her 91 years, and wish I had earlier-except that I felt I did. The woman I knew, albeit in the last years of her life, was as vibrant, direct, funny, sharp, and expansive as anyone I've ever met many decades her junior. I revere the work of her late husband Bob, perhaps more so than any other filmmaker, but I quickly came to understand how much "an Altman film" was also a Kathryn Altman film. Her expansive vision, embrace of life and human warmth matched her· husband's, and she was clearly an essential spirit and force in the making of his great movies. Those of us here at MIFF and Railroad Square had the pleasure of her company and radiance many times in the past few years and we are all touched by her wit and grace, which remain with us in her physical absence. To you, Kathryn, we dedicate this year's 19th edition of MIFF, with grateful thanks and love. -Maine
Film Center Director of Programming Ken Eisen
An Altman film was a family film, not in subject matter, but in the way he created an atmosphere that included everyone he worked with, in front of and behind the camera, in pre- and post-production. But "The Altman Experience" was both Bob and Kathryn. He was the generator of the family; Kathryn was the facilitator. After a hard day's shooting, one would count on her gracious, welcoming presence at the film's dailies, where the entire crew was invited to "watch the work they had done the previous day" (per Bob) and relax over a full buffet.
If any feathers had been ruffled, Kathryn would sense something was offkilter and would smooth things over through her wit and beauty, always at the ready to level any tension or pepper a conversation with a sharp one liner that would turn trouble into smiles. She learned the ropes of the movie business as a showgirl and an extra, instinctively knowing how to manage any social situation, seamlessly navigating the rituals of the movie business, making everyone comfortable. She was fundamental to Altman's success through the stormy highs and lows of his 50-film career. She stayed removed from the business side; her domain was the social back-up. Yet after Bob passed a decade ago, having lived an extra ten years through the heart transplant he revealed when receiving his Honorary Oscar, "Tri:xiey"assumed the Altman mantle. She became the featured attraction at the numerous Altman retrospectives and special screenings throughout the world-from major events in Los Angeles (UCLA), New York (MoMA) London, Turin, and Venice to the more specialized tributes in Maine, Nashville, Traverse City, Michigan and Marfa, Texas. She was the primary force and participant in Ron Mann's feature length documentary,
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was a euphoric SRO event. On Beale Street, Alberta gave a homecoming performance that was electric. Goosebumps prevailed. Bob and Kathryn, great jazz fans, were ecstatic. A few days before she passed away, sounding as sharp as she did a week before at the 45,hanniversary showing of McCabe and Mrs. Miller, where we discussed Warren Beatty's daring performance, she recalled an encounter at Beatty's reception for Jimmy Carter at his suite in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. It paralleled her Remember My Name diplomacy.
Losing Kathryn leaves a large hole. She was a presence of fun, smarts and surprise. Her voice was a touchstone that eased anxiety, eliminated tension and provided true friendship. It's difficult accepting she's not a phone call away. Significantly, her passing has evoked these feelings among her large circle of admirers because we never thought of her as 91, let alone 51! Her energy was infectious; her style effervescent; her intuition faultless. Kathryn Reed Altman was irresistible.
The Altmans had recently moved into their newly built home in Malibu and were enduring bureaucratic delays with the Coastal Commission. Gov. Jerry Brown was at the Beatty event. Knowing her persuasive charm, Bob prompted Kathryn to introduce herself to the Governor and explain what they were going through. The obstacles by the Coastal Commission were soon overcome.
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The events demanded complex coordination between the actors' and musicians' schedules, travel accommodations, technical tests, riverboat arrangements for the press, and the usual, unexpected last minute details. The city officials had been overwhelmingly supportive; national press were covering but somehow ticket sales were lagging.
It was a mystery why. After some probing, I was reluctantly informed that we weren't going to be the only premiere showing of Remember My Name. Without informing us, Columbia had booked a commercial engagement of the film in a suburban multiplex on the same day as the gala Memphis premiere and were advertising that showing as a premiere. Moreover that cinema was in the county adjoining Memphis and those county leaders were at odds with the Memphis politicians. They couldn't care less about restoring Beale Street or helping our film. Editorials attacking the county's ruthless insensitivity appeared in the Memphis media; I called Columbia demanding they postpone that run to a later day.The sales department claimed ignorance of what was h~ppening. It was a hornet's nest of bitterness ... accusations flying ... disaster threatening. ~twas too much to manage a Southern political firefight with the premiere ess than a week away. I needed help; someone who could ease the tension, ~othe the wrangling and charm the adversaries. I needed Kathryn. th0 h ugh Bob kept her away from "the business," he instinctively grasped t e severity of the situation. Kathryn arrived the next day; her emergence ;as tracked and covered in the press and after a series of meetings and '~ners, egos and attitudes were calmed. And Columbia pushed the su urban playdate forward. Peoplern . Ii d agazme arrived to photograph Alberta in front of the W.C. st p/n Y atue with Geraldine, who had just received the Best Actress ize at the Paris Film Festival for her role in the film. And the premiere
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Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
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Robert Benton. Wow! It can easily be argued that, along with his writing partner, David Newman, and the film's director, former MIFF Lifetime Achievement Award winner Arthur Penn, Benton's work in writing the screenplay for Bonnie and Clydewas key in the most important American film of the past half century, for reasons mentioned in the film's description in this catalog. But this was merely a starting place for Benton. After making his directorial debut with the very original off-western, Bad Company,in 1972, he followed five years later with the wonderful offprivate eye film, 1he Late Show in 1977, and then rocked the Academy with Kramer vs. Kramer, nabbing both Best Director and Best Screenplay Oscars to go with the film's Best Picture, Actor and Actress awards. He nearly replicated that success two films later with Placesin the Heart, nominated for seven Oscars including Best Picture, winning for himself his third Oscar, for the film's sensitive screenplay. It says a lot about the level of work we're talking about here to point out the fact that we didn't even have room for this much-loved triumph amongst the four films we can fit in this year's MIFF tribute, there was so much else of Benton's work we felt we needed to highlight! That would certainly include Nobody'sFool, the beloved, sharp adaptation of Maine-based Richard Russo's novel. It was the fust of two consecutive movies Benton was to make with Paul Newman, but Benton has always worked with the cream of actors. In the 11 films he's directed to date, his casts have also included Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep,JeffBridges, Anthony Hopkins, former MIFF Mid-Life Achievement Winner Ed Harris, Lily Tomlin, Nicole Kidman, Art Carney, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sally Field, Danny Glover,John Malkovich, Roy Scheider,Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman, many in more than one film. It's an immense pleasure and honor to have Benton here to accept a richly-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award, and to share his films with us.
U.S.A.1994- 35mm -110 Minutes In English Director: Robert Benton Producers: Arlene Donovan, Scott Rudin Screenplay: Robert Benton, based on the novel by Richard Russo Cast: Paul Newman,Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith Print Courtesy: Paramount Pictures
In October of 1994, Railsoad Square Cinema burned down in an accidental fire in its old location across the parking lot from its present one. By December, a benefit premiere fundraiser to build the current Cinema had been kindly arranged through the auspices of the author of the film's source novel, Richard Russo, who will be here with us for this showing, 22 years later. Bringing back Nobody'sFoolis not just nostalgia for us and all who packed the Opera House for that premiere in December of 1994 because Nobody'sFool is a terrific film, which went on to get Benton another Oscar nomination and its star, Paul Newman, a Best Actor Oscar nomination and a win for Best Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics and NY Film Critics Associations. A dramatic comedy set in upstate New York, Nobody'sFool centers on Sully (Newman), a 60-year-old who emotionally seems to have never quite emerged from adolescence. Scraping by on part-time work in construction, Sully has built a life around avoiding responsibility. He hasn't spoken with his ex-wife in years, he lives in a rooming house owned by his eighth-grade teacher Mrs. Beryl (Jessica Tandy), his best friend is a mildly retarded handyman, and he has a crush on Toby (Melanie Griffith), who is half his age and married to Carl (Bruce Willis), who sometimes gives him work. One day, Sully discovers that he has a grandson he never knew about; for the fust time, Sully finds himself thinking that he ought to start behaving like a grownup. Nobody'sFool also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman. Quite a cast; quite a movie; quite a lot of kudos to all, especially writer-director Robert Benton.
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It's arguable that Bonnie and Clyde is the most important, influential movie of the past half-century, galvanizing both the politics of its audi, and the start of the most innovative period in the history of American moviemaking. At fust dismissed by reigning critics of its time (1967), film found a groundswell of support from an audience that Hollywood hadn't paid attention to--a younger generation, who made sure that the times they were a changin' and found a voice for themselves and the] growing "counterculture" of the era in Bonnie and Clyde'sunconvention: romantic hero and heroine. They were outlaws who had no use for the banks they robbed, in part because the banks had caused the Great Depression, the time period in which the film is metaphorically yet ., literally set. Charismatic performances by Warren Beatty, Faye Dunawal Gene Hackman, and Gene Wilder match former MIFF Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Arthur Penn's fine direction, but the imp for the film's power is unquestionably Robert Benton's and his thenwriting partner David Newman's groundbreaking screenplay. In the al 50 years since it appeared, the film has lost none of its impact.
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U.S.A. 1967 - 35mm -111 Minutes In English Director: Arthur Penn Producer: Warren Beatty Screenplay: Robert Benton, David Newman Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael]. Pollard, Gene Hackma Estelle Parsons Print Courtesy: Warner Brothers ,
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U.S.A.1979- 35mm -105 Minutes ln English Director: Robert Benton Producer: Stanley R.Jaffe Screenplay: Robert Benton, based on the novel by Avery Corman Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep,Jane Alexander,Justin Henry Print Courtesy: Sony Pictures
U.S.A. 1977 - 35mm - 93 Minutes In English Director, Screenplay: Robert Benton Producer: Robert Altman Cast: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche,Joanna Cassidy, John Considine Print Courtesy: Warner Brothers
Wham! Kramer vs. Kramer was a monster hit in 1979, when a stillinnovative version of Hollywood was still there, yet to succumb fully to the monster money that soon would too often transform the industry into one big thrill ride, horror show, or dumb comedy. Nominated for nine Oscass, it won five,including Best Picture, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and two for Benton, for Best Director and Best Screenplay.Young husband and father Ted Kramer loves his family-and his job, which is where he spends most of his time. When he returns home late one evening from work, his wife Joanna confronts him and then leaves him, forcing Ted to become the sole casegiver to their six-year-old son. Ted must learn to be a father while balancing the demands of his high-pressure career.But as Ted adapts to his new role and begins to feel like a fulfilled parent,Joanna returns and wants her son back. Benton makes something deeply moving and profoundly human with this charged material, abetted greatly by his remarkable actors.
In Benton's second directorial outing, he established clearly his profoundly
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human focus and sly wit-and conceived a fabulous pairing of unlikely actors in his leads, Art Carney (best known for the long-running TV comedy, 1he Honeymooners) and Lily Tomlin (at the time, fresh from her Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Nashville, directed by Robert Altman, who produced 1he Late Show). "It's hard enough for a movie to sustain one tone, let alone half a dozen, but that's just what Robert Benton's 1he Late Show does. It's the story of a strangely touching relationship between two people. It's a violent crime melodrama. It's a comedy. It's a commentary on the private-eye genre, especially its 1940s manifestations. It's a study of the way older people do a balancing act between weariness and experience. It's a celebration of that uncharted continent, Lily Tomlin. And most of all, it's a movie that dases a lot, pulls off most of it, and entertains us without insulting our intelligence. What's quietly astonishing is that all ofit starts with a woman coming to a private eye about a missing cat. The woman is played by Lily Tomlin, who somehow provides scatterbrained eccentricism with a cutting edge. The cat has been missing a couple of days, and she's worried. The private eye is played by Art Casney, who has seen it all twice, when once would have been too much .... In a series of plot developments so labyrinthine we should be taking notes, the missing cat leads to a mysterious robbery, a missing stamp collection, a fence with a house full of stolen goods, and a dead body.. ."-Roger Ebert.
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Mid-Life Achievement Award Honoree
Gabriel Byrne
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Gabriel Byrne. What a presence he's always had on our movie screens and in our movie memories. It's a presence that's always seemed natural, and yet that he's developed strikingly over the course of roles in which he's played characters both sympathetic and not, in films both Hollywoodbased and strongly Indie. And it's a presence that conveys itself anew in each film, somehow bearing the cumulative history of those roles and that span of time. It's not just the screen that holds that presence, but the stage (this year, he was nominated for a Best Actor Tony Award in the revival of Eugene O'Neil's Long Day's journey Into Night} and TV (where he was Emmy nominated for Lead Actor two consecutive years for his performances in the In Treatment series.) Yet certainly it's on the big screen, a screen the size of that presence, that Byrne has shone most brightly, with assured, masterful performances centering films ranging from widely acclaimed successes like 1he Usual Suspects and Miller's Crossing to less-seen but at least equally terrific films like ]indabyne and this year's remarkable Louder 1han Bombs. We are so thrilled to have Gabriel here at MIFF with four of his unforgettable movies to accept this year's Mid-life Achievement Award and hope you'll discover and rediscover his fabulous body of screen performances with us.
U.S.A./Germany 1995 - DCP - 106 Minutes In English Director: Bryan Singer Producers: Michael McDonnell, Bryan Singer Screenplay: Christopher McQiarrie Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio de! Toro, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey Print Courtesy: Park Circus One of the most complex-or is it?- and purely entertaining crime films ever made, 1he Usual Suspects brings five New York City career criminals together in an apparently routine round-up that leads to a three million dollar emerald heist. This bit of skullduggery brings them to the attention of an underworld crime figure who convinces them to take on a highly dangerous job-or does he? "A near-classic blend of mystery, personality, humor and terror, laced with one stunning shock after another." -Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune. 1he Usual Suspects remains one of the linchpin double cross (or more) stories in movie history. It will keep you guessing unless you already have seen it, in which case it will still keep you hugely entertained, in large part due to the flair with which Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Benicio de! Toro, and the other actors execute their roles.
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Australia 2006 - 35mm -123 Minutes In English Director: Ray Lawrence Producer: Catherine Jarman Screenplay: Beatrix Christian, based on a short story by Raymond Ca Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Chris Haywood, Tatea Reilly, Laura Linney Print Courtesy: Sony Pictures Classics Injindabyne, four men go on a fishing trip close to the New South Wales town that gives the Australian film its name. There they discover drowned young woman in the water. Instead of making the trek back t, their truck, they finish out the excursion before returning home to repo the incident. The outrage that greets the men from their wives, girlfrien and their community is at first incomprehensible to them. They don't believe that they did anything wrong. After all, the woman was dead w they found her. There was nothing they could do to save her. If this all sounds familiar, that's because it's based on "So Much Water So Close Home," the same Raymond Carver short story that Robert Altman use, for a portion of his Short Cuts (also screening at MIFF this year). Write director Ray Lawrence, well regarded for his two previous films, Bliss a Lantana, expands Carver's work into an indictment of colonialism and an examination of the chasm that exists between men and women over matters of the heart. Lawrence focuses on Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrn one of the men, and his wife, Claire (Laura Linney). This powerful dra asks tough questions about race and gender and is smart enough not to to answer them all. That is for us, the audience, to do.
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Louder than Bombs
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Norway/France/Denmark/U.S.A. 2016 - DCP - 109 Minutes In English Director: Joachim Trier Producers:Joshua Astrachan, Albert Berger, Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Thomas Robsahm, Marc Turtletaub, Ron Yerxa Screenplay:Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert,Jesse Eisenberg, Devin Druid, Amy Ryan Print Courtesy: The Orchard
U.S.A. 1990 - DCP - 105 Minutes In English Directors, Screenplay: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Producers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Ben Barenholtz Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito Print Courtesy: 20th Century Fox
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Gabriel Byrne gives a quietly terrific performance in this terribly neglected but truly superb 2016 release. "Told with a quiet cinematic bravura that somehow never calls attention to itself, this is a movie that captures, with singular intimacy and humanity,just how difficult it can be to communicate with the people you love the most."-New York Observer. An upcoming exhibition celebrating photographer Isabelle Reed (Isabelle Huppert) three years after her untimely death brings her eldest son Jonah (Jesse Eisenberg) back to the family house, forcing him to spend more time with his father Gene (Gabriel Byrne) and withdrawn younger brother Conrad (Devin Druid) than he has in years. With the three of them under rhe same roof, Gene tries desperately to connect with his two sons, but th ey struggle to reconcile their feelings about the woman they remember so differently.... With Louder than Bombs, you'll discover a contemporary gem containing one of Byrne's finest performances.
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In an unnamed Eastern city in 1929, the friendship between the local political boss (Albert Finney) and Tom (Gabriel Byrne), the man behind the man, is severed when they fall for same woman. Tom joins ranks with Johnny Caspar, Leo's enemy and rival, in a race for political power, resulting in a bloody, citywide gang war. "Miller's Crossing is brooding, dark and as coldly gleaming as gun metal. A gangster noir movie written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, it is a grim classic to admire if not to love, a Dashiell Hammett-style jigsaw of hard-boiled argot, dame troubles and existential dread. As violent as the streets ofWashington, this Prohibition-era drama-'a dirty town movie,' the Coens call it-is more than a little at home as a blood-and-pulp parable for these times. Gabriel Byrne is the quintessential noir loner, a moralist whose Bambi eyes belie his tough guy's air. Adhering to a twisted chivalric code, he is Bogart by way of Dublin, a rigid man of honor among thieves. And Miller's Crossing is very much a story of honor among thieves. In its hard heart of hearts, it is a masterfully written and visually unsettling study in manly love. In the leading role ofTom, Byrne is torn-make that shredded-between his fedora-covered head and his scabbed-over heart. Like many a Hammett hero, Tom would keep everything under his hat, if only he could keep it on his handsome head. And it's no accident that the movie's moll, Verna (Marcia Gay Harden), wins it from him in a game of chance. Love's a gamble and Tom, in debt to the local loan shark, has a record as a loser. ... "-Rita Kempley, Washington Post. Also featuring former MIFF Mid- Life Achievement honoree John Turturro.
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U.S.A. 2016 - Digital Projection - 7 Minutes Without dialogue Director: Willard Carroll Photographer, Editor: Wesleigh Sterrs
Shot on location in Camden, Maine in the '50s and now gorgeously brought to new life in this spectacular 35mm restoration on the eve of its 60th birthday, Peyton Placewas nominated for no less than nine Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, five Best Acting or Supporting Acting nominations and-perhaps in part thanks to Camden's great beauty-Best Cinematography. In this adaptation of Grace Metalious' popular novel, steamy goings-on abound in the small, prim New England community of Peyton Place. Newcomer Michael Rossi arrives in town on the eve of World War II and is soon involved with gorgeous but prudish shop owner Constance MacKenzie (Lana Turner), who keeps some secrets from her daughter, Allison. Amidst engagements and school graduations, Michael discovers seething, dark undercurrents that include rape, suicide-and murder. Followed by a Q§{A with special guests: Schawn Belston, Executive Vice President, Media & Library Services, Fox Filmed Entertainment Michael Pogorzelski, Director, Academy Film Archive, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
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Little Men U.S.A.2016 - DCP - 85 Minutes In English Director: Ira Sachs Producers: Ira Sachs, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos,Jim Lande, L.A.Teodosio Screenplay:Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias Cast: Greg K.innear,Jennifer Ehle, Theo Taplitz, Michael Barbieri, Paulina Garcia, Alfred Molina Print Courtesy: Magnolia Films Summer in Brooklyn.Jake's parents have just moved into the house that used to belong to his grandfather. Tony's mother has been renting the shop on the ground floor forever. The two 13-year-olds quickly discover their shared interest in art, computer games and girls. Together, they dream of transferring to the renowned La Guardia High School in the autumn. Soon they become allies, not only against the other boys on the block, but also when it comes to the rent dispute between their parents. Attempting to stem the inexorable effect the adult world is having on their genuine friendship, they stage a headstrong protest.Indie director extraordinaire Ira Sachs (Love is Strange, Married Life) intimately, intuitively explores the family and moral conflicts with emotional depth in this warm, honest, deeply appealing human dramedy, starring Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Ehle.
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WORLD FILMMAKERS' FORUM From our very first year, MIFF has emphasized and been committed to international filmmakers, and been graced by visits from many of them from all over the world. And for the second straight year, we take that commitment further with our World Filmmakers' Forum, bringing together filmmakers from four countries for extended showings and discussions of their work, and of international filmmaking itsel£
In our increasingly homogenous and corporatized world, it is the distinctive specifics of inspired regional and national filmmakers that actually provide us with universal human experience-and universal art. Exposing our audiences to different cultures and landscapes through films as yet undistributed (or, in one case, severely underdistributed) and sometimes even literally unseen in the U.S., the World Filmmakers' Forum emphasizes young filmmakers ready to take on the challenges of art and the world in their work. We are particularly thrilled to have this group of fabulous filmmakers here this year, each one of whose work is challenging yet accessible, provocative yet exhilarating, far away and close to home; each of whose brilliant films deserve the great attention they are sure to receive in the U.S.-and already has elsewhere. Please help us welcome: Alejandra Marquez Abella from Mexico, Fernando Epstein from Uruguay; Pia Marais from South Africa, and VJSuave, the group name of new media art duo Ygor Marotta and Ceci Soloaga, from Brazil.
Alejandra Marquez Abella Alejandra Marquez Abella was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and studied film at the Centre d'Estudis Cinematografics de Catalunya. She produces television and previously directed the documentary feature Mal de tierra and the short Perra. Semana Santa is her fiction feature debut.
Semana Santa Mexico 2015 - DCP - 85 Minutes In Spanish with English subtitles Director: Alejandra Marquez Abella Producers: Nicolas Celis, Sebastian Celis, Andres Clariond Screenplay: Alejandra Marquez Abella Cast: Anajose Aldrete, Esteban Avila, Tenoch Huerta, David Thornton Print Courtesy: Mundial "All-inclusive resorts promise an extravagant break from daily life, yet th, obligation to enjoy oneself can be oppressive-to say nothing of the 24/ proximity to family members. This is just what Dali discovers in Alejan Marquez Abella's poignant debut, Semana Santa, when she takes her eig: year-old son on a beach vacation with her new boyfriend. Dali hopes t the trip to one of Mexico's paradise-like beaches will provide a respite from their worries and woes-but the resort has seen better days, and as they all cram into a small room, thoughts of the outside world begin on more to weigh on them. Dali's son Pepe feels nostalgic for his deceased father. Her handsome beau, Chavez, can barely enjoy himself, growing more and more tense as the funds he was counting on to pay for this getaway are repeatedly delayed. And Dali, though happy to finally be wi her son-who has been living with his grandmother in the wake of his father's death-finds that her own grief makes it difficult for her to en As the relationship among the three becomes progressively strained, th each set_off on separate adventures that underline the disjointed nature of this new family unit. Filled with moments of sorrow and nostalgia, as well as humor and tenderness, Semana Santa illustrates the conundrum life often presents: being surrounded by beauty sometimes makes our melancholy more pronounced." -Toronto International Film Festival.
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Fernando Epstein Fernando Epstein was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1999 he obtained a degree in Communication at the Catholic University of Montevideo. From 1997 to 2001 he worked as editor of commercials, documentaries, and clips while serving as editor/instructor at the Catholic University of Uruguay,Montevideo. 25 Watts (2001) was his first feature film experience as executiveproducer and editor. Along with Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll, he founded Control Z Films to distribute 25 Watts and develop projects long and short, such as Whisky (2004), Gigante (2009), Hiroshima (2010), and J (2012). In 2011 he founded the production company Mutant Cinema with Agustina Chiarino where they continue to develop and distribute feature films and documentaries, also adding training projects for the audiovisual sector. Two films he's produced and/or edited, TantaAgua and El Cinco, have screened in recent editions of MIFF.
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BraziVUruguay 2015 - DCP - 101 Minutes
Uruguay 2001 - DCP - 94 Minutes In Spanish with English subtitles Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll Producer, Editor: Fernando Epstein Screenplay: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll Cast: Daniel Hendler,Jorge Temponi, Alfonso Tort, Valeria Mendieta Print Courtesy: Fernando Epstein
In Portuguese with English subtitles Director, Screenplay: Gabriel Mascaro Producer: Rachel Ellis Editor: Fernando Epstein Cast: Juliano Cazarre, Maeve ]inkings Print Courtesy: Kino Lorber Edited by Fernando Epstein, Neon Bull is "a rodeo movie unlike any other. Gabriel Mascara's Venice and Toronto prize-winning follow-up to his 2014 fiction debut August Winds tracks handsome cowboy Iremar as he travels around to work at vaquejada rodeos, a Brazilian variation on the sport in which two men on horseback attempt to bring a bull down by its tail. Iremar dreams of becoming a fashion designer, creating flamboyant outfits for his co-worker, single mother Galega. Along with Galega's daughter Caca and a bullpen worker named Ze, these complex characters, drawn with tremendous compassion and not an ounce of condescension, make up an unorthodox family, on the move across the northeast Brazilian countryside. Sensitive to matters of gender and class, and culminating in one of the most audacious and memorable sex scenes in recent memory, Neon Bull is a quietly affirming exploration of desire and labor, a humane and sensual study of bodies at work and at play."-Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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It's starting out like just another aimless day down Montevideo way for a trio of teenage buddies, until the luckless Leche steps in it-literally. Scraping off his shoe, he bemoans this omen that he's doomed-for the nth time-to flunk the Italian test standing between him and high school graduation. More important, it bodes ill for the crush he has on his older tutor.Javi's action-packed schedule includes driving around town with speakers on his roof blasting commercials and watching his girlfriend drift out of his life. Seba, the dimmest bulb among these likable losers, has no plans at all. Given to genial putdowns and arguing over things like who started a catchphrase, los tres amigos find a kind of reassuring comfort in routine, repetition and ritual. Wine, cigarettes, rock 'n' roll (on LPs!), pirated cable TV, and the odd comic misadventure provide them with distractions, if not quite pleasure. Shot in naturalistic black-and-white and infused with a loopy charm, this debut feature is closer in spirit to the droll antics of the Czech New Wave than to Kevin Smith's foul-mouthed hilarity or Richard Linklater's absurdist existentialism. An affectionate salute to rolling stones who ain't goin' nowhere, 25 Watts plays like a newly unearthed relic from an infinitely more benign time.
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Pia Marais Pia Marais grew up in South Africa, Sweden and Spain. She studied sculpture and photography at art academies in London, Amsterdam and finally the Kunstakademie in Diisseldorfbefore going on to study film at the Deutsche Film und Fernseh Akademie in Berlin. She made several shorts, including Loop (1996), Deranged (1998), Tricky People (1999), and 17 (2003), and after several engagements in the film business as a casting director and assistant director, made her feature debut with 1he Unpolished (2007), which has screened at many international film festivals and has won various prizes, including a Tiger Award in Rotterdam. Her second feature film At Ellen~ Age was developed in the Residence du Festival de Cannes. Her latest film Layla Fourie is set in South Africa and won a Special Mention in the Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival 2013.
Layla Fourie
The Unpolished
South Africa 2013 - DCP - 107 Minutes In English Director: Pia Marais Producers: Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen Screenplay: Pia Marais, Horst Markgraf Cast: Rayna Campbell, August Diehl, Ra pule Hendricks, Terry Norton Print Courtesy: The Match Factory
Germany 2007 - 35mm - 107 Minutes In German with English subtitles Director: Pia Marais Producers: Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen Screenplay: Pia Marais, Horst Markgraf, Malin Schwerdtfeger Cast: Ceci Chuh, Biro! One!, Pascale Schiller Print Courtesy: The Match Factory
Layla is a single mother living with her son in Johannesburg, getting by with casual work. After training as a polygraph operator, she manages to secure a job with a company specializing in lie detectors and security. On her way to her new workplace, she is involved in an accident which will fundamentally change her life, becoming entangled in a web of lies and deceit. The truth could lead to the loss of her son. For her third feature film, Pia Marais-who has lived in Berlin for many years-returned to South Africa, where she grew up, to make this classic thriller. She uses the genre to take a look at a country which still bears the scars of apartheid. In this way, everyday life in Sou th Africa enhances the tension in the screenplay, which she co-wrote. Almost casually,Layla Fourie develops into a political thriller which takes the audience into the paranoia, fear, and mistrust of a society that is still profoundly affected by racial conflict.
"A 15-year-old girl whose free-spirited parents provide no sense of stability finds the roles between parent and child perpetually shifting in director Pia Marais's energetic family drama. Stevie's life is an unpredictable mess-a fact she casually credits to her mother and father's excessive lifestyle. When her parents announce that the family will be moving to a town in the German countryside, Stevie furtively hopes that the change of scenery will provide their household with som much-needed equilibrium. As if to will her hopes into existence, Stevie introduces herself to the townspeople as the daughter of a respected diplomat. Her dreams are dashed, however, when her parents continue to fund their lavish lifestyle by resorting to illegal activities. As the hou suddenly fills with shady strangers and suspicious undesirables, the precocious Stevie gradually begins to wander away from her family and down her own path in life."-Jason Buchanan, Rovi.
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with a projector, computer, speakers and batteries. They're used so that small narratives with characters and poetry can travel open spaces, lighting the walls on a large scale. The projections illuminate walls, trees, lakes, and sidewalks and propose a playful interactivity with the public. With the video manipulated in real time, Suaveciclos bring art to all audiences and create unique moments between the city and the viewer.
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Even if Lori Singer were not the only prominent actor/cellist in American film, one of the many remarkable things about her is that she's spectacularly great at both (and BOTH are evident in Short Cuts). Best known to many for Footlooseand the TV version of Fame, it's her work in more off-mainstream films, such as Trouble in Mind and Short Cuts, in addition to the brand new God Knows Where I Am, that distinguish her smart and adventuresome sensibility as strongly as her remarkable talent. It's with great pleasuse that we welcome her to MIFF this year.
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U.S.A. 1984- DCP-107 Minutes In English Director: Herbert Ross Producers: Lewis J. Rachmil, Craig Zadan Screenplay: Dean Pitchford Cast: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer,John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker Print Courtesy: Paramount Pictures
U.S.A. 2016 - DCP - 97 Minutes In English Directors, Producers: Jedd Wider, Todd Wider Narration: Lori Singer Print Courtesy: Wider Film Projects
A gigantic hit at the time of its release, with a soundtrack, including the title song, that just won't quit the brain. Moving in from Chicago, newcomer Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) is in shock when he discovers the small Midwestern town he now calls home has made dancing and rock music illegal. As he struggles to fit in, Ren faces an uphill battle to change things. With the help of his new friend, Willard Hewitt (Christopher Penn), and defiant teen Ariel Moore (Lori Singer), he might loosen up this conservative town. But Ariel's influential father, Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), stands in the way.There may be hell to pay! Or at least heaven.
In an abandoned farmhouse in New Hampshire, after one of the coldest winters ever, the decomposed body of Linda Bishop was found. Next to her was a journal, in which she chronicled the last months of her life. Linda was well-educated, a wife and mother, and had long battled severe bipolar disorder. God Knows Where I Am is the story of the extraordinary events that lead to her death. Linda's sad and bizarre history is told by her daughter, sister, and friends, who knew and loved her. But the real story is told by Linda herself. As her journal is sensitively read-by Lori Singerpoetic and beautiful images, filmed at the actual site of events, augment her inner journey. Linda hid from a world she mistrusted, roaming orchards at night to collect apples while 500 feet away, neighbors and rescue awaited. This is a searing commentary on ous mental health system, as well as an exquisite eulogy to a tortused spirit. That spirit will haunt you long after this film is over.
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Short Cuts
Trouble in Mind
U.S.A.1993 - 35mm -187 Minutes In English Director: Robert Altman Producer: Cary Brokaw Screenplay:Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt, based on stories by Raymond Carver Cast: Lori Singer, Andie MacDowell, Jack Lemmon, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Lily Tomlin, Tom Waits Print Courtesy: Warner Brothers
U.S.A. 1985 - 35mm -111 Minutes Director, Screenplay: Alan Rudolph Producers: Carolyn Pfeiffer, David Blocker Cast: Lori Singer, Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Genevieve Bujold, Divine Print Courtesy: David Blocker
The visions of two great American artists merge in Short Cuts, Robert Altman's kaleidoscopic adaptation of Raymond Carver short stories (one of which is also the basis for Jindabyne, also showing at MIFF this year.) Epic in scale yet meticulously observed, the film interweaves the lives of 22 characters struggling to find solace and meaning in contemporary Los Angeles. The extraordinary cast includes Lori Singer, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey,Jr.,Jack Lemmon, Lily Tomlin and Tom Waits-all giving fearless performances in one of Altman's most compassionate creations, alternately-and sometimes simultaneouslycomic and tragic, the unmistakable work of a master and the joint creation, 10 many ways, of its ensemble of fantastic actors.
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Set in seedy Rain City in some vaguely ominous future, Trouble in Mind follows Hawk (Kris Kristofferson), an ex-cop and ex-con who spent eight years in the slammer for killing a man he calls "evil itself." Released from prison, Hawk returns to the brightly lit cafe of his worldly-wise former lover Wanda (Genevieve Bujold), a place where the down-and-out rub shoulders with the young and innocent. There he spots the lovely Georgia (Lori, who was nominated for an Independent Spirit Best Actress Award for her fabulous performance here), innocence incarnate. Unfortunately, she's the wife of Coop (former MIFF Mid-Life Award Honoree Keith Carradine), a country boy corrupted by the big city. Director Alan Rudolph calls Trouble in Mind"cross pollinated." He notes, "On one level it's a traditional suspense story with the hard-boiled guy and the beautiful young woman. Then there's the absolute fable aspect-the side that's reality as we recognize it, distorted into a more bizarre version." Outrageous, audacious and endearing, the film is also notable for the final screen appearance of John Waters' star Divine (in his first male role!) as a sartorially splendid villain. The glistening neo-noir world captured by Toyomichi Kurita's camera pulsates with Mark !sham's urban jazz score and the raw romanticism of Marianne Faithfull's songs. Shown in an original 35mm print!
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Most American filmgoers got their first glimpse of Erica Rivas in the unforgettable final section of Wild Tales, where she so uncannily embodied a bride whose emotions run, let's say, quite a gamut at her wedding party. But by the time she made that Oscar-nominated film, Erica had already appeared in literally dozens of films and television shows and become one of the most celebrated actors on the Argentinian stage. She had won Best Actress Awards from both the Argentinian Academy and Film Critics for her performance in It's Your Fault in 2010, and then capped several other nominations with the amazing feat of winning both Be~t Actress and Best Supporting Actress the same year from the Academy with Wild Tales and Fresh Air. We are thrilled and honored to have Erica grace us with her presence this year at MIFF.
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Argentina 2015 - DCP - 95 Minutes In Spanish with English subtitles Director, Screenplay, Producer: Ariel Rotter Cast: Erica Rivas, Marcelo Subiotto, Susana Pam pin Print Courtesy: Urban Distribution International
Argentina 2014 - DCP - 122 Minutes In Spanish with English Subtitles Director, Screenplay: Damian Szifron Producers: Agustin Almodovar, Pedro Almodovar, Esther Garcia, Matias Mosteirin, Hugo Sigman Cast: Erica Rivas, Ricardo Darin, Dario Grandinetti, Rita Cortese, Leonardo Sbaraglia,Oscar Martinez Print Courtesy: Sony Pictures Classics
Gorgeously shot in a luminous yet hushed black and white, Incident Light is a poignant period piece about a new family born out of a tragedy. Ariel Rotter's impeccably constructed third film examines the dilemma of a single mother in the 1960s, dealing with grief and struggling to move forward in the face ofloss. Luisa (Rivas in a stunning performance) is having trouble rebuilding her life after the deaths of her husband and brother in a car accident. The young and beautiful woman is now faced with the challenge of caring for her twin daughters Maria and Ana. While her mother provides some relief, there is a general consensus that what the girls need most is a family. When Luisa meets charming Ernesto, she feels an immediate attraction to this eager suitor who proposes marriage to her very early on. His presence forces her to deal with her heartache, though it seems nothing can prevent the shadow of her dead husband from weighing heavily on her present. The urge to rebuild her family is so pressing that she does think to wonder if Ernesto might have some hidden intentions, or to reflect on his reasons for being so eager to make her his. The film's prowling, resplendent black-and-white camerawork conducts an investigation of architectural interiors that parallels Rotter's investigation of his characters' motives. With its precise style and luminous images, Incident Light offers a glimpse into the secret inner workings of a family.
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A Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee from Argentina, "Damian Szifron's Wild Tales almost feels too audacious, too crazy, for the Oscars."-Entertainment Weekly. "Madly entertaining and just plain mad."-Stephen Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer. "Argentina's nominee for the foreign-film Oscar is wild in every sense of the word. This farce about revenge is feral, ferocious and gut-bustingly funny. Writer-director Damian Szifron hasn't made one film-he's made six, stitched together under one title and sent out to a world that may not be ready.The opening tale, 'Pasternak,' is set on a jet where the passengers, strangers all, realize they've all done wrong by a guy named Pasternak. I won't spoil the fun, but this tale is as crazy as anything by Pedro Almodovar, who co-produced the film. The comedy takes on darker colors in 'The Rats,' in which a dinet waitress finds herself serving the crook who drove her father to suicide. Ouch! In 'Road to Hell,' a snotty driver gives the finger to a redneck. Big mistake. 'Bombita' stars Ricardo Darin, Argentina's shiniest star, as a demolition engineer who takes on a towing service and the demons of the DMV. In 'Till Death Do Us Part,' set at a Jewish wedding to end all weddings, the bride (Erica Rivas, superb) and her cheating groom turn marriage into gladiatorial slaughter. You'll laugh till it hurts. In Wild Tt, that's the point."-Peter Travers, Rolling Stone.
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Parties & Receptions Party for Gabriel Byrne
Opening Night Party friday,July 8, 8:30 p.m. Castonguay Square (just outside of the Opera House) Catered by Silver Street Tavern Join us for a festive kick-off to MIFF 2016, featuring a "Suaveciclo" performance by VJ Suave of Brazil (see page 19) and live music by Bella's Bartok (pictured right), a 6-piece powerhouse that melds Bohemian Klezrner Punk with pop sensibilities into an eminently danceable party. Light appetizers, cash bar. Sponsored by the Colby Center for the Arts & Humanities and Are You Ready to Party??
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Student Filmmakers' Reception Saturday,July 16, 2:30 p.m. Jorgensen's Cafe, 103 Main Street Corne and celebrate the achievements of Maine's student filmmakers with a fun and festive reception. Light refreshments provided.
Opening Party for Robert Benton Sunday,July 10, 9:00 p.m. Napoli Italian Market, 74 Main Street Join us in raising a glass to MIFF 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Robert Benton. Light refreshments and delicious wines will be served.
Making it in Maine Party & presentation ofThe Shaw Family MPBN Community Film Award Saturday,July 16, 5:00 p.m. Castonguay Square (rain location: Studio 93, 93 Main Street)
Centerpiece Gala Party Wednesday,July 13, 9:30 p.m. 18 Below, 18 Silver Street Corne and celebrate the world premiere of the restoration of Peyton Place. Light appetizers, cash bar. Sponsored by Camden National Bank
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Closing Night Party Sunday,July 17, 9:00 p.m. Mainely Brews Restaurant & Brewhouse 1 Post Office Sqaure Join the MIFF staff as we celebrate the conclusion of another year of cinematic magic! Light appetizers, cash bar.
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The L.C. Bates Museum and the Waterville Public Library will have exhibits featuring photographs by Rosamond Purcell, the subject of An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell (page 39). At the museum, photos from her book Egg & Nest will be on display.The library will feature work from the incredible book A Glorious Enterprise, exploring natural history and the making of American Science. Both exhibits begin on July 8th and end July 25th, and a special reception and book signing will be held at the library on Monday,July 11. Pay two great institutions a visit and view some stunning artwork! Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street Waterville, ME 04901 Summer hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Artist reception & book signing: Monday,July 11, 2016, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Light lunch fare. L.C. Bates Museum 14 Easler Road, Hinckley, ME 04944 Summer hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sundays 1:00-4:30 p.m. Admission: $3/adults; $1/children up to 17 years old
Guided Tours of the Colby College Museum of Art MIFF attendees are invited to participate in guided tours of the Colby College Museum of Art. Free and open to the public, the Colby Museum has over 38,000 square feet of exhibition space and offers1 diverse array of exhibitions and public programs. Tours will begin in the Museum lobby.
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Nate Tucker: Bach and Beyond Experience percussionist and composer Nate Tucker as he performs music from the 17th-21st century-from Johann Sebastian Bach on vibraphone to improvisedelectronic music and everything in between. Best known for creating musicfor dance and theater in New York City and Boston, Nate has worked with American Repertory Theater, Boston Ballet, Flamenco Boston, Signature lheater, Pilobolus, and Bindlestiff Cirkus, to name a few. He also tours and performs music from his new album, Off Grid, exploring the gap between classicalmusic and pop.
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Robert Breer(1926-2011)was a U.S.painter,kinetic sculptor, and filmmaker perhaps best known for his experimental animated films. Combining abstract and representational drawing and painting, collage, filmed 16mm footage, rotoscoping and photographs, Breer'sfilms provide new perspectiveson familiarobjects or events. In his films, playful randomnesscollides with order; patternsand relationships temporarily appear;expectationsare alternatelyfulfilled or denied. Whimsical and witty, Breeralwaysentertainswithout resorting to narrative.
KellyGallagher'swork is doubly political. Her collage animations directly engage political issuesand her handcrafted method of composing images foregrounds ratherthan hides the labor of film production. In Pen Up the Pigs,Gallagherexplores historicalconnections between the violence of slaveryand contemporary racist policing and m incarceration.As people fight back against racist oppressio the naturalworld respondswith animated cut-out flowers. Naturecelebrates radical resistancewith flowering life.
In Fuji, Breerrendersa version of his train ride past Japan's Mount Fuji,combining live action with drawings essentially traced from live action (rotoscoping). Recognizableimages alternatewith abstractdisplays of color or movement. Visual space is explicitly flat but with intermittent illusions of depth. In 2002, the Libraryof Congressadded Fuji to the National Film Registry,ensuring its preservationas a crucial part of America'sfilm heritage
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Dustin Grellais a New Yorkbased animator,documentary filmmakerand artist. Founder of Dusty Studio, his work often relieson a slate chalkboard and pastels.The Animation Hotline seriesuses crowd-sourced voicemail messagesas content for micro-animations.Grella has animated over 150 of these messagessince 2011. This selection on display at MIFF featuresonly real life stories and demonstratesGrella'sability to make the apparently mundane beautiful and insightful.
Sao Paulobased artistsYgor Marottaand Ceci Soloaga (VJSuave)use their self-designed"Suaveciclos,"tricycles outfitted with projectors,batteries,loud speakersand laptops, to provide mobile projections of animation on city surfaces. They manipulate their animated videos in real time, interacting with their audience and a dynamic urban space.
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The Black Frost Thank You for Your Service The Promised Band The Seasons in Qyincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
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MIFFONEDGE exhibition Common Street Arts, 93 Main St. Party for Gabriel Byrne Amici's Cucina, 137 Main St.
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Panel Discussion:The Art of the Short Film Studio 93, 93 Main Street MIFFONEDGE exhibition Common Street Arts, 93 Main St. Student Filmmakers' Reception Jorgensen's Cafe, 103 Main Street Making Ir In Maine Party & The Shaw Family MPBN Community Film Award presentation, Castonguay Sq.
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Blood Simple
Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
U.S.A. 1984-DCP99 Minutes In English Directors, Screenplay, Producers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Cast: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Heda ya, M. Emmet Walsh Print Courtesy: Janus Films
France/Spain/Switzerland 1965 - DCP- 115 Minutes In English Director, Screenplay: Orson Welles Producers: Angel Escolano, Emiliano Piedra, Harry Saltzman Cast: Orson Welles,Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford,John Gielgud, Marina Vlady, Keith Baxter Print Courtesy: Janus Films
U.S.A. 1943 - 35mm -112 Minutes In English Director, Producer: Ernst Lubitsch Screenplay: Samson Raphaelson Cast: Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main, Laird Cregar Print Courtesy: 20th Century Fox
Orson Welles' dream of four decades (his cobbling together of four of the history plays, "Five Kings," sank his celebrated Mercury Theater in 1938), his final-and arguably greatest-Shakespearean adaptation, is Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff). His wintry lament for the "death of Merrie England" with Welles'"plump Jack Falstaff"-a part that, over the years, he grew into, quite literally-as the force oflove and life versus the icily ruthless Prince Hal of Keith Baxter, with John Gielgud's King Henry IV the moral center. Shot almost completely throughout with an extremely wide angle lens for a depth of focus seemingly approaching 3D, Chimes boasts some of Welles' most grandiose imagery: Gielgud perched on his throne in some of the emptiest and draftiest castles ever filmed; Margaret Rutherford, Jeanne Moreau and Welles' daughter Beatrice highlighted among teeming tavern scenes; Welles kneeling among a forest of spears, and hoisted, fully armored, atop a terrified horse; climaxing with one of the greatest battle scenes ever put on film. Rights issues over several decades have made it impossible to see one of Welles' greatest masterpieces-the director's personal favorite-until now, in this spectacular new digital restoration.
Shown in a jaw-dsopping archival Technicolor 35mm restoration print! "The last masterwork by Ernst Lubitsch-whose other gems include Trouble in Paradise, Ninotchka, and 7he Shop Around the Corner--Heavm Can Wait was nominated for Best Picture and Director Oscars in its day but largely neglected thereafter. Partly it's a matter of no one expecting a 1943 Fox movie featuring Don Ameche to be in a comedy of rare loveliness .... Following his demise, the aristocratic Henry Van Cleve, having no hope of Paradise, betakes himself'where all his life so many people had told him to go.' Hell, or at least its antechamber, would appear to be a luxury hotel in neoclassical mode, and-this is a Lubitsch movie, after all-His Satanic Excellency is a perfect gentleman and the most gracious of hosts. To establish his credentials for spending eternity there, Henry begins to narrate a life which, though lacking any notable crimes, 'has been one continuous misdemeanor.' Centered in a Fifth Avenue mansion left over from 19th-century New York, the film is Lubitsch and writing partner Samson Raphaelson's valentine to 'an age that has vanished, when it was possible to live for the charm of living.' Spanning more than half a century, it chronicles the high points of Henry's life 50, delicately that-in a variation on the strategies ofLubitsch-Raphaelsons risque '30s classics-it leaves some of them entirely off-screen, their thCfl emotional impact measured by what the characters feel and say abo~t afterward. We'll leave it to you to find out what they are ... Sublime! Richard T.Jameson.
New digital restoration of the directors' cut! Nobody knew who the directors and writers who called themselves "The Coen Brothers" were when Blood Simple was first released in 1984. We sure do now, and this razor-sharp modern film noir, the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen, introduced the brothers' inimitable black humor and eccentric sense of character, a sensibility that has helped shape the course of contemporary American cinema. Deep in the heart ofT exas, a sleazy bar owner suspects his wife of having an affair and hires a private detective to confirm his suspicions-only to have the crosshairs turned back on himself. Crosses, double-crosses ... the characters in the movie definitely don't know what's really going on-but do we? Playfully shot by Barry Sonnenfeld and featuring a haunting score by Carter Burwell and a cunning performance by Frances McDormand, Blood Simple was a career-launching film for this ensemble and the first articulation of the precision of style that has defined the Coens' work ever since (including Miller's Crossing, also showing at this year's MIFF).
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0ssessione Italy1943 - 35mm -140 Minutes ]n Icalianwith English subtitles Director:Luchino Visconti Screenplay:Luchino Visconti, Mario Alicata, Giuseppe De Santis, GianniPuccini, based on "The Postman Always Rings Twice"by JamesM.Cain Cast:Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzw, VinorioDuse PrintCourtesy: Instituto Luce Cinecitta Basedon James M. Cain's "The Postman Always Rings Twice," the first acclaimedwork ofltalian neorealism is a gritty, earthy (and unlicensed) adaptationof the famous noir novella, much closer in tone and spirit to Cain'stale than the 1946 Hollywood version, and arguably one of the mostsensual movies ever made. Massimo Girotti drips sex appeal as a handsomedrifter who enters into an affair with a married woman (Clara Calamai);soon the two hatch a plan to murder her restaurant-owner husband,but Visconti makes the story as much about poverty as about lust andgreed.The filmwas reviled and banned by Italy's Fascist government, andMGM(legal holder of the movie rights) confiscated and destroyed all the prints it could find. Yet Ossessionesurvives, a stunning hybrid of noir an_dneorealism-the director's first masterpiece. Rare imported archival pnnt from Cinecitta in Rome!
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Out 1: Noli me Tangere Parts 1 & 2: From Lili to Thomas & From Thomas to Frederique Parts 3 & 4: From Frederique to Sarah & From Sarah to Colin Parts 5 & 6: From Colin to Pauline & From Pauline to Emilie Parts 7 & 8: From Emilie to Lucie & From Lucie to Marie
France 1971 - DCP - 755 Minutes In French with English subtitles Directors, Screenplay: Jacques Rivette, Suzanne Schiffman Producers: Daniele Gegauff, Stephane Tchalgadjieff Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud,Juliet Berto, Michael Lonsdale, Bulle Ogier Print Courtesy: Carlotta Films For many cinema lovers (including MIFF Head of Programming Ken Eisen), French New Wave pioneer Jacques Rivette's (Celine and Julie Go Boating) magnum opus is the holy grail of cinema: a legendary, almost 13 hour masterpiece THAT NO ONE EVER SAW OR KNEW FOR SURE EXISTED! Now it's at last available to our wondering eyes, in a new digital DCP print, and will be shown at MIFF in 4 parts, each comprising 2 episodes of Rivette's epic but playful vision. Out One: Noli Mi Tangere is a unique and addictive blend of cinema, theatre, and literature, featuring a cast of French cinema icons led by Jean-Pierre Leaud.1his spellbinding, and mostly improvised, tale (though very loosely based on Balzac) threads together multiple stories and characters in Paris, 1970, including two theater troupes rehearsing plays by Aeschylus, a female con artist who seduces her victims, and a deaf-mute busker on a quest to uncover a mysterious secret society. As a conspiracy develops, the protagonists' stories start to intertwine, resulting in a cinematic experience which, as Rivette himself put it: "the fiction swallows everything up and then self-destructs."
ATouchofZen Taiwan 1971- DCP- 200 Minutes In Mandarin with English Subtitles Director, Screenplay: King Hu Producers: Liang Fang Hsia-Wu,Jung-Feng Cast: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai Print Courtesy: Janus Films
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"Visionary" barely begins to describe this masterpiece of Chinese cinema and martial arts moviemaking. A Touch of Zen (Xia nu) by King Hu, depicts the journey of Yang, a fugitive noblewoman in disguise who seeks refuge in a remote, and allegedly haunted, village. The sanctuary she and her three companions find with a shy scholar is shattered when a nefarious swordsman uncovers her identity, pitting the five against legions ofbladewielding opponents. At once a wuxia film, the tale of a spiritual quest, and a study in human nature, A Touch of Zen is an unparalleled work in Hu's formidable career and an epic of the highest order, characterized by breathtaking action choreography, stunning widescreen landscapes, and innovative editing. Epic, thrilling, and unbelievably gorgeous,ATouch of Zen is a nonpareil cinematic experience, absolutely unforgettable. Eat your heart out, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon! Gorgeous digital restoration!
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Amama: When a Tree Falls
World Premiere Raymond Luc Levasseur and Pierre Marier Introduce
Spain 2015 - DCP - 103 Minutes
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In Basque with English subtitles Director, Screenplay: Asier Altuna Cast: lraia Elias, Kandido Uranga, Amparo Badiola, Klara Badiola Print Courtesy: Pragda
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France 2015 - Digital Projection - 70 Minutes
In French with English subtitles Director, Writer: Marketa Tomanova Print Courtesy: Marketa Tomanova
Canada 2015 - DCP - 99 Minutes
In English When a Basque family's eldest son decides not to take over the family farm, sensitive daughter Amaia steps in to convince their controlling father Tomas of the inevitability of change. A film of rare lyricism and visual poetry, writer-director Asier Altuna's first solo dramatic feature is a sumptuous and deeply felt exploration of the struggle to maintain the customs that form identity against the inevitability of change. Symbolically rich and rooted in tremendous performances by a largely non-professional cast, while stunningly set in the unforgettable Basque countryside, A mama: When a Tree Falls is steeped in Basque tradition but tells a universal tale of ancestry, generational divide, and the demands of progress.
AndreVillers, A Lifetime in Images
Director: Pierre Marier Print Courtesy: Pierre Marier Maine native Raymond Luc Levasseur was posted on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List in 1977 for his involvement in bombings perpetrated by the United Freedom Front, before finally being arrested in 1984. From his prison cell in 1992, Levasseur, who, along with many others, saw himself as a political prisoner, wrote "My Blood is Qyebecois," in which he explains his rebellion and his radicalization by his status as a "frog" and the racism he witnessed in a small mill town in Maine where his ancestors came to work in the factories. Released from prison in 2004, he returned here, and now, in Pierre Marier's insightful and compelling film, he tells us about his career, from his childhood in a French Canadian family, through his radical years and prison, until the present.
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1946. World War II has ended but young Andre Villers is dying of bone tuberculosis. Doctors at the sanatorium in the South of France will savc: his life in extremis but Andre will have to spend the next five years in a whole body cast, from head to toe, unable to move. At 21, he will learn how to walk again, how to discover life again. Andre Villers met Pablo Picasso, working in the same village of Vallauris, after finding his own passion in photography. Picasso allowed the young photographer to talrr pictures of him at work, a privilege he had never granted anyone. And« would meet and photograph other great artists of the 20th century: Chagall, Dali, Miro, Leger, Bufiuel, Fellini, Brassai, Le Corbusier, Cocteau, Prevert, Gainsbourg, Aznavour, but it was Picasso who washis mentor. Taking photographs, cutting them, gluing them, replacing thelD. drawing on them, Villers experimented, finding himself soon outside of his guide's shadow. Though he kept a low profile, Villers, who died in April of this year, created crisp black and white work that came to be known worldwide for its playfulness and effortless precision. One of the oft-unsung great photographers whose work deserves to be finally recognized is celebrated here.
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AnArtThat Nature Makes: TheWork of Rosamond Purcell U.S.A. 2015 - DCP - 75 Minutes In English Director:Molly Bernstien Producers:Philip Dolin, Alan Edelstein PrintCourtesy: Molly Bernstein AnArt ThatNature Makes: 1he Work of Rosamond Purcell, featuring extensive scenesfrom her work at the L.C. Bates Museum in Hinckley, Maine andfrom her years-long obsession with William Buckminster's junkyard in Owls Head, Maine, is an in-depth portrait of the contemporary photographerRosamond Purcell, whose sometimes disturbing, but always breathtaking,pictures challenge our accepted notions of death and decay, andblur the line between the natural and man-made worlds. The film includesappearances by magician Ricky Jay and filmmaker/photography criticErrol Morris, who calls Purcell "one of the great photographers," onewho,"has captured the history of objects by photographing them in Romantic decline." Purcell's work, in so many ways, questions and redefinesour notions of"beauty"-and even of"life" and "death."
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Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Bajirao Mastani
U.S.A. 2016-DCP110 Minutes In English Director, Writer: Jeff Feuerzeig Print Courtesy: Magnolia Pictures
India 2015 - DCP - 150 Minutes In Hindi with English subtitles Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Producers: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Chetan Deolekar, Kishore Lulla, Shoba Sant, Ashish Tande! Screenplay: Prakash Kapadia, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on the novel by agnath S. lnamdar Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Irrfan Khan Print Courtesy: Eros International
New York magazine's October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked "it boy" wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn't actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.Author: 1he]T LeRoy Story takes us down the infinitely fascinating rabbit hole of how Laura Albert-like a Cyrano de Bergerac on steroids-breathed not only words, but life, into her avatar, for an entire decade. Albert's epic and entertaining account plunges us into a glittery world of rock shows, fashion events, and the Cannes red carpet where LeRoy becomes a mysterious sensation. As she recounts this astonishing odyssey, Albert also reveals the intricate web spun by irrepressible creative forces within her. Her extended and layered JT LeRoy performance-actually "performed" not literally by herself, at least in public, to complicate matters intriguingly more!- still infuriates many. But for Albert, channeling her brilliant fiction through another identity was the only possible path to self-expression.
As spectacular and over-the-top as any Bollywood film in a long timewhich is REALLY saying something, and meant as a compliment!Bajirao Mastani immortalizes the journey of star-crossed lovers against the backdrop of war. Set in 18th century Hindustan, this is a truly epic tale of passion, bravery, betrayal, and, above all, love. Mounted with lavish sets, elaborate costumes, soulful music, and mesmerizing dance, it is one of the most expensive-and expansive-films ever made in India. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali (whose Devdas dazzled MIFF audiences a while back) calls it his dream project and recruited three of Bollywood's biggest and most beautiful stars (Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, and Ranveer Singh) in the lead roles." Bajirao Mastani has guts, glory and grandeur. Bhansali imbues every frame with epic, precise passion."-Times if India.
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Between Sisters
France 2016 - DCP- 116 Minutes In French with English subtitles Director: Andre Tech.inc Producers: Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier Screenplay: Andre Techine, Celine Sciamma Cast: Sandrine K.iberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Coren tin Fila, Alexis Loret Print Courtesy: Strand Releasing
Italy 2015 - DCP - 80 Minutes In Italian with English subtitles Director: Manu Gerosa Producer: Hanne Phlypo Screenplay: Manu Gerosa, Valentina Toldo Print Courtesy: Slingshot Films
Damien, the son of a military family, lives in southwestern France with his mother, a doctor, while his father is away in the Central African Republic. As a gay teenager, Damien is given a hard time by Tom, a boy at school from a mountain, farming background, whose adoptive mother falls ill. The repulsion and violence they display to one another takes on a darker shade when Damien's mother decides to take in Tom to live with them. Written and directed by Andre Techine (Wild Reeds). "This vibrant portrait feels like something of a revelation ... this well-observed collaboration with co-writer Celine Sciamma is Techine's strongest film in years."-Peter Debruge, Variety.
"An Italian filmmaker chronicles his mother's attempts to unravel a family secret in Between Sisters. The subjects of the involving film are his mother and aunt, both residents of the mountain-rimmed town of Rovereto in northern Italy, one of them doggedly guarding a family secret. A deceptively narrow focus gives way to affecting observations about aging, familial bonds, and repressive traditions that shaped generations. Over the course of a year, director Manu Gerosa gathers moments of sharp intimacy as his mother, Ornella, 68, tries to draw long-buried truths from her obstinate and increasingly forgetful older sibling. The relationship between Ornella and Teresa-both strong personalities, in strikingly different ways-is what matters here, and it pulses through every frame ... The nature of the sisters' dedication is at the heart of the secrets that Ornella is determined to uncover, even as she fears what she'll find out. Gerosa captures her gentle but forthright attempts to draw out Teresa ... For Ornella, thinking is 'the sap of life'; for the often comically belligerent Teresa, it's something to be avoided at all costs. But the director catches subtle shifts in the sisters' dance of persistence and resistance, and how it's affected by their awareness of the camera-performance, in essence, eliciting truth. Between Sisters is no simplistic celebration of that truth. It embraces the messiness and acknowledges the suffering. Ornella zeros in on the hidden-in-plain-sight secret with the certainty that bringing it into the light can only set them both free, but she's not quite prepared for the results."-Sheri Linden, Variety.
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TheBlackFrost Argentina 2016 - DCP - 80 Minutes In Spanish with English subtitles Director, Screenplay: Maximiliano Schonfeld Producers: Barbara Francisco, Delfina Monteccia Cast: Ailin Salas, Lucas Schell Print Courtesy: Barbara Francisco The plantations in Entre Rios, Argentina are being devastated by a frost At the Lell brothers' farm, where they live with their nephew Lucas, a young woman appears and the farm starts to recover: the vegetables survive the frost, Lucas's greyhound performs well on the racetrack and fish appear in an abandoned pond. The Lells are in awe, but the young woman makes them restless. Lucas, however, sees something different:she is a saint who has come to save them. Word spreads and soon the villagffl come looking for miracles. The young woman has to decide whether to accept her new position within the community, or to continue on her wry. This beautiful, unusual and striking Argentinian film was produced and previewed last year by former MIFF World Filmmaker Forum participant Barbara Francisco.
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1he Brand New Testament
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Belgium/France/Luxembourg 2015 - DCP -113 Minutes ]n French with English subtitles Director:Jaco Van Dormael Producers:Olivier Rausin,Jaco Van Dormael ,creenplay:Thomas Gunzig,Jaco Van Dormael Cast:Pili Groyne, Benoit Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Fran~oisDamiens, Yolande Moreau PrintCourtesy: Music Box Films
Finland/Germany 2016 - DCP- 88 Minutes In English Director: Axel Koenzen Producers: Benny Drechsel, Karsten Stoeter Screenplay: Axel Koenzen, Boris Doran, Horst Markgraf Cast: Tommi Korpela, Ema Vetean, Archie Alemania, Manuelito Acido Print Courtesy: Rohfilm Produktion
A Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film this year, The BrandNew Testament begins with one simple conceit: God exists! He lives in Brusselsand he's a real bastard, a petty tyrant to his wife and daughter. Hisson is known well; JC managed to escape his father's grasp and live amongus, getting himself killed in the process. But God has a daughter, too.Ea is ten years old and has had enough of her father using humanity ashis playthings. When she spies the right opportunity, she hacks into his computerand leaks to the entire world via text message their inevitable dateof death. What follows is director Jaco Van Dormael's (The Eighth Day,Totole Heros, Mr. Nobody) witty and eccentric answer to the loaded question:what would you do if you knew exactly how much time you ~adleft to live? "Wildly inventive." -Peter DeBruge, Variety. "Irresistibly augh-out-loud and feel-good." -Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter.
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Ahti Ikonen is a reliable captain at the height of his career. He is in command of the 35,000-ton container vessel Brugge, which enters the Port of Savannah, its United States call, behind schedule. The loading of the ship commences in haste as the crew, led by the ambitious Romanian officer Katia, works by the piece dazedly and ill-advisedly so that they may sail in time. The ship sits, a lightboard of colors and formidable machines, its perils alien to those who aren't there in the thick, trying to maneuver spates of crushing, resistant cargo through the blear. When a member of the Filipino crew has an accident during this semi-legal lashing procedure, Ahti must face the consequences of his orders: In the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, unionized dockworkers exploit the incident and refuse to unload the ship. Standstill. The captain is caught between the frontlines. Ahti is keen to elucidate the accident, but the situation becomes more and more contradictory. The overwhelming and unusual setting is brought to life by a tense, rumbling soundscape that gives life to the oblique and observational story, its captain struggling with the cargo of weights both metal and moral.
The End of a Beautiful Epoch Russia 2015 - DCP - 98 Minutes
In Russian with English subtitles Director: Stanislav Govorukhin Producers: Stanislav Govorukhin, Yekaterina Maskina, Aleksandr Prosyanov Screenplay: Stanislav Govorukhin, based on a story by Sergei Dovlatov Cast: Ivan Kolesnikov, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Fyodor Dobronravov Print Courtesy: Mosfilm Stanislav Govorukhin's black and white retrodrama, based on Dovlatov's "The Compromise" (though the film takes its title from an evocative Joseph Brodsky poem), drives us back to the USSR with a passenger unusual in modern cinema: a highly literate wit. Based on the autobiographical tales of the Soviet writer deemed "ideologically hostile" by his peers, Epoch is sharply funny; it erects the responsibility of words not only as its subject but as its practice, and its nonstop and fast-flowing script and images are a lucid, smirking replica ofDovlatov's 1969. Toils and trifles are photographed so as to embellish its charm and place it as a grand, inconspicuous example of period cinema. The young journalist Andrei Lentulov, known for being unselfish with his views, his freedom of thought, and boldness of judgment, receives a proposition to move from Leningrad to Tallinn to work in a local newspaper. There, Andrei steps into a love affair full of contradictions with editor Marina, endless random relationships, and most importantly, an increasingly absurd arena that cultivates his fierce, wry resistance to the system. What words characterize the fight of the rebel? In Brodsky's static winter of"long dreams, prison walls, overcoats," what small artillery has the rogue, the favorite of women, "the most immoral employee" of"Soviet Estonia" against the most severe censorship, surveillance, and hypocrisy? The End of a Beautiful Epoch is a startling-and very funny!-discovery!
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World Premiere Director Doug Morrione and Cowboy Storyteller/Yodeler/ Singer Gary McMahan Introduce
Everything in the Song is True U.S.A. 2016 - DCP- 80 Minutes In English Director, Writer: Doug Morrione Featuring: Gary McMahan, Brice Chapman, Yvonne Hollenbeck, Jeff Nourse Print Courtesy: Doug Morrione The fact that director Doug Morrione was raised in Winslow, Maine only makes his remarkable achievement in making perhaps the definitive "Cowboy as Artist" documentary even more impressive! Everything in the Song is True is his feature length documentary film about four iconic characters who define the American West. Gary McMahan is a renowned cowboy singer and poet and champion yodeler. Brice Chapman is one of the world's most talented trick ropers and horse trainers. Yvonne Hollenbeck is a third generation rancher and award-winning poet and quilter.Jeff Nourse is a rancher, singer-songwriter and iron sculptor. Spanning the wide-open spaces from Colorado to New Mexico to Texas and the Dakotas, Morrione traveled alongside these characters for nearly two years to capture the sights and songs that are unique to the American experience.
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Fatima France 2015 - Dcp _ 79 Minutes In French and l\rabic with English subtitles Director, Scre~nplay: Philippe Faucon Producers: Philippe Faucon, Serge Noel . Screenplay: Philippe Faucon, based on the books ?fFatima Elayoub1 Cast: Sona Zert,ual, Zita Hanrot, Kenza-Noah Aiche Print Courtesy: Kino Lorber Winner of Cesar Awards (French Oscars) for Best Film, Screenplay, and Most Promisin~ Newcomer, Fatima is both incredibly timely and quietly revelatory. A Moroccan immigrant to France, Fatima is a single mother with two daughters: Souad, a rebellious fifteen-year-old, and Nesrine, an eighteen-year-old who has just started medical studies. Fatima has a poor command of French, which causes her much frustration in her daily interactio11 with her daughters; both of whom are her pride and joy, driving force, and also the reasons for many worries. In order to provide them with the btst possible future, Fatima works shifts as a cleaning_lady. One day, she fall~ down a staircase. Unable to work, Fatima starts wntrng dow~ in Arabic everything that it has been impossible for her to say until then rn French t 0 her daughters. "A warm and insightful dramedy about a Moroccan-bot\ 1 mother raising her two teenage daughters in Lyon. Shrewdly obser"\ng the everyday struggles, tensions and humiliations affecting three ve.ry different immigrant women, each one stnvrng rn her own way to find her place in the culture, this poignant slice-of-_lifeproves as modest rn lene:;th as it is generous in rueful insight and emot10nal complexity."-J\\~tin Chang, Variety.
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Five Nights in Maine U.S.A. 2015 - DCP - 82 Minutes In English Director, Screenplay: Maris Curran Producers: Maris Curran, Carly Hugo, David Oyelowo, Matthew Parker Cast: David Oyelowo, Dianne Wiest, Rosie Perez, Teyonah Parris, Bill Raymond Print Courtesy: Film Rise
The Maine coast is the setting and provided the shooting locations (Phippsburg, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, and South Portland) for this powerful new film with an all-star cast (Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo of Selma and Interstellar, two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest of Hannah and Her Sisters and Bullets Over Broadway, and Rosie Perez of Fearlessand White Men Can't jump.) The last voicemail Sherwin Owens (Oyelowo) received from his beloved wife, Fiona, before she died in a car accident implored him: "meet her, before it's too late."The "her" in questiOO is Fiona's mother Lucinda (Wiest), whom Fiona had just visited after many years of estrangement. After spending several solitary days blunting his grief with alcohol, Sherwin makes the long drive to Lucinda's home in rural Maine. Lucinda lives up to her reputation as ornery, bullying, and cruel, but she is suffering from cancer. As Sherwin endeavors to bridge a divide widened by age and race, there ensues an unspoken competition as to who bears the greater loss. Oyelowo, so magnificent as Dr. Marandi. Luther King,Jr. in Selma, anchors Five Nights in Maine with a profoun ) sympathetic lead performance. And Wiest is arresting in every scene s~:lc inhabits, with a hard and imperious gaze that can't quite disguise a rerfl need for love. These heartrending performances are given ample room . the hushed, tender atmospheres fostere db y wnter• d·rector 1 raJC to breathe rn Maris Curran. Five Nights is Curran's feature debut, yet it possesses~ fi]fll understanding of the power of a single gesture or image; this is a quiet about volcanic emotions.
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1he Great Game
The Guys Next Door
France2015 - DCP - 100 Minutes In Frenchwith English subtitles Director,Screenplay: Nicolas Pariser Producer:Emmanuel Agneray Cast:Melvil Poupaud, Andre Dussollier, Clemence Poesy PrintCourtesy: Distrib Films
U.S.A. 2015 -DCP74 Minutes In English Directors, Producers: Amy Geller, Allie Humenuk Print Courtesy: Amy Geller
NicolasPariser's debut feature is an elegant French political thriller that makesmuch use of its stellar cast, particularly with the brittle, uneasy rapportbetween Melvil Poupaud-the soulful young man at the center of EricRohmer's A Summer's Tale and Xavier Dolan's Laurence Anyways-and AndreDussollier, a resourceful and protean actor who commits to his character'smalevolence with relish. Pierre (Poupaud), a onetime darling novelistdisgusted with the publishing world, lets a duplicitous government insider(Dussollier) tempt him into ghostwriting a manifesto designed to transform the landscape of French public opinion-a shift with risky consequencesfor the activist (Clemence Poesy) with whom he soon becomesinvolved... 1he Great Game makes other complex ones-chess, for 1 st n ance-look simple.
Who among us can say that we come from a "normal" family? But some people's families are more unique than others. In the documentary 1he Guys Next Door, Erik and Sandro are a New England-based gay couple whose friend Rachel is the surrogate for their two daughters. Rachel is a married woman in her forties, with a husband and three children. Together they form an unusual extended family. Spanning more than three years, the film explores the struggles and possibilities that creating a family brings. And in the end, those challenges are what makes this exceptional family just like any other-or not, depending on how you look at it ...
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The Hanji Box U.S.A. 2016 - Digital Projection - 67 Minutes In English Director, Screenplay: Nora Jacobson Producers: Suzanne Dudley, Antoinette Jacobson, Nora Jacobson Cast: Natalie Kim, Nancy Sun, Bruce Baek, Suzanne C. Dudley Print Courtesy: Nora Jacobson MIFF Audience Award winner Nora Jacobson, most recently at MIFF with the 7-part Vermont Movie, returns this year with a brand-new fiction film very different than that massive documentary: 7he Hanji Box. Hannah, a recently divorced art historian, has decided to downsize. She is selling the big house in the suburbs that she has lived in for 18 years. Her adopted daughter Rose is helping her pack up the house. But Rose, to her mother's dismay, resists cleaning out her own room, despite the fact that she left the house and moved in with her boyfriend 6 months ago. The tension between mother and daughter escalates until finally, an item of great importance to both of them gets broken: Rose's Hanji box-made from traditional Korean paper-that Hannah and her husband had bought for Rose years ago in Koreatown. Or did they? Rose claims to have brought it with her from Korea-a gift from her biological birthmother. Determined to prove Rose wrong, and to fix the box, Hannah talces the train to Koreatown to find the store where she bought the box. In the process, she embarks on a journey of cultural discovery and adoption-her own.
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Harry Benson: Shoot First
Home Care
U.S.A. 2016-DCP87 Minutes In English Directors, Writers: Justin Bare, Matthew Miele Producers: Justin Bare, Heather Silverman Print Courtesy: Magnolia Pictures
Czech Republic/Slovakia 2015 - DCP - 90 Minutes In Czech with English subtitles Director, Screenplay, Producer: Slavek Horak Cast: Alena Mihulova, Boleslav Polivka, Tatiana Vilhelmova, Zuzana Kr6nerova Print Courtesy: M-Appeal
What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of Harry Benson. Initially, he captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous band in history; The Beatles. His extensive portfolio grew to include iconic photos of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. His wide-ranging work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and 1heNew Yorker.Benson, now 86, is still taking photos and has no intentions of stopping. Harry Benson:Shoot First is as vital as the photographer himself and his subjects, a thrillingly energetic trip in unforgettable images.
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Wryly humorous and bittersweet, Home Care is a buoyantly humanist tale centering on a dedicated home-care nurse in South Moravia who puts everyone else's needs before her own. Vivacious, 50-ish Vlasta travels all over the countryside, visiting a variety of charmingly eccentric patients and dispensing compassion and conventional medicine in equal measure. An unexpected dramatic shift paves the way for director Slavek Horak to explore his underlying theme: an examination of what is important in life. Beautifully written and performed, the action always feels emotionally honest, the comedy never pandering. Horak-who was an assistant director on Jan Sverak's Kolya and whose mother was a district nurse--was lucky to cast three of the Czech cinema's finest actors: Tatiana Vilhelmova, Boleslav Polivka, and the incomparable Alena Mihulova. The result here is something seemingly impossible in 2016: a warm, wry, quietly understated human comedy.
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I Know A Man ... Ashley Bryan U.S.A. 2016 - Digital Projection - 74 Minutes Director: Richard Kane Print Courtesy: Richard Kane 92-year-old Ashley Bryan lives on the island oflslesford, Maine and has been using art his entire life to celebrate joy, mediate the darkness of war and racism, explore the mysteries of faith, and create loving community. Although he is well known as a children's book author and maker of magical puppets from found objects, his life story and the art he makes from this wellspring of experience is an inspiration to people of all ages. The film opens with him reciting his hilarious new book Can't ScareMeto awestruck children. But soon after, the film delves into the horrors Ashley experienced in war. "When you experience the tremendous carnage,"he asks, "Why does man choose war. .. that destroys everything you've built up? I lived through the time of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and that did it.' The film then explores his world as an African-American experiencing • racism from early on when his father "was given the mop and the broom' a reference to the 1943 Gordon Parks photograph. He quotes Marian Anderson admonishing, "to keep another down you have to hold them down, and therefore cannot rise and soar to the potential within you."~e takes comfort in and spreads beauty thsough the spiritual content of his art-his linocut prints exhorting "Let My People Go" and his gorgeou~ sea glass windows of the Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. we begin to see his art as his way of spreading joy and peace in a less~ perfect world. An inspiring portrait of a black artist, of his place in Maine, of a unique man.
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InHarmony (En Equilibre) France2015 - DCP - 90 Minutes [n Frenchwith English subtitles Director:Denis Dercourt Cast:Albert Duponte!, Cecile de France PrintCourtesy: Distrib Films Inspiring,romantic and thrilling, In Harmony is based on a true story ofhope and strength against the odds.1his film is based on equestrian trainerBernard Sachse's memoir, On My Four Legs, and won the Best Filmat the Brussels Film Festival. Albert Duponte! plays Marc, a stunt ridercrippled from an accident while filming. Glamorous insurance assessorFlorence (the radiant Cecile De France, also in Summertime at thisyear'sMIFF) takes on his case. But a simple settlement seems distant asMarc's stubborn dignity draws Florence to him, and an unlikely love affairblossoms. As both realize how their lives have strayed, they reassess whattruly matters. Featuring stunning photography of horse training andstunt riding, director Denis Dercourt weaves a gripping tale of two unlikelylovers, broken by circumstance, yet uniting to regain some control overtheir destiny. The versatile Dercourt moves on from the dark style that characterized his earlier films such as 1he Page Turner and embraces a gutsyand emotionally powerful melodrama.
Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara Western Sahara/US.A. 2015 - DCP - 59 Minutes In Hassaniya Arabic, Spanish, and French with English subtitles Director, Producer, Writer: Iara Lee Print Courtesy: Iara Lee Most people think that colonialism in Africa has ended. But in the territory of Western Sahara, the end of European rule only gave way to a new occupation, this time by Morocco. Four decades later, the world continues to look the other way as the Sahrawi people face arrests, torture, and disappearances for demanding their independence. Life Is Waiting, a new film by director Iara Lee (Modulations, Synthetic Pleasures), chronicles this struggle. What will it take for the people of Western Sahara to reverse decades of broken promises and gain their freedom? What lessons does Sahrawi resistance offer for nonviolent movements around the world? In Life Is Waiting, join an incredible array of Sahrawi activists and artists as they offer their answers.
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Wake, 0 Wake! U.S.A. 2016 - Digital Projection - 9 Minutes Director: Hilary Brougher Cast: Sarita Choudhury, Violet Maas, Guthrie Maas Print Courtesy: Hilary Brougher Longtime MIFF vet Hilary Brougher (Stephanie Daly), returns with a short film starring Sarita Choudhury as well as Brougher's own talented children, a sketch done in anticipation of a feature to be shot in 2017 in which a young girl meets the family next door just as their fragile paradise unravels.
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Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World U.S.A. 2016 - DCP - 98 Minutes In English Director, Screenplay: Werner Herzog Producers: Rupert Maconick, Werner Herzog Print Courtesy: Magnolia Pictures In Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World,Werner Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he had previously trained on earthly destinations as disparate as the Amazon, the Sahara, the South Pole, and the Australian outback. This is a playful yet chilling examination of our rapidly interconnecting online lives. Herzog documents a treasure trove of interviews of strange and beguiling individuals-ranging from Internet pioneers to victims of wireless radiation, whose anecdotes and reflections weave together a complex portrait of our brave new world. Herzog describes the Internet as "one of the biggest revolutions we as humans are experiencing," and yet he tempers this enthusiasm with horror stories from victims of online harassment and Internet addiction. For all of its detailed analysis, this documentary also wrestles with profound and intangible questions regarding the Internet's future. Will it dream, as humans do, of its own existence? Can it discover the fundamentals of morality, or perhaps one day understand the meaning of love? Or will it soon cause us-if it hasn't already-more harm than good?
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Miss SharonJones!
My King (Mon Roi)
U.S.A. 2015 - DCP - 93 Minutes Director: Barbara Kopple Producers: Barbara Kopple, David Cassidy Print Courtesy: Abramarama
France 2015 - DCP- 128 Minutes In French with English subtitles Director: Ma'iwenn Producer: Alain Attal Screenplay: Maiwenn, Etienne Comar Cast: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garre!, Isild Le Besco Print Courtesy: Film Movement
"Now, ladies and gentlemen," says fast-talking Dap-K.ings guitarist and announcer Binky Griptite, "the star of our show-the super soul sister with the magnetic je ne sais quoi-Miss Sharon Jones!" But we know what the "quoi" is as we watch Miss Sharon Jones! if we don't already: Jones has been called "the female James Brown," and her energy is a wonder to behold both on and off stage. For years she struggled in her music career, being told she was "too black, too short, too old," so she took alternate jobs as a Rikers Island corrections officer and an armored-car guard. Her breakthrough didn't come until mid-life when she joined up with the Brooklyn-based Dap-K.ings. We watch as they try to complete their 2014 album "Give the People What They Want," and prepare for a monthslong world tour. The group's funky, revivalist rhythm and blues, backed by hard-driving horns, is a throwback to a funkier era-and a beacon to a new one. But this deeply soulful documentary is not just about the irresistible music, but also about the singer's year-long battle with cancer, and her struggle to hold her career together and return to what she loves most: the stage. This story finds its perfect match in the two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA), who has a steadfast determination to go wherever a story may lead. Miss Sharon Jones! exemplifies the power of cinema verite as Kopple follows her subject for over a year when the future is most uncertain. By the end of this film, you'll be certain that what you want is more and more of Miss Sharon Jones.
"Boldly ultra-romantic, of the sort that turned Jules and Jim or A Man and a Woman into worldwide hits" (Variety), Mon Roi (My King) was nominated for 9 Cesar awards (French Oscars), including Best Film, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Disector and Best Supporting Actor, to add to the Best Actress prize won by Emmanuelle Bercot at Cannes. Tony (Bercot) and Georgio (Vincent Cassel) are an odd match-or so Tony's brother Sola! (Louis Garre!) thinks when she tells him that they're falling quickly and recklessly in love. Actress-director Maiwenn's fourth feature captures the couple's tempestuous 10-year relationship in retrospect as a string of flashpoints, eruptions, betrayals, tender reconciliations, and life-altering decisions. Bercot and Cassel command every second of My King, dominating the film's wide, expansive frames. The movie stakes itself on theis harrowingly committed and nerve-fraying performances. Maiwenn's formidable new film is one of French cinema's most memorabk recent amourJaus.
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NicolaCostantino: La Artefacta
Our Little Sister (Umimachi Diary)
The Promised Band
Argentina2015 - DCP - 75 Minutes In Spanishwith English subtitles Director:Natalie Cristiani Writers:Nicola Costantino, Natalie Cristiani PrintCourtesy: Grasshopper Film
Japan 2015 - DCP - 128 Minutes In Japanese with English subtitles Director, Screenplay: Hirokazu Kore-eda Producers: Takashi Ishihara, Kaoru Matsuzaki, Hijiri Taguchi Cast: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose, Ryo Kase, Ryohei Suzuki Print Courtesy: Sony Pictures Classics
U.S.A./Israel/Palestine 2016 - DCP - 89 Minutes In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles and in English Director: Jen Heck Producers:Jen Heck, Chris Martin Print Courtesy:Jen Heck
~icolaCostantino is one of Latin America's most controversial and admiredvisual artists. With often macabre imagery rooted in her native Argentina'shistory and culture, Costantino is known for provocative works,such as lifelike casts of animals, soap constructed out of fat that hasbeen liposuctioned from her own body, and clothes and accessories madeof male nipple casts. Featuring candid interviews with the artist, filmmakerNatalie Cristiani's Nicola Costantino: La Artefacta is a gorgeous cinematicexploration of Costantino and her work. It's a fitting match, as muchofCostantino's work is influenced by movies-from early German Expressionismto the representation and objectification of women in contemporaryfilm.
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"Family, food, love, work, life and death are all on the menu in Our Little Sister. This irresistible, light-filled family drama from Japanese writerdirector Hirokazu Kore-eda (After Life, Still Walking) brims with small moments and slips down as easily as the many meals it shares with us. Kore-eda gives us three sisters, Sachi, Yoshino, and Chika, all in their twenties, who meet their teenage half-sister, Suzu, for the first time at their estranged father's funeral far away in the countryside. Immediately getting on well with this balanced, smart young woman, they invite Suzu to share with them the old family home in Kamakura that their father abandoned 15 years earlier and where the three still live, eating, drinking, and talking together like friends as much as siblings. Their close rapport and reliance on each other-and the dignity with which they welcome their new sister, despite her presence unearthing old resentments-is deeply infectious ... An intimate, warm embrace of a film, it radiates joy and harmony despite playing out entirely in the shadow of a difficult father's death ... Deeply charming and quietly moving"-Dave Calhoun, Time Out (London).
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They needed a cover story to cross the Israeli border. So they created an all-girl rock band. Winner of Best Doc at Cinequest 2016, this documentary from American TV show producer and first-time filmmaker Jen Heck brings our attention to the daily realities of occupants of both sides of the border as they prepare to meet: a modest but revolutionary goal. Heck calls starting a band a rite of passage ... in this case, literally so. Lina lives in Area A, the part of the West Bank that's wholly under Palestinian control. Shlomit grew up on the Green Line, lives in Tel Aviv, and has never spoken to a Palestinian nor been to the West Bank. The invitation to cross the border into Area A with some of Heck's friends is too good to pass up; at personal risk the women make repeated trips to get to know one another. "The filmed result is what happens when a director spends four years trying to get a Palestinian mother of three, an Orthodox rabbi, a "pretty Zionist" former IDF soldier, and some Israeli lesbians into the same room to play some music together, on camera. "-Marcia Petrey, California Magazine. "One thing I noticed about being in Israel and in Palestine is that the system is designed so that you don't have to look people in the eye. And when you do look people in the eye there's a scariness to how much you recognize of yourself," says Heck. "I don't think it's coincidence that the band members that stick together, the people that make the final song, are all women. It's easier for women to talk to each other."
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The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger U.K. 2016 - DCP- 89 Minutes In English Directors: Tilda Swinton, Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Bartek Dziadosz Producers: Lily Ford, Colin MacCabe Screenplay: Tilda Swinton, Christopher Roth, Ben Lerner Print Courtesy: JarmanLab In a project featuring and, in part, directed by actress Tilda Swinton, The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits efJohn Berger, approaches one of our most brilliant and important radical thinkers and writers, the still astonishingly vibrant 89-year-old John Berger, in a way that is as strong and forwardlooking as his thoughts and work. A prolific artist, philosopher, writer, storyteller and "radical humanist," Berger moved from usban London to the tiny Alpine village of O!iincy, France in 1973. He realized that subsistence peasant farming, which had sustained humanity for millennia, was drawing to an historical close. He determined to spend the rest of his life bearing witness to this vanishing existence, not least by participating in it. Berger's trilogy Into Their Labours chronicles the peasant life of this Alpine village and its surrounding countryside. Ous portrait places Berger in the rhythm of the seasons in O!iincy, combining ideas and motifs from his work with the texture and history of his mountain home. Swinton joins Berger for a frank and revealing conversation in the film's first seasonal chapter, in which their longtime collaboration and friendship is beautifully conveyed. Also joining The Seasons in Quincy are writers and artists Ben Lerner, Akshi Singh, Colin MacCabe, and Christopher Roth, who engage Berger in a lively political discussion of our present historical moment and its relationship to the past. The Seasons in Quincy shows how film can move beyond text, and beyond fine art, to offer a multifaceted and multilayered portrait. These are more than documentary films-they are spectacular examples of thinking in film.
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SEED: The Untold Story
Summertime (La Belle Saison)
U.S.A. 2016 - DCP - 93 Minutes In English Directors, Producers: Taggart Siegel,Jon Betz Print Courtesy: Collective Eye Films
France 2015 - DCP - 105 Minutes In French with English subtitles Director: Catherine Corsini Producers: Elisabeth Perez, Patrick Quinet Screenplay: Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss Cast: Cecile De France, lzfa Higelin, Noemie Lvovsky, Jean-Henri Compere, Loulou Hanssen Print Courtesy: Strand Releasing
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Vandana Shiva, Dr.Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbell, and Winona LaDuke, following passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000-year old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of ous food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these reluctant heroes-including Central Maine's Will Bonsall, who is prominently featured in this fascinating and important filmrekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.
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1971. The women's movement in France is discovering itself. Delphine, the daughter of farmers, moves to Paris to break free from the shackles of her family and to gain her financial independence. Carole is a Parisian, living with Manuel, actively involved in the stirrings of the feminist movement. Their encounter turns their lives upside down. Nominated for Cesar Awards (French Oscars) for Best Actress (the luminous Cecile de France, also starring in MIFF 2016's In Harmony) and Best Supporting actress (Noemie Levovsky). Director Catherine Corsini was nominated for three Lumiere Awards: Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, for this involving, riveting drama.
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Tempestad
The Tenth Man (El rey del Once)
ThankYou for Your Service
Mexico2016 - DCP - 105 Minutes In Spanish with English subtitles Director,Writer: Tatiana Huezo Producers:Nicolas Celis, Sebastian Celis,Jim Stark PrintCourtesy: Cinephil
Argentina 2016 - DCP - 80 Minutes In Spanish, Hebrew, and Yiddish with English subtitles Director: Daniel Burman Producers: Diego Dubcovsky, Daniel Burman, Barbara Francisco Cast: Alan Sabbagh, Julieta Zylberberg, Usher Barilka, Elvira Onetto, Uriel Rubin Print Courtesy: Kino Lorber
U.S.A. 2015 - DCP - 101 Minutes In English Director: Tom Donahue Producers: Ilan Arboleda, Tom Donahue, Matt Tyson Print Courtesy: Tom Donahue
Thisunforgettable and haunting movie, executive produced by former MIFF guest Jim Stark, makes human the stories that are mere political fodderin this country these days. A group of innocent people is chargedwith human trafficking and thrown into prison. The authorities announcethey've dealt a blow to organized crime; the public is reassured. 'Pagadores"are what the victims of such procedures are called in Mexico. In her second, very poetic feature documentary, Tatiana Huezo has a youngmother recount her journey through hell: innocent, robbed of her Uberty, she's handed over to those for whom she's being made to atone--in a privateprison controlled by the Gulf Cartel. Tempestadis a road movie: 2000kilometers by bus from Matamoros to Cancun, through a blustery, overcast,bleak country. Inspections by martial-looking men armed to the teeth,omnipresent fear. A country mired in an invisible war whose front Unesare equally invisible. The viewer never sees the protagonist but just hearnher voice. The images create space for our own imagination and help usdigest the monstrosity of the account, so her journey is ours.
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After years away, Ariel returns to Buenos Aires seeking to reconnect with his father, who has founded a charity foundation in Once, the city's Jewish district where Ariel spent his youth. But Usher appears to be staving off a meeting with his son; instead he keeps roping him into a number of small assignments during the course of which Ariel meets Eva, who volunteers for Usher's charity. Like Ariel, she too feels estranged from her father, and no longer speaks. Together they look back at the past in order to shape the present. Except that more than anything else (and it is many things), The Tenth Man (El rey de/ Once)is a ruefully funny, brilliantly observed comedy that warmly embraces the small things in life that make up the much larger things, a great movie disguised as a modest one. Co-produced by 2015 MIFF guest Barbara Francisco.
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Undersung follows four different families who are caring for a child with disabilities: Craig and Hannah; Claire and Sophie; Ramona, Harry, and Melvin; Marina and Gregory. As Ramona states at the beginning of the film, "I see it as a disability myself now, that inability to accept disability." Undersung is intelligent and clear about the struggles these parents face. Marriages crumble under the demands of being a caregiver. The uncertainty of the future as parents grow older is another huge concern. But even worse is the economic pressures of caring for a child "who will never make money, but only cost money," as Claire explains. The larger question of what we value as a society is implicit. Still, even in the midst of this level of challenge, love-stubborn, persistent, and surprisingly tough-endures. It is most clearly seen in the daily routines of parents and children, during bedtime kisses, preparing meals, and getting ready for school. It is a privilege to witness these gentle moments of grace and tenderness. "It is a blending of souls that is completely inexplicable ... " says one of the caregivers ...
This astonishing four and a half hour film is the final part of one of the great documentary accomplishments of the 21st century, from Bostonbased director John Gianvito (Prefit Motive and the Whispering Wind). Wake (Subic), however, requires no experience with the rest of the larger work. First begun in 2006, 1#:ike(Subic) completes the documentary diptych, For Example, 1he Phillipines, the first part of which, Vapor Trail (Clark) was released in 2010 (and shown at MIFF). Collectively, this nine-hour essay explores circumstances of toxic contamination around the former U.S. military bases in the Philippines as the locus for a meditation on hjstorical amnesia, colonial privilege, and the consequences of unchecked militarism. Interweaving both cinema-verite and interview footage of Filipino victims and their families, environmental spokespersons, and communjty activists, along with early photographic material pertaining to the Philippine-American War, partisan songs, historical texts, and landscape photography, both films are an attempt to construct a work capable of rendering some measure of this human and environmental tragedy and the complexities of its remedy.
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INDEX
25Watts
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Re-Discovery
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River
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Amama: When a Tree Falls
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Home Care
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Erica Rivas
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An American, Portrait of Raymond Luc Levasseur
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I Know A Man ... Ashley Bryan
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Roman Citizen
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Andre Villers, A Lifetime in Images
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In Harmony (En Equilibre)
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Incident Light
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Jindabyne
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SEED: The Untold Story
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The Kidnapping of a Fish
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Semana Santa
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Bajirao Mastani
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Kramer vs. Kramer
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Semele
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Before I Was Young
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The Late Show
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Short Cuts
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Being 17
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Layla Fourie
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Lori Singer
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Robert Benton
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Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara
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The Song of the Broad Axe
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Between Sisters
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Little Men
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Stuffed
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The Black Frost
40
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
46
Suaveciclos
19
Blood Simple
36
The Long Haul
54
Summertime (La Belle Saison)
48
Louder Than Bombs
11
Swiss Army Knife with Rats and Pigeons
26
Bonnie and Clyde
8
The Brand New Testament
41
Maine Shorts 1
54
Tempestad
49
Busy Day
57
Maine Shorts 2
55
The Tenth Man (El rey del Once)
49
Gabriel Byrne
10-11
Maine Student Film & Video Festival
24
Thank You for Your Service
49
Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff)
36
Pia Marais
18
Tides
55
34-35
A Touch of Zen
37
26-27
Trouble in Mind
21
Crime Doesn't Pay
57
MIFF-AT-A-GLANCE
Dead weight
41
MIFFONEDGE
Movie Schedule
Digital Folklore
27
Miller's Crossing
11
Tunnel Vision
57
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
41
Mladen
55
Umishu
56
Fernando Epstein
17
Miss Sharon Jones!
46
Undersung
50
Everything
55
My King (Mon Roi)
46
The Unpolished
18
Everything in the Song is True
42
Neon Bull
17
The Usual Suspects
10
Exodus
56
Never
56
Vision
Fatima
42
Nicola Costantino: La Artefacta
47
VJSuave
First Light
54
Nobody's Fool
Fish
56
Ocean
Five Nights in Maine
42
Footloose
20
Fuji
54 19,27
Wake, 0 Wake!
45
27
Wake (Subic)
50
On Location in Peyton Place
14
The Weight
54
Ossessione
37
Wild Tales
26
Our Little Sister (Umimachi Diary)
47
World Filmmakers' Forum
God Knows Where I Am
20
Out 1: Noli me Tangere
37
World Shorts
The Great Game
43
Patriot
56
The Guys Next Door
43
Pearl Pistols
26
The Hanji Box
43
Pen Up the Pigs
26
Harry Benson: Shoot First
44
Peyton Place
14
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
36
The Promised Band
47
68
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Colby Oil on canvas, 28 x 48 in. (71.12 x 121.92 cm). Colby College Museum of Art, American Heritage Collection. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ellerton M. Jette, 1956.016