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The Buzz is your source for the latest festival highlights agic is about the mystery: How did he the football teams and best bets for films each day. You can also catch pull that rabbit out of that hat? How or presidents of “The Buzz” video program with Meaghan Earley on Facebook or YouTube. For more information visit did those cards end up in my pocket? student council. www.clevelandfilm.org/social. ButM “Magic Camp” isn’t only about the magic; “It is a place to What’s Buzzing at the 37th CIFF it is a documentary that not only focuses on the congregate with Thursday, April 11, 2013; CIFF Day 9: excitement of the magic, but also the growth of like-minded people the unique individuals that learn about them- from all over the Start your day off with “Pieta” at 9:15 a.m. selves in the week-long camp. world who are, all Set in South Korea, it’s a story about revenge and redemption—and you may have a hard time Tannen’s Magic Camp is one of the most of a sudden, not the Judd Ehrlich directs and prestigious magic camps around. Kids from all only magicians in produces public television telling which one is which. documentaries; he has been Steal away at 11:45 a.m. into “A Secret over the world come to learn magic. They learn their towns,” he says. nominated for two Emmy World,” the story of a young woman who Awards. how to do sleight-of-hand and vanishing tricks, Each aspiring abandons her life and goes on a strange road stage magic, and close-up magic. But the lessons magician is different from the last, and that is trip. Will she be reunited with the special friend of the camp go beyond just magic—they also what makes it so accessible to the audience. of her dreams? foster self-discovery in campers. “It’s a film where there are characters you At 2:00 p.m., see “Flower Square,” in which “It’s where these kids can be themselves, find care about and can relate to,” says Ehrlich. a children’s performer finds himself on the run themselves,” director Judd Ehrlich says. “The “When they’re at camp, they wear their heart from almost everybody. Find out why the police, camp is more than just about taking a trip.” on their sleeves. It’s not difficult for them to the Church and the Mafia are all out to get poor Filip. Ehrlich knows from personal experience be- really open up about other aspects of their lives. See “Chasing Rainbows” at 4:05 p.m. It cause he attended Tannen’s Magic Camp during You can see parts of yourself or people you follows the journey of a young slacker and an his youth. “I know what a special and unique know and can travel upon their [the characters’] older technophobe as they try to win big on the place this is,” he says. “So many people don’t journey with them.” —Molly Drake lottery. Will they manage to cash in on an even know it exists and that there is this subculture of more important prize? kids who are really obsessed with magic.” At 6:20 p.m., watch “When Day Breaks” for These are the kids who aren’t the captains of SHOWING  magic camp the transformative discovery of a retired music TODAY is playing today at 4:00 p.m. professor, which occurs when a locked iron box at the AKRON ART MUSEUM is uncovered at the site of a World War II concentration camp. Finish out the night at 9:00 p.m. with “My Beautiful Country.” When an Albanian soldier Day and Knight in Akron takes refuge in the home of a Kosovar widow, they begin to forge a dangerous, but beautiful, CIFF is thrilled to collaborate with the Akron Art family in spite of the war raging all around them. Museum, Akron-Summit County Public Library and Akron Film+Pixel on a Day and Knight in Find out the latest information about these films and other festival events by picking up The Daily, reading the festival Akron for the 37th CIFF. A sampling of our fea- website and, of course, seeing as many films as you can. ture films and short subjects will be included in programs that will take place in the Akron Art Museum and at the Akron-Summit County ABOVE: “Underdogs” Natalie Public Library. For the full listing of films playing Imbruglia, producer Doug in Akron today visit www.clevelandfilm.org/day- dayandKNIGHT Dearth, actors Logan Huffman and-knight-in-akron. in at the and Kyle Carthens are in it to AKRON win it! “Underdogs” plays today TOWER CITY CINEMAS clevelandfilm.org in Akron at 6:45 p.m. LEFT: Jack Check out The Daily online for interviews with film festival Storey, director of “Red, White the filmmakers of “Underdogs,” and “Red, White Presented with the generous support of the and Blueprints,” at CIFF. His film plays today in Akron at 6:30 and Blueprints: A Rust Belt Documentary” at p.m. followed by a Filmforum. www.clevelandfilm.org/festival/the-daily. Photos: Janet Macoska Macoska Janet Photos: S pecial Guests A Fan of Freda Ryan Arthur Ariana Delawari Sugar and Spice We Came Home ock-and-Roll photographer and Beatles us fan club Sophie Schwartz Megan Ebor fan, Janet Macoska, shares her own letters, special The Lion, The Witch and Even Me The Wardrobe Michael Sarrow memories of Freda Kelly, the offers, the Ted Sikora Bruce Blumberg Loung Ung This Is Lipstick! teenagerR who started a fan club for annual Beatles Matthew Hashiguchi Valérie Théodore The Lower 9: A Story François Aunay before they were famous. Christmas of Home Would You Be Kind To At the age of 10 years old, in 1964, I was a record and all Noldon Starks Leave, Sir Jen Poland Naomi Kazama card-carrying member of The Official Beatles the latest news Outcast Katsumi Matsumoto Santina Protopapa Do You Know What My Fan Club. The name of Freda Kelly was almost about our Project 5: When Name Is? I Hear Music Ryan White as important to me as John, Paul, George and beloved Julia Reichert Freda Kelly Steven Bognar Kathy McCabe Ringo, because she was their fan club president. Beatles. She Peggy McCabe Ryan White, the director of “Good Ol’ Sparkle Good Ol’ Freda This meant Freda had contact with the boys cut up Paul’s Freda,” is a graduate of Duke University Benjamin Greené David Ross and a Sundance fellow. P. Corwin Lamm Glenn Gaylord on a daily basis. shirts, and sent Survival Prayer I Do Joel Allen Schroeder Brandon Harris Most importantly, like us, Freda Kelly was bits of Ringo’s hair to fans, trying to Christopher Browne Redlegs Dear Mr. Watterson a Beatles fan. She worked a secretarial job in communicate personally with as many as Marielle Nitoslawska Jack Storey Breaking the Frame Kris Schrader Liverpool, but spent her lunchtimes listening possible. On one of those fan club-only Brian A. Friedman Roger Ross Williams Red, White and God Loves Uganda to The Beatles at . Before the Christmas records, The Beatles gave a loud Blueprints Deepak Rauniyar Doug Dearth Asha M Magarati group became famous, she ran a fan club for shout-out to “Good Ol’ Freda.” Logan Huffman Highway Natalie Imbruglia Marcus DeAnda them. Then when took over as When The Beatles broke up in 1970, I only Brett Kerr Pit Stop the group’s manager, he offered Freda a job as accepted the news that the rumors were true Underdogs Ruth Thomas-Suh Dan Chisu Peter Brauer his secretary. She continued to manage the fan when Freda sent us a letter telling us that The Chasing Rainbows Simone Giuliani Peter Navarro Reject club, too, but once The Beatles became a world- Beatles and the fan club were over. Freda’s word Death By China 2.0 Silas Hite Nina Davenport The Record Breaker wide sensation, it was a struggle to answer the was gospel. —Janet Macoska First Comes Sarah Gurfield Brian McMahon thousands of fan letters that piled up each day. Kathy Leichter Thumb Here One Day Amy Finkel For many of us, though, Freda Kelly was our SHOWING xx  good ol’ Freda Luke Poling Furever TODAY Plimpton! personal connection to the Fab Four; she sent is playing today at 7:20 p.m. Tia Lessin at the Cedar Lee Theatre Gabriel Mariño Carl Deal A Secret World Citizen Koch

Rick Whitbeck Evening at the Cedar Lee Theatre 5:30 p.m. Pre-film reception at Nighttown. A dded Screenings: 7:20 p.m. “Good Ol’ Freda” will play. Please find your seats by 7:00 p.m. Saturday April 13th Detroit Unleaded 9:25 am Lord Montagu 9:40 am 9:30 p.m. Dinner specials until 12 Midnight at Nighttown.

Anita 10:20 am Mariachi Gringo 9:10 pm Kelly Freda of courtesy Photo: Sunday April 14th Freda Kelly (left) was one of the original Beatles fans—something few people in the world can really claim. Omamamia 9:25 am Blondie 9:35 am G-Dog 10:30 am Time Change: THE Sunday April 14th Halima’s Path 2:10 pm online The Daily hasn’t shrunk; it’s online. Read exclusive content Late Additions: that’s not available in the print edition by visiting The Daily Saturday April 13th

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5:40 pm F. eorge G • Highway (Playing today at 12:20 p.m.) Sunday April 14th Nepali filmmaker Deepak Rauniyar talks about Which Way is the Front Line From Here? Photo: The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington 4:55 pm bandhs, and his unique entry into filmmaking. Thérèse 6:30 pm BE THE APPLAUSE • Rafea: Solar Mama (Playing today at 2:30 p.m.) TOP: Warrensville Filmmaker Mona Eldaief introduces us to an Heights students outspoken and brave Rafea. Treyvin Howard and Emmanuel Brown • Reject (Playing today at 4:15 p.m.) absorb the knowledge followed by a FilmForum Challenge Match contained within the Ruth Thomas-Suh discusses the science and CIFF program guide psychiatry of rejection and bullying. We are $60,000 closer to after attending FilmSlam reaching our goal of $100,000 at Tower City. BOTTOM: • Citizen Koch (Playing today at 6:15 p.m.) Gabriel Mariño, director Directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin talk about of “A Secret World,” their motivation for making the documentary. is one of this year’s Focus on Filmmakers • God Loves Uganda (Playing today at 7:00 p.m.) awardees. followed by a FilmForum Photo: Meaghan Earley Earley Meaghan Photo: Travel to Uganda with Roger Ross Williams. Official Airline of the 37th CIFF • Breaking the Frame (Playing today at 9:30 p.m.) The Cleveland International Film Festival receives public Last RTA train of the day . . . Director Marielle Nitoslawska shares her support with local tax dollars from Cuyahoga Arts and RED Line EAST: 12:17 AM RED Line WEST: 12:35 AM exploration of the work of Carolee Schneemann. Culture, to preserve and enrich our region’s artistic and BLUE Line EAST: 12:15 AM GREEN Line EAST: 12 midnight cultural heritage.