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When we tally up his film and participate in apost-film apost-film discussion on Saturday, the overall attendance at our previous ACTORS discussion on Friday, October 5th October 6th starting at 4:00 PM Frenchfilm offerings, it’s obviousthat starting at 7:30PM and again on Sunday, October 7th ANGEL WALKER there are many thousands of Francophile/ starting at 9:00 AM. SATAN’S ANGEL: cinéastes in the Valley who support this Fred Schepisi (b. Melbourne, 1939) began his endeavor.Asamerci beaucoup to you, production career in the advertisingworld before QUEEN OF THEFIRETASSELS joining Cinesound Productions then starting the JOSH DRAGOTTA,DIRECTOR Ms. Walker is scheduled to present we decided to go all in with not one, Film House, where for 20-plus years he directed SATAN’S ANGEL: QUEEN OF THE her film and participate in a not two, not even three —but FOUR (!) Frenchlanguage films: both commercials and documentaries. His first FIRE TASSELS post-film discussion on Saturday, feature-length film was the semi-autobiographical THEDAY ISAW YOUR HEART; Mr. Dragottaisscheduled to October 6th at 8:35PM. TheDevil’s Playground (1976), whichwon six HENRYOFNAVARRE;LET MY PEOPLE GO!; AFIawards including Best Film and established present his film and participate in Born Cecelia Angel Walker,Satan’s Angel’s THEWELLDIGGER’S DAUGHTER Fred’s reputation as atalented director,writer apost-film discussion on Saturday, life has been anything but uninteresting. ASan and producer.The success of his second film, October 6th at 8:35PM. Francisco girl at heart, Angel started stripping on OSCAR CONTENDERSARE STILL HERE TheChant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), took SanFrancisco’s legendary Broadway in North Fred to the U.S where he directed Barbarosa Josh Dragottahas been making films for the past Beachduring the early 60s. It was the amateur We know that you expect the program (1981), Iceman (1983), Plenty (1985), and 18 years beginning in New Jersey. While living in strip contests that led Angel Dahltobe known to include those Oscar® contenders Roxanne (1987), before returning to Australia to New Jersey he attended acommunity college in as Satan’s Angel. Competing with acts became that didn’t win the coveted Foreign co-write and direct Evil Angels (a.k.a. ACry in Bucks, County Pennsylvania where he studied challenging so she found aunique take on the Oscar’s “Best” award. This year’s special the Dark, 1988). Evil Angels received numerous cinematography.Itwas there that he began his art of striptease with afinale that would set selection of four official film submissions passion for telling stories, shooting and editing awards and nominations including the AFIBest audiences ablaze! Satan’s Angel was now Queen to the 2012 Foreign Film Academy Achievement in Direction and Best Screenplay short 16mm films and submitting them to local film of The Fire Tassels and her signature move was festivals. Josh later moved to Tucson, Arizona where Awards are: Adaptation and two Golden Globe nominations setting her ta-ta’s on fire. It was ahit! She found ABU, SON OF ADAM;AMNESTY; VOLCANO; for Best Screenplay and Best Director.Fred also he continued his craft and shifted toward digital herself dancing burlesque in Las Vegas and all and THEWOMAN IN THESEPTICTANK produced and directed the screen adaptation video. While attending the University of Arizona he over the world. She entertained the troops in of John Guare’s play Six Degrees of Separation studied photography and produced several short Vietnam. Promoters like Barry Ashton, Harold (1993) starring Stockard Channing,Donald films as well as an annual film festival. Originally Minsky and Ann Corio booked her regularly.From SPOTLIGHT ON LATINAMERICA intended to generate funds for film projects, the Sutherland and Will Smith. His other film credits swinging with the Rat Packtosmoking dope with The Festival regularly presents films from as producer and director include TheRussia Back Alley Film Festival took on alife of its own Janis Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix, Angel has lived and ran for 10 years. In 2007, Josh moved to Los Latin America as part of its programming. House (1990), Mr.Baseball (1992), IQ (1994), alife of sexual freedom. Angel has never denied We are very proud to be featuring: Last Orders,(2001) and It Runs in the Family Angeles where he met his producingpartner Tony her sexuality.Her life has brought her many loves CRAFT; FAT, BALD,SHORTMAN;THE FINGER; (2002). In 1996,he was called in to direct new Marsico. The two formed acreative partnership and losses, from stage door johnnies to movie material and restructure Fierce Creatures.In and formed Retrograde Productions, LLC. They stars. She has always been open about her life at JUAN IN AMILLION;THE LASTCHRISTEROS; 2004, Fred co-produced and directed the film have produced short films, music videos and times causing her physical harm. In the mid 80s, and THEPRIZE adaptation of the best-selling novel by Richard commercials. Their work has been selected in film Angel retired from dancing and battled addiction. Russo Empire Falls (2004). Starring Paul festivals, and they have garnered distribution. Their After fleeing the East Coast from amotorcycle JEWISH FILMS&JEWISH THEMES most recent and first feature film, SATAN’S ANGEL: Newman, Ed Harris, Joanne Woodward, Robin gang Angel returned to the West Coast. In 2000, Although we are not aJewish film festival, Wright Penn and Helen Hunt, the film debuted in QUEEN OF THEFIRE TASSELS,premiered at Angel came out of retirement and emerged in the high caliber of Jewish films and the U.S on HBO,was nominated for anumber of the prestigious Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film the burlesque world. Her first dance was at awards and won Golden Globes for Best Mini- Festival: Outfest. The two are preparing for their next Teasorama and was welcomed with astanding Jewish themes from whichtochoose Series or Motion Picture made for Television and project. Josh resides in Los Angeles with his wife ovation. Her status as alegend has helped bring eachyear is nothing short of bountiful. Paul Newman as Best Performance by an Actor and three dogs. attention to the pioneers of burlesque, and her We are particularly delighted by the in aSupporting Role in aSeries, Mini-Series or commitment to the preservation of burlesque variety of themes available Motion Picture Made for Television. It was also in our line-up: KORINNASEHRINGER, keeps her busy traveling and telling stories. She nominated for various Emmys with Paul Newman has had drinks named after her,songs sung about THEDAY ISAW YOUR HEART; LETMYPEOPLE DIRECTOR winning as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a her,countless articles written about her,and has GO!; LORE;NICKY’S FAMILY; and POLICEMAN Miniseries or aMovie. Fred has just completed SHOUTING SECRETS had aplay written about her.In2012, afeature work as producer and director on THEEYE OF Ms. Sehringer is scheduled to documentary chronicling her life was produced SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENINGS/ARIZONA THESTORM (2011) starring Geoffrey Rush, present her film and participate in with wide appeal. Her name is Satan’s Angel. Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis, Alexandra apost-film discussion on Sunday, PREMIERES Schepisi, Helen Morse, John Gaden and Robyn October 7th at 4:50PMand again We are privileged to offer eight highly Nevin. Fred was recently awarded the Order anticipated releases! These films of Australia for his service to the Australian film on Monday, October 8th at 5:05PM industry first as amentor and then as adirector, will be screened theatrically later this Korinna Sehringer,born and raised in producer and screenwriter. year (or in 2013), but you can be the Switzerland but currently living in Los Angeles, first to see: is an American Film Institute (AFI) Directing THEEYE OF THESTORM; Alumni. She has written, directed and produced LORE;NICKY’S FAMILY; QUARTET; five award-winning short films (i.e. TheCookie Thief), and produced and directed the TV THESESSIONS;SHADOW DANCER; documentary One Nation: Voices of America STARLET; and STRUCK BY LIGHTNING large format printing• digital &offset printing color &b/w copies• design &layout• mail &binderyservice

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Pass and Package Prices –Only available before the Festival starts. VIPPASS...... $215 *Single Ticket Prices: FULL FESTIVAL DISCOUNT PACKAGE...... $185 Shows Starting 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM...... 2-for-$10 **Student Discount at-the-door...... $8 VOUCHER BOOKLETS...... $100 Only available before the Festival starts (See above) (*Excludes opening —**Valid student ID required) BUILD-A-TENPACKAGE...... $90 Shows Starting after 12:00 PM...... $10 BUILD-A-FIVE PACKAGE...... $45 PASS,PACKAGE&TICKETINFORMATION... Pre-Orders: Tickets, passes, and packages ordered Tickets At-The-Door during Festival: Subject to Suggested: To avoid sellouts, plan your Festival Refunds and Schedule Changes: All sales are by midnight Thursday,Sept 27,2012 will be mailed. availability,single tickets may be purchased at the schedule ahead of time, and purchase tickets as final. No refunds or exchanges. 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TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:WWW.SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ••• 11 OPENINGNIGHT FILM CLOSINGNIGHT FILM Variance Films and SycamoreEntertainment Fox Searchlight Pictures PRESENTS –AFredSchepisi Film PRESENTS –ABen Lewin Film THEEYE OF THESTORM THESESSIONS DIRECTOR: Fred Schepisi DIRECTOR: Ben Lewin COUNTRY: Australia COUNTRY: USA YEAR:2011 YEAR:2011 RUNTIME:119 minutes RUNTIME:94minutes FORMAT: DCP FORMAT: DCP SHOWS:Friday, Oct. 5th at 7:30pm SHOWS:Tuesday, Oct. 9th at 8:05pm Fred Schepsi is scheduled to participate in apost-film discussion with the audience. AWARDS: Sundance Film Festival -Audience Award/Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting In aSydney suburb, twonurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) as her expatriate Based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California-based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, THESESSIONS son and daughter convene at her deathbed. In dying, as in living, Mrs. Hunter remains aformidable force on those around her. It is tells the storyofaman confined to an iron lung who is determined, at age 38,tolose his virginity. With the help of his therapists and via Mrs. Hunter’s authorityover living that her household and children vicariously face death and struggle to give consequence to the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream areality. life. Estranged from amother who was never capable of loving them Sir Basil, (Geoffrey Rush), afamous but struggling actor in Principal Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Adam Arkin London, and Dorothy (Judy Davis), an impecunious Frenchprincess, attempt to reconcile with her. In doing so they are reduced from Writer: Ben Lewin states of worldly sophistication to floundering adolescence. Thechildren unite in acommon goal —toleave Australia with their vast Producers: Judi Levine, Ben Lewin, Stephen Nemeth inheritance. Moving through Sydney’s social scene, they searchfor away to fulfill their desire. Using the reluctant services of their Cinematographer: Geoffrey Simpson family lawyer Arnold Wyburd (John Gaden), aman long in love with Mrs. Hunter, they scheme to place their mother in asociety Editor: Lisa Bromwell nursing home to expedite her demise. Panic sets in as the staff sense the impending end of their eccentric world. Mrs. Hunter Music: Marco Beltrami confesses her profound disappointment at failing to recreate the state of humilityand grace she experienced when caught in the eye of acyclone 15 years earlier. Forthe first time in their lives, the meaning of compassion takes the children by surprise. 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CRAFT(Riscado) THEDAY ISAW YOUR HEART DEAD MAN’S BURDEN Director: Gustavo Pizzi (Et Soudain Tout le Monde Me Manque) DIRECTOR: Jared Moshé Country: Brazil DIRECTOR: Jennifer Devoldère COUNTRY: USA Runtime: 85 minutes COUNTRY: France RUNTIME:93minutes Languages: Portuguese and French, with subtitles RUNTIME:98minutes FORMAT: Blu-ray in English LANGUAGE: French, with subtitles in English FORMAT: DVD FORMAT: DCP AWARDS: Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival -Best Actress; São Paulo Association of ArtCritics Awards -Best Screenplay Families are complicated… especially when Eli, the father, who’s about to be 60, isexpecting Theyear is 1870, and afragmentedAmerica still strains to pickupthe pieces after asavage Civil ababy with his new wife. Upon hearing this news, his twogrown daughters, Dom, who is trying War. Martha (exciting newcomer Clare Bowen) and her husband Heck(David Call, Tiny Furniture) Bianca manages aprecarious livingasatalented but underemployed actress in Rio de Janeiro, to adopt, and Justine, who flits from one boyfriend to the next, are shocked. To become closer to are living on ahomestead that Martha’s father purchased on the rural New Mexico frontier, and performing for private events, dressed as female movie icons. Troubled by the thought she Justine, whom he has never gotten along with, Eli has the bright idea of making friends with all they’re struggling to make ends meet. When amining company expresses interest in buying their has missed her chance at a“big break,” she perseveres with single-minded dedication to her of her exes...without her knowledge. But when Justine falls in love again, and Eli is about to ruin land, Martha and Hecksee their ticket to abetter life. Their hopeful plans are soon complicated craft—until an audition leads to arare opportunityand possible redemption for years of social everything, the family teeters on the verge of falling apart. Will they all be able to make peace when Martha’s oldest brother Wade (Barlow Jacobs, Shotgun Stories)—whom she believed was marginalization. But her world maystill prove too insecure, even for one as gifted and deserving before it’s too late? killed during the war—returns to the family homestead after learning of their father’s death. Torn as Bianca. Set against richvisuals and adown-to-earth tone, Karine Teles’ remarkable lead Principal Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Michel Blanc, Géraldine Nakache, Florence Loiret Caille, Claude Perron, between adesire to reconcile with the only family they have left and their clashing convictions, performance drives an enveloping drama of everyday tragedy in the working world of an artist. Guillaume Gouix, Sébastien Castro, Manu Payet, Jean-Yves Roan, Romain Levy, AlexandreSteiger,Daniel Cohen, tension and suspicion continue to mount. Principal Cast: Gisele Fróes, Lucas Gouvêa, Otávio Muller Luce Mouchel Principal Cast: Barlow Jacobs, ClareBowen, David Call, Joseph Lyle Taylor,RichardRiehle

FAT, BALD,SHORTMAN FILLYBROWN THEFINGER (El Dedo) (Gordo, Calvo YBajito) Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos Director: Sergio Teubal Director: Carlos Osuna Country: USA Country: Argentina Country: Colombia Runtime: 101minutes Runtime: 93 minutes Runtime: 91 minutes FORMAT: DCP Language: Spanish, with subtitles in English Language: Spanish, with subtitles in English FORMAT: DVD FORMAT: DVD

Lonesome, middle-aged virgin, Antonio Farfán, is picked on and ridiculed as amatter of course, Maria Jose “Majo” Tonorio is atough-as-nails LA street poet who spits from the heart. When she’s After seven yearsoflocal dictatorship, aremote village in Argentina formally becomes atown, with whether by coworkers or his bullying moochofabrother (who only calls when he needs money). not refining her skills on the mike at “Pocos Pero Locos,” alocal Latin Rapweb show, Majo is at the birth of its 501st inhabitant. Hidalgo, aslickand ingratiating scion, is eager for the new post An employee of anotary’s office, his status improves abit when his new boss—and strangely home trying to be the good daughter to Jose, adevoted single parent who does an admirable job of mayor. Smelling arat, Baldomero (a beloved natural leader with ahabitually tapping digit) runs affable doppelganger—takes an interest in him. But Farfán’s deep-seated shyness and insecurity of being both father and mother to Majo and her younger, more reckless sister, Lupe. Convinced against him—and soon turns up dead. His shopkeeper brother vowsrevenge, keeping Baldomero’s are only partly assuaged. And when he joins aself-improvement group, he slowly confirms what that arecord deal will deliver muchneeded money for the family, Majo is suddenly faced with severed finger in ajar, initially as aremembrance. But eventuallyitbecomes an absurd icon of the undulating lines of this sly, rotoscopic storysuggest: everything is in motion, and change is some stark choices. Does she accept the deal and turn her backonthe friends who got her to the leadership that spurs the town to defy crooked elections, interloping powers and Hidalgo to go its inevitable. Thequestion becomes: How can he make use of it? precipice of success, or does she let agolden opportunityslip away? own way. Based on real events, this charming dramatic comedy pokes fun at small town ways Principal Cast: ÁlvaroBayona, Julio Medina, SandraReyes Principal Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Lou Diamond Phillips, EdwardJames Olmos while celebrating true democratic values. Principal Cast: Fabián Vena, Gabriel Goity, Martín Seefeld

Scan this code with your Smartphone to see trailersofthese great films. SEE PAGE 16 FOR TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:WWW.SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ••• 13 GREY MATTER (MatiêreGrise) HENRYOFNAVARRE –(HenriIV) IN THEFAMILY Director: Kivu Ruhorahoza Director: Jo Baier Director: PatrickWang Country: Rwanda Country: Germany Country: USA Runtime: 100minutes Runtime: 153minutes Runtime: 169minutes Languages: Kinyarwanda and French, Languages: Frenchand German, FORMAT: DCP with subtitles in English with subtitles in English AWARDS: San Diego Asian Film Festival -George C. FORMAT: DVD FORMAT: DCP Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award/JuryAward -Best Narrative Feature; San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival -JuryAward for Best Set in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, this radiantly self-referential film-within-a-film describes the vision France,1563. Protestants and Catholics are fighting for land and power, invoking their religion Narrative Feature/Emerging Filmmaker Award and trials of adetermined filmmaker named Balthazar, as he tries to produce his first feature, as justification. At the head of theProtestants stands HenryofNavarre, leading his men TheCycle of the Cockroach. Thetrenchant drama, about abrother and sister dealing with the against Paris, against the Catholics, and against his mother‘s powerful rival, Catherine de Eschewing formula and stereotype, Wang delivers aheartfelt storywoven around child custody, aftermath of genocide, finds no supportfrom agencies only interested in funding upbeat policy- Medici, Queen of France. “two-Dad” families, parental loss, interracial relations, and the human side of the law. Thefilm opens friendly films. As Balthazar borrowsrecklessly from aloan shark, the Cycle plays out on the screen, Catherine de Medici offers Henrythe hand of her daughter, Margot, as asign of reconciliation but with the daily routines of an ordinaryfamily in Tennessee, where Joey (PatrickWang) and Cody subtly measuring the horror and systematic madness of events hardly unique to Rwanda, while the wedding ends in aterrible bloodbath. Henrysurvives the St. Bartholomew‘s Day Massacre but (Trevor St. John) are raising their precocious son Chip. Thenarrative shifts after tragedy forces Joey offering bracing insight into the nature of political violence. is kept prisoner in the Louvre, until he escapes after four long years. He will changereligion five to raise his son alone. Joey’s grief is compounded when he discovers that Cody’s sister has been Principal Cast: Ramadhan Bizimana, Tamim Hakizimana, Kennedy Jones Mazimpaka times in the course of his life, fighting and resorting to any tactics to climb his way to the throne. granted custody of Chip. Wang allowsthe film to patiently interweave flashbacksequences that He eventually becomes amonarchwho can genuinely claim to be one of the first true humanists. reveal the complex nature of Cody’s relationship with Joey and their relationship with Cody’s family. Refusing to demonize the family, Wang offers atranscendent narrativethat embraces how light and Principal Cast: Julien Boisselier,Joachim Krol, Roger Casamajor,Andreas Schmidt, David Streisow shadow both shape the human heart. ~San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Principal Cast: Sebastian Brodziak, Peter Hermann, Susan Kellermann, Kelly McAndrew, Brian Murray, Park Overall, Trevor St. John, Patrick Wang

JUAN IN AMILLION THELASTCHRISTEROS (Los Últimos Cristeros) LETMYPEOPLE GO! Directors: Sergio Allard, Denis Arqueros, Nico Klein Director: Matias Meyer Director: Mikael Buch Country: Chile Country: Mexico Country: France Runtime: 92 minutes Runtime: 90 minutes Runtime: 86 minutes Languages: English and Spanish, Languages: Spanish, with subtitles in English Languages: Frenchand Finnish, with subtitles in English FORMAT: DCP with subtitles in English FORMAT: DCP Producer, Julio Bárcenas is scheduled to present FORMAT: DCP his film and participate in apost-film discussion. Juan Pablo Garcia is applying to study an entire year at Harvard. On aDecember morning, before In early1930’s Jalisco, agroup of men refused to accept amnesty and continued to fight against Asweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama and Frenchbedroom summer vacation, Juan goes to his universitytodeliver his final application forms. He returns religious persecution. This is the storyoffive valiant men who stood up against the Mexican farce, Mikael Buch’s LETMYPEOPLE GO!followsthe travails and daydreams of the lovelorn home to rest before alegendarynight of partying, and is looking forward to an awesome summer. army and hid out in the rugged mountain terrain of the high desert near Guadalajara. Theskilled Reuben (Regular Lovers’ Nicolas Maury), aFrench-Jewish gay mailmanliving in fairytale Finland When he wakes up, Juan discovers that the entire cityisabandoned, and that he is left behind. survivalists take us along the mountain trails they know best. TheCristero War(also known as the (where he got his MA in “Comparative Sauna Cultures”)with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. But Juan begins searching where did all the people go? And most important why was he left behind? Cristiada) was an uprising and counter-revolution against the Mexican government’s persecution just before Passover, aseries of mishaps and alovers’ quarrel exile the heartbroken Reuben back Principal Cast: Nicolás Tortello, Eusebio Arenas, Camila Stuardo, Florencia Astorga of Roman Catholics in the 1920s and 1930s. Director Matias Meyer adapted Antonio Estrada’s to Paris and his zany family—including Almodovar goddess Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge novel, “Rescoldo, TheLast Christeros,” whichwas based on Estrada’s years spent hiding with his of aNervous Breakdown, Volver) as his ditzy mom, and Truffaut regular Jean-François Stévenin family in the mountains. Meyer’s cast of nonprofessional actors lends an authentic impression to as his lothario father. the characters of these Mexican revolutionaries; afew of them are actually relatives of the original Principal Cast: Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Jean François Stevenin, AmiraCasar,Clément Sibony, Jean Luc Bideau historic group. ~Seattle International Film Festival Principal Cast: AlejandroLimón, Antonio García, Jesús Moisés Rodríguez, Salvador Ferreiro, Abel Lozano Sponsored by:

LORE –SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING/ LUCKY MOURNING(Soog) ARIZONAPREMIERE Director: Avie Luthra Director: Morteza Farshbaf Director: Cate Shortland Country: South Africa Country: Iran Country: Germany Runtime: 100minutes Runtime: 85 minutes Runtime: 109minutes Languages: Hindi, English, Zulu, with subtitles in Language: Persian, with subtitles in English Languages: German, with subtitles in English English FORMAT: DVD FORMAT: DCP FORMAT: DCP Darrell Copp will moderate apost-film discussion with the audience. Theyear is 1945.Atthe end of the war in Germany, agroup of children set out to cross a How could arecently orphaned, 10-year old homeless South African boy ever be called Lucky? AWARDS: Deauville Asian Film Festival -Best Film/ devastated countrytoreachtheir grandmother some 900km to the north. Theeldest, LORE, Over the grave of his dead mother, Lucky makes apromise to make something of himself. Critic’s Prize; Pusan International Film Festival -FIPRESCI has been left in charge of her younger siblings when their SS Nazi parents were taken into Leaving the securityofhis remote Zulu village for the big city, with the hope of going to From ablackscreen, aman and awoman are heard arguing and hurrying away from ahouse. Allied custody. Thechildren undertake aharrowing journey that exposes them to the realityand school, he arrives on the doorstep of an uncle who has no use for him. Lucky then falls in with Afterward, the screen radiates brilliant green countryside, traversed by asmall blackcar. Subtitles consequences of their parents’ actions. After meeting the charismatic and intriguing THOMAS,a Padme, an elderly Indian woman with an inherent fear of Africans, who takes him in as she relay aconversation by another man and woman, but now we hear no voices. Kamran and young Jewish refugee, Lore soon finds her world shattered by feelings of both hatred and desire. would astray dog. Together, unable to speak eachother’s language, they develop an unlikely Sharareh, adeaf couple, are driving Sharareh’s young nephew, Arshia, backhome to Tehran. She is transfixed by her fear of the young man, but must trust the one person she has always been bond. Through an odyssey marked by greed, violence, and, ultimately, belonging, Lucky shows Something terrible has happened. But the couple keeps the newsfrom Arshia, debating his future taught to hate in order to survive. how achild’s spirit can bring out decency, humility, and even love in adults struggling to in alanguage not as private as they believe, and turning acar trip into asubtly humorous and Principal Cast: Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi survive in the new South Africa. deeply compassionate meditation on communication and emotional disability. Principal Cast: Jayashree Basavra, Sihle Dlamini, James Ngcobo, Vusi Kunene, Brenda Ngxoli Principal Cast: KiomarsGiti, Sharareh Pasha and Amir Hossein Maleki FILM DATESAND TIMES 14 •• SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:WWW.SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM MY DAD IS BARYSHNIKOV NICKY’S FAMILY–SPECIAL ADVANCE PEGASUS (Pegase) (Moi Papa Baryshnikov) SCREENING/ARIZONAPREMIERE Director: Mohamed Mouftakir Directors: Dmitry Povolotsky, Mark Drugoi Director: Matej Minac Country: Morocco Country: Russia Countries: CzechRepublic /Slovak Republic Runtime: 104minutes Runtime: 88 minutes Runtime: 96 minutes Language: Arabic, with subtitles in English Language: Russian, with subtitles in English FORMAT: DCP FORMAT: DVD FORMAT: DCP Janet Robinson will moderate apost-film discussion with the audience. AWARDS: 10 U.S. Audience Awards for Best Documentary. Russia in the time of Perestroika –the borders are opening up, and rockmusic is hitting the NICKY’S FAMILYisanemotional retelling of the remarkable efforts one man took to rescue 669 Zineb is an emotionally exhausted psychiatrist assigned to Rihana, atraumatized and pregnant alleyways of Moscow. It’s 1986 and black-market jeansare the quickestway to get you into the Czechchildren from death during WWII. Sir Nicholas Winton was ayoung English businessman young woman found in the street muttering unintelligibly about “The Lord of the Horse.”A cool crowd. ForBoris, the clumsiest pupil at the famous Bolshoi Theater Ballet Academy, supplying at the time; but when chance brought him to Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, he put aside his own flashbacksequence returns us to Rihana’s childhood, where her dictatorial father, horseman chief these jeans to his classmates is his ticket to popularity, along with his claim that he is the son of pursuits and began organizing the many children of Jewish refugees to escape Nazi clutches. of his tribe, raises her as the son his legacy demands. Trapped in parental delusions, Rihana falls Russia’s most famous ballet dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov, an idea fed to him by his mother. It is While this emotional journey of sacrifice is moving in its own right, the greater value of director in love with ayoung man with whom she carves out the beginnings of her own life. Soon, Rihana’s only amatter of time before these illusions catchupwith Boris. In aplace where decorum and Matej Miná’s work is the exploration of where the survivors are now. ~Cleveland International storyawakens repressed thoughts inZineb’s own troubled mind, and realitymerges intoahaunted conformityrule, Boris’s dreams are met head on in ahilarious and heart-warming way, which Film Festival fever-dream of fear and denial in this visually striking, psychological thriller. takes us backtothe 80swhen the world was starting to rumble under the headphones of the Principal Cast: Sir Nicholas Winton, His Holiness Dalai Lama, Elie Wiesel Principal Cast: Majdoline Drissi, Anas El Baz, Majdouline Idrissi portable Walkman. Sponsored by: Principal Cast: DmitryVyskubenko, Anna Mikhakova, Anatoly Kot

POLICEMAN (Ha’Shoter) THEPRIZE (El Premio) QARANTINA Director: Nadav Lapid Director: Paula Markovitch Director: Oday Rasheed Country: Israel Country: Mexico/Argentina Country:Iraq Runtime: 112minutes Runtime: 99 minutes Runtime: 90 minutes Languages: Hebrew, with subtitles in English Language: Spanish, with subtitles in English Language: Arabic, with subtitles in English FORMAT: DCP FORMAT: DVD FORMAT: DVD AWARDS: Jerusalem Film Festival -Best AWARDS: Berlin International Film Festival - Fred Linchwill moderate apost-film discussion Cinematography/Best Israeli Screenplay/Best First Outstanding Artistic Achievement; Havana Film with the audience. Feature Film; Nantes Three Continents Festival - Festival -Best First Work; Jerusalem Film Festival Abroken family under the domination of an incestuous patriarchlives uneasily within the gated Audience Award -Best Feature; Yerevan International Film Festival -Best Film courtyard of adilapidated Baghdad house. Thepregnant daughter has fallen silent, finding some POLICEMAN is aboldly conceived drama that pivots around the initially unrelated activities of an Under the cloud of amilitarydictatorship, ayoung mother and her daughter flee Buenos Aires protection provided by the patriarch’s young second wife and his preteen son. Meanwhile, hard up elite anti-terrorist police unit and some wealthy young anarchists.Provocative and timely, in light for the seclusion of aramshackle cottage along the windy dunes of an Argentine beach. As for money, the household must live with asullen and imperious boarder, acontract killer. In such of recent unrest tied to social and economic inequities in Israel, this is apowerfully physical film in her mother listens for newsfrom the radio with sad stoicism, restlessly curious seven-year- ahouse, though, it may be that freedom and safetyactually lie beyond the gates. Iraqi filmmaker its depiction of the muscular, borderline sensual way the macho cops relate to one another, as well old Cecilia joins anearby school overseen by akindly teacher. Achildhood idyll, however, Oday Rasheed’s second feature gorgeously captures contemporaryBaghdad’s moody interior as for the emphatic style with whichthe opposing societal forces are contrasted and finally pitted soon becomes contaminated by the general political crisis, as the teacher recruits the class and stunned atmosphere, echoed in performances by aformidable cast who suggest unexpected against one another. ~New York Film Festival for apatriotic essay contest sponsored by the army—the verypeople that may have already resilience in the wake of catastrophe. Principal Cast: KerenMor,MenasheNoi, Michael Aloni, Michael Mushonov, YaaraPelzig, Yiftach Klein disappeared Cecilia’s father—in this superbly acted and engrossingly atmospheric drama about Principal Cast: Asaad Abdul Majeed, Alaa Najem, Hattam Auda innocence in perilous times. Principal Cast: LauraAgorreca, Paula Galinelli Hertzog, Sharon Herrera

QUARTETMonday Night Centerpiece – SATAN’S ANGEL:QUEEN OF THEFIRE SHADOW DANCER–Sunday Night SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING/ARIZONA TASSELS Centerpiece PREMIERE Director: Joshua Dragotta SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING/ARIZONA Director: Dustin Hoffman Country: USA PREMIERE Country: UK Runtime: 72 minutes Director: James Marsh Runtime: 95 minutes FORMAT: DCP Country: UK/Ireland FORMAT: DCP Director Joshua Dragottaand star Angel Walker Runtime: 102minutes are scheduled to present their film and participate FORMAT: DCP in apost-film discussion. Thedirectorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, QUARTET is acomedy starring Maggie Smith (Harry Single mother Collette McVeigh is aRepublican living in Belfast with her mother and hardliner IRA Potter franchise, Gnomeo and Juliet), Billy Connolly (Gulliver’s Travels, TheLast Samurai), Michael Lesbian burlesque star Satan’s Angel has been setting nightclubs ablaze with her legendary brothers. When she is arrested for her partinanaborted IRAbomb plot in London, an MI5officer Gambon (HarryPotter franchise, TheKing’s Speech) and Pauline Collins (AlbertNobbs, From Time flaming tassel act from the early ‘60s to today. Now 68,Angel Walker recounts her childhood, (Mac) offers her achoice: lose everything and go to prison for 25 years or return to Belfast to spy To Time). QUARTET tells the storyofReggie (Courtenay), Wilf (Connolly) and Cissy (Collins) who affairs with movie stars and battles with addiction. Both araucous look at the historyofburlesque on her own family. With her son’s life in her hands, Collette chooses to place her trust in Mac and reside in Beecham House, ahome for retired opera singers. Eachyear they stage aconcertto (featuring legends like Dixie Evans and Kitten Natividad) and atender tale of love between Angel return home, but when her brothers’ secret operation is ambushed, suspicions of an informant are celebrate Verdi’s birthday, whichalso raises funds for the home. Reggie’s ex-wife Jean (Smith) and her devoted girlfriend Vic, you won’t want to miss amoment of Satan’s Angel’s sexy life story. raised, and Collette finds both herself and her family in grave danger. arrives at the home and creates tension, playing the diva partbut refusing to sing in the concert. Principal Cast: Angel Walker,Vic Crotwell, Dixie Evans, Kitten Natividad, Michelle L’Amour,Lilli VonSchtupp, Principal Cast: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Bríd Brennan, QUARTET was written by Sir Ronald Harwood. TerryEarp, Angie Pontani, Tara Mi Sioux David Wilmot Principal Cast: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, TomCourtenay Sponsored by:

Scan this code with your Smartphone to see trailersofthese great films. SEE PAGE 16 FOR TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:WWW.SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 15 SHOUTING SECRETS SHUN LI ANDTHE POET (Io Sono Li) STARLET–SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING/ Director: Korinna Sehringer Director: Andrea Segre ARIZONA PREMIERE Country: USA/Switzerland Country: Italy Director: Sean Baker Runtime: 87 minutes Runtime: 100minutes Country: USA FORMAT: DCP Language: Italian, with subtitles in English Runtime: 103minutes Director Korinna Sehringer is scheduled to present FORMAT: Blu-ray FORMAT: DCP her film and participate in apost-film discussion. AWARDS: Lecce Festival of European Cinema - AWARDS: American Indian Film Festival -Best Film/ Mario Verdone Award; London Film Festival -Satyajit Best Actor/Best Supporting Actor RayAward; Reykjavik International Film Festival -Special Mention; Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival -Best Actor/Best First STARLETexplores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane (Dree Hemingway) and 85 SHOUTING SECRETS is the universal storyabout afamily coming backtogether during the chaotic Work; Venice Film Festival -FEDIC Award/Laterna Magica Prize/ Lina Mangiacapre Award year-old Sadie (Besedka Johnson), twowomen whose worlds collide in California’s San Fernando event of aparent’s sudden illness. Although having grown up within circumstances unique to their Valley. Jane spends her time getting high with her dysfunctional roommates. Sadie, an elderly Shun Li, ayoung Chinese immigrant, is driven by one burning desire —toget her papers and bring ancestry, the children have eachfollowed distinctly different paths in order to separate themselves widow, passes her days alone tending to her flower garden. After aconfrontation between the her young son fromChina to join her. Thetavern where she workshas always been the traditional from one another and their upbringing on the Indian reservation. SHOUTING SECRETS relates to twowomen Jane attempts to befriend the caustic older woman, and secrets emerge as their meeting place of the local fishermen, and for years the handsome old Slav fisherman “The Poet” the moment most of us face as afamily ages together, regardless of efforts we may make to avoid relationship grows. the ones we are bonded to for life. Bepi, an immigrant who came to the Veneto when he was just ayouth, has been among them. A tender, delicate bond growsbetween Shun Li and Bepi. Forboth of them, it is apoetic universe Principal Cast: DreeHemingway, Besedka Johnson, Stella Maeve, James Ransone, Karren Karagulian Principal Cast: Chaske Spencer,Q’orianka Kilcher,Tyler Christopher,Tonantzin Carmelo that shatters their solitudes, asilent dialogue between their twocultures, so different, yet not at *This film depicts graphic sexual situations and contains nudity. all distant Principal Cast: TaoZhao, Rade Serbedzija, Marco Paolini

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING–Saturday Night TEDDYBEAR TOLL BOOTH (Gise Memuru) Centerpiece Director: Mads Matthiesen Director: Tolga Karaçelik SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING/ARIZONA Country: Denmark Country: Turkey PREMIERE Runtime: 93 minutes Runtime: 96 minutes Director: Brian Dannelly Language: Danish, with subtitles in English Language: Turkish, with subtitles in English Country: USA FORMAT: DCP FORMAT: DVD Runtime: 90 minutes AWARDS: Sundance Film Festival -Directing AWARDS: Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival - FORMAT: DCP Award World Cinema WBest Actor/Best Cinematography/Best First Film; High school senior Carson Phillips(Chris Colfer, Glee) was destined for bigger things than his The38-year-old bodybuilder Denniswould really like to find true love. He has never had agirlfriend Sofia International Film Festival -FIPRESCI Prize close-minded small town could ever offer. He was on apath to greatness, but destiny had a and lives alone with his mother in asuburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries agirl from Ataciturn tollbooth attendant shuffles between asuffocating home life with his ailing father different plan when he was suddenly killed by abolt of lightning in his school parking lot. Carson Thailand, Dennis decides to tryhis own luckonatrip to Pattaya, as it seems that love is easier to and the monotony of the box where he works. Desperate to resist his father’s attempt to marry recounts the last few weeksofhis life via wittyflashbacks,including ablackmail scheme targeting find in Thailand. He knowsthat his mother would never accept another woman in his life, so he him off, while determined to prove his worth by fixing his family’s broken-down car, he drives the popular kids in school that he concocts with his best friend (Rebel Wilson, Bridesmaids). His lies and tells her that he is going to Germany. Dennis has never been out traveling before, and the himself toward anervous breakdown. After areassignment to adesolate countryroad, he begins mother (Allison Janney, Juno, TheWest Wing) is more interested in the bottle than her son’s hectic Pattaya is ahuge cultural shockfor him. Theintrusive Thai girls give big bruises to Dennis’ aflirtatious relationship with awoman who drives by eachday. But is this salvation for the aging future, and an estranged father (Dermot Mulroney, My Best Friend’s Wedding) suddenly appears naive picture of what love should be like, and he is about to lose hope when he unexpectedly bachelor, or the further unraveling of his mind? An expertcast and keen artdirection contribute to with apregnant fiancée (Christina Hendricks,Mad Men). ~Tribeca Film Festival meets the Thai woman of his dreams. this wry, heartbreaking ode to lost dreams in asleepwalking world. Principal Cast: Chris Colfer,Allison Janney, Dermot Mulroney, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Hyland, Rebel Wilson Principal Cast: Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lamaiporn Sangmanee Hougaard, David Winters, Allan Mogensen Principal Cast: Serkan Ercan, Zafer Diper,Nur Aysan

VOLCANO(Eldfjall) THEWELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTER(La Fille THEWOMAN IN THESEPTICTANK Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson Du Puisatier) (Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank) Country: Denmark, Iceland Director: Daniel Auteuil Director: Marlon Rivera Runtime: 95 minutes Country: France Country: Philippines Language: Icelandic, with subtitles in English Runtime: 110minutes Runtime: 87 minutes FORMAT: DCP Language: French, with subtitles in English Language: Tagalog and English, FORMAT: DCP with subtitles in English AWARDS: Chicago International Film Festival -Silver Hugo New Directors Competition; Denver International OSCAR CONTENDER FORMAT: DCP OSCAR CONTENDER Film Festival -Best Feature Film; Edda Awards -Best Film/Director of the Year/Screenplay of the Year/ Pascale is awidower living with his six daughters in the Provence countryside at the startofWorld AWARDS:Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival -Audience Award/Best Actress/Best Director / Actor of the Year /Actress of the Year; Montréal Festival of New Cinema -Film Critics Award Best Film/ WarI.His eldest, Patricia, (the luminous Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) has returned home from Paris to Best Film /Best Screenplay; Golden Screen Awards -Best Director/Best Editing/Best Motion Feature Film Award; Reykjavik International Film Festival -Fipresci Award/Golden Puffin TheChurchof help raise her sisters, and Pascale dreams of marrying her off to his loyal assistant Felipe (Kad Picture (Musical or Comedy)/Best Musical Score/Best Original Screenplay/Best Performance by Iceland Award; São Paulo International Film Festival -International JuryAward Best Actor; Transylvania Merad). But when she becomes pregnant by awealthy young pilot, (Nicolas Duvauchelle) who an Actress in aLeading Role (Musical or Comedy); Star Awards for Movies- Digital Movie Editor of International Film Festival -Best Direction; Valladolid International Film Festival -Best New Director promptly abandons her for the frontlines, Pascale is left to contend with the consequences. THE the Year/Digital Movie Musical Scorer of the Year Agruff working class retiree relearns what makes life precious in this heartrending drama. Although WELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTERisanexquisitely crafted, sun-drenched melodrama, set to ascore by WOMAN IN THESEPTICTANKcomically chronicles aday in the life of three ambitious, passionate, witnessing the indignities of aging and infirmitywon’t be everyone’s cup of tea, this poignantly performed Academy Award-nominee Alexandre Desplat. but misguided filmmakers as they set out to do aquickpre-production at Starbucks.Director Rainier, film strikes grace notes that feel both universal and uniquely Icelandic. After 37 years as afeared school Principal Cast: Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-PierreDarroussin, Kad Merad, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Producer Bingbong, and Production Assistant Jocelyn are well-to-do, well-educated film school janitor, the future for Hannes looms like an emptyvoid. From amore conservative time, when aman was Sabine Azema graduates who are dead set on making an Oscar-worthy film. Soon enough, they are faced with reality, king in his home, and expressions of affection were limited to women and Christmas time, he’s alienated as they come face to face with the real effects of their chosen subject. WOMAN IN THESEPTICTANK from his adult children and his young grandson. After his wife Anna suffers asudden stroke, Hannes must is acomedy about misguided ambitions, the artofmaking art, and the romanticization of poverty. summon long repressed emotional resources. ~Palm Springs International Film Festival Principal Cast: Eugene Domingo, JM De Guzman, Kean Cipriano, Cai Cortez PrincipalFILM Cast: Theódór Júlíusson, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir,Elma Lísa GunnarsdóttirDA,Thorsteinn Bachmann TESAND TIMES 16 •• SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:WWW.SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM SCHEDULEOFFILMS – Timetable of all movies shown at the Scottsdale International Film Festival 9am10am11am 12 pm 1pm2pm 3 pm 4pm5pm 6pm 7pm8pm 9pm10 pm 11 pm FRIDAY October 5 Theater 14 7:30pm The Eye Of The Storm Q&A 6:35 pm StruckBy Theater 1 9am My Dad Is... 10:55 am Baikonur 1:05 pm Henry Of Navarre 4:10pm Lore 8:35 pm Satan’s Angel Q&A ------Lightning 9:40am The Woman In 1:40pm Abu, Son 4pm The Last 6:45 pm Juan In Theater 3 11:35 am Volcano Q&A 8:40pm Starlet SATURDAY - The Septic... of Adam Christeros AMillion October 6 4:15 pm Dead Man’s 6:25 pm Shun Li & Theater 4 9:15 am Pegasus 11:25 am Mourning 2pm The Prize 8:25 pm Amnesty

Q&A Burden The Poet 5:55 pm Fat, Bald, -Theater 6 9:10am Toll- Booth 11:15 am Qarantina 1:55 pm Craft 3:50pm The Finger 7:55 pm Grey Matter Q&A Short Man 9:15 am The Well- 1:40pm The Day I Theater 1 11:35 am Teddy Bear 3:55 pm Nicky’s Family Q&A 6:45 pm Shadow Dancer 8:55 pm Policeman ■ Digger’s...- Saw Your... 9am The Last 2:50pm Juan In 7:15 pm Let My --Theater 3 Q&A 11:30am In The Family 4:50pm Shouting Secrets Q&A 9pm Starlet SUNDAY Christeros AMillion People Go! October 7 4:30pm Dead Man’s 6:40pm Shun Li & 9:20 am Pegasus 11:40am Mourning Q&A 2:15 pm The Prize 8:50pm Amnesty Theater 4 Burden The Poet 5:55 pm Fat, Bald, -Theater 6 9:10am Toll- Booth 11:15 am Qarantina Q&A 1:55 pm Craft 3:50pm The Finger 7:55 pm Grey Matter Short Man 5 pm The Well- Theater 1 10:30am Baikonur 12:35 pm Lucky 2:55 pm My Dad Is... 7:20 pm Quartet MONDAY ■ - Digger’s... October 8 10:40am The Woman In 12:40pm Abu, Son 3pm Let My 5:05 pm Shouting --Theater 3 Q&A 7:40pm Filly Brown I I The Septic... of Adam People Go! Secrets Theater 1 10:15 am Policeman 12:35 pm Lucky 2:45 pm Henry Of Navarre 5:50pm Teddy Bear 7:50pm Filly Brown TUESDAY - October 9 5:55 pm The Day ISaw --Theater 14 10:30am Volcano 12:40pm Lore 3:05 pm Nicky’s Family Q&A 8:05 pm The Sessions Your Heart POST–FILM-Q&A DISCUSSIONSCHEDULE FRIDAY,OCTOBER 5 Special Guest: Producer Julio Barcenas Moderated by Fred Linch MONDAY, OCTOBER8 Special Guest: Director Fred Schepisi THELASTCHRISTEROS –4:00 PM QARANTINA -11:15 AM Special Guest: Director Korinna Sehringer SHOUTING SECRETS –5:05 PM THEEYE OF THESTORM -7:30PM Special Guests: Actor Angel Walkerand Moderated by Darrell Copp DirectorJoshua Dragotta MOURNING -11:40AM TUESDAY,OCTOBER 9 SATURDAY,OCTOBER 6 SATAN’S ANGEL: QUEEN OF THEFIRETASSELS- 8:35 PM Moderated by Fred Linch Moderated by Janet Robinson Moderated by Janet Robinson QARANTINA -11:15 AM SUNDAY,OCTOBER 7 NICKY’S FAMILY-3:55 PM NICKY’S FAMILY-3:05 PM Moderated by Darrell Copp Special Guest: Producer Julio Barcenas Special Guest: Director Korinna Sehringer MOURNING -11:25 AM THELASTCHRISTEROS –9:00 AM SHOUTING SECRETS –4:50PM

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S RECOMMENDATIONS -Don’t Miss These Films! THEEYE OF THESTORM,NICKY’S FAMILY, SHADOW DANCER, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING,and THESESSIONS,havebeen heavily praised by film fest audiences and with critics around the world. Off the beaten path, the following five picks are certainly buzz worthy and films which I’m glad to have seen: ABU, SON OF ADAM HENRYOFNAVARRE MY DAD IS BARYSHNIKOV BAIKONUR IN THEFAMILY Good Fest! –Amy

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