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January 23, 1949 - October 25, 2004

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KEY Special Competition: Competition: Competition: Competition: Minnesota World American Late Childish Documentary Presentation Narrative Documentary Emerging Short Made Cinema Independents Night Films

THURSDAY 4/14 -- OPENING NIGHT Page One: Inside The New York Times Trollhunter w/ Score: A Hockey Musical Dir Andrew Rossi & David Carr Present The Last Norwegian Troll Actor Noah Reid Present 7:30 88 min 8:00 103 min 7:45 92 min

St. Anthony 1 St. Anthony 2 St. Anthony 3 St. Anthony 4 St. Anthony 5

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St. Anthony 1 St. Anthony 2 St. Anthony 3 St. Anthony 4 St. Anthony 5

Windfall Dir Laura Israel 7:00 AT BELL Present AUDITORIUM 83 min FRIDAY 4/22 Facebook's Adorno Changed My Life, Madly in Love La Petite Chambre Truck Farm

3:15 Night Fishing 2:45 90 min 3:15 87 min 3:00 50 min 60 min The First Beautiful Europe's Backyard Bardsongs October Honeymoons Thing Kings of Oslo

4:45 94 min 5:45 93 min 4:45 5:30 95 min 4:15 122 min 52/62 min Norman Mailer: The Bringing King to China Amigo Exporting Raymond American A Screaming Man Dir Kevin McKiernan

6:45 128 min 7:45 86 min 7:15 Guests Invited 7:30 92 min 6:45 Present 106 min 85 min Just Like Us On The Ice The Myth of the Dir Ahmed Ahmed 13 Assassins No Return Dir Andrew Okpeaha American Sleepover

9:15 Present 9:45 140 min 9:30 9:30 104 min 9:15 MacLean Present 97 min 72 min 96 min

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4:45 Documentary Competition: A ScreamingMan St. Anthony 2 92 min Competition: Emerging

4:15 Competition: WEDNESDAY 4/27 Short St. Anthony 3 The Tenants 103 min Minnesota Made Cinema

4:45 World St. Anthony 4 Independents Lila 104 min American Night Late

4:45 The MillandCross Documentary St. Anthony 5 97 min Childish 4/9/11 4:22AM Films KEY Special Competition: Competition: Competition: Competition: Minnesota World American Late Childish Documentary Presentation Narrative Documentary Emerging Short Made Cinema Independents Night Films

St. Anthony 1 St. Anthony 2 St. Anthony 3 St. Anthony 4 St. Anthony 5

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FRONT-2011-color.indd 9 4/9/11 4:23 AM FRONT-2011-color.indd 10 KEY 9:45 7:00 5:00 Presentation 7:00 & 9:45 6:45 4:45 9:15 6:15 4:15 9:00 6:30 4:30 2:00 12:00 7:15 Special Bobby Fischer Against Dir MikeMillsPresent The Pruitt-IgoeMyth Int'l NarrativeShorts Filmmakers Present Master ClassOpera Filmmakers Present Dir ChadFreidrichs Filmmakers Invited Filmmakers Invited The LutefiskWars Gunnar GoesGod Merry-Go-Round Wagner &Me St. Anthony 1 Tyrannosaur MN SHORTS: Microphone NARRATIVE Microphone Beginners the World 104 min 120 min 120 min Present 126 min 120 min 85 min 91 min Vespa 83 min 89 min 90 min 85 min 86 min 95 min 80 min Competition: Narrative Stuck BetweenStations --MNSneakPreview

9:15 7:15 5:15 9:30 7:00 4:30 9:00 6:45 8:45 6:30 4:15 1:45 Documentary Competition: Dir RajkoGrlicPresent Dir RajkoGrlicPresent Young GoetheinLove Kowasaki's Rose Tomorrow Will Be Au RevoirTaipei Just BetweenUs Plato's Academy Just BetweenUs The Hedgehog Honeymoons St. Anthony 2 Men inRut The Tree The Tree 100 min 102 min 100 min 120 min 100 min 100 min 118 min 95 min 85 min 98 min 89 min 89 min Better Competition: Emerging THURSDAY 5/5--

9:45 7:15 5:15 9:00 7:00 5:00 9:30 7:00 4:30 9:15 6:45 4:00 2:00 12:00 Competition: Dir IanCheneyPresent The BengaliDetective Love DuringWartime Trimpin theSoundof Filmmakers Present WEDNESDAY 5/4 Variations onaLong Feathered Cocaine Europe's Backyard David Wants toFly Photographer Alec The LutefiskWars Dir PeterEsmonde Sundberg Present TUESDAY 5/3 Short IntheGardenof Filmmaker Frank MONDAY 5/2 Filmmaker Annie SUNDAY 5/1 My Perestroika Matter Present Somewhere to Queen toPlay Garbo theSpy Kings ofOslo St. Anthony 3 Soth Present Invention w/5 Truck Farm StakeLand Disappear 101 min 100 min Sounds 80 min Present 50 min 96 min 86 min 90 min 52 min 86 min 92 min 88 min 99 min 98 min 62 min 88 min String CLOSING NIGHT Minnesota Made

9:30 7:30 5:30 8:30 6:30 Cinema 9:15 7:15 5:00 9:30 7:15 5:15 3:00 1:00 World Bibliotheque Pascal The Imperialistsare Cast &CrewPresent-- Strictly Confidential In Another Lifetime In Another The FourthPortrait Colors intheDark Tehran,Tehran Twisted Roots The Actresses St. Anthony 4 US Premiere Sei Venezia Crocodiles Still Alive! Independents El Infierno 105 min 102 min 105 min 101 min 104 min 145 min 95 min 90 min 90 min 85 min 95 min Illegal 99 min 98 min American Night Late

8:30 6:30 4:30 9:15 6:45 4:45 9:30 7:00 5:00 9:30 7:30 5:30 3:30 1:00 11:00 The Bloodof Yingzhou Warriors ofQuigang: A Chinese Village Fights How toStart Your Own My Joy(ScastjeMoto) Documentary Love DuringWartime The SleepingBeauty Paradise Recovered How toLiveForever Marimbas FromHell This PrisonWhereI This PrisonWhereI 12 Angry Lebanese 12 Angry The Colorsofthe Tongzhi InLove, Eleanor's Secret St. Anthony 5 Orgasm Inc Laboratory Mountain 85 min 108 min District, 127 min Country 122 min 73 min 90 min 95 min 82 min 75 min 78 min 90 min 72 min 72 min 90 min 92 min 92 min Back Live Live Childish 4/9/11 4:23AM Films Festival Information

DIRECTORY CONTENTS: THANKS TO OUR VENUE PARTNER Sponsor Map ...... 4-5 Film Schedule ...... 6-10 ST. ANTHONY MAIN THEATRE Fest Info ...... 11 115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414 VALIDATED PARKING is available at St. Director’s Letters ...... 13 Anthony Falls Ramp (210 2nd Avenue SE) Mayor’s Letters ...... 15 Sponsors ...... 16-17 For venue information and maps, Festival Events ...... 22 please visit www.mspfi lmfest.org Special Presentations ...... 23 Panels ...... 25 Films In Competition ...... 27 Best Narrative ...... 28-30 Best Documentary ...... 32-34 Best Emerging ...... 36-38 Minnesota Made Feature...... 40-41 SCHEDULE CHANGES Best Short ...... 44-48 Schedule is subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control, Experimental ...... 51 such as shipping or customs issues. Last minute schedule changes will be World Cinema ...... 52-70 announced through “Fest-o-grams” available at the box offi ce, or online at: www.mspfi lmfest.org American Independents ...... 74-75 Documentaries ...... 80-94 TICKETING INFORMATION • HOW TO BUY YOUR TICKETS Childish Films ...... 98-99 All tickets and passes, except discounted, are available at mspfi lmfest.org, or

Acknowledgements ...... 102 at the St. Anthony Main Theatre. Discounted tickets & passes for members, find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org Staff & Board ...... 103 students and seniors are ONLY available at the box offi ce, and ticket purchasers Index by Country & Title ...... 104-106 must be able to show proper identifi cation to receive discount.

TICKETING INFORMATION FESTIVAL PASSES GOLD PASS: The Gold Pass is your ticket to every festival screening (including Opening and Closing Night), all panel discussions and guaranteed priority seating up to 15 min- utes before each Screening. Access ex- cludes Opening and Closing Night Galas (see details on events page). Available online or at the St. Anthony Main Theatre Box Offi ce. Gold Pass purchasers must present pass at box offi ce to claim ticket before each screening. The Gold Pass is non-transferable. A photo will be taken to personalize Gold Pass. Please allow 15 minutes for Gold Pass processing at time of purchase.

6 -PACK Good for 6 Festival Screenings, exclud- ing Opening Night and Closing Night fi lms. Use one punch for 6 screenings, 6 punches for one screening, or anything in between! 6-Packs may be split between AUDIENCE POLL DRIVEN BY WALSER multiple people. Punch card is valid until Your opinions are extremely valuable to us! Polls are taken after each fi lm; we encourage you to tear your ballot and drop it in the ballot box you’ll fi nd in the lobby of the venue. From these polls, card runs out of punches. we’ll announce the Audience Choice Award Winners. All tickets, whether purchased online * ONLINE TICKET PURCHASERS PLEASE NOTE: or at the box offi ce are In order to collect your tickets, you must bring the credit card used to purchase the tickets online non-refundable. to the box offi ce on the night of the screening. 11

SpecialPresentations-2011.indd 11 4/9/11 4:29 AM SpecialPresentations-2011.indd 12 4/9/11 4:30 AM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE: Director’s Letters 2011 MSP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE: 2011 MSP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL April is the cruelest month, as the man said, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, stirring Welcome to the 2011 Minneapolis St. memories and desire…so it is, another year, Paul International Film Festival! another fest, lilacs blooming, and so onward We’ve set about to present to you the and upwards with the arts… best and the biggest MSP International This year holds great promise, with more Film Festival yet. This year - a banner than 200 fi lms, 38+ visiting directors and fi lm year for our parent organization, professionals, from a conductor of Africa’s The Film Society of Minneapolis St. unlikeliest symphony orchestra to Norway’s Paul - the Festival runs for three full perennial Oscar-competing director, to a wide-ranging slate of new weeks, and presents 200 international documentaries and their makers, to directors on the fi ring line of and independent movies from around the world. You’ll be hot-button issues. A babel of languages from more than 50 countries; able to catch a rare glimpse of fi lms and cultures from over local voices registering with the large slate of Minnesota entries; some 60 countries and 6 continents and see for yourself some of categories competing in the jury prizes; titles chosen from many of the best narrative and documentary cinema the world has the world’s top festivals via our small in-house selection committee to offer. Attend our Opening Weekend fi lms, with three very and secured by a wonderful set of in-house staff. For the music buff: distinct selections on Opening Night. Attend our receptions Wagner, Beethoven, Mozart, Opera, Blues, and more; literary landfall and parties at Festival Central Pavilion on Opening Weekend. (Dumas and Goethe), all new approaches; the secret folk world of the Be a part of the exciting Audience Choice Award for best fi lm. Himalayas and Asian/African fi lm and song. Come to the Awards Ceremony. Join the crowds at the many Of other changes: Opening Night: three features; a strong focus will events over the festival’s run. Meet and mingle with visiting be on “The Year of France in Minnesota,” with some 10 features; the fi lmmakers from around the globe! 21st Century’s birth pangs, breeding out of the 20th, with at a look at This Festival could not happen without our generous Egypt and N. Africa/Mideast/Iran) cinema hotspots, directors invited; sponsors, partners and donors, whose support has grown Europe in Transition, with immigration stories from the East and West; dramatically this year. It could also not happen without Russia, still or emerging, from dark turmoil; the traditional Scandi- our extraordinary staff and their fl air and good humor. In navian lifestyle undergoing heritage facelift in the excellent series of particular our multi-talented offi ce staff Ryan Oestreich, Jesse documentaries stirring WWII memories; the shifting American scene, find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org Bishop and Eric Wilson…and, of course, our Programmers. in part looking at the role of the press, its “heroes” and villains, You all know the remarkable contributions that Al Milgrom (opening nite’s NYT story), Norman Mailer, Bill Cunningham, Bobby continues to make to the programming of this festival. This Fischer and others. A prizewinning group of “children’s” fi lms. More year he has a partner and co-programmer, Tim Grady, who gala events than ever at tent central; and of course your obligatory has stepped in with his own smart vision and knowledge of complement of fun movies that seldom play the malls and other art national and international fi lm. The result is a particularly houses. Thus, more desire than memory. diverse and exciting slate of fi lms in terms of perspectives, And fi nally, many thanks to my friend and colleague, Tim Grady for co- topics, genres, countries, age interests, and ways in which programming this years festival. I’ve known Tim since the late sixties the medium can be used. We know that this year’s selection when, along with his brother Tom, he played a pivotal role in making will appeal to our longtime devotees as well as to a new and the University Film Society one of the best programs in America. Tim expanded audience. got the the Twin Cities thinking “fi lm festival” by launching the fi rst Min- Thank you all for supporting The Film Society and Festival! neapolis Film Festival in 1981. We exist because of you. If you are already a member, thank you. If not, become a member, sustain an important Artistic Director, cultural institution, and help us continue to bring you the Al Milgrom best in fi lm from around the world – not only in April but throughout the year…

Susan Smoluchowski, Executive Director

Executive Director’s Post Scriptum If April is indeed the cruelest month, escape it all, come inside, enjoy the show…and know that April’s rough winds do shake the darling buds of May…

HISTORY OF THE FILM SOCIETY AND THE MSP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul has a rich 50-year history as a unique and critical part of the local cultural and civic fabric, serving the fi lm community, the broader arts and cultural community, educational institutions, the many ethnic and immigrant communities, and the general public. Our centerpiece, the annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, is among the top annual cultural events here, drawing a diverse audience of some 45,000 every year. We exhibit fi lms from around the world that inspire, educate, inform and entertain. We provide access to fi lms that cannot be seen elsewhere and through these fi lms to cultures that refl ect the rich heritage of our own growing populations and of populations around the globe.

In l981 the “Minneapolis Film Festival” launched the international fi lm festival tradition in the region. Founded by Tim Grady and sponsored by the Minneapolis Star, the Festival presented over 80 fi lms, and brought many international and Hollywood fi lmmakers to the local scene. In 1983, the University Film Society, founded by Al Milgrom, continued the festival tradition, launching the Rivertown Festival, later renamed The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. Milgrom’s legendary and ongoing contributions to cinema in the Twin Cities include both founding the groundbreaking U Film Society, which introduced international fi lm and fi lmmakers to Twin Cities’ audiences 50 years ago, and developing and programming international fi lm festivals here for nearly three decades. As a Film Society board member, Grady has generously supported the Festival since 2005, including establishing the Tom Grady Visiting Filmmakers Fund in memory of his late twin brother. These two festival pioneers, Grady and Milgrom, who have known one-another for 40 years, co-programmed the 2011 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. 13

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April 2011 April 2011 Dear Film Enthusiasts, Dear Fellow Film Afi cionados, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2011 Minneapolis/Saint Paul Welcome to the 2011 Minneapolis–St. Paul International Film International Film Festival. Festival! On behalf of the people of Minneapolis, please accept my The 2011 Minneapolis Saint Paul Intemational Film Festival will showcase warm greetings and best wishes for a successful festival. The Min- tremendous talent in artistic expression. Over the course of several weeks, neapolis–St. Paul International Film Festival, the largest in the upper you will have the opportunity to view over 200 fi lms, all works of art that Midwest, is one of the signature annual events that makes our city a will challenge, provoke, and inspire your imagination. The Twin Cities great place to live, work and visit, and solidifi es our much-deserved has a long history with fi lm production. Whether it is with A Prairie Home reputation as one America’s greatest cultural destinations. Not to Companion or the Cohen brothers, the Twin Cities has a vibrant arts, be outdone, this year the Festival will showcase over 200 fi lms from fi lm, theatre and entertainment community. This diversity and creativity over 60 countries. I have no doubt that each one of us will witness distinguishes us as an important cultural hub not only in the Midwest but in moments on screen this year that will inspire, challenge, amuse and the nation as well. provoke us. I know I can’t wait. The Twin Cities are proud of the recent entry into the Tribeca Film Festival Many thanks go to The Film Society of Minneapolis–St. Paul and all by a number of Twin Cities fi lmmakers Brady Kiernan, Spencer Kieman, of their volunteers for making this event possible. Your dedication and Todd Cobery for their Minnesota made feature Stuck Between is a tribute to the legacy of this fi lm festival, which has brought the Stations. Minnesota has a great legacy of association with other legends magic of fi lm to our audiences since 1981. of the big screen, to include but not limited to Jessica Lange, Judy Thanks go also to the fi lmmakers: your sharing your art to enlighten, Garland, Eddie Albert, James Amess, Ralph Meeker, Belle Bennett, Gig entertain and enchant us is the core of the festival. Young and Lili St. Cyr. I’d like to extend a special welcome to our out-of-town guests. While My appreciation is extended to The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint you’re here, I hope you will have an opportunity to take a stroll Paul, one of the largest and most diversifi ed fi lm/arts organizatrons in the around one of our urban lakes or take a walk along the Mississippi country, and the largest exhibitor of artistic fi lms in the upper Midwest. riverfront area for a glimpse of Minneapolis’ history. Also, make sure Also, thanks to all of the volunteers, staff, and fi lmmakers, who contribute to take in our legendary music scene, the best theater and perform- immense time and talent to ensure the best fi lmgoing experience. ing-arts scene in the country (hands down), our many multi-cultural I am excited to see this festival take place in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, and neighborhoods, and our numerous innovative restaurants. for those visiting, I encourage you to take advantage of Once again, it is my pleasure to welcome you to everything we have to offer. Minnesota’s Capital City Minneapolis and our International find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org has something for everyone-including sports, outdoor recreation,s hopping,theater. music and museums. Film Festival. Enjoy the show! Sincerely, Sincerely, Christopher B. Coleman Mayor R.T. Rybak Mayor - City of St. Paul City of Minneapolis

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the sake of the team? find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org The opening night film of the 2010 Toronto Film Festival, Score celebrates both the individual who dares SCREENINGS: to be different and the team player in all of us. (As the film pokes fun at self-effacing Canadians, The THU 14-APR 07:45 PM Montreal Maple Leafs and widely known Canadian hockey heroes come in for entertaining cameos.) FRI 15-APR 07:30 PM Print Source: Mulmur’s Hockey Musical Inc., Nadia Tavazzani, [email protected] PRESENTED BY: CONSULATE GENERAL OF CANADA & NICOLLET ISLAND INN

TROLLHUNTER DIRECTOR: ANDRE OVREDAL • NORWAY • 2010 • 113 MIN • NORWEGIAN Blair Witches don’t have anything on these Norwegian trolls. Don’t see it alone. When a group of film students on a documentary assignment accidentally stumble across a rabid Ringlefinch, they enter into hot pursuit of the beast, video camera in hand, in an effort to make a documentary surpassing all others. Shot in verité style and presented as the rough-cut edit of footage from this crew of students, the film is full of black humor and fantastical special effects. Adhering exceptionally closely to traditional Norwegian folklore, with plenty of striking images of the mythical beasts wreaking havoc on the landscape, Trollhunter is a wildly entertaining ride. “Follows the lead of pre-eminent monster movies like Jaws and Alien… an original and highly assured fusion of B-movie lore and fairy-tale terror.” – David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter Print Source: Magnolia Pictures, Arianne Ayers, [email protected] SCREENINGS: Preceded by: THE LAST NORWEGIAN TROLL DIR: P. SAPEGIN • NORWAY • ‘10 • 13 MIN In the good old days Norway was heaven on earth for trolls. But that was a long time ago. And so, one THU 14-APR 08:00 PM day, three young goats decide to oust an old troll languishing underneath a bridge. They have no idea SUN 17-APR 09:30 PM LATE NIGHT that he is the last of his kind – absolutely the very last troll in Norway … PRESENTED BY: ASTER CAFÉ, FILMDEMIC & AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION Print Source: Norwegian Film Institute, [email protected] & INGEBRETSENS CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS DIRECTOR: BRADY KIERNAN • USA • 2011 • 85 MIN • ENGLISH MN Sneak Preview • Cast & Crew Present If the performances by this standout cast featuring Sam Rosen, Zoe Lister-Jones, Michael Imperioli and Josh Hartnett weren’t so superb, it could easily be argued that the strikingly gorgeous Minneapolis skyline deserves top billing in this indie feature from first-time director Brady Kiernan. Thanks to a chance encounter, two former high school classmates have one night to experience what could’ve been if Casper (Sam Rosen) never enlisted in the fight overseas (Zoe Lister Jones plays the other half of this unexpected romance). Initially agreeing to keep their emotions from overcomplicating their rendezvous, nothing about their night turns out as they planned it. The stars, skyscrapers and an uncertain future loom large over their journey through the unsympathetic, urban landscape. Jones and Rosen’s natural chemistry calls to mind another lovelorn pair in the Linklater festival favorite, SCREENINGS: Before Sunrise. With a sense of ease and clarity that’s usually reserved for those years removed from the THU 5-MAY 07:00 PM period in question, Stuck Between Stations perfectly captures the here and now for an entire generation. THU 5-MAY 07:15 PM Print Source: [email protected] PRESENTED BY: SPLICE 23

SpecialPresentations-2011.indd 23 4/9/11 4:52 AM SpecialPresentations-2011.indd 24 4/9/11 4:53 AM Panels

“SOUND CHECK: USING MUSIC IN FILM” SUNDAY, APRIL 17 AT 4:00 P.M. Festival Central Pavilion FREE

Join us in the Festival Central Pavilion, across the street from the St. Anthony Main Theatre, for an intriguing, entertaining and informative discussion about the many ways in which music can be used in fi lm, including how to handle licensing issues and other legal complexities. Panelists include moderator Ken Abdo, Vice President of Lommen Abdo Law Film and Chair of the Entertainment Law Department, who is also a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter and former disc jockey who knows music, the music business and the law. Chris Osgood, VP of McNally-Smith College of Music, founder of Springboard for the Arts, label manager at Twin tone Records, founder of seminal punk band Suicide Commandoes, 1989 Minnesota Music Awards Rock Guitarist of the Year and 2006 MN Rock and Country Hall of Fame inductee. Jed Schlegelmilch, director of “Absence/Pres- ence” (2011 MSP Int’l Film Fest). Christie Healey, a non-attorney specialist in entertainment media legal affairs at Lommen Abdo Law Firm, with a thirty-year career in entertainment media, including stints in the music business in her native England as a studio business affairs executive and an independent consultant. Daron Walker, Modern Music Creative Director, is a producer, music supervisor, remixer, sound designer and DJ. Craig Rice, currently teaching advanced fi lmmaking at MCAD and music business at McNally Smith College of Music, with a long career fi rst as a musician, then as a music executive, fi lm- maker, and music supervisor on many fi lms and TV series. find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org Music/Film Panel Ken Abdo, Moderator Christie Healey Chris Osgood Craig Rice Jed Schlegelmilch Daron Walker

“HOW TO MAKE MY MOVIE: THE MN FILMMAKING SCENE” SATURDAY, APRIL 30 AT 4:30 PM St. Anthony Main Theatre FREE

With a focus on the fi lmmaking scene in Minnesota, this panel discussion will address just what it requires these days to make and fi nance a fi lm in Minnesota. Panelists include Melody Gilbert, award-winning independent documentary fi lmmaker and founder of production company Frozen Feet Films, who will also serve as moderator. Dan Satorius, owner and attorney, Satorius Law Film, PLLC, Chair of Advisory Board IFP/MN, professional musician and award-winning fi lmmaker who brings an entertainment background to his law practice. Mara Pelecis is the director of “Souvenirs: Healing After War” (2011 MSP Int’l Film Fest). Dan Tanz, director, and Mohammed Ghawanmeh, actor/producer, of “Triumph67” (2011 MSP Int’l Film Fest). And Hisham Bizri, an internationally acclaimed Lebanese-American fi lmmaker and Associate Professor of Film at the Univer- sity of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Minnesota Film Panel Melody Gilbert, Moderator Hisham Bizri Mohammed Ghawanmeh Mara Pelecis Dan Satorius Dan Tanz

FILMS IN COMPETITION AWARDS CEREMONY THURSDAY, MAY 5 AT 5:00 PM St. Anthony Main Theatre MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS (AND REWARDS) CEREMONY

Celebrate the many talented fi lmmakers participating in the 2011 MSP International Film Festival, and Reward yourself!, by attending the 2011 Festival Awards Ceremony. Awards will be given for the Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Emerging Filmmaker, Best Short and Best Minnesota-Made Film.

For more on the Awards Ceremony visit our website: www.mspfi lmfest.org

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SpecialPresentations-2011.indd 26 4/9/11 4:53 AM 2011 MSP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Film Competition Categories COMPETITION CATEGORIES

The 2011 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival features a slate of juried competitions that include fi lms from all corners of the globe and countless perspectives. Culminating in an Awards Ceremony on May 5, these competitions run throughout the festival and feature selected narrative, documentary, and short fi lms. All jurors in each category are listed on the Festival Website: www.mspfi lmfest.org.

BEST NARRATIVE AWARD Selections in the narrative category include both national and international fi lms. This award is given to the fi lm in competition that exhibits the highest excellence in creativity, storytelling, technique and innovation in the narrative genre.

Winner receives $2,500.

BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD Selections in the documentary competition category are national and international fi lms that feature the best in documentary fi lmmaking in their presentation: diversity, innovation, and powerful storytelling.

Winner receives $2,500

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD The emerging fi lmmaker award was created to support up-and-coming international

and national independent fi lmmakers, and to help them realize their current and future find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org cinematic goals.

Winner receives $2,500.

BEST SHORT AWARD PRESENTED BY SPLICE Awarded to a fi lm exhibiting excellence in the short genre, this competition includes selections from the narrative, documentary, and Minnesota Made short fi lms.

Winner receives $1,000 and up to $5,000 matching in post-production audio/video work at Splice.

BEST MINNESOTA MADE FEATURE AWARD PRESENTED BY SUMMIT Created to acknowledge and support the exceptional community of fi lmmakers within Minnesota, one prize is awarded to a fi lm selected from all feature length Minnesota Made selections.

Winner receives $1,500 cash and a pre-production software package from Showbiz Software.

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS PRESENTED BY WALSER These awards are bestowed upon one narrative, one documentary, and one short fi lm based on the results of the Audience Ballots. All fi lms are in competition for this prize.

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SpecialPresentations-2011.indd 27 4/9/11 4:54 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 28 28 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Best Narrative PRESENTED BY: GRAVES 601 THE ACTRESSES [email protected] Print Source:Showbox,EugeneKIM, –Courtesy SeattleInternationalFilmFestival at theessentialwaysinwhichtheyclingtoit. both atartiststrappedintheircelebrity, and and jealousiestopresentahumanizinglook J-yong teasesouttheirrivalries,insecurities, A skilledandsensitivedirectorofwomen,E. the boundariesbetweenfictionandreality. behind-the-scenes thrills,thefilmtoyswith in. Pepperedwithindustryin-jokesand actresses aremorethanhappytofillyou essential toappreciatethisfilm:theother Knowledge ofKoreanfilmandgossipisn’t to crewandstarsalike. complications mount,theendlesswaitinggets simply gettingthebestdress. As logistical other, eithermakingagrandentrance,or beginning, theactressestrytoone-upeach but theirprofessionalpersonas.Fromthe which topKoreanstarsplaynotthemselves, heartwarming, deliciousmockumentaryin premise of The Actresses, directorE.J-yong’s in onestudioatthesametime.Hereinlies each withtheiregosandinsecurities,together goddesses, includingJeong-Hie Yun of Imagine: threegenerationsofscreen before? tried thisbrilliant,sure-to-be-a-sensationidea photograph forthefirsttime.Whyhasnoone glamorous actressestogetherina sensation byhavingallofKorea’s most A magazineplanstocreateanend-of-year 104 MIN•KOREAN DIR: LEEJEYONG•SOUTHKOREA •2009 SUN 1-MAY 03:00 TUE 26-APR 04:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM

Vogue-style Poetry, FRI 22-APR SUN 17-APR 04:45 04:30 SCREENINGS: PM PM [email protected] Print Source:FilmEurope,SilviaPinterova, diversities ofcultures. present itsmessage,thesearchforunityamid routes, thisfilmtranscendshistoricbarriersto Mali; oldIndia;andHimalayanLadakhtravel Filmed amidbreathtakingbackdrops:Djenne, these tales. by localcelebritieswhohavegrownupwith of thegreatestpartknowledgeareallsung hardheaded farmers,andonestudent’s pursuit Bardsongs winning DutchfilmmakerSanderFrancken’s make thetransitiontobigscreeninaward- Three classicfolktalesfromfar-flunglocations 94 MIN•HINDI,BAMBARA,LADAHKI INDIA /MALI•2010 DIR: SANDERFRANCKEN•NETHERLANDS/ BARDSONGS . Storiesofgarbagecollectors,

ALLIANCE FRANCAIS PRESENTED BY: Thibault, [email protected] Print Sources: TF1 International,Claire biography ontheauthor. Dumas expertwitharecentlyfinished John Wright, Afro-American studiesand Introducing thefilmisUofMprofessor standout performancesallaround. same womanashisliterarycomrade.Featuring strive forthesamegoal,andultimately, the as Manquetemergesfromthelimelightto recreates thetensionbetweentwowriters award-winning Director Saffy Nebou(knownalsoforhis relationship beginstocollapse. Dumas himself,theduo’s previouslypeaceful the attentionofawomanunderguise Benoit Poelvoorde).WhenMaquetseeksout Maquet (strongsupportfromBelgianstar expert researcherandinventivescribe, August impossible withouthisright-handman,the in bothqualityandvolume,wouldhavebeen output, Monte Cristo,andQueenMargot.This novels: what weretobecomehismostsuccessful Between 1843and1846Dumaspublished author. bountiful personaasthecelebratedFrench actor GerardDepardieubackfull-blowninhis examined inafilmthatputsOscar-nominated ghostwriter August Maquetisbeautifully eventually tumultuousrelationshipwithhis Alexandre Dumas’ legendary, prolific,but 105 MIN•FRENCH DIRECTOR: SAFY NEBBOU•FRANCE2010 DUMAS WED 27-APR 04:30 SAT 23-APR 06:30 TUE 19-APR PM 06:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM The ThreeMusketeers, The Giraffe’s Neck)masterfully

The Counteof 4/9/11 5:12AM Best Narrative In Competition

SCREENINGS: SCREENINGS: SCREENINGS: SAT 16-APR 09:15 PM THU 28-APR 07:15 PM FRI 22-APR 05:30 PM SUN 1-MAY 09:30 PM FRI 29-APR 09:00 PM TUE 3-MAY 07:15 PM

PRESENTED BY: NICK AND EDDIE PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION APRES PARTY AND TENT RENTAL & INGEBRETSENS EL INFIERNO HOME FOR HONEYMOONS DIRECTOR: LUIS ESTRADA • MEXICO • 2010 CHRISTMAS DIR: GORAN PASKALJEVIC • SERBIA/ALBANIA 145 MIN • SPANISH • 2010 DIRECTOR: BENT HAMER • NORWAY/SWEDEN/ US Premiere 95 MIN • ALBANIAN GERMANY • 2010 The 2010 box office hit of the year in Mexico. Acclaimed Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic El Infierno’s director Luis Estrada has this to 90 MIN • NORWEGIAN highlights the growing massive cultural divide say about the bicentennial of his home country: Director Bent Hamer Present between Eastern and Western Europe in this, “Mexico 2010: Hell. Nothing to celebrate.” his 22nd film in 42 years. Mirth and misfortune go hand-in-hand in find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org After living and working in the United States for veteran director Bent Hamer’s (Kitchen Stories, Attempting to find a better life away from home, twenty years, Benjamin Garcia (aka “El Benny”) O’Horton) sixth feature. two couples, Albanians Nick and Melinda, and is deported to Mexico. He returns to find his Serbians Marco and Vera, continually fight Winner of Best Screenplay at the San Sebastian hometown deeper in poverty and more violent authority, stereotypes and themselves in their International Film Festival, Home For Christmas than ever, ruled over by vicious drug lords. dreams to pursue happiness at whatever the is based on Norwegian author Levi Henriksen’s Government, religious, and police corruption is cost. Though their plights are parallel, and they collection of interconnected short stories, Only rampant. Grudgingly, Garcia is lured over to the live in neighboring countries, the two couples Soft Presents Under the Tree. Set in the snowy ranks of the local gangsters never meet. Wanting to be free of family and small town of Skogli at Christmas time, the fir village traditions, Nick and Melinda can’t wait to With hints of the Coen brothers, Scorcese, and trees and twinkling lights have brought with travel to the freedom of Italy. Cellist Marco has Kurosawa, this controversial third installment them the usual anxiety, expectancy, hope, and a chance to play in the Vienna Philharmonic. in Estrada’s trilogy on Mexico is unrestrained, melancholia. provocative and full of black humor. A But a terrorist attack in Kosovo keeps both blockbuster with the Mexican public, the Following a diverse group of characters, Hamer couples stranded at their respective borders, government first funded the film, only to then crafts affecting vignettes before skillfully tying visas rejected. In the intolerant faces of their give it the most restricted movie rating, and not the stories together with humor and sensitivity. captors, they are citizens of an untrustworthy for the reasons you might expect. The desire to connect, or reconnect with friends, and unstable part of Europe. family, or simply anyone who will listen is The film walks a fine line, keeping a sense Print Source: Mexican Film Institute, Javier explored through these various entanglements, of irony without being cynical. Providing no Nuñez Carrasco, [email protected] both serious and absurd. Flush with life, insight, clear-cut resolutions and allowing the audience and hope, and beautifully shot under the glow of to provide the answers, the film’s ambiguity the Northern Lights, this is a delightful addition befits a region that’s still reeling from political to the repertoire of one of Norway’s best-loved upheaval. and internationally known filmmakers. (Hamer’s 2005 Factotum, from a Charles Bukowski Paskaljevic, 64, and Grlic (see elsewhere in novella, was shot in St. Paul, with Matt Dillon festival with Just Between Us) were colleagues and Marisa Tomei). at Famu, the influential Prague film school of the late ‘60’s. Print Source: Norwegian Film Institute, knut. [email protected] Print Source: Christine Gentet-Paskaljevic, [email protected]

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InCompetition-2011.indd 29 4/9/11 5:12 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 30 30 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Best Narrative PRESENTED BY: MARQUETTE HOTEL CHOWGIRLS CATERING PRESENTED BY: SUN 24-APR 06:30 SAT 23-APR 07:00 SCREENINGS: PM PM [email protected] Print Source:BetaCinema,DelphineEon, good datemovie. the intercessionofMs.Herzsprung. A very but notwithoutacharmingdenouementwith brutal factsassaultshiscelebratoryreputation, book tourandsigning. At thispoint,agangof bookselling chainfortheobligatoryauthor’s bohemian author, hemanagestoenlistalarge Claiming tobetheoncedown-and-out, a throwawayromancenovelintrashbin. without writingasingleword,whenhefinds who gainsovernightsuccessasanauthor, performance astheshy, haplesswaiter Bruhl deliversanamusing,endearing have yourcakeandeatit,too. the filmisaningeniousfarceabouttryingto Herzsprung ( Goodbye Lenin! German starDanielBruhl( and comedy withcomparisonsto most recentfilmisadeft,playfulromantic lie ofmammothproportions, Alain Gsponer’s Based onaGermanbestselleraboutliterary 80 MIN•GERMAN DIRECTOR: ALAIN GSPONER•GERMANY •2009 LILA, LILA WED 27-APR 04:45 SAT 23-APR 08:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM Priceless Four Minutes)ashisloveinterest, . Featuringinternationallyknown ) andthemuch-toutedHannah

PRESENTED BY: THE Inglorious Basterds Morvern Callar , Writer-director Jeff Lipsky(OnceMoreWith Feeling Director Jeff LipskyPresent TWELVE THIRTY Print Source: Twelve Thirty Productions,DanSatorious,[email protected] reputation asapowerfulcreativeforceintheindependentfilmmovement. With fourfilmstohiscredit(threeaswriter/director), an Iowauniversitytown. seduction, familylife,andthecomplexrelationshipsofdysfunctional Americana setamidthecornfieldsof with amotherandhertwodaughtersinthesameeccentricfamily, A storyaboutaself-centeredyoungmanwho,withinthe spanofoneweek,becomesintimatelyinvolved distinctive stylereminiscentofJohnCassavetes. seduction tothescreeninthisambitiousensemblepiecethatechoes THUR 21-APR 09:15 SUN 17-APR PM 08:15 SCREENINGS: PM [email protected] Print Source:Intercinema,DmitryMokeev, Russian critics). one ofitsbestfilmstheyearbyanumber unwavering commitmenttorealism.(Pickedas powerful narrativeissuretoprovokewithits takes andclaustrophobiccompositions. This nation throughhisuseoflong,penetrating the darkersideofnewlydemocratized Andrei Tarkovsky, uncompromisinglydepicts Russian spiritualfilmcanonestablishedbyicon Balabanov, whorefusestofollowtheexalted incineration. until anunexpectedandfamiliarfacearrivesfor casually acceptstheirfatewithoutquestion, with thebodiesofhisfallenenemies.He comrade-turned-crime bossfeedsthefires coals attheboilerhouse,whilehisformer Ivan Skryabinspendshistimestokingthe veteran oftheUSSR'swarin Afghanistan, Alexei Balabanov'stakeon1990'sRussia. A small townSiberiainnonconformistfilmmaker envelop thenumbedandexploitedcitizenryof Bleak landscapesandbleakerprospects 83 MIN•RUSSIAN DIR: ALEKSY BALABANOV•RUSSIA •2010 THE STOKER

DIRECTOR: JEFFLIPSKY •USA •2010120MINENGLISH , Twelve ThirtyfurthersolidifiesJeff Lipsky’s Flannel Pajamas PRESENTED BY: CINEQUIPT [email protected] Print Source:KidFilm. Arthur Reinhart, during searchforlocations.) freedom. (Childrolesplayedbystreetkidsmet difficult worldintoanoptimisticimpulsetowards Will BeBettertransformsanimpoverishedand veteran cameraman Arthur Reinhart. stunningly photographedbyherhusband, crafts adeeplyempathicandpoeticwork, Writer/Director DorotaK reality thatloomsahead. children withnearinvincibility, nomatterthe possibilities ofanewlifeseemtoimbuethe once theytakeoff acrossthecountryside, what theycan’tbeg,thekidsaresurvivors.But at trainstations,beggingfoodandstealing Drifting aroundtownsandmarkets,loitering the borderinsearchofabetterworldPoland. Huck Finns,areoff onanadventuretocross Three homelessUkranianboys,contemporary Nothing Kędzierzawska (Crows, this filmfromPoland’s worldfamousDorota International Children’s JuryPrizethisyear, Though itwonBerlinFilmFestival’s 118 MIN•RUSSIAN,UKRANIAN,POLISH POLAND /JAPAN •2010 DIRECTOR: DOROTA KEDZIERZAWSKA • BETTER TOMORROW WILL BE WED 4-MAY 04:30 SAT 30-APR 02:45 PM SCREENINGS: PM ) isactuallybuiltforanadultaudience. Twelve Thirtyexploresthenuancesof ) bringshistangledtaleof The Graduateandfeaturesa

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InCompetition-2011.indd 31 4/9/11 5:12 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 32 32 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Best Documentary PRESENTED BY: CRASH+SUES Moneo, [email protected] Print Source:EntertainmentOne,Cameron winning documentarian. India. BritishdirectorPhilCox,41,isanaward- moving lookatcontemporarymiddle-class Bengali Detective part socialcommentary, partfamilydrama, its bureaucraticmania.Partdetectivemystery, bustle ofonetheworld’s mega-citiesand to thefilmthathighlightschaotichustleand Mostly handheldcameraworkbringsimmediacy audition. moves inpreparationfora TV talentshow equal fervor, theyalsopracticetheirdance operations totriplemurder. Off thejob,yetwith everything fromadulterytocounterfeitshampoo his motleycrewofsleuthingassistantstackle an impresarioanddedicatedhusband.He sprung fromapulpfictionstory, andisatonce is onesuchdetective.Hecouldbeacharacter hearted, intrepid,andfullofattitude,RajeshJi clients arelefttoseektheirownprivateeye.Big- With policecorruptionontheriseinKolkata, already naileddownremakerights.) surprise audiences.(FoxSearchlighthas like aKolkatanoir. Itwillenchant,move,and Bengali Detective be straightfrom“TheMalteseFalcon,”The With charactersandastorylinethatcould Producer Annie SundbergInvited 100 MIN•ENGLISH,HINDI,BENGALI DIR: PHILIP COX•INDIA /UKUSA •2010 DETECTIVE THE BENGALI SUN 1-MAY 04:00 SAT 30-APR 09:15 SCREENINGS: PM PM isawinning,andultimately isadocumentarythatreads

The & SHOWBIZSOFTWARE PRESENTED BY: CHIPOTLE-ST. ANTHONY SAT 23-APR 07:30 TUE 19-APR 09:00 SCREENINGS: PM PM [email protected] Print Source:SawyerSteele, Sundance. most personallyemotionaldocumentary”at as “themostthought-provokingandthe and wasevenheraldedbyWiredmagazine her accoladesfromNationalGeographic,NPR, This vibrantandinsightfuldocumentarywon author LeonardShlain. through theworkofherlatefather, bestselling chronological tourofWestern modernization humor andirony, Shlainconstructsa concerns ofourtime.Successfullyemploying the majorenvironmentalandtechnological the visibleandinvisibleconnectionslinking the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlainexplores award-winning filmmakerandfounderof combination ofanimationandarchivalfootage, Employing asplendidlyimaginative Brothels. producers oftheOscarwinning National Geographicandfromtheexecutive winner oftheWomen inFilm Award from Official SelectionatSundanceFilmFestival, 82 MIN•ENGLISH DIRECTOR: TIFFANY SHLAIN•USA •2011 TECHNOLOGY ABOUT LOVE,DEATH & AUTOBLOGOGRAPHY CONNECTED: AN

Born Into WALSERGROUP AUTOMOTIVE PRESENTED BY: Winter, [email protected] Print Source: The FilmCollaborative,Jeffrey the world. inspire theraisingofafewnewflagsaround can shapeouridentity, thisfilmmayverywell fascinating investigationintohownationhood reason fortheUNtorefuteitsexistence? A Republic doesn’trecognizeLichtensteinany national legitimacy. IsthefactthatCzech deeper politicalandeconomicreasonsbehind micronations, Shapiroalsoexaminesthe Providing morethanjustatourofthesequirky there wasthecreatorofSegway… population of100,000within25years. And then experiment inoffshore living,hopestohavea Italy bymistake. The SeasteadingInstitute,an that theirterritorywasaccidentallyincludedin AD asarewardforreturningCrusaders,claim the PrincipalityofSeborga,establishedin820 everything from Texas is banned.Residentsof Republic ofMolossia,population6,where Situated somewhereinNevadaliesthe the fest. eccentric rulersinoneofthedroll-estfilms some suchsovereignterritoriesandtheir (often collaboratorofGuyMaddin)explores Traversing theglobe,directorJodyShapiro What’s tostopanyonefromstartingtheirown? Just whatmakesacountry, state,ornation? 72 MIN•ENGLISH DIRECTOR: JODY SHAPIRO•CANADA •2010 OWN COUNTRY HOW TOSTART YOUR MON 2-MAY 09:30 SAT 16-APR 05:15 PM SCREENINGS: PM

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PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: EMI AUDIO PRESENTED BY: UNITED NATIONS BARBETTE & RED STAG ASSOCIATION OF MN & AM 950 & KFAI & CONSULATE OF GERMANY IN CHICAGO THE INTERRUPTERS IN THE GARDEN OF & U OF M EUROPEAN STUDIES CONSORTIUM DIRECTOR: STEVE JAMES • USA • 2010 SOUNDS KINSHASA SYMPHONY 162 MIN • ENGLISH DIR: NICOLA BELLUCI • SWITZERLAND • 2010 DIR: MARTIN BAER • DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Director Steve James Present OF CONGO / GERMANY • 2010 86 MIN • ITALIAN Seventeen years after releasing Hoop 95 MIN • GERMAN, LINGALA Dreams, Oscar-nominated director Steve Producer Frank Matter Present James lifts the veil on the conditions of This debut feature from Nicola Bellucci on Conductor Armand Diangienda Chicago’s disenfranchised, this time focusing the healing powers of “aural therapy” is a Present on the city’s seemingly perpetual violence, cinematic and sonic achievement, blending Audience Award winner at the Vancouver find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org while allowing an inspiring hope for change. artful cameracraft with intricate soundscapes. International Film Festival, Kinshasa Symphony A collaboration between acclaimed director Living in a Swiss hamlet tucked away in the is an unexpected and beautiful musical merging James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, mountains, blind musician and child therapist of worlds. the film follows three heroic “interrupters” Wolfgang Fasser guides his youthful patients The chaos of Africa’s third largest city is pierced who work in the anti-violence organization into the mysteries of sound and music, while by the sounds of swelling string instruments, as CeaseFire. These former gang members work working to ease pain and relieve tension. With Mozart intermingles with the rich sonic tapestry to stop aggression and violence through the quiet reverence, Nicola Bellucci observes this of Kinshasa. This stirring documentary skillfully use of humor and humility. Continuing in the almost alchemistic phenomenon, and allows demonstrates the power of music to heal and style of Direct Cinema, James’ approach to the audiences to witness a remarkable journey into help renew life in a land ravaged by poverty subject matter provides an authentic glimpse new sensory worlds, as children are given an and war. at the scary undertakings these individuals indispensable key to improve their daily lives. Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic brave daily. The repercussions of the city’s Winner of Best Documentary at 2010 São of Congo, is home to Central Africa’s only violent cycle are presented with an unsettling Paulo International Film Festival. symphony orchestra. The symphony’s aim casualness in this must-see documentary. Print Source: First Run Features, Paul is to spread classical music throughout Print Source: Kartemquin Films Marchant, [email protected] Kinshasa, incorporating traditional and DIY African instruments into mostly European compositions. One of the musicians describes hearing African rhythms in Beethoven, and the group has built double bass instruments from scratch and replaced violin strings with bicycle brake cables. The film is guaranteed to leave you inspired as a rousing finale performance brings legions of cheering fans to their feet. Print Source: Sounding Images, Caroline Beiersdorf, caroline.beiersdorf@sounding- images.de

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InCompetition-2011.indd 33 4/9/11 5:13 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 34 34 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Best Documentary Mantagna, [email protected] Print Source:ZoomaZooma,Joseph recent history. one ofthemostcontroversialliteraryfiguresin and interviews,thisisaoneofkindportrait father. Featuringnever-before-seenfootage man whowasalsoafiercefriend,lover, and outspoken, reckless,andhighlyintelligent Joseph Mantegnabringstolifeacomplex, Muhammad Ali andGeorgeForeman. famous 1974RumbleintheJunglefightbetween 1968 DemocraticNationalConvention,andthe F. Kennedy, the Apollo 11 launch,theriotsof U.S. history, includingtheassassinationofJohn 25. Mailerwentontocovereverymajoreventin Naked andtheDead became thebasisforhisbreakoutnovel, U.S. Army inWorld War II,andhisexperiences writing careeratHarvard,wasdraftedintothe verbal andphysicalfighter, Mailerbeganhis male chauvinistinKateMillet’s second wife,hewaslabeledthequintessential father of9children,convictedstabbinghis the slogan“LetRascalsIn.”Married6times, unsuccessfully forMayorofNew York Cityunder fiction. Heco-founded Pulitzer Prizetwiceforbothfictionandnon- books tohiscredit,Mailerwasawardedthe A shrewdpoliticalandsocialcriticwithover60 the American 20thcentury, NormanMailer. and legendofthealways-controversialgiant This penetratingdocumentaryprofilesthelife 106 MIN•ENGLISH DIRECTOR: JOSEPHMANTEGNA •USA •2010 THE AMERICAN NORMAN MAILER: SAT 23-APR 04:30 FRI 22-APR SCREENINGS: 07:15 PM PM , published at the age of , publishedattheageof

The Village Voice Sexual Politics Director , and ran , andran The The . A SUN 24-APR 12:30 WED 20-APR 07:15 SCREENINGS: PM PM [email protected] Print Source:Films Transit, JohnNadai, from SundanceFilmFestival Sundance SpecialGrandJuryPrize verité triumph,andwasawardedthe2011 poignant, breathtaking,andasingularlystellar mosaic ofIndonesiatoday. The resultis detail tocometogetherandconstructarich Stars the Position Among Forgoing interviewsandvoice-overnarration, simple lifethatRumidjahknowssowell. encroaching globalizationthatthreatensthe young andold,richpoor, andbesetby tug-of-war betweenChristianityandIslam, Modern-day Indonesiaisentrenchedina and hersons,BaktiDwi,whoareMuslims. the livesofherjuvenilegranddaughter, Tari, and theinfluenceofglobalizationreflectedin Christian woman,weathersachangingsociety Grandmother Rumidjah,apoorelderly revolutionary camerawork. both literallyandmetaphorically, withhis the underlyingpatternsoflifeinIndonesia, slums ofJakartaandcontinuestoshowus followed anIndonesianfamilyfromthe For 12years,LeonardRetelHelmrichhas 110 MIN•INDONESIAN INDONESIA /NETHERLANDS•2011 DIRECTOR: LEONARDRETEL HELMRICH• THE STARS POSITION AMONG

allowseachexquisite -Adapted PRESENTED BY: CARA IRISHPUBS Preceded by: rock androll. lifestyle ofthefolkmusicianwithexcesses Liam’s raucouspastinwhichheblurredthe guest appearances,Gilsenan’s filmdelvesinto unseen archivalfootage,audiorecordingsand during thefolkexplosionof1960’s. Featuring Pogues, androsetofameinGreenwichVillage from DylantoPeteSeegerU2’s Bonoto The The ClancyBrothershaveinfluencedeveryone balladeer. At timesoutsellingeven The Beatles, uncover thecomplicatedpersonallifeof goes beyondtheguiseofperformerto This personalandcinematicallyengagingfilm Clancy Brothers. last survivingmemberoficonicIrishband The music historythroughthelifeofLiamClancy, the one ofthemostcelebratedperiodsinmodern Alan Gilsenan’s intriguingdocumentarychronicles 108MIN•ENGLISH DIRECTOR: ALAN GILSENAN•IRELAND2009 CLANCY THE LIFE& TIMES OFLIAM BITTERN: THE YELLOW Ward, [email protected] Print Source:Crossing The LineFilms,Siobhan decaying spaces,remainforeverinvisible. the societaloutcasts,inhabitantsofthese within theirownminds. reality –incarceratedbehindwallsaswell present thesepatients’ unique andhaunting Beautiful cinematographyandattentiontodetail time aretoldwithaneeriematter-of-factness. depression, andinterminablestretchesof Stories ofpanicattacks,abandonedfamilies, DIR: ANNA RODGERS•IRE13MINENG. WALLSIF THESE COULD TALK FRI 29-APR SAT06:45 16-APR 02:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM

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InCompetition-2011.indd 35 4/9/11 5:13 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 36 36 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Emerging Filmmaker Award PRESENTED BY: AVS [email protected] Print Source:Sinefilm, Armagan Lale, Film Festival. (International Critic’s Award) atthe Tromsø Istanbul inthiswinneroftheFIPRESCIaward A clashofgenerationsportraysadivided for acitythat’s slippingawayfromhim. 11 cast, includingherownUncleasMithat. deft, honestperformancesfromheramateur veteran documentarianPelinEsmerextracts his ground.Inherfirstfeature-lengthfiction, apartment complex,theoctogenarianstands demand demolitionandreconstructionoftheir a minorearthquakeinciteshisneighborsto with thecomfortsofurbanmodernity. When to usherhisfamilyintothenewerastocked caretaker Ali, aprovincial Turk whohopes mundane possessions.Mithatbefriendsnew preserve thecity’s richpastthroughotherwise the increasinglyyoungcity, strugglesto vs. themanicpresent,Mithat,anelderin In thisstoryoftwoIstanbuls,theoldvistas GERMANY •2009110 MIN• TURKISH DIRECTOR: PELINESMER• TURKEY /FRANCE 10 TO11 SAT 30-APR 05:15 SUN 24-APR 12:15 SCREENINGS: PM PM takesholdjustasMr. Esmertakesupbattle

10 to MON 2-MAY 06:30 THURS 28-APR 05:00 PM PM SCREENINGS: [email protected] Beta Film:Cinema,DelphineEon, International FilmFestival implications. - of loveandexistencethatisuniversalinits illness looms,andameditationonthesubjects choices thatmustbefacedwhenterminal follows isaheartfeltruminationontheextreme be aloneand‘think’, Anita reacts.What buys anapartmentinthecitywherehecan Clearly incrisisandattemptingtocope,Fred but hiswifeanddecidestoforegotreatment. diagnosed withprostatecancer, hetellsnoone goes intohisoldoffice. ButwhenFredis garden whileFred—despitebeingretired—still Anita spendsalotoftimeintheirbeautiful living awell-to-dosuburbanlife. (Berger), happilymarriedfor50yearsand initially sunnytaleofFred(Ganz)and Anita Memorandum of Desire)andSentaBerger(TheQuiller Celebrated veteransBrunoGanz( 85 MIN•GERMAN DIR: SOPHIEHELDMAN•GERMANY •2010 COLORS IN THE DARK Heldman’s, nature. Basedonthetruestoryoffriends bonds andboundariesoflove,life’s finite intimate andaffecting taleaboutaging,the Sophie Heldman’s bravedebutdrama,an Colors intheDark Adapted fromPalmSprings ) areadelighttobeholdin

sketchesan Wings Tu, [email protected] Print Sources:GoodFilmsWorkshop, Steven Taiwan’s 2010Golden Horse Awards. Director andOutstanding Taiwanese Filmat Award atthe2010 Taipei FilmFestivalandBest and theNew Talent Competition Audience Winner ofBestNarrativeFeature, Actor, Taiwanese talenttowatch. director ChungMong-hongasabold,exciting a stellarcast,TheFourthPortraitconfirms Told withstriking,lyricalcinematographyand his fourthportraitbeanimageofhimself? unveil afrighteningtruthabouthisfamily. Will in companionship.ButXiangisdestinedto jobs andpettythefts,hislifefindsnewhope and achubbyolderboysurvivingonodd a gruff, butinwardlykindoldschooljanitor for careandaffection. WhenXiangmeets in drawing,hisworkshowsachildstarving begins tohaunthisdreams.Findingcomfort is coldandlonely, andamysteriousboy hostile newenvironment,Xiang’s existence stepfather andhislifechangesforever. Inthis is takeninbyhisestrangedmotherandvile loss. After hisfatherdies,tenyear-oldXiang remarkably originaltaleofaboyhauntedby elements withpoignantmomentsina The filmdeftlymixessurprisingcomedic arise frommarriagesofconvenience. trauma ofdomesticviolenceandissuesthat A soberingvisionofchildhoodengulfedbythe 102 MIN•MANDARIN DIR: MONG-HONGCHUNG• TAIWAN •2010 PORTRAIT THE FOURTH WED 4-MAY 05:00 WED 27-APR 07:00 PM SCREENINGS: PM

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PRESENTED BY: U OF M EUROPEAN STUDIES CONSORTIUM HELLO! HOW ARE ILLEGAL JESS + MOSS YOU? DIRECTOR: OLIVIER MASSET-DEPASSE • DIRECTOR: CLAY JETER • USA • 2011 BELGIUM • 2010 • 95 MIN • FRENCH DIRECTOR: ALEXANDRU MAFTEI • ROMANIA/ 83 MIN • ENGLISH Winner of the SACD Prize in the Director’s SPAIN/ITALY • 2010 • 105 MIN • ROMANIAN Sometimes questions don’t have new answers, Fortnight competition at Cannes Film Festival and memories are flashes of silver at the Director Alexandru Maftei creates a new path and the Belgian entry for Best Foreign water’s surface, diving down like fish to the for Romanian Cinema in Hello, How Are You?; Language Film at the Academy Awards. murky deep just as suddenly as they appear. one that embraces mass appeal through humor Battles for mercy and humanity are brought to Jess + Moss travels this nebulous territory and a deep attention to storytelling. a head in this revealing drama on immigrant during one hot Kentucky summer, as an 18- find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org With the initial spark nearly gone, married rights. Tania (Anne Coesens), a Russian year old girl and a 12-year old boy run through couple Gabriel and Gabriela reawaken their illegally living in Belgium with her son for tobacco fields waiting for something to happen. passion through virtual love. Their romantic the past eight years, is now threatened with Clay Jeter’s remarkable first feature is an second life will either salvage what’s left of their deportation. Locked in detention indefinitely, experimental, stream-of-consciousness series marriage or be the final nail in the coffin. With she shows determination and dignity in her of vignettes exploring memory, companionship, blunt but humorous commentary from their struggle to regain her humanity and be reunited and sexual awakening. Inventive use of sound equally depraved teenage son, this entertaining with her child. and lush, impressionistic cinematography spin on modern married life remains as light as Coesens illustrates immense talent and skillful beckon the audience into a world of winding it is relatable. restraint in this demanding role, while agitated Appalachian dirt roads, flushed cheeks, Print Source: M-Appeal, Anne Wiedlack, camerawork brings Tania’s panicked state voices on tape, and a mysterious crumbling [email protected] to the forefront. As it tackles the hot-button house with hints of something darker lurking issues of immigration policy and reform, this underneath. What we are left with, more epic exceptional film by award-winning writer/ poem than feature film, will stay with us for as director Oliver Masset-Depasse is critical long as we can remember the smell of grass. viewing for all festivalgoers. Print Source: Visit Films, Aida LiPera, Print Source: Film Movement, Rebeca Conget, [email protected] [email protected]

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InCompetition-2011.indd 37 4/9/11 5:14 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 38 38 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Emerging Filmmaker Award PRESENTED BY: EMI AUDIO [email protected] Print Source:FilmClinic,MohamedHefzy, in Egypt. against bureaucracyandtracingnewchanges contribution tounderstandingresistance Film Festival2010,thefilmisanimportant Arabic LanguageFilmattheCairoInternational Winner ofnumerousawards,includingBest be anauteurontherise. Ahmad Abdalla onceagainproveshimselfto Alexandria withtherawenergyofyouth,and dancing streetperformersfill musicians, guerillafilmmakers,andbreak- Real-life painters,graffiti artists,rooftop community stifledbyarepressivegovernment. will bringaboutinevitablypositivechangeina group offriends.Hebelievessupportingthem for andpromotethetalentsofhisnew, diverse counterculture, Khaleddecidestoadvocate Increasingly enthralledbythislively regime. music scene,longsuppressedbytheMubarak quickly findsisavibrantundergroundartsand of something,anything,toconnectto.Whathe and dispirited,hetakestothestreetsinsearch readjust tolifeinhishometown.Feelingalone recently repatriatedKhaledasheattemptsto acclaimed debut,Heliopolis, of Alexandria. The follow-uptohiswidely movement issetagainstthedensecityscape about Egypt’s long-supressedcounterculture democratic revolution, Ahmad Abdalla’s story Anticipating Egypt’s youth-ledJanuary Filmmakers Invited 120 MIN• ARABIC DIRECTOR: AHMAD ABDALLA •EGYPT • 2010 MICROPHONE WED 4-MAY 06:45 MON 2-MAY 06:15 PM SCREENINGS: PM

thefilmtracks Microphone ’s ’s WALSERGROUP AUTOMOTIVE PRESENTED BY: SUN 24-APR 09:30 SUN 17-APR 06:30 SCREENINGS: PM PM [email protected] Print Source:Visit Films, Aida LiPera, –Screen International “Eerily beautiful,invokingtheCoenbrothers” of yourseat. this filmapowerthatwillkeepyouontheedge choral scoreaddtodeftperformancesthatgive Stunning cinematographyandahaunting repression. doubt, bitter, unhealedwounds,andreligious and hefindshimselfensnaredinawebofself- become suspectastheinvestigationproceeds, of thepeople.Walter’s motivationsbeginto murder caseandredeemhimselfintheeyes police officer calledupontosolvealocal performance asWalter, anagingineffective Peter Stormare(Fargo)givesacaptivating Set inasmallOntarioMennonitecommunity, held secrets. gothic taleofmurder, redemption,andlong- Donnelly returnswithastrikingcontemporary Award winningCanadianfilmmakerEdGass- 75 MIN•ENGLISH DIR: EDGASS-DONNELLY •CANADA •2010 SONGS SMALL TOWNMURDER

& INGEBRETSENS CRASH +SUES&KARENSTERNAL AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION PRESENTED BY: [email protected] Print Source:MagnoliaPictures, Arianne Ayers, feature filmandwildestrideyet. Simonsson andJohannesStjärneNilsson’s first and imaginative,thisiswriter/directors’ Ola performances. Enormouslyentertaining impeccably constructedpercussive The heartofSoundNoise drawn tooneofthem… when hesuddenlyfindshimselfstrangely of theseauralterrorists,butrunsintotrouble Tone-deaf Officer Warnebring ishotonthetrail sonic attackontheconstantdinofurbanlife. whirring squealofapapershredderintheir uses everythingfromoxygentankstothe the cityisanorchestra. The renegadebunch For agroupofdisaffected, anarchicmusicians, romp. riotous, ingeniouslyinventive,one-of-a-kind This filmfestfavoriteisanot-to-be-missed 102 MIN•SWEDISH STJÄRNE NILSSON•SWEDEN2010 DIRECTORS: OLA SIMONSSON,JOHANNES SOUND OFNOISE SUN 24-APR 03:15 SAT 23-APR 03:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM

liesinits 4/9/11 5:14AM InCompetition-2011.indd 39 4/9/11 5:14 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 40 40 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Minnesota Made Features Schlegelmilch, [email protected] Print Source:MiniatureLifeDocuments,Jed is hisfirstfeaturefilm. manages amovietheatre. resides inSt.LouisPark,Minnesota,wherehe degree fromUW-Milwaukee. Hecurrently Wisconsin. Hegraduatedwithafilmstudies Jed SchlegelmilchwasborninMilwaukee, about Johnalmost17yearsafterhispassing. a 10-dayjourneytointerviewfamilyandfriends remembrance ofhim,JedSchlegelmilchgoeson John’s mysteriousdeath,andinoverall In anattempttobetterunderstandhisbrother Filmmakers Present 119 MIN•ENGLISH DIRECTOR: JEDSCHLEGELMILCH•USA •2010 ABSENCE/PRESENCE SAT 23-APR 04:00 SCREENING: PM Dunbar Chace, Print Source:MondéWorld Films,LLC,Kiersten Minneapolis andthisisherfirstfeaturefilm. its soulwithracialidentity. Kierstenlivesin people overlookedinacountrystillstratifying produce anddirectafilmaboutmarginalized of Cape Town. This experiencemotivatedherto a communityactivistinthecolouredtownships For 16yearsKierstenDunbarChaceservedas shackles producedbycolonization. to learnone’s ancestrycanfreethepsychological The filmalsoexploreshowgeneticDNA testing in anendlesscycleofinvisibilityandexclusion. of mixedraceheritageinSouth Africa aretrapped I’m NotBlack,Coloured Actress Lesley-AnnBrandtPresent Director KierstenDunbarChace& SOUTH AFRICA •2011 •94MINENGLISH DIRECTOR: KIERSTENDUNBAR CHASE•USA / COLOURED I’M NOT BLACKI’M WED 27-APR 07:00 SCREENING: PM PRESENTED BY: CRASH+SUES kierstenchace

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Print Source:PerimeterProductions,Robert C.Hammel,[email protected] Project, aninvestigationintotheconnectionsbetween danceandscience. cultural collaboration; installations. Filmsinproductioninclude; Bob HammelisaMinnesota-basedfilmmaker whosecareerincludesworkintheater, film,and art are exploredinthisenthrallingdocumentary. they are,thetollquestforperfectiontakesupontheirbodies,andvery process ofdanceitself choreographers astheycreateSolosservesabackgroundforuniqueportraits oftheseartists.Who 6 Dancers+Choreographers=ExtraordinaryDances. The partnershipbetweendancersandtheir Filmmakers Present SOLO 1X2 THU 28-APR 07:00 SCREENING: PM SAT 23-APR 01:30 SCREENING: PM [email protected] Print Source:J.T. O’Neal, HealthPartners inSaintPaul. of theOccupationalMedicineProgramat Harvard, heiscurrentlyresidencydirector the UniversityofKansasandanMPHfrom and Alfred P. Sloanawards.WithanMDfrom prestigious UCLA ScreenwritingShowcase has anMFA fromUCLA,wherehewonthe Screenwriter/Director/Producer JT O’Neal “romantic dramedy.” Miri MakeaPorno star-turned-actress Traci Lords(ofZachand top sellingNorwegianfilm Norwegian actorHåvardLilleheie,ofthe2003 gay, orjustEuropean?” The filmstarsrising gets tooclosetotheboys,shewonders,‘ishe the youngViking rebuffs heradvancesand raise twosons,9and15respectively. When soccer playertobeamaleaupairandhelpher hires anadorabletwenty-somethingNorwegian quaint SwedishfarmingcommunityinKansas A recentlywidowedyoungmotherlivingina Cast &CrewPresent 95 MIN•ENGLISH DIRECTOR: J.T. O’NEAL •USA •2011 AU PAIR, KANSAS ) inwhatitsmakerscalla

Out oftheShadowswhichconnectsartandhealing; DIRECTOR: ROBERT HAMMEL •USA •2010103MINENGLISH United , andporn- Dhvee: A BridgebetweenCultures [email protected] Print Source:Fathia Absie, those who’vevanished. troubling development:thefamilyandfriendsof to thosewhoareseldomheardinthisdeeply community, andmostimportantly, givesavoice an eventthatblindsidedtheMinneapolis examination attemptstoputintoperspective leaders. Absie’s importantandthorough interviews withareayouthandcommunity and providesmuch-neededcontextthrough about thehopesanddreamsoftheirsons, the familiesofthesemenastheyopenlytalk Fathia Absie, forthefirsttime,documents documentary. world awayisthefocusofthisgroundbreaking gave upthecomfortsofhomeforafight of whomhadneverevensetfootinSomalia, it cametobethattheseyoungmen,some organizations intheeast African nation.How among theranksof Al-Shabab andother their Minnesotahome,onlytobediscovered young Somalimenseeminglydisappearedfrom It cameasashockwhenin2008,groupof outside oftheirwar-tornhomeland. place forfamiliesseekinganewbeginning twenty years,becomeknownasawelcoming population, Minneapolishas,overthepast Now hometothenation’s largest Somali Filmmakers Present 140 MIN•ENGLISH,SOMALI DIRECTOR: FATHIA M. ABSIE •USA •2011 BROKEN DREAMS SUN 17-APR 01:00 SCREENING: PM

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INCREDIBLY SMALL THE PRUITT-IGOE MYTH ROUGH TENDER DIRECTOR: DEAN PETERSON • USA • 2010 DIRECTOR: CHAD FREIDRICHS • USA • 2011 DIRECTOR: JOE DRESSEL • USA • 2010 83 MIN • ENGLISH 83 MIN • ENGLISH 90 MIN • ENGLISH Cast & Crew Present Filmmakers Present Cast & Crew Present Susan Burke and Minneapolis’ own Stephen This documentary feature explores the social, Unlikely love blooms between a brooding, Gurewitz star in this comedy about a young economic and legislative issues that led to explosive loner and an extroverted introvert couple who move into a shabby 300 square foot the decline of conventional public housing with a cat and a library habit. A darkly comic, apartment looking to start a life together. But in America, and the city centers in which sadly sweet and even poignant tale about things don’t exactly go as planned. A series of they resided, while tracing the personal and finding and keeping love despite the odds. mishaps and unexpected visitors make them poignant narratives of several of the residents Joe Dressel was born in 1984. His passion realize that maybe they aren’t as perfect for of the notorious Pruitt-Igoe public housing for story telling led to creating live-action and each other as they previously had thought. The complex in St. Louis. animated short films. In 2007, he graduated find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org film was shot in Minneapolis over 14 days and Director Chad Freidrichs was reared in from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design also features MSPIFF alum Alex Karpovsky, the Chanhassen and New Ulm, Minnesota. The with a BFA in animation. After earning his ‘Mumblecore’ filmmaker who presented his debut Pruitt-Igoe Myth is his third documentary degree, Joe began a career in advertising. He feature, The Hole Story, at MSPIFF in 2005. feature. He currently teaches filmmaking at has also continued to tell stories by directing Director Dean Peterson grew up in Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. numerous short and feature films. Minneapolis, MN. He studied film in New York, Print Source: Unicorn Stencil Doc. Films, Print Source: [email protected] Paris and Chicago. His interests include: black [email protected] coffee, Siberian Huskies and David Bowie. Incredibly Small is his first feature. Print Source: Dean Peterson, [email protected]

SCREENING: SCREENING: FRI 15-APR 07:00 PM SUN 17-APR 04:30 PM PRESENTED BY: CRASH + SUES THICKER THAN WATER TRIUMPH67 DIR: BRADLEY RAPPA • USA • 2009 DIRECTOR: DAN TANZ • USA • 2010 90 MIN • ENGLISH 98 MIN • ENGLISH Filmmakers Present World Premiere • Cast & Crew Present 11-year old Tony Rappa of White Bear Lake, Following the sudden death of his brother, a MN, ‘absolutely, positively’ loves playing Palestinian-American man reconnects with a hockey, but struggles to lead a normal active woman from his past, and forges a bond with life despite the potentially fatal risks associated his newfound family. He must grapple with with his severe type A hemophilia. the past, the present and the cost of his own Bradley Rappa received his MFA in Filmmaking secrets from a long ago summer. MINNESOTA MADE from Syracuse University in 1995. He is After seven years as an educator in Minnesota, FEATURES PRESENTED BY: an award-winning painter and filmmaker and a few internships in television production, SUMMIT BREWING whose films have been have been screened Dan Tanz created Driftless Pictures to make worldwide. In addition to being a media literacy uncompromising feature dramas. educator and professional cinematographer, Triumph67, a collaboration between a Jewish Brad and his wife produce work to promote director and a Palestinian producer, is Tanz’s environmental and human rights causes. first feature film. Bradley currently lives in Ithaca, NY with his wife and their two boys Alex and Aydan. Print Source: Driftless Pictures, Jeremy Wilker, [email protected] Print Source: Bill Kersey, [email protected] 41

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InCompetition-2011.indd 43 4/9/11 5:15 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 44 44 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Best Short Print Source:LaithMedia,[email protected] effortless inhisfirstshortfilmeffort. and Algeria, Abdenour Zahzahmakesthetransitiontofictionseem performances. HavingpreviouslydirecteddocumentariesinFrance village, spreadingjoyandlaughstotheschoolchildrenthroughtheir rundown van.Puppetshowmasters,thepairtravelsfromvillageto the stirring Algerian countrysidethroughafather-sonroadtripin This debutshortfilmfromdirector Abdenour Zahzahbrilliantlycaptures DIRECTOR: ABDENOUR ZAHZAH• ALGERIA •201024MIN ARABIC GARAGOUZ SUN 1-MAY 09:00 MON 18-APR 09:15 SCREENINGS: PM PM SHORTS PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE ADDITIONAL SCREENING:FRIDAY, APRIL 22 AT 3:15 Print Source:FINECUT Co.,Ltd.,OyaJEONG,[email protected] voice, callinghim“daddy”... mysterious youngwomaninwhitefuneraldresscryingalittlegirl’s rod. It’s notsomethinghecanputonhisdinnerplatebutthebodyofa and justsits,waiting.Justthen,somethingbigiscaughtonthefishing has fallenonthequietriverside. The manhasn’tcaughtmuchfish about settinguphisfishingrodsandstartsfishing.Hourslater, night fishing bag.Hearrivesattheedgeofariver. The manleisurelygoes Deep inthewoods,cuttingthroughfog,amanwalkscarrying (Oldboy, Thirst) andmediaartistChan-kyongPark. star duoPARKing CHANce,madeupofbrothersChan-wookPark this isagroundbreaking,hauntingcombineddirectorialeffort ofthe The firstmovieshotentirelyonaniPhonetobereleasedtheatrically, DIR: PARKING CHANCE •SOUTHKOREA •2011 •30MINKOREAN NIGHT FISHING [email protected] Print Source:EyeSteelFilm,GabrielCouture, Canadian short“atVancouver FilmFest,2010. work fromQuebec’s HalimaOuardiri,winnerof“mostpromising celebrated andchallengedinthis Brotherhood, spiritualityandtheessenceofreligionareboth rebellion againsthisfamily. The owlisabadomen,andtheboybeginstouseitassymbolof goatherder whofindsafallenowlanddecidestokeepitaspet. Based onatruestory, MokhtartellsthetaleofayoungMoroccan TACHELHIT DIR: HALIMA OUARDIRI•MOROCCO/CANADA •201016MIN MOKHTAR [email protected] Print Source:BaracoaPictures,JustinDoherty, dramatically. –CourtesyPhoenixFilmFestival until ayoungman,unsureofhisownplaceintheworld,intervenes in townfromIsrael. Their livesseemdestinedtojustmisseachother Sam stepsbackintotheworldatexactlysametimeMyaarrives Challenged toregainhislifefollowingaperiodofdeepmourning, is comingintoadulthood. Are anyofthemwheretheywanttobe? Mya iscomingintothiscountry. Samiscomingoutofmourning.Ryan DIRECTOR: JUSTINDOHERTY •UK201010MINENGLISH IT’S NATURAL TO BE AFRAID

80 MINUTES Adolf HitlerhadvisitedFinlandandcongratulatedMannerheimonhis75 the FinnishDefenceForces,reluctantlypaidareturnvisittoGermanyafter Late inJune1942,CarlGustafMannerheim,theCommanderChiefof consolidate hisRussianinvasion. curious Finnishwarcinematographer, FelixForsman,asHitlerwastryingto now seeninthisremarkablesecretfilmingassignmentcapturedbyyoungand general. The hush-hush,archivereels,bannedformorethan65years,are time Adolf HitlerventuredoutsideGermanyduringWWII--tovisitFinland’s top This recentlydiscoveredfootageofFinnishwartimehistoryrecordstheonly DIRECTOR: PIA ANDELL •FINLAND201038MINFINNISH GÖRING’S BATON [email protected] Print Source:NationalFilmCenterofLatvia,ZandaDudina,zanda. only knowntothem. documenting anonymousbikeridersonRubik’s Road,travellingtrajectories director LailaPakalninapresentsavividportraitofLatvianindependence, walks, runs,crawls,sits,rides,flies. And falls. A worldalive. Acclaimed Latvian why couldn’titfitontoasinglebicycleroadinLatvia? A filmaboutaworldthat If theentireworldcanbereflectedinasingledropofdew(anditcan!),then DIRECTOR: LAILA PAKALNIŅA •LATVIA •201030MINLATVIAN ON RUBIK’SROAD SHORTS PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY [email protected] Print Source: AALTO University-ELOHelsinkiFilmSchool,Saara Toivanen, was awardedBestDocumentaryatthe2010 Tampere FilmFestival. Elina Talvensaari screenedherfilmintheShortFilmCorneratCannesand economy. RecentgraduateofELOFilmSchoolinHelsinki,writer/director Pick BerriesisanexplorationoftheFinnishmindandabsurditiesglobal uncomfortable. Whoistoblameandwhoprofitingfromallthis? are changing,secretberryspotsrevealed,andeverythingisgetting the mistyswampsofNorthernFinland. The localsgrowrestless-things Economy isstrangerthanfiction.Visitors fromadistantplaceappearin DIRECTOR: ELINA TALVENSAARI •FINLAND201019MINFINNISH HOW TO PICKBERRIES Print Source:NorwegianFilmInstitute,[email protected] outside, butyoungatheart. known eachothersincetheywerefive.Itisastoryaboutbeingoldonthe pleasures andtreasuresoffriendshipbetweentwowomen90whohave The FabulousFiffandFamisafeel-gooddocumentaryaboutthegenuine DIRECTOR: SOLVEIG MELKERAAEN•NORWAY •201029MINNORWEGIAN THE FABULOUS FIFF AND FAM [email protected] Print Source: The FinnishFilmFoundation,OttoSuuronen,otto. remarkable documentary. at age90,thepristinefootagewascompiledandmadeavailableinthis in Berchtesgadenthesummerof1942.JustbeforeForsmandiedrecently the conditionsinBerlin,visitedGoebbelsUFA Wolf’s Lair studiosandHitler’s birthday. Through hislens,FelixobservedtheFuhrer, Hermann Göringand FRI 29-APR THU 21-APR 02:00 04:30 SCREENINGS: PM PM

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THE ENCOUNTER DIRECTOR: ANGELA MATEMOTJA • USA • 2010 • 21 MIN • ENGLISH A young white woman on a search for inner peace, gets stuck in an elevator with an older African man. Though the residue of apartheid still remains, does he hold the key to her finding inner peace? Writer/Director Angela Matemotja is an NAACP Theatre Award Nominee, and a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A trip to South Africa and experience making films at the Richard Lawson Studios led her to develop The Encounter. Print Source: Matemotja Productions, Angela Matemotja, [email protected]

MOSQUITO DIR: JEREMY ENGLE • USA • 2010 • 12 MIN • ENGLISH Mosquito is about humiliation and redemption – the coming of age story about a 13-year old Dominican boy whose awkward bravado and fanciful imagination have earned him the nicknamed Mosquito. On a memorable Halloween night in 1974, Cesar fights to win the respect of his teenage tormentors. Writer/Director Jeremy Engle was born and raised in NYC where he was a

public high school teacher. Mosquito is his first film. find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org Print Source: Mosquito Films, L.L.C., Jeremy Engle, [email protected]

PLUME DIRECTOR: KAREN CINORRE • USA • 2011 • 9 MIN • ENGLISH In an article printed in Notes Africaines in 1945, a man claimed he became lost in the desert as a child, raised by ostriches until his rescue. Plume imagines that ostrich-boy, a beautiful abomination, slipping between animal and human worlds, belonging to neither. Director Karen Cinorre has worked on such diverse film projects as Isabella Rossellini’s “Green Porno” to Gus Van Sant’s “Last Days.” Karen’s own directorial work includes film projections set to William Burrough’s reading of the dying words of Dutch Schultz for a contemporary opera at Opera Centrum Amsterdam. Before PLUME she made “L’École est Fini,” an updated take on the French Scopitone from the 1960’s as well as the short films “Transatlantic” and “Zero-One.” Karen has also directs commercials and music videos. Print Source: Samuel Levy, [email protected]

SEA SICK DIR: PATRICK BROOKS • USA • 2011 • 14 MIN • ENGLISH When Claire and Keith embark upon what was supposed to be a romantic whale-watching cruise, they’re forced to confront the currents of discontent hiding just beneath the surface of their relationship. Writer/director Patrick Brooks shot the whole film in Super 16 aboard a ship in the Pacific Ocean. He is currently finishing coursework for his M.F.A. in Film Directing at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Patrick is also an accomplished cinematographer Print Source: Patrick Brooks, [email protected]

THE SMALL ASSASSIN DIRECTOR: CHRIS CHARLES • USA • 2010 • 16 MIN • ENGLISH US Premiere The year is 1947, and Alice (Lois Atkins) and David (David Marcotte) have just given birth to their first child. When Alice slips into postpartum depression, David seeks the advice of their Doctor (Robert Breuler), who assures him that she will eventually come around. But as time passes Alice’s depression takes a turn for the worse, and she becomes convinced that the baby is conspiring against her. David must decide if his wife is loosing her mind, or if the child is plotting their doom. The Small Assassin is based on the short story by legendary sci-fi author Ray Bradbury. Print Source: Beverly Ridge Pictures, Chris Charles, [email protected] 45

InCompetition-2011.indd 45 4/9/11 5:15 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 46 46 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Best Short Einan andChad Augustin. done inthestyleofclassicFrenchNewWave andfeaturestheactingtalentsof Annie The tongue-in-cheekmusicvideofor The Arms Akimbo’s track,“You Want To”, was DIRECTOR: JUSTINSTAGGS •3:24MIN YOU WANT TO such namesas The FooFighters, Against Me!,NOFX. directed severaldozenmusicvideosfornationalandlocalrecordingartists,including “Autobahn”, asportrayedinthemovie“TheBigLebowski.”DirectorJustinStaggshas by the80’s movie“Tron”, The PowerRangers,andalsothefictionalGerman80’s band, The musicvideofor The Melismaticstrack,“Your LoveisaPoison”heavilyinspired DIRECTOR: JUSTINSTAGGS •PRODUCER:FRENCHY LUNNING•2:52MIN YOUR LOVEIS A POISON digital awesomenessforthepeople. A girlgoesswimming...kindof.ShaneNelson runswww.omni-fusion wherehecreates DIRECTOR: SHANENELSON •3:45MIN A LIFELESSORDINARY Minneapolis. Isaac GaleandDavidJensenarevisualartistsfilmmakersbasedoutof A corporatemessageofhopeandhealing,broughttoyoubyOrganikel. DIRECTORS: ISAACGALE,DAVID JENSEN•3:20MIN ONE DIMENSIONAL MAN All thegirlswantedhiminHS. There wasloreabouthim.” edge-of-your-passenger-seat thrillride.”-AndreDurand“DanHuitingwaslegendary. A disturbingtaleofoneman’s journeyfrominsideacartooutsideofit.“A harrowing, CITY OFMUSIC camera whoinexplicablycontinuestogetwork. MTV/City Pages.DanHuitinghasearnedareputationasone-trickponywithvideo adventurous littlesleeperonaquestforloveandicyprofundity”-AndrewFlanagan, From themindofsameguythatdidSimsthing,comesaclassictale“an YOU’LL BEBRIGHT cultural background,butalsofromhisworldtravels. from Nigeria, Africa getsinspirationasadirectorandphotographernotonlyfromhis in anewcountry, roamingaroundMinneapolis,MinnesotaWally Agboola, originally The musicvideoforM.anifest Track Comingto America– findsM.anifestasastranger DIRECTOR: WALLY AGBOOLA •PRODUCER: LUKEDUNNE•3:54MIN FREAK OUT through MTV, FUSEandVH1. media style.Hervideoshavebeenscreenedallovertheworldandseenontelevision man. MariaJuranicisafilmmakerknownfororiginaleffects andstopmotionmixed uncovers theparanoiaofawomanwhotakesgreatriskstosupportanddefendher The musicvideoforDessa DIRECTOR: MARIA JURANIC•PRODUCER:SCOTT FERRIL •3:04MIN ALIBI screened allovertheworldatfestivalslikeSXSWand Tribeca. characters. Todd Coberyhasearnedareputationasfilmmaker, hisfilmshave Code" findsDessastuckinasnowstormandsurroundedbybevyofsurreal The musicvideoforDessa'strack,"Dixon'sGirl"fromthealbum"A BadlyBroken DIRECTOR &PRODUCER: TODD COBERY •2:48MIN DIXON’S GIRL commercials, andisinproductionontwofeatures. Mississippi River. PhilipHarderhasdirectednumerousmusicvideos,shortfilms, memory, aHansChristian Anderson fairytale,andadesolatewintervisionofthe The musicvideofor Typsy Panthre's"AllFallDown"drawsuponatragicchildhood DIRECTOR &PRODUCER:PHILIP HARDER•3MIN ALL FALL DOWN SCREENING: MN-SHORTS: MUSICVIDEOS COMING TO AMERICA of styles.Soontomoveonfeatures. of Austin Texas specializinginanimatedmusicvideos,andshortfilmsawide variety as itgets.EricPowerisJeremy’s “bloodbrotherfromMN”andananimatorbasedout cut paperanimationsettothelovelytune‘Tatooine’ byJeremyMessersmith. As 2-D Paper Jedis!? Yes indeed! This istheoriginalStarWars trilogyre-imaginedinglorious DIRECTOR &PRODUCER:ERICPOWER•2:40MIN TATOOINE for commercial,fineart,andcommunitybasedprojects. crossed pathsataNew Years Eveparty. KevinRussellisanindependentfilmmaker A justmarriedmanfinallydiscoversthetrailofanticsleftbyhiswifebeforethey DIRECTOR: KEVINRUSSELL •PRODUCER:MAXBECKER5:00MIN Filmmakers Present by Dessa Dessa by

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The Melismatics -Justin Vernon, BonIver world atfestivalslikeSXSWand Tribeca. with auniqueperspectiveandsenseofhumor. Hisfilmshavescreenedalloverthe to keephisgrasponreality. Todd Coberyhasearnedareputationasfilmmaker After thedeathofhisnewborndaughter, amandealswithhisgriefashestruggles complexities andcontradictionsthatareattheheartofeveryhumanrelationship. from BostontoMinnesotain1999.Shecreatesanddirectsfilmsthatrevealthe than whatlifenowoffers. Ann Primisafilmmakerandmusicianwhomoved The emotionallycripplingdilemmaofbelievingwhatyou’velostisgreatervalue DIRECTOR &PRODUCER: ANN PRIM•11:14 MIN THE LUCKY ONE attending theUCLA MFA programforfilmdirecting. production designingandsetdecoratinginthe Twin Cities.Sheiscurrently on creatingherownprojectsaswellworkingextensivelyin Art Department, individualized degreeinfilmmakingandethics.Forthelast8yearsshehasworked Minnesota filmmakerandaDuluthnative.ShegraduatedfromtheUofMwithan with thediscoveryofamagicalwishingwell.SarahJeanKruchowskiis After aseriesofunfortunateeventsJerrySchwingle’s dayonlygetsworse DIR: SARAHJEANKRUCHOWSKI•PROD:JULIEKAUPA •11:42 MIN HAPPINESS WELL JERRY SCHWINGLE AND THE and personal,investigatingthenatureoffreedom. arts andcommunicationattheUniversityofMinnesota.Herfilmsweavepolitical descends intoapersonalnightmare.JilaNikpaywasborninIranandstudiedvisual Haunted bythemassiveunrestandbrutalityinherhomeland,adistraughtexile DIRECTOR &PRODUCER:JILA NIKPAY •6:38MIN HOUR OF THE DARK MN SHORTS: NARRATIVES TODD COBERY •19MIN DIRECTOR: TODD COBERY •PRODUCERS:BRADY KIERNAN,CRIST BALLAS, GOOD MORNING,BEAUTIFUL made 2009featurefilm Patrick Coylewrites,directsandactsinmoviesplays,mostrecentlyhisMN co-workers untilonefinallyaskshim,“whathappened?” A manhasbeenmissingfromwork.Whenhereturns, istreatedstrangelyby PRODUCER: JOHNO'BRIEN•8MIN DIRECTOR: PATRICK COYLE•PRODUCER: ANN LUSTER,EXECUTIVE THE COMEBACK TIME OF THE ROBOTS,willbereleasedin2011. HeshootsSuper8andHolga. Erik HammenwroteanddirectedLOVEMY GUTSin1999.Hisnextfeature, Punk poetPaulDickinsonreturnstothecitythatmadehim:St.Paul,Minnesota. DIRECTOR &PRODUCER:ERIKHAMMEN•6MIN THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST Greenpeace. with clientssuchasNBCUniversal,DiscoveryChannel,Historyand and Director. Hehasspentthelasttenyearsworkinginbothfilmandtelevision and preyunfoldsimultaneously. ScottWenner isaMinneapolisbased Animator In ananimatedshortsettoapoembyDagStraumsvåg,twostoriesofpredator KARL “Marvin Seth&Stanley”iscurrentlyinpost-production. festivals includingSouthbySouthwest,Sarasota,andVail. Hisfirstfeature Stephen GurewitzisafilmmakerfromMinnesota.Hisfilmshavescreenedat After leavingthebartogether, twostrangersareunabletofindaparkingspot. GUREWITZ •5:30MIN DIRECTOR: STEPHENGUREWITZ•PRODUCERS:BRITNIWEST, STEPHEN FRIDAY NIGHT WED 4-MAY 09:45 TUE 19-APR 07:00 PM SCREENINGS: PM DIRECTOR: SCOTT WENNER•2MIN

Into Temptation. PRESENTED BY: SPLICE Filmmakers Present 71 MINUTES 4/9/11 5:16AM MINNESOTA SHORTS PRESENTED BY: SUMMIT BREWING Best Short In Competition MN-SHORTS 1: Filmmakers Present MN-SHORTS 2 : Filmmakers Present EMERGING FILMMAKERS EMERGING FILMMAKERS 77 MINUTES SCREENING: WED 20-APR 7:00 PM SCREENING: SAT 30-APR 2:00 PM

KEYS DIRECTOR: NED HURLEY • 7:30 MIN OH, WOW Drawn in by an echoing piano melody, a young man ventures into a DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: TAMMARA MELLOY • 6 MIN warehouse to find its source. Ned Hurley is soon to be a graduate of A young paperboy follows his dream to become a the film program at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. With a great dancer. Tammara Melloy has danced with the Aikiko focus in directing and editing, his projects are always trying to dredge Dance Company in Aiea, Hawaii, with Alvin Ailey, Twyla Tharp, Sesame Street up the heart that can be found in the dusty, disused and mundane. Live and Prince. A triple threat actress as well as filmmaker. SAVE THE VICTORIA BREAKFAST FOR DINNER DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: ANGELA ANDRIST DIR: SEAN VOYSEY OLSON • PRODUCER: DANIELLA VOYSEY OLSON • 11 MIN • 4:48 MIN As he waits for his father to come home from Iraq, ten-year-old Zach does what any boy would do: cook delicious breakfast. This film documents an effort to save an old historic theatre in St. Sean Voysey Olson is a lifelong film lover and Minnesota student Paul, Minnesota. Angela Andrist has directed a handful of short filmmaker. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife. documentaries. She received the 2008 Best Film by an Emerging Filmmaker award at the Minnesota’s Greatest Generation Moving Pictures Film Festival for her film Soap Box Derby Champion. BETWEEN A BRIDGEROCK DIRECTOR: JOSH WALLACE • PRODUCERS: KEVIN ACKLEY, JOSH WALLACE, WAITING DIRECTORS: KRIS DUNLAP, JOHN GIGRICH • 12 MIN ADAM BRANT • 16 MIN Waiting is a musical journey of daily delays, highlighting all the Brendon Bridgerock is a young man whose life is persistently bombarded with mundane events that make us pause. And in the end, we find that reminders that he shares his name with a moronic celebrity. some things are truly worth waiting for. This is Kris Dunlap’s second Josh Wallace is a current film student at Minnesota State University- short film, which stars her younger brother, Peter Vickerman. A writer Moorhead, as well as an up-and-coming stand up comedian who performs in at The Shinebox, Kris lives in White Bear Lake with her husband Jim local comedy events regularly. and two kids, Amber and Jake.

JAKE’S CARD find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org ...WITH VENERATION: DIRECTOR: KASSANDRA LANGUM • PRODUCERS: NICKI ANDERT, KASSANDRA KOLACHE MAPPING LANGUM • 5 MIN While studying at the library, Jake is disrupted by a pretty girl. After a bunch DIRECTOR: JAMIE ISCHER • 7:14 MIN of playful glances, Jake checks out and leaves the library only to drop his An examination of the interpersonal connectedness experienced card. The girl picks it up and races after him making for a memorable first through ritual. This work was made to explore how traditions encounter. Kassandra Langum works as a freelance producer, casting can be used to reinforce the faculties of memory. Kolache is an director, and production assistant in the Twin Cities. Most recently, she Eastern European pastry that my Grandma Eileen routinely made has worked as a casting director and extras casting coordinator on local and is significant due to the ability to perpetuate my relationship. music videos, short films, and feature films. Kassandra is currently studying Jamie Ischer is a current student of interdisciplinary studies at screenwriting at Metropolitan State University. the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His collaborator/camera operator/editor is MN filmmaker Amanda Becker. She enjoys making LUCID DREAMS films and collaborating with inspiring people like Jamie! DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: DAVID J. BUCHANAN • 14 MIN Kronos is a man searching for his life; but only in his HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORMAN dreams, will his truth life be revealed. David J. Buchanan: young filmmaker, aged wisdom. PRESENTED BY: JOHN AND ALLYN DAVIES DIRECTOR: JACLYN EVERT • 7:25 I’VE GOT NO RIGHT TO SING THE Norman and wife sit at the dinner table. It is Norman’s birthday, and his wife has prepared dinner, and a cake. Not much is eaten in this BLUES intense battle of the sexes. DIR: BRITTANY GUSTAFSON • PRODUCER: JULIE KANE MEYER • 8:46 MIN Sponsored by John and Allyn Davies in honor of Jaclyn Evert. This is the story of Sam and Annie, a teacher and student, meet and talk about the trails and struggles released in the beautiful, flowing rhythms of the APERTURE blues. DIR: MAXIMILIAN SELIM • PRODUCER: NICHOLAS GRADY • 17 MIN Brittany Gustafson is the youngest of three & is currently a student at Minneapolis Community Technical College. Has an AS in Directing & On the eve of a life-changing decision a young man stops at a Producing, currently pursuing degree in Cinematography. mysterious motel with his girlfriend. Maximilian Selim is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and Prague Film School, Czech Republic. Depending on the day, he’s “BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.” either a music video director, a blog writer, a Play It Again Sports DIRECTOR: KATE ENGE • PRODUCER: MARY ZANTOPP • 4:23 MIN employee, a baseball coach at St. Paul Central or unemployed. To watch someone do something they love is a beautiful thing. Kate Enge is a recent graduate from film program at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She has directed many shorts, and is currently working on a short set in 1890. She is originally from Anoka, MN. DRAGON’S BREATH DIR: BEN PIMLOTT • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAOHY: IVAN CLOW • 11 MIN A young man employs the ancient fundamentals of Feng Shui to seek vengeance. The creators of this piece are current film production majors at Minnesota State University Moorhead. This is the most recent of many collaborations between Ben Pimlott (director) and Ivan Clow (dp) and their colleagues in the Film Studies department. 47

InCompetition-2011.indd 47 4/9/11 5:16 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 48 48 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org In Competition Best Short and putitonfilm. Also producedbytheMNCultureClub. are transplantstoMinnesotawholikeaskquestions,findbeauty Susan BernsteinandMaryMcGreevy(SevenSixtyProductions) other choicesintheworld,dowechoosetolivehere? A lovelettertothe Twin Citiesthatasksthequestion:Why, withallthe DIRECTORS: SUSANBERNSTEIN,MARY MCGREEVY •5:49MIN WHY WE’REHERE: TWIN CITIES and 2008,aMcKnightFellowshipin2006. Film andVideo Grantsin2000and2004,BushFellowships1997 Minnesota State Arts BoardGrantsin1991,1999and2006,Jerome Tom hasbeenmakinganimatedfilmssince1990.Hereceived Merckx orLance Armstrong. A lovetriangledevelopsduringtherace. a bicycleracetodeterminewhoisthebestracerofalltime,Eddy An animateddocumentaryfilminwhichtwofriendsdecidetostage BIKE RACE works withlivecameraoperationandstop-motionanimation. Perpich Centeralumna(’06)basedinthe Twin Cities.KariJoprimarily Nobodys. KariJoSkogquist(director)isafreelancemediaartistand of stillimagesfromruralMinnesotaandfeaturesmusicby The Poor follows nature’s transitionofdayandnight.Itisentirelycomposed Recorded withinasingleweekend,thisexperimentaltime-lapse KARI JOSKOGQUIST •5MIN DIRECTOR: KARIJOSKOGQUIST •PRODUCER: THE POORNOBODYS, MR. SHADE, THE NORTH documentaries, narratives,andcorporatevideo. small projectsanddoescameradepartmentworkforliveevents, (’06), istheanimatorfor“CowboyRoy”.Shehasanimatedvarious piece foryouth.KariJoSkogquist(director),aPerpichCenteralumna Roy”, aidedbyanexceptionallytalentedcrew, isaneducational Cowboy Royassistsashoeinneedwithlyricallesson.“Cowboy DIR: KARIJOSKOGQUIST •PROD:KARIJOSKOGQUIST, ELISTONE •1MIN HOW TOITSELF TIE COWBOY ROY SHOWS A SHOE videos, shortfilmsandcommercials. treasures werefound.PhilipHarderhasdirectednumerousmusic Amsterdam canals.Howtheygotthere,nooneknows.Manyother February 2011. A ridiculousnumberofoldbikesweredredgedout DIRECTOR: PHILIP HARDER•2:56MIN AMSTERDAM CANAL BIKES SCREENING: DOCS ANDANIMATIONS MN SHORTS:

TUES 26-APR7:00PM MINNESOTA SHORTS PRESENTEDBY: SUMMIT BREWING DIRECTOR: TOM SCHROEDER•12:15MIN Filmmakers Present works inpublicaccesstelevision. Beth Peloff isananimator, documentaryfilmmakerandsinger/songwriter. She When theobjectofawoman’s dreampassesbyherwindow, shegiveschase. DIRECTOR: BETHPELOFF•1:08MIN BALLAD OF THE SWEET TREAT Pixel FarminMinneapolis,MN. degree inMedia Arts and Animation. Sheiscurrentlyananimator/designerat Amanda Nelsongraduatedfrom Ai MinnesotawithaBachelorofScience realizes, inamoment,thatshewilloutliveherfelinefriend. This isashortstoryaboutthesaddersideofowningpet. The Owner A MOMENT maker wholivesinNortheastMinneapolis. Akre isananimator, documentaries,youthmediaworkerandcomicbook based onaliveperformanceatPowderkegLive!theRitz Theater. John Urban Agrarian Woman turnssow’s earintosilkpurseinthisanimatedshort DIR: JOHN AKRE •PRODUCER:POWDERKEGLIVE!,JOHN AKRE •5MIN WOMAN URBAN AGRARIAN unpredictable results. his creativewillupontheanimatedform,lens,andworld,oftenwith Born andraisedinMinnesota,schooledatUW-Madison, DylanWilburforces How asquarebecomestriangle,incaseyouareinterested. TRIANGLE HOW A SQUAREBECOMES A filmic stories–longandshortones. blustery Minnesota,henowresidesinVenice, California wherehemakes Jonathan Nowak(co-director/producer)isawriter-director. Originallyfrom of Bolster, acreativeagencyspecializinginbrandeddigitalstorytelling. whose workhasscreenedatfestivalssuchasSXSWandisalsoCo-Founder Jesse Roesler(co-director/producer)isanEmmy Award-winning filmmaker controversial “newmusic”generatedbyanunconventionalcouple. in sustainingacreativeidentitywithinromanticrelationshipandthe A nakedroboticlovestoryexploringthechallengesanddelightsfound CO-DIRECTORS &PRODUCERS:JESSEROESLER,JONATHAN NOWAK •22MIN LOVE STORY MAN &MACHINE: A NAKEDROBOTIC and seenontelevisionthroughMTV, FUSEandVH1. motion mixedmediastyle.Hervideoshavebeenscreenedallovertheworld Maria Juranicisafilmmakerknownforheruniqueoriginaleffects andstop writing theirownmythologiesastheygo. This piecefollowstheirjourney. humanoids. Their paintingsreintroducewildanimalsbackintourbanhabitats, Broken Crow’s artfeaturesvariousanimalsandanthropomorphic THE HUSTLE DIRECTOR: DYLANWILBUR•2:45MIN DIRECTOR: AMANDA NELSON•2:20MIN DIR &PRODUCER:MARIA JURANIC•1:23MIN 4/9/11 5:16AM Unique Perspective. Unrivaled Service.

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InCompetition-2011.indd 49 4/9/11 5:17 AM InCompetition-2011.indd 50 4/9/11 5:17 AM Experimental Films EXPERIMENTAL FILMS PROGRAM Narrative / Pop Culture 83 MINUTES COMMERCIALS SCREENING: FRI 29-APR 7:00 PM FILMMAKER: ERICA EYERS • CANADA / UK • 2007 • 6:54 MIN A cross-disciplinary screening of 11 fi lms from international fi lmmakers Commercials is a series of progressively surreal mock advertisements for pushing the defi nition of cinema and the boundaries of image-making products and services, such as a fake family pet, self-confidence building into new territory. The program is split into two halves: the fi rst a tapes, and a dating hotline. primarily visual series of fi lms, and the second drawing reference to Erica Eyers (b. 1980), an internationally exhibited Canadian artist living in popular culture and storytelling techniques. the UK, creates video melodramas inspired by society’s modern-day desires pushed to an extreme by trash TV. With the aid of make-up, wigs, costume Formalist / Structuralist and props, the artist herself plays each character.

A FILM, SISTER FILMMAKER: SUE DE BEER • USA • 2009 • 8 MIN FILMMAKER: HISHAM BIZRI • USA / LEBANON • 2010 • 8:35 MIN This is a video about how I worshipped you and about how I loved you and A film poem about love. Between the moment of wakefulness and dream, a love you still. This is a video that remembers you to yourself. -Alissa Bennett woman is captured on film as a trapeze artist, a model, a lover, and a child. Sue de Beer’s work explores the connections between memory, architecture, Hisham Bizri is a Lebanese-American award-winning filmmaker, history, gender and adolescence. De Beer’s work is in the permanent recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, the American collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the New Museum for Academy Rome Prize, co-founder of the Arab Institute of Film and is Contemporary Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Goetz Collection. currently an Associate Professor of film at the University of Minnesota. TWO BANANA DANCE RETROGRADE PREMONITION FILMMAKER: DIANE TORR • UK • 2010 • 2:40 MIN FILMMAKER: LEIGHTON PIERCE • USA • 2010 • 5 MIN As a prop, bananas can be many things: a gun, a telephone, a phallus. A Retrograde Premonition looks and sounds like floating mind—the woman in black wields these fruits like smoking pistols in a dance of double

vicissitudes of thought, feeling, and the senses. entendres. find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org Leighton Pierce’s award-winning short films and videos have been Performance artist Diane Torr (b.1948) is a pioneer of “drag king” shown at the Sundance Film Festival and the Whitney Biennial, among performance, a fellow of the Whitney Museum Independent Studies Program others. A National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, he is currently head and of the Macdowell Art Colony, and co-author of the book, “Sex, Drag, and of the Film and Video Production Program at the University of Iowa. Male Roles: Investigating Gender as Performance” with Stephen Bottoms (U Michigan Press, 2010). IF YOU CAN’T SEE MY MIRRORS, THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR I CAN’T SEE YOU FILMMAKER: KEREN CYTTER • GERMANY / ISRAEL • 2010 • 12:40 MIN FILMMAKER: JENNY HOGARTH, KIM COLEMAN • UK • 2010 • 16 MIN This essayistic film explores colonialism, intermingles real and fictional elements, An online video chat generates two live portraits with changeable and refers to the tradition of the romantic anthropological documentary, inspired backdrops. It is a digital two-way mirror, a self-reflexive feedback by Chris Marker’s monumental film Sans Soleil (1983) and the works by loop wherein the artists witness themselves talking back, inviting the Vietnamese theoretician and filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha (1952). audience to eavesdrop upon their Skype conversations. Jenny Hogarth & Kim Coleman’s videos, performance works, and THE COAT installations unravel the relationship between the camera, subject FILMMAKER: KEREN CYTTER • GERMANY / ISRAEL • 2010 • 5:53 MIN matter, and author and focus on how people and things perform. Collaborating since 2003, they were LUX Associate Artists 2009/2010. A dramatic love triangle emerges between two brothers obsessed with the game of sudoku and a beautiful young woman from East Germany. Keren Cytter was born 1977 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and lives and works in Berlin. VERTICAL KROMVEX MIRROR Her experimental video works illuminate the interpersonal and the private, and are often based on templates of literary or cinematic classics, simultaneously FILMMAKER: CHRISTIAN NEWBY • USA / UK • 2009 • 6:07 MIN reflecting the influence of the media. She has exhibited widely, including the A fever-dream. A performance in a cardboard jungle. A night vision war Venice Biennale, Art Basel, and the Haifa Museum of Art. zone. Anthropomorphism is taking hold. Originally shot on Super 8. Christian Newby makes films, videos, screen prints, drawings, and installations. Born in Virginia Beach (1979), he lives and works in SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW Glasgow, UK. FILMMAKER: JESSE MCLEAN • USA • 2009 • 5:11 MIN What can a face reveal? Balanced between composure THIS QUALITY and collapse, individuals anxiously await their fate. Jesse McLean is interested both in the power and the failure of the mediated FILMMAKER: ROSALIND NASHASHIBI • UK • 2010 • 5 MIN • 35MM experience to bring us together. She has shown her work most recently at Shot in downtown Cairo, This Quality is a hypnotically deadpan study Migrating Forms at Anthology Film Archives, Director’s Lounge in Berlin, and comprising two halves: first, a young woman stares steadily ahead Chicago Underground Film Festival. She lives and works in Chicago, IL. with an inward, almost painted-on gaze. Second, a survey of covered Presented by Video Data Bank parked cars turns the machine into a sightless face, like a child • Discussion to follow the screening. Participants to include: Hisham covering his eyes. Bizri (Filmmaker, UMN Professor), Lynn Lukkas (Artist, UMN Professor), Rosalind Nashashibi, British artist of Palestinian descent, has exhibited Sally Dixon (Avant-Garde Film Curator), and moderated by Anna Henson extensively, including the ICA (London), Bergen Kunsthall (Norway), (Filmmaker, Programmer). the Pompidou Centre (Paris), and the Venice Biennale. She was the • Screening in conjunction with first woman to win the Beck’s Futures Prize in 2003 for her film, The State of Things. FREE RADICALS: A HISTORY OF EXPERIMENTAL FILM, showing April 28 at 9:15pm. 51

InCompetition-2011.indd 51 4/9/11 5:17 AM World-2011.indd 52 52 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org World Cinema PRESENTED BY: JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OFMN&FILMDEMICHOFFMANPARKIN REALTY FOR GLOBAL STUDIES PRESENTED BY: UOFMINSTITUTE PRESENTED BY: VICTORS CAFÉ&MINNESOTA CUBA COMMITTEE THU 21-APR 05:30 SUN 17-APR 02:30 SCREENINGS: PM PM WED 27-APR 04:45 FRI 22-APR SCREENINGS: 07:30 PM PM FRI 22-APR THU 21-APR 09:45 06:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM SUN 17-APR 07:00 SAT 16-APR 06:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM

LATE NIGHT Print Source:FilmMovement,RebecaConget,[email protected] Winner ofJuryPrizeat2010CannesFilmFestival. the worldstage,butespeciallynowcomingtoforein African turmoilwithLibya. Haroun stakeshisclaimasthepreeminentvisionaryforaregionthatisgrosslyunderrepresentedon struggle isjuxtaposedagainstthebroadexpansiveconceptsofwarandreligion.In In thisfifthfeaturebydirectorMahamat-SalehHaroun,oneof Africa’s topfilmmakers, Adam’s internal with fortherestofhislife. by hisson.Overwhelmedwithfeelingsofresentment,hemakesafatefuldecisionthathe’llhavetolive swimming poolinaluxuryhotel.Ex-swimmingchampion,heisdemotedfromhispositionandreplaced In themidstofcivilwarinwar-wearyChad,elderly Adam (Youssouf Djaoro)battlesforhisjobtendinga DIRECTOR: MAHAMAT-SALEH HAROUN•CHAD/FRANCEBELGIUM201092MINFRENCH, ARABIC Print Source:MagnoliaPictures films injust10years. charismatic Toshiro Mifune,Miikecreatesyetanotherclassicamonghisbodyofworkthatincludes80 minute battlethatcouldenditall.WithanodtoKurosawa’s seminalwork the land.Swordsclashwithwildabandonuntiltwolegendarysamuraisquareoff initsclimactic45- Peace infeudalJapanisafleetinghopeaspower-hungryyoungLordletsloosehisbloodluston Assassins. misty landscapesinmulti-award-winningandprolificfilmmaker Takeshi Miike'slatestvisualfeast The clashofsteelagainststeel,inthegrandscaleaKurosawaepic,echoesacrosshaunting, 13 ASSASSINS Print Source:HavanaFilmFestivalNew York, [email protected] The resultisanephemeralescapeandacocktailofunforeseenconsequences. as anaffirmation oflifeandselfinordertodealwiththecomplexitiesproblemsCubanworld. psychological drama. Two couples,separatedbymorethanjustyears,findrefugewithin theirintimacy Strawberry andChocolate Award winningfilmmakersVladimirCruzandJorgePerugorría,whoappearedinthe1994film Director, Writer, Actor VladimirCruzPresent DIRECTORS: VLADIMIRCRUZ, JORGEPERUGORRIA •CUBA /SPAIN •201087MINSPANISH AFINIDADES Print Source:GlobalFilmInitiative,JeremyQuist,[email protected] Grand JuryPrizeatthe2008 AFI FestivalinLos Angeles. A UsefulLife ishissecondfeaturefilm. International FilmFestival,premieredattheDirectors’ FortnightinCannesandwentontoreceivethe first featurefilm, Acne, wasawardedtheFilmsinProgress TVE Award atthe2007SanSebastián Communication fromtheCatholicUniversityofUruguayandbeganmakingshortfilmsin1996.His Federico Veiroj wasborninMontevideo,Uruguay1976.HereceivedadegreeSocial movies. homage tothesoulofcinemaisauniversallyappealinggemandknowingcharmeraboutlifeafter framed inblack-and-whitewithbrilliantlyunderstatedperformances,FedericoVeiroj’s slyandloving art—and suddenlyforcedtodiscoveranewpassionthattranscendshisonce-celluloidreality. Stylishly force thetheatertocloseitsdoors,Jorgeissentintoaworldheknowsonlythroughlensof and screenofhisbelovedarthousecinema.Butwhendwindlingattendancediminishingsupport critic JorgeJellinek),stillfindshisinspirationincaringforthefilmsandaudiencesthatgraceseats After twenty-fiveyears,CinematecaUruguaya’s mostdevotedemployee,Jorge(real-lifeUruguayan Uruguay’s official submissiontothe2010 Academy Awards. A USEFUL LIFE A SCREAMINGMAN , teamupagainasboththestarsanddirectingduobehindthissultry DIRECTOR: TAKASHI MIIKE•JAPAN /UK•2010140MINJAPANESE DIRECTOR: FEDERICOVEIROJ•URUGUAY •201067MINSPANISH Seven Samurai A ScreamingMan , invokingthe 13 4/9/11 5:19AM ,

World Cinema AFTERSHOCK NARRATIVE • DIRECTOR: XIAOGANG FENG • CHINA • 2010 • 128 MIN • MANDARIN Considered the most successful Chinese film of all time, winner of Best Film and Best Actor at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and an audience favorite at numerous festivals, Aftershock ushers in a uniquely Chinese model of cinematic disaster epic that rings with truth. “Feng Xiaogang’s movie is a turbo-charged emotional blockbuster about the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, which destroyed an entire industrial city, killed 242,000 people and coincided with seismic political changes: Zhao Enlai and Mao Zedong died within months of the event. The terrible quake leaves two seven-year-old twins buried under rubble; rescue workers brutally tell their mother they can only save one child – which is it to be? The implications and aftershocks of this horrendous Sophie’s Choice dilemma reverberate through the decades as the characters grow older and China changes unrecognizably. There’s no doubt about it: this film’s an unashamed heart-wringer and a tear-jerker, SCREENINGS: but it packs an almighty punch and the CGI work at the very beginning, as Tangshan crumbles into nothingness, is impressive and pretty scary.” -Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian TUE 19-APR 09:45 PM Print Source: China Lion Entertainment, Robert Lundberg, [email protected] THURS 21-APR 04:15 PM MON 25-APR 06:45 PM PRESENTED BY: AM 950 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org AMIGO DIRECTOR: JOHN SAYLES • USA • 2010 • 128 MIN • TAGALOG & ENGLISH The questionable US occupation of the Philippines in 1900 takes center stage in this latest offering from singular indie film director, John Sayles. An insightful and analytical portrait of recorded interest in American expansionism and power, Amigo rings true both in its historical recreation and sensitivity to warfare’s complex human quandaries. This must-see film hits straight at the heart of American conscience as parallels can be found between the current wars in the Middle East and the Filipino occupation more than 100 years ago. In the film, a squad of US soldiers takes over a rural village, whose elder the Yankees call “Amigo.” As the inhabitants are forced to deal with the new foreign-imposed rules and curfews, another conflict with a rebel resistance brews. Torn between protecting the village and to dealing with this unexpected event, Amigo is forced to make some difficult decisions. Print Source: Variance Films, Dylan Marchetti, [email protected] SCREENINGS: FRI 22-APR 06:45 PM

AN EARTHLY PARADISE FOR THE EYES DIRECTOR: IRENA PAVLASKOVA • CZECH REPUBILC • 2010 • 114 MIN • CZECH Award-winning, veteran director Irena Pavlaskova’s faithful depiction of post-1968 Czechoslovakia and ‘70’s “normalization” opts to push political dissent and repression to the background, favoring a foray into the era’s sexual revolution. In an astonishing performance from Vilma Cibulkova as film production coordinator and single mother Marta, she slowly embraces the ethos of the movement, collecting a few boyfriends in the process. Pavlaskova applies a comedic weightlessness to a feature that could easily turn moralistic or overbearing in the hands of a less experienced director. A fun and entertaining escape for the more adventurous filmgoer. Based on the father/daughter memoir by widely known playwright/novelist Pavel Kohout (colleague of Charter ’77’s Vaclav Havel). Print Source: Czech Television Telexport, Jitka Procházková, [email protected] SCREENINGS: TUE 19-APR 09:00 PM SUN 24-APR 12:45 PM

APPLAUSE DIRECTOR: MARTIN ZANDVLIET • DENMARK • 2009 • 85 MIN • DANISH Wildly fluctuating from charismatic charmer to manipulative egoist to self-loather, Danish film star Paprika Steen dominates this film in a role that won her awards at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival, and the Nashville Film Festival. Steen plays Thea, a successful stage actress, recovering alcoholic, and divorced mother trying to regain custody of her children. In this film reminiscent of Agnès Varda’s Cleo from 5 to 7 and John Cassavetes’ Opening Night, Thea is woman continually playing to her audience, struggling to contain the turmoil underneath the heavy stage makeup. Beautiful camera work incorporating penetrating close-ups along with Steen’s mesmerizing, nuanced performance combine to make director Martin Zanvleit’s film an exquisite and unique drama. Print Source: World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation, [email protected] SCREENINGS: THU 21-APR 07:15 PM SUN 24-APR 09:00 PM PRESENTED BY: AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION 53

World-2011.indd 53 4/9/11 5:19 AM World-2011.indd 54 54 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org World Cinema & WALSER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP PRESENTED BY: WILDEROAST CAFÉ MON 2-MAY 08:30 SAT 23-APR 07:00 PM SCREENINGS: PM MON 18-APR 07:30 SAT 16-APR 01:30 SCREENINGS: PM PM TUES 3-MAY 05:15 SUN 24-APR PM 04:45 SCREENINGS: PM FRI 29-APR SUN 24-APR 02:45 04:30 SCREENINGS: PM PM

Print Source:GlobalFilmInitiative,JeremyQuist,[email protected] Bosnian-Herzegovinian FilmFestivalinNew York. and commercials.Hisfirstfeaturefilm, Performing Arts, andhasworkedascameraman,assistantdirectorscreenwriterfordocumentaries Ahmed Imamovic;wasborninSarajevo1971.HemajoredDirectingatSarajevo’s Academy of patience, faith,love,andaboveall,forgiveness. troubledaftermath,director rich portraitofwar’s Ahmed Imamovic’s filmpaintsanuncommonimageof when hernephewisselectedtoparticipateinarealityshowformerenemyenclave. An emotionally for theremainsofherhusbandandson—bothwhichoffer aprecarioushopethatisonedaytested she spendsmostofherdaysinabittersweetroutinecaringforextendedfamily, andsearching of war, fifteenyearsaftertheethniccleansingofBosniaandHerzegovina.Butunlikethosearoundher, Ruveyda islikemostresidentsoftheBelvedererefugeecamp:awidowyearningtoforgettragedy BELVEDERE Print Source:BetaCinema,DelphineEon,[email protected] Winner oftheNETPAC PrizeforBest Asian filmattheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival. director WimWenders, who“discovered” Chenthroughaprize-winningshort. Taiwan. Seethebustlingmetropolisof Taipei cometolifeinthisclevercaper. ProducedbyGerman From first-timefeaturedirector Arvin Chen,AuRevoirTaipei and it’s notlongbeforeKai’s triptosavehisrelationshipisinterruptedbyarun-inwithsomemobsters. local bookstore,sothathemightbetterpreparehimselfforafuturevisit.Hisplansquicklydisintegrate, streets of Taipei. After sayinggoodbyetohisgirlfriend,KaidedicateshimselflearningFrenchatthe One man’s plantovisithisgirlfriend inParisgoeshorriblyawrythiscomedicrompthroughthe Print Source:NewCenturyProduction, Ayaat Morgan, [email protected] 2011 New Directors/NewFilms,NY Lincoln Centerentry. stands insolidaritywiththeprotesters. Diab, asupporteroftheuprisinginCairo,electedtolethisfilmtravelworld withouthimwhilehe women resortstoviolence. women’s bodiesareviewedaspublicproperty. A nation-widecommotioniscreatedwhenoneofthe Diab’s courageousfeaturedepictstheirunitedbattleagainstsexualharassmentinaculturewhere A storyofthreewomenfromdifferent backgroundsboundtogetherbyaheartbreakingcommon thread, January protests. world inhisfifthandlatestwrittenfeature,directorialdebut,completedjust beforethesweeping prominent screenwriters,MohamedDiab,presentsadarkersideofEgyptrarely seenbytheoutside With alleyesonEgyptinthemonthsfollowingitsrecentdemocraticrevolution, oneofEgypt’s most CAIRO 6,7,8 Print Source:MagyarFilmunió,KatalinVajda, [email protected] Academy Awards. upcoming MagyardirectorSzabolcsHajdu’s risk-takingfantasiawasHungary’s entryforthe83rd Mixing Terry Gilliam-esque specialeffects withapulsing soundtrackandstrikingtrackingshots, authorities andtheonlywaytogetherbackisrecountindetaildisgracefulexperience. Returning fromthistwistedphantasmicland,shefindsthatthegirlhasbeentakenawayby finds herselfonaharrowingjourneyintotheshadowyworldofsexualslavery. tricked intoembarkingonatrekfrom Transylvania toGermanyforlife-savingsurgery. Instead,she sexual fantasies.Havingleftherdaughterwithfortune-tellingaunt,youngandbeautifulMonais dreamsand,dressedasliterarycharacters,canenacttheirbookish can projectandentereachother’s Bibliotheque Pascal ROMANIAN, ENGLISH DIRECTOR: SZABOLCSHAJDU•HUNGARY /GERMANY /UKROMANIA •2010105MINHUNGARIAN, BIBLIOTHEQUE PASCAL AU REVOIR TAIPEI isnotalibrary–it’s alicentiousbrothellocatedinLiverpool,wherethepatrons DIR: AHMED IMAMOVIC•BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA •201090MINBOSNIAN DIRECTOR: MOHAMEDDIAB •EGYPT •2010100MIN ARABIC Go West, wonthe Audience Award forBestFilmatthe2006 DIRECTOR: ARVIN CHEN• TAIWAN •200985MINMANDARIN Belvedere hasplayedtohugeaudiencesacross ishissecondfeaturefilm. 4/9/11 5:19AM World Cinema THE COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN DIRECTOR: CARLOS CESAR ARBELAEZ • PANAMA / COLOMBIA • 2010 • 90 MIN • SPANISH A promising debut from first time Columbian writer/director Carlos César Arbeláez, The Colors of the Mountain is a touching, sometimes humorous, and ultimately powerful story about the effect of conflict on the lives of ordinary people. Manuel lives with his hard-working farmer parents in a mountainous region of the Colombian countryside heavily populated by violent guerrilla warriors. Avid soccer players, Manuel and his group of friends dream of playing professionally. For his ninth birthday, Manuel receives a prized soccer ball from his father, but an unfortunate incident leaves their new ball in a minefield. Manuel must enlist the help of his friends to retrieve the ball, despite the very real, and very near danger. Featuring an emotional performance by child actor Hernán Mauricio Ocampo against the breathtaking mountains of rural Columbia, Arbeláez largely keeps the brutalities of war in the background. Winner SCREENINGS: of the New Director’s Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, The Colors of the Mountain solidifi es César Arbeláez as one to watch for future projects. SAT 23-APR 02:45 PM Print Source: Film Movement, Rebeca Conget, [email protected] TUES 3-MAY 04:45 PM find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org CRACKS DIRECTOR: JORDAN SCOTT • UK / IRELAND / SPAIN • 2009 • 104 MIN • ENGLISH Jordan Scott, daughter of renowned director Sir Ridley Scott, makes her dazzling feature film debut with an erotically charged period drama based on a novel by Sheila Kohler. Under the guidance and liberating force of their bohemian teacher, Miss G (Eva Green), the lives of six boarding school girlfriends devolves into tribalistic hedonism when a new student upsets the balance of their class. Part Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and part Lord of the Flies, Scott’s spectacularly filmed first feature includes breathtaking cinematography and breakout performances from a talented young ensemble, who move from sultry to sinister in the blink of an eye. Print Source: IFC Films, Jonathan Hertzberg, [email protected]

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CURLING DIRECTOR: DENIS CÔTÉ • CANADA • 2010 • 96 MIN • ENGLISH Director Denis Côté Present Expertly crafted, evocative images pull us into rural Quebec’s beguiling winter stillness. Curling tells the story of one father’s (Jean-François Sauvageau) attempts to keep his daughter in complete isolation, hoping to spare her the scars he knows too well. While the outside world looms large for these characters, what lies within the frame is of utmost importance in director Denis Côté’s austere thriller. Minimalism and surrealism blend masterfully, creating a haunting quiet that lingers long after the credits roll. Winner, Best Director, Best Actor, Locarno Film Festival; Best Canadian Film, Vancouver International Film Festival; ‘Canada’s Top Ten’ at Toronto International Film Festival. Print Source: Doc & Film International, Hwa-Seon CHOI, [email protected] SCREENINGS: FRI 15-APR 09:30 PM SAT 16-APR 08:00 PM PRESENTED BY: QUEBEC GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN CHICAGO

DOOMAN RIVER DIRECTOR: ZHANG LU • CHINA • 2009 • 89 MIN • KOREAN, MANDARIN Writer-director Zhang Lu’s fascinating window into a rarely seen corner of rural China revolves around 12-year-old Chang-ho, living with his grandfather and mute sister along the frozen river-border with North Korea. Although fraught with unemployment and other tensions, his community seems sympathetic toward the Korean refugees fleeing famine and misery; Chang-ho even bonds over soccer with one young border-crosser who comes scavenging food for a sibling. But he soon turns on his new friend as suspicions mount against the illegal immigrants and his sister reels from unexpected aggression, provoking a quandary over his loyalties in an exquisitely detailed story of compassion and strife across an uneasy geopolitical border. Zhang Lu was born in Jilin-Sheng, China in 1962. He studied Chinese literature at Yenben University and began writing poetry and novels in 1986. He made his feature debut with Tang Poetry in 2004, and his second feature film, Grain in Ear, was invited to the 2005 Critics’ Week in Cannes, where it won the ACID/CCAS Support Award. Dooman River is his fifth feature film. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Global Film Initiative, Jeremy Quist, [email protected] WED 20-APR 07:30 PM THURS 28-APR 09:30 PM 55

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Print Sources: TF1 International,Claire Thibault, [email protected] recently finishedbiographyontheauthor. Introducing thefilmisUofMprofessorJohnWright, Afro-American studiesandDumasexpertwitha ultimately, thesamewomanashisliterarycomrade. Featuringstandoutperformancesallaround. tension betweenthetwowritersasManquetemergesfromlimelighttostriveforsamegoal,and Director Saffy Nebou(knownalsoforhisaward-winning begins tocollapse. the attentionofawomanunderguiseDumashimself,duo’s previouslypeacefulrelationship scribe, August Maquet(strongsupportfromBelgianstarBenoitPoelvoorde).Whenseeksout volume, wouldhavebeenimpossiblewithouthisright-handman,theexpertresearcherandinventive Three Musketeers, Between 1843and1846Dumaspublishedwhatweretobecomehismostsuccessfulnovels: blown inhisbountifulpersonaasthecelebratedFrenchauthor. Maquet isbeautifullyexaminedinafilmthatputsOscar-nominatedactorGerardDepardieubackfull- Alexandre Dumas’ legendary, prolific,buteventuallytumultuousrelationshipwithhisghostwriter August DUMAS Print Source: The Works FilmGroup,BrianShingles,[email protected] loyalty, corruption,andarchaic Albanian vengeancepractices. Jef Geeraerts’ seriesofcrimenovels. The filmcontinueswhereit’s predecessorleavesoff, takingon Dossier Kisthesequeltoaward-winning bring thesyndicatetojustice. death atthehandsof Albanian mafia. All thewhileBelgianpolicearesearchingforawayto This stylishfilmisastarttofinishjoyridethatfollowsNazim Tahiri inhisquesttoavengefather’s The seedyunderbellyof Antwerp’s criminalworldisexposedinthisFlemishthrillerfromJanVerheyen. Print Source:Palisades-Tartan, DebbiBerlin,[email protected] the sentimentaltrappingsthatcanbecome alltoocommonplaceinthismuch-revisitedgenre. This crowd-pleasingfamilydramasurprises withitssubtlecomedictouchandconsciousavoidanceof ation withhismother, therecklessandstunninglybeautiful Anna, who’s recentlystrickenwithcancer. A storyspanningfourdecades, breezy filmafestivalfavorite. segmented natureofthecharacters’ relationships.Strongperformancesmakethisdelightfuland impressive filmographythatbrimswithslyhumorandoff-kilter shootingstyleperfectlymimickingthe Internationally acclaimed,award-winningItalianwriter/directorPaoloVirzì, addsanotherhittohis Screenplay attheDonatello Awards (ItalianOscars). Winner ofBestFilmattheSalernoInternationalFestival,and Actress, Actor, and DIRECTOR: PAOLO VIRZI•ITALY 2010•122MINITALIAN THE FIRST BEAUTIFUL THING Print Source:KinoLorber, GaryPalmucci,[email protected] seven yearswillbehardtoavoid. way filmsaremade)isstillintherunning‘mostinfluential’ directorsderby, thisfirstfilmofhisin doubt, astheirascibleonetimeFrenchNewWaver ( Regard) screeninglastyear, whilethebroadmajorityofviewersaccepteditsexperimentalstatus.No Conservative criticswhodesirestraight,traditionalnarrativeswereupsetatitsCannes(UnCertain soundtracks, andtrademarkuseoffragmentedsubtitles,hereturnsagaintothecruiseship. variety ofdigitalimageryincludingpristineHDfootageandpixilatedcellphonerecordings,multi-layered the famousOdessaStepssequenceofEisenstein),alongwithsomeHollywood-bashing.Usinga then movingtoafamilygasstationwithpetllama,thefilmbecomesdizzyingmontage(revisiting angst forourrootlesstimes.Ådisco-gamblingcruiseshipontheMediterraneansetsoverallstage, ‘symphony inthreeparts,’ helooksformeaningasaconcernedEuropeanbehindlongtimeexistential references tothetragediesoflate20thcenturypolitics,economicsandfilmhistory. Structuredasa His latestforay, FilmSocialisme,isasometimes screamingcollageofdaring,denseanddemanding of cineastes,tobecome,perhaps,evenahouseholdnamewithhis‘Lifetime Achievement’ Oscarin2010. At age80,French-SwissdirectorJean-LucGodardstillcommandsattentionfromtheworldwideleague FILM SOCIALISME DOSSIER K DIRECTOR: SAFY NEBBOU•FRANCE2010105MINFRENCH The CounteofMonteCristo DIRECTOR: JANVERHEYEN•BELGIUM2009116 MIN•DUTCH, ALBANIAN The FirstBeautifulThingfindsimprudentBrunoattemptingreconcili- DIR: JEAN-LUCGODARD•SWISS2010101MINFRENCH The Alzheimer Case, The Alzheimer , andQueenMargot. This output,inbothqualityand Breathless, andhisother1960’s filmsthatchanged The Giraffe’s Neck)masterfullyrecreatesthe both ofwhichwereadaptedfrom The 4/9/11 5:19AM World Cinema

GIGOLA DIRECTOR: LAURE CHARPENTIER • FRANCE • 2010 • 102 MIN • FRENCH “The stylish and sexy Parisian lesbian underworld of the 1960s is brought vividly to life in this star studded thriller.” It’s 1963 and Paris is sizzling with sex. The stylishly butch Gigola (fashionista du jour, Lou Doillon) spends her days roaming chic Parisian cafés, taking on the male criminal underclass at its own game, enticing pretty femmes away from their pimps, breaking hearts and making a few enemies along the way. Her evenings are spent in famous lesbian cabaret bar Chez Moune, picking up rich older women who keep her in the decadent style she has become accustomed to. It’s not the life her parents wished for her, but it’s a life she enjoys, or so it seems, until an accidental overdose throws her in the path of a beautiful psychiatrist who reminds Gigola of her first and only love, long dead now, and she begins to question everything around her. Charpentier’s film evokes an era when femmes were femmes, butches paid for everything and sex was a way of life. -Courtesy Emma Smart, BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival SCREENINGS: Print Source: Wide Management, Amélie Garin-Davet, [email protected] SUN 17-APR 06:45 PM SAT 30-APR 09:00 PM

HABERMANN find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTOR: JURAJ HERZ • GERMANY / CZECH REPUBLIC / AUSTRIA • 2010 • 104 MIN • GERMAN From “old pro” Czech director Juraj Herz comes this powerful and moving WWII story from the oft- forgotten Czech/German border region of Sudetenland. German mill owner August Habermann tries his best to remain silent when his hometown becomes occupied by Nazi Germany, but an intrusive SS officer soon questions his loyalties to the Fatherland. Things fall apart quickly for the apolitical Habermann when it’s discovered that his wife is half Jewish and dozens of his Czech employees are mounting a resistance against the occupation. Less concerned with heroes and villains than the human side, Herz’s frank depiction of violence both enacted by and inflicted upon Germans during this tumultuous period is sure to rankle a few feathers, if not provoke some serious questions about justice. A member of the Sixties Czech “New Wave” generation (Milos Forman, Ivan Passer, et al), Herz works both in German and SCREENINGS: Czech/Slovak cinema. He received the 2009 Czech ‘Golden Lion” for his long-continued body of work THU 28-APR 07:00 PM both in theater and film. SAT 30-APR 03:15 PM Print Source: Corinth Films & Corinth Releasing, John Poole Jr., [email protected]

HAPPY, HAPPY DIRECTOR: ANNE SEWITSKY • NORWAY • 2010 • 85 MIN • NORWEGIAN Awarded the Narrative World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Happy, Happy, reminiscent of French romantic comedy, shines new light on the intricacies and resilience of adult relationships. Deep in the remote, snowy Norwegian woods, Kaja lives in relative solitude with an overly optimistic smile on her face, even though her husband hasn’t had sex with her in a year and her son isn’t particularly respectful. When a sophisticated, “perfect” couple moves in next door, Kaja is overjoyed and welcomes the companionship. But it doesn’t take long before a series of misdeeds snowball into an avalanche that could rend asunder both families. Exceptionally well acted, with quirky acappella interludes of traditional American spirituals and hymns, award-winning director Anne Sewitsky’s debut feature Happy, Happy abounds with joy, sadness, and the vital spirit of life. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Magnolia Pictures, Arianne Ayers, [email protected] SAT 16-APR 03:45 PM SUN 17-APR 05:00 PM

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HARU’S JOURNEY DIR: MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI • JAPAN • 2010 • 134 MIN • JAPANESE Familial bonds are put to the test in this ultimately heart-warming road movie about an old man and his young granddaughter. The film is an exploration of commitment within Japanese culture from award- winning, 56-year-old director Masahiro Kobayashi’s original story. When Haru loses her job in a small fishing village, she decides to move to Tokyo, where work is seemingly more plentiful. As grandfather Tadao refuses to make the move to the big city, the generational divide tests more than just their patience until Haru finds a family member who will house her stubborn elder. The tale about their journey, with attendant pathos and humor, offers a crucial look at contemporary Japan as Tadao looks back on his life and Haru finds a new future. Its theme of family reconciliation is an homage to Yashujiro Ozu’s classic Tokyo Story. Print Source: T-JOY CO., LTD., Sakura Wakita, [email protected] SCREENINGS: TUES 19-APR 08:30 PM PRESENTED BY: JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF MN FRI 29-APR 03:45 PM 57

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Print Source:M-Appeal, Anne Wiedlack,[email protected] entertaining spinonmodernmarriedliferemainsaslightitisrelatable. nail inthecoffin. Withbluntbuthumorouscommentaryfromtheirequallydepravedteenageson,this virtual love. Their romanticsecond lifewilleithersalvagewhat’s leftoftheirmarriageorbethefinal With theinitialsparknearlygone,marriedcoupleGabrielandGabrielareawakentheirpassionthrough embraces massappealthroughhumorandadeepattentiontostorytelling. Director Alexandru MafteicreatesanewpathforRomanianCinemain DIRECTOR: ALEXANDRU MAFTEI•ROMANIA/SPAIN/ITALY •2010105MINROMANIAN HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? awards, Winner ofBestFilmatthe2010SeattleInternationalFestivalandrecipientnumerousother Print Source:NewZealandFilmCommission, BethBrash,[email protected] work hasbeenafeststapleovertheMSPIFF years). loving tributetoonefather, thisremarkablestoryofresilienceanddeterminationisuniversal.(Preston’s techniques forthisfictitiousportrayalof asoldierstrugglingtobecomefatherandhusband.While To presentlifeafterwarinauthentic terms,Prestoncleverlyborrowsdocumentaryandarchival else. battle-worn Italianprisoncampescapee,helearnsthathispregnantnewwife has fallenforsomeone World War IIsoldierandhisreturn’nottoworry, he’llbehomebyChristmas.Four-yearslater, nowa prestigious filmmakerGaylenePreston honor andpassionreimaginedbyhisfilmmakingdaughter. Basedonconversationswithherlatefather, that’s whatWorld War IINewZealand Army volunteerEdPreston didinthispoeticfilmmemoirof The returnhomefromrugbypracticedoesn’tusuallyincludetheimprudentdecision tojoinawar, but DIRECTOR: GAYLENE PRESTON •NEWZEALAND201095MINENGLISH HOME BY CHRISTMAS Print Source:WideManagement, Amélie Garin-Davet,[email protected] lampooning andcharacterizationofthemoviebiz.(from2010KarlovyVary FilmFestivalraves) Presle’s olddirector. Industryinsidersandcinemafansalikewillthoroughlyenjoythefree-wheeling Wenders, Volker Schlondorff, EmirKusturica(arthouseregulars)enhanceamystificationgametofind screen becauseofthewar, orwasitHollywood?Sophisticatedvisuals,elegantcolor, cameosbyWim (Devil intheFlesh known forherrolein Hollywood tosuppresstheEuropeanmovieindustry. PlayedbyactressMariadeMedeiros,best Under scrutinyfromaCIA agent,adocumentaryfilmmakerinParisaccidentallyuncoversplotby European cinema’s forgottenpast. takes astiff-fingered jabatbothHollywoodandtheU.S.governmentsametimeprobing This hilariousmockumentaryontheentertainmentindustrybyBelgianwriter/directorFrédéricSojcher DIRECTOR: FREDERICSOJCHER•BELGIUM201085MINENGLISH,FRENCH,PORTUGUESE HITLER INHOLLYWOOD The Hedgehog three challengeeachothertoembracelifeinthissurprisinglyuplifting,heartfeltexistentialistfilm. absurd lifeis. Along thewaytwounexpectedcomradesemerge.Bondingoverasharedideology, the one thingtoaccomplishbeforemeetingherend,however, andthatistoshowthosearoundherjusthow and oldersister, shedecidestotakeaction.Shewillcommitsuicideonher12thbirthday. Shehasjust wealthy Parisianfamily. Fascinatedbyartandphilosophy, butobservingthevacuouslivesof her parents “I knowonething. The fishbowlisn’t forme,”says11 year-oldPaloma,theyoungestdaughterofa the world. THE HEDGEHOG Print Source:NeoClassicsFilmsLtd.,Michelle Taboada, [email protected] by MurielBarbery. The Hedgehog is adaptedfromthebest-sellingnovel, ), theshaggydogstoryhingesona1939Preslemoviethatnevermadeitto Pulp Fiction,workingonadocaboutlegendaryFrenchactressMichelinePresle isadarklyhumorousandaffecting filmaboutthestruggletofindyourplacein DIRECTOR: MONA ACHACHE •FRANCE201098MINFRENCH (War StoriesOurMotherNeverTold Us)tellsthestoryofa TheEleganceoftheHedgehog Hello, How Are You? , ; onethat 4/9/11 5:20AM World cinema IF I WANT TO WHISTLE, I WHISTLE DIRECTOR: FLORIN SERBAN • ROMANIA / SWEDEN • 2010 • 94 MIN • ROMANIAN Winner of the Jury Grand Prix at the 2010 Berlinale Film Festival. The Romanian New Wave continues to show its strength in this first feature from director Florin Serban. Silviu has spent the last four years in a juvenile penitentiary, and mere weeks before his release he learns his estranged mother is departing for Italy with his brother. With an opening act well grounded in realism, the film moves toward a sense of powerful anxiety that bubbles over into scenes of glorified action, an uncommon feature in recent Eastern European cinema. For years, Romania has demanded the attention of film fanatics worldwide, and this film is a clear example of why. Print Source: Film Movement, Rebeca Conget, [email protected] SCREENINGS: MON 25-APR 09:30 PM SAT 30-APR 05:30 PM

THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE! find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTOR: ZEINA DURRA • USA • 2010 • 90 MIN • SPANISH, FRENCH, ARABIC, KOREAN, ENGLISH Multiple-Best Actress award winner and French film powerhouse Élodie Bouchez takes on a demanding role in Zenia Durra’s atmospheric and intelligent debut feature. An official selection at Sundance Film Festival and Warsaw Film Festival, Durra’s debut looks at post- 9/11 Manhattan as seen through the eyes of young Muslim artist Asya (Bouchez). After the mysterious disappearance of a close friend, the French Manhattanite must battle an ever-present paranoia while struggling to juggle her barhopping lifestyle with a deeply rooted socialist philosophy. Shot on Super 16, the film’s gritty visuals add to the confusion and alienation experienced Asya and her closest friends. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! presents an entirely original vision from Durra, a bold new filmmaking presence. Print Source: IFC Films, Jonathan Hertzberg, [email protected] SCREENINGS: SAT 30-APR 09:45 PM TUE 3-MAY 09:30 PM

IN ANOTHER LIFETIME DIRECTOR: ELISABETH SCHARANG • AUSTRIA / HUNGARY / GERMANY • 2010 • 90 MIN • GERMAN Austrian documentarian Elisabeth Scharang makes the difficult transition to fiction filmmaking look easy as she tackles the already challenging subject of the closing days of World War II. Twenty Hungarian Jews are stranded in an Austrian village when the Nazi command is thrown into disarray in the final days of World War II. Hoping to win over the locals and ensure their safety, the group decides to stage an operetta for the local residents who are in desperate need of a lift from their despondency. With surprising comedic elements, the ensemble provides generous and darkly humorous performances in an otherwise ominous scenario. Scharang’s debut fictional feature pulls no punches in this story of compassion and strength in one of humanity’s darkest hours. Print Source: Austrian Film Commission, Anne Laurent, [email protected] SCREENINGS: SUN 17-APR 12:30 PM TUE 3-MAY 07:30 PM

THE INVISIBLE EYE DIR: DIEGO LERMAN • ARGENTINA • 2010 • 96 MIN • SPANISH Set against the backdrop of Argentina’s military regime of the 1980s, Diego Lerman’s engrossing and beautifully acted exploration of the totalitarian urge opens with a portrait of María Teresa, a lonely and deeply repressed assistant teacher at an elite Buenos Aires private school. Obedient and willing, she accepts unquestioningly the school’s rigid code of conduct and proud identification with the nation state. But her head professor’s words about the ‘cancer of subversion’ and need for total surveillance soon feed an unhealthy obsession with one of her students, leading to an ensuing spiral of degradation and breakdown in discipline that parallels a popular rebellion beyond the school’s ivy-covered walls. Diego Lerman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in1976. He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, where he studied cinema and theater. In 2002, he directed his first feature film, Suddenly, which was awarded the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. In 2008, he co-founded the production company Campo Cine with Nicolas Avruj. The Invisible Eye is his third feature film. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Global Film Initiative, Jeremy Quist, [email protected] MON 18-APR 09:15 PM WED 27-APR 09:15 PM PRESENTED BY: 59 CHOWGIRLS CATERING

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After finallyfindingaworthyheirforherhusband’s laboratory, shebeginstohaveherdoubts, scientist husband,thisnarrativefeaturepresentsissuesofgenerationalstrifeand identitywithstriking Telling thestoryofwidowedSohini,insearchsomeonetocontinue theworkofherlate Tagore tothesilverscreen. Veteran IndiandirectorRajaSenbringsthisshortstoryby thecelebratedBengalipoetRabindranath LABORATORY Print Source:Vega Film,[email protected] this isapoignantfeaturedebutfromdirector/writerduoStéphanieChuatandVéroniqueReymond. gives animpassionedperformanceasEdmond.BeautifullyshotwithsweepingviewsoftheSwiss Alps, The greatFrenchactorMichelBouquet,starofmanyfilmsthelateClaudeChabrolandLuisBunuel, cannot staydisconnectedforlong. inevitable. WhenEdmondtakesabadfalloneday, heisforcedtoacceptRose’s helpandthetwo to loseitsvigor, asherownhearthasstillnotrecovered.Sheknowstheacutepainofaccepting to himasahomecarer, butherejectsherministrations,too.Roseknowswhatitislikeforaheart rhythm, however, andthiscauseshimtorejecttheideaofmovinganursinghome.SoRoseissent about theheart.Edmond’s hasgottenalittleweakerrecently. Itstillbeatsouta fiercelyindependent Switzerland’s submissionforan Academy Award forBestForeignLanguageFilm,thisisamovingstory DIRS: STÉPHANIECHUAT &VÉRONIQUEREYMOND•SWISS/LUXEMBOURG201087MINFRENCH LA PETITECHAMBRE JUST BETWEENUS DIRECTOR: RAJA SEN •INDIA •2010122MINHINDI DIR: RAJKOGRLIC•CROATIA •201087MINCROATIAN Divided We Fall). Just BetweenUs, Kawasaki’s 4/9/11 5:20AM World Cinema LE QUATTRO VOLTE DIRECTOR: MICHELANGELO FRAMMARTINO • ITALY • 2010 • 88 MIN • ITALIAN In a hushed medieval village on a hilltop in southern Italy, an elderly shepherd tends his flock. He is sick and his days are numbered, but a daily glass of water mixed with the church floor’s dust is his medicine. As day-to-day living pushes ever forward, the cosmic interconnectedness of all things is slowly revealed in this shifting portrait of an isolated Calabrian village, populated by bleating goats who run loose through the houses and fields. Director Michelangelo Frammartino presents a spirited view of rural existence and a lyrical meditation on the cycle of life, death, and the transmigration of souls in this quasi-documentary almost entirely devoid of dialogue. Sweeping views of the Italian countryside and intimate moments of gentle humor balance the weighty philosophical issues this film tackles head on, making it a well-deserved winner of the Europa Cinemas Label at the 2010 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. SCREENINGS: “What is perhaps most remarkable about Le Quattro Volte is that it is at once completely accessible SAT 23-APR 05:00 PM and endlessly mysterious…You have never seen anything like this movie, even though what it shows you has been there all along.” A. O. Scott, New York Times MON 25-APR 05:00 PM Print Source: Kino Lorber, Gary Palmucci, [email protected] PRESENTED BY: PUNCH PIZZA find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org THE LIGHT THIEF DIR: AKTAN ARYM KUBAT • KYRGYZSTAN • 2010 • 80 MIN • KYRGYZ Kyrgyzstan’s official submission to the 2010 Academy Awards. In this colorful modern-day parable of good and evil, a humble village electrician devotes his compassion and ingenuity to destitute neighbors in a wind-swept valley of Kyrgyzstan. Played with wry humanity by writer-director Aktan Arym Kubat, the trusting Mr. Light strikes a suspect bargain with a rich developer running for local office, as unemployment threatens the survival of the community. Stoking a dream to supply wind-generated electricity to the whole valley, the modest visionary comes up against an increasingly dark cloud of corruption in this affecting tale of solidarity and ordinary decency amid the injustices and hardships of a changing world. Director Aktan Arym Kubat was born in 1957 in Kyrgyzstan. He graduated from the Art Academy in Bishkek and started working as a production designer in the 1980s. His second feature film, The Swing, won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1993, which was followed by The Adopted Son, which won the Silver Leopard at the same festival in 1998. In 2001, he was nominated SCREENINGS: for the European Film Academy (EFA) Discovery Award. The Light Thief is his fifth feature film. SAT 16-APR 07:30 PM Print Source: Global Film Initiative, Jeremy Quist, [email protected] WED 20-APR 09:00 PM PRESENTED BY: U OF M INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

LITTLE ROSE DIRECTOR: JAN KIDAWA-BLONSKI • POLAND • 2010 • 118 MIN • POLISH Veteran director Jan Kidawa-Blonski brings a riveting historical drama to the screen, revealing the ways in which groups of writers and artists were infiltrated and informed on by government agents in 1960’s Poland, and ultimately examining the price one is willing to pay for love. Winner of multiple awards including Best Film and Best Actress at the Polish Film Festival, this is a breakout feature for lead Magdalena Boczarska, who plays Kamila, the sexy but naive girlfriend of security-services colonel, Rozek, her domineering lover. In an effort to please her lover, and reporting under the code name ‘Little Rose,’ Kamila takes on the assignment of informing on suspected Zionist, Professor Warczewski. As the government’s campaign of anti-Semitism rages, her feelings of resentment increase as does her political consciousness. Print Source: WFDiF, Jolanta Galicka, [email protected] SCREENINGS: MON 25-APR 04:45 PM FRI 29-APR 06:30 PM

MAD BASTARDS DIR: BRENDAN FLETCHER • AUSTRALIA • 2010 • 94 MIN • ENGLISH Director Brendan Fletcher borrows from aboriginal storytelling traditions and uses regional amateur actors, some of whom actually lived the story, to strengthen the film’s power and legitimacy. An incredible raw-energy score, emotionally powerful acting, and the breathtaking Australian landscape make this family tale both endearing and unforgettable. The barren outback provides the perfect backdrop in this compelling story of three generations coping with a crisis of identity and change. Print Source: IFC Films, Jonathan Hertzberg, [email protected]

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Print Source:IcelandicFilmCentre,ChristofWehmeier, [email protected] before us. and humor, andcreatesacompassionatetributetothosewhogaveuslife,havegone converse withphantoms.We deludeourselves.Friðrikssonexploresthisthornyterritorywithtenderness Sometimes weareblindtothatwhichishappeningrightbeforeoureyes.We chaseaftermirages.We and twodaughtersnowfaceadifficult roadahead,andaworldthatissuddenly, anddisturbinglyoff kilter. complains aboutthewayshe’s beingtreated,andspursherontoevenmoreunusualbehavior. Herson, finances begintospiraloutofcontrol.Meanwhile,Mammaisvisitedregularlybyherdeadhusbandwho revive hiscareer. increasinglyerraticbehaviorandhis Distractedbytheseefforts, heignoreshismother’s film isaflopattheboxoffice, hedesperatelytriestogeneratesomeenthusiasmforthemovieinorder The eponymousMammaGógó’s sonhasjustdebutedhisfirstfeature. Taking ahittohisegowhenthe contemporary Icelandicsociety. allusions tootherfilms,MammaGógómakessharpobservationsaboutthefilmindustryaswell relationshipwithhisagingmother.affecting semi-autobiographicaltale ofafilmdirector’s Suffused with Acclaimed IcelandicfilmmakerFredrik Thor Fredrikson( DIRECTOR: FRIDRIK THOR FRIDRIKSSON•ICELAND201090MINICELANDIC MAMMA GÓGÓ Print Source:CaviarFilms,NicoletteKolb,[email protected] artfully mixesthemundanewiththeatrical. Award winningBelgianactress-turned writer/directorHildeVan Mieghem’s hotlyanticipatedthirdfeature Antwerp, andtoloveitself. settings, scintillatinglovescenes,andaparticularlysympatheticmalecast. This filmisalove-letterto reflections onpassionandcommitment,independencefamily, thissprightlyfilmoffers picturesque Musings ofthefilm’s chiefnarrator, Eva,provideawindowintothemindsofwomen.Withinsightful Miller familywhoattractmenlikebeestohoney. Butoncethesemenarein,theremaybenowayout. infidelity, babyfever, andenduringlove.Setin Antwerp, thefilmcentersonfourwomenof esque theatrics,thisquirkyromanticcomedyisarollercoasterrideoffirstcrushes,lustfuldesire, A smartandlightheartedfeatureintheveinof From Award-winning JulioHernandezCordon,knownfor DIRECTOR: JULIOHERNANDEZ CORDON•GUATEMALA/MEXICO/FRANCE •201072MINSPANISH MARIMBAS FROMHELL Print Source:Palisades-Tartan, DebbiBerlin,[email protected] solidifying hisreputationasanoteworthyfilmmakerincontemporaryItaliancinema. With hissecondfeature,Dirittihascraftedafilmofrichbeautyandconvictionamidstcruelty, further unprecedented retaliationagainstthepartisansandallwholivewithinarea. of September28,1944,thebabyisborn. Almost simultaneouslytheGermanSStroopsunleashan again, sheanxiouslyawaitsthearrivalofhersiblingasifitwereownrebirth.Finally, onthenight Martina hasbeenmutesincethedeathofherinfantbrotheryearsago.Withmotherpregnant to closeinonMonteSole,eightyear-oldMartinahasotherthingshermind. unchanged forcenturies,therealitiesofwarwillnotsparethisvillagelong,butasthreatens It iswinterin1943,MonteSole,aremotecommunityoutsideofBologna. Though relatively and the Audience Award attheBrusselsEuropeanFilmFestival. historical dramathatearnedhimtheSilverGrandJuryprizeatInternationalRomeFilmFestival Following hisimpressivedebutwith DIRECTOR: GIORGIODIRITTI•ITALY •2009115 MIN•ITALIAN THE MANWHOWILL COME MADLY INLOVE Print Source:FiGaFilms, Alex Garcia,[email protected] don’t seemtofitinanymore. the new, ofworlds colliding,andofthreemen’s struggle toremainafloatinaworldwheretheyjust styles ofnarrativeanddocumentarycinema. Written anddirectedbyCordon,thisfilmplayswiththenotionsofgenre byinnovativelymixingthe metalhead. Hilarityensues. forces withthetowndoctor, aformerSatanist-turned-Orthodox-Jew-turned-born-again-Christian-black- his godson,astreet-wisetoughguy, tosearchforanewband. An unlikelycombination,theduojoins possession: hisprizedmarimba. After losinghisjobplaying musicatarestaurant,hereconnectswith A manontherunfromagroupofthugshassenthisfamily awayandgoneintohidingwithhisonly musical escapadesintheslumsofGuatemala. DIRECTOR: HILDEVAN MIEGHEM•BELGIUM •201090MINDUTCH The Wind Blows Round Marimbas FromHell Love Actuallythatblendseverydaysceneswith Angels oftheUniverse)returnswithaclever, Gasolina , GiorgioDirittireturnswithadense isanexpressionoftheoldmeeting (2008),comesawackystoryof Amélie 4/9/11 5:21AM - World Cinema

MEN IN RUT DIRECTOR: ROBERT SEDLACEK • CZECH REPUBLIC • 2009 • 109 MIN • CZECH The mayor of a tiny Czech village hatches a plan to quite literally put his town on the map. With the aid of local businessman, Janta, Mayor Hanacek hopes that staging the 35th Annual International Deer Calling Championships will attract the attention of the prime minister and bring a much-needed highway to his isolated city. All he has to do is settle a dispute with the current stag-calling champion, Franta, and keep the local parliament member continually, and excessively, drunk. This madcap feature from Czech director Robert Sedlácek is sure to leave moviegoers chuckling long after they leave their seats, as he brings back the droll and sly humor of Milos Forman’s ‘60’s classics such as The Firemen’s Ball. Print Source: Czech Television Telexport, Jitka Procházková, [email protected]

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MERRY-GO-ROUND find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTORS: CLEMENT SZE-KIT CHENG, YAN YAN MAK • HONG KONG • 2010 • 126 MIN • CANTONESE One of the finest independent Hong Kong films in recent years, this visually stunning ensemble drama brings the vibrant beauty of past and present Hong Kong to life. Alternating between the late 1930’s and today, Merry-Go-Round tells the story of four individuals across two generations and two continents. It is about immigration and emigration. Eva (played by ‘70’s kung fu star Nora Miao) is a traditional Chinese herbalist in San Francisco, and Nam is a restless young soul looking for herself. Making a trip to Hong Kong to take care of unfinished business, both women find new places to exist. The film deftly weaves the characters together in a story of criss-crossing lives and ill-fated romances. Merry-Go-Round solidifies rising star directors Clement Cheng (Gallants) and Yan Yan Mak, as two to watch for future projects. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Dragonfly J Limited, Jaqueline Liu, [email protected] SUN 24-APR 08:30 PM MON 2-MAY 09:15 PM

MODRA US Premiere DIRECTOR: INGRID VENINGER • SLOVAKIA / CANADA • 2010 • 80 MIN • ENGLISH Ontario director Ingrid Veninger redefines bravery in filmmaking, casting her restless 17-year-old daughter as the romantically adventurous but inexperienced Lina in this refreshingly honest story of two teenagers who barely know each other hooking up on a European travel adventure of self-discovery. Before she leaves for university, Toronto native Lina plans to visit her extended family in Modra, Slovakia. Having just been dumped by her boyfriend, she invites Leco as a somewhat reluctant traveling companion as the pair, having little in common, traverse the tentative territory of teen-age desire in this story set amid the sunny vineyards of her musical old country relatives. Slovakian-born Veninger, director of a celebrated indie feature, Only, was named one of Canada’s “10 Directors to Watch” this year as she makes her shift from maverick producer to solo feature debut. (First-time actor Alexander Gammal as the vulnerable Leco won “Best Canadian Actor” award at Vancouver Film Fest, 2010.) SCREENINGS: Print Source: Punk Films, Christopher Oldfield, [email protected] SUN 17-APR 02:30 PM MON 25-APR 04:45 PM

MY JOY (SCASTJE MOTO) DIR: SERGEI LOZNITSA • RUSSIA / GERMANY / UKRAINE / NETHERLANDS • 2010 • 127 MIN • RUSSIAN The only debut feature in competition for the Palm d’Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and the long- awaited narrative debut of prizewinning documentarian Sergei Loznitsa, My Joy is a shockingly surreal and dark road film, and a searing analysis on the state of the Russian soul. Trundling through the Russian underworld with cargo in tow, regular guy Georgy unwittingly joins the cast of unsavory characters in a parade of disturbingly outlandish antics and despicable deeds rife with reminders of Russia’s nefarious history. Within a web of multiple narrative threads that twist and turn as they descend into the blackness is the ever-present notion that all may not be as it seems, and that some things may not be worth the price of redemption. Renowned cinematographer Oleg Mutu (4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days) firmly grounds us in this captivating sur-reality through his steady framing and beautifully bleak palette of blues and blacks, SCREENINGS: while Loznitsa’s thirteen years of experience as a documentarian provides the film with an authenticity SAT 30-APR 04:30 PM amongst the madness. MON 2-MAY 07:00 PM Print Source: Kino Lorber, Gary Palmucci, [email protected] 63

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BARBETTE &REDSTAG Print Source:LatidoFilms,Oscar Alonso, [email protected] entirely onlocationinscenicBuenos Aires. Featuring aprestigiouscastincludingLeonardoSbaraglia( a spiralfromwhichtheremaybenoreturn. about hisinvolvementintheincident. The mediahoundshimandhisfamily, andMatiasdescendsinto accident sendsteenagePablointoacoma,bestfriendMatiasliestotheauthoritiesandhisparents Tensions andemotionsrunhighinthistragictaleonthepowerconsequenceoflies. choices itasksofitscharacters,whofindthemselvescaughtinthewrongplaceattime. This debutfilmfrom Argentinean directorMiguelCohanmakesnoexcusesforthedecisionsand NO RETURN Print Source:MusicBoxFilms,SuzanneFedak,[email protected] social, andcolonialhistoryofcontemporaryFrance. Much morethanjustanuproariousfarce, Martin (JacquesGamblin),herheretofore-flawlessstrategycomesupshort. unique perspectiveonpoliticalstrategy. Whenshemeetsmiddle-aged,uptightbird-fluexpert, Arthur Fearless andfullofbawdyhumor, Forestierisrabble-rousingsexpotBahiaBenmahmoud,whohasa features astarturnbycomicingénueSaraForestier( A boisterouslyoddball,fiercelyintelligentpoliticalromcom,MichelLeclerc’s DIRECTOR: MICHEL LECLERC•FRANCE2010100MINFRENCH Print Source:GreekFilmCenter, IlianaZakopoulou,[email protected] in thisuniversalportraitofintolerance. A compellingandendearingmust-seefeature. Tsitos’ expertly cast,acutelyfunnydramanavigatesatouchyterraintodeliverintelligentperformances ancestry, adiscoverythatthreatenstodestroyhisclosestfriendshipsandupendworldview. neighborhood ofPlato’s Academy, onenarrow-mindedmanlearnsthetruthabouthis Albanian and longtimefriendswhentheylearnthatoneofthemisnotwhatheseems. Within the Athenian and amusinginitstragedy”,challengestheideologiesoffourxenophobicsidewalk philosophers Award-winning directorFilippos Tsitos’ wonderfullyquirkynewfeature,“serious in itsslycomedy DIRECTOR: PHILIPPOS TSITOS •GREECE2009102MINGREEK PLATO’S ACADEMY Print Source:New Yorker Films,JonathanHowell,[email protected] a portraitofoneman’s lasthope. throughout, thisdebutfeatureisanimpressiveandadeptdepictionofredemptioncompassion, a lonelymoneylendergetsnewleaseonlife.Featuringperfectlyframedstaticcamerashots In thisinspirationalfeaturefromPeruvianbrothersanddirectingduoDanielDiegoVega Vidal, Winner oftheJuryPrizeinCannesFilmFestival’s UnCertainRegardcompetition. OCTOBER THE NAMESOFLOVE DIRECTORS: DANIEL &DIEGOVEGA VIDAL •PERU201083MINSPANISH DIRECTOR: MIGUEL COHAN• ARGENTINA/SPAIN •2010104MINSPANISH The NamesofLove L’Esquive The NightRider isanastuteportraitofthepolitical,racial, ). ), Cohan’s firstfilmwasshot The NamesofLove

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4/9/11 5:21AM World Cinema THE POLL DIARIES DIR: CHRIS KLAUS • ESTONIA / GER. / AUSTRIA • 2010 • 129 MIN • GER., RUSSIAN, ESTONIAN, FRENCH Director Chris Kraus’s follow-up to his award-winning debut film Four Minutes is a stunning historical drama set on the Baltic coast on the eve of World War I. Recipient of a Special Jury Award at the Rome Film Festival, this expertly crafted film takes a page from the life of Kraus’s own aunt, chronicling a little-known chapter of European history. Oda Schaefer, a 13-year old German girl, returns to her father’s estate shared uneasily by an assortment of Germans, Russians, and Estonians. Oda’s father is a scientist obsessed with power and morbid experimentation, and as he exacts control over his subjects, so does he rule the family with a cruel hand. When Oda discovers a badly wounded Estonian anarchist after straying from a family picnic, she secretly nurses him back to health. As their illicit friendship deepens, the war begins to close in on the estate. “Shot in rich, muted tones and sharp shadows, The Poll Diaries is historical drama at its finest. Posing SCREENINGS: a range of ethical questions, the film offers a compelling commentary on a morally bankrupt brand SUN 17-APR 08:30 PM of reasoning that would come to underlie some of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century.” Courtesy Cameron Bailey, TIFF. WED 20-APR 04:45 PM Print Source: Bavaria Film International, Gisela Wiltschek, [email protected] PRESENTED BY: CRASH + SUES find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org PURE DIRECTOR: LISA LANGSETH • SWEDEN • 2010 • 101 MIN • SWEDISH Rising young Swedish star Alicia Vikander, 23, former ballerina as well as tv soaps actress, delivers a striking performance in her first movie role as a complex young woman seeking something ‘pure’ in her life. Stuck in a dreary life headed nowhere in the rough suburbs outside Gothenburg, 20-year-old Katarina stumbles upon a YouTube clip of Mozart’s Requiem. Instantly moved by the music, she senses a new world opening up to her and begins an attempt to get as far away from her ugly reality as soon as possible. Managing to land a job as a receptionist at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, a strict world closely ruled by rules and traditions, her new identity includes the maestro, a situation full of dangerous temptations that threaten to destroy all she has worked for. Based on her 2004 play at Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theatre, acclaimed stage director Lisa Langseth, 36, in her own fine screen debut, crafts a moving story about a girl revolting against her working class background and seeking out classical music as her possible spiritual guide. (Langseth was faced with directing both 600 extras as well as the Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra, reported SCREENINGS: Swedish Film Magazine.) THURS 21-APR 09:15 PM Print Source: Swedish Film Institute, Gunnar Almér, [email protected] WED 27-APR 09:30 PM

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THE QUEEN OF HEARTS (LA REINE DES POMMES) DIRECTOR: VALERIE DONZELLI • FRANCE • 2009 • 88 MIN • FRENCH Widely known for her past stage acting ventures, Valier Donzelli makes a promising move to writer/ director as well as screen actor in this endearing absurdist parody on the romantic comedy genre. Adèle (Donzelli) is searching for a way to free herself of a painfully deep obsession with her former lover. Enlisting her distant cousin, Rachel, for help she begins a new job and takes on new lovers. However, each one bears a striking, and unsettling resemblance to her previous love. Can Adèle ever truly move on? Will she find happiness again? The answer may not come in the form you expect, but it may involve some spontaneous song and dance... French actor Jérémie Elkaïm, known for his role in Come Undone (2002), performs an impressive quadruple role in this must see festival flick. Print Source: Visit Films, Aida LiPera, [email protected] SCREENINGS: SUN 17-APR 02:45 PM TUE 26-APR 05:00 PM

QUEEN TO PLAY DIRECTOR: CAROLINE BOTTARO • FRANCE • 2009 • 101 MIN • FRENCH, ENGLISH In his first role performed entirely in French, Oscar winner Kevin Kline squares off against the radiant Sandrine Bonnaire to battle it out over a chessboard in this sleek, urbane comedy/drama. A wonderfully rich character study, the film follows middle-aged housekeeper Hélène (Bonnaire) through a transformation from staid, diligent wife and mother to whimsical, passionate creature of complex strategies and secret smiles. Set in the ever-scenic French Riviera, stunning views of the isle of Corsica make this film a visual vacation for cinephiles and casual moviegoers alike. When Hélène discovers a couple playing an intense game of chess on the balcony of a hotel room, a spark is awakened in her that is at once intellectual and erotic. The idea of the game engulfs her life, and she soon seeks out the private tutelage of one of her clients, a reclusive American doctor (Kevin Kline). Her daughter and husband begin to fade from view as her new passion takes up more and more SCREENINGS: of her life. TUES 26-APR 07:30 PM Print Source: Zeitgeist Films, Nadja Tennstedt, [email protected] SUN 1-MAY 09:15 PM 65

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Print Source:StrandReleasing,BrandonPeters,[email protected] Breillat’s latestoffering reaffirms herstatusasoneofthemostintriguingfilmmakersworkingtoday. imaginative costumesandbreathtakingimageryfromcinematographerDenisLenoir, Catherine With referencestoeverythingfromAliceinWonderland years ofbewilderingdreamsandherawakeningintoaperplexingunexpectedreality. Perrault’s Print Source: Mulmur’s HockeyMusicalInc.,Nadia Tavazzani,Print Source:Mulmur’s [email protected] Montreal MapleLeafsandwidelyknownCanadianhockeyheroescomeinforentertainingcameos.) to bedifferent andtheteamplayerinallofus.(Asfilmpokesfunatself-effacing Canadians, The The openingnightfilmofthe2010 Toronto FilmFestival, the sakeofteam? lifelong friend,Eve,forthepromiseoffameandfortune.Butjusthowmuchishewillingtosacrifice a thrillingturn,andhedecidesmustleavebehindhisparentsblossomingrelationshipwith but shelteredlife.Discoveredatthelocalrinkbyownerofajuniorleagueteam,Farley’s lifetakes Farley (NoahReid)ishomeschooledbyhisNew Age hippieparents,andleadsarelativelycarefree to resonatewithfansofoneMinnesota’s favoritesports. overnight successandon-icedrama,withcameosfromNellyFurtadoOliviaNewton-John,issure A rousingcelebrationoftheGreatWhiteNorth’s favoritepastime:hockey, thisstoryofyounglove, Actor NoahReidPresent DIRECTOR: MICHAEL MCGOWAN •CANADA •201092MINENGLISH SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Print Source:Madras Talkies, [email protected] choreographed dancingscenes. In thetraditionofblockbustingBollywoodfilms, popular directors. heroism andcommitment,Ratman’s skillcrossesprovinciallanguageboundariesasoneofIndia’s most inspector andhistaskforce.Culminatinginaseriesoftwiststhatchallengetraditionalnotions kill her, Veeriya fallsinlovewithhiscaptive,allthewhiledoingamasterfuljobofevadingChief reputation andpersonality, death.Unableto wifetoavengehissister’s kidnapstheChiefinspector’s The film’s plotissetintomotion when Veeriya, playedbyVikram, abanditclanleaderwithdivided well asahostoftalentedtechniciansseeninthestunningcinematographyandscenography. epic, theRamayana. The filmfeatures Tamil superstarsVikram, Aishwarya Rai,andPrithvirajand,as In the Venice FilmFestival in2000,andhisfirstfeature, from St.Stephen’s CollegeatDelhiUniversity. Hisdebutshort, Sidharth SrinivasanwasborninNewDelhi,India1975.Hegraduatedwitha degreeinEconomics Indian modernityandtradition. developing economy, SidharthSrinivasan’s eccentricthrillerdelvesintothedarkintersticesbetween down therunawaysendangersthemall. A searingtakeonthepoliticsofcasteandmoneyinarapidly lover runaway. The watchmanreluctantlyhelpsthem,butasinistermaskedkillerdispatchedtohunt When thelandlordoffers hisdaughtertoawealthypotentialbuyerofthemine,sheandherlower-caste their tyrannicallandlordinthissuspenseful,visuallystrikingdramasetontheurban outskirtsofDelhi. A watchmanandhiswifelivingatanabandonedminefind themselvestrappedinthebrutalschemesof SOUL OFSAND An assemblageoftwofamedfairy-tales,HansChristian Andersen’s reconstructs anotherfairytalewithherlatestexplorationintofemalemythologies. The muchlaudedandoftencontroversialauteur, CatherineBreillat DIRECTOR: CATHERINE BREILLAT •FRANCE201080MINFRENCH THE SLEEPINGBEAUTY RAAVANAN Print Source:GlobalFilmInitiative,Jeremy Quist,[email protected] is hissecondfeaturefilm. Screenplay andBestSupporting Actor attheKarachiInternationalFilmFestivalin2001. Raavanan Sleeping Beauty , longtimedirectorManiRatmanbringsusamoderninterpretationoftheancientSanskrit DIRECTOR: MANIRATNAM •INDIA •2010130MIN TAMIL , The SleepingBeauty DIRECTOR: SIDHARTH SRINIVASAN •INDIA •201098MINHINDI -Adapted fromStockholmFilmFestival Raavanan followsayoungwoman’s adventurethrough100 The DivineVision totheLastCzarofRussia,andwithbold, celebrates both the individual who dares Score celebratesboththeindividualwhodares isfilledtothebrimwithenergetic,stylistically Swamohita (Bluebeard The SnowQueenandCharles , wonBestFilm,Original , premieredincompetitionat ), splintersand Soul ofSand 4/9/11 5:21AM World Cinema

STREET DAYS DIRECTOR: LEVAN KOGUASHVILI • GEORGIA • 2010 • 86 MIN • GEORGIAN Georgia’s official submission to the 2010 Academy Awards. A middle-aged, unemployed heroin-addict, Checkie, loiters on the Tbilisi street outside his son’s school, where he himself was once a promising student. His wife, meanwhile, struggles to pay the tuition and understand her husband’s lack of interest in the family’s survival—even as the bank repossesses their furniture. But when a group of policemen blackmails Checkie into entrapping the son of his wealthy friend, husband and wife are unified by the uncertainty of their deepening moral dilemma, and a series of worsening foul-ups, in Levan Koguashvili’s lightly humorous yet realistic drama about the fate of a generation left behind in Georgia’s post-Soviet era. Levan Koguashvili was born in Georgia in 1973. He began his studies at the State Institute of Film and Theatre in Tbilisi, and then worked as a journalist for independent television after civil war broke out in Georgia. In 2002, he enrolled in the Tisch School of the Art’s graduate film program at New York University. His 2006 short film, The Debt, was an Official Selection of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, SCREENINGS: and his documentary, Women from Georgia, was selected for the Panorama section of the 2009 SAT 16-APR 05:30 PM Sarajevo Film Festival. Street Days is his first feature film. SUN 24-APR 02:45 PM Print Source: Global Film Initiative, Jeremy Quist, [email protected]

TEHRAN, TEHRAN find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTORS: MEHDI KARAMPOOR, DARIUSH MEHRHUI • IRAN • 2010 • 109 MIN • FARSI Two Iranian directors. Two sides of the bustling capital city in two separate short films. In beautiful The Days of Acquaintance by Dariush Mehrjui, a displaced family spends their days on a tourist bus, traveling through Tehran from one historic site to the next. A chance to marvel at the city’s ancient wonders from thousands of miles away, Mehrjui’s short tour through Tehran is cinematic and beautifully shot, and features Iran’s fabled hospitality at it’s peak. The Last String by Mehdi Karampoor is a more youthful and modern tale of censorship that may more accurately portray the state of Iran today. Featuring one band’s attempt to stage a concert in spite of a government-threatened shutdown, the film depicts the undercurrents of contemporary frustration that Karampoor sees in Iran’s steadily changing population. By juxtaposing these two films, Mehrjui and Karampoor demonstrate not only two sides of vibrancy to SCREENINGS: the Persian city, but create a powerful mood piece befitting a city with an extensive history, and bright THU 28-APR 09:15 PM future. Critics have picked the film as one of the top Iranian titles of the year. SUN 1-MAY 07:15 PM Print Source: Amir Esfandiari, [email protected]

THE TENANTS DIRECTOR: SERGIO BIANCHI • BRAZIL • 2009 • 103 MIN • PORTUGESE Despite a recent wave of violent crime in the city, manual laborer and night student Valter lives a relatively content life with his family in working-class São Paulo. But when three young criminals move in next door, a bunker mentality sets in and Valter soon discovers he is not the only one perversely affected by the mounting chaos of a city under siege, or the unsettling presence of his new neighbors. Building tension throughout with stylish sequences that blend reality and fevered imagination, Sérgio Bianchi’s gripping domestic thriller offers a shrewd portrait of the social and psychological impact of urban violence, depicting a community beset yet also aroused by a permeating atmosphere of destruction. Sérgio Bianchi was born in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil, in 1945. A resident of São Paulo since 1968, he graduated from the Communications and Arts School at the University of São Paulo and began his career in film and photography in 1972. In addition to several short films, his features include Romance, The Secret Cause and Chronically Unfeasible. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Global Film Initiative, Jeremy Quist, [email protected] SUN 17-APR 09:15 PM WED 27-APR 04:15 PM

THE TREE DIR: JULIE BERTUCCELLI • AUSTRALIA / FRANCE • 2010 • 100 MIN • ENGLISH Closing night film selection for the 2010 Cannes International Film Festival, and Julie Bertuccelli’s second feature. Her first, Since Otar Left, won the Grand Jury Prize during Cannes Critic’s Week in 2003. In this hauntingly beautiful tale of love, loss, and renewal, French cinema stunner Charlotte Gainsbourg naturally illuminates the screen with her nuanced, unassuming role as a bereaved wife and mother. Sheltered by a benevolent fig tree, the O’Neil family lives a tranquil life, until tragedy strikes. Eight- year-old Simone, struggling to cope with the loss of her father, Peter, begins to sense his spirit deep within the tree. When Peter’s newfound incarnation is threatened, she must convince everyone of his presence or risk losing him a second time. Beautifully shot in a bare stretch of Queensland, Bertuccelli’s latest film is a touching story of a family learning to move on. Print Source: Zeitgeist Films, Nadja Tennstedt, [email protected] SCREENINGS: MON 2-MAY 06:45 PM WED 4-MAY 09:30 PM PRESENTED BY: CRASH + SUES & PHILLIPS DISTILLING COMPANY 67

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LATE NIGHT LATE NIGHT Print Source:SwedishFilmInstitute,Gunnar Almér, [email protected] compromising situations,thisisacharmingspectacleoffilm. clever, andhighlyentertainingodetohumanfoiblesminorcrimes.Fullofintrigue,illusion, Gustaf Skarsgård(sonsofaward-winningStellanSkarsgård),andMoaGammel, Elegantly scripted,andfeaturinganaward-winningcastincluding manager/playwright rehearsesanewproduction. about astrugglingStockholmtheatercompany. Inthemidstofbeingevictedbylandlord,theatre Following hisacclaimed not tobeperfect.”–JohanKling,Director “Sex andcomplications--stealing...Ithinkmyfilmisakindofspeechforthedefenseright TRUST ME Print Source:NorwegianFilmInstitute,[email protected] that heisthelastofhiskind–absolutelyverytrollinNorway… day, threeyounggoatsdecidetooustanoldtrolllanguishingunderneathabridge. They havenoidea In thegoodolddaysNorwaywasheavenonearthfortrolls.Butthatalongtimeago. And so,one beasts wreakinghavoconthelandscape, exceptionally closelytotraditionalNorwegianfolklore,withplentyofstrikingimagesthemythical from thiscrewofstudents,thefilmisfullblackhumorandfantasticalspecialeffects. Adhering documentary surpassingallothers.Shotinveritéstyleandpresentedastherough-cuteditoffootage Ringlefinch, theyenterintohotpursuitofthebeast,videocamerainhand,aneffort tomakea When agroupoffilmstudentsondocumentaryassignmentaccidentallystumbleacrossrabid Blair Witchesdon’thaveanythingontheseNorwegiantrolls.Don’tseeitalone. Print Source: The FinnishFilmFoundation,JenniDomingo,[email protected] first-timer SaaraSaarelaandbeautifullyphotographedbyRaunoRonkainen. A vividfamilydramacountertostereotype,abouta“normal” Finnishfamily, issensitivelydirectedby take action.SometimesthereisnothinglefttodobutdigarabbitholeChina toyourroots. China, isimmunetothethreat,butevenshestartssensetensionin familyanddecidesto plight.Onlyeightyear-oldadopteddaughter,understanding oftheirfather’s Lumi,anorphanfrom seeking teenagedaughterPihla,areforcedtoreevaluatetheiraspirationsasthe twocometoanew have inherited.Hisson,recentlyreturnedfromaself-imposedexileabroad,and hisindependence- he decidesitistimetocomecleanandrevealhischildrenraregeneticdisease theymay For thepatriarchofKurrafamily, Mikko,thebitterFinnishfrostrendershimhousebound,and TWISTED ROOTS This debutfeaturefromwriter/directorEliCraig, a weekendofr&r. Dale mustdefendthemselvesfromallsortsofcrazedattacks,eventhoughthey’rereallyjustoutfor group ofspring-break-boundcollegestudentsoutinsearchawildtime.Suddenly, Tucker and Dale, playedby Alan Tudyk (fromFireflyandDollhouse On vacationtotheirfixer-uppercabinintheWest Virginia wilderness,hillbillyfriends Tucker and Horror andhilarityoccupythescreensidebyinthisSXSW Audience Award winner. DIRECTOR: ELICRAIG•CANADA •201086MINENGLISH TUCKER &DALEVS.EVIL TROLLHUNTER Print Source:EdenRockMedia, Thomas Augsberger, [email protected] zombie movies.”-USA Today Preceded by: Print Source:MagnoliaPictures, Arianne Ayers, [email protected] fusion ofB-movieloreandfairy-taleterror.” –DavidRooney, HollywoodReporter “Follows theleadofpre-eminentmonstermovieslikeJawsand Alien… anoriginalandhighlyassured “[Tucker &Dalevs.Evil]doesformassacreflickswhatthe2004spoof any latenightmoviefan. cliché andflipsthemontheirheads,creatingafreshhilarioushorror-comedythatissuretoplease THE LAST NORWEGIAN TROLL DIRECTOR: JOHANKLING•SWEDEN2010105MINSWEDISH Darling , Klinghascraftedahilarious,steamy, mischievousensembledrama DIRECTOR: ANDRE OVREDAL •NORWAY •2010113 MIN•NORWEGIAN DIRECTOR: SAARA SAARELA •FINLAND200999MINFINNISH Trollhunter Tucker andDalevs.Evil isawildlyentertainingride. ) andReaper DIR: P. SAPEGIN•NORWAY •‘1013MIN TrueSkarsgård, Blood’s Alexander ’s Tyler Labine,runafoulofa Shaun oftheDead takeseverybackwoodshorror Trust Meisa didfor 4/9/11 5:21AM World Cinema

TWO INDIANS TALKING DIR: SARA MCINTYRE • CANADA • 2010 • 97 MIN • ENG. Two young First Nations men growing up together on the reservation have decidedly different views on the current struggle their community finds itself locked in. Adam, a serious college kid who likes to cite Nietzsche or Rousseau, looks for strength in his intellectual pursuits, while his cousin Nathan, from “the school of hard knocks”, is a rebellious high school dropout who looks toward protest for answers. Their differences lead to a confrontation in an empty community center, the night before a major demonstration is to take place as they debate hot-button issues along with their differences about life: women, politics, dreams, education, poverty and hopes for the future. This fictional first feature, sharply written by Andrew Genaille and directed by Sara McIntyre, hailed as a burgeoning talent from the Vancouver area filmmaking community, is illuminating in the way it tears down stereotypes and presents the First Nations plight as a personal problem with national implications. Cast of young actors is outstanding. First feature ‘People’s Choice Award, Canadian Feature’, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2010 SCREENINGS: Print Source: Kiss Dust Pictures, Sara McIntyre, [email protected] MON 18-APR 06:30 PM SAT 30-APR 12:00 PM find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org TYRANNOSAUR DIRECTOR: PADDY CONSIDINE • UK • 2010 • 91 MIN • ENGLISH Renowned actor Paddy Considine’s first feature behind the camera is a tour de force propelled by the sheer intensity of its performances and storytelling. Joseph (Peter Mullan), a tormented, self-destructive man plagued by violence, finds hope of redemption in Hannah (Olivia Colman), a Christian charity-shop worker he meets one day while fleeing an altercation. Initially derisive of her faith and presumed idyllic existence, Joseph nonetheless returns to the shop and soon realizes that Hannah’s life is anything but placid. As a relationship develops, they come to understand the deep pain in each other’s lives. An unconventional love story, Tyrannosaur transcends its bleak circumstances through Joseph and Hannah’s vigorous impulse toward redemption. Shouldering the weight of burdened lives with great humanity and a deep understanding of our capacity to heal, Mullan and Colman deliver two of the most outstanding performances of the year. Considine’s portrait of these two lost souls, bloody but unbowed, is a devastating and profoundly beautiful experience. -Sundance Film Festival SCREENINGS: FRI 29-APR 09:30 PM Print Source: Strand Releasing, Brandon Peters, [email protected] TUES 3-MAY 09:45 PM

VESPA DIRECTOR: DIANA GROO • HUNGARY • 2010 • 85 MIN • HUNGARIAN This second film from Hungarian director Diana Groo is a sweet but not overly sentimental tale about a 12-year-old boy’s first venture outside of his hometown. Learning he just won a new Vespa scooter, the young Roma boy Lali sets off with a street musician to Budapest, where his prize awaits him. The film is playful in its depiction of the young boy’s naïveté, but its power comes from its touching portrayal of the mother-son bond, as shown between Lali and his single mother Mari. The story is sleek, joyous and a must-see for both avid festivalgoers and casual cinema fans. Print Source: Magyar Filmunió, Katalin Vajda, [email protected]

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VIVA RIVA! DIRECTOR: DJO TUNDA WA MUNGA • DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO / FRANCE / BELGIUM / SOUTH AFRICA • 2010 • 96 MIN • FRENCH, LINGALA Viva Riva! is unique in both its gritty and frank depictions of the Congolese crime world and in its cinematic and technical beauty as a film originating from one of the poorest countries in the world. Director Djo Munga’s first feature tells the story of corrupt operator Riva looking to cash in on a secret stash of oil in the petrol-strapped city of Kinshasa. Trouble looms for the protagonist as his previously spurned employer has military officers hot on his heels. With raw portrayals of sex and violence, the film excels in the way it implicates all parties the nation’s corrupt self-destructiveness. The film’s depiction of life in the heart of Africa is unparalleled in its authenticity. Print Source: Music Box Films, Suzanne Fedak, [email protected] SCREENINGS: SAT 30-APR 07:45 PM

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LATE NIGHT Print Source:MusicBoxFilms,SuzanneFedak,[email protected] (Miriam Stein)betrothed,andbrightnewcomer Alexander FehlingastheyoungGoethe. Print Source:GlobalFilmInitiative,JeremyQuist,[email protected] on usingsatellitesandtheInternet. in Cannes.Healsodirected docudrama University andstudiedfilmeditingattheSoorehin Tehran. Hisfirstfeaturefilmisthe Mohammad RasoulofwasborninShiraz,Iran1972.HereceivedadegreeSociologyfromShiraz mystified routinethatresonatesfarbeyondanyonestate’s borders. Rasoulof’s deeplyatmosphericandpoeticalfilmisagorgeousallegoryofintolerance,brutality Drawing firsthandonthechallengesfacedbyIranianartistsoftoday, writer-directorMohammad offering abridetotheseaorforcibly “treating”theeyesofapainterwhoseesindifferent colors. against theirmisguidedattemptstoappeasethegodsandmakelandgreenagain,whetherby of acoastalland,collectingtheheartachesandtearsitsinhabitants.Butheremainspowerless In thisdreamlikeyetearthboundfilm,Rahmattheboatmannavigatesincreasinglybrackishwaters THE WHITEMEADOWS Print Source:IFCFilms,JonathanHertzberg,[email protected] age storyinawayreminiscentofthelaudedvampireflick, urban decay. Beautifullyshotandconstructed,thishorrorfilmblendsthefamilydramacomingof debut featureisadisturbinganddarklycomicsocialallegoryfullofshockingtwiststhestench Making noexcusesforitsgorebutequallyabletousethepowerofsuggestion,JorgeMichelGrau’s for theirfoodnowthatfatherisgone? The man’s wifeandtheirthreechildren mustcarryoninlife,cannibalizingtosurvive.Butwhowillhunt have betterthingstodo. be eatenbythelocalcleaners. These arethelowerdepthsofcannibalisticMexicoCity, andthepolice An agingmanspitsupblood,collapsesdeadinthemiddleofabusystreet,andisdraggedawayto DIRECTOR: JORGEMICHAEL GRAU•MEXICO201089MINSPANISH in LoveandAmadeus Alexander Fehlingastheyoungwriter, servestocraftarich,modernsagaintheveinof Vibrant cinematography, assureddirectingfromPhilipStölzl,andaparticularlystrong performancefrom love, andtheunbearableheartbreakthatresulted,wouldchangeliteraryworldforever. romance blossoms,butitisastar-crossedloveasLottebetrothedtoanother... This firstexperienceof wishesbypersistinginhiswriting. Then theluminousLotteentershislife. father’s A intense,whirlwind a poet. After failinghisdoctorate,hehalfheartedlyattemptstobuildalawcareer, butrebelsagainsthis Young Werther. An impetuoustroublemaker, JohannGoetheisaboredlegalclerkwhodreamsofbeing lifebeforehepennedtheenormouslyinfluential period (circa1772)intheyoungwriter’s A storyoflovelost,PhilipStölzl’s engrossinghistoricalbiopiccoversthepassionateandtumultuous A lushcostumedramachroniclingtheearlyformativeyearsofGermany’s mostfamousliterarygenius. DIRECTOR: PHILIPP STÖLZL •GERMANY •2010100MINGERMAN YOUNG GOETHEINLOVE WE ARE WHAT WE ARE The Twilight, andhissecondfeature,IronIsland , wasselectedfortheDirectors’ Fortnight . WidelyknownGermanstar, MoritzBleibtreu( Head Wind The WhiteMeadows , adocumentaryabouttherestrictionscurrentlyimposedinIran DIR: MOHAMMADRASOULOF•IRAN200992MINFARSI ishisthirdfeaturefilm. Let TheRightOneIn. Run, Lola,Run ) appearsasLotte’s The Sorrows of The Sorrowsof Shakespeare 4/9/11 5:22AM World-2011.indd 71 4/9/11 5:22 AM World-2011.indd 72 4/9/11 5:22 AM World-2011.indd 73 4/9/11 5:22 AM AmericanIndependants-2011.indd 74 74 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org American Independents PRESENTED BY: FILMDEMIC WALSERGROUP AUTOMOTIVE PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED BY: CINEQUIPT FRI 29-APR SCREENINGS: 09:45 PM SAT 23-APR 10:00 SCREENINGS: PM TUE 3-MAY 07:00 SCREENINGS: PM TUE 3-MAY 09:30 SAT 30-APR 09:45 SCREENINGS: PM PM

LATE NIGHT Print Source: Abramorama, Richard Abramowitz, [email protected] for theGrandJuryPrizeat2010SundanceFilmFestival. Print Source:Oscilloscope,LizFlynn,[email protected] may alreadybeunderway. give thefilmabeautifullygritty, highlystylizedquality thatfeelstimeless. The apocalyptic countdown Coatwolf, builtthefilm’s workingflamethrowersandmodifiedmusclecars.Hiscustom-builtcameras Writer, director, andstarofBellflower,EvanGlodellisaDIY genius.Heandhisproductioncompany, explosive finale. as thefilmshiftsfromitsflammableobsessionstoastoryofbesottedpassionthatcanonlyendinan accomplices unexpectedlyentertheirlives.Love,itturnsout,canbethemostdestructiveforceofall, able toreignsupremeinapost-apocalypticfuture.Whilewaitingfortheendofworld,twopotential of massdestruction,thetwofriendshopethatonedaytheirimaginarygang“MotherMedusa”willbe a steadydietof‘MadMax’ dystopianfantasies.Buildingcarswithflamethrowersandotherweapons A lovestorywithapocalypticstakes,Bellflower SXSW, Truly embodyingthespiritofindependentfilmmaking,andchosenforSundanceNEXT 2011 and BELLFLOWER Print Source:FocusFeatures distinctive USindiefilmmakers. Surprising, confounding,andhilarious,MikeMills’ secondfeaturereconfirmshiminthecompanyof and slowlyevolvingconsciousness. a terrier, neuroses,romanticmelancholy, servesasacharming,subtitledsoundingboardforOliver’s Anna (luminousMélanieLaurentof short, Olivermustradicallyreadjusttoaroadlesstraveled.Meetingtheirreverentandunpredictable newpathisunexpectedlycut live thelifehedeniedhimselfformorethan40years.Whenhisfather’s held secrettoson,Oliver(EwanMcGregor). After hiswife’s death,at75hebeginsanearnesteffort to In thistouchingcomedy, anagingfather, Hal,(OscarnomineeChristopherPlummer)revealsalong- story abouttwomen’s searchfor loveatverydifferent pointsinlife. Mike Mills(Thumbsucker Director MikeMillsPresent Print Source:IFCFilms,JonathanHertzberg, [email protected] new filmmakingpresence. closest friends.TheImperialists Are Still Alive! presentsanentirelyoriginalvisionfrom Durra,abold Shot onSuper16,thefilm’s grittyvisualsaddtotheconfusionandalienationexperienced Asya andher struggling tojuggleherbarhoppinglifestylewithadeeplyrootedsocialistphilosophy. disappearance ofaclosefriend,theFrenchManhattanitemustbattleanever-present paranoiawhile 9/11 ManhattanasseenthroughtheeyesofyoungMuslimartist Asya (Bouchez). After themysterious An official selectionatSundanceFilmFestivalandWarsaw FilmFestival,Durra’s debut looks atpost- role inZeniaDurra’s atmosphericandintelligentdebutfeature. Multiple-Best Actress awardwinnerandFrenchfilmpowerhouse ÉlodieBoucheztakesonademanding DIRECTOR: ZEINA DURRA •USA •201090MINSPANISH, FRENCH, ARABIC, KOREAN,ENGLISH THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE! featurefilmdebut.Pavingthewayforabrightfuture, director SpencerSusser’s Starring JosephGordon-Levitt, Academy Award winnerNataliePortman,andRainnWilson,thisis from themostdifficult lossoftheirlives. and unwittinglystartstobringsomelife,howeverchaoticfullofmayhem,intoafamilystillreeling much ofanythingthesedays,letalonekickthestrangesquatterouthishouse.So,Hesherstays, match madetolast.But TJ hasjustlosthismominatragicaccident,andDadcan’tbringhimselftodo moves, uninvited,intothegarageoftwelve-year-old TJ andhisfather, itdoesnotexactlyseemlikea favoritethings.Whenhe These arejustafewofchain-smoking,stringy-hairedanarchistHesher’s Heavy metal,tattoos,andblowingstuff up. HESHER BEGINNERS Bellflower isEvanGlodell’s featuredebut. DIRECTOR: SPENCERSUSSER•USA •2010•100MINENGLISH ) directsastar-studdedcastinhislatestindiegem,semi-autobiographical DIRECTOR: MIKEMILLS•USA •2010104MINENGLISH DIRECTOR: EVAN GLODELL •USA •2010103MINENGLISH Inglorious Basterds tellsthestoryoftwocrustygear-headsbroughtupon ), hebeginstoopenhimselfanewlife. Arthur, Hesher wasnominated 4/9/11 5:23AM American Independents

THE LUTEFISK WARS DIRECTORS: CHRIS PANNECK, DAVE HALL• USA • 2010 • 86 MIN • ENGLISH Filmmakers Chris Panneck & Dave Hall Present Could there be a more fitting film to open the 2011 Fargo Film Festival than one about an amateur hot dish chef’s mix-up with the Norwegian mafia? This mockumentary about a home-delivery grocery driver who happens across an ancient lutefisk recipe is a hilarious look at rural life in the Midwest. The film successfully distances itself from lesser The Office and Christopher Guest knock-offs by patterning itself off prestigious non-fiction works like those of Errol Morris. The decision to forgo handheld camera work and character confessionals in favor of one-camera interviews and re-enactments only strengthens the film’s impeccable sense of satire. This tribute to small town America and Scandinavian culture will keep you laughing from start to finish -- that is, unless it hits too close to home. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Chris Panneck, [email protected] SUN 1-MAY 06:30 PM TUE 3-MAY 05:00 PM

MIDNIGHT SON DIRECTOR: SCOTT LEBERECHT • USA • 2010 • 88 MIN • ENGLISH Midnight Son is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of a string of grisly murders. Writer/director Scott Leberecht’s background is in VFX, having worked at Industrial Light & Magic for five years. In 2003, he earned his Master’s Degree in Directing from the American Film Institute, where he wrote and directed six short films, including Underdog and Natural Selection. Midnight Son is his

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THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER DIRECTOR: DAVID MITCHELL • USA • 2009 • 97 MIN • ENGLISH On the last sultry night of summer, four teenagers roam the suburban Detroit streets in search of elusive first kisses, wild parties, and cigarettes. David Robert Mitchell’s lauded feature debut is a dreamy, impressionistic mood piece that perfectly captures the longings and rebellions of the teenage years. Like those heady exploits of adolescence, the particulars of the plot are not as important as their mere existence. Echoes of the teenage classics American Graffiti, The Breakfast Club, and Dazed and Confused are felt throughout this winner of the Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast at SXSW. Print Source: IFC Films, Jonathan Hertzberg, [email protected]

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ON THE ICE DIRECTOR: ANDREW OKPEAHA MACLEAN • USA • 2011 • 96 MIN • ENGLISH, INUPIAQ Director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean Present In a frozen isolation of Barrow, a tiny Alaskan town on the banks of the polar seas, two Iñupiaq teenage boys listen to the latest hip hop and race around on snowmobiles while hunting seals. During one of their expeditions (they use guns instead of harpoons), an argument with a third boy escalates into violence, with fatal consequences. In utter panic, the pair decides to frame the death as a tragic accident, lying and pretending it happened otherwise. A dark secret waiting to be discovered puts them on very thin ice as their families are suspected of murder. On the Ice is the acclaimed feature film debut by Alaska-born writer/director Andrew Okpeaha MacLean. Winner of Best First Feature Award and Best Film by the Youth Jury at the 2011 Berlinale Film Festival. SCREENINGS: Print Source: On The Ice Productions, Cara Marcous, [email protected] WED 20-APR 06:45 PM FRI 22-APR 09:15 PM 75

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Directors GordonQuinn(exectutiveproducer: Director GordonQuinnPresent A GOODMAN Print Source:Catharsis, Damascus. –AdaptedfromPalmSpringsInternationalFilmFestival Winner, BestDocumentary, Audience Award, DubaiFilmFestival; Audience Award, DoxBox, power of‘dramatherapy.’ the prisonersaswellcharismaticDaccache’s boundlessenergyandpatienceinrevealingthe must-see. Itsrehearsals,therapysessionsandinterviewsshowthetremendousdignitydespairof and danceroutinescreatedbytheprisonerstooriginaltext. This remarkabledocumentaryisa the themesofforgiveness,self-development,stigmaandhope,Daccacheaddedmonologues,songs Men stage play12Angry For 15months,45prisoninmates,somecompletelyilliterate,workedtogethertoadaptthefamous transforming thelivesofmanymenandresultinginbeginningsprisonreform. and traumatized,establishedLebanon’s firstprison-basedprojectinthenotoriousRoumiehprison, Powerhouse ZeinaDaccache,atheaterdirectorspecializinginworkingwiththedisenfranchised DIRECTOR: ZEINA DACCACHE•LEBANON200978MINLEBANESE Print Source:StrandReleasing,BrandonPeters,[email protected] British NewcomerattheLondonFilmFestival. Cleo Barnard,winnerofBestNewDocumentaryFilmmaker Award atthe Tribeca FilmFestivalandBest on byexcessivedrinking. The filmisacompassionatetributetobrilliantlifecutshort.Directedby slums,” Dunbarauthoredthreeplaysbeforedyingtragicallyofabrainhemorrhage atage29brought edge "verbatimtheater"onscreen.Heraldedbyhercontemporariesas“agenius straightfromthe rundown Yorkshire housingunitand lip-synchingactorscreateaneerieandcompellingworkofcutting- combining documentaryarchivalfootageandfictionalre-enactments.On-location shootingina This uniquetakeonthelate‘80’s Britishplaywright Andrea Dunbarisahaunting,experimental debut THE ARBOR Print Source:BlueBridgeMediaGroup,GregPappe,[email protected] and GregsupporttheirfilmmakingbyworkingatSt. Anthony Main. film schoolRyan, Alex, JoeandGregfoundacommonloveoffilmmakingwithfriendJake. Alex, Joe, Directors Ryan,Jake, Alex, JoeandGregformedBlueBridgeMediaGroupearly2009.Freshoutof while attemptinghisultimatecreation. Minneapolis. Experiencethemanydifficulties andmeetthecollectionofcharactersJacobencounters pursues hisdreamofbuildinganartgallerythatdoublesasundergroundpartyspaceindowntown This documentaryfollowseccentricandcharismaticmixedmediaartistbodypainterJacobashe Work-in-Progress Screening•FilmmakersPresentFree DIRECTORS: BLUEBRIDGEMEDIA GROUP •USA •74MINENGLISH ALL OVER THE WALLS 12 ANGRY LEBANESE: THE DOCUMENTARY Print Source:KartemquinFilms,GordonQuinn,[email protected] choreographer, deepintheworkofturningferventpassionandintricateideasintoart. to witnessoneofthe21stcentury’s greatestartists,thelegendaryandcontroversialmoderndance as “theonlywhiteman[he]waseverallowedtoloveunconditionally.” up 100yearslaterduringtheCivilRightsMovement?Bill T. JonesdescribeshisrelationshiptoLincoln current stateofracerelations?Whatwastheeffect ofhisassassinationonayoungblackmangrowing occasion ofhisbicentennialyear, 2010.Howdoweunderstandhislifeandvaluestoday, withthe The pieceexploresthelegacyandlegendof America’s 16thPresident, Abraham Lincoln,onthe project todate,themultimediadance-theatrework, Kennedy CenterHonoree,Bill T. Jones,andhiscompanyastheydevelopperformtheirmostambitious the mindofaworkingartistinthisdocumentaryfollowing Tony Award–winning choreographerand2010

(knownthroughtheSidneyLumetfilmstarringHenryFonda). Touching upon Zeina Daccache,[email protected] DIRECTOR: CLIOBARNARD •UK201094MINENGLISH DIRS: GORDONQUINN,BOBHERCULES•USA •2011 •85MINENGLISH Hoop Dreams Fondly DoWe Hope…FerventlyDo We Pray ) and Bob Hercules present a rare glimpse into ) andBobHerculespresentarareglimpseinto A GoodManallowsviewers . 4/9/11 5:24AM THE BENGALI DETECTIVE Documentaries DIRECTOR: PHILIP COX • INDIA / UK / USA • 2010 • 100 MIN • ENGLISH, HINDI, BENGALI Producer Annie Sundberg Invited With characters and a storyline that could be straight from “The Maltese Falcon,” The Bengali Detective is a documentary that reads like a Kolkata noir. It will enchant, move, and surprise audiences. (Fox Searchlight has already nailed down remake rights.) With police corruption on the rise in Kolkata, clients are left to seek their own private eye. Big-hearted, intrepid, and full of attitude, Rajesh Ji is one such detective. He could be a character sprung from a pulp fiction story, and is at once an impresario and dedicated husband. He and his motley crew of sleuthing assistants tackle everything from adultery to counterfeit shampoo operations to triple murder. Off the job, yet with equal fervor, they also practice their dance moves in preparation for a TV talent show audition. Mostly handheld camerawork brings immediacy to the film that highlights the chaotic hustle and SCREENINGS: bustle of one of the world’s mega-cities and its bureaucratic mania. Part detective mystery, part social SAT 30-APR 09:15 PM commentary, part family drama, The Bengali Detective is a winning, and ultimately moving look at SUN 1-MAY 04:00 PM contemporary middle-class India. British director Phil Cox, 41, is an award-winning documentarian. Print Source: Entertainment One, Cameron Moneo, [email protected] PRESENTED BY: CRASH + SUES

BETTER THIS WORLD find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTORS: KELLY DUANE DE LA VEGA, KATIE GALLOWAY • USA • 2011 • 93 MIN • ENGLISH The Republican National Convention in 2008 was a shining example of the tenuous line between activism and homegrown terrorism, and one of the most influential events in modern Minnesota history. Among the thousands of protesters who converged on St. Paul were two friends from Midland, Texas, who were unhappy with the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Believed to be following the advice of their mentor and world-renowned leftist activist turned FBI informant Brandon Darby, the two hatched a plan to bomb the convention, only to have it scrapped before it began. Directors Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway present a multi-faceted look at the friends’ notorious trial and controversial entrapment defense. Utilizing a combination of found footage and startling narrative twists that dramatically alter the viewer’s perspective of the events, this intricate and controversial tale comes to life with compelling intensity. SCREENINGS: Kelly de la Vega, Emmy-nominated director, was selected for the 2009 HBO Documentary Film SUN 24-APR 04:30 PM Fellowship Grant, worth $10,000, to complete her film. WED 27-APR 09:30 PM Print Source: Picture Box Productions, Mike Nicholson, [email protected]

BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK DIRECTOR: RICHARD PRESS • USA • 2010 • 84 MIN • ENGLISH “We all get dressed for Bill,” says Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra film festivals, and the opening night film for the New Directors/New Films 2010, Bill Cunningham New York follows Schwinn-riding, blue workman’s jacket-wearing, octogenarian fashion photographer Bill Cunningham on his constant search for beauty, exceptionality, and new trends on one of the biggest catwalks of them all: the streets of New York City. His two weekly New York Times Style section columns, “On the Street” and “Evening Hours” reliably document the famous, the infamous, and the anonymous, all with the same flair and respect. In this touching, humorous documentary, the cameras are turned to reveal a very rare sort of person whose contribution as a chronicler of society is incalculable, and who asks for nothing in return for his SCREENINGS: work but the continued opportunity to seek beauty in the world. MON 18-APR 07:00 PM Print Source: Zeitgeist Films, Nadja Tennstedt, [email protected] TUES 26-APR 09:45 PM

BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD DIRECTOR: LIZ GARBUS • USA / UK / ICELAND • 2011 • 90 MIN • ENGLISH, RUSSIAN Bobby Fischer, widely regarded as the world’s greatest chess player, was the very model of mad genius. A child prodigy, Fischer was thrust into the spotlight at age 29 when he beat reigning Soviet champ Boris Spassky at the World Championships in 1972 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The height of the Cold War, and with Nixon’s resignation imminent, 1972 saw America’s confidence at an all-time low. Bobby Fischer represented his nation’s international prestige in his match against the Russian. Unprepared for the media storm that came with his victory, Fischer slowly spiraled into a form of madness. Withdrawing from the world for decades, he resurfaced for an anticlimactic rematch with Spassky, a clear violation of a UN embargo. Now a fugitive, the brash and difficult Fischer retreated to Iceland and disappeared again from public view, only to die in 2008. SCREENINGS: Though Fischer may always remain somewhat of a mystery, the psychology of a genius and the collective imagination of a nation are compellingly profiled in veteran filmmaker Liz Garbus’ revealing MON 25-APR 09:15 PM documentary. SUN 1-MAY 04:30 PM Print Source: Music Box Films, Suzanne Fedak, [email protected] PRESENTED BY: NICOLLET ISLAND INN 81

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Print Source: Access Productions,KevinMcKiernan,[email protected] Print Source:StrandReleasing,BrandonPeters,[email protected] a captivatingportraitofonethegreatestcinematographersinhistory. photography. Withhislatestforayintocinema, Britishproducer/directorCraigMcCallskillfullydelivers devotion toalifebehindthecameraearnedhimfirsthonoraryOscareverawardeddirectorof directed bylegendsMichaelPowell,JohnHuston,and Alfred Hitchcock.In2002,hisdecadesof With aprolificcareerspanning70years,JackCardiff broughthisbrilliantuseofcolortheorytofilms cinematographer JackCardiff (1914-2009). Nowit’s histurninfrontofthecamera. Laurence Olivier, Audrey HepburnandMarilynMonroeallreceivedthestartreatmentfrommaster Director CraigMcCallPresent DIRECTOR: CRAIGMCCALL •UK201083MINENGLISH CAMERAMAN: THE LIFE AND WORKOFJACKCARDIFF cinematographer HaskellWexler ( and thedirectorofthisinsightfulprovocativedocumentary. Visual creditsincludeOscar-winning her father, aformer ABC Iraqwarcorrespondent,(alsoformerMinneapolisresidentandNPRreporter) anti-war protester. The filmchroniclesherjourneyfromscripttostageandshiftingrelationshipwith No strangertochallenge,sheisapassionatebelieverinthepowerofnon-violentactivismandanactive message totheChinesepeopleanditsgovernmentthroughtheatre. values aboutfreedom.Kevin’s daughter, CaitrinMcKiernan,dreamedofbringingKing’s similar Ghandi’s movementfornon-violent socialchangeviaDr. MartinLutherKing,Jr., challenged American Director, Writer, ProducerKevinMcKiernanPresent DIRECTOR: KEVINMCKIERNAN•USA /CHINA •201085MINENGLISH,CHINESE Print Source:Cinephil, Assaf Mor, [email protected] thrilling edge-of-your-seatdocu-dramafromGermanfilmmakerRaymondLey. demonstrates howlovecancomplicateevenone’s mostbasicmoralprinciples. daughterasthefilm brims withtension,suspicion,andsecretintrigue.Involvedisthesurvivor’s The storyaboutactualSSofficer Adolf Eichmann’s secret Argentine lifeandhissubsequentcapture discovery thatleadstooneofthemostfamouswarcrimestrialsinhistory. Nazis-in-hiding in1950s Argentina, isunawareofhisneighbors’ darkpast.Hewilleventuallymakea Based onatruestory, aHolocaustsurvivorwhoplaysaccordionintangobarandlivesamong EICHMANN’S END Print Source: Autlook Filmsales, Youn Ji,[email protected] depth ofSieveking’s whimsicalandprovocativedocumentary. filmmaker and TM devoteeDavidLynch. Scenicbackdropsandaplayfulmusicalscoreaddtothe pilgrimage showcasesSieveking’s charminthistaleonthefallibilityofhisidols,amongthemcult practices. Travelling fromFairfield,Iowa(afounderMaharishicenter),toIndiaBerlin,thisartistic a controversialspiritualmovementthat’s beencriticizedbysomeforusingfinanciallymanipulative a journeyofenlightenmenttobetterunderstandtheteachings Transcendental Meditation(TM), Like The BeatlesandDavidLynch beforehim,youngGermanfilmmakerDavidSievekingsetsoff on DIRECTOR: DAVID SIEVEKING•GERMANY /USA •201096MINENGLISH,GERMAN DAVID WANTS TO FLY BRINGING KING TO CHINA Who’s Afraid ofVirginia Woolf DIRECTOR: RAYMOND LEY •GERMANY •201089MINGERMAN , Bound ForGlory). Eichmann’s End isa 4/9/11 5:25AM EUROPE’S BACKYARD Documentaries DIR: IDA KLEPPE • MOLDOVA / NORWAY • 2010 • 52 MIN • MOLDOVIAN, ROMANIAN, NORWEGIAN Europe’s Backyard documents the lives of four women from former Soviet Republic Moldovia, each at a crossroads in their lives, and struggling to survive in the poorest nation in Eastern Europe. A 22 year-old student nurse struggles to live on 35 euros ($50) a month. An 82 year-old woman longs for the bygone era of the Soviet Union. A middle-aged woman holds a unique belief about the identity of most powerful man in her country. And a 6 year-old girl lives in a world of her own creation. These four have vastly different futures in a country struggling to emerge from the Soviet shadow. Norwegian director Ida Kleppe’s candid documentary presents the tough choices they must make, and the influences of their society, friends and family, as some choose to emigrate to better life in Scandinavia. Screens with KINGS OF OSLO. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Norwegian Film Institute, [email protected] FRI 22-APR 04:15 PM MON 2-MAY 04:30 PM PRESENTED BY: AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION

EXPORTING RAYMOND find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTOR: PHILIP ROSENTHAL • USA / RUSSIA • 2010 • 86 MIN • ENGLISH, RUSSIAN Genius in one country doesn’t necessarily translate as such in other parts of the world. This hilarious documentary sees Phil Rosenthal, creator of the hit CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, trying to bring the show to audiences in Russia. His expertise in the sitcom business is entirely unappreciated by smug Russian network executives, who tell him point blank that his show is not funny. Struggling to adapt to their concept of humor, let alone the shabby work environment of Moscow’s biggest network studio, Rosenthal begins to take on the uncomfortable and anxious characteristics reflective of many of his television characters. Regardless of your feelings toward the smash sitcom, this amusing look at the entertainment industry presents a hilarious clash of cultures. Print Source: Samuel Goldwyn Films, Heath Shapiro, [email protected] SCREENINGS: FRI 22-APR 07:45 PM MON 25-APR 07:00 PM

FAMILIA DIRECTOR: MIKAEL WISTRÖM • PERU / SWEDEN • 2010 • 82 MIN • SPANISH In this prize-winning documentary about one mother’s attempt to feed her family from a world away, the Barrientos family struggles to make ends meet in their poor Peruvian neighborhood, as matriarch Nati, 55, reluctantly leaves her husband and three sons behind to find work in Spain. Taking a job as a maid, Nati attempts to generate income to send back to her family in the hopes of a better life for her children, which puts to the test their unrequited love. Due in part to their dedication to the Barrientos, a family the filmmakers Alberty Herskovits and Mikael Wistöm have been in close contact with since 1974, they are awarded extremely personal access to each family member in this deeply personal and poignant documentary about the burdens one impoverished family is willing to endure. Winner of Best Documentary at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Bratislava International Film Festival, and Best Swedish Documentary at the Göteborg International Film Festival. SCREENINGS: Print Source: Deckert Distribution, Ina Rossow, [email protected] SAT 16-APR 01:00 PM TUES 19-APR 05:00 PM

FEATHERED COCAINE DIRECTORS: THORKELL HARDARSON, ÖRN ARNARSON • ICELAND • 2010 • 80 MIN • ENGLISH To the wealthy elite throughout the Persian Gulf, falcon hunting is a passion beyond compare. The coveted birds regularly command prices from $25,000 to $1 million, earning them the nickname “feathered cocaine” as thieves race to ransack vast areas of the world in an addictive quest. Icelandic filmmakers Thorkell Hardarson and Örn Marino Arnarson unspool the shady connections between this falcon trade and royal dynasties, the CIA and KGB, the oil industry, American government, and Al-Qaeda. At the center of their story is falconer Alan Parrot, aka Hari Har Singh Khalsa, an American living in Tehran, Iran. After raising and training the exotic creatures for the royal court, he went on to export falcons to the president of the United Arab Emirates professionally, implicating him as the one who first spurred the modern economy for the birds. Hardarson and Arnarson’s bold investigation reveals not only the SCREENINGS: wild behavior of men obsessed with a bird of prey, but the unlikely character behind the movement to THURS 28-APR 05:00 PM impede their smuggling. –Courtesy Roya Rastegar, Tribeca Film Festival TUES 3-MAY 09:00 PM Print Source: Films Transit, John Nadai, [email protected] PRESENTED BY: WALSER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP & AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION 83

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Print Source:SonyPicturesClassics facetiously earnshimselfaplaceatopthe bloatedHollywoodfood-chain. beat alldocumentaries,theblockbuster hitoftheyear, proclaimedtheSundanceFilmFestival, and Subversive, cunninglysmart,andsharply comical,Spurlockattemptstocreateadocumentary he revealsafuturewherenosentencecanbeutteredwithoutcompanyorproduct namementioned. entirely bythesecapitalisttools.Wearing hisbrandedheartliterallyonsleeve(amongotherplaces), world ofadvertising,marketing,andproductplacement,Spurlockmakespromotes hisfilmfinanced First hegotfatattheGolden Arches. Now, hesellshisintegritytothehighestbidder. Dissectingthe tongue-in-cheek exposéaboutthemoreunappealingaspectsof American life. Print Source:SacreBleuProductions, Alice Gallouin,[email protected] Free Radicalsisplayinginconjunctionwiththe immediately infectiousandextremelyilluminating. history. Nevertheless,thetruejoyandsenseof rediscoverywithwhichhepresentsthesetrailblazersis Part cinematicessayandpartlovingtribute,Chodorovadmitsthathisfilmisjustonetakeonamuchlarger Mekas providedaninstitutionalstructureforfilmmakerswhowereoftenstrugglingtomakeendsmeet. art andcommercialpractice.EstablishingtheFilm-Makers’ Cooperativeand Anthology Film Archives, Jonas Free Radicals Desiring tosubverttheconventionalrulesoffilm,butcreatingworknoteasilycollectiblebyartgalleries, Len Lye’s classic1959structuralistanimation,showninitsentirety, givesthedocumentaryitstitle. Hans Richter, MichaelSnow, PeterKubelka,RobertBreer, andStanBrakhage(inhislastrecordedinterview). The filmcombinesinterviews,clips,andevensomeentireartists’ filmsfromsuchluminariesasJonasMekas, growing upamongsomeofthepioneersavant-gardecinema. A verypersonaltakeonthehistoryofexperimentalfilm,PipChodorovshareshisaffectionate accountof DIRECTOR: PIP CHODOROV•FRANCE201080MINFRENCH,ENGLISH FREE RADICALS: A HISTORY OFEXPERIMENTAL FILM Print Source:EntertainmentOne,CameronMoneo,[email protected] environmental impact.DirectorSturlaGunnarsson’s portraitofalifelivedwithpurposeisaninspiration. to makescienceandnatureapriority, andtoworkchangehumanity’s increasinglydestructive Filmed fortheoccasionofhislegacylectureatUniversityBritishColumbia,heurgesaudience and priorities. Canadians aftertheattackonPearlHarbor, andshedslightontheforcesthatshapehisstrongethics reflections, Suzukimovinglyrecallshisfamily’s forcedrelocationtoaninternmentcampforJapanese- Canadians ofalltime,andrevealsinthisdocumentaryasiderarelyseen. Through personalstoriesand Widely knownonradioandtelevision,scientistSuzuki,75,isconsideredoneofthetop10greatest Canadian environmentalistDavidSuzukiisamanonmission. Author of48booksandrecipient24honorarydegreesfromacademicinstitutionsworldwide, DIRECTOR: STURLA GUNNARSSON•CANADA •201093MINENGLISH Celebrated filmmakerandaceprovocateur, MorganSpurlock ( Director MorganSpurlockPresent DIRECTOR: MORGANSPURLOCK •USA •2011 •90MINENGLISH THE GREATEST MOVIEEVERSOLD Print Source: The FilmSalesCompany, Alex Cannon,[email protected] filmmaking, thefilmissuretoexhilarateeverytypeoffilmgoer. a captivatingtaleofespionageaswellcomplex,provocativeexaminationdocumentary expert interviews,publicdomainarchivalfootage,andevenscenesfromfictionalspyfeatures.Both director EdmonRoch’s directorialdebutingeniouslymixeseverysortoffootageimaginable,including successful spyworkingonbehalfofthealliedforcesduringwar. To presentthisstudy, writer/ commanders inWorld War II,SpaniardJuanPujolaka Alaric akaGarbo,wasarguablythemost in hisowntime,isstillvirtuallyunknownthecontemporaryworld.FoolingbothBritishandNazi This filmtakesonthedauntingchallengeofpresentingaportraitanhistoricfigurewho,invisible DIRECTOR: EDMONROCH•SPAIN •200988MINSPANISH, GERMAN,CATALAN, ENGLISH SPY GARBO: THE FORCE OFNATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKIMOVIE illustrates the no-man’s land these innovative filmmakers found themselves in between fine illustratestheno-man’s landtheseinnovativefilmmakersfoundthemselvesinbetweenfine Experimental FilmProgram Super SizeMe),isbackwithyetanother , April 29,7:00pm. 4/9/11 5:25AM THE GREEN WAVE Documentaries DIRECTOR: ALI SAMADI AHADI • IRAN / GERMANY • 2010 • 80 MIN • ENGLISH, PERSIAN Combining archival footage with vivid animation, writer-director Ali Samadi Ahadi presents an eye- opening portrait of the recent uprising in Iran following the 2009 election. Like Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir, the film uses its animated sequences to go where real cameras could not. A product of modern, tech-savvy Iranian youth, the “Green Wave” was born out of a desire to challenge the status quo. The efforts of the movement culminated in what appeared to be the victory of presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi over incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the spring of 2009. The subsequent re-election of Ahmadinejad prompted thousands to take to the streets in protest of what they believed was a rigged election. Ahadi captures the voices daring to speak out, regardless of the knowledge they were jeopardizing their careers and even their lives. Through everything from testimonials, to blog posts, to footage from the protests themselves, Ahadi SCREENINGS: reveals with startling poignancy the truth behind one of the most remarkable political upheavals in SAT 16-APR 07:15 PM recent history. WED 20-APR 05:15 PM Print Source: Visit Films, Aida LiPera, [email protected]

GUNNAR GOES GOD find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTOR: GUNNAR HALL JENSEN • NORWAY • 2010 • 85 MIN • NORWEGIAN On a sunny summer Oslo day, fun-guy Gunnar, friends, and family are enjoying a lakeside barbeque when he is struck by an imminent existential realization: my life is unfulfilled. Successful ad man and documentarian, he plans to upturn his middle class Scandinavian life in search of answers, which leads to interminable travels to mentors in Egypt, Jerusalem, India, and a monastery in the desert. Reuniting with his film crew seven years after he traveled to India for Gunnar Goes Comfortable, Gunnar now documents his time with these spiritual men to determine whether their teachings have practical applications for his domestic life in Norway. Print Source: Norwegian Film Institute, [email protected] SCREENINGS: SAT 23-APR 11:30 AM WED 4-MAY 04:45 PM PRESENTED BY: AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION

HOW TO LIVE FOREVER DIR: MARK WEXLER • USA • 2009 • 92 MIN • ENGLISH “Take a walk, have a hotdog, you’ll feel better,” says mortician Thomas Lynch in this comedic and engaging documentary on aging, happiness and eternal life. Faced with his mother’s recent death and his own advancing age, writer/director Mark Wexler (son of famed cinematographer Haskell Wexler) searches for the key to longevity, meeting laughter yogis, elder pornographers, and spry centenarian marathoners in all corners of the Earth. Often humorous, sometimes troubling, and always curious, How To Life Forever will leave you searching for life’s true meaning everywhere, even in something as insignificant as a chili dog. Print Source: Variance Films, Dylan Marchetti, [email protected]

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IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS US Premiere DIRECTOR: HAJO SCHOMERUS • GERMANY / SWITZERLAND • 2010 • 93 MIN • GERMAN, ENGLISH, HEBREW, ARABIC, GREEK, RUSSIAN, POLISH, LATIN Award-winning filmmaker Hajo Schomerus (known internationally for his remarkable short films) presents his new documentary spotlighting a different kind of religious strife in the Holy Land. In My Father’s House Are Many Mansions follows representatives of six different Christian denominations tasked with maintaining the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, where thousands of pilgrims gather at Christmastide. The film captures the squabbles of these otherwise pious men, each of whom claim their denomination to be the sole and rightful guardian of this sacred site. Even completing the most insignificant of maintenance procedures become gargantuan tasks for these territorial men of God. Schomerus explores how the guardians’ constant jealousy and bickering SCREENINGS: undercut their larger mission of maintaining the holiest of sites for 2 billion people worldwide. TUE 26-APR 05:30 PM Print Source: Rise And Shine World Sales, Anja Dziersk, [email protected] FRI 29-APR 02:15 PM 85

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Print Source:CrossCulturalProductions, Taylor Feltner, [email protected] documentary plotsapathfornewgenerationlookingtomakedifference inafunny, meaningfulway. With animpressiveandequallyhilarioussupportingcastofstand-upcomicsintow, Ahmed Ahmed’s first film sees Ahmed turninganastutecameraonhimself,andhiswittyeyetheviewer. unite, nottomentionhisowncomedicchops.Oft-documentedhimselfonnumeroustalkshows,this Ahmed Ahmed traveltoDubai,Saudi Arabia, LebanonandEgypt,demonstratingcomedy’s abilityto down barriersbetweenthewestandeast. This documentaryseesacclaimedstandupcomedian subscribes tothatphilosophywholeheartedly, asthefilmusespowerofstand-upcomedytobreak If there’s onethingthatculturally bindsusall,it’s thatweallloveagoodlaugh. Present Director/Comedian Ahmed JUST LIKEUS Print Source:ShenpennKhymsar, [email protected] create asenseofbelongingforthoseinneedhome. course ofhisglobaljourney, Khymsarartfullyportraystheroleofmusicinactivism,anditspowerto refugees, anddocumentsthevibrantundergroundrock-n-rollsceneofDarjeeling,India.Over In hisdebutfeaturefilm,directorShenpennKhymsartravelstheglobeinsearchoffellow Tibetan This documentaryexplorestwoworldsthatrarelycollide: Tibetans andheavy-metalmusic. Director ShenpennKhymsarPresent DIRECTOR: SHENPENNKHYMSAR•CANADA /INDIA •201081MINENGLISH Print Source:NorwegianFilmInstitute, [email protected] Screens withEUROPE’SBACKYARD. children, ontheirwaytobecomeyoungsters. – 2009. We followamulticulturalclassatdifferent periodsina”normal”schoolyear;thislastyearas This documentarytakesusonajourneytotheeverydaylifeofchildrenincenter ofOslo,year they liketomeet,ifcouldchoosefromallthepeopleofworld? how doconflictsarisebetweenthekidsthemselves,whatisitliketofollowthem home,andwhowould with bighousesforeveryoneandthattheleadersdon’tinvolvecitizenswhen theymakewar. But stonethrows awayfromtheRoyalCastle. They are12yearsold,andwishforaworldwithoutbeggars, They comefrommanypartsoftheworld. They havethesmallestschoolyardofNorway, onlytwo DIRECTOR: ELSA KVAMME •NORWAY •201062MINNORWEGIAN KINGS OFOSLO Print Source:Rogers&Cowan the man,friend,husbandandfather, thesongwriterandlegendarytroubadour, WillieNelson. the roadwithWillie.Strikinglypresentedentirelyinblackandwhite,KingofLuckisatreasuredportrait home moviesfromhistourbusHoneysuckleRosegivetheaudienceaglimpseintowhatit’s liketobeon Shot in2009-2010whileBillyBoband The BoxmasterswentontourwithNelsonastheopeningact, footage ofNelson’s past,bothpersonalandperformative. of theoldwestalivethroughhissongs,andKingLuckpresentssomehitswitharchival contribution tothemusicallandscapeof America. A masterstoryteller, WillieNelsonkeepsthelegend remembered alongsideFrankSinatra,BillieHoliday, JohnnyCash,andRayCharlesforhisinvaluable actors OwenWilsonandKrisKristofferson, amongothers,KingofLuckrevealsamanwhowillbe Oscar-winner BillyBob Thornton. IncludinginterviewswithNelson’s wife,children,bandmates,and one of America’s best-lovedsinger-songwritersiscelebratedinthisaffectionate documentaryfrom SXSW,Closing nightfilmselectionatthisyear’s WillieNelson’s enduringinfluenceandlegacyas Filmmakers Invited KING OFLUCK JOURNEY OF A DREAM DIRECTOR: AHMED AHMED •USA •201072MINENGLISH DIRECTOR: BILLY BOB THORNTON •USA /UK•2011 •86MINENGLISH Courtesy Norwegian FilmInstitute Just LikeUs 4/9/11 5:25AM LOUDER THAN A BOMB Documentaries DIRECTORS: GREG JACOBS, JON SISKEL • USA • 2010 • 99 MIN • ENGLISH Winner of the Audience Award at the Palm Springs, Chicago, Philadelphia, and St. Louis film festivals, and Best Documentary at the Austin and Virginia film festivals, Louder Than A Bomb is a spine-tingling, heart-pumping, awe-inspiring ode to the ecstatic power of words. “Tell me where you’re from, that’s [writing] prompt # 1. That’s it. And we begin to paint the neighborhood with language,” says Kevin Coval, co-founder of Louder Than A Bomb, the world’s largest youth poetry slam. Over 600 teenagers compete each year from over 60 Chicago-area high schools. This is not high school poetry as we think of it. Louder Than A Bomb showcases adolescents who astound and amaze with their stereotype-defying stories. The film follows four teams into their classrooms and often- tempestuous lives as they prepare for the annual event, witnessing the power of teamwork and trust among resilient, impassioned, and unforgettable individuals. SCREENINGS: “An ode to Chicago’s diverse voices…Genuinely stirring…Irresistible.” –Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune THU 21-APR 09:15 PM “One of the most inspiring and exhilarating documentaries in months, or maybe years…Vibrant and SUN 24-APR 12:00 PM moving.” –Steve Pond, The Wrap PRESENTED BY: SHOWBIZ SOFTWARE Print Source: Greg Jacobs, [email protected] & KFAI LOVE DURING WARTIME find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIR: GABRIELLA BIER • ISRAEL / SWEDEN • 2010 • 92 MIN • HEBREW, ARABIC, ENGLISH, GERMAN An improbable couple must make the choice to live in exile to stay together in this documentary from Swedish filmmaker Gabriella Bier. An Israeli woman and a Palestinian man are without the support of their families when they make the decision to wed. Constantly faced with the prejudices in their own homes, they take their chances on a happier life in Europe. For three years Bier followed the couple, documenting their strife and hope at every turn. Love During Wartime is a heartbreaking and celebratory story of the trials of young romance and displaced lives. Newcomer Bier is the cousin of Denmark’s Oscar-winning director Suzanna Bier. Print Source: 7th Art Releasing, Oliver Ike, [email protected]

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MADE IN INDIA DIRECTORS: REBECCA HAIMOWITZ, VAISHALI SINHA • USA / INDIA • 2010 • 95 MIN • ENGLISH, HINDI This award-winning, groundbreaking film portrays the personal stories behind the phenomenon of surrogate “outsourcing” to India. Lisa and Brian Switzer are an infertile couple from San Antonio, Texas, who have tried everything to have a child, and have resorted to seeking success from a surrogate. Costing up to $100,000 domestically, the same “procedure” costs roughly $25,000 in India. The Switzers sell their house to travel to India with a Medical Tourism company, while across the globe in Mumbai, Aasia Kahn is implanted with the couple’s embryos. As Aasia and the Switzers become increasingly tethered together over the course of the pregnancy, a myriad of ethical and political questions emerge about everything from human and reproductive rights, to legal accountability and the concept of motherhood. The personal becomes the political in this SCREENINGS: compelling and up-to-the-minute documentary. TUE 19-APR 09:15 PM Print Source: Rebecca Haimowitz, [email protected] SUN 24-APR 02:30 PM

MASTER CLASS OPERA DIRECTOR: OLIVIA HAGEMANN • GERMANY • 2010 • 95 MIN • FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN What does it take to become the next world-class opera star? Watch as 500 young international talents audition for the prestigious Opera Studio, a master class at the world-renowned Bavarian State Opera, with General Music Director Kent Nagano. Stage fright, doubt, intense pressure, hard work, and plenty of stage makeup lies ahead of the lucky seven accepted into the program. All in their mid-twenties, at the edge of their careers, the singers go through tireless training with the remarkable French Maestro Laurent Pillot. Over time allowed to perform small roles in one of the world’s foremost opera houses, they test the waters of opera stardom. Meanwhile, Monsieur Pillot is already hot on the audition trail of the next divo or diva to grace the ears of opera connoisseurs around the world. Who will succeed in this highly competitive business of lungpower and vocal precision? And who will be stuck waiting in the wings? For opera lovers SCREENINGS: everywhere. SUN 17-APR 04:45 PM Print Source: Preview Production, Olivia Hagemann, [email protected] SUN 1-MAY 12:00 PM PRESENTED BY: GRAVES 601 & NICOLLET ISLAND INN 87

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Print Source:InternationalFilmCircuit,Wendy Lidell,[email protected] Winner ofSilverdocsSpecialJury Award andFullFrameFilmmaker Award. propagandistic future. way inwhichradicalchangesveeronpersonalmemoriesofonce-happychildhoodsgoingintoabright, engaging, funny, andfrankstories(whichsheshot herself)ofhistory’s day-to-day progressionandthe candid testimony, veritéandvintagefootage,home moviesandsong,Hessman’s scrapbooktells schoolmates raisedundertheshadowofIronCurtain.RevealingararelyseenRussiathrough USSR in1991.ItscomplicatedtransitionfromlifebeforeandafteristoldthestoriesoffiveMoscovite in Russiaforsixyears,isanintimatelookexploringagenerationthatcameofageafterthefall This prize-winningfeaturedocumentarydebutfrom American RobinHessman,38,whotaughtschool anxiously awaitingthenewhurly-burlyofmodernRussia. supposedly liftedthegates,invariablyrevealsordinarylivessweptupbypathosofhistoryyet Eavesdropping aroundakitchentableinMoscowthesedays,twodecadesaftertheKremlin DIRECTOR: ROBINHESSMAN•USA /UKRUSSIA •201088MINRUSSIAN MY PERESTROIKA Print Source:KinoLorber, GaryPalmucci,[email protected] Modern Art hostedacompleteretrospectiveofhisworkin2006. is anartlecturerfocusedonthefamousHieronymusBoschtriptychofsamename. The Museumof Lech Majewski’s previousfilmsinclude 2004’s pageant ofcinematicdelightblursthelinebetweencostumedramaandobjetd’art. Bruegel, Michael York, andCharlotteRampling)directlyintothepaintedworld,Majewski’s latest intertwining lives.Usingspectacularvisualeffects toinsertliveactors(includingRutgerHaueras Francis Gibson’s bookofthesame name,selectsadozencharactersandfollowstheirunfolding, occupation of16thcenturyFlanders. The original500-characterpaintingportraysJesus’ crucifixioninthemidstofbrutalSpanish to Calvary,life. Majewski, bringsFlemishrenaissancepainterPeterBruegel’s 1564epicmasterpiece, An extraordinaryvisualfeat,acclaimedPolishfilmmaker, artist,poet,andstagedirector, Lech DIRECTOR: LECHMAJEWSKI•POLAND/SWEDEN2011 •97MINPOLISH Print Source:FirstRunFeatures,PaulMarchant, [email protected] -The New York Times between femalesexualityandcorporate profitswithastylethat’s asentertaining asitisrevelatory.” “CRITICS’ PICK!Bytakingaplayfulapproachtodeeplyserious subject,[Canner]exploresthelink sexual pleasure.Letusallbreatheonecollectiveorgasmicsighofrelief. very peddlersoftheselittlepinkpillsmaybejustasconfusedtherestus aboutthemysteriesof hired byoneofthesedrugcompaniestoediteroticvideosforatrial,ends uprevealingthatthe FDA approveddrugforso-calledFemaleSexualDysfunction (FSD).DirectorLizCanner, originally Seeing ahugeuntappedmarket,pharmaceuticalcompaniesbegantheraceto createandmarketan but whataboutwomen? enormous financialsuccessofViagra shows,pleasureisnoexception.Menhavetheir‘littlebluepill,’ America lovesdrugs. And sodopharmaceuticalgiants. There’s apillforeverything,andasthe ORGASM INC. Print Source:IcarusFilms,LiviaBloom,[email protected] Documentary. when confrontedbysomanyunanswerablequestions.WinneroftheEuropeanFilm Award forBest and theoutercosmosinthisvisuallystunningarticulatefilmthatmanagestoinspirehopeeven Award-winning, prolificwriter/directorPatricioGuzmànartfullyexploresthenatureofhistory, pre-history 40-year-old historylonghiddenfromfullpublicview. for informationhundredsofyearsoldandbillionsmilesawaywhileresistingtheurgetoexaminea of thesetwoquests,directorPatricioGuzmànexploresthenotionthathumanitycontinuallysearches Pinochet’s violentregime.Willeithergroupeverfindwhatthey’relookingfor?Withinthejuxtaposition comb forbonesburiedinthesand,remainsoflovedoneswhowerevictimsdictator Augusto In theChileandesert,astronomersgazedeepintospaceforcluestooriginoflife.Nearby, women DIRECTOR: PATRICIO GUZMAN•CHILE/FRANCEGERMANY •201090MINSPANISH NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT THE MILL & THE CROSS DIRECTOR: LIZCANNER• USA •200975MINENGLISH The Mill&Cross,inspiredbyrenownedarthistorianMichael The GardenofEarthlyDelights , whosemaincharacter The Procession 4/9/11 5:25AM PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES Documentaries DIRECTOR: ANDREW ROSSI • USA • 2011 • 88 MIN • ENGLISH Director Andrew Rossi & New York Times Columnist David Carr Present As new media surpasses print as the main source for news, director Andrew Rossi’s breakout documentary presents the struggle between the opposing journalistic forces within the largest news media organization in the world. With unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom in this transformative era of investigative reporting, Rossi shadows the editorial inner circle as they make the important decisions that could make or break the organization. Rigorous traditional journalism meets new media analysis in Rossi’s vibrant portrait of the intellectual, social, and democratizing forces confronting news organizations today. Outspoken David Carr, both the former Editor of the Twin Cities Reader and a key subject of this film, returns home to star in a year of covering “all the news that’s fit to print.“ SCREENINGS: Print Source: Magnolia Pictures, Arianne Ayers, [email protected] THU 14-APR 07:30 PM WED 20-APR 09:15 PM

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PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTOR: KENNETH BOWSER • USA • 2010 • 96 MIN • ENGLISH In this latest addition to his impressive filmography, award-winning documentary, television, and feature film director Kenneth Bowser turns a biography of the prolific political musician Phil Ochs into a powerful political depiction of 1960s America. Phil Ochs had something to say about everything. From the Kennedy assassination to the war in Vietnam to Nixon’s resignation, Ochs was a passionate spokesman for the politically-charged generation in which he lived. He was also a contradiction, both a renegade and a lover of the limelight, attaining fame through his politics but always struggling for recognition as a musician. The bulk of the documentary’s soundtrack is made up of Ochs’ own songs, making him the true narrator of this story. Bowser’s careful craftsmanship uses Och’s family, friends and celebrity admirers (including Oscar-winning Sean Penn and singer Joan Baez) to help immortalize the life of a fascinating SCREENINGS: folksinger and man. FRI 15-APR 09:15 PM Print Source: First Run Features, Paul Marchant, [email protected] WED 20-APR 04:30 PM

PROJECT NIM DIRECTOR: JAMES MARSH • UK • 2011 • 93 MIN • ENGLISH From James Marsh and Simon Chinn, the Oscar-winning team behind Man on Wire, comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment, which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim’s extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own – is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling. Print Source: Roadside Attractions

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RECONCILIATION: MANDELA’S MIRACLE DIRECTOR: MICHAEL HENRY WILSON • USA/SOUTH AFRICA • 2010 • 88 MIN • ENGLISH Director Michael Henry Wilson & Producer Carole Wilson Present Once considered a “terrorist”, Nelson Mandela saved his country from bloody civil war and dismantled the system of apartheid through the spirit of reconciliation, a strategy that shepherded in a peaceful transition from apartheid to a democracy. “Mandela’s miracle,” as South Africans term it, is driven by the notion that even the most terrible tyranny can be overcome through reconciliation, as both the oppressed and the oppressors need to be liberated from the vice-grip of prejudice and injustice. Mandela, who spent more than 27 years in prison as an anti-apartheid activist, is seen as an exemplary hero who broke down an inhumane ideology after having been its most notorious victim: “a Biblical figure” whose wisdom will be a source of inspiration for future generations. Director Clint Eastwood, on the set of his Invictus, sums it up simply: “The world SCREENINGS: needs people like him.” THU 28-APR 06:45 PM Print Source: High Wire Productions, Carole J. Wilson, [email protected] FRI 29-APR 04:15 PM PRESENTED BY: ASTER CAFÉ 89

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Print Source:Doc&FilmInternational,Hwa-SeonCHOI,[email protected] Caymmi’s greatestperformances,Gachot’s filmpayshomagetoherlegacy. With breathtakingaerialshotsofBrazil’s coastlineandcityscape,aswellafrontrowseattosomeof life andculture. and childhoodfriendofNelsonFreire,NanaCaymmiisinextricablywovenintothefabricBrazilian Dorival Caymmi,formerwifeofmusicianandpoliticalactivistGilbertoGil,museMiltonNascimento, seen asaninvaluableguardianofhercountry’s musicalheritage.Daughterofrenownedcomposer Widely regardedasBrazil’s greatest singer, withacareerspanningmorethan50years,Caymmiis An intimatetributetoNanaCaymmi,oneofBrazil’s mostcherishedmusicalicons. Director GeorgesGachotPresent RIO SONATA Print Source: The LandOfMissing PartsProductions,[email protected] the Toynbee Tiles An enthralling,artfullyconstructedportraitofglobalcommunication, outsider himself,thesearchmaybehisownattempttofindapatternwithinchaosofworld. to connectthezealoustilerandwhatthismaysayabouthisequallyobsessivepersonality. As an play, andeventoaJupitercolonizationorganization.Hissearchalsomovesinward,examininghisdesire searchleadshimfromnewspaperclippings,tohijackedlocalnewsbroadcast,aDavidMamet Duerr’s the soleconsumingpassionofPhiladelphiahousepainterandaspiringartistmusicianJustinDuerr. Buenos Aires. Firstappearinginthe1980’s, theenigmaoftiles--whomadethemandwhyhasbeen streets asfarapartPhiladelphia,New York, St.Louis,andintheSouth American citiesofSantiagoand Hundreds oftilesbearingsomevariationontheabovecrypticmessagehavebeenfoundembeddedincity TOYNBEE IDEA,INMOVIE2001, RESURRECT DEAD,ONPLANET JUPITER Director JohnFoyPresent4/21/11 Print Source:Fandango,Raffaella DiGiulio,[email protected] distant citytolifewithinthepeacefuldarknessofcinema. contemporary andstrangelytimeless. Through thestoriesofthesecitizens,Mazzacuratibrings lives ofsixthecity’s citizens,thisbeautifuldocumentarycapturesaVenice thatisboth immediately Peering intothecity’s manymysteriouscorners,downnarrowalleysandicywaterways,intothe Carlo MazzacuratigoesinsearchofthepulseVenice, lookingtotouchthesoulofcityitself. How canyoucapturetheconsciousnessofacity?In SEI VENEZIA Print Source:NorwegianFilmInstitute,[email protected] Shannon Kelley, SundanceFilmFestival the strugglesofpowerlesspeopleandholdsasoberingmirroruptosuperpoweritsmedia. immediacy andpassion,butalsowithacommandingmasteryoffilmform,theirdocumentarydignifies engage insecretwarsandmanufactureconflictsmediareportssimplytoconsolidatepower. With internecine ethnicconflicts,NekrasovandKonskayaconstructaportraitofcynicalRussiawillingto Parsing thecomplexhistoryofregion,aswelloversimplifiedculturalassumptionsabout media reportsasevidenceofotherpeople’s crimes(often,supposedly, residents ofGeorgia). evidence ofRussianviolence,incidentswhosefewrecordedimagesareoftenreprocessedinmass- zones rarelyfilmed(strife-tornOssetia, Abhzia, Cechnya,Georgia)theco-directorsuncoverdamning energetically delvesintotheviolentandbewilderingconflictsinCaucasus.Boldlyvisitingconflict Andrei Nekrasov, withdirectingpartnerOlgaKonskaya, returnswithaformidabledocumentarythat RUSSIAN, GEORGIAN DIRECTOR: OLGA KONSKAYA •OSSETIA / ABHZIA /CECHNYA /GEORGIA /NORWAY •2009110 MIN• RUSSIAN LESSONS TOYNBEE TILES RESURRECT DEAD: THE MYSTERY OF THE willtakeaudiencesdowntherabbitholethatliesjustbeneaththeirseats. DIRECTOR: GEORGESGACHOT •BRAZIL •201085MINPORTUGUESE DIRECTOR: CARLOMAZZACURATI •ITALY •201095MINITALIAN DIRECTOR: JONFOY •USA •201085MINENGLISH Sei Venezia, award-winningItalianfilmmaker Resurrect Dead:TheMysteryof 4/9/11 5:26AM - THE SHUKAR COLLECTIVE PROJECT Documentaries DIRECTOR: MATEI-ALEXANDRU MOCANU • ROMANIA • 2010 • 75 MIN • ROMANIAN A documentary looking at the formation and eventual dissolution of The Shukar Collective, a collaboration between three Gypsy folk musicians and a posse of urban music producers and DJs. The film highlights the vibrancy and raw musical talent of the Romany Gypsy musicians; the director, Matei-Alexandru Mocanu, sensibly letting the music lead the way with sustained sequences. He also captures several breathtaking improvisations which further emphasise the virtuosity –and unpredictability – of the performers. Yet the film is just as much about wider social issues as it is about music and the gulf that exists between the Gypsy community and the rest of Romanian society. An atmosphere of distrust and confrontation develops as the film makes this divide apparent. – Brighton Film Festival Print Source: HBO Romanina, Bianca Manciulescu, [email protected] SCREENINGS: SAT 16-APR 03:00 PM SUN 24-APR 09:15 PM PRESENTED BY: NICK AND EDDIE

SOMEWHERE TO DISAPPEAR find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org DIRECTORS: LAURE FLAMMERION & ARNAUD UYTTENHOVE • USA / FRANCE • 2010 • 57 MIN • ENGLISH Photographer Alec Soth Present A fascinating look at those few Americans who truly want to disappear, European filmmakers Laure Flammarion and Arnaud Uyttenhove’s gorgeous documentary follows renowned Minneapolis-based photographer Alex Soth on his search for the reclusive. Lugging around his large format camera, Soth travels the US to photograph these modern recluses for his project, ‘Broken Manual.’ From isolated mountain cabins to caves in the desert, they have sought solace in the inaccessible, the far-flung, the back of beyond. Flammarion and Uyttenhove succeeded in capturing in moving sequences both the essence of Soth’s work and the humanity in and shroud of mystery surrounding the people he portrays. Best known for his large-format portraits, Alec Soth has exhibited widely. The Walker Art Center presented SCREENINGS: an acclaimed survey of his work, entitled ‘From Here to There” in 2010. Somewhere to Disappear chronicles MON 2-MAY 07:00 PM this fascinating artist at work and presents a compelling view of America, men, and the dream of escape. Print Source: Mas Films, Yael Eligoulachvili, [email protected] PRESENTED BY: THE MARQUETTE HOTEL

SOUVENIRS: HEALING AFTER WAR DIRECTOR: MARA V. PELECIS • USA / LATVIA • 2010 • 88 MIN • ENGLISH, LATVIAN MN Sneak Preview • Director Mara Pelecis Present Lyrical, intimate, and sometimes humorous, Souvenirs is a moving eulogy in film. Following her father’s suicide, director Mara Pelecis reveals the hidden layers of Ivars ‘Andy’ Pelecis’ elusive mental health, as his case for service related mental illness is reopened post-mortem.

Seeking to understand Why he was the way he was, Mara finds healing in the lives and stories of other war veterans, including Rolling Thunder bikers, National Guard members, Vets for Peace, and Native American veterans. Combining her father’s Bolex film footage and photography together with her documentation of him and their family for nearly 20 years – this is a true story of the impact of war on a veteran and family over decades SCREENINGS: Print Source: Mara Pelecis, [email protected] SAT 16-APR 02:30 PM

STEAM OF LIFE DIRS: J. BERGHALL, M. HOTAKAINEN • FINLAND • ‘10 • 81 MIN • FINNISH Sometimes you just have to add more steam to truly clear the air. Finnish men in saunas bare more than just their bodies in this moving documentary where the conversation cuts to the core of raw human experience. Breaking a sweat (and consuming a few libations) unlocks tales of births, deaths, marriages, and everything in between. Saunas pop up in the most unlikely of places such as an old trailer or a phone booth, and sweeping views of the serene natural beauty of Finland provide a backdrop of silence and hard work that portrays a people blessed with natural resources, but perhaps few personal ones. Saunas seem to provide a sanctuary where formalities and emotional distance are abandoned along with clothing, and the ability of one human to relate to and support another takes on a whole new meaning. The film’s honest and undisturbed storytelling is a testament to the skill, sensitivity, and invisibility of the documentary crew. In-depth looks at masculinity are rare, and this film highlights the need for a reexamination of old stereotypes. SCREENINGS: Winner of Best Film at Anyalankoski Film Sunday, Winner of Risto Jarva Prize at Tampere International SAT 16-APR 07:00 PM Short Film Festival, Nominated for Best Documentary at European Film Awards, Nominated for Nordic WED 27-APR 08:45 PM Council Film Prize. PRESENTED BY: AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION 91 Print Source: Films Transit, John Nadai, [email protected] & CONSULATE GENERAL OF FINLAND & INGEBRETSENS

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Print Source:RexEntertainment,Justin Temple, [email protected] Festival ofParis his people,despitethepricepaid,inspeakingoutagainstregime,.-InternationalHumanRightsFilm joined Bloomsteintofilmthismanwhosecomicsatirehasmadehimknownasthe“loudspeaker”for Equally irreverentandfamousfortacklingtaboosubjectsinhiscomicroutines,MichaelMitttermeier where hisfellowcomediansrehearseonastagethathehimselfisforbiddentotread. from screeninghisfilms,thebookstallsnotallowedtosellplaysorpoetry, andthemakeshift TV studio 35 years,ZaganarmetdirectorBloomsteininsecretandmanagedto,showhimthecinemasprevented effort. Beforebeingcondemnedin2008byBurma’s generalsto59yearsbehindbars,nowreduced of thejunta’s failureinrespondingtocatastropheaidingvictimsofCycloneNargisdespitehisownrelief dissidents, Zarganarhasbeensilenced,jailedonaseriesoftrumpedupchargesforoutspokencriticism humor andprovocationasoneofGermany’s leadingstand-upcomics.LikemanyofBurma’s leading the militaryjunta,heisnowinprison.MichaelMittermeier, instarkcontrast,isfreetopracticehisartof Maung Thura, betterknownasZarganar, isBurma’s greatestlivingcomic.Relentlesslyvictimizedby This isafilmabouttwostand-upcomedians–twomenjoinedbyspiritandseparatedrepression. DIRECTOR: REXBLOOMSTEIN•BURMA /UK•201090MINENGLISH,GERMAN,BURMESE THIS PRISONWHEREILIVE Print Source:NorwegianFilmInstitute,[email protected] International FilmFestivalcitation) after, isajourneythat’s personalanddemandingforbothitsfilmmakertheaudience.(Göteborg the subjectofcountlessfilms. The film,buildinguptoGermany’s occupationofNorwayinl940and reads likeanundergroundWWIIspystory, isauniqueandvirtuallyunheardoftalefromwarthat’s MaxManus,thisdocumentary,Contrasted totalesofclandestineheroism,asinlastyear’s which families suffered andcontinueto copewithdecadeslater. one ofthemoredestructiveforcesWorld War II,learningaboutthepainthousandsofScandinavian subject ofthispersonaldocumentfamilialhealing. Along theway, theaudiencegetsaglimpseof Karl Marthinsen,abrutalpoliceleader, fanaticnationalist,andgreatuncleofthefilm'sdirector, isthe a hiddenhistorywiththerevelationthatoneofherfamilymemberswasprominentNazicollaborator. Norwegian filmmakerBenedicteOrvungmakesahorrificdiscoveryaboutherpast:facingtheshameof DIRECTOR: BENEDICTEM.ORVUNG •NORWAY •2010105MINNORWEGIAN Print Source:WickedDelicateFilms,Carla Fleisher, [email protected] part of The FilmSociety’s Sustainability FilmSeriesmoreinfoatmspfilmsociety.org/sustainability Truck Farm isawitty, charming,andearnestlookatliterallygettingbacktoourrootsscreens as up ourconfidenceaboutabilitytosurvive onourown.”-BrittaRiley, The WindowFarmProject possible forpeopletolearnmuchmoreabout howplantsworkandtogrowtheirownfoodbuilding “I don’twanttoevermaketheclaimthat we aresavingtheworldandendinghunger…butitismaking parsley withotherurbanfarmers. from rooftopsfieldstofarmingbargesandeverywhereinbetween,swappingsoil recipesandtasting An explorationofurbanagriculturearoundtheworld,Cheneyandhismusical accompaniment travel of Ian’s greyFordpickup)aimstoprovideasmall-scalesolutionfindingaffordable, freshvegetables. In anattemptatself-sustainabilityinurbanNew York City, thetruckfarm(agarden plantedinthebed are backwiththeirnewestagriculturalcinematicventure, Ian CheneyandCurtEllis,co-creatorsstarsofthePeabody-winningPBS documentary KingCorn, Director IanCheneyPresentMay3 TRUCK FARM her extraordinarilyunique,60footlongstringinstrument.PrintSource:www.trimpinmovie.com on aLongString A mind-blowing,eye(andear)openingnewfilmaboutcomposer/performerEllenFullman, Preceded by: for thefamedKronosQuartet. Peter Esmonde’s amazingexplorationofthiscreativegeniusfeaturescompositionswrittenby Trimpin technician oranengineeramusiciancomposer. The interestwasplayinginbetween.” and createanewmusic-maker, installation,orsonicconstruction.Heexplains,“Ididn’twanttobea and detestsloudspeakers. As afound-objectmastermind, Trimpin cantakeabsolutelyanymaterial A purevisionaryinsearchofthetruestsound, Trimpin refusestouseacellphoneorrecordhismusic, mastermind knownonlyas Trimpin throughhisacousticexplorationsofSeattle. This intriguingdocumentarybyPeterEsmondefollowsthemultitalentedGermanartistandmusical Director PeterEsmondePresent DIRECTOR: PETERESMONDE•USA •200979MINENGLISH,GERMAN TRIMPIN: THE SOUNDOFINVENTION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 5 VARIATIONS ON A LONGSTRING exploresFullman’s creationofastartlingnewmusicallanguagethroughtheuse DIRECTOR: IANCHENEY •USA •201047MINENGLISH DIR: P. ESMONDE•USA •201020MINENG. Truck Farm. 5 Variations 4/9/11 5:26AM WAGNER & ME DIRECTOR: PATRICK MCGRADY • UK • 2010 • 89 MIN • ENGLISH Documentaries “My love of Wagner is tearing me apart,” says Stephen Fry. Brought face to face with Hitler through a shared passion—the glorious operatic repertoire of history’s most controversial composer, Richard Wagner—famed British television personality Stephen Fry is forced into a confusing juggling match with his Jewish history in one hand, and his love for Wagner in the other. Stephen Fry’s journey takes him to Germany for the annual Bayreuth Festival, a Wagnerian extravaganza held in Wagner’s specially designed opera house, the Festspielhaus. With unprecedented access, Fry eavesdrops on rehearsals and pokes around backstage, in search of the secrets behind the creation of the Wagnerian Gesamtkunstwerk, Wagner’s operatic masterpieces. As Fry travels around Germany, he attempts to answer the question of whether a work of art can ever be separated from its creator. Fry’s charm as a guide into Wagner’s music makes it worth the price of a ticket alone when the film dissects how the composer’s revolutionary technique works through the magnificent opening chords of “Tristan and Isolde.” Even those unmoved by Wagner’s music SCREENINGS: will be pulled into Fry’s inner conflict, his contradictions, and his passion, in this enthralling work of SUN 17-APR 12:30 PM documentary cinema. 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THE WARRIORS OF QIUGANG: A CHINESE VILLAGE find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org FIGHTS BACK DIR: RUBY YANG • PROD. T. LENNON • CHINA • ‘10 • 39 MIN • CHINESE Nominated for an Oscar for Documentary Short Subject 2010. A heroic David vs. Goliath story over three years in the making, Ruby Yang’s powerful documentary presents an unflinching look at social upheaval in a rural China desperately reaching for modernity. With their water and land poisoned by a neighboring chemical company, villagers, led by farmer Zhang Gongli, filed a suit against their polluting enemy. Their subsequent loss resulted in five years of petitions, demonstrations, local media and environmental activism. This film follows Zhang as he travels to the nation’s capital to curb local officials and hold volatile meetings with factory representatives. Yang presents an unforgettable portrait of villagers struggling to fight the industrial behemoth of 21st century China, yet being unavoidably transformed by it along the way. Preceded by: TONGHZI IN LOVE SCREENINGS: DIR: R. YANG • PROD. T. LENNON • CHINA • ‘08 • 30 MIN • CHINESE TUE 3-MAY 6:45 PM and THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT DIR: R. YANG • PROD. T. LENNON • CHINA • ‘06 • 39 MIN • CHINESE

WHEN THE DRAGON SWALLOWED THE SUN DIRECTOR: DIRK SIMON • USA • 2010 • 115 MIN • ENGLISH, CHINESE, TIBETAN Why hasn’t Tibet been freed? Who is keeping the movement from going forward? From director Dirk Simon, When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun is a groundbreaking documentary that examines these questions in a quest to understand why the world is still dealing with unsettled issues like the Tibetan cause and what can really be done to eradicate them. Seven years in the making, When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun is the first inside look at the Tibetan movement to free Tibet from Chinese occupation, its internal conflicts and contradictions. The combination of full HD footage from India, China, Tibet and the US along with a prologue narrated by Dennis Haysbert and an original soundtrack by Philip Glass, Thom Yorke and Damien Rice make this the first film that presents the complexity of the struggle with such emotional impact. The film features Richard Gere, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 14th Dalai Lama, the newly crowned 18th descendant of the Great Religious Kings of Tibet, some of the most prominent Chinese contemporary artists, and all SCREENINGS: the key figures of the exiled Tibetan freedom movement and their followers. -Production Notes SUN 24-APR 12:00 PM Print Source: Dirk Simon, [email protected] TUES 26-APR 09:15 PM

WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA? DIRECTOR: BRADLEY COX • CAMBODIA / THAILAND / USA • 2010 • 56 MIN • CAMBODIAN Producer Rich Garella Present Bradley Cox spent five years in Cambodia researching his debut documentary feature Who Killed Chea Vichea? In 1999, crying out for decent wages and safe working conditions, Cambodian workers were seeking someone to lead them. They found Chea Vichea. Despite numerous threats on his life, Vichea stood as the president of the Cambodian free trade union against the powerful garment companies. One morning five years later, as he was reading the paper, Vichea was gunned down in the street. Facing pressure from the international community, the crime was pegged on two men who gave a hasty confession. The quick resolution to the murder led many to believe in a cover-up that extended out of the justice system. SCREENINGS: Cox’s unique first-hand look at the events presents unprecedented access to the events. The film won SUN 24-APR 08:30 PM him the Directorial Discovery Award at the Rhode Island Film Festival. Print Source: Loud Mouth Films, Rich Garella, [email protected] 93

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Print Source:RatpackFilm,RenateZylla,[email protected] the case,catchrobbers,andgain€1000reward. telescope. Hesharestheevidencewithgangandtogethertheyhatchaningeniousplantosolve an asset.FinallyKaiproveshisworthtotheCrocodiles.Onenight,witnessesarobberythrough because ofhisphysicaldisability, butHannesis indebtedtohimandknowsfirsthandtheboywouldbe but technologicallysavvyandreadyforaction.IttakesawhiletheotherCrocodilestoacceptKai to impressthem,HannesissavedbyKai,anewkidtheneighborhoodwhowheelchairbound coolest kidganginthearea, The Crocodiles.Nearlybreakinghisneckattemptingadangerousfeat Ten-year-old Hannes,growingupinsuburbanGermanywithhisyoung,singlemotherwantstojointhe Festival, Toronto. adopted fromthepopular’70’s German novel.Winnerofthe Audience Choice Award, SprocketsFilm A wildadventure-comedyreminiscentof DIRECTOR: CHRISTIANDITTER•GERMANY •200998MINGERMAN CROCODILES Print Source:GKIDS,DaveJesteadt,[email protected] Pink Panthercartoons.”-NewYorkTimes “A CatinParisisawarmandrichlyhumorouslovelettertoclassicnoirfilmsthestylizedwitof caught inthemiddleofanoir-ishclimaxwithanacrobaticfinaleatopgothicNotreDame. Costa, whoshotZoe’s father. Duringaheist,Costa’s thugsrunacrossthecatburglar, andZoegets Zoe’s mother, apolicedetective,ischasingmajorcriminalsincludingthenotoriousgangster, Victor theybecomefriends.Meanwhile, backdrop. Onenight,Zoefollowshercattomeettheburglar’and delightfully daringleapsfromwindowstorooftopswiththegorgeous,shadowyParisianskylineastheir the catrunsoff toaccompanya slinky butkindlycatburglar, whosenightlyprowlstakethemon A younggirl,Zoe,discoversherhandsomeblackcatisleadingadoublelife. After Zoegoestosleep, is adeservedlypopularthrillerforkids--currentlybeingnominatedmajoranimatedfeatureawards. This beautifullyhand-drawn(Englishlanguage)animatedfeaturefromFrance’s animationstudio,Folimage, BELGIUM •201070MINENGLISH DIRECTORS: JEAN-LOUP FELICIOLI, ALAIN GAGNOL •FRANCE/NETHERLANDSSWITZERLAND Print Source:BosBrosfilms,[email protected] an insightfulandentertainingfamilyadventure. into deepwatertofacehisfears. Told withgreatsensitivityfrom thechild spointofview, the timehisparentscatchontojusthow farKooswillgoinsearchofhisidentity, Koos getshimself are busypreparingforthenewbaby, Koosrebels,exploringhisdesiretobecomea real Indian.By named IllaribefriendsKoosandteacheshimaboutindigenousculturetraditions. Whilehisparents Drawn toagroupofPeruvianmusiciansoutsidethelocalmarket,Koosfeels connection. A boy with abiologicalchild,Koosgrowsinsecureandunderstandablyconfused. him unabletopasshisswimmingtest.Butwhenparentsdiscovertheyare unexpectedlyexpectant very closetohisloving(andreallycool)momanddad.Hismainconcernisa fear ofwaterthatleaves physical differences betweenhimselfandhistall,light-skinnedDutchparents.Still,heishappy Adopted fromPeruasababy, almosteightyear-oldKoosisbecomingincreasinglyawareofthe DIRECTOR: INEKEHOUTMAN •NETHERLANDS200990MINDUTCH,QUECHUA THE INDIAN Print Source:GKIDS,DaveJesteadt,[email protected] friends forprosperity. libraryandlearntoreadanancientincantationintimesavehisbelovedliterary return toEleanor’s and othersfromthecanonofchildren’s literature. All willsoondisappearunlessNatcanhelpthem spell, Natmeetstheoriginalfairytalecharacterscometolife--AliceinWonderland, PeterPan,anOgre, were notmerelyvaluable--theytheactualfirsteditions,andenchantedonesatthat!Putundera family canhavemoreresourcestocopewiththecrumblinghouse,Natdiscoversthatrarebooks huge fanofthestories,Natstrugglestoreadwordsonpages. After thecollectionissoldsohis year-old boyisbequeathedabeautifuloldlibraryfilledwithbookshis Aunt usedtoreadhim. A Nat’s familyinheritseccentric charmingbutdilapidatedhousebythesea. The seven Aunt Eleanor’s colorful andimaginativeanimatedfeatureinwhichaboylearningtoreadsavestheday. From Oscar-nominatedDominiqueMonféry, this Englishlanguageversionof DIRECTOR: DOMINIQUEMONFREY •FRANCE2009 • 75MINFRENCH ELEANOR’S SECRET A CAT INPARIS The Gooniesaboutabandofcrime-fightingscrappykids, recommended forage8+ recommended forage5+ recommended forage7+ recommended forage5+ Eleanor’s Secret Eleanor’s The Indianis isa 4/9/11 5:28AM THE UGLY DUCKLING recommended for age 6+ Childish films DIR: GARRI BARDIN • RUSSIA • 2010 • 76 MIN • RUSSIAN A mislaid egg is surreptitiously brought into a barnyard at dawn, and an ‘ugly duckling’ is hatched into a tightly structured farmyard of fowl that does not accept his nonconformity. Ostracized, the hapless fellow questions his lot in life as his loyalty is spurned and his selfless acts of heroism go unnoticed. The seasons change, the hatchlings come of age, and a beautiful flock of swans flies overhead. His true identity discovered, the cygnet learns he can fly and soars magnificently above the coop. Award-winning Russian animator Garri Bardin’s beautiful adaptation of Andersen’s famous children’s tale is a visual feast. Expressive and beautifully sculpted stop-motion puppet characters donned with real feathers sing and dance in comedic musical numbers accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s ballets played by the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra. The Ugly Duckling is a masterfully crafted testament to the power of enduring hope and beauty--subversive enough to be banned from Russian television, while SCREENINGS: warming hearts and winning fans with audiences in children’s film festivals world-wide. SUN 17-APR 11:00 AM | SUN 24-APR 3:00 PM Print Source: Monique Gailhard, [email protected]

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FREE SCREENING FOR AGES 3+ Recommended for All Ages find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org A program of international shorts for all ages, including the Childish SATURDAY, APRIL 16 AT 10:30am Films stop-motion trailer made at the festival last year. MINNEAPOLIS CENTRAL LIBRARY, 300 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS SCREENINGS:

A free screening of award-winning children’s festival shorts for ages 3 and up SAT 23-APR 11:00 AM | SAT 30-APR 11:00 AM at the Central Library, presented in partnership with the Library Foundation of Hennepin County. (45 minutes) STOP MOTION! DIR: KIDS WITH KATIE MAREN AND SCHELL HICKEL • 2010 • 3 MIN OH, WOW! DIRECTOR: TAMMARA MELLOY • USA • 2009 • 6 MIN A trailer for Childish Films made at last year’s “Animation Station” by A young paperboy follows his dream to become a great dancer. Filmmaker local animators and MSPIFF kids. and members of the cast in attendance! MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON AMI DIRECTOR: DOMINIQUE BONGERS • NETHERLANDS • 2008 • 3 MIN DIR: DEAN FLEISCHER-CAMP • USA • 2010 • 4 MIN Coffee grounds on glass are animated to tell the sweet story of a little fox A shell with a google eye and shoes chats about what it’s like to be searching for friend. very small.

MONDO’S SEARCH FOR THE SUN WHISTLELESS DIR: SIRI MELCHIOR • DENMARK • ‘10 • 5 MIN DIRECTOR: JANA PRCHALOVA • UK • 2010 • 11 MIN A little bird gets a lot of advice on how to whistle. One day the sun doesn’t rise and Mondo is stuck in a perpetual winter. He builds a flying maching and sets off on a quest to find the sun again. Courtesy: OnceWereFarmers CLEO’S BOOGIE DIR: CAMERA ETC • BELGIUM • 2010 • 6 MIN The lights go out and a black cat plays Cleo Brown’s Boogie.

WHISTLELESS DIR: SIRI MELCHOIR • DENMARK • 2010 • 5 MIN A little bird struggles with whistling. PAOLO, THE GOOD LAYER DIRECTOR: CAMERA ETC • BELGIUM • 2008 • 5 MIN A factory working hen receives a postcard from her cousin in the THE LOST THING country and changes her life. Produced as a collaboration between DIRECTOR: ANDREW RUHEMANN • AUSTRALIA • 2010 • 15 MIN professional artists and a fifty second graders from Belgium. A boy finds a strange lost creature and helps him find his way to a better place. Courtesy: Passion Pictures SAVE OUR BACON DIRECTOR: PETER BAYNTON • UK • 2010 • 14 MIN ORMIE DIRECTOR: ROB SILVESTRI • CANADA • 2009 • 4 MIN A loving free-range pig farmer must invent his way out of a battle with Ormie the pig really really really wants a warm cookie! an evil supermarket swindler to save his pigs. Courtesy: Starz Animation TERRAIN RAZZARI DIRECTOR: BRIAN BARNEY • FRANCE / UK • 2009 • 5 MIN Shot in the France countryside, a young boy searches for a good place to play soccer--and play out his fantasies of playing with the famous Razzari.

THE LOST THING DIRECTOR: ANDREW RUHEMANN • AUSTRALIA • 2010 • 15 MIN This year’s Academy Award winner for best animated short about a boy who finds a strange lost creature and helps him find his way.

LEONARDO DIRECTOR: JIM CAPOBIANCO • US • 2009 • 9 MIN A Pixar animator imagines an inspired Da Vinci trying to invent a way for humans to fly. 99

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First of all, our heartfelt thanks to all of our members, donors, friends, allies, sponsors, advertisers and to the countless businesses, organizations and individuals who have given above and beyond to help us pull off the festival this year. They include our staff and volunteers, and the many musicians who will play at various events throughout the festival. They include the restaurant owners and staff, and vendors whose services we will use. They include Allied Advertising, Nemer Fieger, AVS Shawn Christensen, Ron Thill, Cinequipt Chris Beales, Marquette Hotel Lisa Heller, CSCL Department U of MN (John Archer, Jules Darg), The Staff of Crash + Sues, Twin Cities Consulates and Honorary Consulates, Norway (Walter Mondale), Canadian (Jennifer Kramer), Finnish (Marianne Wargelin), Czech (Robert Vanasek), Slovak (Donald Pafko), Swiss Consulate, Chicago (Margreth Truempi), MPLS Italian Film Fest, Jolanta Galicka (Doc Feature Film Studio, Warsaw); Gyorgy Dulgerov, (Sofi a Intl. Fest); Romanian Culture

Acknowledgements Center, N.Y. Spanish Ministry (Cultural Coop Fund, Holly Zimmerman), American Scandinavian Foundation, Margy Bailly Fargo Film Festival, Mira Film Zurich, Tor Production & Krysztof Zanussi Warsaw, Bela Bunyik, Eva Zaoralova & staff at Karlovy Vary Film Fest, Raissa Fomina and Intercinema Moscow, Takashi and Makkiko Niwa Pionwa Films Tokyo, Christo Bakalski Sofi a Bulgaria, Paul Typaldos Santiago Chile, Dr. Anita Uzulniece, Riga Marina Sonkina Vancouver B.C., Achmet Tas NYC, Dorothea Moritz Holloway and Kino Magazine Berlin, Lee Searles Productions Toronto, Serbia Film Center, Tim Grady and staff at World Cycling Productions, Tom Rainey, Andrea Kopfmann, Eric Riggs, Bob Grant and Pragmactic computers, IFP Minnesota, Staff of St. Anthony Main Theatre, Matty O’Reilly and all the staff at the Aster Café, Larry Labonte, Jan Willms, Susan Andrews, Michael Reano, Dan Hassoun, Christopher Beers, Jenneke Oosterhoff, Margaret Nelson, Michelle Taboada, Gary Palmucci, Edward Arentz, Arianne Ayers, Patricia Aufderheide, Julie Parker Benello, Debbi Berlin, Rebeca Conget, Anouk van Dijk, Thania Dimitrakopoulou, Mary Dossinger, Amélie Garin-Davet, William Guentzler, David Haas, Jonathan Hertzberg, Elizabeth Bendtsen, Diana Holtzberg, Jenny Jones, Aida LiPera, Tom Luddy, Paul Marchant, Gary Meyer, Sheryl Mousley, Dean Otto, Jeremy Quist, Charlotte Renaut, Jessica Rosner, Ji-yoon Lim, Camille Rousselet, Diana Sanchez, Alyssa Simon, Clemence Taillandier, Nadja Tennstedt, Diana Vargas, Pepe Vargas, Christof Wehmeier, Martin Wendel, Jeffrey Winter, Ira Heilicher, Dieter Kosslick, Aleksandra Bernacka, Sara Collins, Ken Perry, Mike Hugo, Ben Johnson, Cara Donahue, Joanna Lees, April Bethea, Jon Boswell, Sammie Holden, Alison Stolpe, Amy Sonnichson, Quinne Patchir, Ismail quassaddine, Jessica Bergen, Jason Kroeker, Xiaoh Wang, Rich Reeder, Nels Donaldson, find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org James Lystad, Elysha Vevang, Emma Larson, Chris Remy, Greg Hernandez, Anna Christianson, Peter Rose, Sharon Collins, Tom Schmidt, Jane Kathryn Kolles, Chris Havens, Misty Havens, Jon Steinhorst, Deborah Venker, Mark Wollemann, Rick Vaicius, Debra Herdman, Tom Rose, Clara Salyer, Qaiser Bakhtiari, Paradigm Copies, Rick Spaude and Print4Change, and of course Buddy! Please forgive us if we left you off the list! We know you, and appreciate all that you do…

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ChildishFilms-2011.indd 102 4/9/11 5:28 AM The Board Members & Staff

Isabelle Harder 2011 MSP INTERNATIONAL Guest Programmer: Childish Films FILM FESTIVAL childish@mspfi lmsociety.org Anna Henson BOARD OF DIRECTORS Guest Programmer: Experimentals anna@mspfi lmsociety.org Offi cers Dr. Stephen Zuckerman, Chair Anna Henson Tim Grady Tom Schmidt Susan Smoluchowski Content Coordinators

Members Luke Erickson Melodie Bahan Panel Coordinator Senator Richard Cohen Ali Selim Andrew Oppeneer Rob Silberman Submissions Coordinator Karen Sternal Anthony Brown Catalogue and Website Designer STAFF Ben Gillies Susan Smoluchowski Website Manager Executive Director susan.s@mspfi lmsociety.org Kevan Smoliak Web Content Manager Al Milgrom Artistic Director/Principal Co-Programmer Anthony Brown al@mspfi lmsociety.org Alex Oskie Eric Wilson Tim Grady Graphic Designers Principal Co-Programmer tim.g@mspfi lmsociety.org Ulysses Awsumb Frank Maciel Ryan Oestreich Volunteer Coordinators/Venue Managers Offi ce and Theater Manager/Festival Coordinator find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org ryan@mspfi lmsociety.org Jesse Bishop Earl Luckes Jesse Bishop Bill Murphy Assistant Programmer/Print Traffi c Coordinator Steve Scott jesse@mspfi lmsociety.org Ryan Smith Kevan Smoliak, Eric Wilson Projectionists Sponsorship/Ad Sales/Hospitality Coordinator eric@mspfi lmsociety.org Alex Codoreanu Jessica Fisher Kate Iverson Jon Persitz PR Coordinator Eric Tuominem kate@mspfi lmsociety.org Festival Offi ce Staff

Peter Tedrow Kelly Lamphear-Dash Marketing and Outreach Co-Coordinator Allison McNulty info@mspfi lmsociety.org Rene Meyer-Gruber Marketing and Outreach Staff Marya Morstad Marketing and Outreach Co-Coordinator April Bethea info@mspfi lmsociety.org Raven Johnson Bjorn Willms Duncan Salyer Festival Interns Social Media Coordinator info@mspfi lmsociety.org

Rick Oknick CONTACT INFO Event Coordinator info@mspfi lmsociety.org Hotline: 612.331.3134 Administrative Offi ce: 612.331.7563 Melody Gilbert Email: info@mspfi lmsociety.org Guest Programmer: MN Made Films Mail: The Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul info@mspfi lmsociety.org 125 SE Main St. Minneapolis, MN 55414

Deborah Girdwood Guest Programmer: Childish Films childish@mspfi lmsociety.org

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ChildishFilms-2011.indd 103 4/10/11 3:03 PM ChildishFilms-2011.indd 104 104 find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org Films by Country Mountain ...... 36 The Colorsofthe Colombia Back...... 93 Chinese Village Fights The Warriors ofQiugang: A Tongzhi inLove ...... 93 My Dream ...... 94 Dooman River...... 55 District ...... 93 The Bloodofthe Yingzhou Aftershock...... 53 China Nostalgia fortheLight....88 Chile A ScreamingMan ...... 52 Chad Winds ofHeaven ...... 94 Two IndiansTalking ...... 69 Tucker &Dalevs.Evil ....68 Songs ...... 38 Small Town Murder Musical ...... 23 Score: AHockey Journey ofaDream ...... 86 Country ...... 32 How toStart Your Own Suzuki Movie ...... 84 Force ofNature:TheDavid Curling ...... 55 Canada Vichea? ...... 93 Who KilledChea Cambodia Rio Sonata ...... 90 Brazil Belvedere ...... 54 Boznia-Herzegovina Madly inLove ...... 62 Illegal ...... 37 Hitler inHollywood ...... 58 Dossier K ...... 56 Belgium ...... 59 Lifetime In Another Austria The Tree ...... 67 Mad Bastards ...... 61 Australia No Return ...... 64 The InvisibleEye ...... 59 Argentina Garagouz ...... 44 Algeria Young Goethein Love ...70 Master ClassOpera...... 87 Lila ...... 30 Many Mansions ...... 85 House In MyFather’s Are Habermann ...... 57 Changed MyLife ...... 94 Facebook’s Adorno Eichmann’s End ...... 82 David Wants toFly ...... 82 Crocodiles...... 98 Colors intheDark Germany Russian Lessons ...... 90 Street Days Georgia Queen toPlay ...... 65 The SleepingBeauty .....66 The QueenofHearts .....65 The NamesofLove ...... 64 The Hedgehog ...... 58 Gigola ...... 57 Experimental Film ...... 84 Free Radicals: A Historyof Secret Eleanor’s ...... 98 Dumas ...... 28 A CatinParis ...... 98 France Twisted Roots ...... 68 Steam ofLife ...... 91 How toPickBerries ...... 44 Göring’s Baton ...... 44 Finland The PollDiaries ...... 65 Estonia Microphone ...... 38 Cairo 6,7,8 ...... 54 Egypt Applause...... 53 Denmark Viva Riva! ...... 69 Kinshasa Symphony ...... 33 of Congo Democratic Republic Men inRut ...... 63 Kawasaki’s Rose ...... 60 Eyes...... 53 An EarthlyParadiseforthe Czech Republic Afi Cuba Just BetweenUs...... 60 Croatia nidades ...... 52 ...... 67 ...... 55 Stars ...... 34 the Position Among Indonesia Soul ofSand ...... 66 Raavanan ...... 66 Laboratory ...... 60 Detective...... 32 The Bengali India Mamma Gógó ...... 62 Feathered Cocaine ...... 83 Iceland Vespa ...... 69 Bibliotheque Pascal ...... 54 Hungary Merry-Go-Round...... 63 Hong Kong Marimbas FromHell ...... 62 Guatemala Plato’s Academy ...... 64 Greece War ...... 91 Souvenirs: Healing After On Rubik’s Road ...... 44 Latvia The LightThief...... 61 Kyrgyzstan Haru’s Journey ...... 57 ...... 52 13 Assassins Japan Sei Venezia ...... 90 Le QuattroVolte ...... 61 Come ...... 62 The ManWhoWill Thing...... 84 The FirstBeautiful Italy Love DuringWartime .....87 Israel Liam Clancy...... 34 Life &Times of The Yellow Bittern:The Talk ...... 34 If TheseWalls Could Ireland The WhiteMeadows ...... 70 Tehran, Tehran ...... 67 The GreenWave ...... 85 Iran country served by countrythe Peace served (www.peacecorps.gov Corps or www.mnrpcv.org) Celebrate Peace the (1961-2011)by Anniversary 50th aĀ viewing Corps Trollhunter Strictly Confi Troll ...... 23 The LastNorwegian Kings ofOslo ...... 86 Home ForChristmas .....29 Happy, Happy ...... 57 Gunnar GoesGod ...... 85 Fam ...... 44 The FabulousFiffand Europe’s Backyard ...... 83 Norway Home ByChristmas...... 58 New Zealand The Indian...... 98 Bardsongs ...... 28 Netherlands Mokhtar...... 44 Morocco We Are WhatWe Are.....70 El Infi Mexico Documentary ...... 80 12 Angry Lebanese:The Lebanon Modra ...... 63 Slovak Republic Honeymoons ...... 29 Serbia The UglyDuckling ...... 99 The Stoker ...... 30 My Perestoika ...... 88 My Joy ...... 63 Exporting Raymond ...... 83 Russia Project ...... 91 The ShukarCollective Whistle ...... 59 If IWant toWhistle,I Hello! How Are You?...... 37 Romania Better ...... 30 Tomorrow Will Be The Mill&Cross .....88 Little Rose...... 61 Poland Amigo ...... 53 Phillipenes October ...... 64 Familia ...... 83 Peru erno ...... 29 ...... 23 dential ...... 92 The FourthPortrait ...... 36 Au RevoirTaipei ...... 54 Taiwan La PetiteChambre...... 60 Sounds ...... 33 In theGardenof Film Socialisme ...... 56 Switzerland Trust Me ...... 68 Sound ofNoise ...... 38 Pure ...... 65 Sweden Garbo: TheSpy ...... 84 Spain Night Fishing...... 64 The Actresses ...... 28 South Korea Miracle ...... 89 Reconcilliation: Mandela’s Coloured ...... 40 I’m NotBlack, South Africa Alive! ...... 74 The ImperialistsareStill How toLiveForever ...... 85 Hesher ...... 74 Sold ...... 84 The GreatestMovieEver Exporting Raymond ...... 83 The Encounter ...... 44 Connected ...... 32 Bringing KingtoChina ...82 World ...... 81 Bobby Fischer Against the York ...... 81 Bill CunninghamNew Better ThisWorld ...... 81 Bellfl Beginners ...... 74 A GoodMan ...... 80 String ...... 92 5 Variations onaLong USA A UsefulLife ...... 52 Uruguay Wagner &Me ...... 93 Tyrannosaur ...... 69 Project Nim ...... 89 It’s Naturaltobe Afraid ..44 Cracks ...... 55 Work ofJackCardiff ...... 82 Cameraman: TheLifeand The Arbor ...... 80 United Kingdom 10 to11 ...... 36 Turkey ower ...... 74 lm from a 4/9/11 5:29AM Films by Title

USA Cont’d FILMS BY TITLE E In the Garden of Night Fishing...... 44 The Interrupters ...... 33 Eichmann’s End ...... 82 Sounds ...... 33 No Return ...... 64 Jess + Moss ...... 37 # El Infi erno ...... 29 Incredibly Small ...... 41 Norman Mailer: The Just Like Us ...... 86 5 Variations on a Long Eleanor’s Secret ...... 98 The Indian...... 98 American ...... 34 King of Luck ...... 86 String ...... 92 The Encounter ...... 45 The Interrupters ...... 33 Nostalgia for the Light....88 Louder Than a Bomb .....87 10 to 11 ...... 36 Europe’s Backyard ...... 83 The Invisible Eye ...... 59 The Lutefi sk Wars ...... 75 12 Angry Lebanese: The Experimental Film It’s Natural to be Afraid ..44 O Made in India ...... 87 Documentary ...... 80 Program ...... 51 October ...... 64 Midnight Son...... 75 13 Assassins ...... 52 Exporting Raymond ...... 83 J On the Ice ...... 75 Mosquito ...... 45 Jess + Moss ...... 37 On Rubik’s Road ...... 44 The Myth of the American A F Journey of a Dream ...... 86 Orgasm Inc...... 88 Sleepover ...... 75 A Cat in Paris ...... 98 The Fabulous Fiff and Just Between Us...... 60 Norman Mailer: The A Good Man ...... 80 Fam ...... 44 Just Like Us ...... 86 P American ...... 34 A Screaming Man ...... 52 Facebook’s Adorno Page One: Inside the New On the Ice ...... 75 A Useful Life ...... 52 Changed My Life ...... 94 K York Times ...... 23 Orgasm Inc...... 88 Absence/Presence ...... 40 Familia ...... 83 Kawasaki’s Rose ...... 60 Paradise Recovered ...... 76 Page One: Inside the New The Actresses ...... 20 Feathered Cocaine ...... 83 Kings of Oslo...... 86 Phil Ochs: There But For York Times ...... 23 Afi nidades ...... 52 Film Socialisme ...... 56 Kinshasa Symphony ...... 33 Future ...... 89 Paradise Recovered ...... 76 Aftershock...... 53 The First Beautiful King of Luck ...... 60 Plato’s Academy ...... 64 Phil Ochs: There But For All Over the Walls ...... 80 Thing...... 56 Plume ...... 45 Future ...... 89 Amigo ...... 53 Force of Nature: The David L The Poll Diaries ...... 65 Plume ...... 45 An Earthly Paradise for Suzuki Movie ...... 84 La Petite Chambre...... 60 Position Among the Resurrect Dead ...... 90 the Eyes...... 53 The Fourth Portrait ...... 36 Laboratory ...... 60 Stars ...... 34 The Last Norwegian Project Nim ...... 89 Sea Sick ...... 45 Applause...... 53 Free Radicals: A History of find more information online at www.mspfilmfest.org The Small Assassin ...... 45 The Arbor ...... 80 Experimental Film ...... 84 Troll ...... 23 The Pruitt-Igoe Myth ...... 41 Somewhere to Au Pair, Kansas ...... 40 Le Quattro Volte ...... 61 Pure ...... 65 Disappear ...... 91 Au Revoir, Taipei ...... 54 G The Light Thief...... 61 Stake Land ...... 76 Garagouz ...... 44 Lila Lila ...... 30 Q Stuck Between Stations.23 B Garbo: The Spy ...... 84 Little Rose...... 61 The Queen of Hearts .....65 Trimpin: The Sound of Bardsongs ...... 28 Gigola ...... 57 Louder than a Bomb ...... 87 Queen to Play ...... 65 Invention ...... 92 The Beginners ...... 74 Göring’s Baton ...... 44 Love During Wartime .....87 Truck Farm ...... 92 Bellfl ower ...... 74 The Greatest Movie Ever The Lutefi sk Wars ...... 75 R Twelve Thirty ...... 30 Belvedere ...... 54 Sold ...... 84 Raavanan ...... 66 When the Dragon The Bengali Detective ...32 The Green Wave ...... 85 M Reconciliation: Mandela’s Swallowed the Sun ...... 93 Better This World ...... 81 Gunnar Goes God ...... 85 Mad Bastards ...... 61 Miracle ...... 89 Windfall ...... 94 Bibliotheque Pascal ...... 54 Made in India ...... 87 Resurrect Dead ...... 90 Bill Cunningham New H Madly in Love ...... 62 Rio Sonata ...... 90 Minnesota Made York ...... 81 Habermann ...... 57 Mamma Gógó ...... 62 Rough Tender ...... 41 All Over the Walls ...... 80 The Blood of the Yingzhou Happy, Happy ...... 57 The Man Who Will Russian Lessons ...... 90 Absence/Presence ...... 40 District ...... 93 Haru’s Journey ...... 57 Come ...... 62 Au Pair, Kansas ...... 40 Bobby Fischer Against the The Hedgehog ...... 58 Marimbas From Hell ...... 62 S Broken Dreams...... 40 World ...... 81 Hello! How Are You?...... 37 Master Class Opera...... 87 Score: A Hockey Incredibly Small ...... 41 Bringing King to China ...82 Hesher ...... 74 Men in Rut ...... 63 Musical ...... 23 The Pruitt-Igoe Myth ...... 41 Broken Dreams...... 40 Hitler in Hollywood ...... 58 Merry-Go-Round...... 63 Sea Sick ...... 45 Rough Tender ...... 41 Home By Christmas...... 58 Microphone ...... 38 Sei Venezia ...... 90 Solo 1 x 2...... 40 C Home For Christmas .....29 Midnight Son...... 75 The Shukar Collective Thicker Than Water ...... 41 Cairo 6,7,8 ...... 54 Honeymoons ...... 29 The Mill & the Cross ...... 88 Project ...... 91 Triumph67 ...... 41 Cameraman: The Life and How to Live Forever ...... 85 MN - Shorts Docs & The Sleeping Beauty .....66 MN Shorts: Docs and Work of Jack Cardiff ...... 82 How to Pick Berries ...... 44 Animations ...... 48 The Small Assassin ...... 45 Animation...... 48 Childish Films Shorts 1 ..99 How to Start Your Own MN - Shorts Emerging Small Town Murder MN Shorts: Emerging Childish Films Shorts 2 ..99 Country ...... 32 1 & 2 ...... 46 Songs ...... 38 Filmmakers 1 ...... 47 Colors in the Dark ...... 55 MN - Shorts Music Solo 1 x 2...... 40 MN Shorts: Emerging The Colors of the I Videos ...... 46 Somewhere to Filmmakers 2 ...... 47 Mountain ...... 36 If I Want to Whistle, I MN - Shorts Narrative ....46 Disappear ...... 91 MN Shorts: Music Connected ...... 32 Whistle ...... 59 Modra ...... 63 Soul of Sand ...... 66 Videos ...... 46 Cracks ...... 55 If These Walls Could Mokhtar...... 44 Sound of Noise ...... 38 MN Shorts: Narratives ...46 Crocodiles...... 98 Talk ...... 34 Mosquito ...... 45 Souvenirs: Healing After Curling ...... 55 Illegal ...... 37 My Dream ...... 94 War ...... 91 I’m Not Black, I’m My Joy ...... 63 Stake Land ...... 76 D Coloured ...... 40 My Perestoika ...... 88 Steam of Life ...... 91 David Wants to Fly ...... 82 The Imperialists Are Still The Myth of the American The Stoker ...... 30 Dooman River...... 55 Alive! ...... 74 Sleepover ...... 75 Street Days ...... 67 Dossier K ...... 56 In Another Lifetime ...... 59 Strictly Confi dential ...... 92 Dumas ...... 28 In My Father’s House Are N Stuck Between Many Mansions ...... 85 The Names of Love ...... 64 Stations...... 23 CONTINUED.....

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T Tehran, Tehran ...... 67 V The Tenants ...... 67 Vespa ...... 69 Thicker Than Water ...... 41 Viva Riva! ...... 69 This Prison Where I Live ...... 92 W Tomorrow Will Be Wagner & Me ...... 93 Better ...... 30 The Warriors of Qiugang: Tongzhi in Love ...... 93 A Chinese Village Fights The Tree ...... 67 Back...... 93 Trimpin: The Sound of We Are What We Are.....70 Films by Title Invention ...... 92 When the Dragon Triumph67 ...... 41 Swallowed the Sun ...... 93 Trollhunter ...... 23 The White Meadows ...... 70 Truck Farm ...... 92 Who Killed Chea Trust Me ...... 68 Vichea? ...... 93 Tucker and Dale Windfall ...... 94 vs Evil ...... 68 Winds of Heaven ...... 94 Twelve Thirty ...... 30 Twisted Roots ...... 68 Y Access to education, the ability to contribute in his community, and Two Indians Talking ...... 69 The Yellow Bittern: The Life someday have a family of his own, Tyrannosaur ...... 69 and Times of Liam were all once impossible dreams for Sergio. Now, he and thousands Clancy...... 34 of children around the world have a U Young Goethe in Love ...70 proud smile and a bright future. The Ugly Duckling ...... 99

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