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70 EPIC Anniversary Party headliner: Kesha

4 Festival Details 6 A Note from the Chairwoman of the Board 8 Festival Team 9 Tribute to Our Top Donors 10 Sponsors and Partners 13 A Note from the Executive Director 18 A Note from Director of Programming Festival Jury 29 20 Justin Long answers questions about 22 Film Schedule his starring role in Safe Spaces at the screening of his new movie. 26 Narrative Features 34 Documentary Features 40 Narrative Shorts 42 Documentary Shorts 46 Best Connecticut Shorts 51 Kids Shorts 58 Panels and Special Events Journey to Five Years 66 74 A conversation about the abilities in disabilities moderated by Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge

Content as of May 1, 2019 This print program is underwritten by Designed by Lauren Clayton Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Terry Crain Greenwich International Film Festival and the Crain Communications | 3 FESTIVAL DETAILS

EASY WAYS TO BUY + CONNECT

Website: Box Office Telephone: Box Office: Social Media: www.greenwichfilm.org 203-485-0415 55 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT @greenwichfilm #GIFF2019

Box Office Hours: May 6 - June 1: Monday-Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM

PASSHOLDER + TICKET HOLDER ADMISSION

Passholders are required to wear their badge for admission to all Festival events. Ticket holders must present their printed tickets at the entrance to each Festival event.

FESTIVAL VENUES

Avon Theatre: 272 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06901 Betteridge: 239 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas, Theaters 1–3: 2 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 The Capitol Theatre: 149 Westchester Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573 Cole Auditorium at Greenwich Library: 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 Gabriele’s of Greenwich: 35 Church Street, Greenwich, CT 06830 L’Escale Restaurant & Bar: 500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830

GETTING THERE + PARKING

Interstate-95 North and South: Exit-3 - Arch Street, Greenwich, CT Metro-North Railroad: Schedules & Tickets: www.mta.info/mnr

Select Passholders are granted one complimentary VIP Festival parking pass. Additional Parking: Island Beach Parking Lot: Across from 100 Arch Street Horseneck Parking Lot: Horseneck Lane

ACCOMMODATIONS

J House Greenwich: (203) 698-6980 | 1114 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06878 Delamar Greenwich Harbor: (203) 661-9800 | 500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, CT 06830 Hilton Westchester: (914) 939-6300 | 699 Westchester Ave, Rye Brook, NY 10573

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Letter from our Chairwoman and Founder

am thrilled to welcome you to the fifth annual I am also excited about a panel we are presenting called Greenwich International Film Festival. In an The Ability in Disability, in honor of my great Uncle environment where more than 80% of new film George H W Bush and the critical legislation he passed festivals fold within the first two years, we are proud to help make the world a more equitable place for all of what we have built and are confident that this (The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990). The panel year will be the best ever. In our first five years we will be moderated by my dear friend, Former Secretary Iwill have pulled off five consecutive film festivals, with over of Homeland Security and Chairman of The National 350 events, provided free year-round programming to the Organization on Disability, Tom Ridge and will feature community, raised over $600,000 to local and national a number of inspiring speakers including deaf actress charity partners and awarded more than $150,000 to Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place, Wonderstruck). filmmakers. Our lineup of films this year is undoubtedly the best we This year I am particularly excited about our Changemaker have had to date. It has been an arduous process for the Gala honoring community Changemaker Bobby Walker, Jr. programming team to narrow it down to just 58 excellent of the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich and the incredible films. From the Blue Sky Studios animation panel, which work he has done to transform lives here in Greenwich. The will be fabulous for children, to films such as Mike Wallace gala will also honor actress and activist Eva Longoria Bastón. Is Here, The Map to Paradise, Brittany Runs A Marathon, to Eva is the most broadly philanthropic actress we have our powerful closing night film Luce; I can assure you there is honored to date. She is on the board of numerous children’s something for everyone at this year’s Festival. hospitals, supports women’s organizations, children’s charities, health initiatives, environmental causes and more. Wendy Stapleton She will be accepting the award for her work advancing Chairwoman of the Board educational opportunities for Latina women and girls.

Our Epic Anniversary Party featuring a concert by Kesha at The Capitol Theatre is bound to be the most memorable yet. She is the perfect fit for GIFF. She is not only enormously talented, but strong and bold and she is a great example of a woman who has fearlessly stood up for herself regardless of the consequences.

6 | Greenwich International Film Festival HOW YOU MOVE IS WHY WE’RE HERE.

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Stamford FESTIVAL TEAM

Deborah Royce Executive Team Founders Executive Tom Scott Colleen deVeer, Director of Programming Carina Crain Board Hannah Storm Wendy Stapleton, Chairwoman of the Board Colleen deVeer Richard Brener Darnell Strom Ginger Stickel, Executive Director Wendy Stapleton Jenna Bush-Hager Emily Wachtel Jim Cabrera Festival Staff Board of Kate Clark Melissa Levin, Development Manager Directors Gabriela Dias Neelab Hussaini, Office Manager David Duchovny Ashley Bekton Shari Angel, Programmer Doug Ellin Matt Brown Sebastian Dostmann, Festival Producer Susan Smith Ellis Carina Crain Emily Martin, Associate Festival Producer Bobby Friedman Alison Davis Brittany Power, Associate Festival Producer Craig Gering Colleen deVeer Lauren Clayton, Graphic Designer Kathie Lee Gifford Julie Fareri Shamika Pandit, Social Media Manager Jared Ian Goldman Pamela Ford Bears Rebecca Fonte, Programming Consultant Kim Habul Andrew Karpen Matt Stellwagen, Website Developer Colin Hanks James Matthews Antoine Bancharel, Print Traffic Coordinator Peter Hedges Clay Pecorin Kati Vogiatjis, VIP Concierge Michael Imperioli Wendy Stapleton Alek Ustin, Talent Liaison Laura Kutnick Christian Simonds Muffie Dunn, Box Office Manager David Levien Joni Steele Kimberlin Ashley Jilnicki, Volunteer Coordinator Mark Lindsay Mark Teixeira Whitney Longworth, Venue Manager Linda Munger Larry Weissman Lynn Borselliono, Venue Manager Clea Newman Victoria Gargiulo, Screen Manager Casey Virgo, Screen Manager Kayla O’ Brien, Screen Manager Giorgio Arcelli, Videographer Lauren Stannard, Blog Content Creator Chloe Demauro, PR/Media Correspondent

Graci Djuranovic Bina Park Pre-screeners Interns Changemaker Fran Ehrlich Marjorie Pastel Lottie Abrahams Naika Denerville Gala Co-Chairs Ilona Eken Justine Pearson Gayle Artino Caroline Grogan Kate Clark Nancy Fazzinga Serena Perlman Caroline Baird Mia Kalala Kristina Gabelli Meredith Feurtado Sarah Pribyl Joe Barbieri Yunxuan Liao Haley Fisher Jordan Rhodes Jermaine Charles Hanna McKean Pamela Ford Abby Ritman Alex Constantin Matthew Mclallen Epic Anniversary Party Co-Chairs Kristina Gabelli Jennifer Roach Sarah Dawson Kylie Newman Jen Giordina Danielle Robinson Chris Gala Denise Watson Marisa Brown Shauna Graziano Jill Schecter Jennifer Giardina Zachary Williamson Ayla Farnos Kim Habul Annette Schuster Kyja Kutnick Stacy Messina Claire Haft Kristyna Sipko Varyk Kutnick Ren Harman Riann Smith Victor Lee Host Committee Melissa Hawks Natalie Stein Brooke Preston Kim Barnes Susan Hinrichs Nicola Steiner Lauren Stannard Nina Becker Elizabeth Hopley Kristin Stephens Courtney Belhumeur Brooke Jepsen Marissa Swann Nina Bliley Catherine Jones Nikol Thompson Sue Bodson Natalie Kilts Laura Tobias Ginge Cabrera M.E. Kjaernested Victoria Triplett Courtenay Carella Samantha Knapp Robyn Wasserman Kate Clark Brooke Labriola Jen Weinstein Jacqueline Cohen April Larken Jen Danzi Kerrith Mackay Alison Davis Rebecca McKeown Caitlin Davis Melanie Milgram Ashley DeSimone Eliza Niblock Candace Dhakhwa Romona Norton Gabriela Dias Nancy Ozizmir Hadley Palmer

8 | Greenwich International Film Festival TRIBUTE TO OUR TOP DONORS FOUNDING MEMBERS ANNIVERSARY SUSTAINERS * Denotes Legacy Circle members $25,000

Bradshaw-Mack Foundation (2015) Kate & Jim Clark Barry & Barbara Carroll (2015) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Terry Crain Kate & Jim Clark (2018-2019)* Colleen & Kipp deVeer Crain Family Foundation (2015-2019)* The Fareri Family Colleen & Kipp deVeer (2015, 2019)* Pamela & David B. Ford The Fareri Family (2015-2019)* Kenny & Kim Habul Pamela & David B. Ford (2015, 2019)* Darrell & Robin Harvey Jim & Jenny Matthews (2015) Joni Steele Kimberlin Donald & Muffy Miller (2015) Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation, Inc. Deborah & Chuck Royce (2015-2018) Wendy Stapleton Ras & Kristyna Sipko (2015-2018) The Stapleton Family Foundation Wendy Stapleton (2015-2019)* Mark & Leigh Teixeira The Stapleton Family Foundation (2015-2019)* Eleanor & John Sullivan (2015) PREMIER SUPPORTERS Mark & Leigh Teixeira (2015-2019)* Victoria & Mike Triplett (2015) ($2,500-$9,999) Jim & Ginge Cabrera CHANGEMAKER GALA - BELIEVERS Simon & Eve Colin Foundation ($10,000) Tori Dauphinot & Ken Hubbard Alison D. Davis Nancy & Tim Armstrong Robert & Elissa Friedman/Bungalow Gabriela Dias Trimmer & Todd Trimmer Media + Entertainment Hilary Gunn Andrew & Stacy Messina CINEPHILE SUPPORTERS John & Jennifer Monsky ($10,000 – $24,999) Linda Zwack Munger Thomas & Sarah Neff Ann Bresnan Jeff & Romona Norton Matt & Marisa Brown Nancy Ozizmir Brad & Hadley Palmer T.J. & Courtenay Carella Jeffrey & Sarah Pribyl Grace & Marko Djuravonic, Noah & Jordan Rhodes Cricket & Jim Lockhart Geoffrey & Jennifer Gerstel Ringelstein Emboss, LLC – Michael & Krystal Sachs Sue Moretti Bodson & Mike Bodson Matt & Jill Schecter Stuart & McKay Feldman Dave & Whitney Schwartz Michael & Kristina Gabelli Alan D. Schwartz & Nancy Seaman Andrew & Pam Karpen Paul & Jane Shang Jim & Jenny Matthews Michael Smith Donald & Muffy Miller Riann Smith Clay & Eva Pecorin Kevin & DeAnne Sneddon Chuck & Deborah Royce Jeff & Nikol Thompson Victoria Ershova Triplett Glenn & Laura Tobias Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc. Judith & Stephen Wertheimer Dr. Tom Wilson & Elisa Gabelli Wilson GREENWICH SUPPORTERS ($1,500-$2,499)

Anonymous Gudmundur & M.E. Kjaernested Supporters as of May 1, 2019 Boulan Family Samantha Knapp Ilona Eken David & Melissa Levien Friedman Family Foundation Howard Levy Dr. Lynne Haven & Mr. Paul Rinaldi Brian & Giovanna Miller Carney & Melissa Hawks Mark & Emma Pennington Greenwich International Film Festival | 9 George & Elizabeth Hopley Steve & Eileen Simmons 2019 SPONSORS

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540 Design Studio, LLC Greenwich Taxi The Orchard A24 Films Darrell Harvey PKF O’Connor Davies Alpha Graphics Hassett Express Red Bull Media Amazon Studios Hilton Westchester Sebass Events & Entertainment Amplify Snack Brands L’Escale Restaurant/ Signs Pro ASHA by Ashley McCormick Delamar Greenwich Harbor SLT Greenwich Bleecker Street La Difference Event Photography SN Consulting, LLC Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas LSC Communications SoulCycle Greenwich Rob and Eunice Burnett Magnolia Speed Printing and Graphics George H W Bush Matouk Craig and Debbie Stapleton The Capitol Theatre Metro North Studio 162 Casamigos Tequila Minuteman Press of Greenwich Tribeca Film Festival Holly Danger The Nantucket Project Uplifted, Inc. ESPN Neon Valmont Cosmetics Falco, Ink. New Line Cinema PARTICIPANTS

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“A hero is an ordinary individual Thank you to all of the actors, panelists, moderators, and performers that it has taken to deliver programs that who finds the strength to entertain, educate and inspire. persevere and endure in spite Thank you to our sponsors, passholders, ticketholders and of overwhelming obstacles.” donors who allow GIFF to make the arts more accessible to –Christopher Reeve the greater community, attract top talent to the area, offer cash awards to filmmakers, support charity partners, and contribute to a thriving arts and cultural center. n my experience helping to develop, launch and grow the Greenwich International Film Festival Thank you to our friends and family for being there for us over the past five years, I’ve met many heroes. The through the ups and downs of the GIFF journey. journey to build GIFF hasn’t been an easy one. We’ve overcome significant obstacles and adversity Last, but perhaps most important, thank you to the throughout the process. On the eve of our five- incredibly talented GIFF team, past and present. Anyone year anniversary Festival, I’d like to take this opportunity I who has worked for this organization knows the countless to thank those whose spirit, dedication, perseverance, hours of hard work that it takes to pull off a Festival with and overall can-do attitude greatly shaped GIFF into the over 75 events. Nothing would be possible without you! organization that it is today.

It’s limitless what people can do despite the challenges they Thank you to the believers, the people who have stepped face. Our special five-year anniversary program reflects up to support our vision of a “Festival that could harness this wisdom. It’s evident in films like Touching the Sky, the power of film to serve the greater good.” underwritten by The Simon and Eve Colin Foundation, Any One Of Us, sponsored by Performance PT and Artifishal. Thank you to our Board of Directors and Executive Board It’s at the forefront of our panel discussions such as, The for their leadership and commitment over the years. Price of Gold presented by Hospital for Special Surgery and Storytelling to Inspire Change sponsored by J.P. Morgan. Thank you to the Town of Greenwich, the State of Connecticut, and local businesses for working with us to I hope you take advantage of all that our Festival has to make our dream of launching GIFF come true, and for offer and leave having been influenced by the heroes being a part of our fabulous Festival village. among us. Thank you to the filmmakers who have entrusted us with Ginger Stickel their powerful works of art, and exposed our audiences to Executive Director The Ashforth Company new ways of thinking.

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272 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901 Box Office: 203-967-3660 www.avontheatre.org Greenwich International Film Festival | 17 Note from the Director of Programming

am so proud that we are celebrating our Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Sweden, UK, 5th Anniversary GIFF Season! We couldn’t Uruguay, and of course, the United States. have done it without the tremendous support of this community who has rallied Our Opening Night Film, Brittany Runs a Marathon, directed behind us to make this exciting cultural by Paul Downs Colaizzo and starring Jillian Bell, is not to event a reality in town. It has been a be missed. Brittany Runs a Marathon is a heartwarming fantastic year picking films from our ever- and inspirational narrative feature that tells the story of a growing online submissions and from the seemingly out-of-control young woman who decides to festival circuit. The GIFF team welcomed a make a life change and run the NYC Marathon. Our team new Programmer to the crew in November, saw the film at Sundance, where it was swiftly acquired by Shari Angel. Shari and I are thrilled to Amazon Studios. We also have the pleasure of sharing with share the voices of some of the greatest you several Centerpiece Films in our lineup. From Director, domestic and international storytellers that Julius Onah, we have our Closing Night Narrative Film, Luce. we’ve scouted along the way. Naomi Watts and Tim Roth star as “woke” parents who have to reckon with the idealized image of their adopted son In an effort to continue our year-round programming, we from war torn Eritrea played by rising star, Kelvin Harrison Jr. had the pleasure of holding several advance screenings for Our Closing Night Documentary, Cold Case Hammarskjöld, our audience in the fall, winter and spring. They included handles the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld, second Ithe films Colette, What They Had, The Director’s Cut of Fair Secretary-General of the United Nations. Led by Danish Game (with Producer, Avram Ludwig, Director, Doug Liman, Director, Mads Brügger, and Swedish Private Investigator, and subject of the film, Valerie Plame in attendance), and Göran Björkdahl, their investigation closes in on the tragic Ben is Back (with Director, Writer, Producer, and new GIFF story only to discover a crime far worse than what they set Board Member, Peter Hedges in attendance). We also had out to unravel. Director and Producer, Matt Heineman, return to GIFF with his new film, A Private War and held a special screening of Featured in the lineup comes Brian Banks, a film based on Bleecker Street’s powerful film, Hotel Mumbai. the true story of the wrongful incarceration of a football player with dreams of the NFL; Auggie, the poignant story of After screening hundreds of submissions, the programming a married man in love with an augmented reality companion; team traveled to Sundance in January in search of the best and Anyone of Us, an inside look into the world of spinal of the best in filmmaking on the festival circuit. We narrowed cord injuries. We also have New Line Cinema’s Blinded by down our program into a diverse yet cohesive group of the Light, a coming-of-age film about a teenager learning films- both narrative and documentary shorts and features. to understand his family and find his own voice through These films explore a broad range of subject matter from the music of Bruce Springsteen, and, lastly, Safe Spaces, politics and health care to human rights, education and racial the story of a New York City professor who has to defend discrimination. We found several themes running through his reputation while spending a week reconnecting with his our program of films and panels this year. Environmental family. Our other favorite documentary and narrative shorts conservation is a subject explored in many of these stories. and feature films are outstanding this year, as well. There are Homelessness and disability inclusion are also prevalent so many to choose from and we hope that you enjoy them as themes. Of the 58 films in the 2019 program, 38 will have much as we have over the last nine months. cast, crew, and/or subjects representing the films for Q&A’s following the screenings- something we are very proud of. In addition to our beautiful and inspiring films, our fantastic We are also incredibly pleased that 20 countries will be panels include The Ability in Disability moderated by represented in our 5th Anniversary Season. They include: Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security and Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Denmark, Board Chairman of The National Organization on Disability, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Macedonia, Governor Tom Ridge, which will be a fascinating discussion

18 | Greenwich International Film Festival 5 Years of Programming that Makes an Impact about disability inclusion in the workplace and in the arts. GIFF Sponsor, J.P. Morgan, will be presenting a panel discussion examining Storytelling to Inspire Change with panelists, Abigail Disney, Founder, Partner and Producer at Level Forward, Laura Lewis of Rebelle Media, and Melinda Arons of Participant Media. On Saturday, June 1st at 11am at Cole Auditorium The Price of Gold will tackle what it takes to become a world class athlete. This special event will be in partnership with ESPN, presented by Hospital for Special Surgery, and will include doctors, elite athletes and directors from ESPN’s 30 for 30 series. Finally, Behind the Scenes with Blue Sky Studios will provide a sneak peak into the different stages of animation and will shed a light on how animated movies are made from script to screen.

It is the mission of GIFF to use film to inspire change— change in perspective, change in the world and change in our hearts. We want our audience to develop a new sense of awareness about the struggles that people face on a global level and then the impetus to act on it. Film as a medium has the capability to do so much more than simply entertain.

In conclusion, I would like to dedicate this film program to my father, Barry Carroll, who passed away in December. He was my very own home cinema history professor. I was a very lucky girl to parlay that education into this career. He taught me how to tell a story, how a film is made and edited, and how to look at movies through my own, unique lens as an artist. I have enjoyed building this company with this incredible team. I thank our crew for their patience and support, our filmmakers who allowed us to share their stories, our fantastic Jury of entertainment professionals for their time and efforts in helping us select the winners of each competitive category, our Pre-screening Committee, our tremendous GIFF Board, our interns who spent thousands of hours of their time reviewing and rating films, our volunteers, our loving families, and all of you, who have trusted our taste and taken a leap with us for the last five years.

Cheers!

Colleen Carroll deVeer Founder and Director of Programming

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Ann Bresnan Sam Kleiner Conor McAdam Connie Nielsen Philanthropist Publicity, Tribeca Manager, Acquisitions at Screen Actress Enterprises Media

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

Lesley Coffin Craig Coyne Marissa McMahon Manager, Rights and Clearances at HBO Screenwriter Producer

NARRATIVE FEATURES

David Ehrlich Andrew Goldman Christian Hughes Senior Film Critic, IndieWire Vice President, Programming at Director, Film Programming at HBO Fathom Events

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Aya Lehman Ed Ruggiero Riann Smith Staff Writer, Merry-Go-Round Tax Credit Administrator, Connecticut Office FOLIO Winning Writer, Author Magazine of Film, Television, & Digital Media

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Ned Ehrbar William Fitzgerald Jess Mills Filmmaker Filmmaker Director, Content Marketing at Breaker

NARRATIVE SHORTS

Hogan Gorman Brandon Smithey Amanda Trokan Actor/Writer Director, Program Planning and Manager, Film Programming at HBO Scheduling at Smithsonian Channel/ Showtime Networks Greenwich International Film Festival | 21 NARRATIVE DOC. NARRATIVE DOC. CT SHORTS KIDS 22 | Greenwich International Film Festival FEAT. FEAT. SHORTS SHORTS PROGRAM SHORTS PANEL OR PARTY CENTERPIECE SOCIAL IMPACT OPENING/CLOSING FILM FAMILY FRIENDLY Greenwich International Film Festival | 23 Saturday, June 1

AVON BOW TIE BOW TIE BOW TIE COLE AUDITORIUM VARIOUS LOCATION THEATRE THEATER 1 THEATER 2 THEATER 3 GREENWICH LIBRARY CHECK EVENT 10 am KIDS COMMUNITY SHORTS* FIRST *· 10:00 AM 65 MINS 10:00 AM 11 am THE LAST 83 MINS MACK WRESTLES THE PRICE OF COLOR* ESPN 30 FOR 30 * GOLD PANEL 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 12 pm 90 MINS 25 MINS SPRINTER 11:00 AM

AUGGIE* 12:00 PM CELESTE* 114 MINS 1 pm 12:30 PM THE ABILITY IN 81 MINS 12:45 PM DISABILITY 106 MINS PANEL 2 pm 1:00 PM

DOCUMENTARY 3 pm SHORTS PROGRAM* ANY ONE OF US* SAFE SPACES* 3:00 PM BALIAN* 2:30 PM 87 MINS 4 pm 117 MINS 3:30 PM 93 MINS 3:45 PM 85 MINS 5 pm

AFTERWARD* 6 pm VANILLA* 5:30 PM MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE PIZZA, A LOVE 95 MINS 6:00 PM COOL* 7 pm 87 MINS STORY* 6:30 PM 6:00 PM 85 MINS 115 MINS EPIC 8 pm ANNIVERSARY MIDNIGHT PARTY FEAT. WILD ROSE THEM THAT FAMILY KESHA 9 pm FOLLOW 8:15 PM The Capitol 8:30 PM 8:30 PM 81 MINS Theatre 100 MINS 98 MINS 10 pm 149 Westchester Ave, Port Chester, NY 7:30 PM

NARRATIVE DOC. NARRATIVE DOC. CT SHORTS KIDS 24 | Greenwich International Film Festival FEAT. FEAT. SHORTS SHORTS PROGRAM SHORTS PANEL OR PARTY Sunday, June 2

AVON BOW TIE BOW TIE BOW TIE COLE AUDITORIUM VARIOUS LOCATION THEATRE THEATER 1 THEATER 2 THEATER 3 GREENWICH LIBRARY CHECK EVENT 10 am

KIDS SHORTS * 11 am SAFE MAKING DOCUMENTARY SPACES* 10:30 AM MONTGOMERY SHORTS 11:00 AM 83 MINS CLIFT PROGRAM* 11:00 AM 12 pm 93 MINS 88 MINS 11:00 AM 117 MINS BEHIND THE 1 pm SCENES WITH BRIAN BLUE SKY STUDIOS BANKS* CELESTE* PANEL 1:15 PM 12:30 PM 2 pm AFTERWARD* 99 MINS 1:30 PM 106 MINS 2:00 PM ARTIFISHAL 3 pm 95 MINS 2:30 PM 83 MINS

4 pm I WANT MY MTV* 4:00 PM BALIAN* 5 pm 86 MINS 4:30 PM LOOPERS: 85 MINS BEST CT THE CADDIE’S SHORTS* LONG WALK* 6 pm 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 80 MINS 110 MINS 7 pm COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD LUCE 8 pm 7:00 PM LES INVISIBLES 7:30 PM 128 MINS 109 MINS 8:00 PM 9 pm 103 MINS

CENTERPIECE SOCIAL IMPACT OPENING/CLOSING FILM FAMILY FRIENDLY Greenwich International Film Festival | 25 NARRATIVE FILMS

AUGGIE BLINDED BY THE LIGHT BRIAN BANKS Community Partner: India Cultural Charity Partner: The California Center Greenwich Innocence Project USA / SCI-FI DRAMA / 81 MINS UK / INSPIRATIONAL DRAMA / 114 MINS USA / DRAMA / 99 MINS

Forced into an early retirement A joyful story of courage, love, hope, The inspirational true story of Brian Banks and feeling ignored by his wife and family and the unique ability of music to (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high daughter, Felix (Richard Kind) finds lift the human spirit, Blinded by the Light school football star committed to USC himself falling in love with Auggie, an is an inspirational drama set to the music who finds his life upended when he is augmented reality companion only and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t he can see, and slipping out of touch songs. The film tells the story of Javed commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks with reality. In a virtual world that (Viveik Kalra) a British teen of Pakistani is railroaded through a broken justice feels too good to be true (and too descent, growing up in the town of system and sentenced to a decade of real to let go of), Felix struggles to Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the prison and probation. Years later, with the recognize his growing addiction to the racial and economic turmoil of the times, support of Justin Brooks (Greg Kinnear) technology, its impact on his real-world he writes poetry as a means to escape and the California Innocence Project, relationships, and the increasingly the intolerance of his hometown and Banks fights to the inflexibility of his traditional father. blurred lines between the two. reclaim his life and But when a classmate introduces him to fulfill his dreams of the music of Bruce Springsteen, Javed playing in the NFL. sees parallels to his working-class life in the powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express Director(s): Tom Shadyac himself in his own Producer(s): Amy Baer, Monica unique voice. Levinson, Shivani Rawat (Producers) Brian K. Banks, Justin Brooks, Neil Matt Kane Director(s): Strum, Derrick Tseng, Tirrell D. Whittley Marc Underhill, Director(s): Gurinder Chadha Producer(s): (Executive Producers) Chris Ceccotti, Matt Kane, John Henry Hinkel, Producer(s): Jane Barclay, Connor Flanagan (Co-Producers) Robert Sharman Gurinder Chadha, Jamal Daniel Doug Atchison Matt Kane, Screenwriter(s): Sarfraz Manzoor, Screenwriter(s): Screenwriter(s): Greg Hayden Marc Underhill Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges Editor(s): Ricardo Diaz Marc Underhill Editor(s): Justin Krish Dir. of Photography: Editor(s): Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Natasha Mullan Dir. of Photography: Ben Smithard Key Cast: Dir. of Photography: Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd, Xosha Richard Kind, Key Cast: Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Key Cast: Roquemore, Tiffany Dupont Susan Blackwell, Christen Harper, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Simone Policano, Larisa Oleynik Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman, Aaron Phagura 5/29 | AVON THEATRE | 7:00 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 2:45 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 12:30 PM 5/30 | BOW TIE - THEATER 1 | 3:00 PM 6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 1:15 PM

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BRITTANY RUNS A CELESTE LES INVISIBLES

MARATHON FRANCE / COMEDY, DRAMA / 102 MINS Sponsored by: Hospital for Special Surgery AUSTRALIA / DRAMA / 105 MINS French with English subtitles USA / DRAMA / 103 MINS A renowned opera diva who retired In three months a homeless shelter for Brittany Forgler is a funny, likeable, early to live on a crumbling estate in women is set to close as the result of 27-year-old hot mess of a New Yorker the rainforest is set to return to the an administration decision. The social whose late-night adventures and stage for her final performance. workers running the center will do early-morning walks-of-shame make whatever it takes to reintegrate the her late for work every day. But when she stops by a Yelp-recommended women back into society. They have no doctor’s office in an attempt to score protocol, everything is permitted... but Adderall, Brittany gets handed a series time is running out. of diagnoses instead—elevated heart rate, high blood pressure… the list goes on. Suddenly forced to get a grip, Brittany laces up her Converse sneakers and runs one sweaty block. The next day, she runs two. Soon she runs a mile. Feeling inspired, Brittany sets her sights on the New York City Marathon. This lifelong partier finally has direction, but is she on the right path? Director(s): Ben Hackworth Director(s): Louis-Julien Petit Producer(s): Lizzette Atkins, Producer(s): Liza Benguigui, Philippe Raphael Cocks (Producers) Dupuis-Mendel (Producers) Marc Director/Screenwriter: Stephen Fitzgibbon, Shaun Miller, Ladreit de Lacharrière (Associate Paul Downs Colaizzo Matt Noonan (Executive Producers) Co-Producer) Producer(s): Matthew Plouffe, Bille Brown, Louis-Julien Petit, Tobey Maguire, Margot Hand Screenwriter(s): Screenwriter(s): Ben Hackworth Marion Doussot (collaboration), (Producers) Richard Weinberg, Jillian Bell, Paul Downs Colaizzo (Executive Editor(s): Peter Carrodus Claire Lajeunie (collaboration) Producers) Jolian Blevins (Co Producer) Dir. of Photography: Katie Milwright Editor(s): Nathan Delannoy, Editor(s): Casey Brooks, Peter Teschner Key Cast: Radha Mitchell, Antoine Vareille Paloma López Carrillo Thomas Cocquerel, Nadine Garner, Dir. of Photography: David Chambille Dir. of Photography: Seamus Tierney Odessa Young, Emm Wiseman Key Cast: Audrey Lamy, Corinne Key Cast: Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Masiero, Noémie Lvovsky, Déborah Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Lukumuena David Chambille Micah Stock, Alice Lee 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 12:45 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE - THEATER 1 | 5:30 PM 6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 1:30 PM 6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 8:00 PM

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LUCE MONOS MS. WHITE LIGHT COLOMBIA, ARGENTINA, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, SWEDEN, URUGUAY / DRAMA / 102 MINS USA / DRAMA /109 MINS English and Spanish with English subtitles USA / COMEDY, DRAMA / 95 MINS

A married couple is forced to reckon In a remote mountaintop setting some- Lex Cordova’s business is dying. She has with their idealized image of their son, where in Latin America, a rebel group a unique ability to connect with her clients adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an of teenage commandos bearing noms that are terminally ill. It’s just everyone alarming discovery by a devoted high de guerre like Rambo, Smurf, Bigfoot, else that she has a problem with. Valerie is school teacher threatens his status as Wolf and Boom-Boom perform military a no bullshit woman who loves living her an all-star student. training exercises while watching over life. Her only way out is thru Lex. a prisoner (Julianne Nicholson) and a conscripted milk cow for a shadowy force known only as The Organization. After an ambush drives the squadron into the jungle, fracturing their intricate bond, the mission begins to collapse.

Director(s): Julius Onah Director(s): Alejandro Landes Director/Screenwriter: Paul Shoulberg Producer(s): John Baker, Julius Onah, Producer(s): Alejandro Landes, Producer(s): Zachary Spicer, Andrew Yang (Producers) Rob Feng, Fernando Epstein, Santiago Zapata, John Robert Armstrong, Gordon Strain Amber Wang, JC Lee (Executive Cristina Landes Screenwriter(s): Doug Atchison Producers) Eric Ro, Marshall Johnson Screenwriter(s): Alejandro Landes, Editor(s): Kevin Weaver (Co-Producers) Jeffrey Penman Alexis Dos Santos Dir. of Photography: Jim Timperman (Associate Producer) Editor(s): Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Ted Key Cast: Roberta Colindrez, Screenwriter(s): JC Lee, Julius Onah Guard, Santiago Otheguy John Ortiz, Judith Light, Carson Meyer, Editor(s): Madeleine Gavin Dir. of Photography: Jasper Wolf Zachary Spicer Dir. of Photography: Larkin Seiple Key Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Moisés Key Cast: Naomi Watts, Octavia Arias, Sofia Buenaventura, Deiby Spencer, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Tim Roth, Rueda, Karen Quintero, Laura Castrillón Norbert Leo Butz, Andrea Bang

6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 7:30 PM 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 8:45 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 2:30 PM

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SAFE SPACES SISTER AIMEE SPRINTER

Sponsored by: Inspir USA / BIOGRAPHY / 87 MINS JAMAICA, USA / DRAMA, SPORTS / 114 MINS USA / COMEDY / 93 MINS English and Spanish with English subtitles English with English subtitles

A New York City professor (Justin In 1926, America’s most famous A Jamaican teen, burdened by an Long) spends a week reconnecting evangelist is a woman. And she’s unstable father and an unruly older with his family while defending his looking for a way out. Fed up with her brother, hopes a meteoric rise in reputation over controversial behavior own success, she gets swept up in her track-and-field can reunite him with his at his college. lover’s daydreams about Mexico and mother, who has lived illegally in the finds herself on a wild road trip towards U.S. for over a decade. the border. Based on true events. Mostly made up.

Director(s): Storm Saulter Producer(s): Clarence Hammond, James Lassiter, Robert A. Maylor, Director(s): Samantha Buck, Jamal M. Watson (Producers) Jana Marie Schlingmann Babatunde-Bey, Joseph Bagdonovich, Producer(s): Bettina Barrow, Vinoda Basnayake, Aaron Carr, Zachary David Hartstein, Katherine Harper Harding, Richard Jefferson, Donald Director(s): Daniel Schechter (Producers) Lily Rabe, Ranvaud, Will Smith, In Cheoul Yeo Producer(s): Courtenay Johnson, Lee Stobby (Executive Producers) (Executive Producers) Kareema Bee Lawrence Greenberg, Jordan Kessler Screenwriter(s): Samantha Buck, (Associate Producer), Mark G. Mathis Editor(s): Daniel Schechter Marie Schlingmann (Co-Producer) Dir. of Photography: Gregory Wilson Editor(s): Katie Ennis Screenwriter(s): Robert A. Maylor, Key Cast: Justin Long, Kate Berlant, Dir. of Photography: Storm Saulter Michael Godere, Lynn Cohen, Fran Carlos Valdes-Lora Editor(s): Zimo Huang, Kenny Kiesecker Drescher, Richard Schiff Key Cast: Anna Margaret Hollyman, Dir. of Photography: Michael Mosley, Andrea Suarez Paz, Pedro Gómez Millán Julie White, Macon Blair, Key Cast: Dale Elliott, Lorraine Amy Hargreaves Toussaint, David Alan Grier, Kadeem Wilson, Shantol Jackson

6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 3:30 PM 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 8:30 PM 6/2 | AVON THEATRE | 11:00 AM 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 12:30 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 12:00 PM

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FAMILY FRIENDLY THE LAST COLOR THE TOMORROW MAN THE WITCH HUNTERS Community Partner: India Cultural Center Greenwich USA / DRAMA, ROMANCE / 94 MINS SERBIA, MACEDONIA / FAMILY / 86 MINS INDIA / DRAMA / 90 MINS Hindi with English subtitles Nine-year-old flower seller and Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing 10-year-old Jovan is often escaping reality tightrope walker Chhoti befriends for a disaster that may never come. to immerse himself into a fantasy world. Noor, a 70 year old widow living a Ronnie Meisner spends her life It all changes when he befriends his new colorless life of abstinence. Chhoti shopping for things she may never use. classmate Milica and the adventure to promises hope to Noor as this In a small town somewhere in America, hunt her ‘witch’ stepmother starts. poignant story of love, friendship, these two people will try to find love commitment and victory of the human while trying not to get lost in each spirit unfolds on the banks of River other’s stuff. Ganges.

Director(s): Vikas Khanna Director(s): Noble Jones Director/Screenwriter: Rasko Miljkovic Producer(s): Jitendra Mishra, Producer(s): Luke Rivett, Nicolaas Producer(s): Jovana Karaulic (Producer) Bindu Khanna, Poonam Kaul Bertelsen, James Schamus, Tony Lipp Ognen Antov, Snezana Penev Screenwriter(s): Vikas Khanna (Producers) Jennifer Wenjie Dong, Figo (Co-Producers) Editor(s): Archit Rastogi Li, Avy Eschenasy, Joe Pirro (Executive Screenwriter(s): Marko Manojlovic, Dir. of Photography: Subranshu Das Producers) Emma Shan Wang, Jacob Milos Kreckovic Key Cast: Neena Gupta, Aqsa Siddiqui Xiaofeng Li (Associate Producers) Editor(s): Djordje Markovic Screenwriter(s): Noble Jones Dir. of Photography: Miksa Andjelic Editor(s): Zimo Huang Key Cast: Mihajlo Milavic, Dir. of Photography: Noble Jones Silma Mahmuti Key Cast: John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton, Sophie Thatcher, Eve Harlow

6/1 | AVON THEATRE | 11:00 AM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 7:15 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 5:00 PM

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THEM THAT FOLLOW THEN CAME YOU VANILLA

USA / DRAMA / 98 MINS USA, UK / DRAMA / 97 MINS USA / COMEDY, ROMANCE / 87 MINS

Inside a snake-handling church A lonely widow plans a trip around the A freewheeling comedian determined deep in Appalachia, a forbidden world with her husband’s ashes, to visit to save her family business invites an relationship forces a pastor’s daughter the places they loved in the movies. uptight entrepreneur on a road trip to to confront her community’s deadly The first stop on the journey changes sell a van with a complicated history. tradition. her life forever. Romance ignites on their three-day trip south, but is tested as they discover each other’s secrets. When the van sale deteriorates, they must decide if their very new connection is worth more than a very old van.

Director(s): Brittany Poulton, Director(s): Adriana Trigiani Director(s): Will Dennis Dan Madison Savage Producer(s): Kathie Lee Gifford, Producer(s): Adam Peryer, Will Dennis, Producer(s): Bradley Gallo, Adriana Trigiani, Matthew T. Weiner Tom Atwell Michael Helfant, Gerard Butler, (Producers) Michael Espinosa, Screenwriter(s): Will Dennis Alan Siegel, Danielle Robinson Jean Morrissey (Co-Producers) Editor(s): Catrin Hedstrom (Producers) William C. Gallo, Screenwriter(s): Kathie Lee Gifford Dir. of Photography: Tom Atwell Michael Leahy (Executive Producers) Editor(s): Vito DeSario Key Cast: Will Dennis, Screenwriter(s): Brittany Poulton, Dir. of Photography: Kelsea Bauman-Murphy Dan Madison Savage Reynaldo Villalobos Editor(s): Joshua Raymond Lee Key Cast: Kathie Lee Gifford, Craig Dir. of Photography: Brett Jutkiewicz Ferguson, Ford Kiernan, Phyllida Law Key Cast: Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann

5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 8:30 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 3:00 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 8:30 PM 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 1:00 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 6:00 PM

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2019

WILD ROSE The Greenwich

UK / COMEDY, DRAMA, MUSIC / 100 MINS International Film Festival would like to thank our A rebellious country singer dreams of trading the working-class streets of film award sponsors Glasgow for the Grand Ole Opry of Nashville. Best Documentary Feature Sponsored by Diageo

Best Narrative Feature Sponsored by Diageo

Best Social Impact Film Award Sponsored by Director(s): Tom Harper Producer(s): Faye Ward (Producer) Diageo Natascha Wharton, Leslie Finlay, Alison Owen, Xavier Marchand, Polly Stokes (Executive Producers) Best Connecticut Shorts Screenwriter(s): Nicole Taylor Program & Award Sponsored by Editor(s): Mark Eckersley Dir. of Photography: George Steel Connecticut Office of Film, Key Cast: Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Television & Digital Media Sophie Okonedo Best Narrative Short Underwritten Bill & Ann Bresnan Foundation

Best Documentary Short Underwritten by 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 6:15 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 8:30 PM Bill & Ann Bresnan Foundation

32 | Greenwich International Film Festival Greenwich International Film Festival | 33 DOCUMENTARY FILMS

FAMILY FRIENDLY AFTERWARD ANY ONE OF US ARTIFISHAL Sponsored by: Performance Physical USA / 95 MINS Therapy and Wellness English, Arabic, Hebrew, German with Charity Partner: Wings for Life - Spinal Cord English subtitles Research Foundation. In partnership with USA, CANADA, NORWAY, WALES / 83 MINS Red Bull Media House Ofra Bloch, a New York-based USA / 87 MINS Artifishal is a film about wild rivers psychoanalyst specializing in trauma, and wild fish that explores the high was born in Jerusalem to a Jewish When professional mountain biker Paul cost—ecological, financial and Basagoitia suffers a devastating spinal family that emigrated to Palestine in cord injury (SCI), his life is changed in an cultural—of our mistaken belief that the 1920s. Disturbed by the resurgence instant. Discovering that he’s become engineered solutions can make up for of fascism and anti-Semitism around paralyzed, Paul begins a grueling battle habitat destruction. The film traces the world, Ofra travels to Germany, against his own body and mind, in the the impact of fish hatcheries, and the Israel, and Palestine to confront her hope of one day being able to walk extraordinary amount of public money again. His excruciating recovery unfolds own deep-seated feelings about in real time through raw, intimate wasted on an industry that hinders wild Germans and Palestinians, and the footage— much of which was filmed fish recovery, pollutes our rivers and tensions between the Holocaust and by Paul himself—as we see him fight contributes to the problem it claims the Nakba. In the process, she explores through the agonies of an unpredictable to solve. Artifishal also dives beneath journey and uncertain future. A chorus the nature of resistance and the the surface of the open-water fish farm of other diverse SCI survivors weaves possibility of hope. through the film, shining light on the controversy, as citizens work to stop struggles that Paul now faces. After the damage done to public waters and years of relentless hard work, intense our remaining wild salmon. physical therapy, and even controversial stem cell treatments, Paul slowly begins to build a new life for himself. Any One of Us shows how lives can change forever in the blink of an eye— and the resilience, grit, and determination it takes to stay open to life’s possibilities, even under the most trying of circumstances. Director(s): Ofra Bloch Director(s): Josh Murphy Producer(s): Jack Riccobono (Producer) Producer(s): Josh Murphy, Fernando Villena Abigail E. Disney, Adam Schlesinger Director(s): Laura Wagner, Dylan Tomine Ben Bryan, Nate Nash (Executive Producers) Producer(s): (Producers) Yvon Chouinard (Producers) Aaron Lutze, Charlie Editor(s): Michael J. Palmer (Executive Producer) Rosene, Jim Sayer, Paul Basagoitia, Dir. of Photography: Alex Stikich Screenwriter(s): Josh Murphy, Scott Bradfield, Werner Brell Collin Kriner (Executive Producers) Editor(s): Collin Kriner 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 5:30 PM 6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 2:00 PM 6/1 | COLE AUDITORIUM | 3:00 PM 6/2 | COLE AUDITORIUM | 2:30 PM

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FAMILY FRIENDLY BALIAN COLD CASE COMMUNITY FIRST, A HAMMARSKJÖLD HOME FOR THE HOMELESS

USA, INDONESIA / 85 MINS DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN, English, Balinese with English subtitles BELGIUM / 128 MINS US / 65 MINS English, French, Bemba, Swedish, Danish The rise and fall of a traditional with English subtitles A truly unique community transforming Balinese healer after being the lives of homeless people in Austin, ‘discovered’ by Western tourists. Texas. Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a crime far worse than killing the Secretary- General of the United Nations.

Director(s): Daniel McGuire Director(s): Mads Brügger Director(s): Layton Blaylock Producer(s): Injil Abu Bakar Producer(s): Peter Engel, Producer(s): Layton Blaylock (Producer) Bjarte Mørner Tveit, Andreas Rocksén Quincy Lowman, Jeff Hastings (Producers) Bram Crols (Co-Producer) (Executive Producers) Screenwriter(s): Mads Brügger Editor(s): Paul Patrin Editor(s): Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani Dir. of Photography: Layton Blaylock Dir. of Photography: Tore Vollan 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 3:45 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 12:30 PM 6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 4:30 PM 6/2 | BOW TIE - THEATER 2 | 7:00 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 10:00 AM

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I WANT MY MTV LOOPERS: THE CADDIE’S MAKING MONTGOMERY LONG WALK CLIFT Co-sponsored by: CAIS and PURE Insurance USA / 86 MINS USA / 80 MINS USA / 88 MINS

A touchstone in the lives of millions of Centuries old and enjoyed by tens of Montgomery Clift was one of the most young people, as well as a home for millions of people worldwide, golf is influential actors in the history of cinema, musicians and filmmakers to display seen by many as more than a sport. Yet bucking traditions on and off screen, but their frequently offbeat sense of artistic what do we know about the “other” countless biographies have reduced him vision, upstart music network MTV burst person on the course? The man or to labels like “tragically self-destructive” onto televisions on August 1, 1981. woman behind the player carrying the and “tormented.” Now, nephew Robert Via a combination of the scrappy bag? It is often said that a good caddie Clift and Hillary Demmon rigorously handful of young adults serving as does three things: show up, keep examine the flawed narratives that have hosts, the fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants up and shut up. But a great caddie come to define Monty’s legacy. Drawing production style, and the music mini- wears many hats. They’re the player’s on interviews with family and loved movies that were the foundation of the psychologist, mother/father figure, ones and a rich collection of unreleased original channel, MTV was like nothing technical adviser and confidante. archival materials from Monty and his Americans had ever seen before. Whether familiar or new, these are brother, Brooks Clift, this fresh portrait stories that will make you rethink how of the actor’s passions, contributions you look at golf, and especially the job and commitment to living and working of the caddie. Narrated by Bill Murray. in his own way gives one of Hollywood’s underappreciated legends his due.

Director(s)/ Screenwriter(s): Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop Producer(s): Kerri Borsuk, David Kennedy, Nick Quested, Tyler Measom, Director(s): Jason Baffa Patrick Waldrop (Producers) Robert Clift, Producer(s): David Brookwell, Director(s): Brad Abramson, Craig Wilkinson Hillary Demmon (Executive Producers) Djaka Souare, Ward Clayton, Clark Cunningham Producer(s): Robert Clift, Brooke Wilkinson (Associate Producers) (Producers) Jim Packer, Chris Brown (Executive Producers) Hillary Demmon (Producers) Gerald Screenwriter(s): Tyler Measom, Herman (Co-Executive Producer) Patrick Waldrop Screenwriter(s): Carl Cramer Editor(s): Hillary Demmon Torben Bernhard, Tyler Measom Dir. of Photography: Jason Baffa Editor(s): Dir. of Photography: Robert Clift Dir. of Photography: Tyler Measom Key Cast: Bill Murray

6/2 | BOW TIE - THEATER 1 | 4:00 PM 6/2 | COLE AUDITORIUM | 5:00 PM 6/2 | BOW TIE - THEATER 2 | 11:00 AM

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MIDNIGHT FAMILY MIKE WALLACE IS HERE MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL Sponsored by: First Republic Bank MEXICO, USA / 81 MINS USA, UK / 115 MINS Spanish with English subtitles USA / 94 MINS English, French with English subtitles

In Mexico City’s wealthiest For over half a century, 60 Minutes’ A visionary, innovator, and originator neighborhoods, the Ochoa family fearsome newsman Mike Wallace who defied categorization and runs a private ambulance, competing went head-to-head with the world’s embodied the word cool: a foray into with other for-profit EMTs for patients most influential figures. Relying the life and career of musical and in need of urgent help. exclusively on archival footage, the cultural icon Miles Davis. film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Mike’s storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.

Director(s): Luke Lorentzen Director(s): Avi Belkin Director(s): Stanley Nelson Producer(s): Kellen Quinn, Producer(s): Rafael Marmor, John Producer(s): Stanley Nelson, Luke Lorentzen, Daniela Alatorre, Battsek, Peggy Drexler, Christopher Nicole London Elena Fortes Leggett, Avi Belkin (Producers) Editor(s): Lewis Erskine Editor(s): Luke Lorentzen, Angus Wall (Executive Producer) Paloma López Carrillo Zoë Morrison (Co-Producer) Natalie Dir. of Photography: Luke Lorentzen Goldberg (Associate Producer) Editor(s): Billy McMillini 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 8:30 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 6:30 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 8:15 PM 5/30 | BOW TIE - THEATER 1 | 6:00 PM 6/1 | COLE AUDITORIUM | 6:00 PM

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FAMILY FRIENDLY FAMILY FRIENDLY PIZZA, A LOVE STORY THE MAP TO PARADISE TOUCHING THE SKY

Sponsored by: The Connecticut Office of Film, Sponsored by: The Nature Conservancy Underwritten by: Simon and Eve Colin Foundation Television & Digital Media Connecticut, Media Partner: WSHU ISRAEL / 65 MINS USA / 85 MINS AUSTRALIA / 95 MINS Hebrew with English subtitles

Most everyone has a passion for pizza, An adventure-filled and spectacularly Female Israeli soldiers have had the but only New Haven lays claim to the gorgeous tale about the birth of the right to apply to flight school for over Holy Trinity of pizza joints with Sally’s, global movement to protect the sea. twenty years. But only few have earned Pepe’s, and Modern. They are not From underwater worlds of ice to their wings, with the issue of gender still only a cornerstone of New Haven’s glistening coral sanctuaries, discover a major topic for cadets, officers and Italian-American heritage but also the what it takes to build a movement within society at large. We follow the establishments that set the bar for this and to create positive change. Mixing young women who made it to the IAF’s immediately recognizable comfort colorful character-driven stories and most exclusive program, during the first food. National polls agree: these hand-rendered animations, this film is six tense and intense months. From their are the pizzas by which all others are a rare urgent environmental wake-up first day at the academy through the measured. From the rusted wheels of call that retains a sense of awe and ruthless cuts - some will stay the course Frank Pepe’s bread cart to the black wonder for the kind of beauty that is but most will have to leave. charcoal on your very own fingertips, still possible. take a journey from old world Italy into present day New Haven.

Director(s): Gorman Bechard Director(s): James Sherwood, Director(s): Ilanit Bauman, Producer(s): Gorman Bechard, Danielle Ryan Enav Shenhar, Idan Shavit, Dean Falcone, Colin Caplan Producer(s): Danielle Ryan, Tamar Tal-Anati James Sherwood (Producer) Producer(s): Ilanit Baumann, Martin Sheen (Executive Producer) Enav Shenhar Dir. of Photography: Editor(s): Neta Dvorkis, Ido Mochrik James Sherwood Directors of Photography: Emanuel Mayer, Racheli Rusinek 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 12:15 PM 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 6:30 PM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 6:30 PM 5/31 | COLE AUDITORIUM | 7:00 PM 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 10:30 AM

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GIFF Winning films

BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM WILDLAND 2018 – “Crime + Punishment” 2017 – “City of Ghosts” 2016 – “Hooligan Sparrow” USA / 77 MINS 2015 – “3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets” Filmed over one fire season, Wildland is BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE a sweeping yet deeply personal account 2018 – “The Dawn Wall” of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, dreams, 2017 – “Bending the Arc” and demons. What emerges is a rich 2016 – “Hooligan Sparrow” story of working-class men — their 2015 – “The Russian Woodpecker” exterior world, their interior lives and the fire that lies between. BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 2018 – “Find This Dumb Little B*tch and Throw Her Into A River” 2017 – “The Strange Ones” 2016 – “Little Men” 2015 – “Zurich”

BEST CT SHORT 2018 – “The Hammamis” 2017 – “Blind Sushi”

Director(s): Alex Jablonski, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Kahlil Hudson 2018 – “Kayayo” Producer(s): Alex Jablonski, Kahlil Hudson (Producers) Ryan 2017 – “The Rabbit Hunt” Heffernan, Grayson Schaffer 2016 – “Another Kind of Girl” (Associate Producers) 2015 – “Santa Cruz del Islote” Editor(s): David Nordstrom, Katrina Taylor Directors of Photography: BEST NARRATIVE SHORT Ryan Heffernan, Grayson Schaffer 2018 – “The Peculiar Abilities of Mr. Mahler” 5/30 | BOW TIE – THEATER 3 | 4:30 PM 2017 – “UnderPressure” 5/31 | BOW TIE – THEATER 2 | 10:30 AM 2016 – “Before the Bomb” 2015 – “Grounded” Greenwich International Film Festival | 39 NARRATIVE SHORTS

AMERICAN MARRIAGE THE ANIMAL BRISTLED

FRANCE, NORWAY / DRAMA / 25 MINS USA / COMEDY, DRAMA / 15 MINS Norwegian with English subtitles USA / COMEDY / 5 MINS

Leonardo, a New York Italian Siri, 15, receives a call from child After countless blind dates, a man immigrant facing deportation fakes a protection services who have heard swears that his next date will be the marriage with Hispanic single mother that she might be facing problems in one. But could her flaw be too much Nikki to get American citizenship. her family. Alone and flanked by an for him to overcome? unmanageable big brother, Siri, guided by a stubborn love, rebels against the community, the child protection services and the animal lurking deep inside her.

Director(s): Giorgio Arcelli Director/Screenwriter: Sebastian Kass Director(s): Scott Farrell Producer(s): Kevin W. Fitzgerald, Producer(s): Pascal Barbier, Screenwriter(s): Scott Farrell Stephen Gibler (Producers) Déborah Hankey (Producers); Giorgio Arcelli, Norm Broadsky, Andrea Ottmar (Executive Producer) James Ivory (Executive Producers) Screenwriter(s): Sebastian Kass Jason Friedman-Mendez (Associate Editor(s): Karl Sparre Producer) Dir. of Photography: Anton Österlund Screenwriter(s): Giorgio Arcelli, Key Cast: Emily Glaister, Edgar Von James Ivory (collaboration) Krogh Løvold, Herbert Nordrum, Editor(s): Giorgio Arcelli, Sjur Vitne Brean, Ingvild Marie Lien Matthew Tascone Dir. of Photography: Lukasz Pruchnik Key Cast: Giorgio Arcelli, Shirly Sanchez, Lori Hammel

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CARMEN DINOSAUR DAY ONE MUTUAL FRIEND

COLOMBIA / DRAMA / 20 MINS FRANCE / DRAMA / 22 MINS Spanish with English subtitles French with English subtitles USA / COMEDY / 24 MINS

Carmen is pushed to go to a farm Marthe has to face a dragon, edit a While internet “stalking” his ex-girl- with the mission of cutting the hair bride and avoid blows. Because today friend, Eddie suspects she’s dating of a group of paramilitaries. Despite Simon is turning 6, and she decided some new mystery man. In a panic, the injustices witnessed by Carmen in to organize everything for his birthday Eddie Facebook messages their one the camp, she must concentrate on party. But Marthe is tired. shared “mutual friend”—a guy named finishing her job as fast as she can in Nick, whom Eddie hasn’t known since order to get back home and take care Jewish summer camp 25 years ago. of her sick mother. Eddie invites Nick to coffee under false pretenses. From there, awkwardness, adventure, and bonding ensues.

Director(s): Raúl Gutiérrez Director(s): Juliette Kempf Director(s): Max Azulay, Producer(s): Raúl Gutiérrez Producer(s): Lucie Portehaut Marc Philippe Eskenazi Screenwriter(s): Raúl Gutiérrez Screenwriter(s): Juliette Kempf, Producer(s): Marc Philippe Eskenazi, Editor(s): Raúl Gutiérrez Clara Bourreau Max Azulay, Alex Brizel Dir. of Photography: Jaime Barrios Editor(s): Julie Duclaux Screenwriter(s): Marc Philippe Key Cast: Mónica Chávez, Dir. of Photography: Noémie Gillot Eskenazi, Max Azulay Weimar Delgado, Jose Gutiérrez Key Cast: Maud Wyler, Nahil Yahiaoui, Editor(s): Marc Philippe Eskenazi Charlotte Clamens Dir. of Photography: Alex Bliss Key Cast: Max Azulay, Marc Philippe Eskenazi, Scott Rogowsky, Davide Rummo

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AGAINST THE WALL GRATEFUL LA GUERRA

USA, CHINA / 39 MINS USA / 17 MINS MEXICO, USA / 12 MINS English with English subtitles English, Spanish with English subtitles

Kevin Foster became the only person A courageous young woman with ALS A young, Mexican American woman allowed by the Chinese government finds beauty and humor in life and from Southern California has taken on to ride a bicycle atop the length of keeps moving forward. a much greater role for her family in the Great Wall, despite being told by the face of her parents’ deportation. doctors he would never walk or talk Growing up in a mixed status family, again after being electrocuted as 19-year-old Angelica Guerra has seen a child. both of her parents leave the United States with no real hope of return. Angelica chose to make the best of the situation by continuing to study, work, and take care of her siblings to keep the American Dream alive, despite her family’s separation.

Director(s): Kyle Saylors Director(s): Paul Nethercott Director(s): Erin Nene-Lee Ramirez Producer(s): Kevin-Foster, Kim Holland, Producer(s): Amy Pauszek (Producer); Producer(s): Eliana Velasco, Steven Shen, Wang Wei (Producers), Amy Pauszek, Barb & Charlie Asher, Jillian Littleton, Erin Nene-Lee Ramirez Jean M Mayer, Zhongyan An, Erin & Scott Dorsey, Gary Berebitsky, Editor(s): Erin Nene-Lee Ramirez Huili Zheng (Executive Producers) Joyce Kleinman, Jean Miller Dir. of Photography: Editor(s): Kyle Saylors, Hunter Wurts, Thompson, Kristi & Larry Hernandez Erin Nene-Lee Ramirez Rob Blair (Executive Producers) Directors of Photography: Editor(s): Julie Duclaux Vahid Saatchi, Laura Newman, Dir. of Photography: Justin Park Andrew Breitenstein, Evan Jacobs, Michael Tweed

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SMALL FAMILY, STILL PLAYS WITH ESPN 30 FOR 30: HAPPY FAMILY TRAINS MACK WRESTLES Community Partner: USA / 17 MINS USA / LGBTQ, SPORTS / 25 MINS India Cultural Center Greenwich

USA, INDIA / 40 MINS By recreating his 10th birthday with The sport is brutal enough. There English, Hindi with English subtitles a 3,000 square foot replica of the old are the demands for strength and Lackawanna Railroad in his basement, speed and stamina, the hours bathed Mitilesh, a young woman from Central one man gives us a nostalgic glimpse in sweat, the knowledge that your India, is recruited by local health workers to get sterilized in a mass of what it was like growing up in opponent wants to wipe the mat with surgical ‘camp’. As she decides to the 1950’s. you. Those were the very reasons, undergo the surgery, her narrative though, that Mack Beggs loved is situated in the larger context of wrestling—it gave him a sense of population control in India - one that purpose and a sense of self. Mack has for decades sacrificed women’s Wrestles takes the audience behind health and reproductive rights in the the scenes as this gifted athlete name of economic progress. from Euless, Texas, struggles against the outside forces that stigmatize transgender athletes. Despite all the turmoil, this poignant film makes one thing perfectly clear: If life were a wrestling match, the referee would be raising Mack’s arm at the end.

Director(s): Annie Munger, Director(s): Ross Kauffman Zoe Hamilton Producer(s): Regina K. Scully, Producer(s): Annie Munger, Nicole Galovski, Andrew Ross Rowe Zoe Hamilton Editor(s): Hypatia Porter, Mark Becker, Editor(s): Grace Mendenhall Natalia Iyudin Dir. of Photography: Annie Munger Dir. of Photography: Henry Roosevelt Director(s): Erin Sanger, Taylor Hess Producer(s): Gentry Kirby, Erin Leyden (Producers) Katie Barnes (Executive Producer) Editor(s): Noah Hutton

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120 YEARS A DIFFERENT SCRIPT HAPPY LITTLE FLY

USA / DOCUMENTARY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE USA / DOCUMENTARY / 30 MINS USA / ANIMATED / 4 MINS 39 MINS

Scott Lewis, a citizen of New Haven, Twenty-year-old Chris Lopes from A fly enters the kitchen of a man who Connecticut, was sentenced to life in Fairfield, Connecticut is finally on the doesn’t want him there. prison for a crime he never committed. pathway to his dream of becoming This story traces the ramifications of a professional actor, but as a young his wrongful conviction on a family that man with Down syndrome, he is still lost 20 precious years together, on a struggling to achieve independence community shaken by corruption, and in his personal life. Chris lands a on an exonerated man desperately Hollywood agent and auditions for one making up for lost time. big role that he hopes will be his big ticket to fame. All the while, his family worries about the practicality of his dreams and his desire to move to LA and live on his own.

Director(s): Matt Nadel, Lukas Cox Director(s): Francesca Carter, Director(s): Justin Fargiano Producer(s): Keera Annamaneni Eva Andersen Screenwriter(s): Justin Fargiano Editor(s): Matt Nadel, Lukas Cox Producer(s): Eva Andersen, Directors of Photography: Lukas Cox Francesca Carter

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USA / SCI-FI, DRAMA / 15 MINS USA / COMING OF AGE / 15 MINS USA / ANIMATED, ADVENTURE, FANTASY / 9 MINS

A young woman signs up for a trial A nihilistic high school graduate Two adventurous lemurs navigate their of a new experimental drug called looks for meaning in his meaningless dirigibles halfway around the world to “Memory Lane,” which allows its user existence after his untimely death. a place where happenstance and fate to relive their past memories. When he’s hit and killed by a car, threaten to disrupt their reunion. he reflects on the interactions he’s had with people throughout his life, pertaining to what he wanted to do with his career.

Director(s): John Denton Director(s): Jaden Boland Director(s): Mark Smith Producer(s): Mark Palomar Producer(s): Diego Toussaint Screenwriter(s): Mark Smith Screenwriter(s): John Denton, Screenwriter(s): Jaden Boland Editor(s): Elba Bernard Mark Palomar Editor(s): Jessica Coro Dir. of Photography: Editor(s): Jeremiah Castro Dir. of Photography: Olesia Saveleva Reijean Heringlake Dir. of Photography: Jeremiah Castro Key Cast: Stefan Petrenco, Key Cast: Natalie Wolfe, Solana Paz, Patrick Lazzara, Kevin Anthony, Caleb Sheridan Emmalee Bruce, Joshua McKnight

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USA / DRAMA / 12 MINS USA / ANIMATED / 14 MINS USA, UK / SCI-FI, DRAMA / 34 MINS

A young girl with early stage An old gnarled crab tells his story An aspiring astronomer tackles the cancer has a late-night adventure of loss and sorrow, hoping to save a fate of humanity when the greatest in a hospital that culminates in the couple young crabs from the life of discovery of all time comes into consideration of her mortality. With blues he’s led. question - a mysterious cosmic light. subtle and playful grace, the film explores the transition from childhood into adulthood through the eyes of a sick youth.

Director(s): Sarah Schwab Director(s): Ari Rubenstein Director(s): Niraj Pancholi Producer(s): Brian Long, Sarah Producer(s): Ari Rubenstein Producer(s): Niraj Pancholi Schwab, Maned Wolf, Jason Tan, Screenwriter(s): Ari Rubenstein, Screenwriter(s): Niraj Pancholi Amy Lynn Zoe Peck Editor(s): Niraj Pancholi Screenwriter(s): Sarah Schwab Dir. of Photography: Haige Zhou Editor(s): Manuel Valdivia Key Cast: Jake Bucker, Gary Sturm, Dir. of Photography: Lara Aqel Jason-Shane Scott, Shirley M. Cortez Key Cast: Samarah Conley, Lori Singleton, Mya Miller

KIDS SHORTS RUN IN A PROGRAM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 10:00 AM 83 MINS FAMILY FRIENDLY 6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 10:30 AM

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LOSER LEAVES TOWN TAPPING TANGO TWO BALLOONS

USA / COMEDY, DRAMA / 12 MINS CANADA / ANIMATED / 3 MINS USA / ANIMATED, ADVENTURE, FANTASY / 9 MINS

An 11-year-old luchador uses his vivid Meet Henry and Abigail, two pay Two adventurous lemurs navigate their imagination to make it through the phones in a Montreal metro station dirigibles halfway around the world to toughest weekend of his life. who tap dance and tango their way a place where happenstance and fate into love. threaten to disrupt their reunion.

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KIDS SHORTS RUN IN A PROGRAM 6/1 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 10:00 AM 83 MINS FAMILY FRIENDLY 6/2 | BOW TIE – THEATER 1 | 10:30 AM

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Kathie Lee Gifford will reprise her role as Master of Ceremonies of the 2019 Changemaker Gala. As a valued Board Member since GIFF’s inception, she hosted the Changemaker Gala in 2015 and 2016 and we couldn’t be happier to have her back in this role.

Kathie Lee Gifford is the four-time Emmy award winning former co-host of the fourth hour of “TODAY,” alongside Hoda Kotb. Prior to NBC News, Gifford served as the co- host of “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” for 15 years, where she received 11 Emmy nominations. HONORING

A playwright, producer, singer, songwriter and actress, Gifford has starred BOBBY in numerous television programs and movies in 2019 Community Changemaker, Bobby Walker, Jr. is CEO of her 45-year career. the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich. The Club is devoted to preparing young people, through enrichment opportunities and supportive relationships, to be responsive, caring and productive community members. The organization provides high-quality, diverse and robust programming for children EMCEEING and teens ages 6-18 throughout the school year and remains open during school holidays and winter and spring vacation periods. Bobby and the Club change lives every day by KATHIE helping young people grow up to reach their full potential. LEE

58 | Greenwich International Film Festival Eva and Bobby will be honored at the Changemaker Gala for their extraordinary work in their community and beyond.

Changemaker Gala Thursday, May 30th 6 PM Cocktails at Betteridge followed by 8 PM dinner and awards at L’Escale