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The Buzz is your source for the latest festival highlights apper, and Reality TV Star and best bets for films each day. You can also catch Ice-T is Jorge Hinojosa’s friend and “The Buzz” video program with Meaghan Earley on Facebook or YouTube. For more information visit client. So when your friend needs some www.clevelandfilm.org/social. Rhelp, you just naturally step in, right? The two were working on a documentary What’s Buzzing at the 37th CIFF project to keep them occupied during the Friday, April 12, 2013; CIFF Day 10: Screen Guild (SAG) strike. The strike Travel to far off places with “Little World” at ended faster than they thought, and 9:20 a.m. Join 20-year-old Albert Casals, left suddenly Ice had to go back to work. He paralyzed by Leukemia, on an amazing journey suggested Hinojosa take over. as he travels the whole globe in just 200 days. “Had Ice’s schedule allowed him to direct Jorge Hinojosa was Rapper Ice-T’s manager for 28 years. See “Casting By” at 11:45 a.m. You may this doc, I would have just been the producer,” The money he made from that job was invested directly into never have heard of Marion Dougherty, but the “Iceberg Slim” documentary. says Hinojosa. “I decided to challenge myself you’ve definitely heard of the actors and and go for it.” Hinojosa knew he had to share Slim’s story actresses she discovered during her 50-year The film “Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp” with others. The film shows audiences “a world career in Hollywood. Go “Mushrooming” at 2:10 p.m., with a was Hinojosa’s “baptism by fire,” he says. “It was that most are not familiar with,” he says. Snoop beleaguered politician, a hard rock icon and a an experience that was thrilling and terrifying.” Dogg, Bill Duke and Chris Rock make TV-obsessed would-be avenger. Ice-T is the executive producer. appearances in the film, along with archival Follow “Laurence Anyways” at 4:00 p.m., as Iceberg Slim’s 1969 memoir, Pimp: The Story footage and interviews with members of the titular character embarks on a journey to of My Life, takes readers through his life— Slim’s family. become a woman. introduced to prostitution by his mother, but Hinojosa considers himself not so much the At 7:20 p.m., see “Rafea: Solar Mama” as she ultimately turned against it. With the help of his director of the film, but more as a storyteller. goes on a quest to become a solar engineer wife, he wrote his memoir, “which both artfully The story is truly “fascinating and inspiring” and save her Bedouin village in the process. depicts the seedy underworld he inhabited and —to see a man’s transformation from pimp to Join us for “The Final Member” at 9:40 p.m. cautions readers against it,” says a Vanity Fair writer. Set at the Icelandic Phallogical Museum, two review. “Imagine being inspired by a pimp ... you men compete to provide the definitive specimen of human genitalia. I can hear Freud laughing Slim was a brilliant writer who overcame a have to see it to believe it!” says Hinojosa. from here. horrible past ... racism, sexual abuse and prison. —Anne M. DiTeodoro Return for “Ape” at 11:30 p.m. to find a “He understandably lost his way,” says Hinojosa, would-be comic who’s better at setting things “but was able to overcome it and use those SHOWING  iceberg Slim: on fire than making people laugh. experiences to write powerful and popular TODAY Portrait of a pimp is playing today at 9:45 p.m. Find out the latest information about these films and other novels.” festival events by picking up The Daily, reading the festival website and, of course, seeing as many films as you can. volunteer Appreciation day Ride the RTA! at the TOWER CITY CINEMAS clevelandfilm.org film festival It will bring you right to Tower City on many of The CIFF wouldn’t be possible without the tireless efforts of our volunteers! Take pictures with your favorite CIFF volunteer and hashtag them #CIFF on Instagram and so we can share them on our social media outlets. its bus lines and all of its Rapid Transit trains. Visit www.rideRTA.com or call the RTAnswerline FAR LEFT: Our CIFF volunteers make each and every aspect of the film at 216-621-9500 for more information. festival run smoothly. Before and after each film you’ll see a team of volun- Last train of the day . . . teers handing out or collecting ballots RED Line eastbound to Windermere: 1:30 AM and directing you to the next film. They RED Line westbound to Brookpark: 1:30 AM are our heroes. LEFT: Gabriel Mariño, BLUE Line eastbound to Van Aken - Warrensville: 1:30 AM director of “A Secret World,” hangs out GREEN Line eastbound to Shaker/Green: 1:30 AM with the volunteers who made sure his

Photos: Janet Macoska Janet Photos: film screened smoothly. S pecial Guests Joel Potrykus is stoked Naomi Kazama Ruben Thorkildsen Katsumi Matsumoto Martin Lund to bring “Ape” to Cleveland Do You Know What the almost Man My Name Is? Ben Popik oel Potrykus “just started writing one day Ryan White Joanna Popik Freda Kelly the Exquisite and, six months later, had an ‘Ape’ script.” Kathy McCabe Corpse Project “Ape” is his ultra-low budget film— Peggy McCabe Tim Cawley Good Ol’ Freda From Nothing, aJ “nightmarish, nihilistic tale …[it] has all the Mona Eldaief Something Rafea: Solar Mama Jorge Hinojosa qualities to become a standard for a David Ross Iceberg Slim: generation that has no future,” according to Glenn Gaylord Portrait of a Pimp I Do Boštjan Ikovic the film’s website. Brandon Harris Joe Valencic Potrykus, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Redlegs Franci Zajc Marielle Nitoslawska Shanghai Gypsy not only wrote, but directed and photographed Breaking the Frame Joel Potrykus the film. “Ape” is autobiographical, based on his Roger Ross Williams Ape

God Loves Uganda Michiel ten Horn experience as a struggling stand-up comic who Potrykus Joel of Courtesy Photo: Deepak Rauniyar the deflowering of Eva van End lived in City. He cast Joshua Burge as Joel Potrykus is a Michiganer, “Cleveland feels like home Asha M Magarati compared to LA or NY,” he says. And he is stoked to bring “Ape” John Massarella the film’s main character, Trevor Newandyke. Highway here to the CIFF. Marcus DeAnda Tim Flaherty Potrykus started doing open mic at a comedy Pit Stop Changing Reels Ruth Thomas-Suh Damina J. Veg club in town “just to mess with everyone,” Somedays, though, he was going solo … Peter Brauer Teymour Tehrani Simone Giuliani Light Years Potrykus says. “I told intentionally unfunny doing everything. “That’s how I like to keep it,” Reject Kief Davidson jokes,” while a friend in the back worked with Potrykus says. “Stripped down.” Silas Hite Open Heart The Record Breaker Zachary Guerra a sound system that would trigger fake laughter. Don’t expect to see this filmmaker sitting Sarah Gurfield The Devil’s Dosh “After a few months, the crowd really got next to you in the theater. He’s only seen the Brian McMahon Daniel Mitchell Thumb Three Sixty into it,” he continues. “And they just ended up film onscreen once, and that was during its laughing at the bad jokes.” The laughter now premiere. He likens watching your own film to was real. So he moved to New York, without listening to your own voice on a tape recorder. the fake laugh tracks, where he was “mildly “I prefer to sit in the lobby while it plays,” successful, but bored with it.” he says. —Anne M. DiTeodoro Added Screenings: A few years later, it was this life that inspired Saturday April 13th his movie. xx Detroit Unleaded 9:25 am Lord Montagu 9:40 am SHOWING  ape Anita 10:20 am Mariachi Gringo 9:10 pm He is proud of the fact that he could “make TODAY is playing today at 11:30 p.m. Sunday April 14th a feature film with a crew of three or four.” Omamamia 9:25 am Blondie 9:35 am G-Dog 10:30 am Time Change: Sunday April 14th Halima’s Path 2:10 pm THE Late Additions: online Saturday April 13th The Daily hasn’t shrunk; it’s online. Read exclusive content Thérèse 2:00 pm that’s not available in the print edition by visiting The Daily Which Way is the Front Line From Here? online edition at www.clevelandfilm.org/festival/the-daily. The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington 5:40 pm Sunday April 14th Today’s online version includes: Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington 4:55 pm • Shanghai Gypsy (Playing today at 11:15 a.m.) Thérèse 6:30 pm Clevelander Joe Valencic wrote this Slovenian language film’s English subtitles. • Do You Know What My Name Is? Photo: George F. Gund Gund F. George Photo: Photo: Janet Macoska Janet Photo: (Playing today at 11:40 a.m.) Director Naomi Kazama discusses her process in BE THE APPLAUSE making a documentary with a local connection. Challenge Match TOP LEFT: Long-time friends Ariana Delawari, director of • I Do (Playing today at 12:15 p.m.) We are $70,000 closer to “We Came Home,” and David Director Glenn Gaylord shares the inspiration reaching our goal of $100,000 Ross, actor in “I Do,” hanging behind his latest film project. out in the hallway after their A $10 DONATION QUALIFIES YOU screenings. TOP RIGHT: • Redlegs (Playing today at 2:30 p.m.) FOR FABULOUS PRIZEs!! Freda Kelly was the founder Cincinnati native Brandon Harris explores the of the Official Beatles Fan hidden side of friendship. Thank you for your support! Club; she is the subject of the Photo: Janet Macoska Janet Photo: documentary, “Good Ol’ Freda.” • Yuma (Playing today at 6:15 p.m.) MIDDLE: International filmmakers unite at CIFF: Piotr Mularuk shows us Eastern Europe’s Piotr Mularuk, director of “Wild West” of the 1990s. “Yuma,” with Carlos Guillermo Proto, director of “El Huaso.” • Rafea: Solar Mama (Playing today at 7:20 p.m.) BOTTOM: Eduardo López, Filmmaker Mona Eldaief introduces us to an Official Airline of the 37th CIFF director of “Harvest of Empire,” outspoken and brave Rafea. with his “Focus on Filmmakers” The Cleveland International Film Festival receives public Award. • Pit Stop (Playing today at 10:00 p.m.) support with local tax dollars from Cuyahoga Arts and An interview with actor Marcus DeAnda. Culture, to preserve and enrich our region’s artistic and cultural heritage. TOWER CITY CINEMAS clevelandfilm.org Photo: Janet Macoska Janet Photo: