15 YEARS OF KEEPING IT REEL SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 5-9, 2015 ScottsdaleFilmFestival.com Harlf1ns SHEA 14 Shea Blvd. just east of Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale Sponsored by: a~ntral.com ~ L..,., rlJlt.ti. Alliance Bank Phoenix V' ·---~::.:_:_ ~ Sineight @ Mercedes-Benz ■ Stunning new coupe or powerful SUV? Yes. Introducing the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe. The 2016 GLE Coupe combines the pure style and driving thrills of a legendary Mercedes-Benz coupe with the impressive power and athleticism you’ve come to expect from a Mercedes-Benz SUV. It’s a dual threat that is a very singular achievement. The all-new 2016 GLE Coupe. MBUSA.com/GLECoupe Mercedes-Benz of Arrowhead Mercedes-Benz of Chandler Mercedes-Benz of Flagstaff Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale Schumacher European 9260 W. Bell Road 7450 W. Orchid Lane 525 N. Switzer Canyon Drive 4725 N. Scottsdale Road 18530 N. Scottsdale Road Peoria, AZ Chandler, AZ Flagstaff, AZ Scottsdale, AZ Phoenix, AZ ArizonaMB.com AR-0008446836-01 2016 GLE450 AMG® Coupe shown in Palladium Silver metallic paint with optional equipment. ©2015 Authorized Mercedes-Benz Dealers For more information, call 1-800-FOR-MERCEDES, or visit MBUSA.com. Carpe Diem. In a Brave New World, You Need a Great Business Bank. The opportunities for your company to go global have never been greater—and the financing options never more complex. Partner with a bank that can manage your global appetite as well as your cash flow. From inventory financing to financing foreign accounts receivable - and everything in between - we are ready help you take on the world. Put us to the test. “Whether you’re seeking to expand overseas or establish export - import agreements, Alliance Bank has the big-bank capabilities to guide you and the custom financial solutions you need to seize the day.” – Mark Roberts, Vice President, Export Finance 602.386.5500 A division of Western Alliance Bank. Member FDIC. AllianceBankofArizona.com AR-0008452366-01 4 Scottsdale International Film Festival — Nov. 5-9, 2015 TICKETS AT SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM 2015 SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS Presenting Sponsors CITY./;( - '*;, ij " Reil Po1s . "litiH in a~ral.com Of ~ 1 ~ineight Phoenix SCO ISDAU. INSIDE: Signature Sponsors -Welcome 6 Festival Policies 6 Alliance Bank @ Mercedes-Benz OF AR .I ZONA Ticket Information & Prices 8 Frequently Asked Questions 9 Schedule of Films 10 Suporting Sponsors Highlights 11 Centerpiece Films 11 Harlf1ns Director’s Cut 11 THEATRES Featured Films 12 Producing Sponsors Opening/Closing Night Films 12 In the Spotlight 12 ·CBS FILMS COURTYA:RD­ Aamott. Festival Films 14-23 Children’s Film Programs 24 y Special Guests 26-27 byll"tlLTON" Moderators 27 - Membership 28 MEPHISTOM H WOii en IFI N~U fOO fW H Programmers 29 HYATT house· Print Source 29 starz. Free Screenings Information/Donations 30 DIGlrl'AL THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY 31 Acknowledgments REPUBLIC M EDI A General Manager: CAMI KAISER, [email protected] Creative Development Director: ISAAC MOYA Scottsdale International Film Festival i!!iCUSTOMPUBLISHING Editor: JIM WILLIAMS is in compliance with the Americans A special publication created by Republic Media Custom Publishing, a divison Sr. Managing Art Director: TRACEY PHALEN of The Arizona Republic. 200 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ 85004. Editorial Coordinator: NICK KOSTENKO with Disabilities Act. Design: CARL BEZUIDENHOUT G-RATED BY DAY Harkins R-RATED BY N\G\-\1 From a matinee cartoon with the kids to a midnight horror-flick with your date, movies.azcentral.com has options to entertain your many moods. movies.azcentral.com AR-SPAD0909134924 6 Scottsdale International Film Festival — Nov. 5-9, 2015 TICKETS AT SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM FROM THE DIRECTORS: Festival Policies WELCOME TO THE SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! ADULTS-ONLY ADVISORY What could be better than the pairing documentary films would hardly fill up a row with attendees. Many Many of the films in the Scottsdale of Scottsdale Center for the Performing seasons later, films such as Nicky’s Family and Antarctica: A Year International Film Festival are Arts – showcasing its 40-year history on Ice went on to win our Audience Award for “Best Film.” The unrated by the M.P.A.A. and viewer of presenting cultural and performing evolution in viewing taste gave me the courage to go all out this discretion is advised. We suggest arts – with the Scottsdale International season and create our first-ever documentary sidebar. We are that you consider that the majority Film Festival and its 15-year commitment replete with documentaries tackling a realm of social, musical, of the films in this Festival are for to the best in global film? Certainly the artistic, humanistic and political issues. adults. Please use your discretion merging of resources and support are A special note of gratitude to the entire team of the Scottsdale in determining whether your child long overdue and make for a logical Cultural Council and Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, from is mature enough to attend. alliance benefitting Arizona, the Valley, Neale Perl, who green-lighted the opening night’s extraordinary post- the Center and the Festival itself. With an eye focused intently on film performers coming to us from Paraguay, to Ally Haynes-Hamblen, ELECTRONIC DEVICES our new partnership, you will find films with a tip of the hat to dance, who as a kindred spirit has patiently steered me through the unknown symphony, choir and folk music. territory of a large nonprofit organization, and all the way back to Please turn off your cellphone Our 15th annual opening night reception, the Landfill Harmonic every single Festival patron, foundation, donor, member, volunteer, and other digital devices upon film and the entertainment dynamic of the Recycled Orchestra prove grantor, sponsor, board member and advertiser. I share with you my entering the auditorium. The staff that this year’s expansion of the Festival owes a debt to the resources delight at the distance we have traveled together and the many new will require cellphone users to of the Center. Our entire opening night event stands as a testament journeys to discover. leave the auditorium until they to the grandeur of a celebration that was formerly unattainable. have finished their calls. The staff The resources and audiences of the Center along with support With gratitude, will also require anyone operating from the nonprofit Scottsdale Cultural Council and Harkins Theatres a hand-held device with an will steadily elevate the Festival in the years to come. Together we can illuminated screen to leave until expand our reach and service to the community. In the truest sense, they have finished viewing the the Festival has become a destination event, and the community screen. Please do not send or should begin to feel the impact on local tourism with more robust review text messages during programming for film-lovers. Amy Ettinger the films. We are delighted to inaugurate a special section that recognizes Founder and Director, Scottsdale International Film Festival Festival women filmmakers. The topic of gender-based inequalities in Film Curator, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts RECORDING DEVICES Hollywood is legend. On the other hand, this Festival found reason Audio- and video-recording to program every single film based upon merit and not the gender Thank you for being part of the devices of any kind are prohibited of the director. In doing so, it just so happens that we also reveal an Scottsdale International Film Festival! inside the Festival auditoriums. exceptional lineup of new films made by women from around the As you know, Scottsdale Center for Admission will be denied to any world. This actuality should resonate as an eye-opener to anyone the Performing Arts and the Festival bankrolling filmmakers. recently joined together to bring our ticket or pass bearer who attempts A noteworthy piece of history in our community involves the original community expanded film programming, to enter with a recording device. If LGBTQ film festival known as the Out Far! Film Festival, which I and we are thrilled to launch this exciting a recording device is utilized, it will founded in 1997. Out Far! ran for 10 seasons before it was shuttered new collaboration. In celebration of the be forfeited and the operator will eight years ago, due in large part to positive shifts in an ongoing, Center’s 40th-anniversary season and be removed from the auditorium. nationwide dialogue. Today, LGBTQ films and filmmakers have the Festival’s 15th year, we have planned a very special opening Unauthorized recording will become part of the fabric of content regularly produced for main- night that beautifully ties together film and the performing arts in a be reported to the appropriate stream audiences. And luckily, the Out Far! audience remained loyal unique and compelling way. We look forward to seeing you on the authorities. by helping to seed the Scottsdale International Film Festival. As evening of Nov. 5 to celebrate with us! thanks, we programmed a tribute to those longtime/founding patrons NO SMOKING/ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES with a sidebar of exceptional alternative themes. Saturday night’s Smoking is not allowed in Festival Centerpiece film, Carol, is just one of the timely and relevant examples facilities; the use of electronic of the natural progression of what was once regarded as niche cigarettes is also prohibited. programming for a disenfranchised minority into the mainstream. Over the years our patrons have also built up a healthy appetite Ally Haynes-Hamblen for documentary films. In the formative days of the Festival, Interim Director, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts SCPA SMoCA PAGE 7: SCPA ½ PAGE AD/ BISTRO AD ½ PAGE VERTICAL 8 Scottsdale International Film Festival — Nov. 5-9, 2015 TICKETS AT SCOTTSDALEFILMFESTIVAL.COM SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL VIP PASSES, PACKAGES & TICKET INFO Pricing Single-Ticket Prices BEFORE the Festival Begins Single-Ticket Prices DURING the Festival Opening Night Film and Reception (Cash Bar).