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Tand suicide. “As a kid, you think your family is normal,” What’s Buzzing at the 37th CiFF said Mariel Hemingway, in an NPR interview, tuesday, april 9, 2013; CiFF Day 7: “Even though there is dysfunction.” At 9:20 a.m., a South African fabric store Filmmaker Barbara Kopple met Mariel gives an aspiring stand-up comic plenty to work Hemingway and knew that by telling her with in “Material.” story, Kopple would be able to delve beneath Macoska Janet Photo: Travel to New York’s Upper West Side at the surface of this famous family. Bobby Williams and Mariel Hemingway pose with CIFF Artistic 11:50 a.m. to meet up with “Putzel,” a man Director Bill Guentzler (center) after their first Q&A for their film, trapped in the smoked fish business. This quirky “Running from Crazy” is built around “Running From Crazy.” comedy just won “Best Picture” at the Phoenix Mariel and her two sisters, Margaux and taking control of one’s own fate,” says Kopple. Film Festival. Muffet, granddaughers of Nobel Prize-winning Perhaps “a lesser person would have suc- See “Aliyah” at 1:55 p.m., the story of a man author Ernest Hemingway, who suffered from cumbed to a family legacy as damaging and yearning for escape, this time from himself. depression and committed suicide. Margaux heavy as the one Mariel was born into.” Small-time drug dealer Alex dreams of a better had a career as a model and actress, but Mariel Hemingway adds: “The whole life, and may have found the perfect scheme for committed suicide when she was 41 years old. process was incredibly healing for me. I am getting it ... or has he? Kopple tackles the topic of mental illness— grateful to have done [the film] and it Join us in 19th-century Africa at 4:20 p.m. for “a universal subject that deserves more discus- confirms the fact that when you speak out “Zarafa,” the story of two orphans, a young boy and a baby giraffe—an animated fable that will sion since we all are affected in one form or and talk about something, you have an open touch even the hardest of hearts. another.” She hopes her film will be able to window to heal yourself and those you love.” Screen “Camp 14 - Total Control Zone” at “bring down the stigma surrounding mental During her research, Kopple unearthed 6:15 p.m. It is the true story of a young North illness” … and make it “easier for individuals some archival film that Mariel had no idea Korean man who was raised in, and ultimately to access the help they need, [help that] unfor- even existed. “When she saw this footage escapes from, one of the country’s many death tunately eluded so many of Mariel’s family.” for the first time she was blown away,” says camps. Ernest Hemingway’s life and suicide is Kopple. This great find “allowed us to bring At 7:20 p.m., take a journey with us from something that has been out there for many Mariel’s immediate family to life again.” Canada to Chile for “El Huaso.” A man newly years, “but understanding how the genetic When Mariel viewed the footage, she diagnosed with Alzheimer’s decides to fulfill his long-time dream of becoming a “huaso,” legacy was passed down and impacted “was so moved to see how pained every one a Chilean cowboy. subsequent generations is not something we of my family members appeared to be,” Finally, at 9:35 p.m., experience a series of knew much about,” says Kopple. Mariel says. “Sometimes I had wondered ... if vignettes about life-changing moments and “Mariel wanted to share the truth,” Kopple I was imagining the depth of everyone’s pain situations, with the “Transitions Shorts continues. “She was raw, brave and honest.” and dysfunction.” —Anne M. DiTeodoro Program,” featuring short films from the USA, Although the film focuses on pain and Australia, Bulgaria, Sweden and Spain. depression, it is also a film about hope. Mariel’s SHOWING running From Crazy Find out the latest information about these films and other story is “about breaking destructive cycles and TODAY is playing today at 2:25 p.m. festival events by picking up The Daily, reading the festival website and, of course, seeing as many films as you can. An Evening at Shaker Square Cinemas CollEgE dAy 5:30 p.m. The evening will kick off with a pre-film reception At the at fire food & drink, located on the Square. 7:20 p.m. “Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story” film festivAl will play. Please find your seats no later than 7:00 p.m. Stop by the College Day table at the Festival with your valid, Tomi Ungerer current college I.D. and receive free admission to any screening between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. while supplies last. Special guests the gentler light of truth Des Kilbane harry Freeland arry Freeland had no idea how much orla higgins IN the Shadow his life would change when a Senegalese A Fighting Heart of the Sun rick moore Jack storey mother tried to give him her child. Putzel Kris schrader H“She held out a child towards me and asked Brian a. Friedman t.J. amato Josh mills Red, White and me to ‘take this child back to where it belongs,’” Frank Lonardo Blueprints says Freeland. “The woman had been left by her Joe Lonardo Doug Dearth the sugar Wars Logan huffman husband because she had given birth to a white natalie imbruglia mariel hemingway Brett Kerr child. She thought, because her child had white Bobby Williams Underdogs skin, it must belong to me.” Running from Crazy Carlo guillermo Proto The child had albinism, which is widely Delphine Lanson El Huaso Father’S Birth resa sixo safai misunderstood and stigmatized throughout Macoska Janet Photo: ron Fleischer Daniel grove Africa. As Freeland learned more, he decided Filmmaker Harry Freeland intends to carry the critical message of A Tooth TAlE A Better Place “In the Shadow of the Sun” all over the world. richard robbins THAN This that he needed to make a film about it. Girl Rising James stewart Soon after he started filming, the murders “[Josephat] now views the film as ‘his weapon’ Justine malle Beatrice Coron’S DAIlY BattlES Youth began escalating in Tanzania. Albinos were being for the work he continues to do,” Freeland says. emmanuel Winston tao Vaughan-Lee butchered for the supposedly magical properties Standing Voice is engaged in outreach pro- Picture. Perfect. Elemental of their skin and organs. Scores of people would grams, traveling to rural communities throughout Joel allen schroeder Wenhwa tsao end up dead. Africa to screen “In the Shadow of the Sun” Dear MR. Watterson Towing Bill morrison Patrick Waismann “I had started filming before the killings and dispel myths about albinism. Freeland has the great Flood Unorthodox were first reported in 2006,” he says, “so the film faith that, with the actual facts, people will follows life before and during the escalation of adopt a more compassionate stance toward their the murders. The resulting film, I feel, is a true neighbors and relatives with albinism. reflection of the extraordinary strength people “After the first BBC broadcast,” he points Cancelled: show when faced with such adversity.” out, “Josephat and I received hundreds of emails Tuesday April 9th Freeland spent the first four years of shoot- from people wanting to know how they can Choco 12:05 pm ing with little funding, supporting his project by help. I believe passionately that documentary making films for other organizations operating films are extremely powerful and persuasive added screenings: in surrounding nations. He was later able to tools when raising awareness and instigating Saturday April 13th secure funding, but those early years gave him change.” —Lara Klaber Detroit unleaded 9:25 am intimate knowledge of the crisis, and trans- Lord montagu 9:40 am formed the film from a project to a key part of SHOWING in the shaDoW Sunday April 14th his life. He and one of the film’s stars, Josephat, Blondie 9:35 am TODAY oF the sun co-founded a charity called Standing Voice, is playing today at 6:25 p.m. Late additions: which aims to help albinos throughout Africa. Saturday April 13th THE thérèse 2:00 pm onlinE Which Way is the Front Line From here? the Life and time of tim hetherington 5:40 pm The Daily hasn’t shrunk; it’s online. Read exclusive content that’s not available in the print edition by visiting The Daily Sunday April 14th online edition at www.clevelandfilm.org/festival/the-daily. Which Way is the Front Line From here? the Life and time of tim hetherington 4:55 pm TOdAy’s OnlIne version InCludes: thérèse 6:30 pm • Girl rising (Playing today at 1:50 p.m.) Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins shares some background about his documentary.