FILM MOVEMENT CATALOG 2010 A b o The Company u t Launched in 2003, Film Movement is a full-service North American distributor of U award-winning American independent and foreign films, based in New York City. s Film Movement has released more than 90 feature films from 40 countries on six continents, including top prize winners from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, Tribeca, SXSW and other prestigious film festivals. Mission Statement Why did we launch Film Movement? As fans of American independent and for- eign cinema, we had become increasingly frustrated by the lack of access to the year's most critically acclaimed films. We kept reading about films from the ma- jor film festivals, such as Cannes and Sundance, that the top critics raved about, but never reached a theater near you. Film choices are dictated to us by a smaller and smaller group of major studios, which decide to release films based mostly on their star quotient and “marketability”. Many of the films that we want to see get squeezed out of thea- ters by Hollywood blockbusters and face skyrocketing marketing costs that make it daunting—if not impossible—to reach appreciative audiences. We created Film Movement because the system of releasing independent, foreign and documentary films needed to be changed. At its heart, Film Movement is dedicated to getting great films seen by as many people as possible, and providing intelligent, beautiful and compelling art to an ever-growing audience, who does not necessarily live in the top ten metropolitan areas, and who want more than the standard Hollywood fare. In order to achieve our goal, we work with programmers around the country, making it as easy as possible for them to rent, market and publicize quality art- house fare in their community. By supporting Film Movement, you are directly supporting American independ- ent and foreign film. This is our mission. We hope that you will join us, and we al- ways welcome your comments. Sincerely, Film Movement 2 A b o The Company u t Launched in 2003, Film Movement is a full-service North American distributor of U award-winning American independent and foreign films, based in New York City. s Film Movement has released more than 90 feature films from 40 countries on six continents, including top prize winners from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, Tribeca, SXSW and other prestigious film festivals. Mission Statement Why did we launch Film Movement? As fans of American independent and for- eign cinema, we had become increasingly frustrated by the lack of access to the year's most critically acclaimed films. We kept reading about films from the ma- jor film festivals, such as Cannes and Sundance, that the top critics raved about, but never reached a theater near you. Film choices are dictated to us by a smaller and smaller group of major studios, which decide to release films based mostly on their star quotient and “marketability”. Many of the films that we want to see get squeezed out of thea- ters by Hollywood blockbusters and face skyrocketing marketing costs that make it daunting—if not impossible—to reach appreciative audiences. We created Film Movement because the system of releasing independent, foreign and documentary films needed to be changed. At its heart, Film Movement is dedicated to getting great films seen by as many people as possible, and providing intelligent, beautiful and compelling art to an ever-growing audience, who does not necessarily live in the top ten metropolitan areas, and who want more than the standard Hollywood fare. In order to achieve our goal, we work with programmers around the country, making it as easy as possible for them to rent, market and publicize quality art- house fare in their community. By supporting Film Movement, you are directly supporting American independ- ent and foreign film. This is our mission. We hope that you will join us, and we al- ways welcome your comments. Sincerely, Film Movement 2 T a b Pages el New Releases o A Call Girl 44 f Alamar 55 C For My Father 66 o Gigante 77 n Mine 88 e t Only When I Dance 99 n Storm 10 s t TTroubled Water 1111 Welcome 12 The Wind Journeys 13 Feature Film Catalog by Continent Africa 14 Asia & Middle East 16 Australia 19 Europe 21 North America 33 South & Central America 39 IIndexes Title Index 44 Director Index 47 Subject Index 49 Country Index 53 Year of Release Index 55 Contact Us 57 3 N e w R e e l WINNER a Best Actress s Valencia Festival e of Mediterranean s Cinema Official Selection Rotterdam Film Festival Official Selection Toronto Film Festival Official Selection Pusan Film Festival Directed by Damjan Kozole “Features the breathtaking debut of new talent Nina Ivanisin in the title role.” -- Basil Tsiokos,, Indiewire “Nina Ivanisin’s performance as the title character [is] one of the most coolly calculating anti-heroines to grace the silver screen.” –– Alissa Simon,, Variety Growing up in small-town Slovenia, 23 year-old Aleksandra is grateful for DRAMA the excitement and anonymity of big city life when she moves to the capital, and she plans to take advantage of everything that the city has to offer—quickly styl- Slovenia ing herself as a high-priced call girl. Dropping out of society, she barricades her- Slovenian self inside her penthouse apartment, and watches the world pass her by. But her 2009 isolated existence—English studies and mortgage payments by day, her call girl 90min lifestyle by night—is thrown into chaos when one of her clients, a visiting politi- cian, dies of a heart attack on her watch. All of a sudden, Aleksandra must con- Rights: USA & Canada front a new range of emotions—fear, guilt, loneliness—all the while being pursued Format: 35mm, Digibeta, by a band of local pimps, as well as the cops, who are hot on her trail. The old vil- DVD lage life she had escaped from might now become her only refuge. 4 4 N e WINNER w Audience Award & Competition Award R Morelia Int’l Film Festival e el a Official Selection s Berlin e Film Festival s Official Selection Toronto Film Festival WINNER Tiger Award Rotterdam Int’l FF ALAMAR Directed by Pedro González-Rubio “A lovely, soulful feature!” - Jay Weissberg , , Variety “González-Rubio’s film [gets] the simplicity and details of a wonderful but limited experience down to their most honest, most untroubled, most tender, and often most beautiful essences.” -- The Auteurs DRAMA J orge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers Mexico a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to re- Spanish, Italian turn to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins 2009 in Mexico. At first the boy is physically and emotionally uncomfortable with the 73 min whole affair, and gets seasick on the boat taking them to their destination. But as fa- Rights: USA & Canadada ther and son spend more time together, Natan begins a learning experience that will Format: HDCam, remain with him forever. Digibeta, DVD, 35mm 5 N e w WINNER R Best Film e Asian Film Festival l Mumbai e a s WINNER e Audience Award s Moscow Film Festival WINNER Audience Award Cinequest Film Festival Official Selection Montreal World Film Festival FOR MY FATHER Directed by Dror Zahavi “Quite simply the most powerful and moving film I can remember seeing in years.” The Huffington Post Tarek, a Palestinian forced on a suicide mission in Tel Aviv to redeem his fa- DRAMA/ ther’s honor, is given a second chance when the fuse on his explosive vest fails to THRILLER detonate. Forced to spend the weekend in Tel Aviv awaiting its repair, Tarek must live amongst the people he was planning to kill. To his surprise, he connects with Israel, Germany several Israelis on the outskirts of society, including the beautiful Keren, who has Hebrew, Arabic cut off contact with her Orthodox family and upbringing. With nothing to lose, 2008 Tarek and Keren open up to one another, and an unlikely love blooms between two 100min isolated and damaged individuals, raised to be enemies. With the deadly load of explosives still strapped to him, Tarek must spend 48 hours in the city, caught be- Rights: USA Format: 35mm, Digibeta, tween remote bomb detonators, the Israeli police patrolling the streets, and his new- DVD found companions. When the weekend ends, Tarek must make the decision of his life. 6 6 N e WINNER w Best First Feature Alfred Bauer Prize R Berlin Film Festival e el WINNER a Silver Bear s Berlin e Film Festival s Official Selection Toronto Int’l Film Festival WINNER Best New Director Chicago Int’l Film Festival “Impeccable… GIGANTE with inherent charm!” Directed by Adrián Biniez - Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter "A Gem! Unpredictable (and) engaging." - Kevin Thomas, L.A. Times Jara, who is 35, is a shy and lonely man who works in a suburb of Montevi- DRAMA deo as a supermarket security guard. It’s his job to keep an eye on the security COMEDY cameras installed throughout the building. He doesn’t have a great deal to do be- cause he works the graveyard shift when the store is like a ghost town. And so Uruguay Spanish his life continues—until one day Julia, who works at the supermarket as a cleaner, enters his field of vision.