October 16, 2019
SHADI IN THE BEAUTIFUL WELL
DescriptionDescription In SHADI IN THE BEAUTIFUL WELL, an autistic boy, Shadi, lives in the heart of a Palestinian refugee camp where the other kids constantly torment him-until an unexpected present arrives.
October 16, 2019
THE SEA INSIDE (MAR ADENTRO)
DescriptionDescription Alejandro Amenabar (best known for his dealings with life and death in films like THE OTHERS and OPEN YOUR EYES) returns with the beautifully rendered and realized THE SEA INSIDE, the true story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro (played quite brilliantly with gentle humor and fiery defiance by Javier Bardem), who, after being paralyzed in...
October 16, 2019
SECONDHAND CHILD (WER KUSST SCHON EINEN LEGUAN)
DescriptionDescription A winner of the European Children Film Prize, SECONDHAND CHILD is a moving story about a boy who asks his neighbor to pretend to be his father for one week. At the age of 13, Tobias has become self-sufficient out of necessity. He does not know who his father is, and his mother is...
October 16, 2019
SECUESTRO EXPRESS
DescriptionDescription Statistics paint a grim picture of the low survival rate for secuestro (kidnap) victims in Latin America, but they don't tell the whole story. They don't communicate the sheer terror and mind-numbing fear experienced by people randomly snatched off the streets. As dawn approaches in Caracas, Carla (Mia Maestro} and Martin (Jean Paul Leroux)...
October 16, 2019
RX
DescriptionDescription A true talent, up-and-comer Ariel Vromen brings to the screen a visually alluring and emotionally charged first feature. With a cast of gifted young actors, Vromen delves into the darker side of the party to reveal that life can change indefinitely when decisions are made with love and friendship on the line. Andrew (Eric...
October 16, 2019
RYAN
DescriptionDescription RYAN poses the question, "How does one of the pioneers of Canadian animation end up as a gentleman panhandler?"
October 16, 2019
ROLLING FAMILY (FAMILIA RODANTE)
DescriptionDescription A poetic slice of life, ROLLING FAMILY is a beautifully rendered film from director Pablo Trapero (CRANE WORLD). Eighty-four-year old Grandmother Emilia is having her entire extended family come over to celebrate her birthday. She gets a call from her sister inviting her to their niece's wedding. Emilia asks the whole family to go...
October 16, 2019
THE RULES OF FLYING (DE REGELS VAN HET VLIEGEN)
DescriptionDescription From the director of SLEEPING ROUGH (AFI FEST 2002), THE RULES OF FLYING shows how you have to really want it. There is no excuse for failing. Where there's a will there's a way. That's the first rule of flying.
October 16, 2019
RHYTHM IS IT!
DescriptionDescription An extraordinary, uplifting documentary about Roysten Maldoom and his transformational No Limit Dance Studio, with its audacious goal of forging an international dance company out of 250 no-experience, at-risk youths to perform Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring with the Berlin Philharmoniker in just six short weeks. "You can change your life in a dance...
October 16, 2019
ROCK FRESH
DescriptionDescription Even before the classic 1983 film STYLE WARS exposed graffiti to the mainstream, there has been a growing fascination with this art form. Director Danny Lee's film is an electric exploration of the evolution and world of graffiti now focusing on some of the local flavor. Featuring Kofie, Axis,Tyer, Clae, Trixter, Dye 5, JoJo,...
