October 16, 2019
DEAR FIDEL – MARITA’S STORY (LIEBER FIDEL – MARITAS GESCHICHTE)
DescriptionDescription Wilfried Huismann's DEAR FIDEL-MARITA'S STORY is the stranger-than-fiction account of a modern Mata Hori who could have changed the course of world history by assassinating Fidel Castro-if she hadn't fallen in love with him. Lorenz was assigned by the CIA to kill her revolutionary former lover with a poison capsule. But Marita's story neither...
October 16, 2019
DELUSIONS IN MODERN PRIMITIVISM
DescriptionDescription Modern living is held up for target practice in this series of shorts. Whether you reside in the hood or are surrounded by strip malls, you will see a bit of yourself in all these stories. DELUSIONS IN MODERN PRIMITIVISM: Bored with his tattoos and piercings, Jerome looks for an alternative form of body...
October 16, 2019
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (WO HU CANG LONG)
DescriptionDescription Set in a feudal kingdom and shot on location in China, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is a magical, mystical epic search for a sword, a woman, and a way of being. At once romantic, adventurous and spiritual, this tale of vengeance and redemption is an extravaganza inspired by the Hong Kong wuxia martial arts...
October 16, 2019
DARK BLUE WORLD (TMAVOMODRY SVET)
DescriptionDescription Reuniting the creative team behind the Academy Award-winning KOLYA, DARK BLUE WORLD tells the gripping story of celebrated Czechoslovakian fighter pilot Lieutenant Franta, who in 1939 is assigned to train a rookie named Karel. But when the Nazis invqpe their country, both men escape to England where they enlist in the Royal Air Force....
October 16, 2019
COPY SHOP
DescriptionDescription Modern living is held up for target practice in this series of shorts. Whether you reside in the hood or are surrounded by strip malls, you will see a bit of yourself in all these stories. DELUSIONS IN MODERN PRIMITIVISM: Bored with his tattoos and piercings, Jerome looks for an alternative form of body...
October 16, 2019
CROOKED EARTH
DescriptionDescription CROOKED EARTH stars Temuera Morrison (ONCE WERE WARRIORS) and Lawrence Makoare (WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED?) in a brother against brother contemporary Western showdown. The forces of tradition, government authority and tribal pride collide in an action-packed saga of love, honor, loyalty and betrayal. After 20 years in the government's army, Captain Will...
October 16, 2019
CHAPERONE
DescriptionDescription Modern living is held up for target practice in this series of shorts. Whether you reside in the hood or are surrounded by strip malls, you will see a bit of yourself in all these stories. DELUSIONS IN MODERN PRIMITIVISM: Bored with his tattoos and piercings, Jerome looks for an alternative form of body...
October 16, 2019
CHILDREN UNDERGROUND
DescriptionDescription Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, Edel Belzberg's CHILDREN UNDERGROUND is a powerful and unflinching verite portrait of homeless children in Romania, giving voices and faces to one of Eastern Europe's grimmest realities. During his rule, Nicolai Ceaucescu implemented an ill-conceived "fertility campaign." As a tragic result, thousands...
October 16, 2019
BULLET IN THE BRAIN
DescriptionDescription There seems to be an overwhelming theme present in our short filmmakers' collective consciousness-death, dying and what comes next. We selected some of our favorites and put together an eclectic group of films, each with a profoundly unique perspective. BULLET IN THE BRAIN: Based on a short story by Tobias Wolff, a meditation on...
October 16, 2019
CAKE (BOLO)
DescriptionDescription Whatever is going on in Latin cinema, we can only hope it's contagious. From the hundreds of Latin submissions, we are proud to present eight of the very best. WEDDING NIGHT: Passion multiplies during a wedding night. BAMBOLEHO: Inspired by the book The Baron of the Trees, by ltalo Calvino. ROGELIO: A dead man...
