October 16, 2019
BIRDS OF A FEATHER (DER VOGEL FORSCHER)
DescriptionDescription This program bravely tackles the subject of Love. This tantalizing group of shorts range from the bizarre to the macabre to the deeply poignant, bringing us all closer to comprehending the complexities of Love . BIG LOVE: Two parents perform heroic feats to emotionally deal with the fact that their two kids have to...
October 16, 2019
BORSTAL BOY
DescriptionDescription At an age when most boys are studying for exams, Brendan Behan was trying to change the world. BORSTAL BOY is the true story of this Irish writer and activist. Sixteen-year-old Brendan Behan, an Irish Republican, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the Second World War. His mission is...
October 16, 2019
THE BRONZE SCREEN
DescriptionDescription THE BRONZE SCREEN: 100 YEARS OF THE LATINO IMAGE IN HOLLYWOOD CINEMA is the remarkable, untold story of Latinos in the American cinema. T his 90-minute film celebrates the achievements and contributions Latinos have made to movie history, while taking a candid look at how the Latin image has evolved throughout the last century...
October 16, 2019
BERLIN IS IN GERMANY
DescriptionDescription Born in 1970, director Hannes Stohr makes his feature film debut with a profound story that explores issues of loneliness, solitude and hope. After being imprisoned for 11 years, 36-year-old Martin Schultz is released from the Brandenburg Penitentiary. East Berlin is almost unrecognizable to him since the fall of the Wall in 1989, and...
October 16, 2019
BIG LOVE
DescriptionDescription This program bravely tackles the subject of Love. This tantalizing group of shorts range from the bizarre to the macabre to the deeply poignant, bringing us all closer to comprehending the complexities of Love . BIG LOVE: Two parents perform heroic feats to emotionally deal with the fact that their two kids have to...
October 16, 2019
BAMBOLEHO
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...
October 16, 2019
BARAN
DescriptionDescription Majid Majidi's impressive BARAN touches on the issues of Iran's relationship with neighboring Afghanistan. The story is focused on a construction site full of illegal Afghan workers, where Lateef, a 17-year-old Iranian worker, is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. An accident where an Afghan worker falls and breaks his leg sets...
October 16, 2019
ANITA TAKES A CHANCE (ANITA NO PERD EL TREN)
DescriptionDescription ANITA TAKES A CHANCE, the latest film from veteran Catalan director Ventura Pons, is a thoughtful look at the perils and joys of one woman's journey past the 50-year-old threshold. For 30 years, Anita has watched life pass her by from the safety of a local cinema ticket booth. But, one day, without warning,...
October 16, 2019
ANOTHER BLUE DAY
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
ANGEL EXIT (ANDEL EXIT)
DescriptionDescription From the director of AMERIKA comes ANGEL EXIT, a hybrid of materials and genres, mating and clashing, resulting in a visually emotional and artistic tour de force. Set in Prague, this is a drug story about a bloody bond. It is also a horror story about the missing fifth element, a love story and...
