October 16, 2019
THE ANGRY EYE
DescriptionDescription Jane Elliott has no intention of retiring until prejudice and discrimination are eradicated from our society. "Does that mean I have a job for life?" she sighs. "I think it does." Elliott takes no joy in such job security. A former third-grade teacher, she began conducting her "blue-eyed" exercises the day after Martin Luther...
October 16, 2019
AMERICAN WET DREAM
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
ACCORDING TO SPENCER
DescriptionDescription Shane Edelman's earnest romantic comedy is filled with charismatically disarming characters brought to life by a talented ensemble of young actors. At age 10, Spencer (Jesse Bradford) had a crush on Melora (Mia Kirshner). Fifteen years later, she crashes into his car. Spencer is determined to finally win her heart when he learns they'll...
October 16, 2019
AH! MY GODDESS (AA! MEGAMI-SAMA)
DescriptionDescription Come hear and try to guess the voices. Kosuke Fujishima's beloved AA! MEGAMI-SAMA mango has been crafted into a beautiful eel-animated film by Hiroaki Gohda, depicting a world where goddesses can fall in love with mortals, which means they need to deal with human issues. Trouble in Paradise! Eons ago, Celestin, Belldandy's mentor, became...
October 16, 2019
ABC AFRICA
DescriptionDescription From acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, ABC AFRICA is a powerfully cinematic film capturing the plight of thousands of children whose parents have died of AIDS. In ABC AFRICA, Kiarostami returns to the examination of children's issues that was present in his earlier films, continuing his exploration of life and death that began in...
October 16, 2019
90 MILES (90 MILLAS)
DescriptionDescription 90 miles is the length of water between the US and Cuba, but Juan Carlos Zaldivar's personal documentary portrays a more complex and compelling distance. In 1980, Juan was a 13-year-old communist demonstrating against the thousands of people who were deserting Cuba in the Mariel boatlift. Within a week, Juan and his entire family...
October 16, 2019
WORLD RECORD GUY
DescriptionDescription The Dark and Quirky Comedy Shorts Program contains seven offerings ranging from the inventive and humorous to the scary and dismal. The program opens with RATILER, the story of a Samaritan who takes the good neighbor scene just a little too far. BLACK XXX-MAS, a dark and violent look at human nature, reminds us...
October 16, 2019
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
DescriptionDescription With Martin Scorsese as executive producer, veteran playwright Kenneth Lonergan as director, and leads including Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, and Matthew Broderick, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME is a powerhouse drama that was selected as co-winner of this year's Sundance Grand Jury Prize. Orphaned as children, a brother and sister ore reunited when the...
October 16, 2019
THE WIDOW OF SAINT PIERRE (LA VEUVE DE SAINT-PIERRE)
DescriptionDescription An epic drama directed by one of France's leading auteurs and starring two of its greatest actors, THE WIDOW OF ST. PIERRE is set in 1 850 on the isle of Saint-Pierre, a small French territory off the coast of Canada. A condemned murderer (noted director Emir Kusturica) awaits execution, while the French government...
October 16, 2019
WITH A FRIEND LIKE HARRY (HARRY, UN AMI QUI VOUS VEUT DU BIEN)
DescriptionDescription Alternately chilling and humorous, HARRY, HE'S HERE TO HELP is an eerie psychological tale that gripped audiences in the Official Competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. While on another mundane family vacation with his wife and three young daughters, Michel runs into his old high school chum, Harry. At first, the charming Harry...
