October 16, 2019
GANGSTER NO. 1
DescriptionDescription Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis and Saffron Burrows star in this stylishly thrilling tale of ruthless ambition and betrayal, while newcomer Paul Bellany turns in a brilliantly eerie star-making performance. In present day London, Gangster (McDowell) is where he always knew he would be-master of all he surveys at the top of the gangland heap....
October 16, 2019
HAVANNA MI AMOR
DescriptionDescription HAVANNA Ml AMOR is a journey into the love lives of seven Cubans whose relationships echo the ever-popular telenovela, but in far more exciting and realistic ways. Interspersed with footage of avid telenovela viewers watching their favorite program, this documentary explores their contrasting and intertwining lives. We meet Silai, the manager of a hair...
October 16, 2019
FLICK
DescriptionDescription The art of Drinking, Smoking and Screwing is lost in America. Fortunately, for viewers of Finton Connelly's first feature, they are still perfecting this art in Dublin, Ireland. A poetic rapture of energy and release, FLICK is the chronicle of Jack, a small-time hash dealer drifting through nocturnal Dublin. His best friend has a...
October 16, 2019
GAEA GIRLS
DescriptionDescription "We are liberty! We are violent! We are freak-out! We are... GAEA GIRLS!" With the ring announcer's bold declaration, directors Kim Longinotto and Jana Williams usher us into the incredible world of Japanese female wrestling. At tough training camp Gaea Japan, we meet wrestler and trainer Nagoya Chigusa. Arrogant, charismatic and adored, she does...
October 16, 2019
ENCHANTED (VERZAUBERT)
DescriptionDescription Leave it to the Europeans to help us understand matters of the heart. This captivating program of shorts range from romantic to poignant, passionate to funny, and from sweet to just plain offbeat. In the charming ENCHANTED, a boy, a girl, a doll and the mischievous mind of a child set a young man...
October 16, 2019
EVERYTHING FOR A REASON
DescriptionDescription In a spectacular fusion of charm, wit and irrepressible romance, Greek-American brother team Vias Parlapanides (director) and Charley Parlapanides (producer) have created a film with an appealing twist on the "boy meets girl/fear of commitment" angle. When Manny Papadopoulos meets Eve Stephanopoulos, the woman of his mother's dreams, Manny's pal, Teddy, and Eve's sister,...
October 16, 2019
THE FIRST TRAIN (DER ERSTE ZUG)
DescriptionDescription Leave it to the Europeans to help us understand matters of the heart. This captivating program of shorts range from romantic to poignant, passionate to funny, and from sweet to just plain offbeat. In the charming ENCHANTED, a boy, a girl, a doll and the mischievous mind of a child set a young man...
October 16, 2019
DOWNPOUR
DescriptionDescription Animation as a whole is in the midst of a real renaissance right now, like a smack in the head-or a body blow, as is evident in the opening short PUMP-ACTION, where balloon animals meet RESERVOIR DOGS. On the more traditional side comes the suburban teen comedy PROUD FAMILY which inlvolves a young girl...
October 16, 2019
EDITING IS EVERYTHING
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
CINEMA VERITE: DEFINING THE MOMENT
DescriptionDescription Revisit the renaissance of documentary filmmaking with an incisive and intriguing look into the revolutionary movement of cinema verite. Dive deep into the world of documentaries and discover the magic of cutting edge non-fiction cinema. CINEMA VERITE: DEFINING THE MOMENT studies direct cinema that was catalyzed by a group of young filmmakers in the...
