October 16, 2019
CLEAVE
DescriptionDescription In recent years, filmmakers have been challenged to be different and nowhere is it more evident than in this year's Short Drama selection. In ONE DAY CROSSING, a woman struggles to protect her family during a crisis point in WWII. After watching his father drown a litter of puppies in BURLAP, a young boy...
October 16, 2019
CHUNHYANG
DescriptionDescription Im Kwon Taek is Korea's greatest filmmaker, and his latest is yet another triumph in an impressive filmography. Mongryong, the privileged son of a provincial governor, falls in love with Chunhyang, the daughter of a former courtesan, who is known for her beauty and dignity. They marry in secret. When he has to leave...
October 16, 2019
THE CINCINNATI KID
DescriptionDescription The Man (Robinson) competes with the Kid (Steve McQueen) in a nail-biting duel for the poker championship. The Kid is cocksure, but the Man is ruthless and backed by 30 years of experience. In a suspense-filled film with more twists and turns than a roller coaster, Robinson gives one of his greatest performances.
October 16, 2019
BURLAP
DescriptionDescription In recent years, filmmakers have been challenged to be different and nowhere is it more evident than in this year's Short Drama selection. In ONE DAY CROSSING, a woman struggles to protect her family during a crisis point in WWII. After watching his father drown a litter of puppies in BURLAP, a young boy...
October 16, 2019
CHUMP CHANGE
DescriptionDescription You may remember Milwaukee Steve (writer-director-actor Stephen Burrows) from that jock-itch commercial for Crotch Fresh. That was before Merv Griffin sued him for the not-so-flattering documentary he made about his time as a contestant on the WHEEL OF FORTUNE. Now-because his movie has been banned-he's the hottest and funniest property in Hollywood. And instead...
October 16, 2019
BREATH OF LIFE (SOPLO DE VIDA)
DescriptionDescription Borrowing elements of real-life misery and violence from contemporary Colombia, Luis Ospina has created an intelligent and poignant neo-noir. A Former policeman investigates the murder of a girl killed in a seedy hotel. He knows her only by her nickname, Golondrina. As he reconstructs her life, he discovers her involvement with several men: an...
October 16, 2019
BRIGHTER THAN THE MOON (HELLER ALS DER MOND)
DescriptionDescription Writer-director Virgil Widrich won the City of Salzburg Screenplay Award for this debut feature. Melles, a former contractor-turned-bank robber, has enlisted the services of Romanian Knarek, whose fiancee Julie has stowed away in the trunk of his car to escape Bucharest. When Melles and Knarek manage to pull off a heist, Julie is left...
October 16, 2019
BREAD AND ROSES
DescriptionDescription The latest verite masterpiece from legendary British director Ken Loach, BREAD AND ROSES is a self-proclaimed David and Goliath story of union struggles in Los Angeles. Working with an Hispanic cast, as he had previously with LAND AND FREEDOM, Loach explores the reality of an immigrant's life. Based on the Justice for Janitors Campaign,...
October 16, 2019
BREAD AND TULIPS (PANE E TULIPANI)
DescriptionDescription Silvio Soldini's latest film about a housewife with an independent spirit won nine of Italy's prestigious David di Donatello Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. Licia Maglietta gives a luminous performance as Rosalba, an Italian housewife who accidentally gets left behind at a rest stop while on...
October 16, 2019
BLACK XXX-MAS
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...
