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...
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...
