October 16, 2019
MOISE
DescriptionDescription Four shorts from a special collection showcasing original works from new Quebec screenwriters. In The Visitor, a terrified woman spends the night in her closet listening to an intruder whose uncanny behavior indicates that he belongs there. When a baby mysteriously appears at the door of a childless Hasidic couple in Moise, they can't...
October 16, 2019
MOONDANCE
DescriptionDescription Two couples with contrasting personalities meet for a turbu- lent weekend reunion at a secluded mountain cabin. Bitter, uptight Eric is troubled by a bad relationship with his father, financial problems and the overbearing concern of ti'is wife Amy. When the couple's free-spirited friends Francis and William re-enter their lives, a weekend of self-discovery...
October 16, 2019
MOTORAMA
DescriptionDescription Destined to be a cult classic, Motorama is unquestionably one of the weirdest road movies ever made. Ten-year-old Gus des- perately wants to win a gas station contest called Motorama (col- lect all the letters and win 500 million dollars) so he flees his abu- sive parents and sets off on a road trip...
October 16, 2019
THE GIVING
DescriptionDescription In present-day Los Ange,les, a bank executive decides to take ? drastic measures to help the homeless, though its contrary to his personality. As he steps from his BMW into L.A.'s Skid Row, he confronts a remarkable community of homeless people and their enigmatic leader. Can he help? Is he merely seeking personal absolution?...
October 16, 2019
MISSING PARENTS
DescriptionDescription The festival once again presents new works from the Discovery Program, a project for emerging filmmakers. All films are productions of Chanticleer Films. A secret long-distance love affair forces a small town waitress to re-evaluate her life and marriage in Mark Krenzien's The Letters From Moab. In Martin Nicholson's Missing Parents, a punked-out teenager...
October 16, 2019
THE FRONTIER (LA FRONTERA)
DescriptionDescription The wild, inspiring beauty of Southern Chile and the untamed spirits of those who live there get equal attention in first-time director Ricardo Larrain's successful and engaging film, awarded a Silver Bear at the 1992 Berlin Film Festival and heralded by many as the best Chilean film in two decades. When a teacher is...
October 16, 2019
MARC AND ANN
DescriptionDescription Three new short films by documentary master Les Blank explore themes of culture, home and family in three different areas of the United States. Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge is an enchanting collection of an 80-year-old Applachian mountain woman's life stories, singing and harmonica playing. Marc and Ann is a portrait...
