October 16, 2019
CITY OF THE BLIND
DescriptionDescription Alberto Cortes' remarkable film subtly weaves ten stories set in one Mexico City apartment. Beginning in the 40s and moving into the 90s, the film charts everything from the rise and fall of radical politics to the transition from the Beatles to punk rock. A camera movement gracefully transports the action across the years,...
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
THE GOOD FASCIST
DescriptionDescription The explosive subject matter of director Helena Nogueira's latest offering is certain to shock and disturb audiences, as her films have in the past. The Good Fascist deals with the repercussions of the 1974 civil war in Mozambique, following the intersecting stories of two men: Filipe, a white fascist whose terrorist acts involve him...
October 16, 2019
CHEB
DescriptionDescription Chebtells the story of Merwan, a 19-year-old Algerian boy who has lived in France since early childhood. Deported by the French government to Algeria, he finds himself in ?country whose language and customs he doesn't understand. With the help of Malika, a young girl as rootless as himself, Merwan decides to return to the...
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
THE BRUCE DIET
DescriptionDescription Four wildly different comedies from emerging filmmakers. The Bruce Diet is Jeff Baron's comedy/horror film about the "perfect diet" in which you can eat as much as you like and lose weight forever - all for only $75. In John Helliker's offbeat Norha and the Microbabe, a self-centered avant-garde couple become parents of an...
