October 16, 2019
MY GRANDPA IS A VAMPIRE
DescriptionDescription Moonrise tells the humorous and often suspenseful story of Lonny, a young boy who has an unusual summer vacation in New Zealand. Lonny stays with his grandfather (played by Al Lewis, best known for his role as Grandpa Munster on The Munsters), and he and his friend Kanziara begin to suspect that the eccentric...
October 16, 2019
MY SONS (MUSUKO)
DescriptionDescription Director Yoji Yamada, best known for his wildly popular Tora-san series, has crafted an insightful portrait of the complex relations between a father and his children. A widower, Akio, is lonely and resentful that his children moved from their small-town home to Tokyo in search of independence. When his children return for a visit,...
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
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...
