2008 FILMS / storylines
Films listed in alphabetical order.
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All the Invisible Things (Heile Welt) by Jacoby Erwa (Austria), 90 minutes, fiction
Recalling the stylistic vibrancy of Fernando Meirelles's City of God, this coming-of-age film tells the tale of three
restless teens growing up in Graz, Austria. Strong and inventive.
Americano by Carlos Ferrand (Quebec/Canada), 110 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
A journey across the North American continent that revisits a past of exploitation and suffering, the weight
of silenced races extinguished for the good of the European conquest. Beautifully made.
Artifacts by Giles Daoust (Belgium), 75 minutes, fiction
Kate knows that things aren't normal when her friends begin to disappear, but they get even stranger when she forgets how she knew them in first place. A science-fiction thriller that questions the boundaries of reality.
Very smart.
Ballou by Michael Patrei (USA), 90 minute, documentary
A high school marching band from a troubled part of Washington, D.C. must overcome their disadvantages
to compete in a national contest, and inspire a community to believe again. A huge hit!
Black Prince by Aratoli Ivanov (Russia), 100 minutes, fiction
An African American director (Ray Charles Jr.) tries to unravel the mysteries of Russian poet
Alexander Pushkin's death, and finds a connection to a distant past.
Bliss by Abdullah Oguz (Greece/Turkey), 105 minutes, fiction
After she is condemned to death by her own family, a Turkish girl and her executioner travel a road
to self-discovery that leads them to challenge the values of their culture. Intriguing
Bobby Dogs by TK Reilly (USA), 117 minutes, fiction
A recovering alcoholic tries to rebuild his life by starting a hot dog stand in this humorous look at one
person's triumph in the face of fear and uncertainty. A definite audience pleaser.
Continental: a film without guns by Stephane Lafleur (Quebec/Canada), 103 minutes, fiction
Without reason or notice, a woman's husband disappears, but that is only the jump off point for a film
that explores the secret lives of those we only thought we knew. Great storytelling.
Dolina by Zoltan Kamondi (Hungary), 122 minutes, fiction
A man returns to the isolated, corrupt village where he grew up to collect the remains of his recently
deceased father, but is forced to take part in the intrigue and scandal of the villagers' lives.
El Benny by Jorge Luis Sánchez (Cuba), 120 minutes, fiction
A biographic look at Cuban jazz singer Beni Moré's fiery life, from his beginnings as a country boy to his
rise and fall as one of Latin America's brightest stars. Strong and compelling.
Empty Town by Hu Yaozhi (China), 91 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
A woman's failed quest for success in the big city leads her back home to try and pick up the broken fragments
of her life, in what turns out to be a refreshing take on an old concept.
Encounter Point by Ronit Avni & Julia Bacha (Israel/Palestine), 85 minutes, documentary
In a documentary that works hard not take sides, Israeli and Palestinian parents share in the pain of having
lost sons and daughters during the hostilities between the warring groups. Compelling.
Every Time We Say Goodbye by Moshe Mizrahi (1984) 95 minutes - Moshe Mizrahi Tribute
An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem.
He meets a Jewish girl. They are attracted to each other but she is convinced their diverse backgrounds mean it
could never work.
Exit No. 6 by Yu-Hsien Lin (Taiwan), 99 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
This neon-fueled, rollercoaster ride of a film follows a gang of punk daredevils searching for a missing friend,
a search that leads them to an underground filled with terrible things. Very strong and engrossing.
Ezra by Newton Aduaka (Nigeria), 110 minutes, fiction
Depicting the life of a child solider, Ezra centers on a 16 year old boy kidnapped when he was 6 by a band
of guerrillas and forced to enact crimes for which he will never be forgiven. Powerful.
Fat Stupid Rabbit by Slava Ross (Russia), 93 minutes, fiction
One of the miserable alcoholic actors from an unsuccessful repertory children's theater starts to insert
Shakespeare into his lines in hopes of reviving his career. A can’t miss.
Finding Normal by Brian Lindstrom (USA), 77 minutes, documentary
From hell and back, the patients of an Oregon Rehab clinic share their darkest days and their present struggles to become better people. Fascinating and inspiring.
Fly Daddy Fly by Izuru Narushima (Japan), 121 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
A parody and recreation of martial arts revenge films; Fly Daddy Fly is about a middle-aged businessman's
fight for his daughter's honor after she is molested by her school's star boxer. A definite audience winner.
Fragmentby Gyula Maar (Hungary), 86 minutes, fiction World Premiere
In a catholic monastery at the end of WW11, members of a confined world find their social lives changing
with the rise of a new social order. Stark, inventive and an acting tour de force.
Fragments of Disappearance by Oliveir Meys (Belgium), 74 minutes, documentary
As China prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, a small neighborhood falls prey to the country's
frantic push for growth, in a moving film that captures the painful stories of its residents.
Gagarin’s Grandson by Andrey Panin (Russia), 100 minutes, fiction East Coast Premiere
A talented middle age artist learns he has a long lost brother living in an orphanage; to complicate matters,
his brother turns out to be pre adolescent and black, making for a complex and powerful exploration of racism in Russia.
Goodbye Life by Ensieh Shah-Hosseini (Iran), 93 minutes, fiction
In what may be a suicidal impulse, a women war correspondent asks to be put on the frontline of the
Iraq-Iran War, and gains a new view of life out of the trauma she witnesses. Compelling.
Goodbye Southern City by Oleg Safaraliyev (Azerbaijan), 90 minutes, fiction
Political changes disrupt the peaceful lives of ordinary people in Baku, Azerbaijan, as new characters storm
into the routine of a household, bringing new rules and demands. Enlightening
Grandhotelby David Ondricek (Czech Republic), 93 minutes, fiction
Fleischman is a thirty-something, angst-ridden man living at the top of an old hotel in a place that ceased to be happening years ago. Beautifully shot and very inventive.
I Love You Rosa by Moshe Mizrahi (1972) 72 minutes
Academy Award nominated film - Moshe Mizrahi Tribute
In Jewish law an unmarried brother must marry the childless widow of his dead brother. In this story the bereaving brother is 12 years old. The requirement is avoided by a legal fiction, but as time passes the relationship between
the widow and her brother in-law changes.
Imprint by Michael Linn, Chris Eyre, Carolyn Linn (USA), 88 minutes, fiction
A Native American attorney prosecuting a Lakota teen in a controversial murder trial, returns to the reservation
to say goodbye to her dying father and experiences strange visions that challenge her beliefs. Wonderful!
Iska’s Journey by Csaba Bollok (Hungary), 93 minutes, fiction
A young Romanian girl’s journey to escape her bleak world of poverty becomes a lesson in survival, in this
very gritty, naturalistic film with a documentary feel.
Juju Factory by Balufa Bakupa-Kanyinda (Congo), 93 minutes, fiction
Set among Congolese expatriates living in a district of Brussels, this very creative and fascinating film centers
around an author longing to express a world lost in a post-colonial environment, and his conflict with those who
would rather forget.
Let’s Finish!!! by Cheol Mean Whang (Korea), 100 minutes, fiction
The tragic journey of three desperate youths who make a pact on an Internet chat room to find one another and
end their lives together.
Lineage Of The Voice by Yeon-ah Paik (Korea), 102 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
Two young boys attempt to master the art of Pansori, a demanding form of Korean music, in this documentary that looks at the childhood that is sacrificed for ambitious hopes of celebrity. Absolutely beautiful filmmaking
Little Girl Blue by Alice Nellis (Czech Republic), 93 minutes, fiction
Infidelity, forgotten dreams, and the death of jazz singer Nina Simone all play a part in this provocative study of a woman's psyche. This is a major film, sure to be a hit, Academy Award written all over it!
Lonely Joe by Michael Coonce (USA), 110 minutes, fiction
In the chilling spirit of The Sixth Sense comes this horror film about a woman reporter trying to find out why
people are disappearing near a farm in Solvay, New York.
Lora by Herendi Gabor (Hungary), 118 minutes, fiction
In this dark comedy, Lora has suffered a case of hysterical blindness that prevents her from seeing and from
seeing the difference between the two brothers in love with her. Wonderfully acted
Madame Rosa by Moshe Mizrahi (1977) 105 minutes, (Academy Award winning film) – Moshe Mizrahi Tribute
Madame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and an Auschwitz
survivor, a foster mom to children of other prostitutes. Momo is the oldest and her favorite, an Algerian lad
whom she raises as a Muslim.
Madison by Brent Notbalm (USA), 90 minutes, fiction
An anti-war film centered around an award-winning war correspondent distraught by his experiences in Iraq,
who returns to Madison, Wisconsin in search of emotional reconnection. Politically engaging
Mahek by K.Kanade (India), 80 minutes, fiction
In this delightful children's tale, the title character Mahek is a young girl lost in dreams that never come true;
that is, until a fairy helps Mahek to find her strength and regain the faith of her friends.
Maldeamores by Carlos Ruiz and Mariem Pérez (Puerto Rico), 83 minutes, fiction
Produced by Benicio Del Toro, a funny film about love at all ages... a child's first kiss; a man's obsession and
an old love affair. Passion defeats reason again and again...
Meeting Resistanceby Steve Connors & Molly Bingham (USA), 84 minutes, documentary
This film brings a face to the Iraqi insurgency, investing these people with personal stories that give perspective
to their struggle, and explode myth after myth about the war in Iraq. Controversial and fascinating.
No Exit by Dror Sabo (Israel), 90 minutes, fiction
A satirical look at the Israeli TV industry in which a filmmaker exploits the tragic novelty of a blind soldier to
freshen up a reality show, and proves that his only artistic drive is for popular success.
Nobody by Shawn Linden (Canada), 88 minutes, fiction
A neo-noir gangster film set in the 1950s, with an assassin unable to prove to his mob boss that he has
committed the crime, with references to dozens of your favorite films. Wonderful cinematography.
Nuzhat al-Fuadby Judd Ne’eman (Israel), 110 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Against the splendid background of the Arabian Nights and tradition of Iraqi storytelling, the film explores the relationship between the real and the imagined in a story of two creative minds connected to a TV serial.
Brilliant.
One Day Like Rain by Paul Todisco (USA), 87 minutes, fiction
An exercise in cultish weirdness, this fringe flick follows the wild misadventures of a teen living in Californian
cookie-cutter as she enacts a plan to save the world from an apocalyptic end. Strange and engaging.
One Hundred Nails (Centoc Chiodi) by Ermanno Olmi (Italy), 90 minutes, fiction
A professor accused of a strange crime takes refuge in a rural village, whose inhabitants soon come to accept
him as a Christ figure and call on him for a miracle to save their country way of living. Strange, warm, and engaging.
Pulqui – A Moment In the Native Land Of Happiness by Alejandro Fernandez Moujan (Argentina), 85 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
This documentary takes a critical look at one of Argentina's earliest aviation innovations while following
an artist's vision to recreate the infamous Pulqui jet. Very quirky and a lot fun.
Red Like The Sky by Cristiano Bortone (Italy), 90 minutes, fiction
In the spirit of Cinema Paradiso comes this film about a blind child who finds a new life at the cinemas, and
is inspired to make films of his own. A winner for the entire family.
Rita:Working Title by Michal Bat-Adam (Israel), 100 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
A writer attempts to reinvent herself through her own fiction after realizing she no longer knows who she is.
Another in a long series of masterful films by Michal Bat Adam.
Swing State by H. Spencer Young, Jason Zone Fisher & John Intrater (USA), 90 minutes, documentary
A son follows his politician dad for a period of six months during his 2006 campaign to become lieutenant
governor of Ohio, providing an inside look at the political workings of a state election.
The Emigrant by Istvan Darday (Hungary), 110 minutes, fiction
This biopic recounts the life of Sándor Márai, a once forgotten Hungarian novelist who had prominent success
in 1930s, but whose life was disrupted by the rise of Nazism and communism. Beautifully acted.
The Father by Ivan Solokov (Russia), 82 minutes, fiction
With mixed emotions, a Russian soldier returns from WWII to an awaiting family he no longer knows, taking
a detour along the way, only to ultimately face the person changed most by the war: himself. Very nicely
constructed story.
The Flyboys by Rocco Devilliers (USA), 120 minutes, fiction
Stephen Baldwin and Jessie James star in this kid friendly take on airplane disaster films of the 70's, following two small town boys who stow away on a mob-owned plane with a bomb on board. A major entertainment.
The Red Card by Mahnaz Alzali (Iran), 74 minutes, documentary
A documentary that exposes injustice in the trial of Khadijeh Shahla Jahed, a woman accused of murdering
the wife of her soccer star love. Compelling
The Tunnel (El Boquete) by Mariano Mussi (Argentina), 83 minutes, fiction
A quirky family of crooks attempts to rob a bank by digging a tunnel into a nearby bank vault in this black
comedy with a bang-up, lowdown finale. This is one very bizarre and entertaining movie
To Die In Jerusalem by Hilla Medalia (Israel), 76 minutes, documentary
Connects the families of two 17-year-old women killed in a 2002 suicide bombing: one, the victim, an Israeli,
the other, a Palestinian searching for martyrdom. Very powerful.
Unfinished Stories by Pourya Azarbayjani (Iran), 76 minutes, fiction
With gritty, naturalistic performances, this stark film paints a grim and revealing picture of three Iranian
women, all at different stages in their lives, and the plight they experience in a male dominated society.
Valo by Kaija Jourikkala (Finland), 84 minutes, fiction
Set in a Finish isolated village under Czarist rule, this film follows a brave nine-year-old boy who outwits the spies
and stern authorities. Enjoyable for both parents and kids.
Weekend In Galilee by Moshe Mizrahi (Israel), 100 minutes, fiction USA Premiere – Moshe Mizrahi Tribute
A reworking of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, set in the Galilee during the autumn of 1996, with the elderly head of family returning to upset the family dynamics of a small pastoral farm. The latest masterpiece by our Festival’s
honored guest and Achievement Award winner
Wild Sunflowers by Zhao Penghiao (China), 90 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Charting the changes China encountered from the early 1970’s through 2003, the story is about the social
movements of the past 30 years and their impact on eleven children born in the 60's.
shorts
A Clear Sky On a Bad Day by Akinobu Ikeno (Japan), 17 minutes, fiction World Premiere
A victim has returned to confront her killer, in a film that draws on a minimalist style to increase its dramatic impact.
A Millennium Giraffe by Jong-shik Won (Korea), 17 minute, animation USA Premiere
A son trying to restore his mother’s health must seek out the Millennium Giraffe, a magic animal who will help only
in return for a sacrifice.
A Nosey Boy by Seok-beom Alin (Korea), 12 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Enter the world of a Korean grade school classroom, where children learn to wield the corrupting power of blackmail and reap the retribution they sow.
Abel’s Black Dog by Mariana Cengel (Slovakia), 25 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Tired of the geese that are wrecking his graveyard, a caretaker comes up with a cheap solution that ends up causing unforeseen problems.
Adel e Yusuf by Claudio Noce (Italy), 30 minutes, fiction
A film that takes on the perspective of two Somali brothers trying to find work in Rome, and the experiences that capture their condition of being “strangers in a strange land.”
Bab Mook Ja by Sung-ah Min (Korea), 11 minutes, animation
In attempts to tie a string around a dragonfly, a small boy is led on adventure through nature that teaches him
about the nature of things.
Bloody Merry Christmas by Jan Cechl (Czech Republic), 13 minutes, animation USA Premiere
A family is enjoying all the good tidings of Christmas when suddenly everything takes a turn for the worst, leading
to a horrific ending in this stop motion animated Christmas tale.
Bojo by Mikayel Vatinyan (Armenia), 14 minutes, animation USA Premiere
A small, fuzzy-nosed creature named Bojo temporarily escapes the lonely sadness of the city through his fantasies.
Bye Bye by Mario Pochat (Canada), 3 minutes, animation
Take a look at the exciting state of computer animation with this glimpse into the life of life-like characters and their frustrations.
Camera (Korea), 10 minutes, animation USA Premiere
A frightening, Orwellian short that targets our fears of technology, and the ways in which the media have seeped
into every pore of our lives this brilliant little film is for adults only.
Christmas In Taxi by Jo Yung-Kung (Korea) 11 minutes, animation USA Premiere
It's a slow day for a cab driver in wintry Paris; that is, until a mysterious woman pops into his cab and changes
his life.
City Of Oblivion (Taiwan), 8 minutes, animation USA Premiere
Video game director Chang presents this mixed-media short that explores a man’s contemplation of art as a platform for the creation of self.
Cold Joint (Studeny Spoj) by Miroslav Remo (Slovakia), 20 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
In a polluted industrial town, a father struggles to fix a television so that his family can watch images of a
clean
future.
Crossing Borders by Bilal Yousef (Israel), 58 minutes, documentary
Two brave Israeli-Arab women challenge the norms of their society and move toward equality, threatening the life practiced by their friends and neighbors.
Crossing The Line by Pietro Marcello (Italy) 57 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
A journey across Italy is set to the rhythm of long-distance express trains, long abandoned, slowly decaying, as they cross destroyed landscapes with passengers suspended between life and death.
Dear Lemon Lima by Suzi Yoonessi (USA), 11 minutes, fiction
This brisk coming-of-age comedy about three outsiders offers an acute portrayal of teen-age confusion, as well as
a girl named Nothing who seeks solace in her theremin.
Dinner Time by Gor Baghdasaryan (Armenia), 3 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
Director Gor Baghdasaryan takes his camera into the dilapidated home of an Armenian family eating potatoes,
where close-ups reveal more than we might want to know.
Escape From Hell (Korea), 6 minutes, animation USA Premiere
No one wants to wake up in a boat on a sea of skeletons with the Grim Reapee, but that's what happens in this macabre short, full of colorful geometric backgrounds and characters.
Fission by Kun-I Chang (Taiwan), 5 minutes, animation USA Premiere
Video game director Chang presents this mixed media short that explores a man’s contemplation of art as a
platform for the creation of self.
Hollow (Huecos) by Paula Ortíz (Spain), 17 minutes, Experimental/Animation
An animated film in which a boy enters the dreamy yet melancholy world of puppets, and learns that fate is in the hands of the puppeteer.
Horn by Roohollah Masroor (Iran), 10 minutes, fiction
Passengers on a bus in Tehran reap the anger of a bus driver on his break when one of them honks the horn, in a revealing short about contemporary life and social interactions in Iran.
Horrible Coincidences by Libor Pixa (Czech Republic), 8 minutes, fiction/animation
Household appliances and potted plants get off their inanimate duffs and strut their stuff, in the tradition of Max Fleischer cartoons and R. Crumb comix.
House Of Olive Trees by Thouly Dosios (Greece), 30 minutes, fiction
A romantic comedy in which a woman and her lover go on a vacation to a seaside cottage, where their loyalty
stands test to the independence they crave.
Icaro by David Hartmann (Cuba), 11 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Tensions rise between two middle-aged friends as they ponder their place in the cosmos during a rare
celestial event.
In The Heart Of Chile by Stacy Barton (USA), 47 minutes, documentary
Filmmaker Stacy Barton documents the long, strange trip of Santiago, Chile, from the throes of genocide and dictatorship under Pinochet in the 1970s to its current democratic state.
Ivory Bastards Against Extinction by Timothy M. Ferlito (USA), 30 minutes, fiction
A coke-snorting U.S. president and a stolen fetus are just two of the pulpy ingredients in this lampoon of the
masked wrestler genre, following in the stylistic footsteps of Grindhouse.
Janet Planet by Kevin Meegan (USA), 28 minutes, documentary
For fans of the show Dog Whisper (or Christopher Guest’s Best in Show), here is a film about an animal
communicator named Janet Ridgeway, shaman to all creatures great and small.
Little Fairy Tale by Gor Margaryan (Armenia), 28 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
Three portraits of boys growing into manhood and finding a man’s work, their notions of what constitutes work
and freedom wrapped in fairy tales.
Missing Green by Joey Huertas (USA), 10 minutes, experimental/documentary
An exploration of surveillance-camera quasi-documentaries, in which a hypnotist works with a friend of a
student who has been missing for 11 years.
Mugsby Ronnie Cramer (USA), 5 minutes, experimental
Watch Jane Fonda morph into Jimi Hendrix by way of young looking Bill Gates in this celebrity mutation short that's accompanied by a disquieting soundtrack.
Naus by Lukas Glaser & Roman Stetina (Czech Republic), 14 minutes, animation
An open-ended, loosely animated tale about an individual being lost and found in his own tracks.
One Of The Last (Italy), 12 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
In this poignant portrait, a farmer living near an Italian hilltown represents the contented, simple, rural life that is
fast disappearing worldwide.
Operation: Fish by Jeff Riley (USA), 11 minutes, animation
Strange things are happening in this fun stop-motion-animation, and only secret agent #4 can foil a clique of brutes
in their plan to achieve world domination.
Our Daily Bread by Martin Rosite (Spain), 12 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Suggestive of a Sergio Leone epic, this symbolic film delivers a duel in the sun of competing takes on Western civilization, like a showdown between Jesus Christ and Karl Marx.
People By Railway (Ludia Na Trati) by Arnold Kojnok (Slovakia), 30 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
Informative-interview portrait of a rural train station in South-Central Slovakia that lost all service, and the people
who were left behind geographically, economically, and socially.
Phaedra by Salvo Bitonti (Italy), 13 minutes, experimental/fiction
A stylized, modern dress retelling of the Greek legend, more a poetic representation of the original than a literal reenactment.
Ping Pong by James Hodgens (USA), 3 minutes, experimental/animation (youth filmmaker)
Individual and self take their eternal struggle to the ping pong table, in a match seen from both sides of the net
by
a single pair of eyes.
Prelude by Michael Morone (USA), 11 minutes, fiction (youth filmmaker)
Radio Kebrle by Zdenek Durdil (Czech Republic), 16 minutes, experimental/fiction USA Premiere
See You In Denver by Jan Sikl (Czech Republic), 52 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
A unique “home movie” chronicling the story of a family’s history in the movie business beginning in the early
20th century, this film also correspondingly tells the story of the film industry.
Selling A White Dress by Christopher Toppino (USA), 10 minutes, experimental
Black-and-white photography dominates a catalog of abstract textures, disembodied voices and fragmented images
of the body are propelled by a David Lynch-ian soundscape.
Seven Indian Boys by Ashot Mkrtchyan (Armenia), 8 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
Siberia by Renata Duque (Cuba), 10 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Siberia follows the paths of professors and students at a Havana university in 1992, as their futures are
jeopardized by Cuba's political, professional, and environmental collapse.
Simultaneous Worlds (Italy), 6 minutes, experimental USA Premiere
Son by Daniel Mulley (England), 17 minutes, experimental
A suspenseful short about a mother and son trapped in an underground theater under the control of a mysterious “director.”
Sona and Her Family by Daniela Rusnokova (Slovakia), 40 minutes, documentary
Subtitles by Efe Oztezdogane (Turkey), 19 minutes, experimental/fiction
Such As It Is by Walter Ungerer (USA), 12 minutes, experimental
With a series of abstractions that end in revelation, Such as it Is investigates four different environments
through their perceptual themes.
Summer Games by Marian Tutoky (Slovakia), 17 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Emil, a sweet-faced farm boy rounding the bend on puberty in rural Slovakia, has his world rocked when his fully developed cousin comes to spend the summer.
Sweat by Hong-jin Na (Korea), 12 minutes, experimental USA Premiere
With a hypnotic repetition of erotically charged images, Sweat explores unspoken aspects of male sexuality in
everyday life.
The Autumn Sun by Diana Kardoumian (Armenia), 10 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
This short film is a meditation on age and vanity, set where the combination is particularly dangerous—in the consciousness of a dancer.
The Bath by Mi-rang Lee (Korea), 20 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
The Bead by Marie Dvorakova (Czech Republic), 15 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
The Box by Yong-jae Park (Korea), 17 minutes, animation USA Premiere
In a theatre, on a stage there sits a magician with a box on his knees, and inside you will enter a phantasmagoria
that is nothing short of pure magic.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman by Seung-bin Bae (Korea), 20 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
The Miracleby Jeffrey Jon Smith (USA), 29 minutes, fiction
The story of Tekki Lomonicki, a woman who dares to dream past her own physical limits, and in the process
redefines the word “difference.”
The Path of the Skeptics (La passeggiata dello scettico) by Filippo Feel Cavalca (Italy), 30 minutes, fiction
An agnostic philosophy student and an aging priest are bound together in a common need for God and a shared interest in the life of an 18th century philosopher.
The Soupfather by Tseng Hui Ming (Taiwan), 10 minutes, animation USA Premiere
The Ten Minute Break by Seong-tae Lee (Korea), 27 minutes, fiction USA Premiere
Military madness is the focus of this short set in the deep woods of South Korea, with a crazy sergeant and an unexperienced private tracking down a deserter.
The Thread by Stan Orzel & Maria-Lo Orzel (USA), 17 minutes, fiction
Haunted by the ghost of his dead fiancé, a man seeks out a psychic who might help him exorcise her spirit in this stylish horror/mystery.
The Woman Of Sarajevo by Ella Alterman (Israel), 58 minutes, documentary
A profile of a Bosnian woman's tumultuous life, this documentary follows Sara Pizatnich as she revisits the places
and events that transformed her from schoolgirl to refuge.
The Woman With Pearls by Abi Foijo & Steven Brown (Taiwan), 11 minutes, animation USA Premiere
This Is My Cheesesteak by Ben Daniels (USA), 40 Minutes, documentary
A homage to the city of Philadelphia focusing on the mouth-watering cheese steak sandwich pack a generous
amount of atmosphere in just 40 yummy minutes.
Wave Of Care by Alexandra Hetmerova (Czech Republic), 3 minutes, animation USA Premiere
Waves by Adrian Sitaru (Romania), 16 minutes, fiction
It’s just a sunny day at the beach with a Romanian family, or so it seems at first, until this film quickly undermines those sunny notions by presenting the darkness beneath the façade.
Wedding Day by David Schmoeller (USA), 25 minutes, fiction
When I Grow Up by Michelle Meeker (USA), 7 minute, animation
A conglomeration of eleven short pieces by eleven different authors dealing with the discrepancy between our
youthful aspirations and the person we eventually become.
William Klein – “Out Of Necessity” by Douglas Sloan (USA), 8 minutes, documentary
Takes a rare glimpse into the life of William Klein, radical photographer and documentary maker, as filmmaker
Douglas Sloan gains access into the private world of a prolific artist.
With Kisses From Your Love by Jan Sikl (Czech Republic), 52 minutes, documentary USA Premiere
Drawn in part from actual home movies, this film provides an intimate view into the everyday life of a middle-class family during and after World War II in Czechoslovakia.
Woollen Dogs by Emma DeSwaee (Belgium), 9 minutes, animation USA Premiere
An encounter between a boy and an infirm woman in a wheelchair involving a ball, three black dogs, a mysterious mustached man related to time, and some mean, stone throwing youngsters.
