Sand Mountain Australia, USA/34min/Alternative, Road Trip, Art Kathryn McCool Setting off with a borrowed video camera, Kathryn McCool begins a solo journey through the American South to meet a reclusive musician, Cast King, and attempt to find the American South that she had, as a youth, recreated and photographed in her own backyard in rural New Zealand.
Read more...Sarabah USA/60minutes/Women’s Rights, Hip Hop Maria Luisa Gambale & Gloria Bremer French w/English Subtitles Since launching her career as a female pioneer in the competitive, male-dominated world of West African hip hop, Senegalese rapper and urban soul singer Sister Fa has used her lyrics and genre-blending music to tackle serious social issues and speak out for women’s rights. SARABAH documents how this musical innovator with an international following infuses art with activism in a campaign to end female genital cutting (FGC), a practice she experienced as a young child. Sun....
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Scenes of a Crime USA/88min/True Crime This film explores a 10-hour police interrogation culminating in a disputed confession, and an intense, high profile murder trial in New York State. Police video reveals the complicated psychological dynamic between detectives and their suspect, Adrian Thomas, during the long interrogation - including lies, trickery and coercion that are legally permitted. Detectives, prosecutors, witnesses, jurors and the suspect himself offer conflicting accounts of exactly what happened in this mysterious and disturbing true-crime documentary. www.scenesofacrime.com Wed....
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Search for Michael Rockefeller Papua New Guinea/88min/Mystery Fraser C. Heston In 2007, filmmaker Fraser C. Heston discovered a lost cache of unedited 1969 footage shot by adventure-author, Milt Machlin, during his expedition to the cannibal coast of New Guinea in search of the lost scion, Michael Rockefeller. Michael vanished in 1961 when his trading canoe capsized, and his disappearance is one of the enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th Century. The film includes previously unreleased footage and eyewitness interviews, including some startling revelations, which shed new light on the mystery...
Read more...Skydancer USA/75min/Native American Katja Esson For more than 120 years, six generations of Mohawk Ironworkers have raised America's modern cityscapes. They are called 'sky walkers' because they walk fearlessly atop steel beams high above the city streets. On 9/11, Mohawk ironworkers from all over the country rushed to Ground Zero, dismantling what their grandfathers and fathers had built. Skydancer takes a different look at Mohawk Indian Ironworkers. Jerry McDonald Thundercloud, Sky Fox and their families must master the delicate and dangerous balancing act each in their very own way - dancing...
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Slant 45: The Movie USA/85min/Family Mark Birnbaum – In Person As North Texas prepared to host one of the world's largest sporting events, more than 44,000 children were making plans of their own. They coordinated neighborhood cleanups, a hospital toy drive, anti-graffiti campaigns, food drives, and more. In the end, they discovered that heroism and leadership aren't only characteristics of all-star athletes. This film offers an intimate look at children who embarked on a yearlong journey to identify problems and improve the lives of those around them. Fri. Oct 21, 10:00AM (Malco...
Read more...Slow Southern Steel USA/89min/Arkansas, Music David Lipke, Chris Terry – In Person Slow Southern Steel is a film about heavy metal music in the modern American South, as told by the very people who have created this music during the last two decades. Shot in back alleys, parking lots, and the seedy green rooms of the dirtiest clubs that the Bible Belt failed to snuff out, these diehard musicians discuss their love of music and the South, as well as the difficulties, contradictions and insanity that haunt every Southern artist. Thurs. Oct. 20, 7:00PM (Malco 2)
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Somos Wichi Argentina, USA/44min/Human Rights Andrew Buckland – In Person Spanish w/ English Subtitles Somos Wichi is a glimpse into the lives of a relatively unknown and often misunderstood indigenous people known as the Wichi. Set in the Gran Chaco forest of northwestern Argentina, the Wichi are struggling to cope with the destructive effects of agricultural development, while maintaining their unique cultural identity. www.somoswichi.com/test.html Tue. Oct. 18, 1:10PM-Block (Malco 2) Fri. Oct. 21, 11:45AM-Block (Malco 2)
Read more...The Souls-Tales of Ghostly Encounters (Arme Selen) Switzerland/93min/Religious, Paranormal Edwin Beeler The film transcends a dreamlike reality into the mysterious land of poor souls. Witnesses from rural areas of Central Switzerland tell their tales of enigmatic encounters with persons from hereafter, and about outrages by decedents, which have to be expiated. An ethnographic movie about an archaic folk-mythology, The Souls documents a culture of sagas and myths sadly now dying out because, in modern reasoning, death is suppressed and taboo. Sun. Oct. 16, 8:25PM (Malco 2) Fri....
Read more...SpokAnarchy! USA/85min/Underground Music Culture David Halsell SpokAnarchy! chronicles the manic highs and desperate lows in the emergence of the punk rock scene in culturally barren Spokane, Washington. This coming-of-age story becomes a coming-of-middle-age story as the scene's survivors take an unflinching look at their past, and how their lives were shaped by those years of music and mayhem. www.spokanarchy.com Wed. Oct 19, 9:05PM (Malco 1) Sun. Oct 23, 7:40PM (Malco 1)
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Stan Versus Squirrel USA/23min/Humor Lilly Boruszkowski What is a man to do when he wants to feed the birds but the squirrels keep stealing their food? Watch as Stan engineers a variety of devices to foil his furry opponents. Who will prevail in the battle of man versus squirrel? Sun. Oct. 16, 9:00PM-Block (Malco 1) Thu. Oct. 20, 4:20PM-Block (Malco 1)
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Stuff USA/82min/Personal Lawerence Johnson – In Person Stuff relates the personal odyssey of a Portland, Oregon filmmaker dealing with his father's death and the garage-sized storage unit full of the stuff he left behind. The film also follows the filmmaker's long-time friend who drives to Iowa to bury his father's ashes. Part road movie, part meditation, Stuff is an intimate and unflinching examination of the father/son relationship. www.stuffthefilm.com Mon. Oct. 17, 4:35PM (Malco 2) Sat. Oct. 22, 11:45AM (Malco 1)
Read more...Sunshine USA/15min/Alternative Doug Nichol Sunshine depicts John, an American advertising producer, who travels to China to make a TV commercial. A funny and sobering glimpse into the advertising world and globalization as John contemplates the effects advertising has had on his personal life, and on the culture of China and it's Capitalist Revolution. Sat. Oct. 15, 7:30PM-Block (Malco 2) Sat. Oct. 22, 6:20PM-Block (Malco 2)
Read more...T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s USA/29min/History & Music Robert Philipson – In Person Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter and Ethel Waters were among the biggest blues singers of their day. Their nights, however, belonged to them--and the ladies they shared them with. Sun. Oct. 16, 3:10PM-Block (Malco 2) Thu. Oct. 20, 2:50PM-Block (Malco 1)
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Tanzania: A Friendship Journey Tanzania/104min/Africa Sylvia Caminer – In Person Venance and Kristen were once classmates, and reunite in Venance’s home of Tanzania, where he left his small village nine years ago to pursue the dream of an education in the United States. Along the way, Venance introduces Kristen to the ancient culture, the contemporary poverty, and the eternal spirituality of his homeland. She learns many unexpected lessons about the trials, hardships and culture of a foreign land. Sun. Oct. 16, 3:50PM (Malco 1) Tue. Oct. 18, 8:00PM (Central)
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To Be Heard USA/87min/Literary, Urban Deborah Shaffer Can language transform lives? This film follows three Bronx teens as they search for their voices through the power of the written word. Inspired by three teachers in a radical poetry workshop, they write their own life stories, imagining a future where fathers aren't in jail, mothers aren't abusive and college is a place you awaken to every morning rather than dream about each night. Wed. Oct. 19, 5:20PM (Malco 2) Sun. Oct. 23, 7:30PM (Malco 2)
Read more...Truck Farm USA/48min/Comedy, Educational, Environmental, Urban, Music Ian Chaney, Curt Ellis A film about the wild world of urban agriculture, as told through the journeys of a 1986 Dodge pickup, transformed into a mobile garden. Using green roof technology, heirloom seeds, and Granddad's old pickup, Ian Cheney used the only land he had to grow vegetables in America's biggest city. From its home in Brooklyn, the Truck Farm heads out across the city to see New York's quirkiest urban farms, taking viewers on rooftops, barges, old ball fields and into Manhattan art studios to explore why city...
Read more...Unchastened USA/4min/Cancer, Dance Brynmore Williams The story of one woman's journey beyond breast cancer, utilizing dance as a means of survival. www.unchastened.com Mon Oct. 17, 11:30AM-Block (Malco 1) Sun. Oct. 23, 10:05AM-Block (Malco 2)
Read more...Unlikely Treasures Canada/52min/Art, Humor Tally Abecassis Unlikely Treasures is about people who collect unexpected things like clothespins, platform shoes and discarded tea tags, taking you on a wild trip inside their homes, their minds and their drawers of stuff. Although misunderstood by some, there is a method to their madness. Tue. Oct. 18, 4:40PM-Block (Malco 2) Sat. Oct. 22, 7:55PM-Block (Malco 2)
Read more...Unraveled USA/78min/Drama, Crime Marc H. Simon Just days before Bernard Madoff captured headlines as the largest ponzi schemer in U.S. history, Marc Dreier, a prominent Manhattan attorney, was arrested for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions from hedge funds. Brazen forgeries and impersonations branded the white-collar crime spree remarkable. Unraveled is set in the 'purgatory' of house arrest, an upper East Side penthouse, where the Court has ordered Dreier confined until his sentencing day. Sat. Oct. 15, 12:10PM (Malco 1) Tue. Oct. 18, 6:10PM...
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The Vacuum Kid USA/11min/Family, Comedy Katharine Mahalic This ten-minute documentary is about Kyle Krichbaum, a 5th grade boy from Michigan who has amassed a collection of over 160 vacuum cleaners. What started out as an obsession that Kyle's family was sure he would outgrow, has now made him into a source of pride and curiosity. Tue. Oct. 18, 4:40PM-Block (Malco 2) Sat. Oct. 22, 7:55PM-Block (Malco 2)
Read more...Vidal Sassoon: The Movie USA/90min/Biography Craig Teper Vidal Sassoon is more than just a hairdresser- he's a rock star, an artist, and a craftsman who 'changed the world with a pair of scissors.' With the geometric, Bauhaus-inspired hairdos he pioneered in the 1960s and his 'wash and wear' philosophy that liberated generations of women from the tyranny of the salon, Sassoon revolutionized the art of hairstyling and left an indelible mark on popular culture. www.vidalsassoonthemovie.com Tue. Oct. 18, 9:00PM (Malco 1) Sat. Oct. 22, 8:25PM (Malco 1)
Read more...The Voyagers USA/17min/Experimental Penny Lane In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyagers 1 & 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space. Together and alone, they will travel until the end of the universe. Each spacecraft carries a golden record, a massive complication of images, and sounds embodying the best of Planet Earth. Mon Oct. 17, 11:30AM-Block (Malco 1) Sun. Oct. 23, 10:05AM-Block (Malco 2)
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A Weaverly Path USA/62min/Art Kenny Dalsheimer This film offers an intimate, visually stunning portrait of Swiss-born tapestry weaver, Silvia Heyden, and captures the inner dialogue and meditations of an extraordinary artist in the moments of creation. The film follows Heyden for a year as she creates works inspired by the Eno River in Durham, North Carolina, and shares how nature, music, Bauhaus influences and life experiences anchor and inform her art. aweaverlypath.com Tue. Oct. 18, 10:05AM (Malco 2) Thu. Oct. 20, 11:35AM (Malco 2)
Read more...Wild Horse, Wild Ride USA/106min/Lifestyle Alex Dawson A handful of unforgettable characters set out on a 100-day quest to tame a totally wild mustang for a Texas competition. Among them: Charles, a Navajo grandfather out to re-capture his youth; George, a grizzled cowboy with a stubborn streak; and Wylene, a blond beauty with a theatrical flare and a nerve of steel. In three months, man and horse must transform from scared strangers to close companions. It won't be an easy journey. www.wildhorsewildride.com Sat. Oct. 15, 10:00AM (Malco 1) Wed. Oct. 19, 10:00AM (Malco 1)
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