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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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DAWSON ISLA 10
DIRECTOR: Miguel Littin - CHILE
Dawson, Isla 10 focuses on the imprisonment of advisors close to the deposed socialist government of president Salvador Allende. The men were jailed and endured hellish conditions on the island, the world's southernmost concentration camp, for more than a year.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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EVERYONE ELSE
DIRECTOR: Maren Ade - GERMANY
Chris and Gitti are a happy couple on the surface, but when they meet a happier, more successful couple on vacation, their fragile relationship starts to fall apart.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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GIGANTE
DIRECTOR: Adrián Biniez - URUGUAY
The story of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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THE LETTER FOR THE KING
DIRECTOR: Pieter Verhoeff - NETHERLANDS
The Letter for the King follows the medieval quest of sixteen-year old Tiuri, who risks his future as a knight to fulfill a promise, and in so doing discovers adventure, honor, valor, and love.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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LETTERS TO FATHER JACOB
DIRECTOR: Klaus Härö - FINLAND
When Leila is pardoned after serving 12 years of a life sentence, she agrees to work as an assistant to Father Jacob, answering the letters of those who write asking for his help. Although she regards the pastor’s correspondence as pointless, the letters ultimately play a role in her redemption.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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MOOMIN AND MIDSUMMER MADNESS
DIRECTOR: Maria Lindberg - FINLAND
When a volcanic eruption forces the Moomin family to take refuge in an old theater, Moominpappa decides to write a play for the family to perform.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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REMBRANDT’S J’ACCUSE
DIRECTOR: Peter Greenaway - NETHERLANDS
In this companion piece to Nightwatching (PIFF 32), Greenaway, a former painter, deconstructs Rembrandt's The Night Watch and examines it in terms of the time and place it was completed, and the controversy surrounding its accusation of murder.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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REYKJAVIK-ROTTERDAM
DIRECTOR: Óskar Jónasson - ICELAND
Financial concerns tempt an ex-con to return to his smuggling ways in this taut psychological thriller.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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THE SHOCK DOCTRINE
DIRECTOR: Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross - GREAT BRITAIN
An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war, and terror to establish its dominance.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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SHORT CUTS III: MADE IN PORTLAND
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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SONS OF CUBA
DIRECTOR: Andrew Lang - GREAT BRITAIN
Sons of Cuba follows three boys at the prestigious Havana Boxing Academy as they prepare for the 2006 National Boxing Championship of Under-12’s.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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STRONGMAN
DIRECTOR: Zachary Levy - UNITED STATES
Strongman is a moving story of determination and heart in the face of the hard facts of life.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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A TOWN CALLED PANIC
DIRECTOR: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar - BELGIUM
This surreal, stop-motion adaptation of a popular European television show has Cowboy, Indian, and Horse traveling through space and time on a quest to free their wrongly imprisoned neighbor. A gleefully surreal treat for animation fans of all ages.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY
DIRECTOR: Don Hahn - UNITED STATES
Don Hahn's engaging look at the resurgence of the Disney company's animation tradition.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
at 9 PM (B3)
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THE WEDDING SONG
DIRECTOR: Karin Albou - TUNISIA
Set in Tunis during the Nazi occupation, The Wedding Song is the story of the powerful friendship between Nour, a Muslim, and Myriam, a Jew.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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WELCOME
DIRECTOR: Philippe Lioret - FRANCE
Welcome tells the story of a young Kurd, Bilal, who aims to swim to England from Calais, and the swimming instructor who agrees to train him for the treacherous crossing.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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WILD GRASS
DIRECTOR: Alain Resnais - FRANCE
Resnais' career-defining masterpiece deals with the fate-altering ripples triggered by a seemingly ordinary purse snatching.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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THE WIND JOURNEYS
DIRECTOR: Ciro Guerra - COLOMBIA
Ignacio Carrillo, a retired musician, journeys to return his supposedly cursed accordion to his old teacher. Along the way, he picks up a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a wandering musician like Ignacio. This touching odd-couple story mixes the evocative landscapes of Colombia with the magic of its music to tell a timeless tale.
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
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YANG YANG
DIRECTOR: Cheng Yu-Chieh - TAIWAN
This coming-of-age story follows a young Eurasian woman in Taipei as she transitions from high-school athlete to aspiring actress.
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