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Welcome. The Board of Directors and the staff at the New Orleans Film Society welcome you to our 21st annual New Orleans Film Festival. We have expanded our venues, and are welcoming both Chalmette Movies and The Theatres at Canal Place. For the first time ever, we will also have a VIP shuttle for All-Access pass holders and NOFS members. While we are best known for our annual festival in October, we have special screenings and events throughout the year. If you live in the greater New Orleans area, we are your best source for film fare that is not shown at multiplexes— especially independent and foreign-language films. Stay tuned to our newly revamped website for society information. With the help of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, we are making efforts to expand our outreach, and have programs at Chalmette Movies and at the Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization. We welcome you to this year’s festival, and hope you will have a good time at our films, panels, and parties. When all is said and done, please send us your feedback as to how we can improve everything concerning our festival and our society. Contact me directly with your suggestions. Best regards, Larry Blake  Board President, New Orleans Film Society [email protected]

Thank you, Robert Brunet and staff: The Prytania Theatre George Solomon, Brian Jones, Doug Whitford, and staff: The Theatres at Canal Place Jay Weigel, Merit Shalett, Beth Shippert-Myers, and staff: Contemporary Arts Center Ellis Fortinberry, Wendeslaus Schulz, David Sardenga, and staff: Chalmette Movies Edward Buckner, Lana Mars and staff: The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization Christy Parker: Marriott Hotels Julie Lambert: The Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel Marilyn Dittman, Ruthie Rogers, and staff: New Orleans Museum of Art Olivier Brochenin and Adam Steg: French Consulate of New Orleans Dan Bennett: Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Amy Reimer: International House Blake Haney and Ben Hirsch: The Canary Collective

2010 New Orleans Film Festival Benefactors: Sharon Gillen, Grant Gillen, Deepak Awasthi, Jacqueline Awasthi, Anne Burr, John Burr Jr., Alexa Georges, Stephen Armbruster, Tamarin Hennebury, Oak Porcelli, Debra Burke

New Orleans Film Society 900 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130-3908 (504) 309-6633   [email protected]

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Festival Credits

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Our Sponsors 5 Parties & Events

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Tickets & Passes

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Venues & Shuttles

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Awards & Judging

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Membership 11 Index to the 2010 Films

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Panels & Workshops

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Special Presentations

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Narrative Features

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Documentary Features

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Narrative Shorts

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Louisiana Shorts

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Animated Shorts

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Experimental Shorts

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Print Source Index

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Full Schedule Grid

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Outreach The New Orleans Film Society is a proud recipient of funding from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. These funds have helped spread its mission to under-served communities and to reach new audiences. Currently the organization hosts a free monthly film series at The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization. The Porch film series has developed an audience in an underserved, predominately AfricanAmerican neighborhood by making highly quality independent films more accessible. In addition to access, a goal of The Porch film series is to cultivate new film enthusiasts. The NOFS has expanded to St. Bernard Parish presenting independent films in partnership with the newly reopened, Chalmette Movies, flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We are pleased to have screenings at both venues during the 21st annual New Orleans Film Festival. For more information on our outreach efforts, please visit us at www.neworleansfilmsociety.org.

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ABOUT THE NEW ORLEANS FILM SOCIETY This year marks the 21st anniversary of the New Orleans Film Festival. Since its inception in 1989, it has grown into a prominent and crucial component of the New Orleans cultural landscape. The New Orleans Film Society, a non-profit 501(c)(3) cultural organization, presents the Festival each year. The mission of the Society is to engage, educate, and inspire through the art of film. Its history and accomplishments speak volumes about the strength and commitment of its dedicated members, volunteers, board, and staff. The Society presents a diverse range of year-round screenings and film-related events, in addition to the annual New Orleans Film Festival in October: the French Film Festival (July), the New Orleans International Children’s Film Festival (August), and monthly screenings year-round at the Contemporary Arts Center and The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization. The Society is New Orleans’ preeminent vehicle for the exhibition of independent local, national, and international films.The week-long New Orleans Film Festival includes a competitive division, with entries in six categories, audience awards, plus an award presented to a Louisiana filmmaker. In addition, there is a series of panels and workshops, as well as screenings of curated national and international films. T H E N E W O R L E A N S F I L M S O C I E T Y welcomes your participation in any and all of its programs and events, and hope you will become a regular visitor to the website N E W O R L E A N S F I L M S O C I E T Y. O R G

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FESTIVAL CREDITS PUBLICIST

PRESIDENT & TREASURER

John Desplas

Sparkle Beetle Communications

Larry Blake

COMPETITIVE DIVISION PROGRAMMER

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

VICE-PRESIDENTS

Jenn Murphy

Keeley Steenson

OFFICE MANAGER /

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES

Steve Armbruster Adam Marcus

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR

Lauren Domino COMPETITIVE DIVISION COORDINATOR /

Grant Ingram Trey Ledford Lily Keber Marcus McWaters

PRINT TRAFFICKER

Clint Bowie BOX OFFICE MANAGER

Monika Baudoin FESTIVAL EVENT COORDINATOR

Lauren Domino MEMBERSHIP & MERCHANDISE COORDINATOR

Luisa Marcil

THEATER FLOOR MANAGERS

Clint Bowie Martin French Sergio Lobo-Navia Luisa Marcil Serina Phoenix TRANSPORTATION COORDNATOR

Alexander Garcia VIP LOUNGE COORDINATORS

Abdul Aziz

Madelyn Donohue Rebecca Morris

PROGRAM DESIGN & WEB DEVELOPMENT

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

PHOTOGRAPHER

The Canary Collective

SECRETARY

Jann Darsie BOARD MEMBERS

Constance J. Balides Jane Booth Douglas Brinkley Alexa Georges Sharon Gillen Henry Griffin Nomita Joshi-Gupta Barry Kern Johnny King Raelynn Tammariello Loop Maryann Miller Karen Solomon Jerald L. White

Jason Curole FESTIVAL INTERNS

Christian Gentile Ted Moree

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THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

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OUR FESTIVAL SPONSORS MARQUEE SPONSORS

PREMIERE SPONSORS

SPOTLIGHT SPONSORS

CANARY FEATURE SPONSORS

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

AT&T

Eartthwise Bag Company

Showbiz Software

Barefoot Wine and Bubbly

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Stella Artois

Booth & Booth APLC

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

The Plant Gallery

Cineworks City of New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

LA Film & Video Magazine SAGIndie

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Vitamin Water Whole Foods Market

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FESTIVAL DETAILS

PARTIES & EVENTS

21st ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL GALA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 EIFFEL SOCIETY, 2040 St. Charles Ave. The New Orleans Film Society invites you to join us in celebrating our 21st year of providing local, regional, national, and international films to our community. Please come to the Eiffel Society on historic St. Charles Ave, Thursday, October 14, 2010, for the Gala to kick off our 21st annual New Orleans Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased at www.neworleansfilmsociety.org or at the door.

Patron Party 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Music by Sasha Masakowski & Musical Playground Featuring: Live Auction. Patron-Only Area. Premium Bar.

Gala Party 8:00-11:00 p.m.

Music by Treme Brass Band Presentation of this year’s Celluloid Hero Award to Harry Shearer (accepting via video) Food by Chef Ian Schnoebelen, Specialty Cocktails by Mixologist Alan Walter Complimentary Valet Parking Special Thanks: Eiffel Society; South Coast Solar; Peter J. Calamari, IV; Rita Benson LeBlanc and the New Orleans Saints; Raelynn Tammariello Loop; Adam Marcus; Alexa Georges; Southern Theatres; Harouni Gallery; and NOLA Renaissance Event & Party Planning

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

NETWORKING PARTY

Sponsored by Vitamin Water Come celebrate the Opening Night of the New Orleans Film Festival with us, enjoy a complimentary drink courtesy of Vitamin Water & Ketel One Vodka . Friday, October 15, 9:00-11:00 p.m. loa, 221 Camp St.

Network with industry professionals, while having a drink on us. Drinks courtesy of Stella Artois. Tuesday, October 19, 9:00-11:00 p.m. loa, 221 Camp St.

FILMMAKER THANK YOU Have a drink on us, as we celebrate all festival filmmakers. Drinks courtesy of Tanqueray No. TEN Gin. Saturday, October 16, 9:00-11:00 p.m. loa, 221 Camp St.

I LOVE LOUISIANA PARTY, presented with Dirty Coast Join us in celebrating the great state of Louisiana. Featuring DJ Brice Nice’s Louisiana House Party & 101 Runners featuring Monk Boudreaux. Sunday, October 17, 9:00 p.m. The Bar 12 on Fulton St., 608 Fulton St. Admission $10, Free for festival All-Access pass holders.

BEST OF THE FEST AWARDS PARTY The awards event takes place Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. at the Theatres at Canal Place, followed by a fantastic party at LOA. Drinks courtesy of Tequila Don Julio, Bulleit Bourbon Monday, October 18, 9:00-11:00 p.m. loa, 221 Camp St.

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LOUNGE AT loa What better way to end a day of movie watching than a drink with friends? Join us at loa to celebrate the festival. Drinks courtesy of Zacapa Solera 23 Rum. Wednesday, October 20, 9:00-11:00 p.m. loa, 221 Camp St.

CLOSING NIGHT PARTY Join us in closing our 21st Annual New Orleans at loa- featuring free signature drink courtesy of Glenkinchie Scotch. Thursday, October 21, 9:00-11:00 p.m. loa, 221 Camp St.

FESTIVAL RECEPTIONS: A reception will be held every day of the Festival at the VIP Lounge, inside the Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel, from 5:00-6:00 p.m.; all receptions are open to All-Access pass holders, and New Orleans Film Society members. There will be complimentary hors d’œuvres courtesy of Whole Foods, and wine provided by Barefoot Wine and Bubbly.

THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL DETAILS

TICKETS & PASSES

21st ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL GALA TICKETS

VENUES

Patron Party, Gala, and an All-Access Laminate $225 Patron Party & Gala $150 Gala Only $75

SCREENINGS

These tickets are available at www.neworleansfilmsociety.org

LAMINATES AND PASSES All-Access Laminate: Provides entry to all Festival screenings, parties, receptions and events, and all shuttle services. All-Access pass holders must arrive 30 minutes before scheduled start time to pick up their ticket and ensure a seat.

NOFS members: Non-NOFS members:

$35 $45

Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel 700 Tchoupitoulas St.

New Orleans Museum of Art One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park Chalmette Movies 8700 West Judge Perez Drive, Suite D, Chalmette

Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel 700 Tchoupitoulas St., Patron Rooms III & IV $7 $9

Swelltone Labs 400 Lafayette St., Suite 120

Important note: Laminates and passes are currently on sale. Individual tickets will be first available to All-Access pass holders and NOFS members any time the day of the screening at the screening venue. Pass holders can also purchase a companion ticket at the NOFS member price at that time. If additional tickets are available, nonNOFS members can purchase them at the door 30 minutes before the scheduled start time. Also: CAC members can pay NOFS member price for screenings at the CAC only. Special Presentations: Welcome to the Rileys, Black Swan, 127 Days, Blue Valentine

NOFS members: General admission:

Contemporary Arts Center 900 Camp St.

PANELS & WORKSHOPS

INDIVIDUAL FILM TICKETS NOFS members: General admission:

The Theatres at Canal Place 333 Canal St., Third Floor

The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization 1362 St. Anthony St.

$150 $200

Six-Film Pass: Provides entry to any six screenings and can be used for up to two admissions for the same screening. Note: Six-Film Passes may not be used for the four Special Presentation films.

NOFS members: Non-NOFS members:

The Prytania Theatre 5339 Prytania St.

TICKET INFORMATION Passes bought online will be held at the Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel at the Will Call table. All ticket sales are final—no refunds, exchanges, or substitutions. For updated information on additional screenings, special guests and program changes, check www.neworleansfilmsociety.org daily.

$10 $12

Panels & Workshops: Free of charge, open to the public.

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VENUES & SHUTTLES

This year, the New Orleans Film Festival will premiere its VIP shuttle. The VIP shuttle is a service for All-Access pass holders and NOFS members, taking them to and from screenings, workshops, and other New Orleans Film Festival events. VIP shuttles will transport passengers each day of the festival, starting one hour before the first screening begins and stopping one hour after the last screening ends. Shuttles will stop at the New Orleans Film Festival venues listed below. Visit www.neworleansfilmsociety.org for updates and a detailed shuttle schedule.

Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel 700 Tchoupitoulas St. Every 30 minutes, at :00 and :30

The Prytania Theatre 5339 Prytania St. Every 30 minutes, at :25 and :55

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The Theatres at Canal Place 333 Canal St., Third Floor Every 30 minutes, at :10 and :40

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Contemporary Arts Center 900 Camp St. Every 30 minutes, at :20 and :50

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The Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization 1362 St. Anthony St. Saturday/Sunday Day Only

New Orleans Museum of Art One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park Saturday/Sunday Day Only

The Festival Gala at the Eiffel Society 2040 St. Charles Ave. Thursday, from 6 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.

loa Bar, International House Hotel 221 Camp St. Weeknights from 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

The 12 Bar on Fulton St. 608 Fulton St. Monday night from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

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AWARDS & JUDGING

THE “BEST OF THE FEST” 2010 AWARDS CEREMONY Monday, October 18: 7:00 p.m. The Theatres At Canal Place, followed by a festive party at loa. Jury Awards will be presented in the following categories:

JURY CAPTAINS

JURORS AND SCREENERS

Steve Armbruster Tracie Ashe Marian Herbert-Bruno Karen Louise Crain Steve Hank Maryann Miller Hamp Overton

Sherry Lee Alexander Christina Allen Leslie Jones Almeida Norton Berman Jordan Blanton Mary Blue Bob Boeckelman Linda Bordelon Debra Burke Gail Chalew Jessica Coalter Liz Coulon Lauren Domino Jeanne Dumestre Rebecca Marshall Ferris Sarah Forrest Ken Foster Laszló Fulóp Ali Gaffey

BEST LOUISIANA FEATURE Sponsored by Panavison BEST LOUISIANA SHORT Sponsored by Swelltone Labs BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE Sponsored by Panavision BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Sponsored by Kodak BEST NARRATIVE SHORT Sponsored by Cineworks

Erica Goostrey Wendy Hajjar Tamarin Hennebury Marian Herbert-Bruno William Hydrick Brooke Arceneaux Iglesias Nick Jenisch Marci Johnson Warren Johnson Carrie Kattengell Johnny King Chris Lane Andrew LeBlanc Leonard Lewis Claudia Lynch Ross Matthews Andrew Mendez Maryann Miller

Denise Moore Vicki Nesting Caroline O’Brien Sergio Padilla Chris Patureau Frank Peterson Sally Roberts Ari Siber Melinda Smith Michele Smith Andrew Sparaco Megan Staab Lynne Stern Linda Thompson Wayne Troyer Brendan Twist Shawn Vantree Lisa Wadsworth Betsy Weiss

FINAL JURORS

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Sponsored by Kodak

Kyle Patrick Alvarez,

Liliana Greenfield-Sanders,

Filmmaker (Easier with Practice)

Filmmaker (Adelaide)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM Sponsored by Cineworks

Dominic Angerame,

Tom Hall,

Filmmaker/Executive Director Canyon Cinema

Artistic Director Sarasota Film Festival

Kyle Bell,

Chris Holland,

BEST ANIMATED FILM Sponsored by Showbiz Software

Filmmaker (The Mouse that Soared)

Film Festival Secrets

Todd Berger,

Alexandyr Kent,

Filmmaker (The Scenesters)

Director of Community Outreach Robinson

Rene Broussard,

Film Center

Audience Awards will be presented in the following categories:

Owner Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center

Jolene Pinder,

Nancy Campbell,

Media That Matters Director and Arts Engine

Managing Director Independent Film Festival Boston

Staff Producer

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Winners will be announced on our website at the close of the festival

Jay Edwards,

James Rocchi,

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

Producer/Editor (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)

Film Critic MSN Movies

Courtney Egan,

Mike Scott,

Filmmaker

Film Critic The Times-Picayune

Michelle Emanuel,

Stacey Simmons,

Co-Director Oxford Film Festival

Executive Director, Red Stick Animation

Claudette Godfrey,

Festival

Shorts Programmer South By Southwest (SXSW) Film

David Vicari,

Festival

Critic Where Y’at

Zack Godshall,

John Wirt,

Filmmaker (God’s Architects)

Critic The Advocate, Baton Rouge

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MEMBERSHIP

Moviegoer

A New Orleans Film Society membership means that you are one of a select group of people who actively support film in the New Orleans area.

Members-only discount on tickets to all NOFS events and on NOFS merchandise. Ability to buy tickets to individual films before they go on sale to the general public. Members-only line at New Orleans Film Festival screenings. Free admission to The Prytania Theatre the first Tuesday of every month. Free admission to Chalmette Movies every Thursday. Free sneak preview tickets to unreleased films. Eligibility to serve as a juror for the annual NOFF.

Your membership dollars help support this 21-year-old organization and fund events and screenings that would otherwise never happen, many of which focus on our own homegrown talent. With your support through membership, we are able to fulfill our mission: “To engage, educate, and inspire though the art of film.”

$60

Take Two

$100

All the benefits of a Moviegoer membership but for two people.

Scene Stealer

$300

It is only with support from our members that we can continue to present not only the New Orleans Film Festival, but also the NOFS/CAC Film Series, the NOFS/Porch Film Series, the French Film Festival, the New Orleans International Children’s Festival, and numerous screenings and events throughout the year.

All the benefits of the Take Two level plus: Two Six-Film Passes, each good for six screenings at the NOFF. Access to the VIP lounge at the NOFF.

There are membership levels for everyone—become part of one of New Orleans’ most exciting organizations! Discounted rates are available to those 25 and under ($25), to film professionals ($35), and to those 65 and older ($35).

All the benefits of the Take Two level plus: Two All-Access Passes to the NOFF, good for all screenings and access to the VIP Lounge. Recognition as a Film Society benefactor in the NOFF program.

You can join at www.neworleansfilmsociety.org, or at the membership table at every festival venue.

I LOVE LOUISIANA DAY Sunday, October 17

Screen Idol

$700

Movie Mogul

$1200

All the benefits of the Take Two level plus: Two All-Access Passes for the entire year to the NOFF, the French Film Festival, and to all CAC and Prytania screenings. Two tickets to the NOFF Patron Party and Opening Night Gala. Recognition as a Film Society benefactor in the NOFF program.

Join us for the Third Annual “I Love Louisiana” Day—a day to explore, promote, and celebrate film and filmmaking in Louisiana!

PANELS

FILMS

Production Study: The Canal Street Madam 12:30 p.m. Renaissance Arts New Orleans Hotel

John Kennedy Toole: the omega point 12:00 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

Working in the Louisiana Film Industry 2:30 p.m. Renaissance Arts New Orleans Hotel

Torey’s Distraction 12:00 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Future of Independent Filmaking in Louisiana: A Conversation with the Louisiana Entertainment Office 4:00 p.m. Renaissance Arts New Orleans Hotel

Haynesville 12:15 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place Theatre 2

“I Love Louisiana Day” Party at The 12 Bar, 608 Fulton St.

Music by the 101 Runners featuring Monk Boudreaux and DJ Brice Nice. Free for All-Access pass holders; $10 general admission. CO-SPONSOR:

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

Wind Uprising 12:15 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2 Walker Percy: A Documentary Film 2:30 p.m. The Prytania Theatre Land of Opportunity 2:30 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Race 4:30 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1 7:00 p.m. The Porch “Made in the Seventh” Narrative Shorts Program 5:00 p.m. The Porch Louisiana Shorts 6:30 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center Cigarettes & Nylons 7:00 p.m. The Prytania Theatre The Canal Street Madam 7:15 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre Conversations With Artists 9:00 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

Bury the Hatchet 4:00 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

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INDEX TO THE 2010 FILMS D A Pennebaker + Chris Hegedus Don’t Look Back p.16 Down From the Mountain p.16 Kings of Pastry p.16 The War Room p.16

Special Presentations 127 Hours p. 17 Black Swan p.17 Blue Valentine p.17 Welcome to the Rileys p.17

Narrative Features Breathless (À bout de souffle) p.18 Brotherhood p.18 Cigarettes and Nylons (Cigarettes et bas nylons) p.18 Conviction p.19 Cure for the Crash p.19 The Dry Land p.19 Earthling p.20 Fair Game p.20 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Luftslottet som sprängdes) p.20 Howl p.21 The Human Centipede p.21 I Am Love (Io sono l’amore) p.21 Life During Wartime p.22 Love Ranch p.22 My Dog Tulip p.22 The Myth of the American Sleepover p.23 Night Catches Us p.23 Poligamy p.23 The Room p.26 Strangers on a Train p.26 Who Do You Love p.26 A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop (San qiang pai an jing qi) p.27

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Documentary Features Alley Pat: The Music is Recorded p.28 American Grindhouse p.28 American: The Bill Hicks Story p.28 Bear Nation p.29 The Big Uneasy p.29 Bird’s Nest: Herzog & DeMeuron in China p.29 Boys of Summer p.30 Bury the Hatchet p.30 The Canal Street Madam p.30 Cane Toads: An Unnatural History p.31 Cane Toads: The Conquest p.31 Conversations with Artists p.31 Do It Again: One Man’s Quest to Reunite The Kinks p.32 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism p.32 Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for an Energy Future p.32 His & Hers p.33 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child p.33 John Kennedy Toole: the omega point p.33 Land of Opportunity p.34 Life 2.0 p.34 On Coal River p.34 Race p.35 Torey’s Distraction p.35 Waiting for Superman p.35 Walker Percy: A Documentary Film p.36 When I Rise p.36 Winnebago Man p.36

Narrative Shorts 2:14 p.38 A4 to A3 p.37 All Birds Whistle p.38 Antiquities p.37 Banana Bread p.37 The Bridge p.39

Brother p.38 Butterflies Don’t Drink Coffee (Un café pour l’Amérique) p.41 Clemency p.41 Cold April p.40 The Cycle p.39 The Desperate p.40 The Escape (Die Flucht) p.40 God of Love p.37 Hands Solo p.37 La Doogie Vita shorts p.40 Made in the 7th shorts p.41 Monsters Down the Hall p.41 My Father’s Son p.39 Not Interested p.37 Patrol p.38 Piano Fingers p.39 Poi Dogs p.38 Rob and Valentyna in Scotland p.38 Streetcar p.38 Two to Help One Sleep p.41 Unrest p.40 Zombo p.37

Documentary Shorts 6 p.43 Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trail p.43 Fledgling p.42 Ingelore p.43 Let Your Feet Do the Talkin’ p.43 Looking Back p.42 Notes on the Other p.43 Pax p.42 Quadrangle p.43 Reaching Rosie p.43 Sand p.43 Save the Farm p.42 The Sharecroppers p.42 Sun Come Up p.42 Wind Uprising (screens with Haynesville) p.43 Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story p.42

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Louisiana Shorts Armed With a Heart p.44 Beautiful Chances p.44 Bicycle Season p.44 Roselina’s Letter p.44 Statue p.44 You Better Run p.44

Animation Clouds, Hands (Nuvole, mani) p.46 Father and Son p.46 The Hybrid Union p.46 Last Chance p.46 The Lift p.46 Madagascar: A Journey Diary p.46 Mashed p.46 N.A.S.A. A Volta p.46 The Offering p.46 Boarding Pass (Pasaje) p.46 Skylight p.46 St. James Infirmary—King Britt Remix p.46

Experimental Dubus p.47 Endommage p.47 Garden Roll Bounce Parking Lot p.47 Here and Gone p.47 Kids Might Fly p.47 LoopLoop p.47 Nocturnal p.47 One of These Mornings p.47 Separation p.47 Sunset to Sunset p.47

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PANELS & WORKSHOPS

In addition to sponsoring a marathon of movies, film festivals provide a opportunity to hear from those who work both behind the camera (and, on occasion, in front) and behind the scenes (all kinds of “scenes”) discuss the art of film and the film industry. Below are this year’s New Orleans Film Festival offerings.

Ten Things You Really Need to Know About Film Sound

Beyond Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 / 10:00 a.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 / 12:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 / 2:30 p.m.

Swelltone Labs, 400 Lafayette St. Suite 120

RENAISSANCE NEW ORLEANS ARTS HOTEL PATRON ROOM III

The process of creating a soundtrack for a film begins with the production recording and ends with final transfer to film, digital cinema, and home video. In the middle there are many steps where quality can be compromised and money wasted. This workshop will guide you through ten key points in the production and post-production processes that every film encounters. LARRY BLAKE This workshop will be presented by Larry Blake, supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer of feature films such as Che and Ocean’s Eleven, and documentaries such as Land of Opportunity and Race, both of which are at this year’s festival. All of the above were finished at his New Orleans facility, Swelltone Labs, where the workshop will be held. In his spare time, he is the Board President of the New Orleans Film Society.

Film Fest Secrets SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 / 12:30 p.m. RENAISSANCE NEW ORLEANS ARTS HOTEL PATRON ROOM III Ever thought of submitting your film to a festival? There are hundreds of film festivals in the United States alone. Join Chris Holland (writer of Film Fest Secrets), Claudette Godfrey (programmer at SXSW), and Michelle Emanuel (co-director of The Oxford International Film Festival) help you navigate the waters of the film festival circuit. MICHELLE EMANUEL Michelle Emanuel is a co-director of the Oxford Film Festival, and an associate professor in the University of Mississippi Libraries, where she is the selector and cataloger for media, including film. She regularly teaches a course on gender issues and independent film for the Department of Gender Studies. CHRIS HOLLAND Chris Holland is the Director of Festival Operations with B-Side Entertainment. He is the writer of Film Festival Secrets, a book that helps filmmakers navigate the film festival circuit. In addition he operates www.filmfestivalsecrets,com, where he shares tips from his book, and consults independent filmmakers on festival strategy and marketing. CLAUDETTE GODFREY Claudette Godfrey is a Film Festival Coordinator/ ShortProgram Coordinator at South by Southwest. She also manages the blog, stoptimeproject.com, where she displays her own short films.

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A chat with a couple of professional film critics

In the 1950 Academy Award-winning All About Eve, the theatre critic Addison DeWitt (that old sly fox, George Sanders) declares that the critic is as essential to the theatre as ants to a picnic. In the newly dawned Digital Age, with seemingly anyone with internet access posting a review of the latest studio releases, is the professional film critic an endangered species? Two practicing critics (Gerald Peary who writes for The Boston Phoenix and our own city’s Mike Scott who appears regularly in the Times-Picayune) will present a vigorous defense of their profession. GERALD PEARY Gerald Peary has been toiling in the critical vineyards (as they say) for more than twenty-five years. His articles have appeared in many newspapers, including The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Boston Globe, and in film periodicals around the world, including Film Comment, Cineaste, Sight and Sound, and Positif. Since 1996, he has been a weekly film critic and columnist for The Boston Phoenix. In addition, Mr. Peary heads the film program at Suffolk University Florida. For the Love of Movies, screening at this year’s festival, is his fledging effort behind the camera. MIKE SCOTT Mike Scott is a native New Orleanian and an award-winning, ink-stained wretch who entered the newspaper industry 17 years ago as a cub reporter. He writes for his hometown paper, The Times-Picayune, where he has been the movie critic and film reporter since 2007. He is a lifelong fan of movies and has been an avid New Orleans Saints fan since long before it was cool.

I’ll Take a Six-Pack of Soderbergh:

Film Distribution in the Digital Age SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 / 4:00 p.m. RENAISSANCE NEW ORLEANS ARTS HOTEL PATRON ROOM III It used to be so simple: you bought a ticket to see a movie in a movie theatre. Or, maybe some time later, you could catch in on TV sandwiched in between commercials for denture cleanser and cold medicine. Then, suddenly, the options seem to increase almost exponentially: cable, videotape, DVDs, VOD, Blu-Ray, on your laptop and on your smart phone. Where will it all end? Cary Jones (IFC Films) and Ed Arentz (Musicbox Films) will help to sort out and elucidate how “content providers” (that’s

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digital for “film distributors”) are getting their product to markets these days. Doug Whitford (The Theatres at Canal Place) will offer a glimpse into how that venerable institution, the movie theatre, is morphing with the times. ED ARENTZ Ed Arentz, managing director of Music Box Films, bridges both the distribution and exhibition sectors: on the distribution side, he is the chief scout and dealmaker for Music Box Films, the company that most recently brought the Stieg Larsson trilogy (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) to U.S. shores; on the exhibition side, he books New York’s prestigious Cinema Village, longtime home to foreign and indie fare. In 2008, he shepherded the release of Tell No One, the top grossing foreign language film of 2008. CARY JONES Cary Jones’s career in film distribution stretches back some thirty-odd years. Mr. Jones began with Fox Classics (when there was such an animal) and The Gods Must Be Crazy; along the way there was a stint as a film buyer for the Landmark Theatres chain as V-P of Marketing; and, currently, he is the Director of National Sales for IFC Films, the company re-writing the rule book for distribution of “specialty films” (that’s everything from the sublime, i.e. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days to the endearingly ridiculous, i.e. The Human Centipede).

Production Study: The Canal Street Madam SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 / 12:30 p.m. RENAISSANCE NEW ORLEANS ARTS HOTEL PATRON ROOM III In 2001, the trail of the Canal Street Madam Jeanette Maier took over the city. Director Cameron Yates documents Maier’s life post jail as she tries to start anew and reinvent herself. Join us for a behind the scenes look at the film, as we explore the documentary film process and the highs and lows of life as the Canal Street Madam.

Working In the Louisiana Film Industry SECOND LINE STAGES Louisiana is quickly developing a reputation as the “Hollywood of the South,” the “Other LA.” Film Industry Insiders Katherine Gunnell (City of New Orleans Office of Film and Video), Liz Coulon (Casting Director Coulon Casting), Phil Locicero (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees), Christopher Stelly (Director of Film & Television for the Office of Entertainment Industry Development within Louisiana Economic Development) Jason Tomlinson (Screen Actor’s Guild), and Kevin Murphy (President/CEO Secondline Stages) will be dispensing advice on how to break into the industry, and start a career. LIZ COULON Casting director Elizabeth Coulon has been casting Louisiana projects since 2003. She is the owner and executive of Coulon Casting, Inc., Louisiana’s premiere full-service casting company providing both Actors and Extras for Feature Films, Television Movies and Commercial

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JASON TOMLINSON Jason Tomlinson is the South Region Executive for Screen Actors Guild. As South Region Executive, Jason’s responsibilities include the visitation of SAG signatory productions to monitor compliance and assistance to SAG members regarding contractual and union issues. He is based in New Orleans and his coverage area consists of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Katherine Gunnell Katherine Gunnell, oversees the City of New Orleans’ Office of Film & Video alongside Carroll Morton. Her office is the primary liaison between film and television productions and the City of New Orleans. The OFV is responsible for marketing and attracting film and television related business for the purpose of economic development, for assisting productions with the permitting process and in connecting with local Crew and Resources, and for facilitating good communication between productions and the local community to strike a balance between film activity and quality of life. PHIL LOCICERO Phil LoCicero graduated from Prytania Private High School in New Orleans in 1975. Phil began his career in the film business as a set painter in 1988 and became a member of IATSE Local 478 in 1989. Since being elected as President of IATSE Local 478 in 1994, he has seen the local’s membership grow from 160 to 830 members and an office staff of 0 expand to 5 employees today. CHRIS STELLY Chris Stelly is the Director of Film & Television for the Office of Entertainment Industry Development within Louisiana Economic Development. He has played a pivotal and leading role in the tremendous growth of the film industry in Louisiana. In addition to administering Louisiana’s progressive and innovative tax credit program, he has been an integral part in providing technical assistance to entertainment companies looking to film and establish a nexus in Louisiana. KEVIN MURPHY Kevin Murphy is the President and CEO of Second Line Stages, the first independent, green film studio in the United States. A studio operations veteran, he has also worked on the restoration of Hollywood Center Studios and Los Angeles Center Studios. Second Line Stages recently worked on the upcoming Warner Bros. film Green Lantern.

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Productions. Her recent local casting credits include Jeff Who Lives at Home, a comedy co-directed by Mark and Jay Duplass, On The Road, directed by Walter Salles and based on the novel by Jack Kerouac, and Welcome to the Rileys directed by Jake Scott and starring Kristen Stewart.

The future of Independent filmmaking in Louisiana:

A Conversation with Louisiana Entertainment Office SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 / 4:00 p.m. RENAISSANCE NEW ORLEANS ARTS HOTEL PATRON ROOM III Chris Stelly, Director of Film & Television for the Office of Entertainment Industry Development within Louisiana Economic Development will be on hand to discuss the state’s grant program for local filmmakers. See Chris Stelly bio above.

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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

D A PENNEBAKER + CHRIS HEGEDUS Becoming The Fly On The Wall

D A PENNEBAKER and CHRIS HEGEDUS form one of the most respected teams of documentary filmmakers working today. Known for their unobtrusive, fly-on-the-wall style of filmmaking, Pennebaker/Hegedus do not direct, nor interview for information; they prefer their subjects determine what will happen, not the filmmaker. Be it pop idol Bob Dylan, political operative James Carville, or pastry chef Jacquy Pfieffer, the result is a candid portrait of real characters in action. The New Orleans Film Society is thrilled to have them at this year’s festival. Don’t Look Back

Don’t Look Back

Down From the Mountain

USA / 1967 / 96 min

USA / 2000 / 98 min

DIR/WRITER: D A Pennebaker PROD: John Court, Albert Grossman CAM: Howard Alk, Jones Alk, ED: Emshwiller, D A Pennebaker

DIR: Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, D .A. Pennebaker PROD: Bob Neuwirth, Frazer Pennebaker CAM: Joan Churchill, Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, Bob Neuwirth, Jehane Noujaim, D A Pennebaker, John Paul Pennebaker ED: Nick Doob, D A Pennebaker

Don’t Look Back is about the Sixties and the man who got a lot of us through them. Bob Dylan is more than the folk singer touted by the record industry, more than the songwriter whose poetry is the only kind many of us remember, more than the Kerouac-kid who haunts our best writing. He is the force that blew us out of one era and into another. His words are ambiguous, his style constantly changing and his avoidance of publicity obsessive, yet he remains the influential voice of our times. Don’t Look Back was filmed during a three-week concert tour of England in the spring of 1965. More than a view of an extraordinary concert tour, Don’t Look Back is an intimate portrait of one of the most important songwriters of our times.

Both a documentary and a concert film, Down from the Mountain begins with a 30-minute introduction to the legendary artists heading to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for the recording session that would become the Grammy Award–winning soundtrack recording to the Joel and Ethan Coen film O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In Attendance: D A Pennebaker

Among those assembled for the occasion are John Hartford, bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, and Alison Krauss. “If you have any affection at all for traditional American music, the movie is pretty close to heaven.” –A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Sunday, October 17, 3:00 p.m.

In attendance: Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker

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Saturday, October 16, 12:30 p.m. New Orleans Museum of Art

Kings of Pastry

The War Room

The Netherlands/USA/UK/France / 2009 / 84 min

USA / 1994 / 96 min

DIR/CAM/ED: D A Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus PROD: Frazer Pennebaker

DIR: Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker PROD: R.J. Cutler, Wendy Ettinger, Frazer Pennebaker CAM: Nick Doob, D A Pennebaker ED: Chris Hegedus, Erez Laufer, D A Pennebaker

Filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus secured exclusive access to shoot this epic, never-before-filmed test of France’s finest artisans. The film follows chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago’s French Pastry School, as he journeys back to his childhood home of Alsace to practice for the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition (Best Craftsmen in France). Two other finalists are profiled in the film—chef Regis Lazard, who was competing for the second time (he dropped his sugar sculpture the first time), and chef Philippe Rigollot, from Maison Pic, France’s only three-star restaurant owned by a woman. These pastry marathoners, racing the clock, must hand carry all their creations, including their fragile sugar sculptures through a series of rooms to a final buffet area without shattering them. The film captures the high-stakes drama of the competition—passion, sacrifice, disappointment, and joy—in the quest to become one of the Kings of Pastry.

In attendance: Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker

Saturday, October 16, 3:00 p.m. New Orleans Museum of Art

The War Room was the name for Bill Clinton’s campaign center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Although the press wasn’t usually permitted inside this small warren of chaos, filmmakers DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus managed to secure partial access and shot nearly 35 hours of footage there. At the center of The War Room are the two men who guided Clinton’s ship from the beginning: James Carville, the fiery, charismatic, expletive-spewing Cajun who manages the campaign with a mixture of Southern charm and unrelenting passion; and George Stephanopoulos, the brilliant, handsome Rhodes Scholar who, as communications director, calmly but surely mobilizes his staff to take the presidency. Hegedus and Pennebaker’s camera follows these two masterminds as they organize and execute strategies for events for the juggernaut that was the Clinton run for the Presidency.

In attendance: Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker

Sunday, October 17, 12:30 p.m. New Orleans Museum of Art

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$10 NOFS Members / $12 General Admission

Welcome to the Rileys / Opening Night Film

Black Swan

UK/USA / 2010 / 110 min

USA / 2010 / 103 min

DIR: Jake Scott PROD: Giovanni Agnelli, Scott Bloom, Michael Costigan, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott WRITER: John Coop CAM: Andrew Black ED: Erica Smith

DIR: Darren Aronofsky WRITER: Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin PROD: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Brian Oliver CAM: Matthew Libatique ED: Andrew Weisblum

Trauma transforms us. Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. She isolates herself in their immaculate suburban home. He philanders with a local waitress, anesthetizing pain with easy passion. When he loses his mistress to cancer, Doug, beset by further heartache, escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian. Meanwhile, Lois summons all of her remaining force to overcome agoraphobia and venture south to reclaim her marriage. Exacting performances from three consummate actors (James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo, and Kristen Stewart) infuse this emotionally raw, gently humorous drama with penetrating humanity. In Attendance: Jake Scott

A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis). Directed by visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler), Black Swan takes a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect. Also starring Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder, and Barbara Hershey.

Monday, October 18, 7:30 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

Blue Valentine / Closing Night Film

Friday, October 15, 6:30 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

127 Hours

USA / 2010 / 120 min

DIR: Derek Cianfrance WRITER: Derek Cianfrance, Joey Curtis, Cami Delavigne PROD: Lynette Howell, Alex Orlovsky, Jamie Patricof CAM: Andrij Parekh ED: Jim Helton, Ron Patane USA/UK / 2010 / 93 min

DIR: Danny Boyle WRITER: Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy PROD: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, John Smithson CAM: Enrique Chediak, Anthony Dod Mantle ED: Jon Harris 127 Hours is the new film from Danny Boyle, the Academy Award–winning director of 2008’s Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire. 127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65-foot wall, and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued.

Blue Valentine is an intimate, shattering portrait of a disintegrating marriage. On the far side of a once-passionate romance, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling) are married with a young daughter. Hoping to save their marriage, they steal away to a theme hotel. We then encounter them years earlier, when they met and fell in love—full of life and hope. Moving fluidly between these two time periods, Blue Valentine unfolds like a cinematic duet whose refrain asks, where did their love go? Framing the film as a mystery whose answer lies scattered in time (and in character), filmmaker Derek Cianfrance constructs an elegant set of dualities: past and present, youth and adulthood, vitality, and entropy.

Thursday, October 21, 7:30 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

Friday, October 15, 9:45 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

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Breathless (À bout de souffle)

Brotherhood

Cigarettes and Nylons (Cigarettes et bas nylons)

France / 1960 / 90 min

USA / 2009 / 80 min

France / 2010 / 97 min

DIR: Jean-Luc Godard WRITER: Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut PROD: Georges de Beauregard CAM: Raoul Coutard ED: Cécile Decugis, Lila Herman

DIR: Will Canon WRITER: Will Canon, Doug Simon PROD: Chris Pollack, Steve Hein, Tim O’Hair, Jason Croft CAM: Michael Fimognari ED: Josh Schaeffer

“All you need is a girl and a gun.” —Jean-Luc Godard.

Adam Buckley finds himself having to rob a convenience store on the last night of pledging a college fraternity. But when the initiation ritual goes horribly wrong, and every subsequent move proves disastrous, Adam must take a stand to save a friend’s life.

DIR: Fabrice Cazeneuve WRITER: Fabrice Cazeneuve, Jean-Claude Grumberg PROD: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, Denis Poncet CAM: Pierre Milon ED:JeanPierre Bloc

Paris, Film Noir, Sex, and Cool have never been more beautifully evoked than in these 90 ninety minutes which shook the world. Godard’s first feature film, written by François Truffaut (with Claude Chabrol as technical advisor), the harbinger of the French New Wave, was both a jazz-like improvisation on American crime thrillers (it’s dedicated to Monogram Pictures)...and a revolution.

In Attendance: Will Canon

Featuring now-legendary performances from JeanPaul Belmondo as the Bogart-inspired small-time hood living on the edge, and Jean Seberg as la petite américaine who casually sleeps with him and just as casually betrays him. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Breathless, Rialto Pictures is presenting a stunning new 35mm restoration—the first ever in the film’s history.

The year is 1946.Three women in a foreign land. They hardly speak the language, don’t know the customs, but vow to be good wives to young men they barely know. The foreign land is the United States. In WWII, during brief encounters and stolen moments, 6,500 American recruits married French girls even while fighting their way to Paris and beyond. An overwhelmed U.S. Army set up “cigarette” camps—Camp Chesterfield, Camp Lucky Strike—to “Americanize” the brides before shipping them to the care of in-laws they’d never met. Cigarettes & Nylons follows three young women through hope and disillusionment, love and heartbreak, to a time when even as the world was burning, young hearts were set aflame.

In Attendance: executive producers Glen Pitre and Michelle Benoit and actor Rock Lasserre

(In French with English subtitles.)

Saturday, October 16, 2:00 p.m.

Friday, October 15, 10:00 p.m.

The Prytania Theatre

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Monday, October 18, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 19, 10:00 p.m.

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NARRATIVE FEATURES louisiana filmmaker in competition

The Dry Land

Conviction

Cure for the Crash

USA / 2010 / 112 min

USA / 2009 / 89 min

USA / 2010 / 92 min

DIR: Tony Goldwyn WRITER: Pamela Gray PROD: Tony Goldwyn, Andrew S. Karsch, Andrew Sugerman CAM: Adriano Goldman ED: Jay Cassidy

DIR/WRITER: Brian Paul Higgins PROD: Brian Paul Higgins, Matthew Newman-Saul, Jerri Sioutis, Debbie Apalucci CAM: Brian Paul Higgins, Eric Carle ED: Matthew Newman-Saul

DIR/WRITER: Ryan Piers Williams PROD: Heather Rae CAM: Gavin Kelly ED: Sabine Hoffmann

When Betty Anne Waters’ (two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne porespours pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small-town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny’s arrest. Belief in her brother—and her quest for the truth—pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

One girl’s pursuit of a lost boyfriend brings us deep in the American train-hopping community. When the winds of travel got between them, she hopped freight trains to find him. Just beyond the tracks and the world you find familiar, endures a freedom found on the edges of American excess. The director travels these outer limits via the art of hopping freight trains with a photographer named Sepher (Matthew Newman-Saul) and a brave woman named Ruin (Sara Snell). They ride through mountains, over clear meadows, near hidden canyons, along sprawling farms, and countless other American landscapes: “Not a weight in the world can hold on to you through the harsh elements of freight-train-winds. It’s life changing. I’ve found my way out here, but have I gone to far to come home...”

James (Ryan O’Nan) returns from Iraq to face a new battle—reintegrating into his small-town life in Texas. His wife (America Ferrera), his mother (Melissa Leo), and his friend (Jason Ritter) provide support, but they can’t fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy (Wilmer Valderrama), who provides him with compassion and camaraderie during his battle to process his experiences in Iraq. But their reunion also exposes the different ways that war affects people—at least on the surface. The Dry Land is about one man’s fight within his own terrain—his country, home, and mind—and his journey to rebuild what he’s lost.

Winner of the Best Narrative Feature award at Seattle’s True Independent Film Festival 2010.

In Attendance: Brian Paul Higgins, Matthew NewmanSaul, L. F. Anton, Eric Carle, Jerri Sioutis, assistant editor & co-producer Todd Taylor

Monday, October 18, 7:15 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Monday, October 18, 9:15 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

Saturday, October 16, 5:00 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Sunday, October 17, 9:15 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Tuesday, October 19, 10:00 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

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Earthling

Fair Game

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Luftslottet som sprängdes)

USA / 2009 / 115 min

USA / 2010 / 104 min

Sweden/Denmark/Germany / 2009 / 148 min

DIR/WRITER/PROD/ED: Clay Liford CAM: Jason Croft

DIR/CAM: Doug Liman WRITER: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Joseph Wilson, Valerie Plame PROD: Jez Butterworth, Akiva Goldsman, Doug Liman, Janet Zucker, Jerry Zucker ED: Christopher Tellefsen

DIR: Daniel Alfredson WRITER: Jonas Frykberg, Stieg Larsson, Ulf Ryberg PROD: Søren Stærmose CAM: Peter Mokrosinski ED: Håkan Karlsson

A “low-fi, sci-fi” dramatic feature, Earthling explores big ideas from the relatively tiny vantage of one woman, during her quest to determine what indeed she actually is. After a mysterious atmospheric event aboard the international space station, a school teacher wakes up after a near fatal car crash to realize that something about her is different. She knows things she never knew before. She has visions. They’re of space. In seeking out the answers, she comes across a group of wanderers also plagued by the same dreams and visions. As they begin to unravel the mystery and realize what they really are, the band fractures into two camps. Those who want to forget the bizarre truth, and those who wish to embrace it... even if it requires violence.

A suspense-filled glimpse into the dark corridors of political power, Fair Game is a riveting action-thriller based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts), whose career was destroyed and marriage strained to its limits when her covert identity was exposed by a politically motivated press leak. As a covert officer in the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat Joe Wilson (Sean Penn), is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy.

The final installment of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy (following The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire). Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is fighting for her life in more ways than one. In intensive care and charged with three murders, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.

Saturday, October 16, 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 7:45 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Wednesday, October 20, 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 9:30 p.m.,

Thursday, October 21, 10:00 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Thursday, October 21, 9:45 p.m.

Tuesday, October 19, 2:00 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

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Howl

The Human Centipede

I Am Love (Io sono l’amore)

USA / 2010 / 90 min

The Netherlands / 2009 / 92 min

Italy / 2009 / 120 min

DIR/WRITER: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman PROD: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Elizabeth Redleaf, Christine K. Walker CAM: Edward Lachman ED: Jake Pushinsky

DIR/WRITER: Tom Six PRODUCER: Tom Six, Ilona Six CAM: Goof de Koning

DIR: Luca Guadagnino WRITER: Luca Guadagnino, Barbara Alberti, Ivan Cotroneo, Walter Fasano PROD: Luca Guadagnino, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Marco Morabito, Tilda Swinton, Alessandra Usai, Massimiliano Violante CAM: Yorick Le Saux ED: Walter Fasano

James Franco stars as the young Allen Ginsberg— poet, counter-culture adventurer, and chronicler of the Beat Generation. In his famously confessional, leave-nothing-out style, Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs, and the search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless and electrifying work of his career: the poem Howl. Meanwhile, in a San Francisco courtroom, Howl is on trial. Prosecutor Ralph McIntosh (David Strathairn) sets out to prove that the book should be banned, while suave defense attorney Jake Ehrlich (Jon Hamm) argues fervently for freedom of speech and creative expression. The proceedings veer from the comically absurd to the passionate as a host of unusual witnesses (Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, Treat Williams, Alessandro Nivola) pit generation against generation and art against fear in front of conservative Judge Clayton Horn (Bob Balaban).

During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help they find only an isolated villa, whose mysterious owner, Dr. Heiter (Dieter Laser), takes them in for the night. The next day they awake to find themselves in the basement, trapped in a terrifying makeshift hospital with another one of the doctor’s abductees. Dr Heiter explains to the three of them that he is a retired surgeon who had specialized in separating Siamese twins. However, his three “patients” are not about to be separated, but joined together in a horrific operation. He plans to be the first to connect people, one to the next, via their gastric system, and, in doing so, bring to life his sick lifetime fantasy: “the human centipede.”

Eduardo Sr. (Gabriele Ferzetti), the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to reign over his massive industrial company, surprising everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi (Pippo Delbono) and grandson Edo (Flavio Parenti). But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini), a handsome and talented chef. At the heart of the family is Tancredi’s wife, Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, her existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly and deeply in love with Edo’s friend and partner Antonio, and embarks on a passionate love affair that will change her family forever. (In Italian with English subtitles.)

Sunday, October 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 9:15 p.m.

Monday, October 18, 2:30 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Chalmette Movies

The Prytania Theatre

Sunday, October 17, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 21, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 19, 5:00 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Chalmette Movies

The Prytania Theatre

Thursday, October 21, 10:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 21, 2:30 p.m.

The Prytania Theatre

The Prytania Theatre

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Life During Wartime

Love Ranch

My Dog Tulip

USA / 2009 / 98 min

USA/Germany / 2010 / 117 min

USA / 2009 / 83 min

DIR/WRITER: Todd Solondz PRODUCER: Derrick Tseng, Christine K. Walker CAM: Edward Lachman ED: Kevin Messman

DIR: Taylor Hackford WRITER: Mark Jacobson PROD: David Bergstein, Lou DiBella, Taylor Hackford, Marty Katz CAM: Kieran McGuigan ED: Paul Hirsch

In writer/director Todd Solondz’s part sequel/part variation on his acclaimed film Happiness, three sisters and the people they love struggle to find their places in an unpredictable and volatile world where the past haunts the present and imperils the future.

In Love Ranch, a fictional story that draws on many truths about Nevada’s extremely successful brothel industry, Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci star as Grace and Charlie Bontempo, a husband-and-wife team who own and run one of Nevada’s first legalized brothel ranches.

DIR: Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger WRITER: J.R. Ackerley, Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger PROD: Howard Kaminsky, Frank Pellegrino, Norman Twain ED: Paul Fierlinger

Ten years have passed since a series of shocking and catastrophic revelations shattered the world of the Jordan family. Now, ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console as sisters Joy (Shirley Henderson), Trish (Allison Janney), and Helen (Ally Sheedy) are each embroiled in their own unique dilemmas. As these characters and storylines dovetail, expand, and collide, they create an emotionally resonant portrait of prisoners of love and life. Alternately hilarious and tragic, outrageous and poignant, Life During Wartime is an audacious comedy with unexpected resonance.

Their lives are irrevocably altered when Armando Bruza (Sergio Peris-Mencheta), a world-famous heavyweight boxer from South America, is brought to the Ranch to train as part of Charlie’s ever-expanding entrepreneurial empire. Plans quickly go awry when Bruza comes between Grace and Charlie, as an unforeseen romantic triangle develops that erupts into uncontrollable passion and murder. Also starring Gina Gershon and Bai Ling. Directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray, The Devil’s Advocate).

“For a film as rhapsodic as the animated My Dog Tulip, words are insufficient: One wants to bark with joy and, at times of melancholy, issue a plaintive howl,” raved New York magazine film reviewer David Edelstein. “Paul and Sandra Fierlinger’s adaptation of aging British bachelor J.R. Ackerley’s 1956 memoir of life with his beloved German shepherd is worthy of its source. You’ll rarely hear a more perfect fusion of actor and first-person narrator than Christopher Plummer, who speaks in a tender, melodious rasp, with a dying fall that reminds you that the root of the word ‘nostalgia’ is the Greek nostos, or pain.”

In Attendance: Taylor Hackford

Saturday, October 16, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 19, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 12:00 p.m.

Chalmette Movies

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The Prytania Theatre

Sunday, October 17, 5: 00 p.m. Chalmette Movies

Monday, October 18, 9:45 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

Wednesday, October 20, 7:00 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

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NARRATIVE FEATURES

The Myth of the American Sleepover

in competition

in competition

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Night Catches Us

Poligamy

USA / 2010 / 95 min

USA / 2009 / 90 min

USA / 2009 / 85 min

DIR/WRITER: David Robert Mitchell PROD: Adele Romanski CAM: James Laxton EDITOR: Julio Perez

DIR/WRITER: Tanya Hamilton PROD: Sean Costello, Jason Orans, Ron Simons CAM: David Tumblety EDITOR: John Chimples

DIR/WRITER: Dénes Orosz PROD: Gábor Herendi CAM: Ádám Fillenz EDITOR: Zoltán Kovács

Set against the backdrop of mile roads, neighborhood blocks, abandoned factories, and lakes which make up Metro-Detroit, this story follows four young people as they search for love and adventure on the last night of summer. Maggie, Rob, Claudia, and Scott cross paths as they explore the suburban wonderland chasing first kisses, elusive crushes, popularity and parties. They are looking for the iconic teenage experience, but instead they discover the quiet moments that will later become the part of their youth that they look back on with nostalgia. An official selection of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus (Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker) returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia (Kerry Washington), and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone’s beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia. Also starring Wendell Pierce.

András (Sándor Csányi) and Lilla (Kátya Tompos) are a young couple who have been together for five years. András writes screenplays for television series and Lilla is an assistant lecturer at a university. They move into an apartment together and while they seem happy, something between them is missing. Lilla wants a wedding and a baby, while András… well, he doesn’t really know what he wants. When Lilla announces that she is pregnant, András is overcome with mixed feelings and wakes up the next morning next to a complete stranger. What follows is the result of his sleeping with every woman he finds attractive. (In Hungarian with English subtitles.)

This film is presented by HDNet.

Friday, October 15, 10:15 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 7:00 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

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Saturday, October 16, 3:00 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Wednesday, October 20, 9:45 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

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Breathless

The Canal St. Madam Narrative Shorts IV

Narrative Shorts III

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Boys of Summer

His & Hers

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For The Love of Movies

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Poligamy

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When I Rise

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Kings of Pastry

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Land of Opportunity Film Fest Secrets

Beyond Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down

Film Distribution in the Digital Age

Walker Percy: A Documentary

Bury The Hatchet

LOA John Kennedy Toole: the omega...

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CAC CP

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Documentary Shorts II

Torey’s Distraction

Land of Opportunity

On Coal River

Haynesville + Wind Uprising

Race

Alley Pat

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Made I Don’t Look Back

The War Room

Life Du

CHMT Production Study: Canal Street Madam

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When I Rise

Working in the LA Film Industry

Future of Independent Filmmaking in Louisiana

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MONDAY / OCT 18

LOA I Am Love

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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Animated Shorts

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The Room

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Life 2.0

Myth of American Sleepover

Winnebago Man

Who Do You Love

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Waiting For Superman

Do It Again

The Hatchet

The Room

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Waiting For Superman

American: The Bill Hicks Story

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Bear Nation

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Welcome To The Rileys

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Earthling

Land of Opportunity

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Do You Love

Life During Wartime

Human Centipede

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Cigarettes & Nylons

Conversations With Artists

In The 7th

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The Dry Land

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Howl

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Black Swan

Life During Wartime

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American: The Bill Hicks Story

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Breathless Narrative Shorts I

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Conviction

American Grindhouse

CHMT REN Best of the Fest Awards Reception at loa

Narrative Shorts IV

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Boys of Summer

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Do It Again: One Man’s Quest to Reunite

Hers

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Cure for the Crash

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Brotherhood

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Life 2.0

When I Rise

Winnebago Man

CHMT Networking Party at loa

Cane Toads + Cane Toads: The Conquest

Documentary Shorts II John Kennedy Toole... + Walker Percy Earthling

Documentary Shorts III Life During Wartime

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

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Fair Game

Fair Game

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Poligamy

American Grindhouse

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Blue Valentine

Haynesville + Wind Uprising

Bird’s Nest: Herzog and De Meron I China

Howl

A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop On Coal River

La Doogie Vita

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest

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The Human Centipede

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

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The Big Uneasy

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Race

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Love Ranch

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The Room

Strangers on a Train

Who Do You Love

USA / 2003 / 99 min

USA / 1951 / 101 min

USA / 2008 / 91 min

DIR/WRITER: Tommy Wiseau PROD: Drew Caffrey, Chloe Lietzke, Tommy Wiseau CAM: Todd Baron EDITOR: Eric Yalkut Chase

DIR/PROD: Alfred Hitchcock WRITER: Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde, Whitfield Cook, Patricia Highsmith CAM: Robert Burks ED: William H. Ziegler

The Room is an electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies, starring writer/ director Tommy Wiseau as a successful banker with a great respect for—and dedication to—the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa (Juliette Danielle). As the film depicts friendships and relationships in the lives of its five major characters, it raises life’s real and most-asked question: “Can you really trust anyone?”

Sir Alfred Hitchcock was at the height of his powers in this 1951 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel about two men, Guy Haines, a tennis player, (Farley Granger) and the other, Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), scion of a prominent family, who casually suggests a pact to commit the perfect murder: Bruno will kill Guy’s wife and, in exchange, Guy will kill Bruno’s father and since neither would have any identifiable motive, neither would ever be suspected.

DIR: Jerry Zaks WRITER: Peter Martin Wortmann, Robert Conte PROD: Les Alexander, Andrea Baynes, Jonathan Mitchell CAM: David Franco ED: Scott Richter

A midnight cult sensation, this quirky black comedy has been running for over six years in Los Angeles and is ready to take the rest of the country by storm. You’ll want to be there for the devastation it will leave in its wake!

With a script by Raymond Chandler, Strangers on a Train is classic Hitchcock.

Leonard Chess changed the face of modern music, and he did so without playing a note. An immigrant living in Chicago just as the city was exploding with new blues sounds, he heard what few others did at the time: the universal passion in the music of performers like Etta James, Muddy Waters, and Bo Diddley, all who rose to fame thanks to Chess. At first with a nightclub, and then with his legendary record label, Leonard Chess earned his place in American cultural history. This is his story, the real story, and it rocks.

Friday, October 15, 11:59 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 12:00 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

Friday, October 15, 9:15 p.m.

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Saturday, October 16, 11:59 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 5:00 p.m.

The Prytania Theatre

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A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop (San qiang pai an jing qi)

China / 2009 / 95 min

DIR: Yimou Zhang WRITER: Jianquan Shi, Jing Shang, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen PROD: William Kong, Weiping Zhang CAM: Xiaoding Zhao ED: Peicong Meng In A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) transposes the Coen Brothers’ celebrated mix of dark humor and riveting suspense Blood Simple to a noodle shop in western China. This black comedy thriller is an exposé of how intense desires can consume humanity, and the irony that life never submits to our calculation. Wang is a gloomy and cunning noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. Feeling neglected, Wang’s wife secretly goes out with his employee, Li. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun the landlady bought for “killing her husband later.” However, not a single move they make escapes the boss’s notice, and he decides to bribe patrol officer Zhang to kill the illicit couple. It looks like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel but satisfying end... or so he thinks. But the equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own that will lead to even more violence.

Thursday, October 21, 7:45 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURES in competition

Alley Pat: The Music is Recorded

American Grindhouse

American: The Bill Hicks Story

USA / 2009 / 81 min

USA / 2010 / 80 min

USA / 2010 / 102 min

DIR: Tom Roche PROD: Tom Roche, Darryl Vance CAM: John Hill ED: Tom Roche

DIR: Elijah Drenner WRITER: Elijah Drenner, Calum Waddell PROD: Elijah Drenner CAM: Dan Greene ED: Elijah Drenner, Andrew Goldenberg, Dan Greene

DIR/PROD/ED: Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas

This film celebrates the daring and outrageous era of classic Rhythm & Blues radio with a rich profile of the man who helped start it all, Atlanta pioneer James “Alley Pat” Patrick. Full of infectious music, vintage graphics, and a trove of loopy, rare and barrier-breaking “airchecks” by the last surviving DJ from the first black-owned radio station in the country. Pat sings and screams over classic 50s jazz and blues, while he imprudently improvises his way through hilarious live commercials. But beneath Pat’s clowning is some deadly serious business: civil rights pioneers including Andrew Young reveal Alley Pat’s quiet but pivotal role in their shared struggle.

The salacious and uproarious American Grindhouse explores the hidden history of the exploitation film, those popular purveyors of cheap sex and violence. It emerged from the tents of carnie sideshows into features like Freaks, and mutated from there to change with the times. There were the rebellious teen flicks and “Nudie Cuties” of the Eisenhower 50s, bloody gore-fests and drug movies of the turbulent 60s, and the Blaxploitation boom in the 70s, echoing the Black Power movement. American Grindhouse takes a fascinating look at the films, filmmakers, shysters, and hustlers who made it all happen.

American: The Bill Hicks Story brings the tale of one of modern culture’s most iconic heroes to the big screen. Much more than a comedian, Bill Hicks was and still is an inspiration to millions. His timeless comedy tackled the contradictions of America and modern life head on. But his unique gift was to tease apart the essence of religion, the dangers of unbridled government power, and the double standards inherent in much of modern society, using nothing but his hilarious ideas and the uncompromising observational style that continues to resonate with successive generations. Winner of the Oxford American Best Southern Film competition.

This new film revels in Pat’s on-air anarchy during broadcasting’s pre-corporate era, and brings his socially engaged spirit boldly to life. Alley Pat is the righteously real “Mouth of the South.”

Narrated by Academy Award–nominated actor Robert Forster, and boasting exclusive interviews with filmmakers, actors and critics Herschell Gordon Lewis, Joe Dante, Larry Cohen, John Landis, Fred Williamson, Kim Morgan and many more, and featuring over 200 clips from some of the most outrageous movies ever made, American Grindhouse is the most comprehensive documentary ever made on these masterpieces of the lowbrow.

Sunday, October 17, 2 p.m.

Monday, October 18, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 5:15 p.m.

The Porch

Chalmette Movies

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Wednesday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, October 18, 9:00 p.m.

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURES louisiana filmmaker

Bear Nation

The Big Uneasy

Bird’s Nest: Herzog & DeMeuron in China

USA / 2010 / 82 min

USA / 2010 / 95 min

Switzerland / 2008 / 88 min

DIR/PROD: Malcolm Ingram CAM: Greg Boas ED: Frank Guidoccio

DIR/WRITER: Harry Shearer PROD: Karen Murphy, Christine O’Malley CAM: Arlene Nelson ED: Tom Roche

DIR: Christoph Schaub, Michael Schindelm WRITER: Christoph Schaub PROD: Marcel Hoehn CAM: Mattias Kälin, Stéphanie Kuthy ED: Marina Wernli

On the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans. The hurricane flooded the levee system, which catastrophically failed. Eventually 80% of the city and the large tracts of neighboring parishes became flooded, and the floodwaters lingered for weeks.

This documentary follows two Swiss star architects on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area for 300,000 people in the provincial town of Jinhua, China. Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (responsible for the Tate Modern in London and De Young Museum in San Francisco) are literally building bridges between two cultures, two architectural traditions, and two political systems.

No, not the Grizzly kind. In certain strata of gay culture, “bears” are hairy, masculine gay men—large, hairy gay men—who are desired precisely for many of the physical characteristics that traditionally would have left them standing at the bar long after everyone else had paired off for the evening. Malcolm Ingram, the film’s director, knew he would never fit into the traditional notions of how gay men look and act, and in Bear Nation, he devotedly explores what it means to be a bear. Ingram is a close friend of Kevin Smith (Clerks) who is the film’s executive producers and is widely considered a pinup boy among devotees of Bear pulchritude.

In Attendance: Malcolm Ingram

In his feature-length documentary, The Big Uneasy, humorist and New Orleans resident Harry Shearer gets the inside story of a disaster that could have been prevented from the people who were there. Shearer speaks to the investigators who poked through the muck as the water receded and a whistle-blower from the Army Corps of Engineers, revealing that some of the same flawed methods responsible for the levee failure during Katrina are being used to rebuild the system expected to protect New Orleans from future peril.

Their work doesn’t simply enhance China’s great international debut, but serves the everyday needs of the Chinese population. Bird’s Nest presents the Basle architects as they find solutions not in the comfort of an ivory tower but in encounters and friction on the ground.

In Attendance: Harry Shearer

Presented by AIA New Orleans and the firm of Mathes Brierre Architects

Saturday, October 16, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 21, 5:15 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

Thursday, October 21, 6:00 p.m.

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Boys of Summer

Bury the Hatchet

USA / 2010 / 95 min

USA / 2010 / 86 min

DIR/CAM: Keith Aumont PROD: Ariana Garfinkel, Keith Aumont ED: Keiran Watson-Bonnice

DIR/PROD/CAM: Aaron Walker ED: Amy Sanderson, Tim Watson

DIR/CAM: Cameron Yates PROD: Mridu Chandra ED: Shannon Kennedy, Sakae Ishikawa

On the tiny Caribbean island of Curaçao, a team has competed at the Little League World Series for an incredible nine consecutive years, defeating baseball powerhouses like Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to get to America. In the summer of 2008, the boys face injuries and obstacles to keep the winning streak alive.

Focusing on three Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs, Bury the Hatchet offers a dynamic portrait of the unique and endangered culture of New Orleans.

Until an FBI bust upended her life, Jeanette Maier was a successful New Orleans madam. Her discreet clientele included a number of powerful, high-ranking politicians. The ensuing very public trial—both in the courtroom and in the media focused salaciously on the fact that Jeanette’s brothel was a family affair— Jeanette ran the business with her mother and she employed her own daughter as an escort. Jeanette and her family ended up infamous, their futures blighted by felony convictions, yet their well-connected clients escaped exposure.

Manager Vernon Isabella and his team learn the meaning of national pride as they travel from a humble island ball field to the international spotlight. In a newly autonomous country that was once the center of the Dutch slave trade, the accomplishments of children inspire a nation.

In Attendance: Keith Aumont and co-producer Jennifer van der Kwast

The Canal Street Madam

US Premiere

Descendents of runaway slaves given harbor by the Native Americans in the bayous of Louisiana, these practitioners of a hundreds-year-old tradition sew elaborate costumes resembling those of the Indians and parade through the city on Mardi Gras day. Following these men, we experience the vulnerability of the black community in New Orleans—from the destruction of middle class African-American neighborhoods to make way for an interstate highway, to the violence that once defined their culture, to police crackdowns, to the reality of aging and death, and, finally, to the absolute devastation of their community following Hurricane Katrina.

USA / 2010 / 89 min

Now, the Canal Street Madam sets out to reinvent herself, to reclaim her public persona, and to protect her family as she fights back against a system that silences the powerless and protects the elite.

In Attendance: Aaron Walker, The Big Chiefs

In Attendance: Cameron Yates, Mridu Chandu, Jeanette Maier, Lori Sumrall, executive producer Philipp Engelhorn

Saturday, October 16, 2:45 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 17, 4:00 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Porch

The Prytania Theatre

Tuesday, October 19, 5:15 p.m.

Sunday, October 17, 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 17, 7:15 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Prytania Theatre

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DOCUMETARY FEATURES louisiana filmmaker

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

Cane Toads: The Conquest

Conversations with Artists

Australia / 1988 / 47 min

Australia / 2010 / 90 min

USA / 2009 / 84 min

DIR/WRITER: Mark Lewis PROD: Tristram Miall CAM: Jim Frazier, Wayne Taylor ED: Lindsay Frazer

DIR/WRITER/PROD: Mark Lewis CAM: Kathryn Milliss, Paul Nichola, Toby Oliver ED: Robert DeMaio

DIR/WRITER/ED: Vincent Morelli PROD: Vincent Morelli, Jeremy Cooker

The cane toads—Bufo marinus, natives of Central America—were imported by the sack-load to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to rid the country of the Greyback beetle, which was rapidly destroying the sugarcane crop. The cane toads adapted beautifully to their new surroundings. Problem was, the beetle could fly and the cane toad couldn’t. What the cane toad is unusually proficient at, however, is making more cane toads—thousands upon thousands more. Cane Toads: An Unnatural History tells the story of this amphibious assault—warts and all.

Mark Lewis (Cane Toads: An Unnatural History, The Natural History of the Chicken) explores one of Australia’s greatest environmental catastrophes as he follows the unstoppable march of the cane toad across the Australian continent.

This uncensored documentary follows six struggling artists—a painter, an architect, a street magician, an installation artist, an exotic dancer turned performer, and an ex-con ink pen artist—through a year of living on the edge.

Despised by many, venerated by some, the toad has occupied a nation’s consciousness achieving both cult and criminal status. Despite its international origin, the cane toad has become uniquely Australian—yet, for a world wrestling with the idea that we have irretrievably altered our own ecosystem, its story holds universal relevance.

The film shows their struggles for survival, their searches for love and meaning and their attempts to live life to the fullest. We follow their ups and downs, through prison, eviction, financial ruin, creative success, standing ovations, and totally unexpected and amazing personal transformations.

Screened as a double-feature with Cane Toads: The Conquest. Special video introduction by Mark Lewis.

Featuring a host of engaging characters as well as thousands of toads, Cane Toads: The Conquest is a humorous yet thought-provoking journey into the issue of invasive species. In 3D!

In Attendance: Vincent Morelli, Jeremy Cooker

Special video introduction by Mark Lewis.

Wednesday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 17, 9:15 p.m.

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Do It Again: One Man’s Quest to Reunite The Kinks

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for an Energy Future

USA / 2009 / 90 min

USA / 2009 / 80 min

USA / 2009 / 74 min

DIR: Robert Patton-Spruill WRITER/PROD: Geoff Edgers ED: Brad Allen Wilde

DIR/WRITER: Gerald Peary PROD: Amy Geller CAM: Craig Chivers, Amy Geller, Nick Kurzon, Ed Slattery ED: Aleksander Lekic, Sabrina Zanella-Foresi

DIR/WRITER: Gregory Kallenberg PROD: Mark Bullard, Gregory Kallenberg CAM: Rob Senska, Mark Bullard ED: Chris Lyon

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism is the first documentary to dramatize the rich saga of American movie reviewing. Directed by Boston Phoenix critic Gerald Peary, the film offers an insider’s view of the critics’ profession, with commentary from America’s best-regarded reviewers, Roger Ebert (The Chicago Sun-Times), A.O. Scott (The New York Times), Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly), Kenneth Turan (The Los Angeles Times). We also hear from young, articulate, Internet voices, including Harry Knowles (ainitcoolnews.com) and Karina Longworth (spout.com).

Set in the backwoods of Louisiana, Haynesville follows the historic discovery of the United States’ largest natural gas field called the Haynesville Shale. The documentary examines the effect of the energy boom on three lives caught in the middle of the fervor: a single mom takes up the defense of her community’s environmental protections, an African American preacher attempts to use the riches to build a Christian school, and a salt-of-the-earth, self-described country boy finds himself conflicted as he weighs losing his land to an oil company’s offer to make him a millionaire.

From criticism before The Birth of a Nation to the incendiary Pauline Kael–Andrew Sarris debates of the 1960s and 1970s to the battle today between youthful on-liners and the print establishment, this documentary tells all.

The film also takes a hard look at the current energy picture and what the Haynesville Shale could possibly mean for a cleaner and greener energy future.

Ostensibly about one man’s all-consuming quest to reunite the 60s rock band The Kinks, this charming documentary offers so much more. The film follows Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe staff writer, driven by both his desire to create something special before he becomes 40 and his longing to reclaim his teenage, garage band past. Along this journey he encounters Sting, Zooey Deschanel, Clive Davis, Peter Buck, Paul Weller, Robyn Hitchcock, and, of course, members of the Kinks. It’s a movie about extreme fandom and mid-life crisis, and, as one critic said, “it should warm the hearts of anyone who ever swooned to ‘Lola’ or ‘Waterloo Sunset.’” Winner of the Jury Award for best documentary at the 2010 Big Bear Lake Film Festival.

In Attendance: Gregory Kallenberg, Mark Bullard

With narration by Patricia Clarkson.

In Attendance: Gerald Peary

Saturday, October 16, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 12:30 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Sunday, October 17, 12:15 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Tuesday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 21, 5:30 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

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DOCUMETARY FEATURES in competition

louisiana filmmaker in competition

His & Hers

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

John Kennedy Toole: the omega point

Ireland / 2009 / 80 min

USA / 2010 / 88 min

USA / 2010 / 58 min

DIR/EDITOR: Ken Wardrop PROD: Andrew Freedman CAM: Kate McCullough, Michael Lavelle

DIR: Tamra Davis PROD: Lilly Bright, Stanley F. Buchthal, David Koh, Alexis Spraic CAM: Tamra Davis, Harry Geller, David Koh ED: Alexis Spraic

DIR/WRITER/PROD/ED: Joe Sanford CAM: Bobbie Westerfield

From kitchens, living rooms, and hallways across the Irish midlands, His & Hers delightfully combines observation and charm to tell a 90-year-old love story through the voices of 70 women. This intimate gender and cultural snapshot explores a woman’s relationships with the men in her life—father, boyfriend, husband, son. Following sequentially from little girl to old woman, each character portrait is woven with the others into one perfectly crafted cinematic quilt. Winner of the Cinematography Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, His & Hers is an enchanting and affectionate appreciation for woman in all her versatility.

In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom. However, soon his cult status began to override the art that had made him famous in the first place. Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary.

US Premiere

The intriguing documentary tells the story of John Kennedy Toole and his Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, a uniquely New Orleans story. His life was one that was ripe with brilliance and promise—but ended in despair. Through the tireless work of this mother, Thelma Ducoing Toole, the story of his life is given a surprising third act, as she brings the novel from a dusty cardboard box above a cedar chest into the hearts of millions of readers in seventeen different countries. It’s not only the author’s life that interests us, it is the long, twisted path that his masterpiece took to acceptance and success—for the work, for the author, and for Thelma.

In Attendance: Joe Sanford and executive producer Bobbie Westerfield

Saturday, October 16,12:45 p.m.

Friday, October 15, 7:30 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Prytania Theatre

Tuesday, October 19, 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 5 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Prytania Theatre

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Sunday, October 17, 12 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 9:45 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

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DOCUMETARY FEATURES louisiana filmmaker

Land of Opportunity

USA / 2010 / 95 min

sneak preview

DIR/ED: Luisa Dantas PROD: Luisa Dantas, Rebecca Snedeker CAM: Michael Boedigheimer Land of Opportunity is a verité character- driven documentary that interweaves stories of a diverse group of people struggling to rebuild post-Katrina New Orleans. Juxtaposing different perspectives, from urban planners to immigrant workers to public housing residents, we see how the story of this city is the story of urban America. The story of how democratic processes can fail us, how economic crisis can pull the rug out from under us, and how migration and displacement can prove to be strange bargains.

in competition

in competition

Life 2.0

On Coal River

USA / 2009 / 100 min

USA / 2010 / 82 min

DIR: Jason Spingarn-Koff PROD: Jason Spingarn-Koff, Stephan Paternot, Andrew Lauren CAM: Dan Krauss ED: Jason Spingarn-Koff, Shannon Kennedy

DIR: Francine Cavanaugh, Adams Wood PROD: Jillian Elizabeth, Adams Wood, Francine Cavanaugh CAM: Adams Wood ED: Francine Cavanaugh, Adams Wood

This documentary follows a group of people whose lives are transformed by the virtual world Second Life. More than an examination of a hot new technology, the film is foremost an intimate, character-based drama about people who look to a virtual world in search of something they are missing in their real lives. The results are unexpected and often disturbing: reshaping relationships, identities, and ultimately the very notion of reality.

With the recent April 2010 Massey Energy Company coalmine disaster in West Virginia, On Coal River could not be more relevant. When residents of the Coal River Valley begin noticing that a host of medical problems are linked to a Massey-owned coal-waste dumping ground that sits above the local elementary school, they demand action. One former miner, Ed Wiley, takes matters into his own hands to lobby for a new school to be built far away from the dumping ground. Wiley, along with other members of his community, join together in a David-and-Goliath struggle to draw national attention to the dangers they face on a daily basis.

In Attendance: Jason Spingarn-Koff

This is a ground-level view of a situation that has been widely discussed but rarely seen with such texture and complexity.

In Attendance: Francine Cavanaugh, co-producers Amy Ramirez and Jennifer Pikowski

In Attendance: Luisa Dantas, Michael Boedigheimer

Friday, October 15, 7:45 p.m.

Sunday, October 17, 2:45 p.m.

Chalmette Movies

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Saturday, October 16, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 19, 10:15 p.m.

Thursday, October 21, 8:00 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Saturday, October 16, 2:00 p.m.

The Porch

Sunday, October 17, 2:30 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

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DOCUMETARY FEATURES louisiana filmmaker in competition

in competition

Race

Torey’s Distraction

Waiting for Superman

USA / 2010 / 59 min

USA / 2009 / 95 min

USA / 2010 / 102 min

DIR/PROD/CAM: Katherine Cecil ED: Miranda Yousef

DIR: Tisha Blood PROD: Tisha Blood, King Hollis, Melina McKinnon CAM: Dan Krauss ED: Miles Hargrove

DIR: Davis Guggenheim WRITER: Davis Guggenheim, Billy Kimball PROD: Lesley Chilcott CAM: Bob Richman, Erich Roland ED: Jay Cassidy, Greg Finton, Kim Roberts

Funded by white conservatives and unpopular within most of the New Orleans African-American community, Mayor Nagin was first elected with 86% of the white and 38% of the African-American vote. Many thought he would cruise to re-election; but then Katrina hit. After the levee failures, New Orleans was thought to have lost its African-American majority, Nagin’s base abandoned him, and an unprecedented number of challengers emerged. The front-runner was Mitch Landrieu—son of a civil rights pioneer and the city’s last white mayor. With the displacement of so many citizens, Nagin faced the fight of his political life. But against all expectations, Nagin won re-election with 83% of the African-American vote and 21% of the white vote, a near reversal from 2002. This election constituted a post-Katrina civil rights protest, and Race tracks what happened during a pivotal moment for a city in crisis.

What if you gave birth to a monster? Would you let nature take its course or would you do all you could to give your child a normal life? Torey Harrah was born with Apert Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes skeletal mutation and craniofacial anomalies. Her skull fused shut, she was at risk of severe brain damage. This documentary begins as the Harrah family prepares for the experimental surgery (only performed 18 times in the world) that will not only save Torey’s brain but give her a new face. Documented over 10 years with love and humor, filmmaker Tisha Blood’s intimate portrait of Torey offers a new vision of what tolerance really means.

In Attendance: Tisha Blood

For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying “drop-out factories” and “academic sinkholes,” methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. However, embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools, Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their students behind.

Race has just entered the film festival circuit and recently won the HBO-sponsored Best Documentary Award at the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival.

In Attendance: Lesley Chilcott

In Attendance: Katherine Cecil, associate producer Brock Stoneham

Sunday, October 17, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 17, 12:00 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Sunday, October 17, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, October 18, 5:00 p.m.

The Porch

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Saturday, October 15, 7:30 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Saturday, October 15 ,10:00 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Wednesday, October 20, 5:30 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

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DOCUMETARY FEATURES louisiana filmmaker in competition

in competition

Walker Percy: A Documentary Film

When I Rise

Winnebago Man

USA / 1963 / 120 min

USA / 2010 / 85 min

USA / 2009 / 85 min

DIR/WRITER/PROD: Win Riley CAM: Jake Springfield, Alex Vlacos ED: Win Riley, Tim Watson

DIR: Mat Hames PROD: James Moll, Michael Rosen CAM: Wilson Waggoner ED: Sandra Guardado, Matt Hames

DIR: Ben Steinbauger WRITER: Malcolm Pullinger, Ben Steinbauer PROD: Joel Heller, James Payne, Malcolm Pullinger, Ben Steinbauer CAM: Bradley Beesley, Berndt Mader ED: Malcolm Pullinger

This one-hour film focuses on the life of Walker Percy––a doctor turned writer and philosopher best known for his National Book Award winning novel, The Moviegoer. The documentary follows Percy’s attempt to overcome a fateful family history of suicide and despair, place and history. The story flows from Percy’s youth in Birmingham––where he was first confronted by the streak of suicide that brought down his father and grandfather—to the horrors of World War II, to Percy’s eventual success as a novelist. It also looks at the influence of William Alexander Percy and Walker’s life-long friendship with Civil War historian and novelist Shelby Foote. Insights into this profoundly philosophical novelist’s life come from Robert Coles, Richard Ford, Walter Isaacson, Phin Percy, Jay Tolson, and many others.

A gifted black music student at the University of Texas is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever. Barbara Smith Conrad is cast in an opera opposite a white male, fueling a racist backlash from members of the Texas legislature. When Barbara is expelled from the cast, the incident escalates to national news, prompting unexpected support from a pop superstar. This small-town girl, whose spirit stems from her roots in East Texas, emerges as an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano. When I Rise is an inspirational journey toward finding forgiveness within oneself.

In Attendance: Matt Hames, co-producer Alison Beck Presented by AT&T

In Attendance: Win Riley, Jake Springfield, Tim Watson

This documentary reveals the story of Jack Rebney, an unlikely folk hero whose outrageously funny outbursts were caught on tape during the making of a Winnebago sales video in 1988. The outtakes reel mysteriously circulated on dubbed VHS tapes for years before turning into a full-blown Internet phenomenon on YouTube in 2005. Today, the “Winnebago Man” has been seen by more than 20 million people worldwide and is regarded as one of the first and funniest viral videos. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer sets out on the seemingly impossible task of tracking down Rebney, who has been living a hermit-like existence on a mountaintop, and until recently, had no idea that the outtakes even existed. Rebney turns out to be more intelligent, sharp-tongued and charismatic than anyone could have imagined—in short, he’s a star. Winnebago Man is a smart, funny and unexpectedly poignant tale of one man’s response to unintended celebrity.

Sunday, October 17, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 16, 2:00 p.m.

Friday, October 15, 7:30 p.m.

The Prytania Theatre

The Porch

Chalmette Movies

Wednesday, October 20, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 17, 4:45 p.m.

Sunday, October 17, 7:15 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Chalmette Movies

Tuesday, October 19, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, October 19, 7:00 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Chalmette Movies

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THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

NARRATIVE SHORTS Friday, October 15, 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

89 min

Monday, October 18, 5:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Banana Bread USA / 2009 / 9 min in competition

Program 1 – Comedy A musical-loving zombie who longs to perform onstage, a deaf porn star who’s good with his hands, and a singing and dancing photocopy store owner who’s passionate about laminating—these are just a few of the personas presented in this quirky group of light-hearted, comedic shorts.

DIR: Barton Landsman Matt Meyerson has a worried Jewish mother. As it turns out, she actually has good reason to worry.

In Attendance: Barton Landsman

God of Love USA / 2010 / 18 min in competition

A4 to A3

DIR: Luke Matheny A lounge-singing darts champion finds his prayers are answered when he receives a box of passion-inducing darts.

DIR: Dean Codrington

Australia / 2010 / 11 min

Zombo

When a beautiful woman enters Josh’s photocopy store, she reveals a passion for her job that equals his own. Will Jennifer fill Josh’s loneliness and finally complete him? Is love as easy as A4 to A3? A musical comedy.

DIR: Alberto Belli

USA / 2009 / 15 min

Zombo, a loveable member of the undead, has a strong craving for something other than human flesh: he wants to be a singer in musicals.

In Attendance: Alberto Belli and producer Nicolaas Bertelsen

Not Interested USA / 2010 / 9 min in competition

Hands Solo

UK / 2009 / 15 min

Antiquities USA / 2009 / 20 min

DIR: D.W. Young When a spaced out young knife salesman knocks on the door of a suburban house, he’s expecting yet another routine sales appointment. But after the resident opens the door, this house call soon turns into a startling experience that neither of them will ever forget.

DIR: William Mager What if a deaf man became an internationally famous porn star? Hands Solo is a comedic mockumentary about a deaf man who does just that—all because he is very, very good with his hands.

DIR: Daniel Campbell Terrance, a minimum wage employee at the local antique mall, has his life thrown out of balance by love, deceit, and his mean-spirited boss in this offbeat, romantic comedy.

In Attendance: Daniel Campbell and cinematographer Gabe Mahan

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

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NARRATIVE SHORTS Friday, October 15, 9:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

96 min

Monday, October 18, 7:30 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Brother USA / 2009 / 15 min

2:14 PM

Canada / 2010 / 6 min US premiere

Program 2 –­ Dramedy Sibling rivalry, budding love, new career aspirations, and retirement homes make up some of the topics explored in this series. From scenic Scotland and Hawaii to the fast-paced streets of Brooklyn, these seven films delve into the human psyche—and might just get you laughing along the way.

DIR: Mary Bing A charmingly eccentric little boy torments and outwits his ballet-student sister, below the radar of their wealthy, Manhattan art-world mother.

DIR: Christopher Donaldson Sitting on his couch, waiting for his wife, Jeremy is completely unaware his life is about to change forever. The clock counts down and his thoughts turn to Goldie Hawn’s cellulite, couch pillows, and Beach Boys music.

In Attendance: Christopher Donaldson

All Birds Whistle

DIR: Roy Khalil

Lebanon / 2009 / 14 min in competition

All Birds Whistle is a silent film that tells the story of an old couple that lives an annoying, almost numbing routine until the day their neighbor puts his canary in their care.

Streetcar

DIR: Frederick Weller

USA / 2009 / 13 min

Poi Dogs USA / 2009 / 12 min

Patrol

USA / 2009 / 15 min in competition

Rob and Valentyna in Scotland USA / 2010 / 23 min in competition

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A TV actress is frustrated because she can’t get an audition for an avant-garde theater production. When the star of that production plays a guest role on the TV actress’ series, mayhem ensues.

DIR: Joel Moffett Poi Dogs is the story of two local Hawaii teenagers who take a small step towards love by moving beyond their desires to act cool.

DIR: John Patton Ford A man pretends to be a policeman to impress his six-year-old son. Soon the charade spins out of control and Norm must choose whether to come clean to his impressionable young son or continue living an overblown fantasy.

DIR: Eric Lynne A lost American travels with his long-lost Ukrainian cousin to the Highlands of Scotland.

THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

NARRATIVE SHORTS Saturday, October 15, 1:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

83 min

Monday, October 18, 9:45 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

The Bridge USA/Germany / 2009 / 16 min in competition

Program 3 – Family Issues The protagonists in these short films are struggling to find their way in complex living situations. Caught between two worlds, they are all stuck: some between the past and present, others divided by community and cultural differences.

DIR: Philipp C. Wolter In his struggle to return home, “The Bridge” tells the story of a man’s inner journey to wake up and see the one thing he’s shut himself out of: Life.

In Attendance: Philpp C. Wolter and producer Michelle Glick

Piano Fingers USA / 2010 / 25 min in competition

DIR: Nicholas Carmen As May begins to lose her memory to Alzheimer’s disease, Howard attempts to rekindle their love through the music they performed in their youth.

In Attendance: Nicholas Carmen, co-writer Ava Bogle, co-producer Alicia Houtrouw, and cast members Nancy Linehan Charles, Steve Vinovich, and Will Rothhaar

My Father’s Son

DIR: JorDan Fuller

USA / 2009 / 25 min

After picking up his son Carlos from a Mexican orphanage, Miles and the boy head out on the road for the States. Finding themselves blood-related strangers, they must now face the past and any possibility of a future together.

In Attendance: JorDan Fuller

The Cycle USA / 2010 / 18 min in competition

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

DIR: Roy Clovis Will the search for a child’s bicycle unite a gentrifying community or ignite a conflict that will tear it apart?

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NARRATIVE SHORTS Saturday, October 16, 3:00 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

60 min

Tuesday, October 19, 5:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Program 4 – Drama (Political/Historical) Rich friendships and impenetrable willpower are at the heart of these four moving short films. Spanning from World War II to the Rwandan genocide of 1994, these shorts capture the human condition and depict how even when facing the worst, humanity can still find a way to thrive.

Cold April

DIR: Mike Smith Rivera

USA / 2009 / 16 min in competition

Cold April is based on the true story of the St. Maria Goretti schoolgirls who stood together against hatred and intolerance during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

In Attendance: Mike Smith Rivera

The Desperate USA / 2009 / 33 min in competition

The Escape (Die Flucht) Switzerland / 2010 / 10 min

DIR: Ben Hur Sepehr On a rainy night in a concentration camp, a fearsome Nazi general is forced to plead with a condemned Jewish doctor to save his dying only son.

DIR: Rajko Jazbec It’s 1945. The war is almost lost. Two brothers meet to prepare for an escape from a war they never wanted.

Unrest

DIR: Christina Rubenstein

USA/Philippines / 2009 / 16 min

A little girl is caught amidst the 1986 Philippine Revolution and sets off a chain of events, changing her life forever.

In Attendance: producer Marie Pineda and associate producer Carla Saad

“La Doogie Vita” Shorts Program Westbank, USA / 2006–2010 / 60 min DIR/WRITER/PROD/CAM/ED: Ballzack and Odoms Closing out this year’s festival is an hour long collection of Lil Doogie videos: early unreleased material, music videos, and his most popular short films. It also includes the first episode of the upcoming Doogie series “The Fontaine of Youth,” which will explore Doogie in the future as an old man, retired, living in New Orleans. His star has faded, and he must now cope with loneliness—and loss.

In Attendance: Rami Sharkey

Thursday, October 21, 11:59 p.m. The Prytania Theatre

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Photo: Dan Fox

THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

NARRATIVE SHORTS Saturday, October 16 ,9:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

65 min

Tuesday, October 19, 7:30 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Program 5 – Drama (Thriller/Horror) Welcome to the dark side, where lunatics lurk at the end of the hall, killer clowns come down from the attic, and even sweet old retirees have blood on their hands. These shorts might make you think twice about walking home alone.

Monsters Down the Hall

DIR: S. Vollie Osborn

USA / 2009 / 15 min

Michael, a young boy with a single mom in a tough situation, copes with his world the only way he knows how.

Two to Help One Sleep

DIR: Marcello Zamarripa

USA / 2009 / 13 min

Pauly Gorkis. Rich. Spoiled. Locked in a drug rehabilitation facility. He thinks his father has hired a killer clown to murder him. Is it all in his mind? Or will tonight bring his ultimate slumber?

In Attendance: Marcello Zamarripa and actor Alexander Hilary

Clemency

DIR: Joseph Albanese

USA / 2009 / 19 min

A reporter confronts a sadistic killer who takes her on a terrifying thrill ride she will never forget.

In Attendance: Joseph Albanese and associate producer Selena Stewart

Butterflies Don’t Drink Coffee (Un café pour l’Amérique)

DIR: Jossy Mayor Recently retired, Pierre is lonely and at odds about what to do with himself—a perfect target for the flirty wife of the café owner in his neighborhood.

Luxembourg / 2009 / 20 min in competition

“Made in the 7th” Shorts Program USA / 2009 / 45 min DIR/WRITER/CAM: The Original Little 7 These three short films were created by youth in the 7th Ward of New Orleans in conjunction with the Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization. Exploring issues they face in reality— one of the films, for example, deals with the loss of a sibling to gang violence—these films offer a child’s perspective on family and community life in the city. Includes Everybody’s Somebody’s Baby (7 min), The Pink House (9 min), and This is How We Live (29 min).

Sunday, October 17, 5:00 p.m. The Porch

NEW ORLEANS Film Society

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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS Pax

Sun Come Up

Program 1 – Veterans

61 min

Program 2 – Man and Nature

86 min

The many facets of war often define its participants. Courage and resilience perfectly encapsulate the veterans in this shorts program: the courage to stand up and fight and the resilience to start anew and form a new identity—outside that of solider—upon returning home.

In his classic book Walden, Henry David Thoreau writes, “Let us first be as simple and well as Nature ourselves, dispel the clouds which hang over our brows, and take up a little life into our pores.“ The films in this program will explore some of Thoreau’s ideas, while chronicling man’s complex relationship with nature.

Sunday, October 17, 12:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Sunday, October 17, 2:00 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Tuesday, October 19, 9:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Looking Back DIR: Emile Bokaer

USA / 2009 / 6 min in competition

In this short film, we follow Albert as he photographs his companions and revisits the places he used to live when he was down-and-out. The film portrays a group of people struggling to keep their lives together, even as they are haunted by memories of horrible experiences.

In Attendance: Emile Bokaer

Save the Farm DIR: Michael Kuehnert

Pax DIR: Glenn Close, Sarah Harvey

Sgt. Bill Campbell, who returned from Iraq with 100% disability due to post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury, reclaims his life from an unlikely source: a dog named Pax, trained by inmate Laurie Kellogg at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women.

In Attendance: Sarah Harvey and composer Gabrielle Bloch

Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story

USA / 2010 / 34 min in competition

DIR: Mark C. Bonn When the country needed every man, she answered the call. This is the story of one of the first women in the U.S. to fly military planes.

In Attendance: Mark C. Bonn and producer Christine Bonn

USA / 2010 / 24 min in competition

Activists and celebrities stage an 11th hour tree sit in at LA’s South Central Farm to save the farmers from eviction.

Sun Come Up DIR: Jennifer Redfearn

USA / 2009 / 22 min in competition

Wednesday, October 20, 7:30 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

USA/Papua New Guinea / 2010 / 38 min in competition

Sun Come Up follows the relocation of some of the world’s first environmental refugees, the Carteret Islanders­—a community living on a remote island chain in the South Pacific. When rising seas threaten their survival, the islanders face a painful decision: they must leave their beloved land in search of a new place to call home.

Fledgling DIR: Tony Gault, Elizabeth Henry

USA / 2009 / 8 min in competition

When a neighbor, Kevin, “rescues” a baby crow one stormy night, he begins to question his relationship to the natural world. Fledgling is a short documentary that explores notions of domestication, both in humans and wild animals.

Sharecroppers DIR: Jonathan Shepard

USA / 2010 / 18 min in competition

A brief exploration into a world that most city dwellers have never seen, The Sharecroppers explores the quiet struggles of America’s chicken farmers as they struggle to provide for themselves and their families.

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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS DOCUMENTARY SHORTS Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial

Notes on the Other

Program 3 – Overcoming Adversity

96 min

It’s not the hand that life deals you that shapes your destiny, but how you play it. Dealt unthinkably hard hands, a young girl with Autism struggles to speak, a woman details her experience surviving the Holocaust, and gay rights activists fight for the right to hold their own Olympics games. Each story relates the strength of the human spirit.

Sunday, October 17, 4:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Wednesday, October 20, 7:15 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Reaching Rosie

UK / 2010 / 27 min in competition

DIR: Jessica Morris

Program 4 – Slice of Life

95 min

Take a glimpse into the lives, of sand dancers, high school football players, wife swappers, dance legends, and Ernest Hemingway impersonators, and discover there’s more to a person than what meets the eye.

Sunday, October 17, 9:30 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Wednesday, October 20, 9:45 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Notes on the Other DIR: Sergio Oksman

Spain / 2009 / 13 min in competition

The story of Rosie, a severely autistic 5-year-old, as she travels to Florida with her family to meet a man who believes he can teach her to talk.

Each summer, a crowd of Hemingway doubles meets in Florida to choose his best impersonator. One day, the real Hemingway also wanted to be someone else.

Ingelore

Quadrangle

USA / 2009 / 40 min in competition

DIR: Frank Stiefel

Ingelore Herz Honigstein is a deaf Jewish woman born in Germany who offers a unique prospective on the events leading to the Holocaust and her escape to America.

DIR: Amy Grappell

USA / 2010 / 21 min in competition

Quadrangle is an unconventional documentary about two “conventional” couples who swapped partners and lived in a group marriage in the early 1970s.

In Attendance: producers Corry Scheuerman and Krista Bergeron

Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial

USA / 2009 / 29 min in competition

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USA / 2009 / 22 min in competition

DIR: Jonathan Joiner, Robert H. Martin

DIR: Jeff Bednarz

In 1982, a San Francisco athletic group tries to hold a “Gay Olympics,” instigating what will ultimately become a battle at the U.S. Supreme Court and a challenge over the place of gays and lesbians in American society.

Inspired by what he perceived to be a diminishing way of life, director Jeff Bednarz went to the Texas towns of Strawn and Follet to capture intimate portraits of the town’s lifeblood: football.

Screening with Haynesville

louisiana filmmaker

Thursday, October 21, 5:30 p.m.

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 1

Wind Uprising

Sand DIR: Cari Ann Shim Sham

Sunday, October 17, 12:15 p.m.

DIR: Michelle Nunez

In Attendance: Jeff Bednarz and executive producer Jeremy Besser

USA / 2010 / 30 min in competition

Wind Uprising chronicles the turbulent journey of an entrepreneur and an engineer who broke trail for wind energy in coal country.

In Attendance: Michelle Nunez and director of photography Enrique Garcia

USA / 2010 / 10 min in competition

Sand tells the story of the history and evolution of the sand dance as it is passed down from father to son.

Let Your Feet Do the Talkin’ DIR: Stewart Copeland

USA / 2009 / 30 min in competition

The story of 70-year-old buck dancing legend Thomas Maupin that examines music’s ability to form and strengthen relationships and lift us above our circumstances.

In Attendance: Stewart Copeland NEW ORLEANS Film Society

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LOUISIANA SHORTS Sunday, October 17, 6:30 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

122 min

Monday, October 18, 5:15 p.m. The Theatres at Canal Place, Theatre 2

Louisiana is known the world over for a host of things: Cajun food, live jazz, Bourbon Street, the New Orleans Saints... Add to that list: filmmakers. Statue

Armed with a Heart

DIR: Will Horton

USA / 2009 / 20 min in competition / world premiere

In this love story, Marcelle embarks on a journey to connect with her soul mate. She eventually ends up on an unconventional, romantic date that is destined to test her will to love again.

In Attendance: Will Horton and cinematographer Ryan H. Martin

Beautiful Chances

DIR: Drew Langhart

USA / 2010 / 20 min in competition / world premiere

A screenwriter suffering from writer’s block uses his coffee shop surroundings as inspiration. He makes up stories about customers—but are unlimited chances only a thing of imagination?

In Attendance: Drew Langhart and producer/editor Charlie Pyles

Bicycle Season USA / 2010 / 35 min in competition

DIR: Kevin Hughes A recently single father endures an especially strenuous Christmas while caring for his young daughter. Struggling to make ends meet, he is faced with circumstances that challenge who he is and what he will do for the sake of his daughter.

In Attendance: Kevin Hughes and producer Nicole Williams

Roselina’s Letter

DIR: John Richie

USA / 2009 / 6 min

There is something very familiar about this letter. It’s a spark of romance, the promise of millions, and the possibility of two lives being made complete by the existence of the other.

in competition / US premiere

In Attendance: John Richie and producer David Aman

Statue

DIR: Andrew Bryan

USA / 2010 / 10 min in competition

A lonely, ‘living-statue’ street performer in the French Quarter of New Orleans tries to win the heart of a nearby street musician.

In Attendance: Andrew Bryan and lead actor Gideon Hodge

You Better Run

DIR: David Beier

USA / 2010 / 33 min in competition

A young man crosses paths with a group of small time drug dealers and finds himself running for his life. A modern re-imagining of a tale from the Arabian Nights, this is a fast-paced coming of age fable set on the wrong side of the tracks.

In Attendance: lead actors Nick Daniels Jr. and Jevon Miller

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THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

ANIMATED SHORTS

83 min

St. James Infirmary–King Britt Remix

Saturday, October 16, 4:45 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Father and Sister

Wednesday, October 20, 3:00 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

St. James Infirmary–King Britt Remix

USA / 2009 / 5 min in competition louisiana filmmaker

DIR: James Tancill

A spooky animated music video set in New Orleans, with a nod to the classic cartoons of Fleischer Studios from the 1930s.

DIR: Bastien Dubois

France / 2009 / 12 min in competition

A journey diary that redraws the trip of a European traveler confronted with Famadihana customs in the luxuriate landscapes of Madagascar.

Skylight DIR: David Baas

The Offering

DIR: Soyeon Kim

N.A.S.A. A Volta DIR: Alexei Tylevich

USA / 2010 / 5 min in competition

A chance occurrence leads to a workplace temptation.

Boarding Pass (Pasaje) DIR: Ana Clavell

The Hybrid Union

The Lift DIR: Robert Kohr

USA / 2010 / 6 min in competition

An elevator interaction goes wrong, prompting a young woman to learn about being insensitive and to never make the same mistake again.

Last Chance DIR: Sami Nikki

USA/Ukraine / 2009 / 5 min in competition

Finland/USA / 2009 / 6 min in competition

Last Chance comprises 31 moving paintings in a row. They represent experiences and mental ramblings of their creator. Arranged into a storyline—of hope.

Mashed

USA / 2010 / 9 min in competition

Villainous Veggies attack when young Trevor refuses to clean his plate.

Somewhere in the imaginary land of cyberdesert, unaware of each other’s presence, two abstract characters, Plus and Minus, coexist. What happens if they join forces?

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Puerto Rico / 2009 / 12 min in competition

The inexorable reality of an AIDS diagnosis makes seven-year-old Marysol search for closure as she accepts that her time is running out.

DIR: Adam Fisher DIR: Serguei Kouchnerov

USA / 2009 / 5 min in competition

USA / 2009 / 8 min in competition

The modern era of computer animation meets an ancient tale of seduction. Is there anything that is not immune to a woman’s powers, even golden statues?

Father and Sister

Enchanting images abound in this intriguing story of a man and his dog as he journeys past a clothesline, through a field, and across time.

Canada / 2009 / 5 min in competition

Skylight is an animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic, possibly foretelling cataclysmic results for the rest of the world.

DIR: Michael Zachary Huber

DIR: Simone Massi

France / 2009 / 9 min in competition

Another day, another drug deal gone wrong in this NC-17 bit of ultraviolence set in an 8-bit isometric metropolis.

In Attendance: James Tancill

Madagascar: A Journey Diary

Clouds, Hands (Nuvole, Mani)

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Nocturnal

Saturday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

Separation DIR: Suma Urale

USA / 2010 / 3 min in competition

Filmmaker Kent Hayward walks across Los Angeles, coming face to face with the metropolis, instead of watching it blur by through a windshield.

Here and Gone DIR: Zachary R. Gore

USA / 2009 / 7 min in competition

Jack, a man in his early twenties, finds a shoebox full of memories and begins a tour through his not-so-distant past—a silent pixilation about lost love, the worth of memory, and our connection to place.

Dubus DIR: Alexei Dmitriev

Russie / 2009 / 5 min in competition

Footage from classic films (Casablanca, Some Like It Hot, Citizen Kane, On the Waterfront) is transformed in order to coincide with new music by Zelany Rashoho, a mix of jazz, electronic, and dub.

LoopLoop DIR: Patrick Bergeron

Canada / 2009 / 5 min in competition

Using animation, sound warping, and time shifts, this video runs forwards and backwards looking for forgotten details, mimicking the way memories are replayed in the mind.

Garden Roll Bounce Parking Lot DIR: Melissa Friedling

DIR: Kent Hayward

USA / 2010 / 3 min in competition

Filmmaker Kent Hayward walks across Los Angeles, coming face to face with the metropolis, instead of watching it blur by through a windshield.

Endommage DIR: Kevin Forrest

USA / 2010 / 5 min in competition

A family recalls the found 35mm film that formed the overhead lattice support for their urban garden in Brooklyn, New York.

Nocturnal DIR: Todd Goldman

USA / 2010 / 6 min in competition

Trapped in a stark white room, a woman is tortured by her own self-defeating voices. As she begins to cope with them, her world begins to change— she learns her perception is her reality.

In Attendance: Todd Goldman and lead actress Holly Wilde

One of These Mornings DIR: Valery Lyman

USA / 2010 / 17 min in competition

Phone messages from voters all over the country narrate our journey from dawn to dusk on Election Day 2008, revealing a nation on the brink of transformation.

In Attendance: Valery Lyman and contributor Nicholas McKinney

Kids Might Fly Sunset to Sunset

Monday, October 18, 3:00 p.m. Contemporary Arts Center

DIR: Alex Taylor

UK / 2009 / 7 min in competition

A young homeless girl is taken into care. Set in an urban wilderness, this film is an offbeat and touching experimental drama about East London kids.

USA / 2010 / 6 min in competition

A young woman wanders the city as the sounds and colors of the streets close in on her. Is she lost? Walking home from a party? As an observer, you don’t know.

In Attendance: Kevin Forrest and musical composer Jessie Johnston

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PRINT SOURCE INDEX 127 Hours Fox Searchlight FAX 310-369-1491 foxsearchlight.com

The Bridge Philipp C. Wolter http://www.filmgym.com [email protected]

The Dry Land Free Style Releasing FAX 323-330-9939 www.freestylereleasing.com

Kids Might Fly Hsinyi Liu [email protected] + 44 7950 133173

A Woman, A Gun, and a Noodle Shop Sony Classic Films 212-833 8844 sonyclassics.com

Bury the Hatchet www.burythehatchetfilm.com

Dubus Alexei Dmitriev +79219861669 alexei.v.dmitriev@gmail. com

Kings of Pastry First Run Features 212-243-0600 firstrunfeatures.com

All Birds Whistle Roy Khalil [email protected] www.allbirdswhistle.com Alley Pat: The Music is Recorded Tom Roche 404-921-4476 [email protected] American Grindhouse Kino Lorber 212-714-0871 kino.com American: The Bill Hicks Story Halflife Films and Jackamo Productions +44 208 567 4104 [email protected] Armed With A Heart Will Horton 504-302-8322 Facebook.com: AlexxFilms

The Canal Street Madam Cameron Yates [email protected] www.TheCanalStreetMadamFilm. com Cane Toads Mark Lewis [email protected] mlrp.net Cane Toads: The Conquest Mark Lewis [email protected] mlrp.net Cigarettes and Nylons Cote Blanche Productions Inc.  504-948-3635  www.CajunMovies.com Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics On Trial Aquarius Media www.aquarius-media.com [email protected]

Fledgling Tony Gault [email protected] For the Love of Movies Gerald Peary [email protected] www.fortheloveofmovies. net The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Musicbox Films musicboxfilms.com 312-492-9364 Hands Solo William Mager [email protected] http://www.hands-solo.com Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for an Energy Future Mark Bullard [email protected] 318-213-6437

Banana Bread Barton Landsman [email protected] bananabreadfilm.com

Clemency Joseph Albanese [email protected] www.clemencythemovie. com

Bear Nation [email protected] bearnationmovie.com

Cold April Mike Smith Rivera www.coldapril.com

Beautiful Chances Drew Langhart Draw Pictures, LLC dlanghart@drawpicturesllc. com

Conversations with Artists Medart Productions 504-913-6819 [email protected]

Black Swan Fox Searchlight FAX 310-369-1491 foxsearchlight.com

Conviction Fox Searchlight FAX 310-369-1491 foxsearchlight.com

Blue Valentine The Weinstein Company FAX 917-368-7000 weinsteinco.com

Cure for the Crash 504-914-4611 Inner City Organic Pictures www.CureForTheCrash. com

I Am Love Magnolia Pictures FAX 212-924-6742 magpictures.com Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Arthouse Films 212-202-3538 arthousefilmsonline.com

Do It Again: One Man’s Quest to Reunite The Kinks Lonliest Monk Productions [email protected] doitagainthemovie.com

John Kennedy Toole: the omega point Joe Sanford Pelican Pictures, Inc. [email protected]

Boys of Summer Ariana Garfinkel [email protected] 917-570-6603 Breathless Rilato Pictures FAX 415-641-8220 rialtopictures.com

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Here and Gone Zachary Gore [email protected] HereAndGoneMovie.com Howl Oscilloscope Laboratories 212-444-7901 oscilloscope.net Human Centipede IFC Films FAX 646-273-7250 ifcfilms.com

Land of Opportunity Luisa Dantas [email protected] 917-447-3529

The Room [email protected] theroommovie.com Sand Cari Ann Shim Sham www.cariannshimsham.com [email protected] Save The Farm Michael Kuehnert WSR Entertainment [email protected]

Life During Wartime IFC Films FAX 646-273-7250 ifcfilms.com

The Sharecroppers Jonathan Shepard Jonathan.sandor.shepard@gmail. com 561-324-4785

The Lift Robert Kohr Kohrtoons Studio, Inc. http://thelift.kohrtoons.com

Sun Come Up [email protected] www.suncomeup.com 646-416-1755

Looking Back Emile Bokaer 607-351-9986 [email protected]

Unrest Marie Pineda 917-885-9642 [email protected]

LoopLoop Patrick Bergeron [email protected] http://patrickbergeron. com

Waiting for Superman Paramount Vntage FAX 323-862-1212 paramount.com/film-group/paramount-vantage

Mashed Adam Fisher [email protected] www.mainefishproductions. com

Walker Percy: A Documentary Film Win Riley win@walkerpercymovie. com

My Dog Tulip New Yorker Films FAX 212-683-6805 newyorkerfilms.com

Welcome to the Rileys Samuel Goldwyn Company FAX 310-860-3198 samuelgoldwynfilms.com

Night Catches Us Magnolia Pictures FAX 212-924-6742 magpictures.com

Who Do You Love International Film Circuit [email protected] internationalfilmcircuit.com

Not Interested Judith Mizrachy [email protected] www.notinterestedfilm. com

Wind Uprising 310-266-6663 [email protected] www.winduprisingmovie.com

One of These Mornings Valery Lyman www.valerylyman.com 617-970-3649 Patrol John Patton Ford [email protected] 803-236-9940 Piano Fingers Nicholas Carmen [email protected] 415-233-3082

THE 21ST ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL

Winnebago Man Kino Lorber 212-714-0871 kino.com

WE’RE PROUD TO PLAY A SUPPORTING ROLE.

The Academy extends congratulations to the New Orleans Film Festival on the occasion of its 21st annual celebration of motion pictures.

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