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Happy Birthday, Dad USA | 2014 | 9 min Narrative Short
As Andrew Muller prepares for his Dad's birthday, he reflects upon the memories of everything his father did to shape him into the man he is today. In the end, he realizes his father was not just preparing him for adulthood, but also for being a father himself. Mon 23 Feb | 3:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Thu 26 Feb | 9am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 1 Total Running Time: 1:45:00
1/31/2015 Page 78 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z The Starfish Throwers USA/India | 2014 | 83 min • Documentary Feature Director: Jesse Roesler Producers: Melody Gilbert, Jesse Roesler Powerful, direct and heartrending, "The Starfish Throwers" explores how three of the world's most fiercely compassionate individuals struggle to restore hope to the hopeless in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways. Worlds apart, a five-star chef, a twelve year-old girl, and a retired schoolteacher discover how their individual efforts to feed the poor ignite a movement in the fight against hunger. Award-winning chef Narayanan Krishnan, fighting against the caste system in India, quits his job to begin a life of cooking and hand-delivering fresh meals to hundreds of people in his hometown. Katie Stagliano’s planting of a single cabbage seedling when she was nine years old blossoms into Katie’s Krops, a non-profit with 73 gardens dedicated to ending hunger. Retired middle school teacher Mr. Law battles personal health issues as he hand delivers more than a thousand sandwiches nightly to the hungry in Minneapolis. This documentary tells the tale of these remarkable individuals and the unexpected challenges they face. Despite being constantly reminded that hunger is far too big for one person to solve, they persevere and see their impact ripple further than their individual actions.
USA | 2014 | 18 min Short
"Grace of a Stranger" is the story of a destitute man and his unexpected encounter with a stranger that could turn both their lives around. Based on the autobiographical short story “Acts of Kindness” by Aaron Keel, who wrote the story as an inmate in the Arizona State Prison Complex. Wed 25 Feb | 9:15am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Sat 28 Feb | 9:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:41:00
1/31/2015 Page 79 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z To Be Takei USA | 2014 | 94 min • Documentary Feature Director: Jennifer M. Kroot Producers: Gerry Kim, Jennifer M. Kroot, Mayuran Tiruchelvam Attention Star Trek fans — secret and otherwise! This film is a look at the many roles played by eclectic 77-year- old actor/activist George Takei, whose wit, humor and grace have helped him to become an internationally beloved figure and Internet phenomenon with 7-million Facebook fans and counting. George Takei doesn’t shy away from digging into his remarkable career and personal life in Jennifer Kroot’s delightful and incisive film "To Be Takei". As a child forced into Japanese-American internment camps, the actor- turned-activist reveals the ways that racism affected him well into his early acting career, where he played stereotypical Asian stock characters in film and television shows. Even after landing the iconic role of Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek, Takei’s sharp eye, coupled with his wicked sense of humor, continued to challenge the status quo well into the twenty-first century. Now at 76, nine years after formally coming out of the closet, Takei and his husband, Brad, have become the poster couple for marriage equality, highlighting homophobia through television interviews and hilarious skits, many of which have gone viral and garnered widespread attention. Whether dishing on William Shatner or parodying the now-infamous comments made by Tim Hardaway, Takei proves time and again why his presence in popular culture remains as fresh and necessary as ever.
Canada | 2014 | 7 min Narrative Short
Laurent, a French exchange student seeks solace during his daily commute by air drumming to the music on his Ipod. Method, an East-African immigrant, strikes up a friendly conversation about music with him, but only to discover they speak completely different languages. What ensues is an impromptu drumming performance, one that reminds Laurent the importance of seeking connections even when they seem out of reach.
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Wed 25 Feb | 12:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Total Running Time: 1:41:00
1/31/2015 Page 80 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Touch of Evil USA | 1958 | 95 min • Narrative Feature Director: Orson Welles Producer: Albert Zugsmith Writers: Orson Welles, Whit Masterson Cast: Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh Experience director Orson Welles' masterpiece "Touch of Evil" in our kick-off celebration in honor of the 100th year anniversary of his birth! Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles himself, this exceptional film noir portrait of corruption and morally compromised obsessions tells the story of a crooked police chief who frames a Mexican youth as part of an intricate criminal plot. The triple-threat genius of Orson Welles as writer, director and star has never been more excitingly applied than in "Touch of Evil." In this gripping tale of action and suspense it is impossible to separate the mastery of Welles' characterization as the crooked cop, who plants evidence on his victims, from his violent and unconventional use of the camera. Orson has surpassed himself in blending thrills, entertainment and the last word in lighting and camera artistry. The screening will be hosted by Orson's daughter, Beatrice Welles.
Sedona Performing Arts Center Total Running Time: 1:35:00
1/31/2015 Page 81 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Town of Runners Ethiopia/United Kingdom | 2012 | 80 min • Documentary Feature Director: Jerry Rothwell Producers: Dan Demissie, Al Morrow Have you ever wondered how it is that so many marathons are won by Ethiopian runners? "Town of Runners" documents the story of young athletes from the rural Ethiopian town of Bekoji, home to the current Olympic and World Champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. The film follows three children as they move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood. The incredible sacrifices that must be made are highlighted — as are the crushing disappointments. Preceded By: 5 to 12 Netherlands | 2014 | 18 min Documentary Short
"5 to 12" tells the story of friends Rinus Jossee and Kees Kortleve and their life and death challenges they face as older athletes in their 70-ties. Europe is getting older, people above 65 form the fastest growing population segment. This film explores how older athletes are coming to terms with fragility brought on by old age and how they define life as death creeps closer every day. The story takes place in the Netherlands. The filmmakers spend a couple of months exploring how Kees and Rinus do their best to maintain their quality of life by participating in running events, until a life changing event takes place.
Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Sat 28 Feb | 6:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:38:00
1/31/2015 Page 82 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Tsotsi UK | 2005 | 94 min • Narrative Feature Director/Writer: Gavin Hood Producer: Peter Fudakowski Cast: Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006! On the edges of Johannesburg, Tsotsi's life has no meaning beyond survival. One night in desperation, Tsotsi steals a woman's car, only to discover a crying infant in the back seat. In a moment, his life takes a sharp turn and leads him down an unexpected path to redemption, giving him hope for a future he never could have imagined. "Tsotsi" is a portrait of the choices that are made in life and how compassion can endure in the human heart. Join producer Peter Fudakowski for a special encore screening of "Tsotsi" and a thought-provoking Q&A discussion! Mon 23 Feb | 3pm Mary D. Fisher Theatre Total Running Time: 1:34:00
1/31/2015 Page 83 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Twin Sisters Norway | 2013 | 58 min • Documentary Feature Director: Mona Friis Bertheussen There are times when forces beyond coincidence seem to come into life. In 2003, two babies were found in a cardboard box in a Chinese village and adopted to two different corners of the world. One of them is a little village in Norway, surrounded by high mountains and deep fjords. The other one is a big city in the USA. The adoptive parents had no idea that there was a twin sister, since their sisterhood was meant to be kept a secret. However, destiny had other plans... The film tells the remarkable story of the twin sisters through a parallel journey, until they meet again in Norway when they are 8 years old. "Twin Sisters" is a powerful human story about sibling love, human dilemma and the game of fate.
India | 2014 | 39 min Documentary Feature
There’s a brave social experiment taking place on a remote mountaintop in the foothills of the Himalaya. A former Buddhist monk is seeking to transform the lives of abandoned children through love and compassion. Tashi is especially vulnerable as she struggles to make friends, and learns that love can help heal even the saddest memories.
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sat 28 Feb | 9:10am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Total Running Time: 1:37:00
1/31/2015 Page 84 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind USA | 2014 | 98 min • Narrative Feature Director: Richie Adams Producers: Richie Adams, Brent Caballero, Nancy Green-Keyes Writers: Richie Adams, Nicolas Bazan Cast: Joaquim D.E. Almeida, Aunjanue Ellis, Bill Cobbs, Sharon Lawrence A courageous but haunted Neuroscientist and an aged Jazz singer battle Alzheimer's in the streets of New Orleans. Dr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to help her, finds redemption and reward by helping Una Vida, a jazz singer he discovers performing on the streets of New Orleans. Her health declining and her singing partner and her adopted daughter unable to help, Cruz seeks out her long lost son in an effort to bring resolution to the grief, loss and longing that has overshadowed her hard but beautiful life. Preceded By: Lost Music USA | 2014 | 13 min Narrative Short
"Lost Music" is a meditation on the effects of Alzheimer's on not only the sufferer, but on the closest loved one. Multi Emmy Award-winner Barbara Bain stars as a woman caught in a confusion between a long ago love affair and her present reality with her devoted husband. Mon 23 Feb | 12:10pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Fri 27 Feb | 9:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Total Running Time: 1:51:00
1/31/2015 Page 85 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Unsound USA | 2014 | 94 min • Narrative Feature Director/Writer: Darious Britt Producers: Troy Hollar, Christina Marafino, Damon Mosier Cast: Darious Britt, Justin Kreinbrink, Damon Mosier An ambitious, young filmmaker sets out to create the ultimate career launching, classic Volkswagen documentary when his mother succumbs to yet another episode of psychosis. He must resort to extreme measures to save her from herself and reclaim his life. Based on true events, "Unsound" chronicles a mother's battle with Schizophrenia and a son's struggle to get her the help she needs. Preceded By: Granny Baby Canada | 2013 | 10 min Narrative Short
It's a special day for Jack, a curious 6-year-old who is excited to pick up his baby sister and Mom from the hospital. With a special present in his hand, he enters the busy waiting room with his Dad. In a corner of the crowded room, he sees a confused, little granny sitting alone and with a note pinned to her cardigan. Nobody seems to notice her and nobody seems to care. Jack wants to help and comes up with a unique way to draw attention to the helpless granny. A fictional story based on real events, Granny Baby looks at a serious issue in a light-hearted, surprising way through the creative eyes of a child.
Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Thu 26 Feb | 9:15am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:44:00
1/31/2015 Page 86 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Vessel USA | 2014 | 90 min • Documentary Feature Director: Diana Whitten Producers: Mitchell Block, Diana Whitten A fearless sea captain sails a ship through loopholes in international law, providing abortions on the high seas, and leaving in her wake a network of emboldened activists who trust women to handle abortion on their own terms. How she battles fierce opposition and regulatory obstacles makes for an eventful film. Rebecca Gomperts, horrified by the realities created by anti-abortion law around the world, felt compelled to challenge this. Her method: to provide abortions on a ship in offshore waters. Her project, Women on Waves, begins as flawed spectacle, a media frenzy, faced with governmental, religious, and military blockades. But with each setback comes a more refined mission, until Rebecca has the revelation that she can use new technologies to bypass law — and train women to give themselves safe abortions using WHO-sanctioned protocols with pills. We witness the creation of an underground network of emboldened, informed activists, working at the cutting edge of global reproductive rights, who trust women to handle abortion themselves. "Vessel" is Rebecca’s story: one of a woman who heard and answered a calling, and transformed a wildly improbable idea into a global movement. Twice decorated at SXSW.
USA | 2014 | 17 min Narrative Short
Sarah Hale may be the only person who truly cares about her classmate James Winters but, when his family problems become unbearable, will Sarah's love be enough to save James? "Intervention" is a short film based on a story by middle and high schoolers, and it was written and directed by a middle schooler. The film deals with issues many teenagers deal with, such as bullying, isolation, physical abuse, love and friendship. Sun 22 Feb | 12pm Mary D. Fisher Theatre Tue 24 Feb | 6:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:47:00
1/31/2015 Page 87 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Walking Under Water Poland | 2014 | 76 min • Documentary Feature Director/Writer: Eliza Kubarska Producer: Monika Braid "Walking Under Water" will take us under the waves to walk with the last compressor divers from the Badjao tribe in Mabul Island. The last of the divers trains his young nephew to perform the dangerous diving maneuvers. Temptation in the form of hotel work and a more regular life steer the youth away from the traditions of his family, until at the end when he must decide.
USA | 2014 | 40 min Documentary Short
Morales, Mallory Weggemann, Jesse Murphree, Shawna Korgan "The Current" showcases inspiring adaptive athletes, well-respected public figures, and athlete ambassadors of all abilities, overcoming limitations through adaptive water sports such as surfing, scuba diving, free-diving, and ocean kayaking alongside whales and dolphins in exotic locations. Each individual cast member shares inspirational stories of perseverance while reflecting on the bonds of friendship, ultimately revealing the power of the human spirits, and the importance of protecting and conserving the ocean, while discovering and embracing its healing potential. Tue 24 Feb | 9:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Sat 28 Feb | 9:15am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:56:00
1/31/2015 Page 88 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Watchers of the Sky USA | 2014 | 121 min • Documentary Feature Director: Edet Belzberg Executive Producers: Elizabeth Bohart, Stanley Buchthal, Lisa Kleiner Chanoff Producers: Edet Belzberg, Amelia Green-Dove, Kerry Propper Featuring: Samantha Power, Benjamin Ferencz, Emmanuel Uwurukundo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo With his provocative question, “why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?” Raphael Lemkin changed the course of history. An extraordinary testament to one man’s perseverance, the Sundance award-winning film "Watchers of the Sky" examines the life and legacy of the Polish-Jewish lawyer and linguist who coined the term genocide. Before Lemkin, the notion of accountability for war crimes was virtually non-existent. After experiencing the barbarity of the Holocaust firsthand, he devoted his life to convincing the international community that there must be legal retribution for mass atrocities targeted at minorities. An impassioned visionary, Lemkin confronted world apathy in a tireless battle for justice, setting the stage for the creation of the International Criminal Court. Inspired by Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book "A Problem From Hell", this multi-faceted documentary interweaves Raphael Lemkin’s struggle with the courageous efforts of four individuals keeping his legacy alive: Luis Moreno Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC; Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Ben Ferencz, a former Nuremberg prosecutor still tenaciously lobbying the UN for peace, and Rwandan Emmanuel Uwurukundo, UN Refugee Agency Field Director in Chad. Alternating live interviews with rare archival footage and striking animation, "Watchers of the Sky" illuminates the compassion and bravery of these humanitarians and powerfully demonstrates the ability of global activism to give a voice to the silent victims of genocide.
Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 1 Sun 1 Mar | 9:15am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 2:01:00
1/31/2015 Page 89 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z WildLike USA | 2014 | 98 min • Narrative Feature Director/Writer: Frank Hall Green Executive Producer: Christine Vachon Producers: Frank Hall Green, Julie Christeas, Schuyler Weiss, Joseph Stephans, Joel Blanco Cast: Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Teddy Kyle Smith, Nolan Gerard Funk, Ann Dowd, Diane Farr, Joshua Leonard Mackenzie, a troubled but daring teenage girl, is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau, Alaska. She longs for her struggling, absent mother, but as her mom's phone calls become less frequent and her uncle's care is not what it seemed, she must flee. Her only thoughts are to escape her uncle's grasp and find her mother somehow, but as she plunges deeper into the Alaskan interior she is suddenly helplessly alone. A chance connection with a loner backpacker, Bart, proves to be her only lifeline. As Mackenzie shadows Bart across the last true frontier, she thwarts his efforts to cut her loose until Bart has no choice but to help her survive in the wilderness. Against the backdrop of spectacular Alaskan landscape, they discover the redemptive power of friendship. Mackenzie and Bart prove to be the unlikely salve for each other's scars, until the damage Mackenzie carries with her threatens to destroy her newfound sanctuary. Returning to civilization, Mackenzie is once again at risk of capture by her uncle as he hounds with manipulative calls and messages. When Bart finally discovers her alarming secret, he must make a bold choice to take real responsibility for Mackenzie and help her escape her traumatic past once and for all. Download 454.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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