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Fri 27 Feb | 3:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Total Running Time: 1:51:00
1/31/2015 Page 66 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z The Road Within USA | 2014 | 100 min • Narrative Feature Director/Writer: Gren Wells Producers: Brent Emery, Bradley Gallo, Michael A. Helfant, Guy J. Louthan, Robert Stein Cast: Zoe Kravitz, Ali Hillis, Robert Patrick, Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel, Kyra Sedgwick Vincent, a young man with Tourette's syndrome, faces drastic changes after his mother dies. Because his politician father is too ashamed of the disorder to have Vincent accompany him on the campaign, Vincent is shuttled off to an unconventional clinic. There he finds unexpected community with an obsessive-compulsive roommate and an anorexic young woman, and romance eventually — and uneasily — follows. One of Variety's "10 Directors to Watch," screenwriter Gren Wells makes her directorial debut with this ambitious yet light-hearted coming-of-age tale about the potent medicine we all carry within ourselves. The film is packed with a talented ensemble, from emerging talents Zoe Kravitz, Dev Patel and Robert Sheehan to beloved veterans Kyra Sedgwick and Robert Patrick.
Canada | 2013 | 13 min Narrative Short
An older couple find an injured man on their porch. What to do with him? Thu 26 Feb | 9:10pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Sat 28 Feb | 12pm Mary D. Fisher Theatre Total Running Time: 1:53:00
1/31/2015 Page 67 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Roaming Wild USA | 2014 | 66 min • Documentary Feature Director/Writer/Producer: Sylvia Johnson Wild horses capture people’s imaginations, and across the country, from urban centers to rural communities, they resonate with our sense of American identity. They represent the independence, strength, and grace upon which this country is built. No other issue in America — aside from the Vietnam War — has ever generated such an outpouring of public letters. Today, these horses find themselves at the intersection where modern development collides with the needs of the wild. "Roaming Wild", a documentary directed by Sylvia Johnson illustrates the controversy over wild horses in the West through intimate portraits of a wild herd and three characters with diverging opinions, each working on solutions. Ultimately, this film is meant to encourage dialogue by presenting real solutions to the question of wild horse management. When a cowboy, an activist and a mountain man search for solutions to protect the life and land, the way they come together to try and protect our wild horses is both touching and surprising.
USA | 2014 | 41 min Documentary Feature
In August 2013 a group of 7 climbers — 5 Americans and 2 Burmese — traveled to northern Myanmar to make a first ascent of Southeast Asia's disputed highest peak. All told, the climbers traveled over 270 miles on foot through some of the harshest terrain on the planet. As a country that is just recently awaking from over 50 years of military rule and relative isolation, they were offered a glimpse into a culture unaffected by the rapid pace of globalization throughout the rest of the world. This film is not just a recounting of a mountaineering expedition, its a film about a country that is on the brink of rapid change, and what this might entail for the future Myanmar and its people. Wed 25 Feb | 3pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 1 Sat 28 Feb | 12:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Total Running Time: 1:47:00
1/31/2015 Page 68 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Rooted in Peace Canada/Costa Rica/Japan/USA | 2013 | 101 min • Documentary Feature Director/Writer: Greg Reitman Executive Producers: Chris Lindstrom, Ron Schlosser Producers: Greg Reitman, Britta Reitman, Jonathan McHugh, Sally Ranney, Michael Perricone Featuring: Greg Reitman, Deepak Chopra, David Lynch, Pete Seeger, Donovan Leitch, Maread Maguire, Dan Siegel, Paul Hawken, Mark Hyman, Ted Turner, Wiliam McDonough, Desmond Tutu, Deborah Garcia, Chris Kilham, Alejandro Junger, Gina Ross, Mike Love "Rooted in Peace" is an inspiring and empowering personal story of Greg Reitman who shares his past experiences of living in a world filled with terror, encountering the Gulf War while working on a kibbutz in Israel, witnessing the aftermath of Hiroshima, Japan and later the grievances of 911. Greg challenges the viewer; on what will it take for humanity to wake up and to stop the cycle of war & violence. In his search for peace, Greg unlocks the human technological key learning of the inner nature of the brain & heart and demonstrates how change begins within oneself. Sparking a personal quest to understand human consciousness, "Rooted in Peace" provokes viewers to return to balance within themselves, among humankind, in the natural world. It awakens them to a more peaceful reality and asks them to find the ways and means to fulfill their deep desire to live in a world filled with love and compassion for all life. Preceded By: Red Earth Sky - Sedona Time-Lapse Vol 2 USA | 2014 | 7 min Narrative Short
Sedona's magic reveals itself in a beautiful montage of beautiful and mesmerizing scenes captured in time-lapse photography.
Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Fri 27 Feb | 3pm Mary D. Fisher Theatre Total Running Time: 1:48:00
1/31/2015 Page 69 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Sand Castles USA | 2014 | 93 min • Narrative Feature Director: Clenet Verdi-Rose Producers: Jordon Hodges, Chris Nickin Writers: Jordon Hodges, Bugs Moran Cast: Jordon Hodges, Anne Winters, Randy Spence, Saxon Trainor, Daniella Grace Winner of the 2014 Leonardo da Vinci Horse for Ensemble Cast at Milan's MIFF Awards, this beautiful, naturalistic drama set around the cornfields of small-town Indiana, follows Noah Daly and his poverty-stricken family as they wrestle with the mysterious return of his mute, younger sister Lauren, who disappeared from a beach parking lot over a decade ago.
USA | 2014 | 20 min Narrative Short
"Unspoken" revolves around a young deaf woman dealing with the hardships of moving her mother with Alzheimer's into a senior home. Deaf actress, Hillary Baack ("The East"), plays Eva who keeps herself closed off to the world. She must learn to connect with others after realizing her mother will not always be by her side. Thu 26 Feb | 12:10pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Sat 28 Feb | 9:10pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Total Running Time: 1:53:00
1/31/2015 Page 70 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Schimbare Spain | 2014 | 91 min • Narrative Feature Director: Alex Sampayo Producer: José Baños Writers: Borja Fanuel Caamaño Fajardo, Alex Sampayo Cast: Candela Peña, Luis Zahera, Sandra Mokrzycka, Martijn Kuiper, Huichi Chiu, Mariana Achim, Maurycy Lyczkov
Louis and Elvira travel to Romania after contact with an Eastern European criminal organization. Near their destination they receive a call that requires them to change route. To continue with the plan they must stop in Budapest and make a collection. From this moment they will have to make the most difficult decision of their lives. Stick to the plan or release the girl. Decide what they decide, someone will die. Preceded By: The Phone Call Great Britain | 2014 | 20 min Narrative Short
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film! Heather (played by Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins) works on a suicide help line. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man (played by Oscar winner Jim Broadbent), she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Fri 27 Feb | 9:15am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:51:00
1/31/2015 Page 71 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z The Search for General Tso USA | 2014 | 71 min • Documentary Feature Director/Writer: Ian Cheney Producers: Jennifer Lee, Amanda Murray This mouthwateringly entertaining film travels the globe to unravel a captivating culinary mystery. General Tso’s chicken is a staple of Chinese-American cooking, and an ubiquitous presence on restaurant menus across the country. But just who was General Tso? And how did his chicken become emblematic of an entire national cuisine? Director Ian Cheney (King Corn) journeys from Shanghai to New York to the American Midwest and beyond to uncover the origins of this iconic dish, turning up surprising revelations and a host of humorous characters along the way. Told with the verve of a good detective story, "The Search for General Tso" is as much about food as it is a tale of the American immigrant experience. Preceded By: Swadhisthana USA | 2014 | 20 min Narrative Short
Kyle Williams The carnal and creative expertise of a mother and father are boldly put to the test when they attempt to enlighten their teenage children on matters of adult education after unwittingly discovering that their son is gay. Tue 24 Feb | 12:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Fri 27 Feb | 3:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:31:00
1/31/2015 Page 72 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Secret of Water USA | 2014 | 77 min • Documentary Feature Director: Jirka Rysavy Writers: Marina Daynovets, Janice Jensen Water – a living substance, the most common and least understood. It defies the basic laws of physics, yet holds the keys to life. Known to ancients as a transmitter to and from the higher realms, water retains memory and conveys information to DNA. However, water can die if treated poorly. Water’s arrangement of molecules can be influenced by such factors as sound, thoughts, intention, and prayer, as well as by such toxins as chlorine, affecting all that comes in contact with it. In this documentary, prominent scientists help reveal the secret of water, allowing us to use this amazing element to heal ourselves and our planet.
USA | 2014 | 18 min Documentary Short
"Loved to Death: The Story of Oak Creek" uncovers the impacts of irresponsible recreation on Oak Creek. The increasing amount of recreation in Oak Creek is causing a rise in E. coli concentrations within the creek that creates a health concern. The Oak Creek Ambassadors spent the summer trying to mitigate and educate people on their impacts on the watershed. They picked up trash all summer long and held formal educations all around Northern Arizona to help create a sense of stewardship for the watershed that provides so many services. Mon 23 Feb | 12:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Thu 26 Feb | 6:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:35:00
1/31/2015 Page 73 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Secret Sharer United Kingdom/Poland/China | 2014 | 103 min • Narrative Feature Director/Writer: Peter Fudakowski Producers: Peter Fudakowski, Tom Waller Cast: Jack Laskey, Zhu Zhu, Ching-Ting Hsia, Leon Dai From Academy Award winner Peter Fudakowski ("Tsotsi", which won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar — which also will show in the festival) comes "Secret Sharer". A contemporary fable told with epic beauty, humor and a twist in its tale, "Secret Sharer" is a romantic and sensuous moral story about a young man’s journey into maturity through challenging human relationships on the high seas. Set in the South China Sea on a rusting Chinese cargo ship, it’s the Polish captain's first command. His mutinous Chinese crew suspect he and his criminal boss want to scuttle the ship, their only home, in an insurance scam. When the crew abandons ship, the young captain is left alone on board, confused and helpless, anchored in a bay. That night, while waiting anxiously on deck, he finds a naked body floating in the sea below, tangled up in the ship’s rope ladder. Pulling up the ladder, the captain discovers a beautiful Chinese woman, alive but in distress. Uninvited, she climbs on board. Her only words to him are “hide me”. Dawn comes a few hours later and so does a search party led by the woman’s husband, followed by the crew, all looking for a murderer.
Sedona Performing Arts Center Tue 24 Feb | 6:10pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 2 Total Running Time: 1:43:00
1/31/2015 Page 74 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Semicolon; The Adventures of Ostomy Girl USA | 2014 | 93 min • Documentary Feature Director/Writer/Producer: Robin Greenspun Executive Producers: Dana Bernstein, Cari Marshall We invite you to meet Dana, a feisty, funny, charming 25 year old. Dana has a severe case of Crohn's Disease. For Dana, the disease is a continuous battle, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is unrelenting and she's been fighting it since she was 4. Dana is facing the daunting task of deciding how she wants to live the rest of her life. With very little bowel left, she survives on intravenous nutrition and spends as much time in the hospital as out. Should she continue to live with what she knows but with the daily challenges and limitations it brings, or should she undergo a small bowel transplant which could give her a chance at a normal life, a life she has never known? Dana fears the transplant could fail and she will become even sicker — or she could die. "Semicolon; The Adventures of Ostomy Girl" follows Dana through a 5 month period in her life. With Dana's guidance, the film tells her story of living with a chronic disease as she faces her day-to-day challenges, both personal and medical, all the time keeping her wicked sense of humor. Dana is a testament to tenacity as she allows the viewer to enter her world which is not always pretty. Yet, it is full of humor and surprises at the strangest times. Dana is Ostomy Girl and her adventures are truly inspiring.
USA | 2015 | 11 min Narrative Short
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When a young military wife gets news that her Marine husband has been severely wounded in combat, she discovers that life ahead for the both of them is going to be a difficult and yet amazing journey. Sat 21 Feb | 3pm Mary D. Fisher Theatre Mon 23 Feb | 6:15pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Total Running Time: 1:44:00
1/31/2015 Page 75 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Sepideh Denmark | 2013 | 90 min • Documentary Feature Director/Writer: Berit Madsen Producers: Stefan Frost, Henrik Underbjerg Sepideh wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh's ambitions, and her plans to go to university are in danger. But Sepideh holds on to her dream! She takes up the fight and teams up with the world's first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari. This film paints a very different and unusual portrait of Iran and the rights of women. Sepideh is a rare example and, in her own way, manages to overcome obstacles we cannot imagine.
Australia | 2013 | 18 min Narrative Short
A man returns to the Midwestern farm of his childhood on a desperate mission: To unearth the horrifying truth of what landed there in the summer of 1960.
Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 5 Fri 27 Feb | 6:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Total Running Time: 1:48:00
USA | 2014 | 102 min • Documentary Feature Director: James Spione Executive Producers: Thomas Morgan, Jim Butterworth Producers: Daniel J. Chalfen, James Spione Oscar-nominated filmmaker James Spione details the stories of three whistleblowers — Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou and Jesselyn Radack — who faced incredible trials and persecution in response to their blowing the whistle on government wrongdoing. The documentary is a fascinating story of the troubling, innermost, top-secret workings of the U.S. government, shedding light on the misfortunes that befell these three whistleblowers. Each of them was subject to unbelievable scrutiny and invaded privacy. Mon 23 Feb | 9:20pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Wed 25 Feb | 9am Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 1 Total Running Time: 1:42:00
1/31/2015 Page 76 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z SlingShot USA | 2014 | 93 min • Documentary Feature Director: Paul Lazarus Producers: Paul Lazarus, Barry Opper Featuring: Dean Kamen "SlingShot" focuses on inventor Dean Kamen (Segway Human Transporter) and his 15-year quest to solve the world's safe water crisis. Iconoclast, Kamen, is a modern hero. His inventions, mostly medical devices, help people in need and ease suffering. "SlingShot" is a film about an indomitable man who just might have enough passion, will, and innovative thinking to create a solution for the planet's biggest challenge. Fifty percent of all human illness is the result of water borne pathogens. Kamen has invented an energy efficient vapor compression distiller that can turn any unfit source of water into potable, safe water. "SlingShot" traces the story of Dean Kamen's water purification machine from its earliest development through recent trials in five schools in rural Ghana and beyond.
USA | 2014 | 12 min Documentary Short
"A State of Emergency" explores the drought in California and how it is effecting Southern California residents on a local level and how the community plans to cope with water shortages as they continue to impact the state.
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sun 22 Feb | 3pm Harkins Sedona 6 Theatre 6 Total Running Time: 1:45:00
1/31/2015 Page 77 SIFF 2015 PROGRAMS - GENERAL FILM SCREENINGS A-Z Song from the Forest Germany | 2013 | 96 min • Documentary Feature Director/Writer: Michael Obert Producers: Alex Tondowski, Ira Tondowski 25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central Africa Jungle and stayed. He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music. Now he is part of the BaAka community and raises his pygmy son, Samedi. Fulfilling an old promise, Louis takes Samedi to America. On this journey Louis realizes he is not part of this globalized world anymore but globalization has also arrived in the rainforest. The BaAka depend on Louis for their survival. Father and son return to the melodies of the jungle but the question remains: How much longer will the songs of the forest be heard?
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