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FILM SYNOPSES
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE: A TRANSYLVANIAN ODYSSEY:
A documentary road trip through the Transylvanian
countryside exploring the fascinating history of the region
that spawned the Dracula legend. |
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SOUND OF THE SEASHELL: A high school senior ditches the artifice
of a post-prom bash to covertly record and document the
psychological impact of a young consumer consciousness. |
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UNEXPECTEDLY TELEVISION: (Iran) An Iranian woman turns a camera
on her life to discover who she really is. |
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LIBERA: (Canada) A mans
obsession with his deceased mothers
memory haunts his view of his own life. |
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APARTMENT 206: Two fatal victims of a traffic accident wake up
in an ominous apartment where their only contact with the living
world is through a television that broadcasts the one thing they
cherish on earth. |
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SONGS & STORIES: An up- lifting documentary tribute to the life
and times of Irish rock pioneer Rory Gallagher who paved the way
for artists like U2 and The Boomtown Rats, pulling Ireland out
of the music doldrums and cementing his legacy in the R & B
pantheon. |
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DIVINE LIGHT: A FRANK MASON PERSPECTIVE: Above Cafι
Roma in Little Italy, New York is the home and studio of noted
Art Students
League master teacher Frank Mason. The film follows Mason from
his studio and class to the 11th Century Venetian
Church where he revisits his greatest artistic achievement. |
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THE DRUGGING OF OUR CHILDREN: This investigative documentary
examines the increasingly common practice of prescribing
psychotropic drugs for children that often results in severe
side effects and even fatal adverse reactions. |
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FETCHING CODY: This drama set in Vancouvers
notorious downtown East Side shows how young lives are destroyed
in the wake of drug abuse. |
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.AT
LAST: One of the last features filmed entirely on location in
New Orleans, this is the story of the struggle for true love
with its roots in the innocence of childhood. Pre-Katrina New
Orleans is one of the stars of this movie. |
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SATURDAY |
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DARFUR DIARIES: A documentary of the tragedy in Darfur, Africa
discussed by
the villagers who live in the constant shadow of violence. |
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8mm: A poignant student documentary that encompasses larger
questions; a drive through the past enlightens the future. |
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ALL IN ONE BASKET: An informative student documentary that
explores the emotional and physical risks of human
egg donations. The film explores the topic through the women who
have donated their eggs and their reasons for doing so. |
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BORN INTO BROTHELS: 2005 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER for BEST
DOCUMENTARY. This film follows the lives and promise of young
children born into the brothels of Calcutta after they are given
cameras to document their lives. The children then begin to take
control of the grim reality of their lives and start to imagine
a promise for the future. |
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TRIVIATOWN: An entertaining documentary about the fact that for
the past 35 years thousands of Americans each April descend into
a small U.S. town for one thing: THE WORLDS
BIGGEST TRIVIA CONTEST. |
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NINE BY FIVE: An uplifting documentary group portrait of
artists: their creativity and desire to survive in a demanding
New York City environment. |
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DAMON: An inner-city supernatural murder mystery. |
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BROOKLYN LOBSTER: Jane Curtin and Danny Aiello star in this true
story drama about a family lobster business and their valiant
efforts to save it from going under. Shot entirely in Sheepshead
Bay. |
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THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD
NIXON: A Niels Mueller film starring Sean Penn, Don Cheadle and
Naomi Watts set at the height of the Watergate scandal of 1974
and based on the true story of Samuel Bick, played by Sean Penn.
This is the tale of a hard- working husband and father whose
only goal in life is to live his vision of the ever-increasing
elusive American dream. Nixon represents everything that stands
in his way of achieving success. |
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SUNDAY |
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SAVING SOPHIE: Comedy about four aunts, two dead bodies, three
affairs and family secrets that wont
stay secret. |
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STONE READER: A documentary, which traces a filmmaker's efforts
to meet and talk with an author of a book long out of print. The
author has vanished without a trace and the filmmaker seeks to
find out why. |
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TALK TO ME: This documentary provides a forum for five brave
teenagers as they tell their stories about being victims of
sexual abuse and violence. The film opens discussions about this
problem that often stays hidden out of shame and fear. |
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MAGICS:
(Israel) In a time when Israel and Palestine bring images of
terror and strife, one man brings joy and hope to children and
families caught in the crossfire in this positive and uplifting
film. |
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JESUS, MARY AND JOEY: A faith-based feature about a 20-
something, aimless, young man who still lives at home with his
colorful Italian American family in Rhode Island. An all-star
cast includes Olympia Dukakis, Stacy Keach, Melissa Joan Hart
and Charles Durning. |
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LOVE YOUR WORK: This thriller with Giovanni Ribisi, Christina
Ricci, Vince
Vaughn, Elvis Costello and Franka Potente is a stylish
meditation on the many facets of the culture of celebrity.
Sometimes somber, sometimes sly and self parodying, and always
surreal, the film chronicles the disintegration of Gray Evans, a
movie star losing his grip on reality. |
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BACKSEAT: This feature directed by Bruce Van
Dusen is an immensely entertaining
coming
of age late
story about prolonged adolescence.
Back
Seat
follows two Gen Xers
as they flee New York City on a three-day road trip to Montrιal.
The result: they run head on into real life. |