5@5: Either Way I Lose Sponsored By California Film Institute 86 mins.
As these shorts testify, no matter which way you turn, which road you follow or which answer you pick, sometimes there is no way out of a losing predicament.
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Smith Rafael Film Center - San Rafael
5 Shorts in Program: Alexandra, A Day's Work, The Elephant Garden, Mompelaar, Sunshine Bob
5@5: Ne Me Quitte Pas Sponsored By California Film Institute 73 mins.
This eclectic collection of shorts examines the most powerful of all human emotions, the longing for friendship, love, connection and understanding that can lead us to cry out, “Do not leave me!”
When a bolt of inspiration struck Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, writer/director Dominic Champagne and guitarist George Harrison, sparks flew in all directions, and the musical tribute show “Love” was born.From its most intimate to its grandest moments, All Together Now celebrates the creative process in all its glory.
When a German woman dies unexpectedly, her husband goes to Japan in search of her unfulfilled desires in this unpredictably Teutonic version of Ozu's classic, Tokyo Story.
Extraordinary people and their work are at the heart of these films from Explore, a signature project of the Annenberg Foundation. From India to the West Bank to Hawaii, they are an inspiring look at the power of creativity to transform.
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 7:15 PM
Smith Rafael Film Center - San Rafael
3 Shorts in Program: India's Song (And the Vanishing Art of Listening), Kokua Hawaii Foundation, No Child Is Born a Terrorist
Fujian Blue Sponsored By California Film Institute China, 2007, 91 mins.
Directed By Robin Weng
Focus: Asia
Robin Weng's extraordinary two-part tale of criminal underworld life in "the Golden Triangle" of China's Fujian province, during the country's capitalist “glory days,” is truly unlike anything else you've seen before.
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 9:30 PM
Sequoia Theatre - Mill Valley
Goodnight Irene Sponsored By California Film Institute Portugal, 2007, 98 mins.
Directed By Paolo Marinou-Blanco
Director Paolo Marinou-Blanco’s touching film is a charming and haunting tale of friendships found and lost and the way in which those that we would least expect can forever change our lives.
Much more than an intimate portrait of Sherman's phenomenal talent, this smart, funny, self-revelatory doc raises important questions about gender roles, power and fame, and the unavoidable jealousy that eats at relationships.
“Hair isn't a show—it's a movement,” says actor Ben Vereen, an original cast member of the musical that roused the collective unconscious of a generation. This evocative homage provides a close look at the history and continuing relevance of that revolutionary piece of political theater.
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 9:30 PM
Smith Rafael Film Center - San Rafael
2 Shorts in Program: Bachelorette, 34, I Just Wanted to Be Somebody
Jerusalema Sponsored By Comcast South Africa, 2007, 118 mins.
Directed By Ralph Ziman
Focus: Southern Africa
A Johannesberg crime boss rises and falls in this energetic, well-acted gangster epic by director Ralph Ziman (Hearts and Minds, MVFF 1996) and starring Rapulana Seiphemo (Tsotsi).
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 9:15 PM
Smith Rafael Film Center - San Rafael
My Marlon and Brando Sponsored By California Film Institute Turkey/Netherlands/UK, 2008, 93 mins.
Directed By Hü, seyin Karabey
A poignant and fascinating story of a young Turkish actress who crosses challenging borders into Iran and Iraq to see her long-distance lover, a Kurdish actor.
Director Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) heads once again for the seedy backstreets of London's criminal underworld, with a rogues' gallery of gangsters, shady businessman, record producers, money launderers, and rock stars all vying for the same big score.
In celebration of Denny Tedesco’s rock ’n’ roll documentary
The Wrecking Crew, join original Wrecking Crew members Hal Blaine,
Don Randi, Chuck Berghofer and invited guests including former Beach Boy Al Jardine and Peter Tork of The Monkees for an evening of unforgettable
hit songs from the 60s and 70s.
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 9:00 PM
142 Throckmorton Theatre - Mill Valley
Short in Program: Doc Shorts Program
Second Sight Sponsored By California Film Institute Canada, 2007, 52 mins.
Directed By Alison McAlpine
Set amid a generation of Gaelic storytellers on Scotland's Isle of Skye, Second Sight meditates on the power of storytelling and the degree to which stories, passed down through generations, can explain the mysteries of the physical and spiritual realms.
Danny Boyle’s uplifting, masterfully crafted film is an
unforgettable tale of two brothers, two lovers, two social castes
and two cities in a film that radiates with the unbeatable spirit
of life lived to its fullest.
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 9:30 PM
Century Cinema - Corte Madera
Short in Program: Doc Shorts Program
Unna and Nuuk Sponsored By California Film Institute Finland, 2006, 83 mins.
Directed By Saara Cantell
Eleven-year-old Unna learns from her ailing grandfather that she is descended from an ancient line of shamans and uses a magic drum to travel thousands of years back in time on a thrilling escapade to save his life.
Mon. Oct 6, 2008 @ 4:00 PM
Smith Rafael Film Center - San Rafael
The Wave Sponsored By CFI Membership Sponsor Wells Fargo and Sponsored by Katz Family Foundation Germany, 2007, 106 mins.
Directed By Dennis Gansel
SPECIAL MEMBERS SCREENING • A cautionary tale of conformity and a chilling allegory of fascism, The Wave is a keenly observed film dramatizing the human need to belong, based on events that happened at a Palo Alto high school in 1967.
The Wrecking Crew presents the essential, previously unsung musicians
who played on practically every recorded hit out of Los Angeles in the 1960s.
Insider views and tales from Crew members such as Tommy Tedesco, Hal Blaine and
Carol Kaye round out this unforgettable musical history.
