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Adventures in Plymptoons!

Director: Alexia Anastasio / USA / 2011 / 85 mins / Arts and Culture / English

Adventures in Plymptoons! documents the life and work of world-renowned animator Bill Plympton. The film traces his childhood and college years in Portland, Oregon, his adventures as an illustrator in New York, and the launch of his influential and inspiring career as an independent filmmaker. Features interviews with Moby, Al Yankovic, Keith Carradine, Martha Plimpton, Matthew Modine, Ed Begley, Jr., and others.

Alexia Anastasio is scheduled to attend.

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Amador

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa / Spain / 2010 / 112 mins / Family Drama / Spanish with English Subtitles

Marcela, a young woman with financial troubles, finds a summer job looking after Amador, a bedridden elderly man whose family is away. She thinks her problems are solved, but Amador dies shortly thereafter, putting Marcela in a predicament. His death leaves her jobless, something she can't afford to let happen. Faced with a difficult moral dilemma, Marcela will prove that death can't always stop the appearance of life.

Hosted by Barbara Loste and Natalia Ruiz-Rubio of EWU

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Animation Showcase

2011 / 90 mins / Animation / English or Multiple Languages with English Subtitles

See some of the best animation in the world, including some contenders for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animation – Short Subject, and several that were in the running. Scheduled to screen are Dimanche (Patrick Doyon, Canada), Wild Life (Amanda Forbis, Canada), Enrique Wrecks the World (David Chai, US), Ingrid Pitts: Beyond the Forest (Kevin Sean Michaels, US), The Flying House (Bill Plympton, US), Keenan at Sea (Jeremy Galante, US), Luna (Donna Brockopp, Canada), The Man with a Stolen Heart (Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith, UK), Mobile (Verena Fells, Germany), Out of Erasers (Erik Rosenlund, Denmark/Sweden), and Why Do We Put Up with Them? (David Chai, US). Some material may be inappropriate for young children. Some films have subtitles. 

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Best of The Northwest Shorts

2011 / 93 mins / English

A program of unique and award winning short films, all harvested from right in here in the Great Northwest. Tickets are only $5, and audience members will have the chance to vote for their favorite short, The Best of the Northwest.

Filmmakers are scheduled to attend.

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A Cat in Paris (Une Vie de Chat)

Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli / France / 2010 / 70 mins / Animation / French with English Subtitles

A beautifully hand-drawn caper set in the alleyways of Paris. Dino is a pet cat who leads a double life as companion to a Parisian police detective and a cat burglar. The cat's two worlds collide when his companion's daughter Zoe must be saved from bumbling thieves. A warm and richly humorous love letter to classic noir films and the stylized wit of the Pink Panther cartoons. 

Sponsored by John K. Babin Wealth Management

A SpIFF Top Pick for Family Viewing

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Chico y Rita

Director: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba / Spain / UK / 2010 / 94 mins / Animation / Spanish and English

Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque, Calle 54) and Spain’s legendary illustrator Javier Mariscal celebrate their passion for the music and culture of Cuba with an epic story of love, passion, and heartbreak.

Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.

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Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Director: Johanna Demetrakas / USA / 2011 / 96 mins / Characters to Remember / English

Chogyam Trungpa, renowned Tibetan Buddhist leader, shattered notions about how an enlightened teacher should behave when he renounced his monk's vows and eloped with a sixteen-year-old aristocrat. Twenty years after his death, Trungpa's name still evokes admiration and outrage. What made him tick? And just what is enlightenment, anyway?

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Crime after Crime

Director: Yoav Potash / USA / 2011 / 95 mins / Characters to Remember / English

Crime After Crime covers the dramatic legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for 26 years due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her. Two rookie attorneys take up her case and bring to light long-lost witnesses, new testimonies from the actual murderers, and proof of perjured evidence. The investigation takes on profound urgency when the case becomes a matter of life and death.

Hosted by Mary Pat Treuthart of Movies 101 and Professor at Gonzaga Law School

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Dog Poo: The Truth at Last

Director: James Boldiston / Australia / 2011 / 90 mins / Green / English

The only film you can step in, Dog Poo - The Truth at Last is the first feature film that gets down with poo poo. Shot in 8 countries, the secret life of dog poop is brought out in glorious detail.

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A Drummer's Dream

Director: John Walker / Canada / 2010 / 84 mins / Arts and Culture / English

Explosive talent, humor and irresistible personality come together in a magical setting when seven diverse drummers create a profound and unforgettable experience. The creative and spiritual freedom of expression these artists display is overwhelming: from Latin rhythms to rock, jazz, and soul. You’ve never seen drummers like this before.

Hosted by Irv Broughton, Filmmaker, SpIFF Programmer and Instructor at SFCC

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Elena

Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev / Russia / 2011 / 109 mins / Family Drama / Russian with English Subtitles

A modern Russian twist on the classic noir thriller. Middle-aged couple, Elena and Vladimir, come from different walks of society. He is a well-off businessman; she is a former nurse, now a housewife. Having met late in life, each has children from previous marriages. Elena’s son is unemployed and constantly asking for money; Vladimir’s daughter is a careless young woman whose contact with her father is irregular and strained. Their worlds rupture when, after a severe heart attack, Vladimir decides that his daughter will be the only heiress of his wealth. The shy and submissive Elena concocts a desperate plan to give her son and grandchildren a real chance at life (Zeitgeist Films). 

Hosted by Irv Broughton, Filmmaker, SpIFF Programmer and Instructor at SFCC

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The Fairy

Director: Bruno Romy, Dominique Abel; Fiona Gordon / Belgium, France / 2011 / 94 mins / The Lighter Side / French with English Subtitles

Another humdrum night for lonely hotel porter Dom takes a turn for the magical when Fiona walks through his door and announces that she's a fairy. Utterly enchanted with one another, this peculiar couple embark on a frantic romp around Le Havre that features a rescue operation at a hospital, a whirlwind pregnancy and a bacchanal with a female rugby team. This delightfully off-kilter comedy seems to have been born without a cynical bone in its body. Favouring impeccably framed static shots, directors/stars Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy rely upon their expressive, rubber-limbed performances to do the heavy lifting on the cavalcade of sight gags, Tati-inspired physical comedy and charming dance numbers (Vancouver IFF).

Hosted by Leonard Oakland of Whitworth University

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Filmmaker Forums

A popular offering of past festivals, Filmmaker Forums will return in 2012 to give fest-goers the opportunity to hear filmmakers explain firsthand how their projects went from "Action!" to "That’s a wrap.” Designed for those who want to engage the filmmakers in person.  Seats are available on a first-come first-served basis so please arrive early to ensure yourself a seat.  

Hosted by Dan Webster, SpIFF programmer, host of the popular Spokane Public Radio show Movies 101 and blogger for Spokane7.com

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The Front Line (Gojijeon)

Director: Hun Jang / South Korea / 2011 / 133 mins / War / Korean with English Subtitles

The Frontline tells the story of a company of men in one hellish location in the Korean civil war, exposing how impersonal military operations literally make mountains out of molehills. Director Jang Hun juxtaposes the familial bonds between North and South against battle scenes where there’s no room for mercy. The film highlights the war’s futility and the ways in which heroism becomes defined as dignified acceptance of destiny.

Hosted by Sarah Lee Monroe, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Film at EWU

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The Green Wave

Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi / Germany / 80 mins / Arts and Culture, Animation / German and Persian with English Subtitles

The Iranian presidential elections in June 2009 were expected to bring change, but its widely disputed results spurred the Green Revolution. The Green Wave documents the dramatic events of this time by following two young college students as they move from hope to desperate fear to a courageous decision to fight. The film includes interviews with campaigners and exiled Iranians, and documents Facebook and Twitter campaigns.

Hosted by Majid Sharifi, Assistant Professor of Government at EWU (Jan. 27 Only)

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Historic Camping & Teardrop Trailers

Director: Mark Janke / USA / 2011 / Documentary / English

Travel across the United States with educator Mark Janke on a quest to discover the roots of historic RVs and teardrop trailers. Journey into a forgotten part of American history!

Mark Janke is scheduled to attend.

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The Forest Prince and the Pig Man: Hitchhiking in America

Director: Craig Constantine / USA / 2011 / 71 mins / Documentary / English

Jump into the cars of strangers with Billy Jack, a lonesome traveler with a black hat and a guitar, as he thumbs from coast to coast. Then embark on a parallel journey, this one through time, as we trace the never-before-told history of bumming rides. Along the way you'll meet teenage thrillseekers, a cop blasting ABBA, an acclaimed sculptor and a wayward actor, while the film asks, "Is hitchhiking actually dangerous or not?"

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In the Family

Director: Patrick Wang / USA / 2011 / 169 mins / Family Drama / English

In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. Armed with their comfort and inspired by memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family and closeness to his son.

Patrick Wang is scheduled to attend.

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Inuk

Director: Mike Magidson / Greenland / 2010 / 90 mins / Characters to Remember / Greenlandic with English Subtitles

In Greenland's capital, Nuuk, sixteen year-old Inuk lives a troubled life with his alcoholic mother and violent step-father. After finding Inuk half-frozen in an abandoned car, the social services decide to send him to a children's home on a tiny island in the middle of the arctic sea-ice. While roaming the island, Inuk meets the intimidating and mysterious polar bear hunter, Ikuma. When the children's home's warm-hearted director, Aviaaja, convinces Ikuma to take Inuk on his annual hunting trip nobody realizes that the most difficult part of the journey will be the one they must make within themselves... 

A SpIFF Top Pick for Family Viewing.

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Matthew Modine and Jess Walter Discuss Movies and Jesus was a Commie

Director: Matthew Modine / USA / 15 mins / English

From Vision Quest to avant-garde director, from Full Metal Jacket to The Dark Knight Rises, Matthew Modine has enjoyed a rich 30-year film career while remaining an iconoclastic Hollywood outsider. On January 27, join Modine and local author Jess Walter at the Bing Crosby Theater for an entertaining conversation about art, filmmaking, Hollywood and Spokane in the ‘80s, and see Modine’s award-winning new short film, Jesus Was a Commie.

Jess Walter is a former National Book Award finalist and the author of five novels and one nonfiction book. He’s also written screenplays, most recently adapting his 2009 novel, The Financial Lives of the Poets, for the British director Michael Winterbottom.

Matthew Modine is scheduled to attend.
Hosted by Jess Walter

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The Kingdom of Survival

Director: M.A. Littler / Germany, USA / 2011 / 96 mins / Green / English

The Kingdom of Survival invites us into a thoughtful conversation with the likes of Prof. Noam Chomsky, Dr. Mark Mirabello, Ramsey Kanaan, and the riveting final interview with beloved author, Joe Bageant. These unique thought leaders cast a rare shadow of doubt over our most blindly accepted American traditions. By framing this journey in a cross-country travelogue, maverick writer and director M.A. Littler connects art, religion, academia, alternative media, utopianism, anarchism, globalized capitalism and radical fringe philosophy in an elegant American tapestry.

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The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

Director: Carl Colby / USA / 2011 / 104 mins / Characters to Remember / English

The Man Nobody Knew uncovers the secret world of legendary CIA spymaster William Colby through the eyes of his son Carl. It probes the history of the CIA and of a family living in clandestine shadows. Forging a fascinating mix of rare archival footage, never-before-seen photos, and interviews with the "who's who" of American intelligence, the film also inquires into the hard costs of a nation's most cloaked actions.

Preceded by Bless Your Heart (Irv Broughton)

Irv Broughton, Filmmaker, SpIFF Programmer and Instructor at SFCC is scheduled to attend.

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Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars

Director: Mike Woolf / USA / 2010 / 94 mins / Characters to Remember / English

Man on a Mission covers the journey of Richard Garriott as he becomes the first son of an astronaut to go into space, from his training in Russia to his launch in Kazahkstan to the dramatic, never-before-seen footage inside the capsule during his fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. This depiction of a historic moment in human space travel will inspire anyone who works tirelessly to make a dream come true.

A SpIFF Top Pick for Family Viewing. 

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Man without a Cell Phone (Ish lelo selolari)

Director: Sameh Zoabi / Israel / 2010 / 77 mins / The Lighter Side / Arabic and Hebrew with English Subtitles

Twenty-something Palestinian-Israeli slacker Jawdat just wants to have fun with his friends, talk on his cell phone and find love. Instead, he navigates unconvincing dates with Muslim, Christian, and even Jewish girls, and wrestles with the Hebrew college entrance exam. Meanwhile, his curmudgeonly olive-farming father, Salem, is determined to drag Jawdat and his whole community into a fight against a nearby Israeli cell phone tower that he fears is poisoning the villagers with radiation. As Salem's efforts to remove the tower disrupt Jawdat's precious cell phone reception, preventing any further communication with his potential girlfriends, Jawdat is forced to face the battle and grow up to be a man.

Co-writer Fred Rice is scheduled to attend.

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Mill and The Cross

Director: Lech Majewski / Sweden, Poland / 2011 / 92 mins / Arts And Culture / English and Spanish with English Subtitles

Pieter Bruegel's epic masterpiece "The Way To Calvary" depicts the story of Christ's Passion set in Flanders under brutal Spanish occupation in the year 1564, the very year Bruegel created his painting. From among the more than five hundred figures that fill Bruegel’s remarkable canvas, Mill & The Cross focuses on a dozen characters whose life stories unfold and intertwine in a panoramic landscape populated by villagers and red-caped horsemen. Among them are Bruegel himself (played by Rutger Hauer), his friend and art collector Nicholas Jonghelinck (Michael York), and the Virgin Mary (Charlotte Rampling) (Kino-Lorber).

Hosted by Nancy Hathaway, Associate Professor of Art at EWU (January 28 only)

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Natural Selection

Director: Robbie Pickering / USA / 2011 / 90 mins / Characters to Remember / English

When a dutiful, albeit barren housewife from Texas (Rachael Harris from The Hangover and Diary of a Wimpy Kid) discovers that her devout husband has suffered a stroke at a sperm bank where he's been secretly donating for the past 25 years, she leaves her sheltered world and starts off on a comedic journey to find his eldest biological son (Matt O'Leary from Brick and Frailty) – a mullet-headed, foul-mouthed ex-con with whom she develops an odd but meaningful relationship. This exceptional indie comedy also stars Jon Gries (Napoleon Dynamite and Real Genius) and John Diehl (Miami Vice and Stargate).

Preceded by High Strung by Tommy Thompson.

Followed by the SpIFF Opening Party at River Park Square.

Robbie Pickering and Tommy Thompson are scheduled to attend.

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Nicky's Family

Director: Matej Mináč / Czech Republic, Slovak Republic / 2011 / 96 mins / Characters to Remember / Multiple languages with English Subtitles

Nicholas Winton is an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. He did not speak about these events with anyone and would have probably been forgotten if his wife hadn't found a suitcase in the attic 50 years later, full of documents and transport plans. This film documents his remarkable deed.  

Sponsored by Dr. Joseph Harari.

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Nobody Else But You (Poupoupidou)

Director: Gérald Hustache-Mathieu / France / 2011 / 101 mins / Mystery / French with English Subtitles

David Rousseau is a Parisian detective novelist with a stalled imagination who unexpectedly finds himself in the coldest town in France, sleuthing the mysterious death of local celebrity Candice Lacoeur. The fact that Candice was convinced she was Marilyn Monroe reincarnated, and that locals seem to be hiding secrets, means David has more suspects than he knows what to do with and, of course, a great subject for a thriller.

Hosted by Leonard Oakland, Professor at Whitworth University

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan / Turkey, Bosnia-Herzogovina / 2011 / 150 mins / Mystery / Turkish with English Subtitles

A Turkish drama based on the real-life search for the body of a murdered man on the unerringly similar, tapering, and vanishing Anatolian steppes. With the steppes as a backdrop and obstacle, a group of investigators seeks the body while deliberating on the subjects of lamb chops, ex-wives, hierarchy, and morality. Clues emerge after the body's discovery that leave us wondering what really happened to the murder victim. But the steppes never reveal their secrets.

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Parked

Director: Darragh Byrne / Ireland / 2010 / 90 mins / Characters to Remember / English

Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever. Parked is a triumphant story of friendship, hope, and perseverance.  

Sponsored by The Sister Cities Association of Spokane

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Stand van de Sterren (Position among the Stars)

Director: Leonard Retel Helmrich / Netherlands, Indonesia / 2010 / 115 mins / Family Drama / Indonesian with English Subtitles

Against a backdrop of rising Islamic fundamentalism and increasing globalization, three generations of an Indonesian family are torn between traditional rural values and urban pressure to prosper. The family's only hope of escaping grinding poverty rests on granddaughter Tari, but she cares more about acquiring the latest cell phone. Explore what it means to be human in the modern world from their perspective.

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Question One

Director: Joseph Fox, James Nubile / USA / 2011 / 113 mins / Arts and Culture / English

Question One chronicles the fierce, emotional battle that took place in Maine, 2009, when the state first approved and then rejected same-sex marriage. Covering the political struggle from both sides, the film touches on issues of civil rights, religion, public school education, sex, love, hate, fear and loathing, while also telling the very human stories of persons caught up in a cycle of events that changes their lives forever.

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Der Sandmann (The Sandman)

Director: Peter Luisi / Switzerland / 2011 / 90 mins / The Lighter Side / German with English Subtitles

One fine morning, Benno finds sand in his bed. At first he tries to ignore it, but he soon realizes that he himself is the source of the sand. Day after day, the amount of sand increases and his time literally starts running short. Finally he is left with no choice but to ask Sandra, who runs a small coffee shop under his apartment, for help. Although Benno hates her with a passion, he has started having dreams of her every night. What could Sandra and the dreams have to do with the sand?

Hosted by Jody Stewart-Strobelt of EWU (Jan. 27 only)

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Searching for Sonny

Director: Andrew Disney / USA / 2011 / 90 mins / The Lighter Side / English

After receiving a mysterious postcard, directionless pizza delivery guy Elliot Knight decides to attend his high school reunion in Texas and make amends with Sonny Bosco, an old friend he once wronged. When Elliot discovers that Sonny is missing under mysterious circumstances, his investigation turns meta when he finds that everything happening seems eerily similar to a play they performed in high school - a play Sonny wrote.

Friday February 3rd, 9:30PM Screening Preceded by '63 Comet.

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The Selling

Director: Emily Lou / USA / 2011 / 90 mins / The Lighter Side / English

A too-honest-for-his-own-good real estate agent buys a property to flip for a profit... only to discover that the house is haunted.

Gabriel Diani and Etta Devine are scheduled to attend.

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Surviving Progress

Director: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks / Canada / 2011 / 86 mins / Green / English

Northwest Premiere

What is progress? Throughout history, what seemed like progress has often had catastrophic effects. In Surviving Progress, some of the world's foremost philosophers, activists, bankers, and scientists challenge us to recognize “progress traps” which destroyed past civilizations and now threaten our own. Inspired by Ronald Wright’s bestseller A Short History Of Progress.

Sponsored by The World Affairs Council of Spokane

Hosted by Kristin Edquist, Director of the International Affairs Program at EWU

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Dernier étage gauche gauche (Top Floor, Left Wing)

Director: Angelo Cianci / France / 2010 / 110 mins / The Lighter Side / French and Arabic with English Subtitles

Fate takes a nasty turn for François, a bailiff, on this particular morning. As he enters the apartment where he is to serve an order, François is inadvertently taken hostage by a drug dealer and his father. Surrounded by press, police, and family, roles begin to blur and a huge rift between generations and cultures makes itself apparent. Ultimately, the only way François and the kidnappers can get out is to start a riot (adapted from Berlinale).

Hosted by Tony Flinn, Professor of English at EWU

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Tyrannosaur

Director: Paddy Considine / UK / 2011 / 91 mins / Family Drama / English

Joseph is a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As his life spirals into chaos, a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. A powerfully visceral dissection of abuse and rage and an examination of people who create their own eco-systems of anger and unhappiness.

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Vision Quest

Director: Harold Becker / USA / 1985 / 105 mins / Characters to Remember / English

Vision Quest is a 1985 coming of age drama film starring Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, and Ronny Cox. It is based on Terry Davis' novel of the same name. In some countries, it was released as "Crazy for You" to market on Madonna's emerging fame and the popularity of the song.

The film was shot in Spokane, Washington, in 1984. Modine plays a Spokane high school wrestler who falls in love with an older woman, an aspiring artist from New Jersey on her way to San Francisco.

The film includes an appearance by Madonna, her first in a major motion picture, playing a singer at a local bar, where she performs the songs "Crazy for You" and "Gambler". John Irving was quoted as saying Vision Quest is "the truest novel about growing up since The Catcher in the Rye."

Matthew Modine is scheduled to attend.

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Waking the Green Tiger: The Rise of a Green Movement in China

Director: Gary Marcuse / China, Canada / 2011 / 78 mins / Green / English and Chinese with English Subtitles

Waking the Green Tiger follows an extraordinary campaign to stop a huge dam project on the upper Yangtze river in southwestern China. Featuring astonishing archival footage never seen outside China and interviews with a government insider and witnesses, the film also examines Chairman Mao's campaigns to conquer nature in the name of progress and the roots of an environmental movement that could transform China.

Hosted by Paul Lindholdt, Professor of English at EWU (Jan. 27 only)

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We Were Here

Director: David Weissman, Bill Weber / USA / 2011 / 90 mins / Arts and Culture / English

We Were Here is the first documentary to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco. It explores how the city's inhabitants were affected by and responded to the calamitous epidemic. Though a San Francisco-based story, We Were Here speaks to the capacity of all individuals to rise to challenges and to the power of a community drawn together through grief and hope.

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Whirled Shorts

2011 / 91 + 71 mins / English, or with English subtitles

A jam-packed program of short films, culminating with Reflector, a beautiful period piece by photographer Dave Hill (and one of the nominees for Best Short at SpIFF 2012).  Whirled Shorts also includes the Spanish fantasy La orquesta de las mariposas and A Finger, Two Dots, Then Me, an experimental spoken-word piece featuring modern beat poet Derrick Brown. After a brief intermission, we also play all the shorts from our World Shorts program (except Jesus Was a Commie). 

The Death of Johnny Forceps (dir. Timothy David Orme; US; 0:05) / A Finger, Two Dots, Then Me (dir. David Holechek, Daniel Holchek; US; 0:08) / Hop the Twig (dir. Kyle Rideout; Canada; 2010; 0:10) / Legacy (dir. Bryn Chainey; Germany; 0:05)  / O-Ring (dir. Ondrej Hudecek; Czech; 0:11) / La orquesta de las mariposas (The Butterfly Orchestra) (dir. Isabel Soria; Spain; 0:16) / The Palace (dir. Anthony Maras; Australia/Cyprus; 0:10) / Reflector (dir. Dave Hill; US; 0:26) 

Dave and Demaree Hill of Reflector scheduled to attend.

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Woman in a Septic Tank

Director: Marlon Rivera / Philippines / 2011 / 90 mins / The Lighter Side / Filipino with English Subtitles

Jocelyn, Rainier, and Bingbong are three film school graduates who are dead set on making an Oscar-worthy film. They set out to do some quick pre-production scouting as a courtesy call to their lead actress (Eugene Domingo), and a thorough inspection of their film’s major location, the Payatas dumpsite. They believe they have a winning script and the energy and drive to make their dreams come true, no matter what the cost.

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World Shorts

2011 / 92 mins / English, or with English subtitles

A collection of short films from around the globe, ranging from the comedy You Should be a Better Friend to Kthimi, an award-winning drama from Kosovo. The program also includes the award-winning Jesus Was a Commie.

Jesus Was a Commie (dir. Matthew Modine; US; 0:15) / Kthimi (The Return) (dir. Blerta Zeqiri; Kosovo; 0:20) / Pioneer (dir. David Lowery; US; 0:16) / Error 0036 (dir. Raúl Fernández; Spain; 0:12) / The Gay Who Wasn't Gay Enough (dir. Linzi Knight; Canada; 0:03) / The Balcony Affair (dir. Jamie Cussen; Canada; 0:17) / You Should Be a Better Friend (dir. Trish Harnetiaux, Jacob A. Ware; US; 0:09)

Matthew Modine and Trish Harnetiaux are scheduled to attend.

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you've been trumped

Director: Anthony Baxter / UK / 2011 / 95 mins / Green / English

After the Scottish Government overturns its own environmental laws to give Donald Trump the green light to build a golf resort on an untouched Scottish coastline, the stage is set for an extraordinary summer of discontent as the bulldozers spring into action. Water and power is cut off, land disputes erupt, and some residents have thousands of tons of earth piled up next to their homes.

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