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SUMMARY:Balloon
DESCRIPTION:Germany / 2018 / 126 min. \nDirected by Michael Herbig \nWatch trailer \nBefore Germany’s reunification\, during the Cold War\, two families in Communist East Germany attempt to escape to The West in their home-made hot-air balloon. Based on a true story.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/balloon/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T190000
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SUMMARY:US Shorts
DESCRIPTION:US / 110 min / Short Films \nA wide variety of short films from across the U.S.A. \nEcho\nUnited States / 4 min. / English \nDirected by Gabriele di Sazio \nA young and hopeful daydreamer finds an unexpected way to bring his grieving mother to smile. \nYai Nin\nUnited States\, Thailand / 13 min. / Thai \nDirected by Champ Ensminger \nA character study of an 83-year-old Thai grandmother whose success making Thai sausage propelled her family to America. \nWaters of March\nUnited States / 17 min. / English \nDirected by Chase Johnson \nUpon losing the matriarch of his family\, his grandmother\, a man becomes physically and emotionally devastated. An exploration of grief and how it affects an entire family. \nIncurable\nUnited States / 9 min. / English \nDirected by Michelle Bossy \nTrina wants to tell the man she loves about the invisible illness she hides\, but when her imagination gets the best of her\, it leads her on a rollercoaster ride of rejection and the worst possible outcomes. \nUnder the Boardwalk\nUnited States / 10 min. / English \nDirected by Jason Park \nA brother finds his older sister digging holes at a deserted beach in the middle of the night. \nBirthday Cake for Dinner\nUnited States / 12 min. / English \nDirected by Damon Russell \nFrom the Academy Award-winning team behind “Curfew”\, Birthday Cake For Dinner is the story of 7-year-old Simon’s trip to visit his estranged father for one disaster-filled weekend. \nGhost of a Chance\nUnited States / 11 min. / English \nDirected by Manes Duerr \nTwo individuals bonded together through the expectance of a newborn baby\, yet with different priorities – racing through their lives\, we question whether one man’s childhood dream is more important than three people’s reality. \nSin Cielo\nUnited States\, Mexico / 25 min. / Spanish \nDirected by Jianna Maarten \nA young boy in a Mexican border town hustles any way he can to help his family but learns some very cruel realities when the girl he likes gets ‘disappeared’. \nWrite Me\nUnited States / 8 min. / English \nDirected by Pearl Gluck \nAn older woman who is a Holocaust survivor joins other survivors in reclaiming the histories tattooed on their bodies.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/us-shorts-3/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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SUMMARY:Song Lang
DESCRIPTION:Vietnam / 2018 / 102 min. \nDirected by Leon Le \nWatch trailer \nAn attractive\, brooding male debt collector forms unlikely friendship with charismatic male lead actor of struggling opera troupe in 1980s Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). To their surprise\, feelings are awakened in both men.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/song-lang/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T170000
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SUMMARY:Book Week
DESCRIPTION:Australia / 2018 / 102 min. \nDirected by Heath Davis \nSponsored by EWU and Get Lit! \nWatch trailer \nA cantankerous English teacher and disgraced author must show he’s a changed man if his latest manuscript is to be published.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/book-week/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Introduction to SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Agreements
DESCRIPTION:***This event is free but is limited to 50 people. First come\, first served. Located on the third floor of the Saranac Building; SpIFF volunteers will be available to help you find the location. \nSpokane-area SAG-AFTRA members: Don’t miss the workshop\, “Introduction To SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Agreements\,” with SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local Senior Business Representative Chris Comte and Seattle Local President Rik Deskin. As the 21st Century media landscape continues to change\, SAG-AFTRA agreements are evolving quickly as well to meet everyone’s needs. Learn how these new agreements affect you and how to best utilize all the new options. If you are a local performer\, production company\, talent agent\, or independent creative producer\, you do NOT want to miss out on this fantastic FREE opportunity to get the “inside scoop” directly from the source!  \nIn this informative workshop SAG-AFTRA staff will walk you through a variety of agreements for low budget projects\, including short\, feature length\, and episodic productions made for theaters or new media\, as well as regional commercials; answer questions and provide valuable tips on how YOU can use professional Union talent without breaking your budget! \nThe SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local is an official sponsor of SpIFF 2020.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/workshop-introduction-to-sag-aftra-low-budget-agreements/
LOCATION:Saranac Building Third Floor\, 25 W Main Avenue\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Wolf House
DESCRIPTION:Chile/Germany / 2018 / 74 min. \nDirected by Joaquín Cociña\, Cristóbal León \nWatch trailer \nThe Wolf House tells the story of Maria\, a young woman who has recently excaped from a sect of German religious fanatics. But The Wolf House is inhabited only by animals\, and nightmarish situations unfold.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/the-wolf-house/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T150000
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SUMMARY:Eagle Boy + Shorts
DESCRIPTION:Eagle Boy\nUSA / 2018 / 59 min. \nDirected by Ruth Eddy and Samuel Wilson \nWatch trailer \nEagle Boy follows a team competing in a treacherous horse competition\, “The Suicide Race”. Horses and jockeys dash down steep hills and hurtle across the Okanogan River on the Colville Reservation. The meditative pace of film looks beyond spectacle of race to reveal timeless relationships in a community bonded in tradition. \nShorts\nWoman Dress\nCanada / 2019 / 7 min. \nDirected by Thirza Cuthand \nWatch trailer \nWoman Dress shares a tale from a family oral tradition: a Two Spirit person travels the Plains\, gathering and sharing stories. Features archival images and dramatic re-enactments. \nUrban.Indigenous.Proud: That Old Game La Crosse\nCanada / 2018 / 9 min. \nDirected by JL Whitecrow \nWatch trailer \nUrban.Indigenous.Proud: That Old Game La Crosse explores how the game passed down from generation to generation by the Haudenasaunee at the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre in Canada is helping to revive native cultures and restore native communities. \nRide\nCanada / 2017 / 8 min. \nDirected by Kristin Catherwood \nWatch trailer \nRide profiles Liam Marshall\, teenage bareback bronc rider from Big Muddy Valley in rural Saskatchewan\, as he trains his mind and body to overcome wild\, bucking horses and win competitions.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/eagle-boy-shorts/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T133000
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SUMMARY:The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
DESCRIPTION:Canada / 2019 / 83 min. \nDirected by Alison Reid \nSponsored by EWU \nWatch trailer \nThe Woman Who Loves Giraffes profiles Dr. Anne Innis Dagg\, who started studying giraffes in the wild in South Africa in 1956\, and provides an intimate look at her career and the animals she has always loved.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/the-woman-who-loves-giraffes/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T120000
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SUMMARY:World Shorts
DESCRIPTION:World / 90 min. / Short Films\nVarious languages with English subtitles \nA selection of the finest short films from around the world. With English subtitles. \nAnna\nUkraine / 15 min. / Ukrainian/English \nDirected by Dekel Berenson \nLiving in war-torn Eastern Ukraine\, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement\, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country\, searching for love. \nAfter Class\nChina / 15 min. / Mandarin \nDirected by Charles Xiuzhi Dong \nMarginalized by the school registration system\, a mother tries to send her daughter to school at all costs. \nAshmina\nNepal / 15 min. / Nepali \nDirected by Dekel Berenson \nNestled between a beautiful lake and the Himalayas\, Ashmina\, 13\, lives with her family at the outskirts of Pokhara\, Nepal\, paragliding capital of the world. \nMother Of\nIsrael / 10 min. / Hebrew \nDirected by Gan De Lange \nWhen a mother discovers that something horrible has happened to her daughter\, she instantly reacts to protect her daughter. \nDespondency\nSpain / 8 min. / Spanish \nDirected by Pinky Alonso \nAfter having sex\, a couple starts to have arguments. Unspeakable secrets emerge\, leading to an end that they couldn’t have predicted. \n2nd Class\nSweden / 13 min. / Swedish \nDirected by Jimmy Olsson \nCharlotte has got a new job as a second grade teacher. One night she is attacked by a nazi and is severely injured. When she comes back to her students she discovers that one of her students is the son of that nazi. \nBora Bora\nArgentina/UK / 14 min. / Spanish \nDirected by Agustina Figueras \nSeeking to escape her past life\, Julia moves into a new building\, where everything and everyone seem to plot against her.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/world-shorts-7/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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SUMMARY:Bamboo and Barbed Wire
DESCRIPTION:USA / 2019 / 83 min. \nDirected by Karen Day \nSponsored by SFCC Student Activities \nWatch trailer \nBamboo and Barbed Wire chronicles U.S. justice system from internment in WWII to the Muslim travel ban enacted in 2017. With appearances by Ruth Bader Ginsberg and George Takei.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/bamboo-and-barbed-wire/
LOCATION:The Magic Lantern Theater\, 25 W. Main Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200228T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T100321
CREATED:20200201T223800Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Night - Best of the Northwest + Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain
DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 28 for the opening night of SpIFF 2020 at the Garland Theater as we kick off with a SpIFF social hour at 6:00pm\, followed by the Best of the Northwest Shorts\, a 93-minute program featuring 11 short films inspired by the Pacific Northwest. Then stick around for an intermission and desserts before our feature presentation: Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain\, featuring Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien. \nOne ticket gets you admission to both programs as well as the preceding Social Hour. \n6:00pm-7:00pm SpIFF Social Hour \n7:00pm-8:30pm Best of the Northwest shorts \n8:30pm-9:00pm Intermission (and desserts!) \n9:00pm-10:40pm Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain \n\nQuiet Explosions\nUSA / 2019 / 100 min. \nDirected by Jerri Sher \nSponsored by STCU and EWU \nWatch trailer \nQuiet Explosions: Healing the Brain explores the impact of brain injuries and treatments leading to the return to a normal and full life for athletes\, military personnel\, and others. \nThe Best of the Northwest Shorts\nSponsored by STCU and EWU \nA Rose for Julia\nUnited States / 8 min. / English \nDirected by Mark C. Harvey \nA bride is more than a tad nervous on her wedding day. In order to go through with the ceremony\, she must ask for something from her Maid of Honor. \nBeside You\nUnited States / 8 min. / English \nDirected by Ben Johnson \nA young disabled boy discovers friendship and inner strength when he meets a kind girl in the forest. \nThe Ice Cream Date\nUnited States / 5 min. / English \nDirected by Baylee Sinner \nAn unforgettable first date\, full of melting ice cream\, suspicious snooping\, and foreboding crossword puzzles. \nThe Deepest Hole\nUnited States / 13 min. / English \nDirected by Matt McCormick \nWhile the Space Race\, the Arms Race\, and many other Cold War competitions are common knowledge\, few know that the United States and the Soviet Union also faced off to see which country could dig the deepest hole. In the process\, one of the countries may have also discovered Hell. \nChair in the Woods\nUnited States / 7 min. / English \nDirected by Stephen Kurowski \nWhile hiking\, young newlyweds make a discovery that drastically alters their relationship. \nInfluenced\nUnited States / 5 min. / English \nDirected by Julie Bruns \nSocial media star Rose is thrilled with her boyfriend’s beautiful Christmas gift\, until shadows are cast on its origins by people following the live stream of her Christmas dinner. \nNight Birds & Ghost Crabs\nUnited States / 6 min. / English \nDirected by Robert Sickels \nWe are united in sleeplessness with untold millions. \nCostumes\nUnited States / 10 min. / English \nDirected by Katie Cronin and Danny Chastain \nAgainst her better judgment\, Katie goes to her best friend’s “4th of Halloween” party to impress her crush. Things quickly go sideways. \nTea-Cops\nUnited States / 6 min. / English \nDirected by Caden Butera \nThe teapot killer is on the loose. \nSwitch\nUnited States / 15 min. / English \nDirected by Cowan Jenkins and Samuel Johnson \nProfiles the man who built the very first pair of functional twin-tip skis\, then had his idea stolen from him. \nSepulcher\nUnited States / 13 min. / English \nDirected by Stephen Takashima \nAn isolated man’s world comes crashing down when he discovers a ceiling leak in his perfect apartment.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/opening-night-quiet-explosions-healing-the-brain/
LOCATION:The Garland Theater\, 924 West Garland Avenue\, Spokane\, 99205\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020
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SUMMARY:SpIFF Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we gather to celebrate the Spokane International Film Festival’s 22nd year! Rub elbows with fellow film aficionados and visiting filmmakers!\nThis SpIFFy soirée will have food\, drink\, a no-host bar\, and the artwork of Posterize! \nAdmission to the SpIFF Social Hour is included with your ticket to Opening Night.
URL:https://spokanefilmfestival.org/event/spiff-social-hour/
LOCATION:The Garland Theater\, 924 West Garland Avenue\, Spokane\, 99205\, United States
CATEGORIES:2020,Special Events
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