2009 Souvenir Program Guide - California Film Institute
2009 Souvenir Program Guide - California Film Institute
2009 Souvenir Program Guide - California Film Institute
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WORLD PREMIERES<br />
Imbued<br />
Passengers<br />
Project Happiness<br />
Race to Nowhere<br />
The Red Machine<br />
Tenderloin<br />
WORLD CINEMA<br />
World Cinema fi lms tell stories that reveal<br />
elements of the universal while changing<br />
our ways of seeing and understanding our<br />
global neighbors.<br />
tickets 877.874.6833<br />
SPONSORED BY<br />
US CINEMA<br />
A showcase for new American fi lms by master<br />
and emerging fi lmmakers who share a<br />
talent for independent storytelling.<br />
SPONSORED BY<br />
FOCUS: ARCHITECTS OF THE AVANT-GARDE<br />
<strong>Program</strong>s celebrating some of the greatest 20 th century artist-innovators:<br />
Breath Made Visible (Ruedi Gerber), Meredith Monk – Inner Voice (Babeth<br />
M. VanLoo), A Sweeter Music: a Live Performance by Sarah Cahill with John<br />
Sanborn, Troupers (Glenn Silber and Claudia Vianello) and TRIMPIN: the<br />
sound of invention (Peter Esmonde).<br />
FOCUS: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND<br />
Apron Strings (Sima Urale), The Boys Are Back (Scott Hicks), Four of a Kind<br />
(Fiona Cochrane), Passengers (Michael Bond) and The Strength of Water<br />
(Armagan Ballantyne).<br />
OFFICIAL PREMIERE SELECTION<br />
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES<br />
The Bass Player: A Song For Dad<br />
Breath Made Visible<br />
Hellsinki<br />
Linoleum<br />
This Is the Husband I Want!<br />
Victoria<br />
White Wedding<br />
FILM CATEGORIES<br />
5@5 AND MVFF SHORTS<br />
Our 5@5 matinee series always takes its<br />
program titles from the songs of a musical<br />
performer. This year’s selected artist<br />
is Morrissey. Our shorts programs are an<br />
assortment of fi lmic gems by emerging<br />
artists and established masters.<br />
SPONSORED BY<br />
<strong>2009</strong> FOCUS<br />
MVFF <strong>2009</strong><br />
US PREMIERES<br />
Hipsters<br />
Jermal<br />
The Letter for the King<br />
Looking For Eric<br />
One Crazy Ride<br />
Ricky<br />
Shameless<br />
Shylock<br />
Storm<br />
Surrogate<br />
A Year Ago in Winter<br />
VALLEY OF THE DOCS<br />
Reality spins some of the most fascinating<br />
yarns of all. Valley of the Docs presents<br />
the latest in documentary fi lmmaking.<br />
SPONSORED BY<br />
CHILDREN’S FILMFEST<br />
The Children’s <strong>Film</strong>Fest gives young<br />
people a taste of cultures and adventures<br />
they won’t get anywhere else.<br />
SPONSORED BY<br />
FOCUS: FRANCE<br />
The Girl on the Train (André Téchiné), Pierrot le fou (Jean-Luc Godard),<br />
Ricky (François Ozon).<br />
FOCUS: NEW RUSSIAN CINEMA<br />
Hipsters (Valery Todorovsky), Room and a Half<br />
(Andrey Khrzhanovsky), Stalin Thought of You (Kevin McNeer).<br />
FOCUS: IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM<br />
The Bass Player: A Song for Dad (Niall McKay),<br />
Bomber (Paul Cotter), The Eclipse (Conor McPherson),<br />
An Education (Lone Scherfi g), Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold)<br />
and Looking for Eric (Ken Loach).<br />
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