Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

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GREG GUND MEMORIAL
STANDING UP FILM COMPETITION
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN
MUSIC! MOVIES!
GEORGE GUND III MEMORIAL
CENTRAL AND EASTERN
EUROPEAN FILM COMPETITION
Musicwood
Directed by Maxine Trump
USA 2012
80 minutes
Thursday, April 4 Friday, April 5
7:35 PM I Code WOOD04 4:30 PM I Code WOOD05
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The acoustic guitar has been involved in some of the most
magnificent recordings ever made. Its gorgeous vibrations have
been heard in a wide variety of genres, from classical, folk,
and country, to rock, pop, and R&B. It’s even been sampled
in hip-hop and electronic music. But the quality of sound
depends on one thing: the wood. Turns out, the trees that produce
it are in serious danger, due to a logging practice known
as clearcutting. In this riveting and beautifully shot documentary,
owners of the top guitar companies unite with Greenpeace
to find an agreeable solution. They travel to Southeast Alaska
to experience the controversial practices firsthand. There they
hope to convince the Native American landowners to find a
more sustainable approach. Their attempts meet resistance
from a distrustful people still reeling from the effects of
America’s sordid past with Native Americans. With appearances
from Steve Earle, Yo La Tengo, Kaki King, and The
Antlers, MUSICWOOD celebrates the legacy of the acoustic
guitar and chronicles the ongoing fight to save it. —E.F.
Producers~Maxine Trump, Josh Granger Cinematography~Curt Wallin Editing~
Josh Granger
Print Source~Helpman Productions / josh@helpmanproductions.org /
www.musicwoodthefilm.com
About the Director~Maxine Trump is a writer, producer, and director originally
from the United Kingdom. She currently resides in New York where she works at
Helpman Productions. She began her career in television in 1993, working for the
BBC. Her work has been featured on such channels as PBS, Comedy Central, and
Animal Planet. Filmography~MUSICWOOD (2012)
This film is presented with the generous support of
PATTI and SCOTT FINE.
My Beautiful Country
(Die Brücke am Ibar)
Directed by Michaela Kezele
GERMANY 2012
88 minutes
Thursday, April 11 Sunday, April 14
9:00 PM I Code COUN11 11:40 AM I Code COUN14
In Kosovo the war between the Serbs and the Albanians shatters
the lives of Danica and her two sons. Her husband is dead,
bombings are daily occurrences, and material in an abandoned
tank is making local children sick. Danica returns home one
day to find that Ramiz, an injured Albanian soldier, has taken
refuge in her house. Despite the hatreds around her, she nurses
him to health. Danica knows the risks she is taking, but she
and Ramiz are falling in love and his presence creates a new,
if dangerous, family for her. When a neighbor denounces Danica
to the militia, Ramiz is forced to flee back to Albania. But
Danica’s youngest son has gone there as well, innocently
following an ill Albanian classmate over the only bridge, now
closed and heavily guarded. Will Danica be able to contact
Ramiz? And will he be able to save her child and return with
him? MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY follows them as they defy
governments and armies to forge a family out of the ashes of
war. (In Serbian and Croatian with subtitles) —C.R.
Producer~Gabriela Sperl Screenwriting~Michaela Kezele Cinematography~
Felix Novo De Oliveira Editing~Andre Bendocchi-Alves Principal Cast~Zrinka
Cvitešič, Mišel Matičevič, Andrija Nikčevič, Miloš Mesarovič, Danica Ristovski
Print Source~Global Screen GmbH / info@globalscreen.de / www.globalscreen.de
About the Director~Michaela Kezele was born in 1975 in Munich, Germany. She
is a film actress, writer, and director. She received nominations for directing and
screenwriting at numerous film festivals, including Montréal and Munich, and won
Best Film at the Bavarian Film Awards for MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
Filmography~MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY (2012)
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