Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

132 FILMS A – Z [S] The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival
CINEMA EN ESPAÑOL
UNITED AIRLINES WORLD TOUR
La Sirga
Directed by William Vega
COLOMBIA 2012
88 minutes
Sunday, April 7 Monday, April 8
8:55 PM I Code SIRG07 11:50 AM I Code SIRG08
The camera sweeps the reeds, following a lonely young figure
as she trudges through the swamp. Suddenly she collapses.
A young man paddling a boat ferries her to a rickety wooden
inn, which a painted shingle identifies as LA SIRGA. We’re on
a spirit lake in the sparsely populated highlands of the Andes,
a damp outpost whose inhabitants never take off their rain boots.
The girl’s name is Alicia; her parents have been murdered by
unknown perpetrators, her village burned to the ground. The
boatman has brought her to her uncle Don Oscar, who operates
the inn. LA SIRGA, like Colombia itself, is in an advanced
state of disrepair. The roof leaks; the floorboards are rotten;
the wind flaps the corrugated iron. Alicia and a housekeeper
try to fix it with rudimentary tools, getting ready for the tourists
who are bound to come sometime. But violence is engulfing
even the remotest parts of Colombia. Those distant rumblings
might not be thunder after all. (In Spanish with subtitles) —B.B.
Producer~Oscar Ruiz Navia Screenwriting~William Vega Cinematography~
Sofia Oggioni Hatty Editing~Miguel Schvedfinger Principal Cast~Joghis Seudin
Arias, David Fernando Guacas, Julio Cesar Roble, Floralba Achicanoy, Heraldo
Romero
Print Source~Film Movement / rebeca@filmmovement.com /
www.filmmovement.com
About the Director~William Vega was born in Colombia. He earned a degree in
Social Communications from the University of Valle and a M.A. in Film and
Television Scriptwriting from the College of Arts and Entertainment (TAI) in
Madrid. He has worked as a university professor, director, and screenwriter.
Filmography~LA SIRGA (2012)
This film is presented with the generous support of
NANCE HIKES and MICHAEL MELAMPY.
Still Mine
Directed by Michael McGowan
CANADA 2012
102 minutes
Friday, April 12 Saturday, April 13
6:25 PM I Code STIL12 11:00 AM I Code STIL13
STILL MINE features a world that has changed a lot during
Craig’s (James Cromwell) 80-plus years. Energetic and stubborn,
change is something he either ignores or only happens
on his terms. But even Craig realizes the crumbling farmhouse
he and his wife Irene (Geneviève Bujold) inhabit is no longer
safe. Rather than move, he decides to build a newer and
smaller house nearby on his property. In spite of his children’s
protests, he determines to build it himself. Craig quickly runs
afoul of the new codes and rules and, in predictable fashion,
chooses to simply ignore them. But there are other things he
is trying to ignore as well. Irene’s memory is rapidly failing and
the work of building a house may just be more than even he
can pull off. Craig simply wants to build a final warm home for
them to enjoy their remaining time together. But in the face of
the bureaucracy and hurdles he encounters, Craig’s inflexibility
and a cold new world are making that prospect increasingly
unlikely. —C.R.
Producers~Michael McGowan, Avi Federgreen, Jody Colero, Tamara Deverell
Screenwriting~Michael McGowan Cinematography~Brendan Steacy
Editing~Roderick Deogrades Principal Cast~James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold,
Ronan Rees, Julie Stewart, Rick Roberts
Print Source~IDP (A Samuel Goldwyn Films and ATO Pictures Company) /
teresa@idpfilms.com / www.samuelgoldwynpictures.com
About the Director~Born in 1966 in Toronto, Canada, Michael McGowan is an
award-winning writer, producer, and director of both television and feature films.
He has won both the Grand Prix at the Paris Film Festival and the Audience Award
at the London Canadian Film Festival. Filmography~“My Dog Vincent” (1998),
“Saint Ralph” (2004), “One Week” (2008), “Score: A Hockey Musical” (2010),
STILL MINE (2012)
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