Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

138 FILMS A – Z [U–V] The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival
UNITED AIRLINES WORLD TOUR
GREG GUND MEMORIAL
STANDING UP FILM COMPETITION
ISLAMIC AND ARAB SOCIETIES
PAN-AFRICAN IMAGES
Up There
Directed by Zam Salim
UNITED KINGDOM 2012
80 minutes
Friday, April 5 Saturday, April 6
6:15 PM I Code UPTH05 9:30 AM I Code UPTH06
Sunday, April 7
12:40 PM I Code UPTH07
Martin (the perfectly cast Burn Gorman) has been deceased
for a few years now and spends his days working as a Carer,
welcoming new arrivals to the after-life. Not all angels, harps,
and clouds, the after-life instead includes group therapy,
micromanaging supervisors, and Starers. All Martin wants is
to be Up There, the next and final step in the after-life. But
in order to move on, Martin must satisfy his supervisor’s definition
of progress and show that he has adjusted to his current
predicament. UP THERE is a charmingly light comedy about
moving on and moving Up, where the dead can’t walk through
walls but can check in on their loved ones. When Martin and
his new partner Rash lose a newcomer, they must trek to the
coast in order to bring the runaway in to the Moving On Centre.
It may be Martin’s last chance to prove he belongs Up There,
and with the local dead getting in his way, this may be one of
the toughest assignments of his dead-end career. —T.W.
Producer~Annalise Davis Screenwriting~Zam Salim Cinematography~
Ole Birkeland Editing~Richard Graham Principal Cast~Burn Gorman, Aymen
Hamdouchi, Kate O’Flynn
Print Source~Wilder Films / annalisecdavis@gmail.com /
www.uptherethemovie.com
About the Director~British director Zam Salim is a highly successful short film
director, having won numerous awards world-wide, including being nominated for
two BAFTAs and winning Best Director at the British Academy Awards Scotland
for UP THERE. Filmography~UP THERE (2012)
This film is presented by
ALISTAIR & JOYCE FYFE in loving memory of
JOHN D. MARTIN.
Uprising
Directed by Fredrik Stanton
EGYPT, USA 2012
85 minutes
Monday, April 8 Tuesday, April 9
7:30 PM I Code UPRG08 4:30 PM I Code UPRG09
(w/FilmForum)
Wednesday, April 10
2:25 PM I Code UPRG10
In 2011 Egypt made history when President Hosni Mubarak
stepped down, following weeks of citizen protests. The people’s
loud but mostly peaceful actions directly led to the results they
wanted. By standing together, despite fierce opposition, they
successfully ended a corrupt regime and set the path for their
own democracy. Their powerful message inspired others in the
region as part of a revolution known as the Arab Spring. While
many saw these events as outside observers, UPRISING chronicles
the event from the inside, with insight from its organizers,
journalists in the region, and past and present political
figures. It also examines the important role that social media
played in the movement, from its obvious use as a communication
tool to Mubarak’s internet blackout plan backfiring, which
only caused more people to flood the streets. The documentary
also examines the difficulties the country still faces in its
quest for true democracy. UPRISING is an intimate look at a
nation that fought fear with courage. (In English and Arabic
with subtitles) —E.F.
Producers~Alexander Davidis, Samer Ezeldin, Fredrik Stanton Screenwriting~
Fredrik Stanton Cinematography~Samer Ezeldin Editing~William James Hamilton
Print Source~Fredrik Stanton / f.stanton@yahoo.com / www.uprisingfilm.com
About the Director~Fredrik Stanton earned a B.A. in Political Science from
Columbia University. He was the publisher of their newspaper, the Columbia
Daily Spectator, during his time at the school. He wrote his first book, Great
Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World, in 2010. Filmography~
UPRISING (2012)
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