Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

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109 minutes
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Wednesday, April 10
12:00 Noon I Code SHRT10
Thursday, April 11
5:00 PM I Code INDY11
More Than Winning
Nick Fox Gieg, Canada, 3 min.
Even Me
Megan Ebor, USA, 25 min.
Advantageous
Jennifer Phang, USA, 24 min.
This Is Lipstick!
Michael Sarrow, USA, 7 min.
She (Ella)
Juan Montes De Oca, Spain, 19 min.
Would You Be So Kind To Leave,
Sir (Je vous prie de sortir)
Valérie Théodore, France, 19 min.
David’s Tour (Il Tour di Davide)
Nicola Sersale, Italy/United Kingdom, 12 min.
The no holds barred race to survive is on
in the animated MORE THAN WINNING •
the surprising story of AIDS in the elderly
African-American community is detailed
in EVEN ME • a mother is prepared to do
anything to help her child survive in a
highly competitive world in ADVANTA-
GEOUS • THIS IS LIPSTICK is the tale
of a man who is caught red-handed by his
wife when she comes home earlier than
expected • a young girl and her music
box will help reunite two long-lost lovers
in the enchanting and animated SHE •
a homeless man takes advantage of a rare
opportunity in WOULD YOU BE SO KIND
TO LEAVE, SIR • one group of tourists
gets a very personal take on Italy in
DAVID’S TOUR.
107 minutes
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Thursday, April 11
12:00 Noon I Code SHRT11
Friday, April 12
4:45 PM I Code INDY12
Making It
Tim Rauch & Mike Rauch, USA, 3 min.
Have You Got a Minute?
(Ce l’hai un minuto?)
Alessandro Bardani, Italy, 9 min.
Double or Nothing
Nathaniel Krause, USA, 11 min.
Peter at the End
Russ Lamoureux, USA, 23 min.
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Stephen Dunn, Canada, 14 min.
Closing Bell
John Ambros, USA, 5 min.
The Record Breaker
Brian McGinn, Denmark, 25 min.
Punched (Abgestempelt)
Michael Rittmannsberger, Austria, 11 min.
Thumb
Sarah Gurfield, USA, 6 min.
One boy’s dedication to his mother and
their financial challenges are detailed in
StoryCorps’ animated MAKING IT • HAVE
YOU GOT A MINUTE? reminds us that getting
directions can be a little complicated
• a young woman is shocked by the way
her boyfriend treats a homeless man in
DOUBLE OR NOTHING, written by Neil
LaBute • John Heder stars as a young man
trying to tell his dysfunctional family that
he is going to die in PETER AT THE END
• Esther’s grandfather is about to help her
come to terms with womanhood in LIFE
DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME • a decision has
to be made, time is almost up, and the
world may be about to change, so get ready
for the CLOSING BELL • THE RECORD
BREAKER documents one man’s goal to
set as many Guinness Book of World
Records as possibe • a father and son
experience a night of being profiled in
PUNCHED • the thumb war to end all
thumb wars is fought in THUMB.
107 minutes
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Friday, April 12
12:00 Noon I Code SHRT12
Saturday, April 13
12:15 PM I Code SHRT13
Changing Reels
Timothy M. Flaherty, USA, 6 min.
Facundo the Great
Mike Rauch & Tim Rauch, USA, 2 min.
Light Years (Lichtjahre)
Florian Knittel, Germany, 25 min.
Boo
Rupert Reid, Australia, 5 min.
Open Heart
Kief Davidson, USA, 40 min.
Friendsheep
Jaime Maestro, Spain, 8 min.
Matriarche
Guillaume Pierret, France, 9 min.
The Interviewer
Genevieve Clay & Robin Bryan, Australia,
12 min.
CHANGING REELS is a sentimental look
at how the digital age is slowly changing
the world of movies • his name is Facundo
and it will not be changed in the StoryCorps
animated tale FACUNDO THE GREAT • an
astronaut begins to lose his grip on reality
as he prepares for his first space mission
in LIGHT YEARS • an elderly couple enjoy
playing their favorite game in BOO • eight
Rwandan children with serious heart disease
travel to the Salam Centre in Sudan
for treatment in the Oscar ® -nominated
OPEN HEART • a wolf makes every effort
to curb his overwhelming appetite in the
animated FRIENDSHEEP • a mother and
son discuss their choices after a harrowing
experience in the gritty film MATRIARCHE
• a would-be employee finds himself in a
very unexpected predicament in the
charming film THE INTERVIEWER.
Advantageous Punched Light Years