Program Guide - Cleveland International Film Festival

58 FILMS A – Z [C] The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival
GREG GUND MEMORIAL
STANDING UP FILM COMPETITION
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN
NESNADNY + SCHWARTZ
DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Canned Dreams
Directed by Katja Gauriloff
FINLAND 2012
78 minutes
Friday, April 5 Monday, April 8
9:50 PM I Code CANN05 2:15 PM I Code CANN08
Beginning with a lonely woman who has given birth to a dozen
children and is working in one of the largest open-pit mines
in Brazil, CANNED DREAMS takes an eight-country journey
across 30,000 km dissecting the processes of ingredients
needed for a can of ravioli that ultimately ends up on the shelf
of a Finnish grocery store. The real story isn’t how the pork,
or beef, or tomatoes make it into the tin can being mined by
a Brazilian mother, but of the people involved with the production
and how, while separated by national borders, they all
seem connected in their lives. The Danish pig farmer loves
his charges but longs for a wife and children; the Portuguese
tomato picker works only to provide a future for her daughter;
the Polish beef farmer rues his ex-wife, but adores his kids.
This could be a story of how any supermarket-packaged meal
is made, but instead it’s a study—not just of how certain items
are produced, but also of the very humanity that sacrifices to
provide. Note: Some scenes contain graphic animal imagery.
(In Portuguese, Danish, Romanian, Ukranian, Polish, and
Russian with subtitles) —T.W.
Producer~Joonas Berghaell Screenwriting~Katja Gauriloff, Joonas Berghaell,
Jarkko T. Laine Cinematography~Heikki Färm, Tuomo Hutri Editing~Timo Peltola
Print Source~Deckert Distribution / info@deckert-distribution.com /
www.deckert-distribution.com
About the Director~Born in 1972, Finnish director Katja Gauriloff (who once
worked at a sausage factory) studied film directing at the Tampere University of
Applied Sciences, School of Art and Media. She is part-owner of the Oktober
Production Company. Filmography~“A Shout Into the Wind” (2007), CANNED
DREAMS (2012)
Casting By
Directed by Tom Donahue
USA 2012
89 minutes
Friday, April 12 Saturday, April 13
11:45 AM I Code CAST12 1:20 PM I Code CAST13
Sunday, April 14
6:55 PM I Code CAST14
Who’s your favorite movie maker? Lynn Stalmaster? Marion
Dougherty? Or Juliet Taylor? If you’ve never heard these names,
it’s because they belong to casting directors, the unsung heroes
of Hollywood. CASTING BY is a fascinating look behind the
scenes at the accomplishments of the (mostly) women who
work closely with directors to find the perfect actors for the
parts. Personalities such as Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro,
and Woody Allen talk about the vital role “master casters” play
in the shaping of the creative vision. But CASTING BY is really
a valentine to Marion Dougherty, the doyenne of “CD’s,” who
began cajoling directors into accepting unknown faces in New
York in the 1950s for the Kraft Television Theatre. Marion’s
gut instinct and impressive Rolodex led her to help shape
many of the industry’s finest films for over 50 years. Jon Voigt,
Jeff Bridges, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, Glenn Close, and
John Lithgow are among the fans who declare their gratitude to
the keen-eyed lady who once saw something in them no one
else could see. —B.B.
Producers~Kate Lacey, Ilan Arboleda, Tom Donahue, Joanna Colbert
Cinematography~Peter Bolte Editing~Jill Schweitzer
Print Source~Creative Chaos vmg / jenna@creativechaosvmg.com /
www.creativechaosvmg.com
About the Director~Tom Donahue was born in Rhinebeck, New York and received
his B.A. in Communications from Texas A&M University. He has worked as a television
researcher and production assistant and is the co-founder of Creative Chaos
vmg. Filmography~“Guest of Cindy Sherman” (2008), CASTING BY (2012)
Community Partners:
This film is presented with the generous support of
ABBY, ERICA, and HARVEY LABOVITZ.
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