2004 Program - Tiburon International Film Festival

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Beyond Words
Iran :: 2003 :: 39 min
director Jahanshah Ardalan
Jahanshah Ardalan in person
Monday, March 15, 9:20 pm :: Screening with Mystic Iran: The Unseen World
After being away from his country of birth for close to two decades, the Iranianborn
filmmaker goes back to discover his roots and the land of his ancestors:
Kurdistan. During the many trips there, he realizes a lot more than just his own family
background.
S HORT FILMS
Bingo Ladies
Canada :: 2003 :: 19 min
director Tami Wilson :: cast Esther Jesseau, Eunice
Pearen, Johm Gault, Joseph Levy, Roger Snowden
Wednesday, March 17, 3:10 pm :: Screening with Entertaining Vietnam
For Canada’s senior citizens it is a more potent force than Matlock, Geritol, and the
buffet line on a Caribbean cruise combined: Bingo! This documentary profiles a few
bingo-holics as they fill in their cards and perform their good-luck rituals in search of
the winning combination.
Birdon
World Premier
US :: 2003 :: 3 min
director Jackie Huang
Black Gulch
US :: 2003 :: 15 min
director Michael Strode
Jackie Huang in person
Friday, March 12, 6 pm :: Screening with Herdsmen Friday, March 12, 4:15 pm :: Screening as part of Short Program #2
This is a story about a bird in a birdcage.The birdcage is a totally simulated world.
However, we will never know what the true world is out of the bird cage if we don’t
figure it out. This animated short with a metaphor for life will show for the first time
anywhere at the 2004 TIFF.
Bank robbers roll into the wrong small town and encounter supernatural opposition. It
was supposed to be a simple job, but the bank is empty, the town is deserted except
for a small boy, and a mysterious, black-robed figure, who is picking them off one by
one.
Bludren
US :: 2003 :: 7 min
director Jill Johston-Price
Blueberry
Canada :: 2002 :: 13 min
director Brett Bell
Friday, March 12, 3:40 pm :: Screening as part of Short Program #1 Friday, March 12, 3:40 pm :: This film shows as part of Short Program #1
A female attempts to transform a plant into a companion, but she is unaware that the
transformation that will occur will be within herself. This animated short was produced
entirely in Adobe After Effects, using hand painted imagery creted in Corel Painter.
A woman searches for a man - or boy - in her life, set in an out-of-time world.
Boobie Girl
US :: 2002 :: 6 min
director Brooke Keesling
Brooke Keesling in person
Friday, March 12, 7:45 pm :: Screening with The Book of Stars
Boobie Girl is an Oscar and Emmy Award winning animated comedy about a little
girl who wishes for large breasts. It was directed, animated and produced by Brooke
Keesling.The film is narrated by famous voice actress June Foray and is based on a
true story. The animation consists of over 3,500 hand drawings.
Brothers
US :: 2003 :: 2 min
director A.C. Luma
Born In Beirut
US :: 2003 :: 15 min
director Liliane Matta
Saturday, March 13, 11:20 am :: Screening with The Angel Returns
A personal narrative documentary about director Liliane Matta’s own experience
during the civil war in Beirut, Lebanon between 1975 and 1990. It is also an interaction
between past and present and the constant idea of struggling to survive, which still
carries on in her present life.
Burning the Bed
US Premier
Ireland :: 2003 :: 13 min
director Denis McArdle :: cast Gina McKee, Aiden
Gillen
Saturday, March 13, 10:50 am • Screening as part of the Teen Flix Program Sunday, March 14, 5 pm • Screening with Searching for Paradise
In the wee hours of the morning, two brothers sleep peacefully. . .until one wakes up
and wants to play.
Gina McKee and Aidan Gillen feature in this atmospheric short Irish drama, as a
couple who are leaving their home in the west of Ireland for the last time. Although still
stongly connected, they decide to burn their bed in a symbolic and cathartic fashion.
This will be the first time this film shows in the US.
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