SANTA ROSA FILM FESTIVAL - Santa Rosa International Film Festival

Summerfield Cinemas 2, 1:15 pm
DIR: Otto
Rosing,
Torben
Bech
PROD:
Claus
Lauritzen,
Mikisoq
H. Lynge,
Ruth Montgomery
ED: Henrik
Fleischer,
Niels
Ostenfeld
MUS: Jan
de Vroede
CAST: Lars
Rosing, Angunnguaq
Larsen,
Julie Berthelsen
95
Minutes,
2009,
Greenland,
Denmark
Nuummioq
World Cinema
This film is the first international feature
from Greenland, a country with a population
of about 56,000. It was written and
directed by native Greenlanders with the
more technical aspects handled by Danish
professionals.
“Nuummioq” literally means the man from
Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland. Malik
is a regular guy who is a carpenter and
spends his time with the boys, drinking,
hunting and whoring. When a friend lands
in the hospital, Malik passes out and when
he regains consciousness he is given a grim
diagnosis. This pivotal incident which he
keeps to himself becomes a catalyst for a
re-evaluation of his life. He embarks on a
long journey by boat with his Inuit cousin
in which he learns about Inuit culture, his
family secrets and the stark beauty that surrounds
him.
The story is told with minimalist intent
and his evolution is set against the rugged
landscape. The shadows, glaciers, the
fjords all have their own severe grace. As
Malik appreciates his heritage and his surroundings
he becomes more sensitive,
gentle, and comes to terms with his illness.
-Diane McCurdy
Roxy 2, 2:00 pm
Total
Running
Time:
93
Minutes
Sunday, September 18
Spanish Arts Shorts
Arts in Film
Includes Tasting of Rioja Alavesa
Wines! Spain: the home of Goya, Catalunya’s
Gaudi, the Prado, the Guggenheim
in Bilboa and...a passion for art as seen in
these short films.
9th Day of Creation
DIR: Angel Urbina
44 Minutes, 2011, Spain
On the site of an abandoned church,
an artist’s visionary and surreal dream
manifests itself in paintings that extend
along the walls, seemingly growing both
naturally and spontaneously out of the
Earth’s entrails.
figure
DIR: Maxi Campo
25 Minutes, 2010, Spain
In a Dreamland 3D
DIR: Ezequiel Degastaldi
24 Minutes, Spain
Paula, a young and aggressive executive
travels to Rioja Alavesa to attend a
conference. After experiencing a series of
setbacks due to stress, she meets “Vinfo”,
the elf of wine. By his side, she will learn
the habits and natural resources of Rioja
Alavesa and will discover its villages and
countryside. A film that is intense and full
of magic story that will forever change
your way of being and facing life.
Sunday, September 18
Roxy 1, 2:00 pm
DIR:
Clay Jeter
PROD:
Jason
Michael
Berman
ED: Isaac
Hagy
CAST:
Sarah
Hagan,
Haley
Strode,
Austin
Vickers
82
Minutes,
2011,
USA
Jess + Moss
44 45
ALSO PLAYING: Saturday, Sept. 17, 4:30 pm
Roxy 3
US Cinema
Director Clay Jeter In Person
Winner of the 2011 Dallas International Film
Festival and Nashville Film Festival, Jess +
Moss is the story of two cousins during one
summer. The ideas of growing up, abandonment,
sexual awakening and fear of the
future are explored and presented through
a series of beautifully shot vignettes. Every
scene is a moment in time, with the next
moment being related to the last—as if the
viewer is looking deep into Jess and Moss’
minds. As the accompanying bits of taperecorded
conversations stop, rewind or
move ahead, so do these captivating moments
of childhood. The stunning cinematography
by Will Basanta and director Clay
Jeter paints vivid imagery that accents the
bits of conversation between Jess and Moss
which provide subtle, yet important details
to the story.
3rd Street Cinemas 1, 3:30 pm
DIR: Brian
Lilla
PROD:
Greg Miller
CAM:
Brian Lilla
ED: Brian
Lilla
MUS: Axel
Herrera
FEATUR-
ING: Lalo
Romero
87
Minutes,
2011,
Chile
Patagonia Rising
Eco Cinema
Throughout the past hundred years, over
45,000 hydroelectric dams have been built
across the world. Although they have been
touted as a source of “clean” energy, these
dams have forever altered the course of
many of the world’s rivers in terms of their
direction and the health of their ecosystems,
with disastrous environmental effects.
In the heart of stunning Patagonia, a remote
and largely underdeveloped region that
spreads across the southern portions of Argentina
and Chile, flow two of the world’s
purest rivers, Rio Baker and Rio Pascua. Fed
by melting ice from glaciers in the Andes
these rivers are the life force for the surrounding
rainforests, estuaries and marine
ecosystems and for hardy gauchos.
The people of Patagonia are caught in a
heated battle over the proposal to build
five dams on these rivers. The viewpoints of
gauchos, environmental activists, the prodam
business sector and renewable energy
experts are juxtaposed.
The film calls much needed attention to the
problem, while proposing viable solutions.
- James Conrad
Save Earth, Save Us
DIR: Tatsuro Manno
USA, 2010, 1 Minute
A professor shows his students an experiment.
He puts a frog in water, and boils
it slowly. It dies unaware. Global warming
similarly dries an old lady to death