Miami international film fest 2014

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Ticket & Venue Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Welcome to the Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CINEDWNTWN Galas presented by Downtown Development Authority . . . . . . . . 39

Career Achievement Tribute to John Turturro presented by 88 Rue du Rhone . . . 44

Knight Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Knight Documentary Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Lexus Ibero-American Opera Prima Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Doc-You-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Special Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Lee Brian Schrager’s Culinary Cinema presented by Plymouth Gin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Close-up on Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Close-up on Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Cinema 360° presented by Viendomovies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

From the Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Papi Shorts Competition presented by Macy’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Reel Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

America the Beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Florida Focus presented by FPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Mayhem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Close-up on China presented by byejoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Master Class Seminar Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

VeoMiami: ACE Co-Production Lab / Encuentros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Competition Juries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Miami Film Society Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Special Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

MIFF Programmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Festival Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Index of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Index of Films by Countries of Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Index of Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SCREENING VENUESOlympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts (OLY)174 E. Flagler Street, Miami

Regal South Beach Cinemas (R5, R8, R17, R18)1100 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

Paragon Grove 13 (P1, P2, P12)3015 Grand Avenue, Coconut Grove

MIFF at Coral Gables Art Cinema presented by Chipolte(CGAC)260 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables

Miami Beach Cinematheque (MBC)1130 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach

O Cinema - Wynwood (OC)90 NW 29 Street, Miami

SPECIAL EVENT VENUESFreedom Tower (FT)at Miami Dade College600 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami

The Historic Alfred I. DuPont Building (AID)169 East Flagler Street, 2nd floor, Miami

New World Center (NWC)500 17th Street, Miami Beach

2014 Poster Artist: Shayna Batya

Visit miamifilmfestival.com for the most up-to-date info.

TICKETS305-405-MIFF (6433) / miamifilmfestival.comGeneral Information Hotline: 305-237-FILM (3456)

During the Festival, visit miamifilmfestival.com and subscribe to the Festival Daily Wrap eNewsletter for up-to-the-minute changes and screenings, additions to the program, daily highlights and event schedules.

PLEASE NOTE*Students & Seniors must show valid ID at Box Office. Limit 4 tickets per ID. Seating for Ticketholders is guaranteed up to 15 minutes prior to start of screening. At 15 minute to show time, empty seats will be sold. All programs and show times are subject to change without notice. No refunds or exchanges.

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Dear Friends and Film Lovers:

The 31st edition of Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) will continue our celebration of every character under the sun. Selections for this year’s festival come from all over the world and feature several directors who have been celebrated by MIFF audiences at previous editions of the Festival.

This 31st edition of MIFF promises to bring the very best in world cinema to South Florida once again. MIFF 2014 will showcase 141 films, from 39 countries, including 24 World premieres, four International premieres, 16 North American premieres and nine U.S. premieres.

Bringing the best in world cinema to Miami means not only digging deep, but also traveling far and wide to discover the many worthy films that have yet to register on the radar of mainstream American moviegoers. While the titles of some of the films in our 2014 lineup may be unfamiliar, you will certainly recognize their star-studded casts and talent.

MIFF remains the only major film festival hosted by an institution of higher education. The cultural and educational benefits that the Festival has offered our community during the last three decades are unmatched, and I am proud that Miami Dade College continues this longstanding tradition.

Thank you for joining us for Miami’s best celebration of cinema from March 7 – March 16, 2014. Our thought-provoking program of educational seminars, workshops, screenings and conversations is bound to engage and inspire you.

See you at the movies,

Eduardo J. PadrónPresidentMiami Dade College

WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGEMIFF 2014: BRINGING YOU THE BEST IN WORLD CINEMA


MIAMI DADE COLLEGE LEADERS

MIAMI DADE COLLEGE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Dr. Eduardo J. PadrónCollege President

Dr. Rolando MontoyaCollege Provost for Operations

Dr. Lenore RodicioCollege Provost for Academic

and Student Affairs

Alina InteriánSenior Executive Director of MDC Cultural Programs

George F. AndrewsChief of Staff

Juan C. MendietaDirector of Communications

MIAMI DADE COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Helen Aguirre FerréChair

Armando J. Bucelo Jr.Vice Chair

Marili CancioJose K. Fuentes

Benjamín León IIIArmando J. OliveraMarielena A. Villamil

MIAMI DADE COLLEGE CAMPUS PRESIDENTS

Dr. Matilde Roig-WatnikHialeah

Dr. Jeanne F. JacobsHomestead

Dr. Joanne BashfordInterAmerican

Dr. Lourdes OrozaKendall

Dr. Armando J. FerrerMedical

Prof. Malou C. HarrisonNorth and MDC-West

Dr. José A. VicenteWolfson


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Box Office Mojo, the authoritative online movie publication and box office statistics portal, reports a staggering 682 feature films received U.S. theatrical distribution in 2013, the highest number the site has ever recorded for a single year. That’s a 34% increase of the 506 features released a decade earlier in 2003. Movies are more popular than ever!

In his reflective documentary on two great American independent filmmakers, Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater, playing at the Festival this year, Gabe Klinger includes a short excerpt from the 1995 Almereyda/Hobby documentary At Sundance. In the clip, actor Ethan Hawke and Linklater are discussing the creative process, and Linklater observes:

“I think [film] attracts a certain kind of personality that doesn’t want a life in the real world … movies kind of become your life, become your history, and become your thoughts, and the way you see the world. Movies were a universe that I could count on, [that] wouldn’t let me down.”

This is el secreto to the enduring tenacity of the movies. We can always count on them. Time and again, they reveal, enlighten, and expand our consciousness. The programmers of this year’s Festival have curated an impressive array of choices from a wide spectrum of the art form, filtered for the unique interests and ever-evolving tastes of the Miami audience.

We are proud to play our part in the thriving dream of cinema. Welcome and gratitude to all who create, organize, finance, attend and participate.

Jaie Laplante Executive Director Miami International Film Festival

MORE POPULAR THAN EVER!


COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Barbara J. Jordan (District 1), Jean Monestime (District 2), Audrey Edmonson (District 3), Sally A. Heyman (District 4), Bruno A. Barreiro (District 5), Rebeca Sosa (Chairwoman & District 6), Xavier L. Suarez (District 7), Lynda Bell (Vice-Chair & District 8); Dennis C. Moss (District 9), Javier

D. Souto (District 10), Juan C. Zapata (District 11), Jose “Pepe” Diaz (District 12), Estevan Bovo, Jr. (District 13)


CITY COMMISSIONERS: Wifredo (Willy) Gort (Vice Chairman & District 1), Marc Sarnoff (Chairman & District 2), Frank Carollo (District 3), Francis Suarez (District 4), Keon Hardemon (District 5)


CITY COMMISSIONERS: Micky Steinberg (Group 1), Michael Grieco (Group 2), Joy Malakoff (Group 3), Jonah Wolfson (Group 4), Edward L. Tobin (Group 5), Deede Weithorn (Group 6)


POSTER ARTIST: SHAYNA BATYAA

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“EVERY CHARACTER UNDER THE SUN”Miami International Film Festival has selected Manchester-born, Miami-based environmental portraiture artist & photojournalist Shayna Batya (aka Jenny

Abrams) as the official poster artist for its 31ST edition (March 7-16, 2014). For the fourth time in MIFF history, a photograph represents the Festival.

Shayna’s image is an homage to that great element of cinema syntax: the close-up. In this particular close-up, we can see a face that has been written on by time, and tells many stories and the glory of experience. The photograph is a documentary shot from a fictional film set, using only natural light - which

combines the two major forms that MIFF celebrates: features and documentaries. And finally, it embodies MIFF’s theme of “Every Character Under The Sun” – there’s no doubt that this man’s character is as deeply ingrained as his “scars”.

Artist statement: “One can tell so much or so little from a portrait photograph. Photography allows a viewer to guess if an image is ‘real’ or not… Like film, a portrait photograph mirrors reality in a way that can be so convincing, it feels ‘real.’ Everybody has a story; everyone is a character.” – Shayna Batya


PREMIERE SPONSORS

THE JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. The foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged. For more, visit KnightFoundation.org

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CULTURAL AFFAIRS

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council develop cultural excellence, diversity and participation throughout Miami-Dade County by strategically creating and promoting opportunities for artists and cultural organizations, and our residents and visitors who are their audiences. The Department directs the Art in Public Places program and its board, the Art in Public Places Trust, commissioning, curating, maintaining and promoting the County’s art collection. Through staff, board and programmatic resources, the Department, the Council and the Trust promote, coordinate and support Miami-Dade County’s more than 1,000 not-for-profit cultural organizations, as well as thousands of resident artists through grants, technical assistance, public information and interactive community planning. The Department receives funding through the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, The Children’s Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Florida through the Florida Department of State’s Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. For more, visit www.miamidadearts.org

COMCAST CORPORATION

Comcast Corporation is one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal,which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks. For more, visit www.comcast.com


PREMIERE SPONSORS

MIAMI BEACH VCAThe Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA) is a seven-member authority that was established by the State of Florida in 1967 to support the tourism industry in Miami Beach. By law, MBVCA funding comes from a portion of the bed-resort tax in Miami Beach and must be re-invested in tourist-related opportunities. The MBVCA strategically focuses funding and programming on events and programs that: improve the tourist experience, enhance the global marketing and branding of Miami Beach, attract visitors to stay in Miami Beach and result in significant and positive media visibility. For more, visit www.miamibeachvca.com

AMERICAN AIRLINES American Airlines is proud to sponsor and serve as the Official Airline for the Miami International Film Festival. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American’s award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members and members-elect serve more than 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. For more, visit www.aa.com


PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

LEXUS Since its debut in 1989, Lexus has earned a reputation for high-quality products and exemplary customer service from its 231 dealers. Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader, offering five hybrids that provide the best in innovative technology and first-class luxury. When it began, Lexus offered two models of vehicles. Now, more than 20 years later, Lexus offers variations of 10 vehicles, from the sporty CT 200h hybrid to the V10 supercar, the LFA. Visit www.vidalexus.com for more information.

TILIA FAMILY OF COMPANIES / THE HISTORIC ALFRED I. DUPONT BUILDINGSpanning the Real Estate, Financial Services and Lifestyle sectors, The TILIA FAMILY OF COMPANIES focus intently on client-centric products and services utilizing state-of-the-art solutions and detail oriented common-sense approaches. For additional information regarding the TILIA FAMILY OF COMPANIES, please contact [email protected] or visit www.TiliaVenture.com. In conjunction with this transition, management of THE HISTORIC ALFRED I. DUPONT BUILDING Special Event Venue will transfer to TILIA EVENTS, LLC. For additional information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.TheDupontBuilding.com

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PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is committed to improving the quality of life for businesses, employees, residents, and visitors in Downtown Miami. As an independent agency of the City of Miami, the Miami DDA supports business growth, infrastructure improvements, and services for Downtown Miami residents and stakeholders. In addition to its programs and initiatives, the Miami DDA is partnering with the City and other government entities to strengthen Downtown Miami’s position as an international center for commerce, culture, and tourism. The organization is governed by a 15-member board comprised of three public appointees and 12 Downtown property owners, residents and/or workers. For more information about the Miami DDA and Downtown Miami, please visit miamidda.com

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector. - See more at: arts.gov

REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) operates the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,880 screens in 540 theatres in 38 states and the District of Columbia as of December 27, 2012, with over 211 million attendees for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2011 (“fiscal 2011”). Our geographically diverse circuit includes theatres in 43 of the top 50 U.S. designated market areas. We operate multi-screen theatres and have an average of 12.6 screens per location, which is well above the North American motion picture exhibition industry average. We develop, acquire and operate multi-screen theatres primarily in mid-sized metropolitan markets and suburban growth areas of larger metropolitan markets throughout the United States. For more information about Regal Entertainment Group, visit www.regmovies.com.


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UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic households; UniMás, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 89% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings - De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Distrito Comedia; UVideos, the first bilingual digital network serving Hispanic America; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company’s platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive, a network of products and offerings including Univision.com, which continues to be the No. 1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit univision.net.

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Michael Radford, a British citizen born in India, received double Academy Award nominations for writing and directing the 2005 classic Il Postino (The Postman). He previously attended MIFF in 2008 with Demi Moore to present his film Flawless. His feature film credits include Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) with John Hurt and Richard Burton, and The Merchant of Venice (2004) with Al Pacino.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Elsa (Shirley MacLaine), a vivacious retiree in a “quiet” New Orleans apartment block, meets her new neighbor, straight-laced widower Fred (Christopher Plummer), when she smashes into the bumper of a new car in her favorite parking spot. The car belongs to Fred’s daughter, the intensely serious Lydia (Marcia Gay Harden), who doesn’t take kindly to Elsa’s free-spirited approach to her ‘70s. Soon Elsa’s charming eccentricities begin to rub off on the initially crotchety Fred, and the pair of septuagenarians are soon sneaking around like young teenagers behind Lydia’s back. Will a dream long dismissed as impossibility reawaken?

The great gift of this remake of the hit 2005 Spanish-Argentine film of the same name is the beautifully calm and placid fluidity that director Michael Radford brings to Elsa and Fred’s journey. The script was co-written with Radford’s Il Postino collaborator Anna Pavignano, and the all-star cast also includes George Segal, Chris Noth, James Brolin, Scott Bakula and Wendell Pierce. – Jaie Laplante

ELSA & FREDMICHAEL RADFORD

USA, 2014100 min., Color

DirectorMichael Radford

ProducerEdward Saxon, Nicolas Veinberg, Matthias Ehrenberg, José Levy, Ricardo Kleinbaum

Executive ProducerCarsten H.W. Lorenz, Angel Losada, Osvaldo Ríos, Jason Hewitt, Aaron L. Gilbert, Gary Preisler, Rob Weston, Lane Sisung, James Gibb

ScreenplayMichael Radford, Anna PavignanoCinematographyMichael McDonough

EditorPeter Boyle

MusicLuis Bacalov

CastShirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Noth, James Brolin, Scott Bakula, Wendell Pierce, Jared Gilman, Erika Alexander, Reg Rogers, Osvaldo Rios, Jaime Camil

Production CompanyCuatro Plus FilmsLos Angeles, CA USA

OLYMPIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 7:00 PM

OPENING NIGHT

PATRON 3-D OPENING NIGHT PARTYThe historic Dupont Building magically transforms into a cinematically-themed playground teeming with “hidden image TVs”, a bountiful selection of culinary delights*, and an endless flow of creative Patron cocktails and Stella Artois, an ideal setting to toast 10 days of provocative cinema! *Tasting stations include Cacao Art, Morton’s Steakhouse, The Butcher Shop, Toro Toro, Oak Tavern, Catering the Event, and more. DJ Mauricio Parra, courtesy of Tr3s.



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WORLD FESTIVAL PREMIERE. Darkly funny caper flicks are a great tradition in cinema, and the latest film from Raymond De Felitta (City Island) is a marvelous addition to that canon. Based on true events, the film chronicles the story of Tommy (Michael Pitt, Seven Psychopaths, Boardwalk Empire) and Rosie (Nina Arianda, Midnight In Paris), a young, impetuous couple from Queens who dream of marrying on Christmas Day. Their biggest challenge, besides their profound naiveté and lack of impulse control, is that they’re dead broke. In order to fulfill Rosie’s dream, Tommy suggests an idea: why not rob rich mobsters, who dare not call the police? Spurred on by bravado and dreaming of bags of cash, Tommy and Rosie set off on one of the most ill-conceived crime sprees in history, which succeeds until the day their loot includes a very important piece of paper that both the mobsters and the FBI want to get their hands on. Pitt and Arianda stumble, frolic and shine as Queens’ Romeo and Juliet, well-supported by such stellar talents as Andy Garcia, Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Samira Wiley (Orange Is The New Black) and Ray Romano. Filled to the brim with drama, laughter and suspense, Rob The Mob promises a great evening of entertaining criminal and romantic escapades. – Jane Schoettle

PYRAT GOLD: AWARDS NIGHT RUM PARTY

Mine some Pyrat “gold” as MIFF2014 celebrates its newly minted Award-winners in preparation for the final ballot count to reveal the Lexus Audience Award votes. In truth, everyone is a winner at this rockin’ event with its wide variety of culinary delights, rum libations, Stella Artois stations and plenty of entertainment!

*Tasting stations include La Taberna Giralda, Oceanaire, Chipotle, Toro Toro, Pretzel Crisps, Yum Factory, and more. Must be age 21+ to attend party.

Raymond De Felitta is best known to Miami audiences for his film City Island (MIFF 2010). His feature film Two Family House won the Sundance Audience Award in 2000, and his short film Bronx Cheers was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film.


DirectorRaymond De Felitta

ProducerWilliam Teitler

Executive ProducerWilliam Kay

ScreenplayJonathan Fernandez

CinematographyChris Norr

EditorDavid Leonard

MusicStephen Endelman

CastMichael Pitt, Andy Garcia, Frank Whaley, Ray Romano, Nina Arianda

Production CompanyThe Exchange5670 Wilshire Blvd - Ste 2540Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA

US DistributorMillennium Entertainment5900 Wilshire Blvd - 18th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90036, USA

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OLYMPIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 7:00 PM

AWARDS NIGHT


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Murray (Woody Allen), a struggling antique books dealer, tells his friend Fioravante (John Turturro) that on his last visit to dermatologist Dr. Parker (Sharon Stone), he’s learned that the doctor is looking to have a threesome with her good friend Selima (Sofía Vergara). Not only that, but Murray has already proposed Fioravante as the perfect man for the role, starting a career change for Fioravante, who works as a florist, and for Murray, who becomes his manager. Fioravante and Dr. Parker meet and as sparks fly, the opportunity of their threesome starts shaping up. Murray finds another client for Fioravante, Avigal (Vanessa Paradis) whose husband, a Hasidic rabbi, has just passed away. Avigal agrees to meet Fioravante for a conservative back oil massage. Their meeting will trigger all kinds of red flags as Orthodox neighborhood officer Dovi (Liev Schreiber) becomes suspicious of the woman’s whereabouts, endangering Murray and Fioravante’s new business venture.

John Turturro (Mac, Romance & Cigarettes) has crafted a wonderful comedy that features Woody Allen in a superb role, allowing both actor and director to delicately put together a story that incorporates significant aspects of friendship, business, morals, and religion, and how the human condition is deeply affected by them. – Andres Castillo

John Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957. He has worked as an actor in numerous films, collaborating extensively with Spike Lee and the Coen Brothers. His directorial debut, Mac (1992), which premiered at MIFF 1993, won the Camera d’Or Award at Cannes. His other features as a director include Illuminata (1998), Romance & Cigarettes (2005), and Passione (2010), an Official Selection of MIFF 2011.


DirectorJohn Turturro

ProducerJeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Bill Block, Paul Hanson

Executive ProducerSasha Shapiro, Anton Lessine, Bart Walker, Scott Ferguson

ScreenplayJohn Turturro

CinematographyMarco Pontecorvo

EditorSimona Paggi

MusicAbraham Laboriel, Bill Maxwell

CastJohn Turturro, Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, Sofía Vergara

Production CompanyAntidote FilmsPO Box 150566Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA

Sales AgentQED International1800 N Highland Ave - 5th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90028, USA

US DistributorMillennium Entertainment5900 Wilshire Blvd - 18th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90036, USA

FADING GIGOLOJOHN TURTURRO

OLYMPIA, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 7:00 PM

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT TRIBUTE: JOHN TURTURRO


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CAREER ACHIEVEMENT TRIBUTE:

JOHN TURTURRO

Career Achievement Tribute presented by

John Michael Turturro was born on February 28, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York. His mother Katherine was a jazz singer from Sicily and his father Nicholas was a carpenter and construction worker who came to the U.S. when he was six years old.

Turturro’s on-screen career began in 1980 when he was cast as an extra for a minor role in Martin Scorsese’s critically acclaimed biopic about former middleweight boxing champ Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull starring Robert De Niro & Joe Pesci.



CAREER ACHIEVEMENT TRIBUTE: JOHN TURTURRO

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His role on the film Five Corners (1987) directed by Tony Bill called the attention of director Spike Lee, who then cast Turturro in his upcoming film Do The Right Thing (1989), which became a critical and commercial success; its ensemble cast included Rosie Perez, Danny Aiello, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Martin Lawrence and Spike Lee. Turturro’s collaboration with Spike Lee has continued throughout the years; they have worked together in Mo’ Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Clockers (1995), and He Got Game (1998), among other titles.In the early nineties, Turturro created a mystical bond with Ethan and Joel Coen starting with the film Miller’s Crossing (1990), where he played Bernie Bernbaum, a bookie that finds himself in the middle of a war between two gangs during the prohibition era. The film also starred Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Albert Finney.

For their second collaboration, Barton Fink, Turturro played the film’s title role, set in the 1940s and about a lonely New York City writer that goes to Hollywood to work in film while enduring his next room neighbor Charlie played by John Goodman. Turturro won the Prix d’interprétation masculine, best actor award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in 1990. In 1998, Turturro and the Coens hooked up again for the highly regarded cult-classic, The Big Lebowski, where Turturro played the unforgettable bowler Jesus Quintana, an adversary of the Dude’s (Jeff Bridges) team in a bowling tournament.

For their next outing, the comedy Oh Brother Where Art Thou? the Coens placed the role of Pete Hogwallop, a jailed folk singer misfit on the run in Turturro’s hands. The film also starred George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning.In 1994, Turturro appeared opposite Ralph Fiennes in the critically acclaimed Quiz Show (1994) directed and produced by Robert

Redford. The film delved into the historic case of the rigged show “21 Questions” in the 1950s, where Charles Van Doren was found guilty of receiving all the answers needed to win each contest by the show’s producers.

Turturro’s directorial debut Mac (1992) won the Caméra D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for best first feature by a new Director in 1993. The film follows the Vitelli brothers, who worked in construction. When tragedy hits home and the family suffers the death of their patriarch, the brothers Vitelli decide to start a new construction company headed by older brother Niccolo “Mac” Vitelli (John Turturro), who pushes their brothers to work so hard that they begin to stray away. The film screened at Miami Film Festival in 1993.

Turturro’s other directed titles are Illuminata (1998), Romance and Cigarettes (2005), Passione (2010), which screened at Miami International Film Festival in 2011, and his latest, Fading Gigolo (2014) which will screen as the Tribute Gala Premiere at the Festival in 2014. Miami International Film Festival is honored to bestow the 2014 Tribute Achievement Award to one of the finest actors, a truly passionate director and one of the most gifted writers of American Contemporary Cinema, John Turturro.– Andres Castillo


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What might be the greatest adventure to be had at this year’s Festival is a doomed love triangle loosely based on the epic folk ballad “Faroeste Caboclo” by the legendary Brasília rock band Legião Urbana. João (Fabrício Boliveira, Elite Squad 2), an outlaw from the provinces, tries his luck in the capital after jail time for killing a corrupt cop. His shady cousin gets him a job as a carpenter’s assistant, but insists that João help him on the side with his drug-dealing business. Meanwhile, João falls for a senator’s daughter completely out of his class, but the rebellious young woman is only too eager to fall under his amorous spell. As might be expected in a legend, a powerful rival also has an eye out …

It’s difficult to overestimate the achievement of this masterfully confident, visceral joyride of a film. Immense acclaim must go to the many credited and uncredited screenwriters who worked for years in concocting a rich universe through dialogue and plot with only a 9 minute song to guide them, including Marcos Bernstein (Central Station, The Other Side of the Street). An even bigger revelation is director René Sampaio, who set out to climb a mountain with his first feature film, and scales the summit with aplomb. A massive box-office hit in its home country, Brazilian Western is a film so big it takes a screen the size of the Olympia’s to do it justice. – Jaie Laplante

René Sampaio has been creating award-winning short films, including “Sinistro” (2000) and “The Man” (2007), for almost two decades while working as a successful commercial director with his company Fulano Filmes. Brazilian Western is his first feature film.

Brazil, 2013Portuguese with English subtitles105 min., Color

DirectorRené Sampaio

ProducerBianca De Felippes, Marcello Ludwig Maia, René Sampaio

Executive ProducerBianca De Felippes, Marcello Ludwig Maia

ScreenplayMarcos Bernstein, Victor Atherino

CinematographyGustavo Hadba

EditorMarcio Hashimoto

MusicPhilippe Seabra

CastFabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde, Felipe Abib, Antônio Calloni, Cesar Trancoso, Marcos Paulo, Flavio Bauraqui

Production CompanyGávea FilmesPraça Santos Dumont, 20, coberturaGávea, Rio de Janeiro-RJ22470-060, Brasil

Sales AgentIMAGINA INTL. SALESCtra. Fuencarral- Alcobendas, 2428049 Madrid, Spain

BRAZILIAN WESTERNFAROESTE CABOCLORENÉ SAMPAIO

OLYMPIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 7:00 PM


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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Early in the 19th century, rumors are heard all over Europe about virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini (real-life violin superstar David Garrett). Paganini’s name is synonymous not only with great performances, but also to his many excesses and scandals. English impresario John Watson (Christian McKay) is willing to risk everything in order to secure Paganini’s first concert in London, and enters into extravagant, near-ruinous negotiations with Paganini’s nefarious agent, Urbani (Jared Harris). Upon arrival in London, Paganini quickly falls for Watson’s beautiful and talented daughter Charlotte, which greatly threatens Urbani’s control over his client. An epic clash ensues as director Bernard Rose brings to fiery and provocative life the story of one of the world’s first musical “rock stars.” – Andres Castillo

Bernard Rose was born in London in 1960. After winning a BBC film competition in 1975, he went on to work for Jim Henson and later attended The National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England. His feature films include Paperhouse (1988), which was an Official selection of MIFF 1989, Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), Candyman (1992), Immortal Beloved (1994), Anna Karenina (1997) and Ivansxtc (2000).

Germany, Italy, Austria, 2013122 min., Color

DirectorBernard Rose

ProducerRosilyn Heller, Gabriela Bacher, Danny Krausz, Christian Angermayer

Executive ProducerDavid Garrett, Dominic Berger, Craig Blake-Jones, Markus R. Vogelbacher, Marc Hansell, Michael Scheel

ScreenplayBernard Rose

EditorBritta Nahler

MusicDavid Garrett, Frank van der Heijden

CastDavid Garrett, Jared Harris, Joely Richardson, Christian McKay, Veronica Ferres, Helmut Berger, Olivia d’Abo, Andrea Deck

Production CompanySummer Storm EntertainmentWallstr. 15a10179 Berlin, Germany

Sales AgentBeta CinemaGruenwalder Weg 28 d82041 Münich, Germany

THE DEVIL’S VIOLINISTDER TEUFELSGEIGERBERNARD ROSE

OLYMPIA, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 7:00 PM


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An Unbreakable Bond chronicles the struggles and triumphs of NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and his son Marc as they strive to find a cure for paralysis. From the time Marc was injured in 1985, the film follows their journey creating The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis through the present day as they stand at the forefront of paralysis research. The Buoniconti family moved from their initial devastation to teaming up with world-renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Barth Green, into a research effort with international prominence that has changed the way the world looks at paralysis and a cure.

The film is narrated by Grammy award winner Gloria Estefan, and includes appearances by special friends and ardent supporters of The Miami Project including Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, award-winning television journalists Tom Brokaw and Bob Costas, NFL Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula, and Golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus. Through love, respect, and courage, Marc Buoniconti has become a living hero.

Emilio Estefan has more than 30 years of industry-leading achievements, earning more than 30 Grammy nominations and 19 Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year. In 2008, Emilio produced and directed his first full-length documentary film, 90 Millas (MIFF 2008), based on the pioneers and history of Cuban music. An Unbreakable Bond is his second feature documentary.


Director:Emilio Estefan ProducerEmilio Estefan, Frank Amadeo Co-ProducerGlenda Interian Executive ProducerEmilio Estefan, Frank AmadeoStephanie Sayfie-Aagaard EditorAndy Perez

Co edited Ken Alvarez MusicEmilio Estefan CastNarrated by Gloria Estefan,Marc Buoniconti, Nick BuonicontiTommy Lee JonesBob Costas, Tom BrokawDon Shula Production CompanyAn Emilio Estefan Production in Association with Edge of Glory Films420 Jefferson AvenueMiami Beach, Fl 33139, USA Sales AgentRic DopicoEstefan EnterprisesMiami Beach, FL, USA

AN UNBREAKABLE BONDEMILIO ESTEFAN

OLYMPIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 7:00 PM


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A celebration of Deep City Records, an independent label behind some of the richest music of South Florida’s soul music scene in the 1960s, this homegrown Florida story resurrects a piece of our nearly forgotten history in a rock-and-funk documentary from local filmmakers Marlon Johnson, Dennis Scholl, and Chad Tingle. Immensely talented producers and musicians such as Willie Clarke, Clarence Reid, Johnny Pearsall, Helene Smith, Betty Wright and others created and fought for a unique Florida sound in the 1960s.

Deep City: Birth of the Miami Sound has a compelling and galvanizing story to tell, but the zinger of this experience is the force of its soundtrack. To this day, the “Miami sound” remains wholly infectious and contagious, and to celebrate the accomplishments of the amazing musicians from a half-century ago, we will lift the screen following the end of the film for an on-stage party with DJ Le Spam putting a modern spin on the old Deep City sound. Complimentary beverages courtesy of Stella Artois and overflowing food stations will keep the party going, and several Deep City originals will be on hand in person. – Jaie Laplante

Marlon Johnson is a Miami producer/director with years of experience in film and television.Dennis Scholl is the Vice President / Arts for the Knight Foundation. His work includes the short films “Sunday’s Best” and “Dancing with the Trees”. He is a three time regional Emmy winner for his work in cultural documentaries. Chad Tingle is a documentarian, and has worked in the commercial advertising world for major brands.


DirectorMarlon Johnson, Dennis Scholl, Chad Tingle

ProducerMarlon Johnson, Chad Tingle, Dennis Scholl

Executive ProducerJohn Labonia, Adrienne Kennedy

EditorJaime Quintana

Production CompanyThe Johnson Administration

DEEP CITY: BIRTH OF THE MIAMI SOUNDMARLON JOHNSON, DENNIS SCHOLL, CHAD TINGLE

OLYMPIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 8:30 PM


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In his small Argentine town, young Amadeo is the master of the foosball game at the local café. However, while his arch-rival Grosso leaves the pueblo and goes on to become a soccer superstar, Amadeo stays behind with only his inanimate marble foosball figurines as true playmates.

One day, Grosso returns to his old hometown with grandiose plans to build a giant soccer stadium, although his real motivation is to use his wrecking crew to destroy the town café and Amadeo’s foosball table. From the wreckage, Amadeo’s foosball figurines come to life and plan a showdown to defeat Grosso once and for all. Capi, el Beto, el Loco, el Chino and the Manager steal not only Grosso’s glory, but the heart of the movie as well, in this delightful adventure. This eye-popping animated charmer is an all-ages delight.

Included in the price of admission, following the screening, enjoy free Microsoft games such as FIFA XBOX demonstrations in stations throughout the Olympia Theater. The stage of the Olympia will be set for a real-life field cage for pick-up games and skill tests, with refereeing and tips from the soccer pros of Soccer 5 Miami. - Jaie Laplante

Juan José Campanella is one of only two Latin American directors to ever win the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, for The Secret In Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos, MIFF 2010). His other feature films include Son of the Bride (2001) and Avellaneda’s Moon (2004).

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Argentina, Spain, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles106 min., Color

DirectorJuan José Campanella

ProducerJorge Estrada, Mercedes Gamero, Gastón Gorali, Mikel Lejarza, Manuel Polanco, Juan José Campanella

Executive ProducerGustavo Ferrada, Diego Rosner, Roberto Schroeder

ScreenplayJuan José Campanella, Eduardo Sacheri, Gastón Gorali

EditorJuan José Campanella, Abel Goldfarb

MusicPablo Borghi, Diego Gat, Peter Tomashek

CastPablo Rago, Diego Ramos, David Masajnik, Fabián Gianola, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Lucía Maciel

Production CompanyPlural-JempsaLavalle 2014, 8th Floor1051 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sales AgentFilm Factory EntertainmentLincoln 11, 3º 3ª08006 Barcelona, Spain

FOOSBALL METEGOLJUAN JOSÉ CAMPANELLA

OLYMPIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 11:00 AM


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Nick (Elijah Wood) runs his own unofficial fan-site for the beautiful actress Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey, of Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience), and has just won a dinner date with Jill through an online contest as part of the promotional campaign for her latest movie. Completely stoked to finally meet the subject of his long-held fascination, he awaits the appointed hour from his hotel room while watching, via his laptop, a live-stream of Jill’s appearance at a nearby fan convention. Then things start to get weird. An unidentified incoming voice-over-IP caller with clear knowledge of Nick’s evening plans begins to unveil a hack scenario that begins to penetrate much more than Nick’s own hard-drive, and Nick’s world is turned on its head as he enters a race to save Jill from grave peril.

Nacho Vigalondo’s high-tech 21st century story, loosely reminiscent of the classic Hitchcock thriller Rear Window, plays havoc not only with our fears of sophisticated hackers, but of how little we know of the true inner workings of the world wide web, on which we have placed so much dependence. Open Windows is a technological marvel, and represents the future of the moving image thriller. – Jaie Laplante

Nacho Vigalondo is a native of Cantabria, Spain. He directed and acted in his first short film, “7:35 in the Morning” (2003) quite possibly the world’s first terrorist musical, and won an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short. Since then, he has directed the features Timecrimes (2007) and Extraterrestrial (2011), for which he appeared at a MIFF special presentation in 2012.

France, USA, Spain, 2014101 min., Color

DirectorNacho Vigalondo

ProducerEnrique López Lavigne, Belén Atienza, Mercedes Gamero

Executive ProducerGarrett Basch, Pau Brunet, Ricardo García Arrojo, Nahikari Ipiña, Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood

ScreenplayNacho Vigalondo

EditorBernat Vilaplana

MusicJorge Magaz

CastElijah Wood, Sasha Grey, Neil Maskell, Iván González

Production CompanyApaches EntertainmentConde de Aranda, 2128001 Madrid, Spain

Sales AgentWild Bunch99 Rue de la Verrerie75004 Paris, France

OPEN WINDOWSNACHO VIGALONDO

OLYMPIA, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 6:30 PM


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U.S. PREMIERE. Chalo (Allan Cascante) works as a security guard in a quiet Costa Rican town. He acquires a rooster whom he accurately names Rocky, and soon thereafter discovers the hardship of keeping up with the animal: the rooster needs to be trained if he’s ever going to become a cockfighting champ. Chalo and Rocky’s unique relationship is strengthened by Carlos, Chalo’s colleague, a man who is always mixing strange topics of conversation while rooting for the couple to succeed. Chalo also meets a trumpet-playing kid who loves Rocky and composes an original song for the rooster. Candy (Sylvia Sossa), a housemaid, helps Chalo by hiding and keeping the animal when all other options have expired.

Villalobos has crafted a peculiarly comedic and minimalist film about the improbable powers of true friendship and the joys it may bring to those who are willing to take a gamble in what they believe in. – Andres Castillo

Neto Villalobos was born in San José, Costa Rica. He studied Sociology and later majored in Film Direction in Barcelona. All About the Feathers (2013) is his feature film debut.

Costa Rica, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles85 min., Color

DirectorNeto Villalobos

ProducerNeto Villalobos

ScreenplayNeto Villalobos

CinematographyNicolás Wong

EditorNeto Villalobos

MusicFlorian Droids

CastAllan Cascante, Marvin Acosta, Erlan Vásquez

Production CompanyLa Sucia Centroamericana Producciones500m Sur, sobre la carretera a Santa AnaSan José, Costa Rica

Sales AgentUDI – Urban Distribution International14 Rue du 18 Août93100 Montreuil, France

US DistributorOutsider Pictures1127 9th St - Suite 104Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA

ALL ABOUT THE FEATHERSPOR LAS PLUMASNETO VILLALOBOS

REGAL 18, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 7:00 PM PARAGON 1, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 4:15 PM


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WORLD PREMIERE. Siblings, it is said, are the only people we truly spend our entire lives with; “our spouses arrive comparatively late in our lives; our parents eventually leave us,” as Time observed. Perhaps that longevity explains the unique – and often edgy – dynamic that brothers and sisters carry through their relationships. In Asteroid, siblings Mauricio and Cristina lost their parents to a fatal car crash when they were teenagers, and they’ve been struggling ever since. Now adults, Maurcio is still living in the childhood home where they grew up, proudly holding on to the hard-fought, twin successes of having both a girlfriend and stability as a sober recovering addict. Then Cristina shows up, absent after seven years, fleeing her latest flame-out in Mexico City, and her emotional instability heightens Maurcio’s anxieties.

Director Marcelo Tobar mines the mysterious language of sibling relationships with moving results. – Jaie Laplante

Marcelo Tobar was born in Mexico City and studied film at Vancouver Film School. His first feature, 2000 Meters (Above Sea Level), was released in 2009. Asteroid is his second feature.

Mexico, 2014Spanish with English Subtitles102 min., Color

DirectorMarcelo Tobar

ProducerElsa Reyes

Executive ProducerAlejandro Mejía, Miguel Ángel Mendoza, Marcelo Tobar

ScreenplayMarcelo Tobar

CinematographyAlejandro Mejía

EditorJose M. Martínez

MusicAndrés Saldaña

CastSophie Alexander-Katz, Arturo Barba, Sofía Espinosa, Ari Brickman

Production CompanyZensky CineTepic 55, Col. Roma SurMexico City 06760, Mexico

ASTEROIDASTEROIDEMARCELO TOBAR

REGAL 5, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 7:00 PMPARAGON 1, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 6:30 PMREGAL 8, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1:00 PM


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Paloma (María Renée Prudencio) and her 15-year-old son Hector (Lucio Giménez Cacho) spend time vacationing together at a beach resort. Their relationship is great; they both like hanging out by the pool, soaking up the sun, playing games, joking around and ordering food. All of a sudden, Jazmin (Danae Reynaud), a girl about the same age as Hector, shows up at the resort with her own family. Hector and Jazmin start spending time together, and begin to explore the birds and the bees. Their relationship pushes Paloma out of the picture and a certain tension sets in.

Fernando Eimbcke’s (Duck Season, Lake Tahoe) third feature delicately portrays the relationship between a mother who does not want her only son to grow up and a boy’s unstoppable exploration into adulthood. – Andres Castillo

Fernando Eimbcke was born in Mexico City. He studied film at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His filmography includes Duck Season (2004), which screened at MIFF 2005, and Lake Tahoe (2008), winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.


DirectorFernando Eimbcke

ProducerChristian Valdelièvre, Jaime B. Ramos

ScreenplayFernando Eimbcke

CinematographyMaría Secco

EditorMariana Rodríguez

CastMaría Renée Prudencio, Lucio Giménez Cacho Goded, Danae Reynaud

Production CompanyCine PanteraAguascalientes No. 180-6Col. HipódromoMexico City 06100, Mexico

Sales AgentFunny Balloons4 bis rue Saint Sauveur75002 Paris, France

CLUB SANDWICHFERNANDO EIMBCKE

REGAL 18, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 7:15 PMPARAGON 1, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 6:45 PM


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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Train driver Juvenal (Paulo Andre) works day and night trying to make an honest living. He walks down the streets of his hometown in Belo Horizonte, just wandering about, lost in his life’s routine, which does not include anyone else. All of a sudden, Margo (Silvia Lourenco), a station controller, gets assigned to Juvenal’s train station. Margo is a much happier character: she is soon to be married and her life appears to be more interesting than it really is. She spends all day watching security cameras and chatting over the Internet. Their peculiar relationship illustrates a friendship amidst their state of perceptible isolation.

Cao Guimarães and Marcelo Gomes draw their inspiration after Edgar Allan Poe’s short story of the same name, published in 1840 and dealing with relations concerning the human condition, solitude, loneliness and modernization. The film was shot in 3X3, encapsulating the frames and its protagonists in a utterly fixed claustrophobic space. - Andres Castillo

Cao Guimarães is a filmmaker and visual artist whose filmography includes Accident (2007) and Drifter (2008), both of which screened at MIFF. Marcelo Gomes is a screenwriter and director whose first feature film Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes. He also directed I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (2009), which screened at MIFF in 2010 in collaboration with Karim Ainouz, and Once Upon a Time Was I, Veronica (2012).

Brazil, 2014Portuguese with English Subtitles95 min., Color

DirectorMarcelo Gomes, Cao Guimarães

ProducerBeto Magalhães, João Vieira Jr.

ScreenplayCao Guimarães, Marcelo Gomes

CinematographyIvo Lopes Araújo

EditorCao Guimarães, Marcelo Gomes, Lucas Sander

MusicO Grivo

CastPaulo André, Silvia Lourenço

Production CompanyCinco em PontoBelo Horizonte-MG, Brazil

REC Produtores AssociadosRecife-PE, Brazil

Sales AgentFiGa Film 3925 Cazador St.Los Angeles, CA 90065, USA

THE MAN OF THE CROWDO HOMEM DAS MULTIDÕESMARCELO GOMES, CAO GUIMARÃES

REGAL 5, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 9:35 PMPARAGON 12, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 7:00 PM


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WORLD PREMIERE. Antonio, a young Brazilian published writer, decides to take a trip into the Atacama Desert in Chile searching for inspiration to write a new short story. He hitches a couple of rides from strangers as he travels alongside the desert. Antonio reaches a village which he likes and starts to inspect its surroundings. Biking through the desert Antonio makes a gruesome discovery, the man who gave him a ride into town has been shot dead. Quickly, Antonio becomes the prime suspect of murder in the eyes of Chilean police. Under intense investigation, Antonio befriends Florencia, a Chilean woman who has a secret that may help him to uncover the murder mystery surrounding him, the police and an even older crime which may provide him with the story he was longing to find.

Jorge Duran’s thrilling murder-crime drama is strategically set against the beauty and calmness of the Atacama Desert creating a unique contrast between reality and surrealism. - Andres Castillo

Jorge Durán is a Chilean who has been living in Brazil since 1973. After writing Hector Babenco’s films Lúcio Flávio (1977) and Pixote (1981), he went on to write and direct the features The Color of your Destiny (1987), Forbidden to Forbid (2007) and Love is All We Need (2010).

Brazil, Chile, 2014Portuguese, Spanish with English Subtitles98 min., Color

DirectorJorge Durán

ProducerGabriel Durán, Pedro Rossi, Gisela Cámara, Adrián Solar

Executive ProducerGabriel Durán, Adrián Solar, Gisela Cámara

ScreenplayJorge Durán

CinematographyLuis Abramo

EditorPedro Durán, Gabriel Durán

MusicLucas Marcier, Fabiano Krieger

CastDaniel De Oliveira, Daniela Ramirez, Alvaro Rudolphy, Roxana Campos

Production CompanyDeserto FilmesRio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil

MEMORIES OF THE DESERTROMANCE POLICIALJORGE DURÁN

REGAL 17, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 9:30 PMPARAGON 1, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 6:30 PM


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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Twelve-year-old Lila lives in a boarding school in the mountains of Patagonia. She is obsessed with tracking down her biological father, whom she has never met, and her increasing frustration with the situation leads to behavioral problems at school. While the intolerant headmistress threatens to expel Lila, her homeroom teacher is sympathetic to Lila’s need to understand her origins. Concocting a creative escape plan to give Lila the opportunity of her young life, Lila and her teacher embark on an emotional journey that begins with a small metal plate, the only remnant Lila’s father left behind years before.

First-time feature director Lucchesi has crafted a beautiful story about the vital search of understanding our origins, and how what we may discover will alter the way we see ourselves and the world around us. - Andres Castillo

Matías Lucchesi was born in Córdoba, Argentina, in 1980. His short films include “Savana” (2007) and “Distancias” (2009). Ciencias Naturales (2014), his feature film debut, was awarded Primer Corte at Ventana Sur 2013.

Argentina, 2014Spanish with English Subtitles72 min., Color

DirectorMatías Lucchesi

ProducerMatías Lucchesi, Jean Pablo Miller, Fabrice Lambot

ScreenplayMatías Lucchesi, Gonzalo Salaya

CinematographySebastián Ferrero

EditorDelfina Castagnino

MusicNacho Conde

CastPaula Hertzog, Paola Barrientos, Alvin Astorga, Sergio Boris, Arturo Goetz, Eugenia Alonso, Vanessa Weinberg

Production CompanyTarea FinaConesa 4653 - Dto. 31429 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sales AgentUDI – Urban Distribution International14 Rue du 18 Août93100 Montreuil, France

NATURAL SCIENCESCIENCIAS NATURALESMATÍAS LUCCHESI

PARAGON 12, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 9:45 PMREGAL 5, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 7:00 PM


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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Sebastián (Ricardo Darín) and Delia (Belén Rueda) are in the process of divorcing, and Delia needs Sebastián’s permission to leave Buenos Aires with their children and return to Spain, which Sebastián is loath to grant. On the most important day of Sebastián’s legal career, he arrives to drive the kids to school, but a game they like to play – racing down the seven flights of apartment stairs to try and beat Sebastián in his elevator ride – turns tragic when the children disappear without a trace. Were they kidnapped? Is something supernatural at work?

Ricardo Darín is Argentina’s biggest star, and the nuance of his performance as he goes through every imaginable emotion of this unimaginable nightmare demonstrates exactly why he deserves his reputation. As a woman angered by her husband’s cheating and then by his careless disregard for their children’s security, Rueda (The Orphanage) matches him with her own ferocious intensity. – Jaie Laplante

Patxi Amezcua is a Catalan screenwriter and director. His directorial debut, 25 Carat, played at MIFF 2010 and won the top prize at the Malaga Film Festival. Séptimo is his second feature film as director.

Spain, Argentina, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles88 min., Color

DirectorPatxi Amezcua

ProducerAndrés Longares, Álvaro Augustín, Ghislain Barrois, Jordi Gasull, Edmon Roch, Hugo Sigman, Matías Mosteirín

Executive ProducerJavier Ugarte, Felicitas Raffo, Victoria Borrás

ScreenplayPatxi Amezcua, Alejo Flah

CinematographyLucio Bonelli

EditorLucas Nolla

MusicRoque Baños

CastRicardo Darín, Belén Rueda, Osvaldo Santoro, Luis Ziembrowski, Jorge D’Elía

Production CompanyTelecinco Cinema, El Toro Pictures, Ikiru Films, Cepa Audiovisual, K&S Films

Sales AgentFilm Factory EntertainmentLincoln 11, 3º 3ª08006 Barcelona, Spain

US DistributorFox International10201 W. Pico Blvd.Building 310, Room 304Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA

SÉPTIMOPATXI AMEZCUA

REGAL 17, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9:30 PMPARAGON 2, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 7:00 PM


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Jorge lives with his family in a poor, dilapidated and shady side of town. His family constantly confronts the ever-present dangers of street-wise thugs who are out looking for fresh new targets. Once Jorgito, Jorge’s son, finds out his dad has been mugged, losing his insulin needle, the boy confronts the leader of the gang, a man called Kalule, and gets shot during the altercation. Jorge goes to Jorgito’s aid, witnessing Kalule shooting himself in the stomach as an alibi, to explain to the cops that he had to practice self-defense. Kalule goes to jail for two years, but when he gets out he goes for the jugular, frequently harassing Jorge at work, with the sexual molestation of Jorge’s daughter and constant attacks to the family’s property. The police are frequently contacted, but to no avail; their life is a living hell. Jorge decides to end the struggle full vengeance mode on, and the array of his full-fledged anger will be unleashed.

Fernández Almendras has constructed a raw and impactful thriller that reveals what a man is capable of to recover the freedom and dignity he and his family have lost once he has spent all other options. To Kill A Man won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at Sundance 2014. – Andres Castillo

Alejandro Fernández Almendras has worked as a film critic, photographer, and journalist. He has directed several short films, including “Along Came the Rain” (2007), and the features Huacho (2009) and By the Fire (2011).

Chile, France, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles82 min., Color

DirectorAlejandro Fernández Almendras

ProducerEduardo Villalobos, Guillaume De Seille

ScreenplayAlejandro Fernández Almendras

CinematographyInti Briones

EditorAlejandro Fernández Almendras, Soledad Salfate

CastDaniel Candia, Daniel Antivilo, Alejandra Yañez, Ariel Mateluna

Production CompanyEl Remanso CineSantiago de Chile, Chile

Sales AgentFilm FactoryLincoln 11, 3º 3ª08006 Barcelona, Spain

US DistributorFilm Movement109 W 27th St – Suite 9BNew York, NY 10001, USA

TO KILL A MANMATAR A UN HOMBREALEJANDRO FERNÁNDEZ ALMENDRAS

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Geni (the incomparable Nora Navas) has spent a year recovering from a serious car accident that has left her with a permanent disability, and with the enthusiastic support of her husband, family and friends, particularly her free-thinking Argentine pal Mariana (Valeria Bertucceli), she is slowly trying to return to her routines of work and domestic normalcy. The trouble is, the disillusionment that Geni was feeling about these two key areas of her life before the accident have only become more pronounced in the year she’s had to mull them over, and her ambivalence is causing her to rethink everything she thought she wanted from life. Although all around her are well-meaning, it’s Geni’s make-or-break moment in terms of the woman she’s always wanted to become.

It’s impossible to take your eyes off of Nora Navas in this film as she delivers one of the truly great performances of the year. – Jaie Laplante

Mar Coll was born in Barcelona. Her debut feature film, Three Days With The Family, competed at MIFF 2010, won her a Goya Award for Best New Director and Gaudí (Catalunya Academy) Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. We All Want What’s Best For Her is her second feature.

Spain, 2013Catalan, Spanish with English Subtitles100 min., Color

DirectorMar Coll

Executive ProducerSergi Casamijana, Lita Roig, Aintza Serra

ScreenplayMar Coll, Valentina Viso

CinematographyNeus Ollé

EditorAina Calleja

MusicMaik Maier

CastNora Navas, Valeria Bertuccelli, Pau Durà, Àgata Roca, Clara Segura

Production CompanyEscándalo FilmsCalle dels Salvador, 04, attic08001 Barcelona, Spain

WE ALL WANT WHAT’S BEST FOR HERTOTS VOLEM EL MILLOR PER A ELLAMAR COLL

REGAL 8, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 6:30 PMPARAGON 1, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1:30 PM


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A young girl disappears from school in suburban Rio, and her frantic parents fall apart with worry and dread. As the police zero in on various suspects, it turns out nearly every player in the story has something to hide. Director Fernando Coimbra moves the narrative pieces around, playing with time, perception and “truth”; sometimes we see a scene twice, with dramatically different content, as each character accuses another of lying. The shivering fact is that sugar and spice do not always mean that everything is nice. Edge-of-your-seat suspense slowly gives rise to the feeling that this may be one instance where the truth should remain hidden. Based on a shocking true story. – Jaie Laplante

Fernando Coimbra was born in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. While working for nearly a decade in the theater as an actor and playwright, he wrote and directed nine short films, including “Trópico das Cabras” (2007), “A Garrafa do Diabo” (2009), “O Rim de Napoleão” (2009) and “Magnífica Desolação” (2010). A Wolf at the Door is his first feature film.


DirectorFernando Coimbra

ProducerCaio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Debora Ivanov, Gabriel Lacerda, Rodrigo Castellar, Pablo Torrecillas

Executive ProducerSonia Hamburger, Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Rodrigo Castellar

ScreenplayFernando Coimbra

CinematographyLula Carvalho

EditorKaren Akerman

MusicRicardo Cutz

CastLeandra Leal, Milhem Cortaz, Fabiula Nascimento, Juliano Cazarre, Paulo Tiefenthaler, Thalita Carauta, Isabelle Ribas, Tamara Taxman, Emiliano Queiroz, Karine Teles, Antonio Saboia

Production CompanyGullane FilmesRua Leandro Dupret, 73 - Casa 4São Paulo, SP 04025-010, Brazil

Sales AgentMundial8322 Beverly Blvd - Ste 300Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

US DistributorOutsider Pictures1127 9th St - Suite 104Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA

A WOLF AT THE DOORO LOBO ATRÁS DA PORTAFERNANDO COIMBRA

REGAL 8, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 6:30 PMREGAL 18, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 9:00 PM


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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. The art world today is a multi-billion dollar business, where individual art pieces are often sold for staggering sums. Marianne Lamour’s The Art Rush asks: how does art get valued? The contemporary art market is dominated by speculative billionaire collectors, yet as Lamour traverses the globe (including a lengthy stop at Miami Beach’s Art Basel), she interviews long-view professionals to get a sense of market valuation before the recent rise in fashion of the art world. Among them are Miami collectors Don & Mera Rubell, who reveal hints about their considered care in selecting the artists in whom they invest. The Art Rush gives us a portrait of a world that is often mysterious and private, and opens it up for conversation. – Jaie Laplante

Marianne Lamour has made numerous documentary feature films, and directed several films for television.

Preceded by “DANIEL ARSHAM: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.

France, 2013French with English Subtitles86 min., Color

DirectorMarianne Lamour

ProducerSophie Goupil

Executive ProducerJuliette Maynial

ScreenplayDanièle Granet, Catherine Lamour

CinematographyEdmond Carrère, Didier Hill-Derive, Marianne Lamour

EditorFabienne Alvarez-Giro, Babeth Si Ramdane

Production CompanyLes Poissons Volants3 rue Martel75010 Paris, France

Sales AgentHanWay Select24 Hanway StreetW1T 1UH London, UK

THE ART RUSHLA RUÉE VERS L’ARTMARIANNE LAMOUR

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John Wojtowicz took pride in being a pervert. Coming of age in the 1960s, his libido was excessive even by the libertine standards of the era, having multiple wives and lovers both women and men. In August 1972, he attempted to rob a Brooklyn bank to finance his lover’s sex-reassignment surgery. The act resulted in a fourteen-hour hostage situation that was broadcast on TV. Three years later, Al Pacino portrayed his crime in Dog Day Afternoon. The film had a profound influence on Wojtowicz (who pronounced his name “Woto-wits”). When he emerged from a six-year prison sentence, he was known as “The Dog.”

Directors Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren began filming The Dog in 2002. Their long-term dedication pays off in this unforgettable portrait capturing all of the subject’s complexity: he is, by turns, lovable, maniacal, heroic, and self-destructive. To call him larger than life feels like an understatement.

How and why the bank robbery took place is recounted in gripping detail by Wojtowicz and various eyewitnesses. Passionate and profane, The Dog makes no apologies for being who he is. - Thom Powers

Allison Berg was born in New York City. She received the Special Jury Award at SXSW for her debut feature Witches in Exile (2004).

Frank Keraudren studied film at New York University. He co-directed The Last Cigarette (1999) and Who Wants to be President? (2000), and co-produced and edited Witches in Exile (2004).

Preceded by “BHAKTI BAXTER: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.


DirectorAllison Berg, Frank Keraudren

ProducerAllison Berg, Frank Keraudren

CinematographyAmanda Micheli, Nim-Rod Bachar, Wolfgang Held, Axel Baumann, Peter Ginsburg

EditorFrank Keraudren

MusicTroy Herion

CastJohn Wojtowicz, Theresa Wojtowicz, Carmen Bifulco, George Heath, Randy Wicker, Jeremiah Newton

Production CompanyUnleashed Films27 East 13th Street #3HNew York, NY 10003, USA

Sales AgentSubmarine Entertainment197 Grand Street 6WNew York, NY 10013, USA

THE DOGALLISON BERG, FRANK KERAUDREN

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Miami’s 16-year-old Ultra Music Festival is a major global event in the electronic music world. But how well the deep creativity of electronic music artists is understood is open for debate. Here’s your chance to get in close with artists such as Omino Lego, The Cheat Code, Midi Man and many others as they explore the world of chip music, a new electronic musical trend which reuses outdated technology from 80s videogame hardware (i.e. Nintendo’s GameBoy, Atari ST) in amazingly creative ways. What emerges is a portrait of the amazing and seemingly limitless depths of human creativity. The joy of art for the sake of art finds a unique expression with the most unlikely tools. – Jaie Laplante

Javier Polo graduated in film studies from Valencia Polytechnical University in 2011 and has been shooting a variety of videos, commercials and short films. Europe in 8 Bits is his first feature-length film project.

Preceded by “JIM DRAIN: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.

Preceded by “International Noise Conference 2013”. Ronnie Rivera, USA, 2013, 4 mins, Color.

Spain, 2013English, French, German, Italian, Spanish with English Subtitles76 min., Color

DirectorJavier Polo

ProducerLina Badenes

Executive ProducerLina Badenes

CinematographyAlex Asensi and Vince Merino

EditorYago Muñiz

Production CompanyTuranga Films S.L.Calle Escorial, 14-3D28004 Madrid, Spain

EUROPE IN 8 BITSJAVIER POLO

REGAL 18, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 9:10 PMPARAGON 1, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 9:15 PM


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When Vivian Maier died in 2009 at age eighty-three, she left behind more than 100,000 negatives of her street photography — images that she’d scarcely shared with anyone. Her photographs and belongings were hidden in storage, until the rent came overdue and the facility auctioned them off. They might have vanished into obscurity were it not for the intervention of John Maloof, a twenty-six-year-old amateur historian in Chicago, who purchased a box of her unidentified photographs and became obsessed with what he discovered.

In Finding Vivian Maier, Maloof teams with producer Charlie Siskel to uncover this mystery. Following clues, they trace Maier’s history through New York City, France, and Chicago. Her artful and comic eye calls to mind the photography of Berenice Abbott and Weegee. Thanks to Maloof’s efforts, critics and galleries have now rallied behind Maier’s work, and The New York Times recognized her as “one of America’s more insightful street photographers.”

But as Maloof meets people who knew Vivian, new questions arise about her life and work. Would she have even wanted this attention? - Thom Powers

John Maloof is a filmmaker, photographer and historian. He is the chief curator of Vivian Maier’s work and editor of the book Vivian Maier: Street Photographer. Finding Vivian Maier (2013) is his directorial debut.

Charlie Siskel is a television and film producer. His producing credits include the Academy Award-winning Bowling for Columbine (2002), and Religulous (2008), both of which screened at MIFF. Finding Vivian Maier (2013) is his directorial debut.

Preceded by “FRIENDSWITHYOU: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.

USA, 201383 min., Color + B/W

DirectorCharlie Siskel, John Maloof

ProducerCharlie Siskel, John Maloof

Executive ProducerJeff Garlin

ScreenplayJohn Maloof, Charlie Siskel

CinematographyJohn Maloof

EditorAaron Wickenden

MusicJ. Ralph

Sales AgentHanWay Films 24 Hanway StW1T 1UH London, UK

US DistributorSundance Selects11 Penn Plaza - 18th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

FINDING VIVIAN MAIERCHARLIE SISKEL, JOHN MALOOF

REGAL 8, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 6:30 PMREGAL 18, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 4:15 PM


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“Endlessly stimulating and provoking, Ivory Tower presents a solid overview of an urgent problem” (The Hollywood Reporter).Director Andrew Rossi was last at MIFF in 2011 with Page One: Inside the New York Times, about the turmoil of the newspaper business. Now he turns his attention to the crisis of American education in Ivory Tower. With college tuition rates soaring 1000 percent since 1978 and student debt exceeding $1 trillion, it’s high time to reassess the value of higher education. Rossi covers a lot of ground from the Ivy League and state schools to online learning and the UnCollege movement.

We hear from education experts such as Andrew Delbanco, Anya Kamenetz and Clayton Christensen as well as impassioned students such as those at New York’s Cooper Union who occupied the president’s office to protest financial mismanagement.

What could be a dry subject comes across in this film as one full of vitality that will stir endless conversation afterwards. - Thom Powers

Andrew Rossi is the director of Eat This New York (2004), Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven (2007) and Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011), which played at MIFF and was nominated for two Emmy Awards.

Preceded by “CODY HUDSON: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.


DirectorAndrew Rossi

ProducerAndrew Rossi, Josh Braun

Executive ProducerVinnie Malhotra, Amy Entelis

CinematographyAndrew Rossi, Bryan Sarkinen, Andrew Coffman

EditorChad Beck, Christopher Branca, Andrew Coffman

MusicIan Hultquist

Sales AgentSubmarine Entertainment197 Grand Street 6WNew York, NY 10013, USA

IVORY TOWERANDREW ROSSI

PARAGON 2, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 6:30 PMO CINEMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 9:30 PM


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Acclaimed Chilean author, journalist, film critic and filmmaker Alberto Fuguet (The Movies of my Life, Música Campesina) brings to the big screen a unique and personal audiovisual tribute to his favorite film, Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish. With the feel of a dyed-in-the-wool fanzine, Fuguet travels to Oklahoma in search of all locations where Coppola shot the misty scenes of his memorable masterpiece. Fuguet explains the importance of the narrative and its characters like Rusty James, Steve, and The Motorcycle Boy, to show how Rumble Fish had impacted his life and his work from the moment he laid eyes on it. The documentary also traces the accounts of other filmmakers from the South American region that were positively affected by Coppola’s genius. – Andres Castillo

Alberto Fuguet is a Chilean writer, journalist, film critic and director who rose to critical prominence in the 1990s as part of the movement known as the New Chilean Narrative. He directed the features Se Arrienda (2005), Velodromo (2010) and Música Campesina (2011).

Chile, 2013Spanish, English with English Subtitles90 min., Color + B/W

DirectorAlberto Fuguet

ProducerMauricio Varela

Executive ProducerSilvio Canihuante

ScreenplayAlberto Fuguet

CinematographyAlberto Fuguet, Jeremy Lamberton, Guillermo Gomez

EditorSebastian Arriagada

CastEzequiel Acuña, Leonardo D’Espósito, Fabián Casas, Juan Manuel Domínguez, Sebastián Lelio

Production CompanyCinepataAv Eliodoro Yanez 2962, 4th floorProvidencia, Santiago, Chile

LOCATIONS: LOOKING FOR RUSTY JAMESLOCACIONES: BUSCANDO A RUSTY JAMESALBERTO FUGUET

REGAL 5, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 7:00 PMREGAL 5, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 9:30 PMPARAGON 2, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 4:00 PM

Preceded by “Alvaro Ilizarbe: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.


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Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was labeled “the Merchant of Death,” given larger-than-life treatment by the press, and inspired the film Lord of War. Eventually, he was caught on surveillance tapes offering weapons to DEA officials posing as Colombian terrorists intent on harming Americans. Now, Bout is serving a minimum 25-year sentence in a New York federal prison.

This film, directed by Maxim Pozdorovkin (Pussy Riot-A Punk Prayer) and Tony Gerber, offers a more nuanced look at Bout. The film draws substantially on Bout’s own compulsive videotaping of his travels, as he made and spent millions. We also hear from Bout’s wife Alla along with other colleagues and observers who claim he never broke an American law until he was entrapped.

They trace his rise in business after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and chronicle the factors of his downfall. The film serves as a study in the emergence of Russian capitalists entering shadowy areas of business, and on how moral reprobation gets turned up or down according to shifting trends. - Thom Powers

Tony Gerber has directed Full Battle Rattle (2008) as well as dozens of documentaries for the National Geographic Society. He lives in New York City.

Maxim Pozdorovkin was raised in Moscow and holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is the director of Capital (2009) and Pussy Riot-A Punk Prayer (2013).

Preceded by “ANDREW NIGON: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.

USA, Russia, 2014English and Russian with English subtitles90 min., Color

DirectorTony Gerber, Maxim Pozdorovkin

ProducerTony Gerber, Maxim Pozdorovkin

Executive ProducerNick Fraser, Lynn Nottage, Kate Townsend

EditorArs Troitski, Pax Wassermann

MusicWill Bates

Production CompanyThird Party ProductionsNew York, NY, USA

Sales AgentCinetic Media555 W 25th St - 4th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

THE NOTORIOUS MR. BOUTTONY GERBER, MAXIM POZDOROVKIN

REGAL 17, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 3:45 PMREGAL 5, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 7:00 PM


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In Williston, North Dakota, where the natural gas industry is booming, the population is growing so quickly there aren’t enough rooms, or even trailer spaces, to accommodate everyone. Pastor Jay Reinke offers newcomers the chance to sleep overnight in his church, and what starts as a small program grows dramatically. As many of the overnighters have sketchy backgrounds and prison records, soon the pastor faces dissent from his congregation, neighbors, and the press. “Powerful” (Variety) and “riveting” (The Hollywood Reporter), The Overnighters looks at an influx of jobseekers and at the controversial efforts of one Lutheran minister. What would Jesus do?

Director Jesse Moss gains intimate access with the pastor and his family as they endure tremendous pressure. The film builds with suspense, peeling back secrets and exemplifying the expression “no good deed goes unpunished.” Reinke is frank, funny, feisty and complex: the kind of documentary subject who lingers in your memory long after the film has ended. - Thom Powers

Jesse Moss is the director of Speedo (2003) and Full Battle Rattle (2008), among other films. He lives in San Francisco.

Preceded by “KENTON PARKER: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.


DirectorJesse Moss

ProducerJesse Moss, Amanda McBaine

ScreenplayJesse Moss

CinematographyJesse Moss

EditorJeff Gilbert

MusicT. Griffin

Production CompanyMile End FilmsSan Francisco, CA, USA

THE OVERNIGHTERSJESSE MOSS

PARAGON 12, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 7:15 PMO CINEMA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 4:30 PM


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In his directorial debut, Mike Myers brings a comic touch to the astounding career of consummate Hollywood insider Shep Gordon. Making playful use of archival footage, new interviews, and his own close relationship with the legendary talent manager, Myers reveals a man who has embraced his dualities: a hard-driving dealmaker who wants everyone to be happy, and a rock ‘n’ roll hedonist who yearns for a family. Against a backdrop of debauchery, he’s a man on a spiritual quest. These contradictions make him a fascinating documentary subject.

Shep launched his career after a chance encounter with Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. He went on to manage an eclectic list of musicians including Alice Cooper, Blondie, and Anne Murray. He even helped develop the celebrity chef movement and was a force behind Miami’s Big Feast on the Beach.

The film delivers on behind-the-scenes gossip and insights, but goes beyond the normal showbiz biography, offering deeper reflection on the big questions of life. - Thom Powers

Mike Myers began his career with Second City and later joined Saturday Night Live as a performer and writer. His many acting credits include Wayne’s World (1992), the Austin Powers series (1997, 1999, 2002), which he also wrote and produced, the Shrek series (2001, 2004, 2007, 2010), Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003), and Inglourious Basterds (2009).

Preceded by “BERT RODRIGUEZ: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.


DirectorMike Myers

ProducerMike Myers, Beth Aala

Executive ProducerMolly Thompson, Robert DeBitetto, David McKillop

CinematographyMichael Pruitt-Bruun, Andreas von Scheele

EditorJoseph Krings

CastShep Gordon, Alice Cooper, Michael Douglas, Emeril Lagasse, Tom Arnold, Willie Nelson, Sylvester Stallone

Production CompanyNomoneyfun Films Inc.319 Lafayette Street, #169New York, NY 10012, USA

Sales AgentA&E IndieFilms235 E 45th StNew York, NY 10017, USA

US DistributorRADiUS-TWC99 Hudson St - 4th FloorNew York, NY 10013, USA

SUPERMENSCH - THE LEGEND OF SHEP GORDONMIKE MYERS

REGAL 8, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 6:30 PMREGAL 17, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 6:45 PM


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James “Whitey” Bulger is a criminal legend who was indicted for multiple murders, evaded capture for 16 years and inspired the film The Departed before his arrest in 2011 (Among his crimes, he was linked to the Miami killing of the World Jai Alai president in 1982). When Bulger went to trial last year, many questions remained unanswered, including the nature of his relationship to the FBI. Oscar-nominated director Joe Berlinger covers the trial gaining interviews with the prosecutors, defense lawyers, families of victims and Bulger’s cronies.

Berlinger probes questions that prosecutors neglected to pursue, including how Bulger got away with murders when the FBI claimed him as an informant. The inquiry points to layers of corruption and cover-up in law enforcement, asking whether Bulger was controlling Boston FBI agents rather than vice versa. The film is loaded with fascinating characters, strange twists of fate, and passionate seekers of the truth. - Thom Powers

Joe Berlinger is the director of the documentary trilogy Paradise Lost, whose third installment about the West Memphis 3 was nominated for an Academy Award. His other films include Brother’s Keeper (1992), Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004), Under African Skies, which played at MIFF in 2012, and Hank: 5 Years from the Brink (2013).

Preceded by “JEN STARK: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.

USA, 2014130 min., Color + B/W

DirectorJoe Berlinger

ProducerJoe Berlinger, Caroline Suh

Executive ProducerSidney Beaumont, Amy Entelis, Jon Kamen, Vinnie Malhotra, Dave O’Connor, Justin Wilkes

CinematographyRobert Richman

EditorJoshua Pearson, Alex Horwitz

MusicWendy Blackstone

Production CompanyRadical Media435 Hudson St - 6th FloorNew York, NY 10014, USA

WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. JAMES J. BULGERJOE BERLINGER

REGAL 18, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 6:00 PMREGAL 5, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 9:35 PM


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Kenton Parker: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago An eclectic artist whose projects, according to Flavorpill, “play the field with video, sculpture installation, and painting,” he is best known for site-specific installations in Miami and Los Angeles.

Friends With You: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Best known for their ability to blur the lines of reality and fantasy through interactive sculpture, this Miami-based collective is the brainchild of artists Samuel Albert Borkson & Arturo Sandoval III, and has garnered international recognition from exhibitions in France, Hong Kong and Germany.

Jim Drain: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Based in Miami and characterized by Sight Unseen magazine as having a “multitasking approach to art,” Jim Drain has been recognized numerous times for his knitted sculptures, most notably in the exhibitions “I Wish I Had a Break” and “I Would Gnaw On My Hand.”

Bhakti Baxter: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Inspired by the relationship between mind and matter, Bhakti Baxter’s art has appeared in solo exhibitions in his hometown of Miami, as well as international showings at the Emmanuel Perrotin Gallery in Paris and the Federica Schiavo Gallery in Rome.


THE CHICAGO PROJECT X FASHION OUTLETS OF CHICAGO

A series of eleven short films by contemporary art documentary film makers, Wet Heat, The CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago chronicles the development of the largest new public art exhibition in America. Launched by The Arts Initiative in 2013 and curated by Primary Projects, The Chicago Project brings the work of an array of nationally and internationally-renowned artists to the world’s newest luxury outlet shopping destination, the 500,000 square foot Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont, Illinois next to O’Hare International Airport. This series of shorts captures the all the energy, industry and joy of creating and installing 20 large-scale pieces of art in a commercial environment.

The CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Executive Producer and The Arts Initiative founder Arthur Weiner said, “We wish to bring the art to where the people live, rather than bringing the people to where the art is installed.”

Each of the eleven short films represents a self-contained, action-oriented narrative that seeks to convey the experience of fashioning a large-scale piece of art designed to inhabit a public space-- from meeting conceptual challenges to leveraging technical skill and demonstrating the sheer physical endurance required to create work that in some cases occupies thousands of square feet.

Each film provides a behind-the-scenes look at the artist’s private studio space in locations diverse as Brooklyn, Los Angeles and, of course, Miami. In candid interviews some of America’s most exciting artists describe the challenges and triumphs of conceiving, producing and installing their complex creations. All of The CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago shorts endeavor to capture the rare and unusual blending of the formality of erecting a major public building with the irrepressible spirit demanded in the expression of an artistic idea.


Daniel Arsham: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Described by the New York Times as an artist whose work “blurs the lines between art, architecture and performance,” Daniel Arsham’s best known for his involvement in Brooklyn-based design collective, Snarkitecture, and is represented by Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris, RonMandos Gallery in Amsterdam and OHWOW in Los Angeles.

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Jen Stark: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago With a primary focus on contemporary paper sculpture, Stark’s pieces have been described by Wired as “indeed hypnotic” and have been shown in over 40 group and solo exhibitions reaching as far as Thailand and Australia.

Alvaro Ilizarbe: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago As founder of LA-based design studio Freegums, Ilizarbe is well-versed in the integration of art and fashion, collaborating with brands like Nike to create a customized pair of LeBron 9 basketball shoes.

Andrew Nigon: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Heralded by Wonderland magazine as “one the most hotly-tipped artists to emerge out of the Miami scene,” Andrew Nigon evokes a self-described “circus aesthetic” conflated with religious iconography in his creations, which can be seen in galleries across the country as far as Puerto Rico.


Bert Rodriguez: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Drawing heavily from performance and tactile communication, his personal art has been included in the Whitney Biennial, the Bass Museum of Art and the Fredric Snitzer Gallery, as well as the OHWOW collective.

Cody Hudson: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Cody Hudson has shown paintings at the Museum of Contemporary Art, created a custom pair of Nike sneakers for the Chicago Marathon, and serves as part-owner of Michelin starred restaurant Longman and Eagle, all while maintaining a style coined by Chicago magazine as “abstract, [and] colorful.”

Austyn Weiner: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago Esteemed by the Huffington Post an artist who “will one day be credited with creating the most iconic images of our time,” Weiner creates as a way to reveal truths about the human experience.

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LEXUS IBERO-AMERICAN OPERA PRIMA COMPETITION

In addition to the Lexus Opera Prima Award in this category, the jury will also commendate one film specifically for its screenplay, to recognize and support an artist early in their careers as professional screenwriters. This Award was created by the South Florida family of Jordan Alexander Ressler, an aspiring screenwriter and Cornell University film studies graduate who, during his brief entertainment career, held production positions with the Tony award-winning Broadway hits 700 Sundays with Billy Crystal and Jersey Boys. He died in a tragic hiking accident while traveling in Nicaragua at age 23, before realizing his dream. A $5,000 cash honorarium will be bestowed.


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U.S. PREMIERE. Manuel and Suso, two middle-aged A Coruña family men hit hard by Spain’s economic crisis, spend their unemployed afternoons listlessly fishing off the city seawall. Things are so bad that they need to buy fish from the market to present their “catch” at home. Their losing streak seems to come to an end one day when a hefty stash of cocaine floats by their regular fishing spot, thrusting these very ordinary men into an adventure in which they are way above their heads. When their first attempts to deal the dope themselves end in disaster, they attempt to go straight and turn the dope over to Luis (Unax Ugalde), cop that Manuel’s daughter is engaged to. Except Luis is crooked and takes Manuel and Suso beyond the point of no return into doing business with a big-time drug runner.

“We are honorable people” is the literal translation of the film’s original title – and it’s Manuel and Suso’s dignity in fighting for their values despite the pressure of age and unemployment that provides a plethora of sympathetic laughs, and an unexpected poignancy. – Jaie Laplante

Alejandro Marzoa was born in Vigo, Spain. Prior to directing Here’s The Deal, he made four short films, “Temporada 92-93” (2006), “Cucharada” (2009), “Padre modelo” (2009) and “Amistad” (2010).

Spain, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles85 min., Color

DirectorAlejandro Marzoa

ProducerEmma Lustres, Jose Corbach

Executive ProducerBorja Pena, Toni Carrizosa

ScreenplayM.A. Blanca, Alejandro Marzoa, Juan Cruz

CinematographyArnau Valls Colomer

EditorSofi Escude, David Gallart

MusicSergio Moure de Oteyza

CastPaco Tous, Miguel de Lira, Unax Ugalde, Manuela Vellés, Marisol Membrillo, Manuel Lozano

Production CompanyVaca FilmsCalle Real 11, 3 Izqulerda15003 A Coruna, Spain

Sales AgentFilmaxMiguel Hernandez 81-87Distrito Economico Hospitalet de LLobregat08908 Barcelona, Spain

HERE’S THE DEALSOMOS GENTE HONRADAALEJANDRO MARZOA

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WORLD PREMIERE. Mateo, a 16-year-old boy, lives with his mother alongside the Magdalena River valley in Colombia. His daily routines consist of going to school during the day and in the afternoon collect bribery money for his uncle. His mother does not want Mateo to follow in his uncle footsteps but she takes the money he makes in order to make a living, though she is conscious they live in a dangerous neighborhood filled with violent environments. Mateo is asked by his uncle to infiltrate a local theater group to uncover their political activities. Mateo’s relationship to the theater group change as begins to enjoy their free-flow style. Mateo must swiftly choose between his newly discovered passion or the life offered previously by his uncle.

Maria Gamboa illustrates the hardships an impoverished young man must face in order to fit his surroundings; the path towards redemption may be harder than anticipated when all you know is a life of crime. - Andres Castillo

Maria Gamboa studied film and television production at NYU and screenwriting at La Femis. She is currently based in Bogotá, where she has directed two TV series and the short film “20 Mil” (2006). Mateo (2014) is her first feature.

Colombia, France, 2014Spanish with English Subtitles85 min., Color

DirectorMaria Gamboa

ProducerDaniel García, Maria Fernanda Barrientos, Maria Gamboa, Thierry Lenouvel

ScreenplayMaria Gamboa, Adriana Arjona

CinematographyDiego Jimenéz

EditorGustavo Vasco, Jacques Comets

MusicMarc Huri

CastCarlos Hernández, Felipe Botero, Leidy Niño

Production CompanyDIA FRAGMA Calle 67, n°4A-67 110231 Bogota, Colombia

Sales AgentALPHA VIOLET14 rue Soleillet - BL 64 75020 Paris, France

MATEOMARIA GAMBOA

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U.S. PREMIERE. A twenty-something young man falls for a young good-looking woman on a night out in Madrid. Something is a little different about this woman; her friends treat her with an unusual sensitivity and concern as they bid her good night. The young man follows her as she walks home, trying to get her attention, but she is not interested in his advances, and her defensiveness is unusually sharp, suggesting a deeper hidden fear. However, his creative and seductive persistence eventually pays off, and the woman agrees to go with him to his apartment and spend the night together. In the morning, however, Prince Charming has vanished and the man is impatient for the woman to leave. The woman is deeply hurt and angry, and she refuses to leave the apartment. The war of the sexes escalates to dramatic levels when it is revealed that the source of the young woman’s sensitivity is much more troubling than we could have imagined. Javier Pereira earned a well-deserved Goya, and Aura Garrido a Goya nomination, for their richly nuanced performances. – Andres Castillo

Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Borja Soler, director of the documentary short “Lugares Proprios” (2009), and Eduardo Villanueva, director of the Spanish TV shows “Impares” and “La pecera de Eva,” are part of the team forming the production company Caballo Films.


DirectorRodrigo Sorogoyen

ProducerEduardo Villanueva, Borja Soler, Alberto del Campo, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Luis García de Oteyza, Maria Jesús del Amo

Executive ProducerEduardo Villanueva, Borja Soler, Alberto del Campo, Rodrigo Sorogoyen

ScreenplayIsabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen

CinematographyAlejandro de Pablo

EditorAlberto del Campo

CastJavier Pereira, Aura Garrido

Production CompanyCaballo FilmsCalle de las Fuentes, 11, 3º derecha28013 Madrid, Spain

STOCKHOLMESTOCOLMORODRIGO SOROGOYEN

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Alex is a 16-year-old teenager living with his grandmother in Guadalajara. He has a punk band called Mari Pepa with three of his friends, Bolter, Moy and Rafa; the problem is they can only play one song. The four boys live the regular teenage life: they skateboard, play soccer, and make videos of their adventures while looking for girls and going to parties. Alex tries to advance the band by entering them in a local battle of the bands contest, but the other members of the band are too busy with their girlfriends and menial jobs to be able to commit. Suddenly, as Alex’s grandmother becomes seriously ill, Alex’s world is drastically altered as the realities of adulthood come knocking at his door. – Andres Castillo

Samuel Kishi Leopo was born in Mexico and graduated with a degree in Audiovisual Arts from the University of Guadalajara. He has directed the short films “Memoria Viva” (2006), “Luces Negras” (2009), “Acerca del Drama de los Calcetines” (2010), and “Mari Pepa” (2011). We Are Mari Pepa (2013) is his first feature film.

Preceded by “Flamingo” Carl Zitelmann, Venezuela, 2013, Spanish with English subtitles, 5 min., Color + B/W. Official Selection of Papi Shorts Competition presented by Macy’s. Carl Zitelmann was born in Venezuela and studied at the National Film and Television School in the UK.


DirectorSamuel Kishi Leopo

ProducerAntonio “Toiz” Rodríguez

Executive ProducerSamuel Kishi Leopo, Laura Blanco Salaza, Antonio “Toiz” Rodríguez

ScreenplaySamuel Kishi Leopo, Sofia Gómez Cordova

CinematographyOctavio Aráuz

EditorYordi Capó, Carlos Espinoza

MusicKenji Kishi Leopo

CastAlejandro Gallardo, Arnold Ramirez, Moises Galindo, Rafael Andrade Muñoz, Jaime Miranda, Petra Iñiguez Robles

Production CompanyTeonanacatl AudiovisualGuadalajara, Mexico

Cebolla Films,Guadalajara, Mexico

Sales AgentFiGa Films3925 Cazador Street Los Angeles, CA 90065, USA

WE ARE MARI PEPASOMOS MARI PEPASAMUEL KISHI LEOPO

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Co-produced by Pedro Almodóvar’s production company El Deseo and veteran Spanish producer Enrique Cerezo, this illuminating survey was put together by Diego Galán, a noted Spanish film critic and former director of San Sebastian Film Festival. Reflecting changes in the political sphere, Barefoot in the Kitchen chronicles how Spanish cinema has portrayed the evolution of women from the 1930s to the present day, using film fragments from 180 movies. Galán demonstrates how landmarks in the recent history of Spain can be directly indicated by shifts in social mores in cinema. By the time of All About My Mother (1990), women had turned the tables on men and on cinematic sexism, present since the early days of the talkies. – Jaie Laplante

Diego Galán has written several books on cinema, including Jack Lemmon Never Dined Here (2001), in which he narrates his experiences as a director of the San Sebastian Festival. As a filmmaker, he has made numerous documentaries including Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones (2005), and ¿Quién fue Pilar Miró? (2011).

Spain, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles86 min., Color + B&W

DirectorDiego Galán

ProducerCarlos Bernarses, Esther García

Executive ProducerAgustín Almodóvar, Enrique Cerezo

ScreenplayJuan Barrero

CinematographyJavier Carretero

EditorJosé Rossi

MusicBernardo Bonezzi

CastCarlos Hipólito (narrator)

Production CompanyEl Deseo S.A. Calle Francisco Navacerrada 24 28028 Madrid, Spain

Sales AgentImagina International SaleCtra. Fuencarral- Alcobendas, 2428049 Madrid, Spain

BAREFOOT IN THE KITCHENCON LA PATA QUEBRADADIEGO GALÁN

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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE. Fernando Meirelles’ City of God brought the modern-day Brazilian film industry a new level of international respect when it debuted at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and went on to receive four Academy Award nominations. The film remains an oft-referenced classic. Ten years later, filmmakers Cavi Borges and Luciano Vidigal set out to interview the lives of those who were touched by the film, many of them still living in the same Rio de Janeiro favela where the movie was shot. Many individuals were deeply affected by the experience, some remembering the impact as positive, especially Seu Jorge and Alice Braga, who were catapulted to international stardom from their roles in the film. For others, the success of the film inspired unrealistic hopes and dreams that were ultimately dashed. A sobering look at the world behind the myth-making dream-machine that is the movies. – Jaie Laplante

Luciano Vidigal is an actor and filmmaker. He originated the role of Fiel in “City of Men”, the television series and later feature film that was the sequel to

City of God. He directed the “Concerto para Violino” segment of the anthology film 5 x Favela which premiered in the official selection of Cannes Film Festival.

Cavi Borges is a film director and producer who has produced 82 short films. Among those that he has personally directed, “A Distração de Ivan”, was an official selection of the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes 2010.


DirectorCavi Borges , Luciano Vidigal

ProducerCarla Osório, Daniel Barbosa

ScreenplayLuciano Vidigal, Cavi Borges, André Sampaio

CinematographyVinicius Brum, Arthur Sherman

EditorAndré Sampaio

MusicGabriel Muzak

CastSeu Jorge, Alice Braga, Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Roberta Rodrigues

Production CompanyCavideo ProduçõesRua Voluntários da Pátria, 446 Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro - RJ22270-010, Brazil

CITY OF GOD: 10 YEARS LATERCIDADE DE DEUS: 10 ANOS DEPOISCAVI BORGES , LUCIANO VIDIGAL

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Double Play showcases the exceptional relationship between filmmakers Richard Linklater (Before Midnight, Slacker) and James Benning (13 Lakes, RR). Years ago, Linklater invited Benning to head down to Austin and give a talk about filmmaking for the Austin Film Society in the late 1980s, thus creating a unique bond between the two. The film displays Benning’s most recent visit to Austin, giving students a talk about his films and filmmaking in general. In their off time, Linklater and Benning establish profound and fascinating attention-grabbing discussions about life, culture, sports, and films while enjoying each other’s company, playing baseball and basketball at Linklater’s country home.

Klinger readily captures unbelievably stimulating conversations between both filmmakers, juxtaposing dialogues between fresh images and archival footage of both directors’ previous films. – Andres Castillo

Gabe Klinger was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1982. He has taught film studies at the University of Illinois and Columbia College. Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater (2013), his first feature documentary, won the Venezia Classici Award Best Documentary on Cinema at the 2013 Venice Film Festival.

Preceded by “AUSTYN WEINER: THE CHICAGO PROJECT X Fashion Outlets of Chicago”, Bill Bilowit, USA, 2014.

France, Portugal, USA, 201370 min., Color + B/W

DirectorGabe Klinger

ProducerEugenio Renzi, André S. Labarthe, Sonia Buchman, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Berndt Mader, Gabe Klinger

CinematographyEduard Grau

EditorGabe Klinger

CastJames Benning, Richard Linklater

Production CompanyGladys Glover76, avenue de la République75011 Paris, France

Sales AgentCinetic Media555 W 25th St - 4th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

US DistributorFilm Buff555 West 25th St. - 4th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

DOUBLE PLAY: JAMES BENNING AND RICHARD LINKLATERGABE KLINGER

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Three young Dominican men set out on a quest to climb Mount Everest in this emotionally galvanizing and universal story about pride and joy in one’s accomplishments – and one’s national identity. The tropical natives contend with the harsh, freezing climate of Katmandu, and make the dramatic and sometimes harrowing preparations for their climb. Back in the land of the deep blue sea and sunny beaches of their homeland, three young teenagers learn of their compatriots’ expedition, and inspired, set off with backpacks to climb Pico Duarte, the highest mountain on Hispaniola.

For the Everest men, there is a deep test of character at stake; and for the Pico Duarte boys, there is an opening of the mind to dreams even beyond what can be found in a surfer’s sense of freedom. As the stories draw together in climax, there’s a surging moment of transcendence in the extroverted, boisterous emotion (that is purely, uniquely Dominican) of their mutual moments of transcendence, 9000 miles apart from each other. – Jaie Laplante

Tabaré Blanchard is a musician, photographer and film director, and the founder and owner of La Visual Sonora Film Studio in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He has directed music videos for such artists as Pavel Núñez, Denise Quiñones and Juan Luis Guerra, and has been nominated five times for the Casandra Prize, winning once. As a commercial director, he has been awarded by the International Advertising Festival and Iberoamerican Ojo.

Dominican Republic, 2013English, Spanish with English Subtitles90 min., Color

DirectorTabaré Blanchard

ProducerMarco Herrera, Laura Castellanos

ScreenplayTabaré Blanchard

CinematographyIván Herrera

EditorTabaré Blanchard

MusicPavel Núñez

CastIván Gómez, Federico Jovine, Karim Mella

Production CompanyLa Visual SonoraCalle M #7 Altos de Arroyo Hondo Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic

THE MOUNTAINLA MONTAÑATABARÉ BLANCHARD

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Robert De Niro turns an emotional spotlight on his father, the late abstract expressionist painter Robert De Niro Sr.

Perri Peltz, is a highly acclaimed journalist and director of the HBO documentary The Education of DeeDee Ricks (2011). She is currently working on film projects

on prison rehabilitation, female UN peacekeepers, and alcohol addiction.

Geeta Gandbhir has more than 20 years of experience in film and television. She has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for editing, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2007)

and By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009).


DirectorPerri Peltz, Geeta Gandbhir

ProducerPerri Peltz

Executive ProducerSheila Nevins, Jane Rosenthal

CinematographyRudy Valdez

EditorGeeta Gandbhir

MusicPhilip Glass

CastRobert De Niro, Robert Storr, Al Kresch, Paul Resika, Megan Fox Kelly

Production CompanyG2P2 Films 800 Third Avenue - 39th floorNew York, NY 10022, USA

US DistributorHBO Documentary Films1100 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036, USA

REMEMBERING THE ARTIST: ROBERT DE NIRO SR. PERRI PELTZ, GEETA GANDBHIR

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Argentine filmmaker Santiago Mitre (The Student, MIFF 2012) and Buenos Aires dance troupe KM29 choreographer Juan Onofri Barbato collaborate on a spectacularly shot film filled with mysterious rhythm and deep emotions. The film follows a group of young men who belong to the community assistance center Casa La Salle and who participate in a dance created by Onofri Barbato, designed to allow the distressed youth to express themselves. The men are tangled in mysterious and subtle dance moves that increase in intensity with each passing moment. The particular delineation of the human body and its tantalizing gestures become immortalized on the big screen, filling it with a passionate yet vicious groundbreaking performance.

Once the music ends, we are left to reflect on the possibilities of troubled lives that must continue moving forward. – Andres Castillo

Juan Onofri Barbato was born in the Argentine province of Rio Negro and

is a dance choreographer, director, and producer. Santiago Mitre is a film director born in Buenos Aires. El Estudiante (2011),

Official Selection at MIFF 2012, was his first feature film. Los Posibles is the first

collaboration between the two.

Argentina, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles

55 min., Color

DirectorSantiago Mitre,

Juan Onofri Barbato

Executive ProducerAgustina Llambi Campbell

CinematographyFernando Lockett

EditorDelfina Castagnino, Susana Leunda

MusicRamiro Cairo

CastLucas Araujo, Jonathan Da Rosa,

Jonathan Carrasco, Daniel Leguizamón,

Alejandro Alvarenga, Alfonso Baron, Pablo Kun Castro

Production CompanyLa Unión de los Ríos

Montevideo 18371021 Buenos Aires, Argentina

LOS POSIBLESSANTIAGO MITRE, JUAN ONOFRI BARBATO

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The Miami-based One Laptop per Child program puts computers into the hands of children who wouldn’t otherwise have access. Filming over 10 months, American director Michael Kleiman follows what happens when the project comes to families in rural Peru. As their lives are opened to the Internet, Web considers both the benefits and complications that arise from digital connections.

Woven into the poignant and sometimes humorous local stories, Kleiman interviews leading thinkers on the Internet including author Clay Shirky, Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and One Laptop founder Nicholas Negroponte.

At the heart of the film are the children whose curiosity is tantalized by the technology and let down when the fragile equipment falters. Web refers not only to the Internet, but also to the human connections formed by families, educators, governments, and technologies. Kleiman skillfully uses film graphics to illustrate the connectivity between people who might otherwise be considered strangers. - Thom Powers

Michael Kleiman is the co-director of The Last Survivor (2007). He is a partner in the company Righteous Pictures.

USA, 2013English, Spanish with English Subtitles83 min., Color

DirectorMichael Kleiman

ProducerMichael Pertnoy, Michael Kleiman, Joey Carey, Stefan Nowicki

Executive ProducerKevin Iwashina, Ross Dinerstein

CinematographyHumberto Saco, César Fajardo, Josh Miller, Julien Diaz

EditorMichael Kleiman, Michael Pertnoy

MusicDan Teicher

Production CompanyRighteous Pictures66 Bedford StNew York, NY 10014, USA

Sales AgentPreferred Content 6363 Wilshire Boulevard - Suite 350 Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

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Bent Jorgen Perlmutt’s documentary, Havana Motor Club, is not yet finished, but MIFF could not resist the opportunity to bring Perlmutt to Miami to show some key sequences and footage of what is certain to be one of the most exciting movies of the next season. Havana Motor Club follows Cuba’s top underground drag racers of classic American cars and their quest to mount the first official car race since the Revolution’s ban on the sport. The movie has it all: drama, heartbreak, frustration, laughter, and tears, as Perlmutt follows many characters that tell stories about a Cuba much larger than themselves. Such as unsuccessful rafter Jote, and Kiko, who has been leading the quest to reinstate the official status of car racing … for 50 years. Between showing completed sequences, Bent Jorgen Perlmutt will describe the unfinished sections of the movie, and engage in a dialogue with the audience about the fascinating world of these underground and illegal racing clubs in Cuba. – Jaie Laplante

Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt is an experienced documentary filmmaker and editor. He was co-director of MIFF 2012’s presentation, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel.

USA, CubaSpanish with English Subtitles,Color

DirectorBent-Jorgen Perlmutt

Executive ProducersMagnus Andersson, Raja Sethuraman, Dan Cogan

ProducersBent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Zelmira Gainza

ScreenwriterBent-Jorgen Perlmutt

CinematographersZelmira Gainza, Armando Croda, Ernesto Calzado

ComposerAndres Levin

EditorsArmando Croda, Julio Perez IV, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt

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Zip & Zap, two of Spain’s most iconic comic book characters, are given the live-action treatment in this wonderfully entertaining family film, an instant classic in the vein of its English counterpart, the Harry Potter film series. Zip & Zap are sent to a reform school where they defy the evil headmaster and discover a mysterious treasure buried deep within the school. The special effects are superb and the story moves at a winning and amusing pace. – Jaie Laplante

Oskar Santos was born in Bilbao, Spain. His first feature film was the big budget feature For The Good of Others (2010), produced by Alejandro Amenabar and starring Eduardo Noreiga, Belén Rueda and Angie Cepeda. Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang is his second feature film.


DirectorOskar Santos

ProducerFernando Bovaira, Mercedes Gamero, Francisco Ramon, Koldo Zuazua

Executive ProducerSimón de Santiago

ScreenplayMoisés Gómez Ramos, Jorge Lara, Francisco Roncal, Oskar Santos

CinematographyJosu Inchaustegui

EditorCarolina Martínez Urbina

MusicFernando Velázquez

CastJavier Gutiérrez, Daniel Cerezo, Raúl Rivas, Claudia Vega, Marcos Ruiz, Fran García.

Production CompanyMod ProduccionesPaseo de la Habana 12 2d28036 Madrid, Spain


ZIP & ZAP AND THE MARBLE GANGZIPI Y ZAPE Y EL CLUB DE LA CANICAOSKAR SANTOS

REGAL 5, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1:00 PMCGAC, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 4:00 PMPARAGON 2, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 4:00 PM


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Jean Reno stars as veteran chef of a Michelin three-star culinary empire running short on inspiration, when a radical young molecular gastronomic chef enters the picture. Also starring Santiago Segura.

The signature event of this year’s Culinary Cinema series follows after the Monday March 10th screening, with a traditional French bistro buffet and the latest in Plymouth Gin cocktails at Daniel Boulud’s legendary db Bistro Moderne in the JW Marriott Marquis, 255 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL.

Daniel Cohen is an actor, screenwriter, and director. He made his directorial debut in 1999 with Une Vie de Prince, in which he also starred. He has also appeared in several French films, such as The Rabbi’s Cat and The Great Role, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Le Chef is his third feature film as a director.

France, Spain, 2012French, Spanish with English Subtitles84 min., Color

DirectorDaniel Cohen

ProducerSidonie Dumas, Jeremy Burdek, Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn

ScreenplayDaniel Cohen, Olivier Dazat

CinematographyRobert Fraisse

EditorGeraldine Retif

MusicNicola Piovani

CastJean Reno, Michaël Youn, Santiago Segura, Salomé Stévenin

Production CompanyGaumont30 avenue Charles de Gaulle92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

US DistributorCohen Media Group750 N. San Vicente Blvd - Suite 1600West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA

LE CHEF COMME UN CHEFDANIEL COHEN

PARAGON 12, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 7:30 PMREGAL 5, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 7:00 PM


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U.S. PREMIERE. Anticipation is high in Pascaline and Angelo’s renowned restaurant for Valentine’s Day, but tension soon rises in the kitchen when Pascaline’s ex-lover of 20 years ago walks in for dinner.

The romance continues after the Saturday March 8th screening, with Chef Christian Testa’s specially designed menu and Plymouth Gin cocktail paired for the film, at Le Gloutonnerie, 81 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.

Joël Vanhoebrouck studied in Brussels. He has directed episodes of TV series such as “Missing Persons Unit” and “Code 37,” before creating his own series, “Double Life.” Brasserie Romantique is first feature film.

Belgium, 2013Dutch with English Subtitles102 min., Color

DirectorJoël Vanhoebrouck

ProducerDries Phlypo

ScreenplayJean-Claude Van Rijckeghem, Pat van Beirs

CinematographyRuben Impens

EditorAlain Dussauvage

MusicTuur Florizoone

CastKoen De Bouw, Sara de Roo, Axel Daeseleire, Barbara Sarafian, Filip Peeters, Mathijs Scheepers, Ruth Becquart, Wouter Hendrickx

Production CompanyA Private View Begijnhof ter HoyenLange Violettestraat 2379000 Gent, Belgium

Sales AgentCinemavault1240 Bay St – Suite 307M5R 2A7 Toronto, ON Canada

BRASSERIE ROMANTIQUEBRASSERIE ROMANTIEKJOËL VANHOEBROUCK



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Mark is determined to save his ailing grandfather’s restaurant with a victory on the top-rated Shanghai reality show “Final Recipe.”

Get the taste of modern China after the Sunday, March 9th screening with a menu and Plymouth Gin pairing at chef Richard Hales’ Blackbrick in Midtown, 3451 NE 1st Ave., Miami, FL.

Gina Kim was born in South Korea. She directed the documentaries Kim Gina-eui bidio ilgi (2002) and Faces of Seoul (2009), as well as the features Invisible Light (2003) and Never Forever (2007).

Republic of Korea, Thailand, 2013English, Mandarin with English Subtitles97 min., Color

DirectorGina Kim

ProducerYeonu Choi, Jeong Tae-sung, Steven Nam, Gina Kim

Executive ProducerMiky Lee, Mike Suh, Keiko Bang, Michael Werner, Michelle Yeoh

ScreenplayGeorge Huang, Gina Kim

CinematographyKim Young-Ho, Kim Jun-young

EditorSteve M. Choe

MusicMok Young-jin

CastMichelle Yeoh, Henry Lau, Chin Han, Chang Tseng, Lori Tan Chinn, Bobby Lee, George Young

Production CompanyCJ EntertainmentCJ E&M Center, 17th Floor1606 Sangam-Dong, Mapo-Gu121-904 Seoul, Korea

Sales AgentFortissimo FilmsVan Diemenstraat 1001013 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

FINAL RECIPEFA-I-NEOL RE-SI-PIGINA KIM

O CINEMA, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 5:00 PMREGAL 18, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1:15 PM


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Three Greek mothers cook and send loving food packages to their children studying abroad, displaying how food in the hands of Greek mothers is a powerful and symbolic tool capable of bridging geographic and emotional distances.

After the screening, a meal and Plymouth Gin cocktail pairing will take place at Egg & Dart, 4029 N. Miami Ave., Miami.

Preceded by “Impromptu” (Canada, 10 min), directed by Bruce Alcock, an animated film exploring the enduring love of cooking running through several generations of family, and observations made during boisterous and hedonistic dinners hosted by the like as well as the deep sense of satisfaction derived from cooking for loved ones.

Bruce Alcock was born in Newfoundland, Canada, and studied in Toronto. He has produced several short films for National Film Board of Canada, include the Genie-nominated “Vive la rose” (2009).

Marianna Economou is a Greek documentary filmmaker who studied in London. She has directed many

independent films and documentary series for television. Her films have been screened at various international festivals and she has received numerous awards for her work.

Greece, 2013Greek with English Subtitles52 min., Color

DirectorMarianna Economou

ProducerLilette Botassi

Executive ProducerChristina Stavropoulou

ScreenplayMarianna Economou

CinematographyMarianna Economou, Dimitris Katsaitis, Yiannis Missouridis

EditorElias Dimitriou

MusicIlias Pantoleon

Production CompanyInkas Film Productions25, Haimada Street152 34 Halandri, Greece

Sales AgentJMT Films 20 Bialik Street 63324 Tel-Aviv, Israel

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Two brothers, both exquisite chefs, have a falling out and rip the family recipe book in half, setting up rival Indian restaurants. Twenty years later, a daughter is determined to reunite them by persuading them to prepare her wedding banquet.

Experience Miami’s finest Indian flavors after the Friday, March 14th screening as Chef Ramesh Kaduru prepares a Jadoo-inspired meal for you at The Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, 3300 SW 27 Ave., Coconut Grove, FL.

Amit Gupta’s debut feature film was Resistance (2011) starring Andrea Riseborough and Michael Sheen. Gupta is also a playwright – his play, Campaign, was part of the epic The Great Game at the Tricycle Theatre and was nominated for a 2010 Olivier Award. Jadoo is his second feature film.

UK, 201384 min., Color

DirectorAmit Gupta

ProducerAmanda Faber, Isabelle Georgeaux, Nikki Parrot, Richard Holmes

ScreenplayAmit Gupta

CinematographyRoger Pratt

EditorEddie Hamilton

MusicStephen Warbeck

CastTom Mison, Amara Karan, Paul Bazely, Sophiya Haque, Ray Panthakim, Harish Patel, Kulvinder Ghir, Madhur Jaffrey

Production CompanyAir Productions Ltd.102 Westcombe HillSE3 7DT London, UK

Sales AgentResolution1801 Century Park East - 23rd FloorLos Angeles, CA 90067, USA

JADOOAMIT GUPTA

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Soul of a Banquet is the deeply personal story of Chef Cecilia Chiang. Chiang is known for introducing America to authentic Chinese food with the opening of her internationally renowned restaurant, The Mandarin, in 1961. Food-world notables Ruth Reichl and Alice Waters share time and conversation with Cecilia in the film. Stories of the Cultural Revolution she left behind and its impact on her psyche and her cooking form the powerful core of the story.

Presented in partnership with Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival.

Wayne Wang was born in Hong Kong, and is based in San Francisco. He is the director of 20 feature films and counting. His credits include 1982’s Chan is Missing (inscribed in the National Film Registry), The Joy Luck Club (1993), Maid in Manhattan (2002) and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2012).


DirectorWayne Wang

ProducerJonathan Bing, Wayne Wang, Richard Wong

Executive ProducerAlice Waters, Cecilia Chiang

CinematographyRichard Wong

EditorMichael Pickman-Thoon, Richard Wong

MusicDean Harada

CastRuth Reichl, Alice Waters, Cecilia Chiang

Production CompanyWayne Wang Productions

US DistributorOscilloscope Laboratories511 Canal Street - Suite 5ENew York, NY 10013, USA

SOUL OF A BANQUETWAYNE WANG

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Over the course of the year, Miami International Film Festival has explored and found great German films with the most versatile of themes. The Festival has decided to support these films and their filmmakers for making a difference and creating an impact in 2013 and beyond, daring audiences to take a closer look at some of the greatest films Germany has to offer.

And though we have presented many German films in the past, this is the first time the Festival expressly honors Germany and its contemporary films. The Festival has awarded its highest recognition, the Career Achievement Award, to two German filmmakers in the past: the great director, screenwriter and actress Margarethe von Trotta, who has been credited as the leading force behind New German Cinema, and Wim Wenders, director, playwright, author, and photographer. His incredible body of work speaks for itself, and his latest film Pina was presented to Miami Film Society Members just a few years ago. Miami International Film Festival, in collaboration with German Films and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Miami, are proud to present a closer look at the films that made an indelible mark in German theaters and around the festival circuit in the past year.

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There is a thread that binds Mexican films’ historic body of work with their most current slate of titles. The exceptional passage of visual storytelling from generation to generation has become one of the richest, most inspiring, and award-winning in Latin America. Mexican cinema remarkably expresses who modern-day Mexicans really are, who they were, and what the future may have in store in for them.

In recent years, Mexican films and filmmakers have received numerous awards and prizes from the most distinguished film festivals all over the world. Carlos Reygadas’ Post Tenebras Lux and Amat Escalante’s Heli have garnered them the award for best director at the Cannes Film Festival. We presented Reygadas’ film during MIFF 2013, and are delighted to screen Heli in front of our audience in this 31st edition of the Festival. Miami International Film Festival is proud to present a closer look at the Mexican films that made an impact in Mexico and in festivals around the world. The Festival hopes to pay it back with the World Premiere screening of Asteroid by Marcelo Tobar here in Miami.

CLOSE-UP ON MEXICOCelebrating the latest in contemporary Mexican Cinema

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Struggling single mother Margo (Maribel Verdú) adores her 15-year-old son Jon (Arón Piper) in spite of his increasing rebelliousness, but can’t seem to keep him from acting out. Uncertain of how to handle him, and with increasing frustrations of her own, Margo sends Jon to live with his grandfather Max (Tito Valverde), a former career soldier, on the Alicante coast. Hopes for a strict male figure to keep Jon focused initially look promising when Jon begins to take an interest in his cute new tutor Toni (Boris Cucalón). All is nearly lost, however, when an encounter with a macho trio of homophobic South American youth takes on a brutal turn. For director Gracia Querejeta, the core of the story is in the power of a mother’s love: a love so strong it forces all around her to reevaluate their own long-standing isolations.

Nominated for 7 of the 2014 Goya Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, 15 Years + One Day was also selected by Spain as its official submission to the Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category this year. – Jaie Laplante

Gracia Querejeta was born in Madrid, Spain. She won a Goya award for one of her first short films, “El viaje del agua” (1990), and has previously directed features such as Hector (2004), winner of the top prize at the Malaga Film Festival, and Seven Billiard Tables (2007), which also starred Maribel Verdú.


DirectorGracia Querejeta

ProducerGerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky

ScreenplayGracia Querejeta, Antonio Mercero Santos

CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez

EditorIgnácio Ruíz Capilla

MusicPablo Salinas

CastMaribel Verdú, Tito Valverde, Aaron Piper, Belén López, Susi Sánchez

Production CompanyTornasol FilmsCalle de Veneras, 928013 Madrid, Spain

Sales AgentLatido FilmsCalle Veneras 9, 3º 28013 Madrid, Spain

15 YEARS + 1 DAY15 AÑOS Y 1 DÍAGRACIA QUEREJETA

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Martha (Lisa Owen) is the matriarch and only parent living in her home with four kids who are fathered by three different men. Martha meets Claudia (Ximena Ayala) while in the hospital; they share a room and connect over a bag of chips they pass to each other. After leaving the hospital, Martha finds Claudia walking alone and decides to take her to her home. Claudia begins a new life living with Martha and her kids, who quickly adapt to her personality and embrace her as if she were a family member. But Martha is HIV positive, and Claudia’s responsibilities soon grow in importance as she helps the family in many unexpected ways.Claudia Saint-Luce’s feature debut sensibly portrays the trials and tribulations of people who are destined to be together by love, friendship, necessity, or possibly all of the aforementioned. – Andres Castillo

Claudia Sainte-Luce was born in Veracruz, Mexico. She has directed the short films “Muerte anunciada” (2006) and “El milagrito de San Jacinto” (2007). The Amazing Catfish (2013) is her feature film debut.


DirectorClaudia Sainte-Luce

ProducerGeminiano Pineda

Executive ProducerChristian Kregel, Ruby Castillo

ScreenplayClaudia Sainte-Luce

CinematographyAgnès Godard

EditorSantiago Ricci

MusicMadame Recamier

CastXimena Ayala, Lisa Owen, Sonia Franco, Wendy Guillén

Production CompanyCanibal NetworksRio Grijalva 29 Int. 1Col. Cuauhtemoc06500 Mexico City, Mexico

Sales AgentPyramide International5, rue du Chevalier de Saint George75008 Paris, France

US DistributorStrand Releasing6140 W Washington BlvdCulver City, CA 90232, USA

THE AMAZING CATFISHLOS INSÓLITOS PECES GATOCLAUDIA SAINTE-LUCE

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Belle is the fascinating story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, an 18th century mixed-race woman who, caught between two worlds, changed the direction of an empire. Belle is the illegitimate daughter of an African slave and a working British naval officer (played by Matthew Goode), who imposes upon his chief justice uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and aunt Lady Mansfield (Emily Watson) to embrace Belle into their household. Their sense of decency compels them to agree, but Belle has an unusual status in the home – she is not permitted to dine at the same table as her white family members, but she does have a certain degree of status as heiress to her father’s considerable money. Meanwhile, the case of the Zong massacre (where African slaves were purposely drowned so that their owners could make an insurance claim) comes before Lord Mansfield’s court, and the private issues at home greatly weigh on him as he struggles toward making a historic decision. – Jaie Laplante

Amma Asante was born in London and began her career as an actor before writing for television. She made her feature film directorial debut with A Way of Life (2004), which screened at MIFF 2005 and won the Grand Jury Prize, World Competition and the FIREPSCI prize.


DirectorAmma Asante

ProducerDamian Jones

Executive ProducerSteve Christian, Julie Goldstein, Steve Norris, Ivan Dunleavy, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Christopher Collins

ScreenplayMisan Sagay

CinematographyBen Smithard

EditorPia Di Ciaula, Victoria Boydell

MusicRachel Portman

CastGugu Mbatha Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Tom Felton, James Norton, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson

Production CompanyDJ Films Ltd.20 Cascade AveN10 3PU London, UK

Sales AgentBankside FilmsDouglas House3 Richmond Buildings, 4th FlW1D 3HE London, UK

US DistributorFox Searchlight Pictures10201 W Pico Blvd - Bldg 38Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA

BELLEAMMA ASANTE

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It begins with an opening shot wholly gripping and disorienting in its dramatic perspective, and from there embarks on one of the most fascinating journeys to be found in this year’s Festival. Carlos (Antonio de la Torre), a tailor of refined skill and taste, operates a dignified business and lives alone, periodically lusting for female flesh in a secretly horrific and unconventional way. When the sister of one of his victims, a young Romanian woman, arrives in Granada to search for her missing sibling, Carlos experiences an unfamiliar feeling as a different type of appetite begins to stir deep within his soul.

Manuel Martín Cuenca’s fourth narrative feature film cranks the tension and provides very little in the way of graphically uncomfortable visuals – instead, the intensity comes from the eyes of the living. Stately, graceful images of Granada and its majestic landscape fill the screen, just the atmosphere Cuenca needs in his march toward melting the heart of a demon. – Jaie Laplante

Manuel Martín Cuenca was born in Almeria, Spain. He has directed the feature-length documentaries The Cuban Game (2001) and Last Witnesses: Carrillo, Communist (2009). His first narrative feature, The Weakness of the Bolshevik, competed at MIFF 2004, and his second, Hard Times, was a Gala presentation at MIFF 2006. His third feature film, Half of Oscar, won a special Jury commendation in competition at MIFF 2011.

Spain, Romania, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles116 min., Color

DirectorManuel Martín Cuenca

ProducerFernando Bovaira, Rafael de la Uz, Simón de Santiago, Alejandro Hernández, Manuel Martín Cuenca

ScreenplayManuel Martín Cuenca, Alejandro Hernández

CinematographyPau Esteve Birba

EditorÁngel Hernández Zoido

CastAntonio de la Torre, Olimpia Melinte

Production CompanyLa Loma Blanca PCCalle Sagunto 13 7ºH04004 Almería, Spain

Sales AgentFilm Factory Lincoln 11, 3º 3ª08006 Barcelona, Spain

US DistributorFilm Movement109 W 27th St - Suite 9BNew York, NY 10001, USA

CANNIBALCANÍBALMANUEL MARTÍN CUENCA

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U.S. PREMIERE. The universal legend of Romeo & Juliet provides a compelling framework for Dominican director Leticia Tonos to explore the recent escalation in historic tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti. Janvier, a mixed-race Haitian-Dominican teenager, maintains an uneasy presence in crime-plagued Cristo Rey, a slum barrio of Santo Domingo that he calls home. When he gets the chance to make some extra cash by protecting the beautiful Jocelyn, the young sister of Cristo Rey’s controlling drug kingpin, he takes it, hoping to be able to reunite with his deported Haitian mother. But when he becomes romantically involved with Jocelyn, the tensions rumbling below the surface erupt. – Jaie Laplante

Leticia Tonos Paniagua was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She directed several short films before becoming the first Dominican woman to solo direct a feature film in 2011 with her debut, Love Child.

Dominican Republic, France, Haiti, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles96 min., Color

DirectorLeticia Tonos

ProducerSergio Ehrlich Dit Gobbi

Executive ProducerElisabeth Bocquet, Leo Proaño

ScreenplayLeticia Tonos Paniagua, Alejandro Andújar

CinematographyKika Ungaro

EditorAngelica Salvador

MusicMayreni Morel

CastJames Saintil, Akari Endo, Yasser Michelén

Production CompanyLes Films de l’Astre59 Boulevard Exelmans75016 Paris, France

Sales AgentCompañía Internacional DominicanaSanto Domingo, Domincan Republic

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WORLD PREMIERE. An American news team is desperately trying to get away on a private plane that is situated on a runway in the Seychelles Islands. Little do they know that the plane is going to be hijacked by African pirates led by a charismatic and shadowy man who goes by the name of Atlas (David Oyelowo). The hijackers inform their recently captured crew that they want a formal interview between Atlas and the head of the news team, famed veteran journalist Frank Saltzman. Tension between the pirates and the news crew starts to mount, as Saltzer and his team knows there are slim to no chances of getting out of this extreme situation alive.

Simon Brand’s (Paraiso Travel) electrifying new thriller mixes stirring reactions and political angst between people who cover the news and the rebels who want their voices to be heard. - Andres Castillo

Simon Brand was born in Colombia and has worked as a music video director, collaborating with artists such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, and Juanes. His first feature film was Unknown (2006), followed by Paraíso Travel (2008).

USA, Colombia, 201488 min., Color

DirectorSimon Brand

ProducerJulián Giraldo, Mauricio Osorio, Simon Brand

Executive ProducerOmar Leal, Carolina Angarita, Mauricio Ardila

ScreenplayJim Wolfe Jr., Dan Bence

CinematographyGerardo Madrazo

EditorRicardo Javier

MusicXander Lott

CastDavid Oyelowo, Greg Callahan, Katherine Moenning, Stephen Lord, Connor Fox, Jeanine Mason, Peres Owino

Production CompanyAluna Films1146 North Central Ave #425Glendale CA 91202, USA

US DistributorGoDigital360 N La Cienega Blvd – 3rd FloorLos Angeles, CA 90048, USA

DEFAULTSIMON BRAND

REGAL 17, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 6:45 PMCGAC, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 9:00 PM


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Ever since he first came to the attention of American filmgoers in 1997’s Gattaca, Jude Law has impressed with the dexterity of his roles, equally at home in comedy as he is in drama (for the latter, he has received Oscar nominations for The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain). With the juicy role of Dom Hemingway, a foul-mouthed ex-con determined to go straight in order to prove to his maturing daughter that he can be a proper father, Law gives one of his most supremely funny performances to date. After serving 12 long years in prison for taking the fall for his crimelord boss (Demian Bichir, well-loved by MIFF audiences for A Better Life), he wastes no time in connecting with Dickie, his long-lost sidekick (played in an equally hilarious turn by Richard E. Grant), to pay the old boss a visit. This wisecracking, safecracking comedy is one of the wittiest crime capers to come along in ages. – Jaie Laplante

Richard Shepard was born in New York City. He has made several feature films, including The Matador (2005), and worked extensively in television, winning an Emmy for directing the pilot of “Ugly Betty”.


DirectorRichard Shepard

ProducerJeremy Thomas

Executive ProducerChristine Langan, Steve Christian, Peter Watson, Zygi Kamasa, Ivan Dunleavy, Steve Norris

ScreenplayRichard Shepard

CinematographyGiles Nuttgens

EditorDana Congdon

MusicRolfe Kent

CastJude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir

Production CompanyRecorded Picture Company24 Hanway StW1T 1UH London, UK

Sales AgentHanWay Films24 Hanway StW1T 1UH London, UK

US DistributorFox Searchlight Pictures10201 W Pico Blvd - Bldg 38Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA

DOM HEMINGWAYRICHARD SHEPARD

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Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg) has been working at the same office job for years. His boss doesn’t seem to remember his name, the security officer requests his ID every day, and co-worker Hannah (Mia Wasikowska) pays him no attention whatsoever. Worst of all, Simon’s awkward social skills effectively render him a wallflower. One day, the company hires “James Simon” – and while he physically looks just like Simon, he is the exact opposite. Cool, confident, and instantly popular, James hooks up with Hannah in no time at all. Simon and James’ bizarre relationship will only last until the evil doppelganger’s agenda is finally revealed.

Richard Ayoade has concocted a clever story, loosely based on a Dostoyevsky novella, tackling modern life’s repetitious and tiring ordeals. Jesse Eisenberg shines as both Simon James and James Simon in a notable high-caliber performance. – Andres Castillo

Richard Ayoade was born in London in 1977. After working as an actor for British television, he co-created and directed the comedy series “Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace” (2004) and “Man to Man with Dean Lerner” (2006). His first feature film was Submarine (2010).


DirectorRichard Ayoade

ProducerRobin C. Fox, Amina Dasmal

Executive ProducerMichael Caine, Graeme Cox, Tessa Ross, Nigel Williams

ScreenplayRichard Ayoade, Avi Korine

CinematographyErik Alexander Wilson

EditorNick Fenton, Chris Dickens

MusicAndrew Hewitt

CastJesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor

Production CompanyAlcove EntertainmentLondon, UK

Sales AgentProtagonist Pictures42 - 48 Great Portland StW1W 7NB London, UK

US DistributorMagnolia Pictures49 W 27th St - 7th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

THE DOUBLERICHARD AYOADE

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Around the Gare du Nord in Paris, a group of young Eastern European male hustlers swirl, looking to pick pockets or turn tricks. The middle-aged, middle-class Daniel Muller (Oliver Rabourdin) enjoys flirting with the seediness and finding an intense attraction to Marek, one of the younger boys, as he arranges a date. But it is the entire gang, led by the dangerously charismatic Boss (Russian actor Daniil Vorobyev), who show up at Daniel’s apartment and proceed to rob and terrorize him for several hours. In the first of several unforeseeable twists in this superbly scripted thriller, a remorseful Marek shows up the next day, finally alone, and one of cinema’s most unusual May-December relationships is born. Power, and how it is wielded, has rarely been more thoughtfully explored. – Jaie Laplante

Robin Campillo is best known for his collaborations as a writer and editor with Laurent Cantet, winning a Cesar award for The Class (2008), also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. He directed the feature They Came Back (2004), and Eastern Boys (2013) is his second film as a writer-director.


DirectorRobin Campillo

ProducerHughues Charbonneau, Marie-Ange Luciani

ScreenplayRobin Campillo

CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie

EditorRobin Campillo

MusicArnaud Rebotini

CastOlivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov, Danil Vorobyev, Edea Darcque

Production CompanyLes Films de Pierre9 cité Trévise75009 Paris, France

Sales AgentFilms Distribution 36 rue du Louvre 75001 Paris, France

EASTERN BOYSROBIN CAMPILLO

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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE. Miami audiences have long favorited the inspired heights of Spanish commercial comedy; two of the year’s best (Family United and Three Many Weddings) are in the Festival this year. Fans of these films are well-advised not to miss out on similarly inspired lunacy from Germany this year, with the first international play date of the German industry’s biggest homegrown domestic box-office hit in 6 years.

Two of the most gifted German actors and stars of their generation, Elyas M’Barek and Karoline Herfurth, delivered inspired and highly physical comedic performances as Zeki Müller, an ex-con who can barely spell, and Lisi Schnabelstedt, a teacher at Goethe High where Zeki charms his way into a job as a substitute. The plot revolves around a loot unsuspectedly buried beneath the school’s new gym, but the real story is in the screwball romantic comedy hi-jinks between M’Barek and Herfurth, with sparks flying between the two like a new generation’s Brad and Angelina. ‘Dying is easy, comedy is hard,’ goes Edmund Kean’s famous aphorism – and it’s a great kick to watch M’Barek and Herfurth deliver the goods with such seeming effortlessness. – Jaie Laplante

Bora Dagtekin was born in Hanover. He studied screenwriting at the Film Academy Ludwigsburg, wrote features and television scripts, and gained wide popularity as the creator of the hit German series “Turkish for Beginners”, which he later adapted into his feature film directorial debut, Turkish for Beginners – The Movie (2012). F*ck Ju Gohte (2013) is his second feature film as writer/director.

Germany, 2013German with English Subtitles119 min., Color

DirectorBora Dagtekin

ProducerLena Schömann, Christian Becker

Executive ProducerMartin Moszkowicz

ScreenplayBora Dagtekin

CinematographyChristof Wahl

EditorCharles Ladmiral, Christian Dörries

MusicBeckmann, Konstantin “Djorkaeff” Scherer, Beatzarre

CastElyas M´ Barek, Karoline Herfurth, Alwara Höfels, Jana Pallaske, Max von der Groeben, Jella Haase

Production CompanyRat Pack Filmproduktion GmbHBeethovenplatz 280336 Munich, Germany

Sales AgentPicture Tree International GmbHZur Boerse 12,10247 Berlin, Germany

FACK JU GÖHTE/SUCK ME SHAKESPEERF*CK JE, GOETHE BORA DAGTEKIN

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Inspired by Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the patriarch of a large Spanish family gives each of his five sons Biblically inspired names: Adán (Antonio de la Torre), Benjamín (Roberto Alamo, in a Goya-winning performance), Caleb (Quim Gutierrez), Daniel, and Efraín. Nothing has quite worked out the way it does on the silver screen; after five children, Padre’s wife left him, and all four of the elder boys have encountered issues that have stunted their chances for happiness. It falls to the youngest, Efraín (Patrick Criado), determined to make his father’s fairytale storybook come true by marrying his childhood sweetheart Carla in grand style. It just so happens that the wedding day falls on the exact day that Spain has made it into the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, and that’s just the first of many distractions that will make it difficult for this family to unite.

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo’s fourth feature is the feel-good film Spain needed this year. The film finds hope, laughter and love in the chaos. – Jaie Laplante

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo was born in Madrid. His four feature films to date are Dark Blue Almost Black (2006), a Gala presentation at MIFF 2007, Fat People (2009), Cousinhood (2011), and Family United (2013).


DirectorDaniel Sánchez Arévalo

ProducerFernando Bovaira, José Antonio Félez, Mercedes Gamero, Mikel Lejarza

Executive ProducerSimón de Santiago

ScreenplayDaniel Sánchez Arévalo

CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez

EditorIgnácio Ruiz Capillas

MusicJosh Rouse

CastAntonio de la Torre, Quim Gutiérrez, Verónica Echegui, Roberto Álamo, Miquel Fernández

Production CompanyAtípica FilmsCalle ODonnell, 10 1º derecha28009 Madrid, Spain


FAMILY UNITEDLA GRAN FAMILIA ESPAÑOLADANIEL SÁNCHEZ ARÉVALO

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Gabrielle, a woman in her mid-20s with Williams syndrome, is a member of Les Muses de Montréal, a choir composed of developmentally disabled adults who are preparing to back up Québécois pop star Robert Charlebois at a benefit concert. She’s got an attraction to a young man in the choir, Martin, but neither of their mothers feel their special-needs adult children can handle the emotions of hormones and sexual relationships.

Gabrielle (played by Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, who has Williams syndrome in real life) yearns for a more independent life. She’s deeply connected to her sister Sophie, but Sophie is making plans to join her long-term boyfriend on his mission in India. How Gabrielle fights the well-intended concern of those who love her to be able to see and spend time with Martin on their own terms as a young couple is the basis of this extraordinary, authentic heart-tugger. – Jaie Laplante

Louise Archambault studied film at Concordia University. Her first feature film was Familia (2005), which won the Best Canadian First Feature Film award at Toronto International Film Festival. Gabrielle (2013) is her second feature.

Canada, 2013French with English Subtitles104 min., Color

DirectorLouise Archambault

ProducerKim McCraw, Luc Déry

ScreenplayLouise Archambault

CinematographyMathieu Laverdière

EditorRichard Comeau

MusicFrançois Lafontaine

CastGabrielle Marion-Rivard, Alexandre Landry, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Production Companymicro_scope55 av. du Mont-Royal Ouest – Suite 802H2T 2S6 Montreal, QC, Canada

Sales AgenteOne Films International175 Bloor St E - Suite 1400, North TowerM4W 3R8 Toronto, ON, Canada

US DistributoreOne Films U.S.22 Harbor Park DrivePort Washington, New York 11050, USA

GABRIELLELOUISE ARCHAMBAULT

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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE. In the southern German town of Hechingen, a family-run textile business is experiencing an all-time low in production due to the global economic crisis. Young scion Michael Bogenschuetz, who is now in charge of the company, must look for new opportunities to make the company viable again. Michael gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attract investment from Chinese businessmen, but his father, the patriarch of the family, only wants the family business to succeed without foreign interference.

Writer-director Hannes Stöhr (Berlin Calling) returns to the Festival with a timely comedy-drama that describes the crude reality of small business versus globalization, and the risks an entrepreneur must be willing to take in order to succeed in today’s frantic economic environment. – Andres Castillo

Hannes Stöhr was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1970. After attending the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin, he went on to direct the feature films Berlin is Germany (2001), One Day in Europe (2005), Berlin Calling (2008), which screened at MIFF in 2009, and a segment of Hopper Stories (2012).


DirectorHannes Stöhr

ProducerKarsten Aurich, Annedore v. Donop, Hannes Stöhr

ScreenplayHannes Stöhr

CinematographyAndreas Doub

EditorSimone Klier

MusicFlorian Appl feat. Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner

CastStefan Hallmayer, Monika Anna Wojtyllo, Rita Lengyel, JinJin Harder, Kevin Chen, Yu Fang, Guohua Shi

Production CompanySabotage Films GmbHKastanienallee 5610119 Berlin, Germany

Sales AgentBeta Cinema GmbhGruendwalder Weg 28d82041 Munich, Germany

GLOBAL PLAYERGLOBAL PLAYER - WO WIR SIND ISCH VORNEHANNES STÖHR

PARAGON 2, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 7:00 PMREGAL 18, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 4:15 PM


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Souleymane Deme lives in N’Djamena, capital city of Chad. He dances at local night clubs, where his flashy disco moves are celebrated by admirers who affectionately call him Grigris (a term used for “good luck”). Grigris has a paralyzed leg that is no handicap on the dance floor, but in the harsher light of day prevents him from finding a decent job or a girlfriend. When Grigris’ stepfather becomes ill, the young man is forced to take a job as a gasoline trafficker. He steals the first shipment’s money to pay for his father’s hospital bill, but when he lies to the mob about what happened, rumors start triggering suspicions that quickly escalate into a death threat.

Haroun’s fifth film depicts the scuffles of a life that faces few options. There are no real solutions in a place like this, except the daily struggle for life itself. – Andres Castillo

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun was born in Chad and later moved to Paris, where he studied at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français. After his debut feature Bye Bye Africa (1999), he went on to direct Daratt, A Dry Season (2006) and A Screaming Man (2010), winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Chad, France, 2013Arabic, French with English Subtitles101 min., Color

DirectorMahamat-Saleh Haroun

ProducerFlorence Stern

ScreenplayMahamat-Saleh Haroun

CinematographyAntoine Héberlé

EditorMarie-Hélène Dozo

MusicWasis Diop

CastSouleymane Démé, Anaïs Monory

Production CompanyPili Films16, Passage du Monténégro75019 Paris, France

Sales AgentLes Films du Losange22 av. Pierre-1er-de-Serbie75116 Paris, France

US DistributorFilm Movement109 W 27th St - Suite 9BNew York, NY 10001, USA

GRIGRISMAHAMAT-SALEH HAROUN

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Young Heli, newly married and with an infant son, wants the simple, quiet life, but his rebellious 12-year-old sister Estela falls in love with Beto, a young police cadet who wants to marry her. With Beto’s meager salary not being enough to finance an elopement, he finds no hesitation in crossing the legal line to lift a couple of cocaine bricks, which he secretly stores at Heli’s house. Enraged by the discovery, Heli quickly disposes of the drugs, bringing the devastation of gang violence and corrupt cops into his formerly tranquil home.

Heli asks: “Who is in control of Mexico?” There is no answer needed. Amat Escalante, winner of the Best Director prize at Cannes Film Festival for this work, creates a string of unforgettable images. He is without question one of the bravest and most inventive directors working in cinema today. – Jaie Laplante

Warning: There is one scene of intense torture in Heli that may require discretion for some viewers.

Amat Escalante is a self-taught filmmaker from Guanajuato, Mexico. His first feature film, Sangre (2005), premiered at Un Certain Regard, Cannes, and was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize from international critics. Los Bastardos (2008), his second feature, also premiered at Un Certain Regard, Cannes.


DirectorAmat Escalante

ProducerJaime Romandia, Carlos Reygadas, Amat Escalante

ScreenplayAmat Escalante, Gabriel Reyes

CinematographyLorenzo Hagerman

EditorNatalia López

MusicLasse Marhaug

CastArmando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González

Production CompanyMantarraya ProduccionesSultepec 47 - Hipodromo Condesa06170 Mexico City, Mexico

Sales AgentNDMSultepec 47 - Hipodromo Condesa06170 Mexico City, Mexico

US DistributorOutsider Pictures1127 9th St – Suite 104Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA

HELIAMAT ESCALANTE

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Fifty-something Ximena (Paulina Garcia, recently seen in Gloria) has kept her inability to read a secret for many years. As a consequence, her world is quite small as she depends on others to interpret even the most basic information. When a woman who has read the daily newspaper to Ximena for years suddenly passes away, her young daughter Jackeline insists upon taking over the daily task for her late mother. At first, Ximena does not like Jackeline’s way of reading the newspaper and Jackeline struggles to deal with Ximena’s gloomy sense of humor. Soon Jackeline, a teacher who can’t find a job in Chile’s sputtering economy, convinces Ximena to let her teach her how to read and write. A tense beginning slowly turns into a sturdy and valuable friendship, and Ximena’s new skills will prove to be essential in bringing closure to a painful episode from her past, involving an emotional unread letter. – Andres Castillo

Moisés Sepúlveda was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1984. Illiterate (2013) is his first feature film after helming music videos, shorts, and television episodes.

Chile, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles73 min., Color

DirectorMoisés Sepúlveda

ProducerFernando Bascuñán

ScreenplayPablo Paredes, Moisés Sepúlveda

CinematographyArnaldo Rodríguez

EditorRodrigo Fernández

MusicCristóbal Carvajal

CastPaulina Garcia, Valentina Muhr

Production CompanyPlantaSanta Lucía 382 6DSantiago, Chile

Sales AgentHabanero Film SalesMarina Porto Búzios Armação dos Búzios, RJ 28950-000 Brazil

ILLITERATELAS ANALFABETASMOISÉS SEPULVEDA

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U.S. PREMIERE. Physics student Erol (Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense; A.I. Artificial Intelligence) was only nine years old when his scientist father, Gabriel (Rufus Sewell, Aurelio Zen), disappeared forever at a science conference in Princeton. In the years since then, Erol and his emotionally fragile mother Marika (Gillian Anderson, House of Mirth) have made somewhat patchwork lives for themselves. But when Erol’s grandfather, a physics professor (Victor Garber, Argo), discovers some of Gabriel’s old files, the unlikely (but scientifically sound) specter of an answer to Gabriel’s disappearance arises, and can only be proved if Erol risks everything to follow the trail of clues in his father’s work.

A gripping, smart tale of fate, science, love and consequences, I’ll Follow You Down showcases a compelling, nuanced performance from Osment, who is ably matched by Anderson, complex and loving, and Garber, torn between his scientific ambition and his love for his grandson. Compelling, provocative and moving, I’ll Follow You Down will have audiences thinking and talking long after the lights come up. – Jane Schoettle

Richie Mehta was born in Canada. His first feature, Amal, played at MIFF 2008, and his feature Siddharth is also playing in this year’s festival.

Canada, 201392 min., Color

DirectorRichie Mehta

ProducerLee Kim

ScreenplayRichie Mehta

CinematographyTico Poulakakis

EditorStuart A. McIntyre

MusicAndrew Lockington

CastHaley Joel Osment, Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell, Victor Garber

Production CompanyResolute Films and EntertainmentToronto, ON, Canada

Sales AgentXYZ Films4223 Glencoe Ave – Suite B119Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, USA

US DistributorWell Go USA Entertainment1601 E Plano Pkwy – Suite 110Plano, TX 75070, USA

I’LL FOLLOW YOU DOWNRICHIE MEHTA

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Three impoverished Guatemalan teens, Juan (Brandon López), Sara (Karen Martínez) and Samuel (Carlos Chajón), decide to embark on a journey to the North in search of a better life. Sara makes herself look like a boy and goes by the name Osvaldo for the trip, knowing that for a young girl the outing may have other dangerous consequences. Along the trip, the kids pick up a new member, Chauk (Rodolfo Dominguez) an Indian boy who does not speak Spanish. Juan has feelings for Sara and he becomes jealous of Chauk, who seems to understand their new surroundings better than the others. Their perilous passage into Mexico proves taxing on the group; they will face terrible acts of cruelness and beautiful moments of kindness while risking their lives for the elusive American dream.

Quemada-Diez’s debut feature reveals the shocking story of present-day Central Americans and their aspiration to risk everything in order to find a better life in the US. The film’s title reflects on the irony of the kinds of jobs undocumented aliens will find if they complete their excursion. – Andres Castillo

Diego Quemada-Díez was born in Burgos, Spain, and has worked as a camera operator for Alejandro González Iñárritu and Fernando Meirelles. His short films include “A Table is a Table” (2001), “La Morena” (2006) and “I Want to be a Pilot” (2006). La Jaula de Oro (2013) is his first feature film.

Mexico, 2013Spanish with English subtitles102 min., Color

DirectorDiego Quemada-Díez

ProducerInna Payán, Luis Salinas, Edher Campos

ScreenplayDiego Quemada-Díez, Gibrán Portela, Lucía Carreras

CinematographyMaría Secco

EditorPaloma López

MusicLeonardo Heiblum, Jacobo Lieberman

CastBrandon López, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez

Production CompanyMachete ProduccionesAv. Coyoacan 1120-4Del Valle03100 Mexico City, Mexico

Sales AgentFilms BoutiqueKöpenicker Strasse 18410997 Berlin, Germany

LA JAULA DE ORODIEGO QUEMADA-DÍEZ

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Produced by Fernando Trueba PC and winner of six 2014 Goya Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. In 1966, John Lennon was in Almería, Spain starring in Richard Lester’s anti-war satire, How I Won The War, an experience that inspired him to write his classic song “Strawberry Fields Forever”, the first verse of which opens with the line: “Living is easy with eyes closed.” The line might encompass what Spain is going through in the period – the late years of Franco’s dictatorship. Antonio (Javier Cámara), a teacher in a small public school some distance away, idolized Lennon for his lyrics of peace and awareness, so different from the reality around him.

Antonio sets off on a quest to find the set of the movie and meet his idol. Along the way he collects two “misfits” from the new generation, 20-year-old pregnant Belen and teenage Juanjo, to join him. This is who will inherit Spain, Antonio sees clearly. Incredible as it may seem, this film brought both David Trueba and Javier Cámara their first Goya awards – in a career of mutually outstanding work, they are at their finest in Living is Easy With Eyes Closed. – Jaie Laplante

David Trueba was born in Madrid and studied film at American Film Institute in Los Angeles. His first feature film was The Good Life, which screened at MIFF 1998. His other feature films include Masterpiece (MIFF 2001), Soldiers of Salamina (2003), and Madrid, 1987 (MIFF 2012), which also screened at Sundance. He created the TV series “What Happened to Jorge Sanz?” in 2010.


DirectorDavid Trueba

ProducerCristina Huete

ScreenplayDavid Trueba

CinematographyDaniel Vilar

EditorMarta Velasco

MusicPat Metheny

CastJavier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer, Ramon Fontsere, Jorge Sanz, Ariadna Gil

Production CompanyFernando Trueba P.C.Antonio Cavero, 3728043 Madrid, Spain

Sales Agent6salesReal Baja 18, 1o C - Mahadahonda28220 Madrid, Spain

LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSEDVIVIR ES FÁCIL CON LOS OJOS CERRADOSDAVID TRUEBA

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Reclusive guitarist Adam (Tom Hiddleston) collects vintage guitars and ventures out only at darkest night to Detroit’s most underground bars. His irrepressibly stylish and mysterious lover Eve (Tilda Swinton) is miles away in Tangiers, hanging out with 16th century English dramatist Christopher Marlowe (John Hurt), who has faked his own death centuries before. It’s clear to Eve that Adam is drifting and needs her, and she arranges her return. Their initial rapture at reunion is disturbed by Ava (Mia Wasikowska), Eve’s bratty little sister, who is out to party and doesn’t have much respect for Adam and Eve’s more refined approach to vampirism, sensually developed over dozens of decades.

Only Lovers Left Alive is one of Jim Jarmusch’s finest works, in a career that has included such stylish masterpieces as Stranger Than Paradise and Dead Man. – Jaie Laplante

Jim Jarmusch has been at the forefront of the American independent cinema movement since his feature, Stranger Than Paradise (1984), made for $125,000, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes. His oeuvre includes the features Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Night on Earth (1991), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) and Broken Flowers (2005).


DirectorJim Jarmusch

ProducerJeremy Thomas, Reinhard Brundig

ScreenplayJim Jarmusch

CinematographyYorick Le Saux

EditorAffonso Gonçalves

MusicJozef Van Wissem

CastTom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright

Production CompanyPandora FilmproduktionBalthasarstr 79-8150670 Cologne, Germany

Sales AgentHanWay Films24 Hanway StW1T 1UH London, UK

US DistributorSony Pictures Classics500 Madison Ave., 8th FloorNew York, NY 10022, USA

ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVEJIM JARMUSCH

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Yossi Madmony had a major breakthrough in 2011 with Restoration, proving his patient work with a resonant, detailed story would gradually build in power to reveal a subtle allegory of a society in transition. Now Madmony is back with a more historical story: an epic that sweeps over many years in a tale about a secular Israeli army officer who is celebrated for his heroics on the battlefield but finds fatherhood and building a family a much greater challenge. Once again, the faint echo of a microcosm grows in power as the film unfolds, showcasing the skills that have led to international superlatives for Madmony.

The gruff, extroverted Bambi thinks nothing of offering “his place in heaven” to a religious Holocaust survivor who agrees to cook Bambi’s favorite meal in exchange for the favor. Years later, the reverberation of that casual cast-off regarding spiritual concerns seems to haunt Bambi at every turn. His forceful pride, a sometimes asset but more often serious liability, frustrates his ability for amicable relationships within the sphere of family. As in his other films, Madmony’s critical portrait of a man’s elusive quest for happiness and peace has a deep sense of fairness and intelligence. – Jaie Laplante

Yossi Madmony was born in Jerusaleum. His three feature films to date have been widely acclaimed in Israel and abroad. The Barbecue People (2003) was nominated for 12 Ophir (Israel Academy) Awards, Restoration (2011) was nominated for 11 Ophir Awards and won Best Screenplay in the World Dramatic Competition at Sundance, and most recently, A Place in Heaven (2013) was nominated for 10 Ophir Awards.

Israel, 2013Hebrew with English Subtitles118 min., Color

DirectorYossi Madmony

ProducerDavid Mandil, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery

Executive ProducerMichal Graidi

ScreenplayYossi Madmony

CinematographyBoaz Yehonatan Yaacov

EditorArik Lahav Leibovich

MusicOphir Leibovitch

CastAlon Aboutboul, Rotem Zissman Cohen, Tom Graziani, Keren Berger, Yossi Pollak, Sasha Avshalom Agarounov, Michael Aloni

Production CompanyMovie Plus Productions163 Dizingoff st. - 3rd floorTel Aviv, Israel

A PLACE IN HEAVENMAKOM BE-GAN EDENYOSSI MADMONY

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Abdellah, 15, lives in a one-bedroom house in a poor area of Casablanca with his large family, where he has an obsessive longing for his handsome older brother, but satisfies himself with sex from other men in the neighborhood. Ten years later, Abdellah finds a partner in a visiting Swiss professor, who helps secure a student visa for Abdellah to study in Geneva. Still a large taboo in the Arab word, Taia’s film is one of the first to receive wide attention for its depiction of a modern Arab youth navigating his sexuality on his own terms. – Jaie Laplante

Preceded by “Xenos”, UK, Greece, Denmark, 2014, Arabic, with English sub-titles, 12 min., Color. Mahdi Fleifel, one of MIFF 2013’s “World Directors to Watch”, returns to MIFF screens with the story of a friend of the director’s, who escaped Palestine to live in Greece but found

much hardship during his new home’s economic crisis. Official Selection of Papi Shorts Competition, presented by Macy’s.

Abdellah Taia was born in Salé, Morocco. He has written the novels An Arab Melancholia (2008), Le Jour du Roi (2010) and Infidels (2012). Salvation Army, adapted from his own novel of the same title, is his first feature film.

Mahdi Fleifel is a Palestinian born in Dubai and based in London. His short films have screened at numerous international film festivals such as the Berlinale. His first feature documentary, A World Not Ours, screened at MIFF and Toronto International Film Festival, and has won numerous prizes.

France, Morocco, 2013French, Arabic with English Subtitles81 min., Color

DirectorAbdellah Taia

ProducerHugues Charbonneau, Marie Ange Luciani

ScreenplayAbdellah Taïa

CinematographyAgnes Godard

EditorFrancoise Tourmen

CastSaid Mrini, Karim Ait M’hand, Amine Ennaji

Production CompanyLes Films de Pierre9 cité Trévise75009 Paris, France

Sales AgentPascale RamondaParis, France

SALVATION ARMYL’ARMÉE DU SALUTABDELLAH TAIA

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Twelve-year-old Siddharth (“Siddhu” for short) lives with his parents and infant sister in a poor New Delhi neighborhood. His father, Mahendra, is having trouble making ends meet and pulls Siddhu out of school to go work for a distant relative in Mumbai for a month. When Siddhu fails to return home as expected, and no trace of him can be found, Mahendra travels across India on a desperate search for his missing boy. The police take a judgmental tone to the case, criticizing Mahendra for breaking the law that requires boys of New Delhi to be in school. Others are bewildered by why Mahendra is making such a fuss. “Just have another child” is advice he gets from one observer. In the second-most populous country in the world, teeming with overcrowded circumstances, Canadian director Richie Mehta goes to the land of his roots to question what is becoming of the value of a human life. – Jaie Laplante

Richie Mehta was born in Canada. His first feature film, Amal (MIFF 2008), received 6 Genie (Canadian Academy) Award nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay. His feature, I’ll Follow You Down, starring Haley Joel Osment and Gillian Anderson, is also playing in this year’s Festival.

Canada, India, 2013Hindi with English Subtitles96 min., Color

DirectorRichie Mehta

ProducerDavid Miller, Richie Mehta, Steven N. Bray

Executive ProducerMichael Davidson

ScreenplayRichie Mehta

CinematographyBob Gundu

EditorRichie Mehta, Stuart A. McIntyre

MusicAndrew Lockington

CastRajesh Tailang, Tannishtha Chatterjee

Production CompanyPoor Man’s ProductionsToronto, ON, Canada

Sales AgentFortissimo FilmsVan Diemenstraat 1001013 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

SIDDHARTHRICHIE MEHTA

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John May (Eddie Marsan) lives a monotonous life in London working for the local council; his job consists of finding the relative of a person that has recently died alone so that they can get a proper burial. John’s intentions are extraordinarily honorable; he makes sure the recently deceased have beautiful funerals complete with solemn eulogies and music, even though he is the only person able to attend. Soon John finds himself working the case of the death of an alcoholic man named Billy Stokes, who used to live in front of his apartment, triggering all kinds of existential questions about John’s purpose in life, or lack thereof. When John finds out that his workplace is downsizing and that Stokes’ case will be his last, John decides to move heaven and earth in order to find a relative. He stumbles upon Stokes’ estranged daughter Kelly, and somehow this most uneventful of meetings sparks a flame in both of their lives, unraveling the course of John’s hapless fate. – Andres Castillo

Uberto Pasolini was born in Rome in 1957. He has worked as a producer in the British film industry for years, producing films like Palookaville (1995), The Full Monty (1997) and The Emperor’s New Clothes (2001). His directorial debut was Machan (2008), which played at MIFF in 2009. Still Life (2013) is his second feature.

UK, Italy, 201392 min., Color

DirectorUberto Pasolini

ProducerUberto Pasolini, Felix Vossen, Christopher Simon

Executive ProducerBarnaby Southcombe

ScreenplayUberto Pasolini

CinematographyStefano Falivene

EditorTracy Granger, Gavin Buckley

MusicRachel Portman

CastEddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury, Andrew Buchan, Ciaran McIntyre, Neil D’Souza, Paul Anderson, Tim Potter

Production CompanyRedwave Films31-32 Soho SquareW1D 3AP London, UK

Sales AgentBeta Cinema GmbhGruendwalder Weg 28d82041 Munich, Germany

STILL LIFEUBERTO PASOLINI

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Manena is spending her summer vacation with her family in the south of Chile. Her father, Francisco, is a wealthy landowner in the area who, obsessed with the rapid growth of carp fish in the nearby lagoon, decides to dynamite the lake in order to get rid of the fish. His plan heightens the already marked social tension between the landowners and the impoverished Mapuche people, who have lived in the area for centuries. Manena senses the injustices being dealt to the Mapuche and tries to intervene, but her father refuses to back down.

Marcela Said expertly articulates the long-term consequences of the problems of the historically unfairly skewed relationship between the wealthy landowners and the underprivileged indigenous people in today’s rural Chile. – Andres Castillo

Marcela Said was born in Santiago, Chile, and studied at the Universidad Católica and the Sorbonne. Her filmography includes the documentaries Valparaiso (1999), I Love Pinochet (2001), Opus Dei (2006), and The Young Butler (2011). The Summer of the Flying Fish (2013) is her first narrative feature.

Chile, France, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles95 min., Color

DirectorMarcela Said

ProducerBruno Bettati, Tom Dercourt, Sophie Erbs

Executive ProducerBruno Bettati

ScreenplayMarcela Said, Julio Rojas

CinematographyInti Briones

EditorJean de Certeau

MusicAlexander Zekke

CastFrancisca Walker, Gregory Cohen, Maria Izquierdo, Roberto Cayuqueo, Guillermo Lorca

Production CompanyJirafa FilmsPérez Rosales 787 of. AValdivia, Chile

Sales AgentAlpha Violet14 Rue Soleillet - BL6475020 Paris, France

US DistributorOutsider Pictures1127 9th St – Suite 104Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA

THE SUMMER OF THE FLYING FISHEL VERANO DE LOS PECES VOLADORESMARCELA SAID

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Fininho is an 18-year-old soldier whose girlfriend’s brother Paulete is part of an avant-garde cabaret troupe in Recife in 1978 Brazil, the last year of that country’s military dictatorship. Delivering a letter to Paulete, Fininho finds himself taken with the freewheeling, omnisexual and over-the-top transgressiveness of the cabaret performers, particularly ringleader Clecio. It’s not long before Fininho has ditched his heterosexuality, taken up with Clecio and spends all his leave time rehearsing and performing with his new friends. But his army commander is none too pleased, and the cabaret’s frequent clashes with the establishment are heightened by the army’s attention on Fininho, and a showdown looms. – Jaie Laplante

Hilton Lacerda was born in Recife, Brazil. He has written the screenplays of films such as Mango Yellow (2002, by Cláudio Assis), The Dead Girl’s Feast (2008, by Matheus Nachtergaele), Rat Fever (2011, by Cláudio Assis). Tattoo is his first feature film as director.


DirectorHilton Lacerda

ProducerJoão Vieira Jr., Chico Ribeiro, Ofir Figueiredo

Executive ProducerNara Aragão

ScreenplayHilton Lacerda

CinematographyIvo Lopes Araújo

EditorMair Tavares

MusicDJ Dolores

CastIrandhir Santos, Jesuíta Barbosa, Rodrigo García, Sílvio Restiffe, Sylvia Prado, Ariclenes Barroso

Production CompanyREC ProdutoresR. João Ivo da Silva, 249, MadalenaRecife- PE 50720-100, Brazil

Sales AgentIMOVISIONR. Tumiaru, 138, Vila MarianaSão Paulo- SP 04008-050, Brazil

TATTOOTATUAGEMHILTON LACERDA

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Daniele Luchetti, whose film My Brother is An Only Child was a popular hit at MIFF 2008, again takes the 1970s period of his youth to create a memorable family drama that captures a particular time and moment in Italian social history. Guido (Kim Rossi Stuart), a sculptor and art teacher, dreams of prestige and acceptance from Rome’s uppercrust art elite, but meanwhile struggles to support his wife Serena (Micaela Ramazzotti) and their two young children. After a particularly disastrous art show that ends in humiliation for Guido, his marriage crumbles when the unhappy Serena departs for a feminist commune in France. There, with much focus on self-fulfillment and expression, Serena begins to develop a deeper bond with another woman.

The narcissism of the “me” decade is particularly colorful from the comfortable distance of 40 years. Luchetti’s affection for his characters and their foibles has created another charming winner. – Jaie Laplante

Daniele Luchetti was born in Rome. He began his career as a protégé of Nanni Moretti. His writing and directing credits include It’s Happening Tomorrow (1988), My Brother is an Only Child (MIFF 2008), and Our Life (2010), which won the Best Actor prize at Cannes for Elio Germano.

Italy, 2013Italian with English Subtitles100 min., Color

DirectorDaniele Luchetti

ProducerGiovanni Stabilini, Riccardo Tozzi, Marco Chimenz

Executive ProducerGina Gardini

ScreenplaySandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Caterina Venturini, Daniele Luchetti

CinematographyClaudio Collepiccolo

EditorMirco Garrone, Francesco Garrone

MusicFranco Piersanti

CastKim Rossi Stuart, Micaela Ramazzotti, Martina Friederike Gedeck

Production CompanyCattleyaPiazzale Valerio Massimo 7/800162 Rome, Italy

Sales AgentCelluloid Dreams2 rue Turgot75009 Paris, France

THOSE HAPPY YEARSANNI FELICIDANIELE LUCHETTI

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Winsome thirty-something single lobster research biologist Ruth (Inma Cuesta) gets dumped yet again at the worst possible moment – while attending her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. Soon after, she’s faced with a dreaded second wedding invitation to the nuptials of another ex-boyfriend (Paco León), and stuck without a date, she forces her sexy new intern Dani (Martiño Rivas) to take on the role. The happy-go-lucky Ruth lets go at the wedding and meets a potentially interesting new mate, neurosurgeon Jonás (Quim Gutiérrez) – just in time for the wedding of her third ex-boyfriend, Álex, who has undergone a sex change and is about to marry another man. Three Many Weddings is an inspired romp, featuring an all-star cast of Spain’s funniest comic actors in the country’s biggest domestic box office hit of the year. – Jaie Laplante

Javier Ruiz Caldera was born in Barcelona. He directed the feature film spoof Spanish Movie in 2009. In 2012, he released his second feature, Ghost Graduation, a hit at MIFF 2013.


DirectorJavier Ruiz Caldera

ProducerBelén Atienza, Mercedes Gamero, Enrique López Lavigne

Executive ProducerMaría Angulo

ScreenplayPablo Alén, Breixo Corral

CinematographyArnau Valls Colomer

EditorAlberto de Toro

MusicJavier Rodero

CastInma Cuesta, Quim Gutiérrez, Rossy de Palma, María Botto, Martiño Rivas, Bñarbara Santa Cruz, Paco León

Production CompanyApaches EntertainmentEdificio Torres BlancasCalle Corazón de María, 2 – 1o – Oficina 13028002 Madrid, Spain

Sales AgentFilm Factory Lincoln 11, 3º 3ª08006 Barcelona, Spain

THREE MANY WEDDINGSTRES BODAS DE MÁSJAVIER RUIZ CALDERA

PARAGON 2, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 9:30 PMREGAL 17, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 9:30 PM


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Bobo and Klara, 13-year old rebels looking for trouble at their Stockholm school in 1982, are inseparable misfits. Bobo wears glasses and dresses like a tomboy, while Klara sports a wild Mohawk; the two girls decide to form a punk band. Quickly realizing they need a third member to complete the group, they recruit the very conservative-looking Hedvig, after seeing her in the school talent show. The two give Hedvig a makeover and create their dream insubordinate band.

Based on an autobiographical novel by director Lukas Moodysson’s wife, We Are The Best! examines the possibilities of youth in an edgy coming-of-age environment, where attitude and punk music can help a young girl on the path to maturity. – Andres Castillo

Lukas Moodysson was born in 1969 in the south of Sweden. He graduated from Dramatiska Institutet and achieved international praise with his debut feature Fucking Åmål /Show Me Love (1998), helping him become one of the major filmmakers in contemporary Swedish cinema. His career continued with Together (2000), an Official Selection at MIFF 2001, Lilya 4-ever (2002), A Hole in My Heart (2004), Container (2006) and Mammoth (2009).

Sweden, Denmark 2013Swedish with English Subtitles102 min., Color

DirectorLukas Moodysson

ProducerLars Jönsson

ScreenplayLukas Moodysson

CinematographyUlf Brantås

EditorMichal Leszczylowski

CastMira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne, Johan Liljemark

Production CompanyMemfis FilmsKornhamnstorg 611127 Stockholm, Sweden

Sales AgentTrustNordiskFilmbyen 282650 Hvidovre, Denmark


WE ARE THE BEST!VI ÄR BÄST!LUKAS MOODYSSON

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Majid, a powerfully built, second-generation Dutch-Moroccan ex-con, is out on parole and trying to keep his head down as he rebuilds his life. His pal Adil has other ideas, however, and eggs Majid into some bigger territory. Soon Majid is working as an enforcer for a Turkish mafia boss, and his talent for violence becomes clear (Majid is also training as a kickboxer). Majid’s inchoate anger is the true subject of Wolf, and the pressures of his immigrant status build to a breaking point. Director Jim Taihuttu’s choice of black-and-white photography to capture the grit and starkness of Majid’s reality is extremely effective. – Jaie Laplante

Jim Taihuttu was born in Venlo, The Netherlands. He co-directed the feature film Rabat (2011), and Wolf is his solo feature film directorial debut.

Netherlands, 2013Dutch, Arabic with English Subtitles119 min., Black & White

DirectorJim Taihuttu

ProducerJulius Ponten

ScreenplayJim Taihuttu

CinematographyLennart Verstegen

EditorWouter van Luijn

MusicGino Taihuttu

CastMarwan Kenzari, Chems Eddine Amar, Raymond Thiry, Cahit Olmez, Bo Maerten

Production CompanyHabbekratsWeesperzijde 801091 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sales AgentXYZ Films4223 Glencoe Ave – Suite B119Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, USA

US DistributorIFC Midnight11 Penn Plaza - 15th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

WOLFJIM TAIHUTTU

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Jack Marcus (Clive Owen), a once-promising novelist turned alcoholic high school literature teacher, meets the challenger of his life in Italian painter Dina Delsanto (Juliette Binoche), an artist recently diagnosed with a disease that will soon render her unable to paint. Preparing to make the necessary transitions in her life, Dina takes a job as a part-time art teacher at Jack’s high school, and soon sparks of rivalry fly between the two. Jack is longing for a sparring partner with any degree of alertness, and Dina’s emotions are raw and fiery. A playful debate in the teacher’s lounge over the relevance of writing versus painting soon escalates into an all-school war as Jack and Dina engage their students in preparations for the ultimate debate on the subject.

Owen and Binoche make a dynamic pair. Jack and Dina each try to hide their pain and loneliness from the world, until both can find the words and images to free themselves. – Jaie Laplante

Fred Schepisi was born in Melbourne, Australia. His first feature-length film was The Devil’s Playground (1976),

which won 6 Australian Film Institute awards including Best Film and established Fred’s reputation as a talented director and writer. He went on to direct The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), Barbarosa (1981), Iceman (1983), Roxanne (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), and The Russia House (1990). Schepisi was awarded the Order of Australia for his service to the Australian film industry as a director, producer and screenwriter.


DirectorFred Schepisi

ProducerCurtis Burch, Gerald Di Pego

Executive ProducerNancy Rae Stone

ScreenplayGerald Di Pego

CinematographyIan Baker

EditorPeter Honess

MusicPaul Grabowsky

CastClive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Navid Negahban

Production CompanyLatitude Productions833 20th Street – Suite 201Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA

Sales AgentVoltage Pictures662 N Crescent Heights Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

US DistributorRoadside Attractions7920 Sunset Blvd – Suite 402Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA

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François Ozon’s very brave and strong Young & Beautiful provokes intense reactions. Sixteen-year-old Isabelle (Marine Vacth) is puzzled about who she is. She comes from a middle-class family, but is bored with her family’s pre-occupations and routines. Even her attempt to seek solace in the arms of a normal boyfriend doesn’t really light her fire. Isabelle finds herself attracted to danger, excitement on a level where she can entangle with powerful men at an equal level of risk. She creates a website through which she begins to have sex with older men for money (and never really has any use for the money). There will be consequences of course, but even for Isabelle, the shame others feel for her does not resonate for long within her own psyche.

A movie about having secrets, Young & Beautiful is about Isabelle’s bewilderment with behavior that belies an understanding of her public image. – Jaie Laplante

François Ozon was born in Paris. His feature films include Under the Sand (2001), 8 Women (2002), Swimming Pool (2003), Potiche (MIFF 2010), and In the House (2012). Young & Beautiful (2013), his latest feature, debuted in Cannes Film Festival’s main competition.


DirectorFrançois Ozon

ProducerEric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer

ScreenplayFrançois Ozon

CinematographyPascal Marti

EditorLaure Gardette

MusicPhilippe Rombi

CastMarine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Charlotte Rampling

Production CompanyMandarin Films68, rue de la Folie Méricourt75011 Paris, France


US DistributorSundance Selects11 Penn Plaza - 18th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

YOUNG & BEAUTIFULJEUNE & JOLIEFRANÇOIS OZON

REGAL 8, SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 6:30 PMREGAL 17, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 6:45 PM

Preceded by “Skin”, Cédric Prévost, France, 2013, French with English subtitles, 13 min., Color. A dangerous looking man frightens a woman aboard the Paris Metro, but she soon learns he’s not after what she expects.

Cédric Prévost has directed nine short films, including “Alter Ego” (2008), “Hymen” (2010), and “Catharsis”, winner of the Grand Jury Shorts Competition

at MIFF 2012. Official Selection of Papi Shorts Competition, presented by Macy’s.


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John Schlesinger’s look at the streets of New York and the relationship between two small-time hustlers played by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman has become one of the defining symbols of the difficult side of urban life in America. A “daring…shocking…provocative” landmark for its frank depiction of the grittiness and unfulfilled dreams of big city life, Midnight Cowboy was the first “X” rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. – Dana Keith.

Tickets ONLY available from Miami Beach Cinematheque for this screening.


DirectorJohn Schlesinger

ProducerJerome Hellman

ScreenplayWaldo Salt

CinematographyAdam Holender

EditorHugh A. Robertson

MusicJohn Barry

CastDustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver

Production CompanyJerome Hellman Productions

US DistributorUnited Artist Films245 N Beverly DriveBeverly Hills, CA 90210, USA

MIDNIGHT COWBOYJOHN SCHLESINGER

MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE , THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 7 PM


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Samuel “Sammy” Albis was born in Colombia. He began his career in advertising, where he garnered several international awards for his creative campaigns. In 2011, he was selected for Shoot Magazine’s coveted New Directors Showcase. “Chub” is his first narrative piece, and he is currently working on his first feature film.

Justin Malone was born in Dallas, TX, and is a graduate of Orlando, FL’s Full Sail University. After graduating, he returned to Dallas where he made Undocumented, his first feature-length film. His other directorial credits include the FilmBuff feature documentary Hurry Up & Wait (2011) about Atlanta band Gringo Star.

Anna Clara Peltier was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She studied at New York University and returned to Brazil, where she has worked as a screenwriter since 2008. She previously directed the short film “Isa of Winds” (2008).

Yoyo Yao graduated from the Communication University of China with a Masters Degree in Film Studies and Filmmaking. She has directed multiple short films and documentaries.


PARAGON 1, WEDNESDAY, MAR 12, 9:15 PM

Miami filmmakers Samuel Albis and Alessandra Gherardi Albis’s beautiful world premiere “Chub” headlines this outstanding collection of four mature short films, all featuring characters at major turning points in their lives. Also featured is the American “Blue” by Justin Malone (a world premiere), Anna Clara Peltier’s “Grace” (Brazil) about a teenage synchronized swimmer who is a fish-out-of-water even when she’s in the water, and Yoyo Yao’s delightful “A Big Deal” (China), a US premiere about a 10-year-old boy who so longs for his mother he hires a prostitute to fill in for her when she can’t come to Parent Day at school.

CHUB WORLD PREMIERE. Samuel Albis, USA, 2014, 27 min., Color

GRACE (GRAÇA)NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Anna Clara Peltier, Brazil, 2013, Portuguese with English subtitles, 15 min., Color

BLUE WORLD PREMIERE. Justin Malone, USA, 2014, 20 min., Color

A BIG DEALU.S. PREMIERE. Yoyo Yao, China, 2013, Chinese with English subtitles, 20 min., Color

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Mat Kirkby is a commercials/music video director at Ridley Scott Associates in London. He has directed videos for Adele, Basement Jaxx and Muse, as well as commercials for Nike and Playstation.

Eric Paternot is a journalist, producer, and entrepreneur. He has worked for ABC News, The New York Times, France Television, and independent production companies around the world.

Rodrigo Bellott was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and studied at Ithaca College. In 2000 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Student Film. He wrote/directed/produced the feature film Sexual Dependency, which won the FIPRESCI Award at Locarno, along with numerous additional international awards. He wrote the short film “Blokes” (MIFF 2011, Grand Jury Prize, Shorts Competition), directed by Marialy Rivas, which screened at Cannes, Sundance, and Berlin. He was a producer on We Are What We Are, directed by Jim Mickle, which screened at Director’s Fortnight and Sundance.

Joey Daoud is a documentary film producer, cinematographer, and photographer. His work has appeared on The New York Times, The Guardian, BoingBoing, and other media outlets. He produces short documentaries and features, including the film Bots High, currently available on iTunes and Hulu.

Kareem Tabsch is a Miami native and co-founder of O Cinema, Miami’s headquarters for independent, foreign and art films.


REGAL 18, SUNDAY, MAR 9, 7:15 PM

Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) gives another outstanding performance (with Oscar winner Jim Broadbent) in “The Phone Call” (UK) by Mat Kirkby, a music video director from Ridley Scott’s film company. The winning story of the tiny nation of Bhutan’s weightlifting champion in “Shirt Out, Game Over!” (Switzerland) by Eric Paternot is a notable world premiere, and the stirring “Unicorn” (Bolivia) by returning MIFF alumni Rodrigo Bellott round out the Competition titles. Completing the program are two delightful out-of-competition screenings from Miami filmmakers: “Strike: The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told” (USA), directed by Joey Daoud, and “Cherry Pop: The Story of the World’s Fanciest Cat,” by Kareem Tabsch.

THE PHONE CALL Mat Kirkby, UK, 2013, 20 min., Color

UNICORN (UNICORNIO)WORLD PREMIERE. Rodrigo Bellott, Bolivia, 2014, German, Spanish with English subtitles, 30 min., Color

SHIRT OUT, GAME OVER! WORLD PREMIERE. Eric Paternot, Switzerland, 2014, 23 min., Color

STRIKE, THE GREATEST BOWLING STORY EVER TOLDWORLD PREMIERE. Joey Daoud, USA, 2014, 13 min., Color

CHERRY POP: THE STORY OF THE WORLD’S FANCIEST CAT WORLD PREMIERE. Kareem Tabsch, USA, 2014, 10 min., Color

“Cherry Pop: The Story of the World’s Fanciest Cat”

“Unicorn”

“Shirt Out, Game Over!”

“Strike, The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told”

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AROUND THE LAKE (AUTOUR DU LAC) Performed by Carl et les hommes-boîtesBELGIUM/20135 min; COLDIRECTOR: Noémie Marsily & Carl RoosensCourtesy of Carl et les hommes-boîtes (Emmanuel Coenen, Cédric Manche, Pascal Mathey, Carl Roosens).

CREEP DATEPerformed by YohunaUSA/20143 min: COLDIRECTOR: Rosita Lama Muvdi

FALLING APARTPerformed by The KhanzUK/20134 min; COLDIRECTOR: Ben Cox

FEAR & DELIGHTPerformed by The CorrespondentsUK/20134 min; B/W & COLDIRECTOR: Naren Wilks

I EXISTEgypt/Syria/201410 min; COLDIRECTOR: Ahmed AbdelnaserCourtesy of West One Music


REGAL, THURSDAY, MAR 13, 7:00 PM

LAND OF THE DREAMSPerformed by The TranspersonalsUK/20137 min; B/W & COLDIRECTOR: Sheridan James Lunt

MASCHINPerformed by BilderbuchAUSTRIA/20133 min; COLDIRECTOR: Antonin Pevny

SEPARATED Performed by Stan Lee ColeBELGIUM/20134 min; COLDIRECTOR: Mark Borgions

SOMETHING IN MY SOULPerformed by Diggs DukeUK/20132 min; COLDIRECTOR: Ben Connors, Piers Dennis

WALKING (CAMINAR)Performed by Ministerio de EnergìaARGENTINA/20134 min; COLDIRECTOR: Federico Telerman, Nicolas Uboldi


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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. A distinctive and personal behind-the-scenes story of Spanish singers Joaquín Sabina and Joan Manuel Serrat after the recording of their second album collaboration, La orquesta del Titanic. El símbolo y el cuate follows the two talented singers while on tour in Latin America - both artists have a strong connection with the continent and are revered as important icons not only by their peers, but also by the huge crowds who gather to hear them sing together night after night.

Francesc Relea’s film offers a unique glimpse at the lives of both Sabina and Serrat, two very different individuals who enjoy making music together and sharing the stage on what could possibly be Serrat’s final tour. – Andres Castillo

Spanish journalist Francesc Relea began working for El Periódico de Cataluña and later joined the television program “30 Minuts de Televisió de Catalunya”. He also worked for the daily El País, where he was a correspondent in Argentina and Mexico.


DirectorFrancesc Relea

ProducerIsabel Jubert, Tono Folguera

Executive ProducerAndrés Luque

ScreenplayFrancesc Relea

CinematographyCarlos Carcas, Carles Mestres

EditorCarlos Prieto

MusicJoan Manuel Serrat, Joaquín Sabina

CastJoan Manuel Serrat, Joaquín Sabina

Production CompanyLASTOR MEDIA S.L.Carrer Provença 211 4t 2a08008 Barcelona, Spain

Sales AgentLatido FilmsVeneras 9, 3º28013 Madrid, Spain

SERRAT & SABINA: TWO FOR THE ROADSERRAT Y SABINA, EL SÍMBOLO Y EL CUATEFRANCESC RELEA

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The Immigrant is James Gray’s fifth feature in 20 years, and his slow-burning, slow-building collection continues to impress with its almost operatic textures, reminiscent of great literature. – Jaie Laplante

James Gray was born in Queens, New York. His first feature film, Little Odessa (1994), was a prizewinner at the Venice Film Festival. Since then, he has directed The Yards (2000), We Own The Night (2007), Two Lovers (2008), and The Immigrant (2013), all of which have been in the Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival.

USA, 2013English, Polish with English Subtitles120 min., Color

DirectorJames Gray

ProducerJames Gray, Anthony Katagas, Greg Shapiro, Christopher Woodrow

Executive ProducerLen Blavatnik, Maria Cestone, Brahim Chioua, Molly Conners, Sarah E. Johnson, Vincent Maraval, Agnès Mentre, Hoyt David Morgan, Jacob Pechenik, Bruno Wu

ScreenplayJames Gray, Ric Menello

CinematographyDarius Khondji

EditorJohn Axelrad, Kayla Emter

MusicChris Spelman

CastJoaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Marion Cotillard

Production CompanyWorldview Entertainment1384 Broadway - 25th FloorNew York, NY 10018, USA


US DistributorRADiUS - TWC90 Hudon St., 2nd FloorNew York, NY 10013, USA

THE IMMIGRANTJAMES GRAY

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WORLD PREMIERE. Recent changes to Colorado’s marijuana laws have reignited (pun intended) America’s heated debate around the drug, and the pros and cons of the issue are perfectly explored in John Stockwell’s new film, Kid Cannabis. Based on a detailed Rolling Stone article, the film tells the true story of eighteen year old Nate Norman (Jonathan Daniel Brown) of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. A chunky, insecure, high school dropout who works delivering pizzas to the wealthy elite living in the famed resort town, he yearns for financial stability for himself and his single mother. One day, understanding the truth behind the axiom ‘do what you love and the money will follow’, Nate entices his best friend Topher (Kenny Wormald) to embark on a finely organized marijuana importation venture, bringing British Columbia’s finest to discerning Idahoans. Faster than you can say ‘good bud’ Nate and Topher and a motley crew of their misfit friends are running millions of dollars worth of product through the unguarded woods, ultimately catching the attention of more established criminal organizations. And law enforcement. Whatever your opinion on this extremely contentious issue, the conversation will only be enhanced by your experience of this highly enjoyable film. – Jane Schoettle

Texas-born John Stockwell had a well established career as an actor, and an Emmy nomination for writing, before moving into the director’s chair. His best known films include Blue Crush, Into The Blue, and Middle of Nowhere.


DirectorJohn Stockwell

ProducerMichael Becker, Gordon Bijelonic, Corey Large, Datari Turner

Executive ProducerAlison Lee, Alan Pao, Bic Tran

ScreenplayJohn Stockwell

CinematographyPeter Holland

EditorJon Berry, James Renfroe

MusicIrv Johnson

CastJonathan Daniel Brown, Kenny Wormald, Ron Perlman, Aaron Yoo, John C. McGinley

Production CompanyGordon Bijelonic/Datari Turner Films5555 Melrose AvenueLucy Bungalow 102Hollwood, CA 90038, USA

US DistributorWell Go USA Entertainment1601 E Plano Parkway - Suite 110Plano, TX 75070, USA

KID CANNABISJOHN STOCKWELL

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A young rhythm and blues singer drifts through Memphis trying to understand his existence in the context of his own music. His record label pressures him to deliver a new album, his girlfriend would like to have him all to herself, and the town’s musicians give him plenty of advice. Willis Earl Beal (who plays himself in the film) can’t focus on what he wants in life. He searches for answers all over the city, spends time with local children, and goes to church to listen to inspiring gospel music, where the church’s pastor invites him to sing with them, an offer he swiftly declines. Throughout the film, Willis’ talent is evident; be it in the studio with session musicians or at home playing a small old Casio keyboard, the music and that comes out, and his voice, are breathtaking.

Tim Sutton has fashioned a gorgeously shot film that contemplates the difficulties faced by musicians who struggle to give up on their quest for definitive pride, searching for a voice of their own, and the possibility of finding an identity within an industry that may force you to lose the things you truly love. – Andres Castillo

Tim Sutton is a filmmaker, educator, and founding director of the media arts workshop Video Kid Brooklyn. His directorial debut was Pavilion (2012). Memphis (2013) is his second feature.


DirectorTim Sutton

ProducerJohn Baker

ScreenplayTim Sutton

CinematographyChris Dapkins

EditorSeth Bomse

MusicWillis Earl Beal

CastWillis Earl Beal, Lopaka Thomas, Constance Brantley, Devonte Hull, John Gary Williams, Larry Dodson

Production CompanyCalais Entertainment, LLC

Sales AgentVisit Films173 Richardson StBrooklyn, NY 11222, USA

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When we first meet Lee (Catherine Keener), she has arrived at a small hotel in Italy, but proves herself a less than perfect guest. A chain-smoking fitful sleeper, she badgers the staff, ignores the rules of the pension, and never answers the constantly clamoring telephone in her room. Her behavior and the reasons for it remain a mystery until she meets a young refugee in need of help, and another side of her character begins to reveal itself. Is her offer of assistance an altruistic and generous one, or is there something in her recent past that requires redemption?

War Story asks the viewer to absorb the clues to Lee’s story in a patient, empathic manner, allowing revelation to come in its time, and not in a more traditional arc. Keener gives a breathtakingly honest, unselfconscious performance, supported by the persistently watchable Ben Kingsley. This is a story that unfolds and spills out, rather than one driven with a stereotypical urgency.

The latest work of Mark Jackson, one of America’s most promising emerging filmmakers, War Story explores the impact of bearing witness in a tumultuous world. – Jane Schoettle

After graduating with a degree in Literature from the University of California, Mark Jackson completed graduate studies in cinematography in Italy. His debut feature, Without (MIFF 2011) became a multi-award winning sensation on the international film festival circuit. Jackson won the Someone To Watch Independent Spirit Award in 2012, and was named by Filmmaker magazine as one of ‘25 New Faces of Independent Film.’ His second film, War Story, had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

USA, 2014English, Italian with English Subtitles88 min., Color

DirectorMark Jackson

ProducerKristin Gore, Shona Tuckman, Catherine Keener, Matt Ratner

Executive ProducerBrad Tuckman, Scott Macaulay

ScreenplayMark Jackson, Kristin Gore

CinematographyReed Morano

EditorKate Abernathy

MusicDave Eggar, Chuck Palmer, Amy Lee

CastCatherine Keener, Ben Kingsley, Hafsia Herzi, Vincenzo Amato, Donatella Finocchiaro

Production CompanyKreate FilmsLos Angeles, CA, USA

WAR STORY MARK JACKSON

REGAL 18, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 9:45 PMPARAGON 2, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 9:30 PM


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MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO PRESENT SOME OF THE FINEST WORK FROM FLORIDA FILMMAKERS THIS YEAR.In our CINEDWNTWN GALA series, Miami’s hometown treasures, Gloria & Emilio Estefan, present An Unbreakable Bond – Emilio as producer/director, and Gloria as the narrator of this powerful documentary. The film chronicles the struggles and triumphs of NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and his son Marc as they strive to find a cure for paralysis.

Also in the CINEDWNTWN GALA series is Deep City: Birth of the Miami Sound from Miami producer/directors Marlon Johnson, Dennis Scholl and Chad Tingle. The film is a celebration of Deep City Records, the label behind South Florida’s early days of soul music in the 1960s, and its unique place in American musical history.

Miami’s own Monica Peña premieres her unique and fascinating voice with her first feature film, Ectotherms, further described in this section of the program.

Numerous Florida-made short films will also debut. In MIFF’s Papi Shorts Competition presented by Macy’s section, Miami filmmakers Samuel Albis and Alessandra Gherardi Albis’s beautiful world premiere “Chub” will be featured.

We’re also honored to be presenting such unique and original shorts as Kareem Tabsch’s “Cherry Pop: The Story of the World’s Fanciest Cat,” Joey Daoud’s “Strike: The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told,” and Ronnie Rivera’s “International Noise Conference 2013.” Shorts from “The Chicago Project X Fashion Outlets of Chicago” series made by Miami director Bill Bilowit will also be featured before several documentary films throughout the festival.

In partnership with MDC’s Confucius Institute, our 4th annual CinemaSlam student film school competition expands this year to include a matchup between Miami and Shanghai film schools in Miami+Shanghai CinemaSlam 2014. The program showcases and celebrates the work of undergraduate and graduate students in Miami and Shanghai film schools.

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WORLD PREMIERE. Miami-born Monica Peña brings a wise eye and a startling, surreal, non-linear style to bear on her generation of contemporaries in the Magic City. Chelsey lives with her Cuban abuela, who has raised her – but when she passes away suddenly, Chelsey feels cast adrift. With her brother Cassidy and two of his friends, she skips school and the group makes their way across Miami, aiming for the upcoming Black Metal show. Mixing inspirations and techniques marked by dialogue with an ad-libbed feel, hand-held cameras that alter between intimate closeup and long shots emphasizing a sense of distant, deliberate pseudo-randomness, Peña captures an essential sense of the casual, messy, unstructured way that Miami’s young propel themselves forward. Everything about Peña’s approach – her mise-en-scène focused on the sides of the dialogue speakers, her unexpected cutting, her sound design full of ambient noises that enforce time and place – is simply startling, cinematic syntax that heralds a new future. – Jaie Laplante

Monica Peña is a Cuban-American filmmaker who studied graduate film school at UCLA. Based in Miami, she works at the Miami Beach Cinematheque. She was a Knight Foundation Fellow to the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Ectotherms is her first feature film.

USA, 2014English, Spanish with English Subtitles65 min., Color

DirectorMonica Peña

ProducerMonica Peña

CinematographyJorge Rubiera

EditorMonica Peña

MusicSlashpine

CastChelsey Crowley, Kami Critchley, Cassidy Fry, Eric Blot, Brad Lovett

Production CompanyMonica Peña501 NE 74th St.Miami, FL 33138, USA

ECTOTHERMSMONICA PEÑA

REGAL 5, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 9:15 PMREGAL 5, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 4:00 PM


MIAMI + SHANGHAI CINEMASLAMMIAMIREGAL, MONDAY, MAR 10, 6:45 PM

A component of the Festival’s Florida Focus program, Miami International Film Festival’s film school competition, Miami+Shanghai CinemaSlam 2014, aims to discover, showcase, and celebrate the work of undergraduate and graduate students in Miami and Shanghai film schools.

MIAMI PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Barry University, Center of Cinematography, Arts & Television Florida International University, Miami Dade College, Miami International University, New World School of the Arts (University of Florida) St. Thomas University and the University of Miami.

MIFF’s esteemed Miami CinemaSlam Jury determined the MIAMI Awards (see page pg 317 for details) Miami CinemaSlam Champion 2014, Best Director, Best Technical Achievement, from the five shortlisted Miami films.

CENTER OF CINEMATOGRAPHY, ARTS & TELEVISIONHOUSE OF BUTTONSYolanda Santidrian | 2013 | 6 min | U.S | colorA psychological thriller about a disturbed individual who is tormented by a controlling mother and resorts to bloody murder

MIAMI DADE COLLEGEIT’S ABOUT TIMEMark Pulaski | 2013 | 11 min | U.S | colorAn adventure-comedy, focusing on a pair of undergraduate dorm mates who are accidentally sent back in time via a time-traveling device that one of them created. Together, they must fix the machine in order to return to the present day.

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYWHITE MEATMichael Lowney | 2013 | 19 min | U.S | colorA story of a young man born with a unique, one of a kind imperfection, who suffers abuse from his pals and others around him until, one day luck knocks on his door.

ST THOMAS UNIVERSITYBONDAGE Xianelly Guzman | 2014 | 8 min | U.S | colorA young woman is trapped into bondage, but not the kind you’d suspect.

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMITHE METER MAN OF LE MOUTRECHON Ronnie Khalil | 2013 | 17 min | U.S | colorA despondent meter man’s life takes an unexpected turn when he meets an enigmatic girl who never pays her meter!

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SHANGHAI PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: East China University, East China Normal University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai

Theatre Academy, Shanghai - all films Chinese with English subtitles.

Faculty staff at Shanghai schools determined the SHANGHAI Awards (see page pg 317 for details) Shanghai CinemaSlam Champion 2014, Best Director,

Best Technical Achievement, from the four shortlisted Shanghai films.

Liaoning University, ChinaBEE Zhao Qian| 2013 | 16 min | CHINA | colorA dramatic story about bees and human relationships vividly told through the eyes of a left-behind child, who maintains her pursuit of life and hope, regardless of hurdles and difficulties.

Shanghai Film Art Academy, China THE SHOULDEREmily Lai | 2012 | 10 min | colorIf you live with your grandpa, and your grandpa is a Public Cleaner, how will you deal with this?

Shanghai Unviersity, China; co. Emory University, USASERENITY IN SHANGHAICatherine Bai, Myles McCrary, Emily Yang | 2013 | 10 min | colorChinese parks vary drastically from those in western countries. They are a place where the elderly pursue their social contacts and happiness - Tai Chi, dancing, playing sword and so on.

Shanghai University SKINShi Zhengyi | 2013 | 8 min | colorAfraid of interacting with the outside world, a woman, who works in a warehouse, finds an abandoned inflatable doll which looks like her, and changes her life.The audience attending Miami+Shanghai CinemaSlam screening + awards will be balloted to determine the Miami+Shanghai Audience Award Winner 2014.


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What follows is a series of freak events that will push the boundaries of what is real and possible in the realm of mystery and quantum mechanics. – Andres Castillo

James Ward Byrkit worked as a conceptual consultant for the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films and as a writer for Rango (2011). Coherence (2013) is his feature film debut after his Pirates short “Tales of the Code: Wedlock” (2011).


DirectorJames Ward Byrkit

ProducerLene Bausager

Executive ProducerAlyssa Byrkit

ScreenplayJames Ward Byrkit

CinematographyNic Sadler

EditorLance Pereira

MusicKristin Øhrn Dyrud

CastHugo Armstrong, Emily Foxler, Nicholas Brendon, Elizabeth Gracen

Production CompanyBellanova Films/Ugly Duckling Films

Sales AgentIndependent32 Tavistock StWC2E 7PB London, UK

US DistributorOscilloscope Laboratories511 Canal Street - Suite 5ENew York, NY 10013, USA

COHERENCEJAMES WARD BYRKIT

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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. It’s a classic genre movie set-up: five happy, healthy, nubile young men and women go on a carefree adventure and are never heard from again. As the movie opens, we hear cell phone messages from their worried friends wondering where they are as the camera drifts over the remains of the adventurers’ camp, with no signs of any life. Flashback to Madrid and the beginning of the adventure, a flight to the Mediterranean coast and beer, parties, campfires, hook-ups, hikes… and a cave. Why not explore it? This idyllic idea quickly turns into a worst nightmare as the basest survival instincts of humankind rear up.

From the producers of this season’s special event Invader, this is an intense, visceral adventure that confirms the frightening power of our animal instincts. – Jaie Laplante

Alfredo Montero’s first feature film was Children (2006). He directed La Cueva (2012), and then remade it as In Darkness We Fall (2014) for Morena.


DirectorAlfredo Montero

ProducerAlfredo Montero, Marcos Ortiz

Executive ProducerJuan Gordon

ScreenplayAlfredo Montero, Javier Gullón

CinematographyAlfredo Montero

EditorAlfredo Montero, Nacho Ruiz Capillas

MusicCarlos Goñi

CastMarcos Ortiz, Marta Castellote, Jorge Páez, Eva García, Xoel Fernández

Production CompanyMorena FilmsFernando VI, 1728004 Madrid, Spain

Sales AgentFilmax InternationalCalle Miguel Hernández 81-87L´Hospitalet de Llobregat08908 Barcelona, Spain

IN DARKNESS WE FALLLA CUEVAALFREDO MONTERO

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Reporter Sam (AJ Bowen), cameraman Jake (Joe Swanberg) and photographer Patrick (Kentucker Audley) investigate a Christian commune in an unspecified rural area in search of Patrick’s sister Caroline (Florida’s own Amy Seimetz), who has been missing for a few years. The men immediately discover Caroline at the commune’s gates and are allowed inside by Father, the cult’s leader, but Sam and Jake are quickly separated from Patrick. The men find the commune to be crazily out-of-whack, and after listening to the people living there, they soon realize their chances of leaving the premises will be slim to none.

Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) has shot his latest film found-footage style from the point-of-view of his cameramen characters. His take on cult life is both thrilling and terrifying. Do not drink the punch! – Andres Castillo

Ti West was born in 1980 and studied film production at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He achieved success with the horror features The House of the Devil (2008) and The Innkeepers (2012).


DirectorTi West

ProducerEli Roth, Jacob Jaffke, Peter Phok, Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners

Executive ProducerTi West, Eric Newman, Stuart Ford, Maria Cestone, Sarah Johnson Redlich, Hoyt David Morgan

ScreenplayTi West

CinematographyEric Robbins

EditorTi West

MusicTyler Bates

CastJoe Swanberg, A.J. Bowen, Kentucker Audley, Amy Seimetz, Gene Jones

Production CompanyWorldview Entertainment1384 Broadway - 25th FloorNew York, NY 10018, USA

Sales AgentIM Global8201 Beverly Blvd - 5th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90048, USA


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Wild ‘n’ crazy Álex de la Iglesia is back! José (Hugo Silva) has custody of his 10-year-old son Sergio on the same day he’s planning a pawn shop heist with his pal Tony (Mario Casas), dressed up like Jesus and a Risk soldier figurine, respectively. Things do not go as planned, and the thieves flee Madrid and end up in the creepy town of Zugarramurdi, where they fall into the clutches of a coven of witches presided over by the legendary Graciana (Carmen Maura), which includes her mother Maritxu (Goya-winning Terele Pávez) and daughter Eva (Carolina Bang). José and Tony soon come to understand they will have to battle something even greater than Graciana’s coven if they are ever going to escape.

Winner of a total of eight 2014 Goya Awards for its inventive visual design and audacious technical effects, Witching and Bitching is cult favorite Álex de la Iglesia at the top of his crackling imaginative form. – Jaie Laplante

Álex de la Iglesia was born in Bilbao, Spain. His many feature films have achieved widespread international distribution, including Acción Mutante (1993), The Day of the Beast (1995), Dance with the Devil (1997), Ferpect Crime (MIFF 2005), The Last Circus (MIFF 2010), and As Luck Would Have It (2012).

Spain, France, 2013Spanish with English Subtitles110 min., Color

DirectorÁlex de la Iglesia

ProducerEnrique Cerezo

Executive ProducerEnrique Cerezo

ScreenplayÁlex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría

CinematographyKiko de la Rica

EditorPablo Blanco

MusicJoan Valent

CastHugo Silva, Mario Casas, Pepón Nieto, Carolina Bang, Terele Pávez, Jaime Ordoñez, Carlos Areces, Santiago Segura, Secun de la Rosa, Macarena Gómez, Grabriel Delgado, Carmen Maura

Production CompanyEnrique Cerezo P.C.Calle Ana Mariscal 7Ciudad de la Imagen28223 Madrid, Spain


US DistributorIFC Midnight11 Penn Plaza - 15th FloorNew York, NY 10001, USA

WITCHING AND BITCHINGLAS BRUJAS DE ZUGARRAMURDIÁLEX DE LA IGLESIA

REGAL 17, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 9:30 PMO CINEMA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 11:45 PM


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In the 1980s, three Beijing University friends – Cheng, Meng and Wang – follow divergent paths when Meng leaves for America with no intention of returning. But Meng’s dream of business success in the US gets little traction, and he’s soon back in Beijing to a hero’s welcome. Meanwhile, Wang’s charisma and his love of Hollywood movies has resulted in the successful launch of the learn-English school New Dream, which Cheng has joined after being fired from his university teaching job because he was tutoring on the side. Meng joins his two old friends and together they forge an empire, creating a network of New Dream schools and franchises.

Their business success is roughly mirrored by China’s economy boom over the next 30 years, making a fascinating part of American Dreams in China the retrospective search for that tipping point moment when China’s transition from the shadow of the Soviet Union to global superpower actually occurred (not so easy to pinpoint). Along the way, Cheng, Meng and Wang’s entrepreneurial drives clash and entrenched conflicts of approach set in, gridlocking new growth and eventually leading to charges of corruption. American dreams, it seem, are inseparable from American nightmares, no matter which culture they have been translated to. – Jaie Laplante

Peter Ho-Sun Chan was born in Hong Kong. His feature film credits include Hong Kong hits He’s a Woman, She’s a Man (1994) and Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1997). He directed an American film, The Love Letter (1998) for Dreamworks before making a highly successful foray into the Chinese market as a director with Perhaps Love (2005), The Warlords (2007) and Wu Xia (2011), an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. His producing credits number in the dozens.

China, Hong Kong, 2013Mandarin with English Subtitles110 min., Color

DirectorPeter Ho-sun Chan

ProducerPeter Ho-sun Chan, Jo Jo Hui Yuet-chun

Executive ProducerHan Sanping, Peter Ho-sun Chan

ScreenplayZhou Zhiyong, Zhang Ji, Aubrey Lam

CinematographyChristopher Doyle

EditorQiao Yang

MusicPeter Kam

CastHuang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei, Du Juan

Production CompanyWE Pictures LtdUnit F, 17/F, MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road,Kwun TongKowloon, Hong Kong

Sales AgentWE Distribution Ltd.Unit F, 17/F, MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road,Kwun TongKowloon, Hong Kong

AMERICAN DREAMS IN CHINAPETER HO-SUN CHAN

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In Bends, the evolving dynamic between Mainland China and Hong Kong falls under the piercing eye of first-time writer/director Flora Lau. Fai, a humble chauffeur from Shenzhen, is in trouble – his wife is pregnant with their second child, and he struggles to find a way to get her admitted to a Hong Kong hospital to escape notice that he has broken China’s One Child law. Fai works for Anna, an affluent Hong Kong housewife whose husband has just disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving all her credit cards cancelled and her access to cash rapidly dwindling. Linked together by tightening nooses of legal and economic pressures, Anna and Fai struggle to hide the irresolvable tension in their two homes from notice. The burnish of master cinematographer Christopher Doyle’s melancholic images adds considerably to the overwhelming sense of malaise. – Jaie Laplante

Flora Lau was born in Hong Kong and studied at Columbia University in New York and London Film School. Her thesis short, “Dry Rain” (2009) was an award winner at Hong Kong International Film Festival, and she completed a medium-length documentary, “Start From Zero,” in 2013. Bends, her feature debut, was invited to Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Un Certain Regard section, also in 2013.

Hong Kong, 2013Cantonese with English Subtitles95 min., Color

DirectorFlora Lau

ProducerNansun Shi, Yu Tsang. Melissa Lee, Ken Hui

Executive ProducerAlbert Tong

ScreenplayFlora Lau

CinematographyChristopher Doyle

EditorFlora Lau, Alexis Dos Santos, Aq Lee

MusicPatrick Jonsson

CastCarina Lau, Chen Kun

Production CompanyShadow Puppet Productions LimitedHong Kong

Sales AgentDistribution Workshop Unit 215, 2/F, Innocentre72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon TongKowloon, Hong Kong

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A “trap street” is a trick employed by older cartographers, of drawing a street that does not exist to protect their maps from being stolen by competitors. Quiming, an unsuspecting young cartographer for a digital mapping company, discovers a reverse problem: a dead-end lane that doesn’t register on Nanjing’s map system. Intrigued, he returns over and over to the unnamed roadway, and becomes entranced with Lifen, a young woman that works at a mysterious building on the lane. Despite several warnings, Quiming gets deep into a world of hi-tech and dangerous secrets that will change his life forever. In the era of Edward Snowden, Trap Street is a cautionary tale for our times. – Jaie Laplante

Vivian Qu is a prolific producer within the Chinese independent film community, having worked on films such as Night Train (2007 Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival) and Knitting (2008 Director’s Fortnight). Trap Street is her directorial debut.

China, 2013Mandarin with English Subtitles94 min., Color

DirectorVivian Qu

ProducerSean Chen

Executive ProducerYing Hua, Sean Chen

ScreenplayVivian Qu

CinematographyTian Li, Matthieu Laclau

EditorYang Hongyu

CastLu Yulai, He Wenchao

Production Company22 Hours Film, Ltd.Chaoyang District1000020 Beijing, China

TRAP STREETSHUIYIN JIE VIVIAN QU

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China is the first country to label Internet addiction a clinical disorder. Parents who are concerned with their kids skipping school, meals and entire nights of sleep for multi-hour Internet gaming sessions stage interventions to get their teenage boys to a Beijing addiction clinic. Once there, the boys are subject to “deprogramming rituals” and enforced (often awkward) socialization activities with their fellow “patients.”

The internet has undeniably changed the way we relate to others, and how much of that is problem and how much is progress is under constant debate. What filmmakers Shlam and Medalia discover about the China solution points to more similarity than difference with the parental generation’s concerns. In the best cinema verite documentary tradition, Shlam and Medalia skillfully capture the footage and edit together everything we need to see in order to leave the conclusions up to their audience. – Jaie Laplante

Hilla Medalia is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and was nominated for an Emmy for her HBO documentary To Die In Jerusalem (2007). Her other credits include After the Storm (2009) and Dancing in Jaffa (2013).

Shosh Shlam has directed the documentary features Last Journey into Silence (2003), Be Fruitful and Multiply (2005) and Good Garbage (2012), a winner at Shanghai International Film Festival.

Israel, USA, 2014Mandarin with English Subtitles74 min., Color

DirectorShosh Shlam, Hilla Medalia

ProducerHilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam, Neta Zwebner-Zaibert

Executive ProducerJeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock, Dan Cogan, Jenny Raskin, Eve Ensler

CinematographySun Shaoguang

EditorEnat Sidi

MusicRan Bagno

Production CompanyShlam ProductionsHatsav 22 Street81501 Yavne, Israel

Sales AgentDogwoof,Ana Vicente, Unit 102, Hatton Square Business Centre 16-16a Baldwins Gardens EC1N 7RJ London, UK

WEB JUNKIE SHOSH SHLAM, HILLA MEDALIA

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Life as an aging actress is not easy for Robin Wright (played by Robin Wright herself). And her manager Al (Harvey Keitel) lays the blame on thick for her decisions to place family before career. Then Robin gets a unique offer put forth by Miramount Studio boss Jeff Green (Danny Huston): a contract to use Robin’s digital likeness for the next two decades in any roles the company sees fit. Without any better offers in sight, Robin submits to the scanning and her life changes significantly. Twenty years later, Robin Wright is now considered the world’s greatest actress after her exceptional role in the sci-fi film series Rebel Robot Robin. Miramount calls Robin to the Congress, but first she must first pass by a controlled animated hotel where people escape their daily problems by experiencing chemical-induced hallucinations, revealing sinister new business aspirations.

Ari Folman’s follow up to his award-winning international sensation Waltz with Bashir mixes real life action with over-the-top animation while confronting America’s ageism and unrelenting march into the digital frontier. – Andres Castillo

Ari Folman was born in Israel in 1962. He studied film and began directing documentaries after completing his military service. His features include Saint Clara (1996) and Waltz with Bashir (2008), the latter nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Israel, Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, 2013122 min., Color

DirectorAri Folman

ProducerEitan Mansuri, Reinhard Brundig, David Grumbach, Michele & Laurent Petin, Eva Puszvzynska, Diana Elbaum, Piotr Dzieciol, Robin Wright

Executive ProducerJeremiah Samuels

ScreenplayAri Folman

CinematographyMichal Englert

EditorNili Feller

MusicMax Richter

CastRobin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Danny Huston, Sami Gayle

Production CompanyBridgit Folman Film Gang37 Yehuda Hayamit St #1468134 Jaffa, Israel

Sales AgentThe Match FactoryBalthasarstr 79-8150670 Cologne, Germany

US DistributorDrafthouse Films320 E 6th StreetAustin, TX 78701, USA

THE CONGRESSARI FOLMAN

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Helen (Carla Juri) is a peculiar German teenager; she tries to cope with her parents’ divorce while her ranging hormones are boiling. She has a voracious appetite for the disgusting. Her promiscuous and outlandishly repulsive ways come to a full stop after an anal fissure shaving accident lands her in the Emergency Room. There, Helen falls for Robin (Christoph Letkowski), the sexy male nurse that takes care of her at the hospital. Helen’s successful surgery prompts the teen to reinjure herself in order to stay at the hospital near Robin. But Helen’s world spins upside down when she realizes that Robin has a girlfriend, and that at some point she has to confront life outside the clinic.

David Wnendt’s revoltingly hip coming of age tale based on Charlotte Roche’s best-selling novel of the same name brings life to the seldom told story of a woman who is not afraid to juxtapose her femininity versus cleanliness and its implications. – Andres Castillo

David F. Wnendt was born in Germany in 1977 and studied at the Film and Television University “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam-Babelsberg. His filmography includes the short “California Dreams” (2004) and the feature film Combat Girls (2012).


DirectorDavid F. Wnendt

ProducerPeter Rommel

ScreenplayClaus Falkenberg, David Wnendt

CinematographyJakub Bejnarowicz

EditorAndreas Wodraschke

MusicEnnis Rotthoff

CastCarla Juri, Christoph Letkowski, Meret Becker, Axel Milberg, Marlen Kruse, Edgar Selge

Production CompanyRommel FilmFidicinstrasse 4010965 Berlin, Germany

Sales AgentThe Match FactoryBalthasarstr 79-8150670 Cologne, Germany

US DistributorStrand Releasing6140 W Washington BlvdCulver City, CA 90232, USA

WETLANDSFEUCHTGEBIETEDAVID F. WNENDT

REGAL 5, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 7:00 PMO CINEMA, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 6:15 PM


MASTER CLASS SEMINAR SERIES

Presented by BFMG, CineVisun, Confucius Institute, Kodak + Pro8mm, Kreative Kontent

Miami International Film Festival is committed to the continuing growth of film in South Florida as evidenced by this year’s slate of seven unique master classes. As part of MIFF’s Film in Florida focus we are especially delighted that BFMG, CineVisun, Kodak and Pro8mm have all returned as sponsors. Thank you to Kreative Kontent who are hosting a special presentation by CGI legend “Spaz” Williams, and also to Miami Dade College Campus staff who have organized two special FREE classes. Come shoot film with film, bring your dreams to life with special effects, learn how to finish your film project and navigate the festival circuit, and along the way make a job for yourself!


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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CGI Presented by Spaz Williams, Hosted by Kreative Kontent Miami Beach Cinematheque, Sun. Mar 9, 2:30 PM

Steve “Spaz” Williams is an award winning director based in San Francisco. His father worked at IBM and computers have been an integral part of his life. A graduate of the Disney animation program at Sheridan College in Toronto, Williams worked as an animator creating comedic cartoons. Spaz’s fascinating ability to create characters have also attributed to his success in commercial directing. He was Chief Animator on The Abyss, Terminator 2, and Jurassic Park and Visual Effects Supervisor, Second Unit Director and Executive Producer on Spawn and nominated for an Academy Award for his contribution to The Mask. Constantly evolving, developing new techniques and pushing the boundaries of what was thought possible, be inspired by the legendary pioneer of the pixel, Spaz Williams!

Visit miamifilmfestival.com for complete details on the full Master Class Seminar Series.

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DO A SHOT MIAMI! Presented by Kodak & Pro8mm Miami Beach Cinematheque, #1 Sat. Mar 8, 10 AM + #2 Sun. Mar 9, 10 AM

Join Kodak and Pro8mm for a unique opportunity to experience shooting film on film! DO A SHOT MIAMI is a FREE hands on shooting experience, where participants will get to demo a Super 8 camera and shoot a roll of Super8mm film. Bring your own camera, or borrow one from us! Our experienced Kodak and Super8mm experts, Michael Brown (Kodak) and Phil Vigeant & Ronda Vigeant (Pro8mm), will teach you how a Super8 camera works, and how to test your camera properly to make sure it’s focusing, transporting and exposing. FREE EVENT – see www.miamifilmfestival.com to register. Limited availability, participants will work in groups.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Don’t Get a Job! Instead, Make One For Yourself. Mon. Mar 10, 12:30 PM Miami Dade College, North Campus, Room 2147

Moderated by Mario Beguiristain, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Senior, and Film. A lively Q&A discussion with recent MDC Film & TV graduates who have started their own businesses. A panel of seven former students share their experiences encountering “the real word” and deciding which area of the Film and TV industries they should go into. They will also discuss the roadblocks and support they have found along the way to becoming established in the competitive but growing South Florida entertainment industry. Expert advice and a professional’s point-of-view will be provided by Maritza Guimet, Director of the Florida Media Market. FREE EVENT – First-come first-seated (capacity 189 seats).

Mario Beguiristain, Ph.D – ModeratorAssociate Professor, Film/ Miami Dade College, School of Entertainment & Design Technology

Darian FaroyFounder, Idea Engineer/ B.S.S. Films, Inc.

Gabrielle Gachelin Owner, Gabbie Productions

Carlos GalvezIndependent cinematographer, editor

Maritza GuimetDirector/Florida Media Market

Byran KeirPresident/BK Films

Raymond LinaresFounder,Cinematographer/B.S.S. Films, Inc.

Mari TatoProducer, New Business Development/ In & Out Productions


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PRODUCING IN FLORIDA AND BEYOND 2 Miami Beach Cinematheque, Sat. Mar 8, 12:30 PM

MIFF’s 2013 Producing in Florida panel was jammed to the rafters, and we are heady with excitement as we gear up for our 2014 event, which will hone in on producing a project from beginning to end, including new technologies, equipment, legal, financing and distribution models. Ably guiding you through the labyrinth of permitting, insurance, equipment, shooting your project and finishing your project with editing and VFX is moderator Kevin Sharpley and his team of hands-on experts. Kevin Sharpley – ModeratorFilmmaker/Producer/Writer and Chairman of the Dade County Film & Entertainment Advisory Board Robert KirkpatrickLava Studios (post, CG, VFX) Sandy LightermanFilm and Entertainment Commissioner, Miami-Dade County Office of Film & Entertainment

Steven MenkinProducer/ Digital SpecialistJesse MillerChief Technology Officer/Midtown Video

Ivan ParonEntertainment Attorney Ruth PaulSAG/AFTRA Graham WinickFilm and Events /City of Miami Beach

LEARNING LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH CINEMA Tue. Mar 11, 2:30 PM Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Building 7, Room 7128

Pitched at Educators wanting to receive tips on how to use film as a teaching tool for foreign language and cultural learning, and for all film enthusiasts wanting to increase their human understanding of and sensitivity towards foreign cultures represented in film, professionals in film, cultural entertainment and education industries - representing Africa, Asia, Latin American, North America and the Caribbean will share their personal perspectives. Join us for this FREE event. Register at miamifilmfestival.com

Xuejun (Jim) Wu – ModeratorExecutive Director of Chinese Academy for Cultural Industry and Professor at School of Film & Television Arts & Technology at Shanghai University, China.

Barry GordonDirector, School of Entertainment & Design Technology at Miami Dade College

Flora LauFilm Director (MIFF 2014 - Bends)

Dr. Li Ma, Assistant Director of Chinese Language & Cultural Programs at Florida International University

Monica RosalesExecutive Director, DocMiami International Film Festival, USA

Nathaniel Styles Jr., Executive Director, Osun’s Village Miami & African Caribbean Cultural Arts Corridor, USA

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Visit miamifilmfestival.com for complete details on the full Master Class Seminar Series.


YOU’RE INVITED! NOW WHAT? Miami Beach Cinematheque, Sat. Mar 8, 2:30 PM

What is the role of film festivals in a film and filmmakers career? What decisions and choices do rights holders make behind the scenes to find the right festival fit for their story? What lessons can “newbies” (first time on the festival circuit with their debuting film) learn from more seasoned, veteran filmmakers? Join us, as film makers swap perspectives on leveraging festival strategies. Moderated by seasoned film director/producer Brad Bernstein (MIFF 2013 – Far Out, Isn’t Far Enough The Tomi Ungerer Story”), this entertaining seminar promises to dish the best (and worst) festival stories to guide filmmakers to maximize a festival invitation.

Brad Bernstein – ModeratorDirector, Producer Corner of the Cave Media

*at time of going to print panelists were not confirmed - please visit miamifilmfestival.com for updated details

A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE: THE END OF MOVIES AS WE KNOW THEM (AND I FEEL FINE) Scorsese, garage-cinema, streaming, Cinépata and niches.

Miami Beach Cinematheque, Sun. Mar 9, 12:30 PM

Chilean writer, journalist, film critic and film director Alberto Fuguet explores the deep, creative influence of film on his life. Fuguet will discuss everything from Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish and his own journey to find Rusty James (see pg.97) to the way cinema is morphing and swiftly changing as it faces a new digital frontier that can easily be enjoyed at home. A key player in the development and promotion of Latin American cinema, Fuguet’s website Cinépata is a must-go-to for anybody interested in intelligent movie critique and debate.


VEOMIAMI: ACE CO-PRODUCTION LAB / ENCUENTROS PRESENTED BY MOVIECITY


All About The Feathers (Por las plumas) and The Man of the Crowd (O Homem das Multidões), both featured in this year’s Knight Competition, are the latest examples of

successful Encuentros alumni. All About The Feathers won the 2013 Encuentros prize. The Man of the Crowd was workshopped at the 2009 Encuentros.

VEOMIAMI: ACE CO-PRODUCTION LAB / ENCUENTROS PRESENTED BY MOVIECITY MIFF’s Encuentros was created in 2003 with the objective of facilitating and supporting the completion of Latin American and US Hispanic feature film projects in post-production and propelling them towards their debuts on the international stage. This year’s selection of five worthy projects from Cuba, Argentina, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Chile, with co-production participation from Canada and France, will compete for the offer of a $35,000 contract from Moviecity toward their Latin American Pay-TV rights. A Jury comprised of members of distinction from the international film industry will select the winning project.

New in 2014, MIFF has additionally partnered with ACE (Ateliers du Cinéma Européen) of Paris, France to produce the ACE Co-Production Lab in Miami. The three-day workshop, supported by MEDIA and MIFF’s VeoMiami industry program, will bring together over 30 European and Latin American film industry professionals to develop opportunities for artistic and financial cooperation between these territories. The project-based workshop will consist of case studies, pitching sessions, panels, one-on-one meetings, and networking events.

The Co-Production Lab aims to build an environment for professional development for the leading film companies in Latin American and Europe searching for the opportunity of working together to turn a project into a film. This year, 10 projects were selected from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.


COMPETITION JURIES


KNIGHT COMPETITION JURY

ENRIQUE LÓPEZ LAVIGNE After ten years working as executive producer for Sogecine, Koan Films, and his own production company, Apache Films, Enrique López Lavigne joined Belén Atienza in 2008 to found Apaches Entertainment. The company has produced eight feature films – Verbo by Eduardo Chapero Jackson, Intruders by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Extraterrestrial by Nacho Vigalondo, The Impossible by JA Bayona, The End (Fin) by Jorge Torregrosa (MIFF 2013), People in Places by Juan Cavestany, and most recently, Three Many Weddings by Javier Ruiz Caldera and Open Windows by Nacho Vigalondo, both featured in this year’s Miami International Film Festival.

AGUSTINA CHIARINOAgustina Chiarino was born in Montevideo in 1977. She spent time in Mexico and Barcelona before returning to Uruguay in 2007 and joining Control Z Films, where she produced the feature film Giant, directed by Adrián Biniez (Silver Bear, Alfred Bauer, and Best Opera Prima Awards at the 2009 Berlinale), Hiroshima (a 2009 Toronto IFF Premiere), and 3 (Quinzaine des Realizateurs Premiere, Cannes 2012), directed by Pablo Stoll, and Tanta Agua (Berlinale Panorama, MIFF Knight Ibero-American Competition Grand Jury Prize and MIFF Jordan A. Ressler Screenplay Award, 2013), directed by Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge. In 2011, she formed Mutante Cine along with Fernando Epstein, with the intention of continuing to produce and distribute narrative and documentary feature films in Uruguay. Mutante Cine has hosted events such as the Puentes workshop for executive producers associated with EAVE and financed by MEDIA (2012 and 2013).

ALEJANDRO BRUGUESAlejandro Brugues was born in Buenos Aires and is of Cuban descent. He graduated from Cuba’s International Film and Television School of San Antonio de los Baños. His feature film directorial debut was Personal Belongings (MIFF, 2008). His latest film, the Cuban zombie comedy Juan of the Dead (MIFF 2012), is the recipient of 18 awards in film festivals all over the world, including Spain’s Goya Award as Best Iberoamerican Feature in 2013. He is one of the 26 directors taking part in the horror anthology The ABC’s of Death part 2 to be released later this year.

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ADRIANA BOSCHAdriana Bosch was born in Cuba. She served as series producer of Latino Americans, a six-part series on the history of Latinos in the United States, which she co-produced with WETA/Washington D.C. and aired recently to critical acclaim. Her other credits include writing and directing “The Great Fever,” a film on Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay, as well as the critically acclaimed two-hour special, Fidel Castro (2005), aired on PBS’s “American Experience.” Also for “American Experience” she made “Jimmy Carter”, a three-hour documentary biography, and served as series editor and writer/producer for American Experience’s presidential biographies “Reagan” (1998) and “Ike” (1993). She has been honored with a Hugo Award, a Christopher Award, a Peabody Award, an Erik Barnouw Award, and an Emmy Award, and has been nominated for three Writer’s Guild Awards. Bosch holds a PhD in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

KNIGHT DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY

ROSS KAUFFMAN Ross Kauffman is the director, producer, cinematographer and co-editor of Born Into Brothels, winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Other projects include the award-winning feature documentary In a Dream (Executive Producer) and the Academy Award nominated Postergirl (Consulting Producer). In 2001 Kauffman formed Red Light Films, a New York based Production Company specializing in narrative and documentary films. His latest film E-Team (with co-director Katy Chevigny), a documentary feature about three intrepid human rights workers, debuted at Sundance Film Festival 2014 and took home the Best Cinematography Award for a U.S. Documentary Feature. Projects in development include Boy Boy Girl Girl, a comedic narrative feature film about a gay couple trying to adopt a newborn baby from a drug-addicted pregnant woman and her abusive girlfriend.

LAURA KIMLaura Kim’s company Inside Job provides marketing and public relations services and distribution consultation for motion pictures during production, at festivals, and for theatrical and awards campaigns. Kim is currently working on Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing, the award-winning Gloria, directed by Sebastián Lelio, and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida. Recent campaigns include Academy Award-nominated films Albert Nobbs, Margin Call, Restrepo, Winter’s Bone and the Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary, Undefeated. In 2010, Kim and Paul Federbush co-founded Red Flag Releasing and have released a number of films. From 2003-2008, Kim was EVP of Marketing for Warner Independent Pictures, marketing a number of highly successful films, and prior to that was at MPRM Public Relations. Kim is a consultant for Sundance Institute, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves on the Board of Directors for Film Independent (FIND). Kim co-wrote “I Wake Up Screening: What to Do Once You’ve Made that Movie” with noted film critic John Anderson, which was released by Billboard Books.


LEXUS IBERO-AMERICAN OPERA PRIMA COMPETITION JURY

JESSICA HUPPERT BERMAN Jessica Huppert Berman studied film at Brown University and is an independent feature producer in the U.S. and Spain. She worked in the development and production of Mira Nair’s The Perez Family and Monsoon Wedding, Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley and Gus Van Sant’s Finding Forrester, among others. She has produced many of Fernando Trueba’s films, including the Latin jazz documentary Calle 54 (MIFF 2001) and The Dancer and the Thief, which was chosen as the Spanish submission to the Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2009. As David Trueba’s production partner, she has produced Soldados de Salamina (Cannes, Un Certain Regard), the Canal+ series “What Ever Happened to Jorge Sanz?” and Madrid, 1987 (Sundance World Dramatic Competition and MIFF 2012). She currently heads Newstead Films.

DANA KEITH Dana Keith is Founder and Director of the Miami Beach Film Society (MBFS) and Cinematheque (MBC). He has a B.A. in Cinema Studies and a B.F.A. from UC Santa Barbara, combining his interests in cinema with art. He worked in the art department at Paramount Studios for Production Designer Robert Boyle (designer of Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie). His film exhibition background includes management of the Arlington Center in Santa Barbara, and theatres in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He then lived in Europe for a decade (1982-92), working as a photographer and model/actor while independently researching and consulting. Since moving to Miami in 1993, Mr. Keith has been a consultant in film programming and exhibition at The Wolfsonian and Bass Museums. He has been named one of the “50 Most Influential People in South Florida,” one of the “Power Players Moving Florida Forward,” and recently the recipient of the Golden Orange Award, given by the Florida Film Critics Circle for “outstanding contribution to film…for tireless championing of foreign, independent, and alternative film in South Florida for over twenty years.”

LISA GOTTLIEB Lisa Gottlieb has directed three award-winning feature films: Just One of the Guys, Cadillac Ranch and Across the Moon, as well as a number of cable and network TV episodes. While a student, Lisa wrote, produced and directed the multi-award winning short film, “Murder in a Mist”. Her most recent work includes three award-winning web series and the micro budget feature comedy, Black Friday. Lisa is an Associate Professor in the Motion Pictures Program in the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media at the University of Miami.

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MIAMI ENCUENTROS JURY

SANDRO FIORINSandro Fiorin was born in Brazil. He founded FiGa Films in Los Angeles on January 2006 with partner, Cuban-American Alex Garcia, to discover and distribute Latin American content in North America, as well as represent them worldwide. Positions at the Film Forum, Universal, and First Look Films are part of his 18-year career in the industry. He is a Programming Associate for the Latin American Film Festival at The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and the Artistic Director of the IndieBrazil Film Festival in Los Angeles.

SILVIA ITURBE Silvia Iturbe started her career in Sogepaq, in the DVD/Video department. She then moved to El País as Product Manager, developing Marketing Promotions linked to audiovisual product. In 2006 she joined Latido Films as Managing Director, becoming responsible for the company’s development. She has been invited to many production and coproduction events as a specialist in international markets. Since 2011, she has been an invited teacher of international sales classes in the Master in Audiovisual Business Administration at Carlos III University in Madrid.

CAMILLE NEELCamille Neel worked as a marketing executive and a television and international sales agent at BAC Films. In 2007, he was named head of BAC’s International Sales Department. In 2011, he joined Le Pacte as head of International Sales.

DIANA SALCEDODiana Salcedo is currently the Acquisitions Manager at Moviecity/Fox International Channels Latam, where her team is responsible for the acquisitions of films for Moviecity’s six premium channels and FIC Latam’s four basic channels.

RYAN KAMPERyan Kampe spent a number of years in International Distribution at Focus Features before founding Visit Films. With Visit Films, he has been responsible for the worldwide sales and development of a number of important American independent and international films that have premiered in festivals such as Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, and Toronto from filmmakers as diverse as Harmony Korine, Werner Herzog, the Duplass Brothers, Valérie Donzelli, Joe Swanberg and David Robert Mitchell.


SIGNIS JURY

Gustavo AndújarGustavo Andújar is the Director of the Father Felix Varela Cultural Center in Havana, the Director of the Cuban Catholic magazines Espacio Laical and Ecos and a member of the Commission for Communication of the Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops. He is also a Vice President of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, and Chairman of the SIGNIS Cinema Desk. He has served on SIGNIS and Ecumenical juries in international film festivals in Amiens, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Havana, Hong Kong, Mar del Plata, Venice, Washington DC and Zanzibar, among others.

Juan Jose RodriguezJuan Jose Rodriguez earned his MD degree in Havana, specializing in Neurology. Later he obtained his MA in Pastoral Ministry for Hispanics from Barry University. Formerly a professor in the Catholic Seminary in Havana, he is currently a professor at the South East Pastoral Institute (SEPI) in Miami, FL, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses. With the Archdiocese of Havana he was a member of the founding editorial board of a leading Cuban Catholic magazine, the monthly Palabra Nueva, and also a video producer and writer with the Media Department of the Archdiocese. He collaborates with the Cuban Catholic magazine Ecos.

Marjorie Hewitt SuchockiMarjorie Hewitt Suchocki is the founding director of the Whitehead International Film Festival held in Claremont, California, and now in its 14th year. A member of Interfilm and SIGNIS, she has served on film juries in Montreal, Berlin, and Washington D.C. Professor Emerita at Claremont School of Theology, she has published a number of books on theology, as well as a number of articles and reviews on film. Her first book on film is now finished, and it is being considered for publication.

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PAPI SHORTS COMPETITION JURY Diliana AlexanderRachel BleemerNicolas CalzadaTatyana ChiocchettiLuis F. HernandezIleana OrozoJacqueline ProctorKevin SharpleyLisa Sloat

MIAMI CINEMASLAM JURYBernardo BrittoJesse MillerJulian Yuri Rodriguez

SHANGHAI CINEMASLAM JURYXinxun WuHan ZhengWei NieXiaoda ChenXiaokun WuWei QiLing Jiang

MIFF 2013 MIami CinemaSlam Winners


MTV REEL MUSIC VIDEO ART COMPETITION JURY Andres CastilloJaie LaplanteTrevor LafargueGerman VerdiXavier Romaní

MIAMI FUTURE CINEMA CRITICS JURYZoe BrownJames Paul DuranRaychel LeanAnna M. Xigues

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MIAMI FILM SOCIETY

PLATINUM CORPORATE

ECS Partners International -

Global Executive Search

Eduardo Comella

Kreative Kontent

Debbie Margolis-Horwitz

PLATINUM

Louis Brais

Remedios & Fausto Diaz-Oliver

Hector D. Fortun

Jeffrey C. Hooper

Carlos & Marta L. Lopez-Cantera

Solita Mishaan

Daria Norton

Claudia Perles

Silvia E. Rios Fortun & Rigo Lestero

Janet & Joseph Shein

Sara & Martin Solomon

Silvia Trinidad

VISIONARY

Gabino Cuevas & Thomas Yoli

Glenda R. Day-Cummings, M.D. & Michael Cummings

Hampton Inn & Suites Brickell

Dr. Carrie Horst

Steve Krams Continental Film Digital Labs

Philip Levine/ Royal Media Partners

Lois A. Mamula

Robert McKnight

Maidy Rappaport

Ariel Rubalcava

Lee & Diane Sandler

Everett A. “Rett” Sheslow

Maria Elena Torano

PRODUCER

Luci & Dr. Alberto Aran

Eduardo Arellano

Russ & Isa Borden

Maria Brolley

Dr. Amy Buchman

Antonia Canero

Jimmy Chan

Maritza Cuellar

Blanche Cueto

Mariluz del Rivero

Debbie Dombroff

Dr. & Mrs. Jaime Edelstein

Mrs. Gilda Espin

José Luis Fernandez

Sonia Figueroa

Paula & Mickey Finkle

Saskia Galliano

Sue Goldberg

Maria Iregui

Shalini Jhagru

Virginia Johnson

Mary A. Jorda

Villy Kourafalou-Hirschtritt, Ph.D.

Luis E. Lamela

Yvonne Lausell

Helen Levy


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PRODUCER (cont’d)

Marc Linowitz

Juan, Lucrecia & Mariana Loumiet

Angela Luzon & Margaret Del Valle

Guillermo Malpica

Gigi Martinez

Rosa & Alvaro Mayorga

Bradford Mitchell

Margene Munoz

Giselle Padilla & Claudia Zedan

Isabel C. Montejo & Madeleine Paredes

Roberto Pesant

David Rodriguez

Raquel Rodriguez

Route 7 Productions

Melissa Jane Rubin

Jo Jo & Tony Russo

Gabe Salloum, MD

Alicia Somarriba

Juan Sanchez & Bart Upthegrove

Louis A. Vucci

Roger Walker-Dack

Judith L. Werner

Marjorie Zolot

CONNOISSEUR

Marie Angulo

Antonella Bacchelli

Marilyn Baez

Sheila & Michael Berke

Peace Sullivan & Bernardo Gutierrez

Susan Bleemer

Nicolas Calzada & Veronica Granata

Charlotte DeKanter Chung & John Jay Chung

Angel Concepcion-Azze

Magda Cosner

Donna Cristina & Barbara Dente

Professor Mary Joanne de Falla

Robert & Martha Dinerstein

Adam Dunshee

Patricia Elias

Barbara & Herb Frank

Jean Fraser

Pepe Freixas

Yvette Freixas

Art Furia

Edward Gilhuly

Michael & Rebecca Glinsky

Manuel M. Gonzalez

Myriam Grad

Susan A. Grad

Mary Lou Grolimond-Olson

Alfredo & Luz Maria Gutierrez

Dr. Alan Hartstein

Lucinda A. Hoffman & William McCauley

Shelley M. Hornik

Michael Jankulak & Sim Aberson

Dr. Alma Kadragic

Beatrice Laurel

Susan Lipman

Duff Mitchell

Santiago & Eloisa Morales

Marie Morel

Angel Moroño

Jose Navarro

Ana Maria Ordonez

Gonzalo Parodi

Clarisa Paulino

Jan Peltz

Benjamin Perelman

Brenda L. Perez

Josefina Perez-Castro

Carolina Pina

Maggy Pons

RIchard Ramos

Vinson Richter

Marc Schloss

Lisa Sloat & Hank Klein

Patricia Stauber

Jeanie Vidaurreta

Melie Viera


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AFICIONADO

Richard Abdeni

Gustavo Abelenda

Arthur Ackerman

Jessica Aguero

Orlando R. Aloma

Al Alschuler

Ruth Alvarez

Joaquin Arguello

Fernando Arguello

Sandra Arill

Franky Arriola

Chanelle Artiles

Cynthia Baghdoian

Rose Banks

Mark Baranek

Joanne Barrett

Richard Bassin, M.D.

Margarita M. Batlle

Rolando Behar

Professor Pia Bell

Marcelo Bellizzi

Dr. Robert Better

Lisa Better

Jennifer Blackmore

Rachel Blechman

Karyl Boynton

Stanley Boynton

Lila Breslow

Theresa A. Bridges

Harvey Burstein

Renne Butler

Carmen Cadavid

Deidre Carasco-Smith

David Carlson

Mercedes Carlson

Tom Carney

Dr. Robert Carrillo

Henry Castelo

Lysis Castro

Elisa Castrolugo

Pilar Cata

Linda A. Cohn

Marcia Gail Cooke

Maureen Cooling

Janet Copeland

Jason Cormiet

Elena Cuenca

Marianna Cuervo

Arlyn Cypen

Sandra Darrall

Angelica Davila

Maria A. De Cardenas

Catherine De Jongh

Martha De Leon Belloc

Sheryl DeGreff

Dr. Teresa Del Moral

Robert DeLellis

Esther deVarona

Cesar Diaz

Maria Elena Diaz de Villegas

Lydia Don

Talia Donenberg

Lilliam Donnell

Michael Dubrofsky

Esther Duque

Susan B. Ervin

Andres Estrada

Mrs. Louise B. Farnsworth

Dr. Michael Fass

Arline Feinberg

Rev. Priscilla Felisky-Whitehead

Jose Fernandez

Armando Ferrer, Ph.D.

Jonathan Feuerman

Carol Fifield

Dr. Lawrence & Suzanne Fishman

Sofia Forteza

Jane Fox-Johnson

Josefina Fraga

Joseph Frechette, Jr.

Mary Caroline Freeman

Nancy Frehling

Miguelina Garcia

Joaquin Garcia

Maria-Pilar Geada

Helena Gil

Nancy Gillespie

Gail Gitin

Shelly Gitlow

Edie Gladstone

Rhonda Glogower

Theodore M. Golberg, Esquire

Teri Golden


MIAMI FILM SOCIETY

AFICIONADO (cont’d)

Carlos Gonzalez

Claudio Gonzalez

Alejandro Gonzalez-Mir

Sheila Goodman

Florence Graff

Teresa L. Grafton

Brianne Grafton

Genevieve Guermont

Josette Hagel

Carol Haggiag

Karen Hamilton

Susan Han

Diane Hanson

Brina Hartman

Jackie Hassine

Gary Herman

Alberto Hernandez

Celeste Higgins

Ingrid Hill

Michael Hill

Lisa Hirsch

Alfred J. Holzman

Valerie Hummel

Basil Hyman

Francoise Ibars

Alia Maria Icaza

Alina Interian

Aleida I. Jacobo

Alba Johnson

Matt Johnson

Mitchell Johnson

Carin Kahgan

Laurie Kaufman

Joy Kaufman

Mark Kay

Brian J. Kiedrowski

Matthew Knobel

Nancy Koeppel

Andrea Koonin

Clarice Koumjian

Mariela Kronen

Rosa L. Labrit

Ulrich Lachler

Aldo Lastra

Yolanda Lastra

Luz Helena Latorre

Christopher Lentz

Ed Lesen

Gretchen Leto

Joanne Levite

Robert Levite

David Lieberman

Renee S. Lieberman

Ederly Lima

Esther Litvin

Hsin-Pei Liu

Carolina Lopez

Juanita Lopez

Mario R. Lopez

Maria Madruga

Carolina Mantilla

Paul Martin

Steffani Martin

Alicia Martinez-Fonts

Beatriz Martinez-Fonts

Pedro Martinez-Fonts

Rebeca Martinez

Alicia Marti-Rodriguez

Byron B. Mathews, Jr.

Carmen Gloria Mayer

Douglas R. Mayer

Stephan McCrea

Dr. Bernard L. McGowan

Alberto L. Mederos

Monica Mediavilla

Rick Mendez

Lillian Mendez

Marisa Messore, MD

Wendy Michaels

Jeremy Mikolajczak

Peter Miller

Ana Gloria Mirabal

Y. Miranda

Peggy Moizel

Dr. Rolando Montoya

Patricia Murray

Edie Nadler


MIAMI FILM SOCIETY

Kendall S. Natvig

Mary Newman

Emanuel Offen

Donald M. Papy

Nancy G. Pastroff

Edgar Patino, M.D.

Rory Paull

Dr. Pat Pazmino

Janou Perczek

Blanca Perera

Gery Perez

Inge Peters

Bonnie Phillips-Williams

Alicio A. Piña

Martin A. Pinilla

Mina Poler

Jose A. Pons

Shana Poplack

Joanna Popper

Gage Powell

Ana Maria Pozo

Maria A. Prio

Christina Quevedo

Rita M. Rad

Gloria Raffel

Martin A. Randle

Rosemary Ravinal

Dana Rhoden

David M. Rice

Betty Rivera Otero

Timothy Robinson

Charles Rodgers

Silvia M. Rodriguez

Dr. Paul Rodriguez

Shanka Roseanne

Noreen Rubin

Robert Rucky

Robert M. Saco

Beatricia Sagar

Susan M. Saks

Mario Mack Sanchez

Jose Sariego

Edna Schenkel

Nate Schulberg

Professor Aldo Serafini

Cesar Serrano Palma

Margie Shanti

Gail Silver

Myra Silverstein

Tommy Singer

Jon Carl Slesinger

Fredricka G. Smith

Rev. Julio Solano

Maria Solomon

Ray Solomon

Mara Beth Sommers

Carmen Soriano

Enrique Sosa

Suzan Speiser

Johanne Spirgel

Kimberly Stallvik

Miriam Steinberg

Maria V. Suarez

Marylin Szkolnik

Wanda Texon

Annie Thompson

Anna Torres

Christine Turner

Adrienne Ullman

Maria del Pilar Uribe

Jan Valdesuso

Dr. Marcia Valdesuso

Jose-Antonio Valencia

Hedwig van de Kreeke

James Veber, Jr.

Adis Maria Vila, JD, MBA

Janete Waldorf

Nora Weir

Jon Weiser

Dr. Bill Werther

Jill Sharon White

Maurice Wiener

Emma Chang Wing

Robert Wing

Pauline Winick

Denise Wolpert

Dr. Catherine Ziegler

Edward Zipay


SPECIAL THANKS

HOST COMMITTEE: Alex Gonzalez-MirAndrew LaneCarolina PinaDana RhodenGigi GuermontJD GenoJesse MclaughlinJoanna PopperJose-Antonio ValenciaKevin SharpleyMargene MunozMatt KnobelNoelia Rabino

Jenny Abrams

Diliana AlexanderFilmgate Interactive

Karen AlamoHBO Latin America

Luc DéryMicroscope

Diana SalcedoMoviecity/Fox International Channels Latin America

Agustina ChiarinoMutante Cine

Diego MarambioINCAA – Ventana Sur

Bernardo BergeretINCAA – Ventana Sur

Carole JolyCinando

Jérome PaillardMarché du Film – Festival de Cannes

Julie BergeronMarché du Film – Festival de Cannes

Estrella ArraizaFICG

Paula ChaurandRivera Maya Film Festival

Sandra GomezRiviera Maya Film Festival

Blanca Granados

Arianne M. BenedettiPanamá Film Commission

Al WilliamsACE – Ateliers du Cinéma Européen

Ronan GirreACE – Ateliers du Cinéma Européen

Claire la CombeACE – Ateliers du Cinéma Européen

Guillaume de SeilleArizona Films

Constanza ArenaCinema Chile

Julia DuarteCinema do Brasil

Andres Bayona Proimagenes

Rafael PerdigãoANCINE

Eduardo Novelli ValenteANCINE

Rafael CabreraICAA

Alejandra PaulínBaja International Film Festival

Jorge Gomez

Ronnie Williams Miami Dade College

Angelo AngiollieriPIOLA

Jan Paulo QueiroloCardozo Hotel

Eric SchnedeckerUDI - Urban Distribution International

Carlota CasoFilm Factory

Vicente CanalesFilm Factory

Cristina GarzaMundial

Cosima FinkbeinerBeta Cinema

Sue ArrowsmithMiami Dade College

Raquel Berman

Arturo SandeCenter of Cinematography, Arts and Television

Kevin SharpleyCineVisun

Mario BeguiristainMiami Dade College

Brad BernsteinCorner of the Cave Media

The Petit Comité

Sara BernsteinHBO Documentary Films

Dave BertiDolby Laboratories

Gary BleemerPremiere Parking

Adriana BoschBosch and Company

Liz BrambillaIFC Films

Deborah Briggs

Debbie Margolis-HorwitzKreative Kontent

Steve “Spaz” WilliamsKreative Kontent

Robert KirkpatrickLava Studio’s

Carly BrownShiftboard Inc

Dan Delp Shiftboard Inc.

Bryan LhuillierShiftboard Inc.

Rick GallegosSociety Awards

Larry MaloneySociety Awards

Alejandro BarretoLC Solutions

Dwight DePassMDC Web Services

Haniel PulidoMDC Web Services


SPECIAL THANKS

Patti EversAmerican Airlines

Estela FernandezMiami International Airport

Richard GarciaMiami International Airport

Tanya GutierrezMiami International Airport

Robert Geitner and the entire team atOlympia Theater at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts

Paul YeeQuee and the entire team atParagon Theaters

Niki Wilson Paragon Theaters

Mike BaumanPublic Works Department

Sue ToranoPublic Works Department

Dana Keith and the team atMiami Beach Cinematheque

The team at O Cinema Wynwood

Paul HudsonOutsider Pictures

Danny Katz and the entire team atComplete Ticket Solutions (CTS)

Alejandro BrugesProducciones de la 5ta Avenida

Steven Menkin

Ivan Parron

Ruth Paul

Alan GeorgesonSoccer 5 / Constructive 4 Consulting Group/Keyes Commercial Realtor

Cindee TabaresCocoWalk

Marcus Hu/Jon GerransStrand Releasing

Josh BraunSubmarine Entertainment

Roya VakiliTwentieth Century Fox International

Ileana OrozaUniversity of Miami, Dept of Journalism & Media Communication

Ryan KampeVisit Film

Marjorie Hewitt SuchockiWhitehead International Film Festival

Grela OrihuelaWet Heat Project / Art Wynwood 2014

Michael P. Brown Kodak

Mario Cader-Frech

Jesse MillerMidtown Video

Robert Calabrese Miami Dade College

Vivian Camara Miami Dade College

Ernesto CambaraMiami Dade College

Guido Castellanos

Abel Castillo

Emilio Chiocchetti

Andre CoutarMiami Dade College Sign & Banner

Sarah CrawfordPremiere Parking

Nigel Daly

Santhosh Daniel

Ross Kauffman

Glenda Day-Cummings and Michael Cummings

Michael Diaz

Nick Di DonatoLiberty Entertainment Group

Jon DouglasRegal Entertainment Group

Denise Erwin Seasons 52

Tere Estorino-FlorinMiami Dade College

Craig Evans

Sandro FiorinFiGa Films

Silvia Elena Rios Fortun

David Frankel

Mary Caroline Freeman Odd’s End

Kat Freeman

Ilona FriedmanConsulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany

Marina Fuentes

Margarita Gantz FPL

ACE - Ateliers du Cinéma Européen

Agustina Gonzalez Miami Dade College

Barry Gordon Miami Dade College

Kelly GregoryAmerican Airlines

Gerry Guarch Miami Dade College

Carmen Guraini

Matt HaggmanJohn S. & James L. Knight Foundation

Stacey Hawkins Liberty Entertainment Group

Tatiana Hernandez John S. and James L. Knight Foundation


SPECIAL THANKS

Dan Hudak Hudak on Hollywood

Deborah Hyde American Airlines

Alberto IbarguenJohn S. & James L. Knight Foundation

Silvia IturbeLatido Films

Mitchell KaplanBooks & Books

Dana Keith Miami Beach Cinematheque

Laura KimInside Job

Thomas KodrosDolby Laboratories

Konstantia Kontaxis University of Miami

Steve Kram

Jason LangeRegal Cinemas

Jeff Lehman

Sandy Lighterman Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment

Enrique López Lavigne Apaches Entertainment Group

Marika Lynch John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Katravia LynnMiami Dade College Foundation

John Maass Miami International University

Oliver MahrdtGerman Films

Chantal Manno

Vivian Marthell

Manuel Martinez

Maureen MastersMagnolia Pictures

The Entire Board of Miami Beach Visitors & Convention Authority

The Entire Board of Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council

Jeremy Mikolajczak Jan Mitchell

Camille NeelLe Pacte

Xiaokun (Annie) WuShanghai University

Xinxan WuShanghai University

Gustavo AndujarSIGNIS

Juan José RodriguezSouth East Pastoral Institute

Marcela Moyana St.Thomas University, School of Leadership Studies

Rosa Munguia Miami Dade College

Irene MuñozMiami Dade College

Charmein MurilloMiami Dade College

Patricia NarvaezMiami Dade College Sign & Banner

Nelson O

Brenda Nieborsky

Raphaela Neihausen

Miguel Ángel OlivaHBO Latin America

Lisette OrtizMiami Dade College Foundation

Anne Owen

Marco PanichiConvertiva Mobile

Yolanda Pareja

Monica Parga Miami Dade College

Paul Pebley JW Marriott Marquis Miami

Ulrike PélissierConsulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany

Georgette Pepper

Ricardo Perez Miami Dade College

Alisa Pitchenik-Charles New World School of the Arts

Raúl Plaza

Tom PrassisSony Pictures Classics

Becky Randel

Klaudine RadfordRegal Cinemas

Gary & Vanessa Ressler

Márcia RibeiroConsulate General of Brazil in Miami

Beth Richardson

Alejandro RiosMiami Dade College

Alyce Robertson & the Entire Board of Miami Downtown Development Authority

Morgan Roger

Ariel Roman-HarrisConsulate General of Israel to Puerto Rico and Florida

Robert RosenbergCoral Gables Art Cinema

Paul Rubenfield

Arely Ruiz

Andrea Salazar

Lina SantiagoAmerican Airlines

Dennis SchollJohn S. & James L. Knight Foundation


SPECIAL THANKS

Andrew SeagaMiami Dade College Web Services

Ilan Segal and the entire team of The Standard Spa, Miami Beach

Andrew SherryJohn S. & James L. Knight Foundation

Sale Stojanovic3B Productions

Patrick Sullivan

Kareem Tabsch

Nicole TallmanMiami Dade College

Mandi Tate

Claudia Triana de Vargas

Andree Tremblay

Carlos VilchezMiami Dade College Web Services

Paul ‘Hiro’ Obata Miami Dade College Web Services

Grace Berrios Sign and Banner

Jen FordBlue Daisy Media

Diana FlemingBlue Daisy Media

Julian Martin

Erika Morales Lemon Yellow

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Panther Coffee

Krista AmmiratoChipotle

Alex Villarubia

Carley SumnerCREAM

Randy Fisher CREAM

Kali Benson CREAM

Mixed Media Collective

Karla Neville Pernod Ricard

Nadia StefanssonZICO coconut water

Mauricio LaniadoJuntos

Xavier RomaniViacom Network

Brittany ClaySBWFF

Gabriel CrespoAmerican Airlines

Amanda Harris Papi

Mary GonzalezWalton Isaacson

Nick GreenRegal Cinemas South Beach

Karen PinoLa Taberna Gialda

Karen Barofsky

Bridget PietschShake Shack

Jessica Brodsky MOAD

Eddy LealAnheuser-Busch

Kevin NoriegaAnheuser-Busch

Sara NascaPopchips

Isabel Gallego URAWK ENERGY BARS

William Vazquez

Pavel Kaleuda

Clare Baxter Nuxe

Taima JonesBritWeek Miami

Justin JonesBritWeek Miami

Marsha L. GreenPretzel Crisps

Sarah AbrahamsMiami New Times

Richard Boucher Macy’s

Shirley ValeryMacy’s

Mari Trelles Haven

Danila SanchezThe Olympia Theater at The Gusman Center of Preforming Arts

Sienna LumacangMacy’s

Ellen Marchman

Julie BursteinThe Betsy Hotel

Susan AbramsOcean Drive

Gerald W. MooreThe Moore Foundation

Daniela DelfinoSixt Car Rental

Geno DewArea 31

Lauren BourgoyneMiami DDA

Sonja BogenspergerMiami DDA

Silvio LealByejoe

Ashley SwansonAshAndBurn.com

Phil VigeantPro8mm

Rhonda Vigeant Pro8mm

Janet WalleyHBO

The Entire Team of Walton Isaacson, Los Angeles

Barbara Weitz Florida International University

Theresa WhiteMiami Dade College Duplication

Graham WinickCity of Miami Beach

Ayana Woodman Xuejun (Jim) WuConfucius Institute at Miami Dade College

Julian Yuri Rodriguez Borscht Corp

Miami New Times

Miami Herald

Miami’s Community Newspapers

Ocean Drive Magazine

SoMi Guide

Viacom

Wire Magazine


MIFF 2014 PROGAMMERS

ANDRES CASTILLOAndres Castillo was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1976. Castillo

holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Florida International University. In 2001, he created Tiwintza Media Producciones in Guayaquil to help launch electronic music and mixed visual media. He released a trip-hop album under the moniker Viejo Sordo in 2009, which jump-started the creation of his own record label, Sordera Records. His second album, Beso de Dios will be released in the first half of 2014.

Since 2007, Castillo has worked at Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) where he currently is Managing Director and Senior Programmer. His responsibilities include oversight of the Film Office; developing new and ingenious strategies for the upcoming editions of MIFF and traveling the globe seeking films that are ideally suited for Miami audiences. He has represented the Festival at Toronto International Film Festival, Rio International Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, BAFICI, among others.

His activities also include consulting for MUVICA, an annual arts, design and music film festival in Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. A few years ago, Castillo worked as a freelance writer for El Telegrafo, an important newspaper in Guayaquil. He also directed his first music video clip “ Lo Inexplicable” for local Miami indie rock band La Gente Naranja.

JAIE LAPLANTEJaie Laplante has shaped and directed Miami International Film

Festival (MIFF) for Miami Dade College since the 28th annual edition in 2011. Laplante is a native of Canada who has been a member of the Miami cultural community since 1998. He has a variety of experience working as a programmer, screenwriter, actor and event producer. He has worked on films with American independent directors Gregg Araki (The Doom Generation, 1995) and also co-wrote the screenplay for John Palmer’s Sugar, nominated for a 2004 “Genie” (Canadian Academy Award).

JANE SCHOETTLEJane Schoettle is an International Programmer for the Toronto

International Film Festival®, responsible for programming films from Australia, New Zealand and Israel, as well as American independent cinema.

Schoettle has worked as a script consultant for private clients and participated in numerous film residency programmes, most recently for the South Australian Film Corporation at the Adelaide Film Festival and for Screen Australia held in Sydney. She has served on numerous international festival juries including events in Scandinavia, Europe, South America and South Asia, and often appears on-camera or in-print as a film expert. She has spoken extensively on the subject of ‘Festival Strategies for Independent Films’, most recently in Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, SXSW 2010 and 2011, as well as the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In March 2012 she was a Jury Member for Narrative Features at SXSW in Austin, Texas. In 2013, she served on the International Jury for the Jerusalem International Film Lab. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Springs, California.

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LEE BRIAN SCHRAGERLee Brian Schrager, one of the nation’s preeminent event

planners and media relations experts, serves as the Vice President of Corporate Communications & National Events at Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. He joined the company in 2000 and oversees projects in all 35 states in which it does business. Schrager is known for his creation of both the Food Network South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festivals. The South Beach Wine & Food Festival® celebrated its 10th year in 2011, which Schrager commemorated with the release of his first book, Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook (Clarkson Potter, $35/hardcover).

Central to Schrager’s business philosophy is the notion of giving back to the community, and appropriately both Festivals are registered non-profit organizations. The South Beach Wine & Food Festival® benefits the Florida International University Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center located on campus. Proceeds from the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival benefit the hunger relief organizations Share Our Strength® and Food Bank For New York City.

THOM POWERSThom Powers divides his time between New York, Miami and

Toronto with roles in several festivals. In his four years at the Miami International Film Festival, he’s been an early advocate of documentaries such as 20 Feet From Stardom, Blackfish and The Imposter, that went on to acclaim. The New York Times described him as a “kingmaker for documentaries” for his programming at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he launched titles such as Undefeated and Inside Job, which later won Oscars.

In Manhattan, he created the weekly screening series Stranger than Fiction at IFC Center, cited by Time Out magazine as the city’s “Best Documentary Programming.” He and his wife Raphaela Neihausen are the directors of America’s largest documentary festival DOC NYC in November; and the New Jersey-based Montclair Film Festival in spring where recurring guests include Stephen Colbert and Michael Moore.

With the rise of digital distribution, Powers staked an early position at SundanceNOW.com curating Doc Club where members get a monthly selection of films. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts and New York University. He previously spent several years as a filmmaker directing documentaries for HBO and PBS; and worked in publishing.

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FESTIVAL TEAM

CONTENT & ACTIVATION

ANDRES CASTILLO Managing Director & Senior Programmer

ELOISA LÓPEZ-GOMEZFilm + Industry Office Manager

RACHEL BLEEMERBrand Manager

SARAH ROFFMANActivation Manager

CAROL COOMBESProgram Associate Manager

FRANCISCO PEDROFilm Office Coordinator

PROGRAM CONSULTANTS

THOM POWERSSenior Program Consultant, Documentary Cinema

DIANA SANCHEZSenior Program Consultant, ENCUENTROS

LEE BRIAN SCHRAGERProgrammer, Lee Brian Schrager’s Culinary Cinema

JANE SCHOETTLESenior Program Consultant, American Independent Cinema

ADMINISTRATION & MIAMI FILM SOCIETY

BETSEY GREENE FREEMANAssistant Director, Administration & Miami Film Society

MICHELLE CONTRERASMiami Film Society Coordinator

DAVID RAMOSStudent Assistant

JAMES DURANMiami Film Society Intern

ALEXANDER FERNANDEZIntern

COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

TATYANA CHIOCCHETTICommunications & Publications Manager

DIANA FLEMINGJEN FORDBlue Daisy MediaMedia Planning

ERIKA MORALESJULIAN MARTINLemon YellowDesign Studio

JANICE ROLANDSHANNON TREUSCHFalco InkNational Public Relations Firm

JESSICA WADE PFEFFERJessica Wade Inc.Regional Public Relations Firm

PAUL JACOBERADRIANA MAZARIEGOSASHLEY SWANSONJacober Creative

ROBERT COLOMRed Team

AILEEN OCHOACommunity Outreach

ENRIQUE POSADAAccess MIFF

RAYCHEL LEANCommunications & Publications Intern

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FESTIVAL TEAM

TECHNICAL & EVENT SERVICES

WARREN SHARONChief Technical Consultant

RANDY FISHER KALI BENSAADONCARLEY SUMNERCulinary Related Event and Marketing (CREaM)Major Events Planners

MAURO SANTOSPrint Traffic Coordinator

GUEST SERVICES

NEUZA FARACHE PORTOGuest Services Coordinator

BETO GIRALDOVibe Manager

SOFIA SOHLDEBBIE GOLDJury Coordinators

ERIN FONTESTransportation Coordinator

HUGO DOMENACKAirport Greeter

JESSICA BELTRAN WOLFSKILLTicketing Assistant

PRODUCTION

ANTHONY NADERDistribution Coordinator & Street Team

JAQUELINE PROCTORBranding & Sponsorship Coordinator

GRACE M. CASTROCulinary Cinema Events Coordinator

GIGI GUERMONTSmall Events Coordinator

JEFF RYAN CARLSONAudience Award Ballot Coordinator

MICHELLE ACOSTA HUMPHREYSTicketing Coordinator

ELIZABETH MISHAANActivation Assistant & Volunteer Co-Coordinator

CHAD MOULDERVolunteer Co-Coordinator

TELSYS TARALLOAfterglow MarketingFulfillment Coordinator

ALEXIS BOSCHGraphics Production

NICOLE CARDONALAURA FALCONELOURDES ROCHE Film + Industry Office Team

THEATER MANAGEMENT

EVAN AMZURIMIFF at Olympia Theater, Theater Manager

JULISSA PEREZMIFF at Regal Cinemas South Beach, Theater Manager

MELANIE GAPANYMIFF at Regal Cinemas South Beach, Theater Manager

BRANDON HARRISONMIFF at Regal Cinemas South Beach, Assistant Theater Manager

ALEJANDRA HIDALGOMIFF at Regal Cinemas South Beach, Assistant Theater Manager

ROBERT COLOMMIFF at Paragon Grove, Theater Manager

HILARY WEBBERMIFF at Paragon Grove, Assistant Theater Manager

RAQUEL BECHERMIFF at Paragon Grove, Assistant Theater Manager

KRISTY WEBBMIFF at Coral Gables Art Cinema, Theater Manager

TOWER THEATER/ART CINEMA AT KOUBEK CENTER, A DIVISION OF MIFF

ORLANDO ROJASManager

LAURA LEALBox Office

JUANA LOPEZConcessions

HECTOR MORENOProjectionist


INDEX OF DIRECTORS

A

Ahmed Abdelnaser 240Samuel Albis 254-5, 257Bruce Alcock 149Patxi Amezcua 77Louise Archambault 187Amma Asante 169Richard Ayoade 179

B

Catherine Bai 261Juan Onofri Barbato 131Rodrigo Bellott 236, 237Allison Berg 89Joe Berlinger 105Bill Bilowit 87-105, 126, 257Taba Blanchard 129Cavi Borges 125Mark Borgions 241Simon Brand 175

C

Juan José Campanella 59Robin Campillo 181Peter Ho-sun Chan 277Daniel Cohen 143Fernando Coimbra 83Mar Coll 81Ben Connors 241Ben Cox 240Manuel Martín Cuenca 171

D

Bora Dagtekin 183Joey Daoud 236, 237, 257Raymond De Felitta 43Álex de la Iglesia 271Piers Dennis 241Jorge Durán 73

E

Marianna Economou 149Fernando Eimbcke 69Amat Escalante 161, 193Emilio Estefan 55, 257

F

Alejandro Fernández Almendras 79Mahdi Fleifel 207Ari Folman 289Alberto Fuguet 97

G

Diego Galán 123Maria Gamboa 115Geeta Gandbhir 131 Tony Gerber 99James Gray 247Marcelo Gomes 71 Cao Guimarães 71 Amit Gupta 151 Xianelly Guzman 260

H

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun 191

J

Mark Jackson 253Jim Jarmusch 203Marlon Johnson 57, 257

K

Frank Keraudren 89Ronnie Khalil 260Gina Kim 147Mat Kirkby 236-7Samuel Kishi Leopo 119Michael Kleiman 133Gabe Klinger 15, 127

L

Emily Lai 261Hilton Lacerda 215Rosita Lama Muvdi 240Marianne Lamour 87Flora Lau 279Michael Lowney 260Matias Lucchesi 75Daniele Luchetti 217Sheridan James Lunt 241

M

Yossi Madmony 205Justin Malone 254-5John Maloof 93Noémie Marsily 240 Alejandro Marzoa 113Myles McCrary 261Hilla Medalia 283Richie Mehta 197, 209Santiago Mitre 131Alfredo Montero 267Lukas Moodysson 221Jesse Moss 101Mike Myers 103


INDEX OF DIRECTORS

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François Ozon 227

P

Uberto Pasolini 211Eric Paternot 236-7Anna Clara Peltier 234-5Perri Peltz 131Monica Peña 257, 259Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt 137Antonin B. Pevny 241Javier Polo 91Maxim Pozdorovkin 99Cédric Prévost 227Mark Pulaski 260

Q

Zhao Qian 261Vivian Qu 281Diego Quemada-Díez 199Gracia Querejeta 165

R

Michael Radford 40-1Francesc Relea 243Ronnie Rivera 257Carl Roosens 241Bernard Rose 53Andrew Rossi 95Javier Ruiz Caldera 219, 312

S

Marcela Said 213Claudia Sainte-Luce 167René Sampaio 51Daniel Sánchez Arévalo 185Yolanda Santidrian 260Oskar Santos 139Fred Schepisi 225John Schlesinger 231 Dennis Scholl 57, 257Moisés Sepulveda 195Richard Shepard 177Shosh Shlam 283Charlie Siskel 93John Stockwell 249Rodrigo Sorogoyen 117Hannes Stöhr 189Tim Sutton 251

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Kareem Tabsch 236-7, 257Abdellah Taia 207Jim Taihuttu 223Federico Telerman 241Chad Tingle 57, 257Marcelo Tobar 67, 161 Leticia Tonos 173David Trueba 201, 314John Turturro 45, 47-9

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Nicolas Uboldi 241

V

Joël Vanhoebrouck 145Luciano Vidigal 125Nacho Vigalondo 61, 312Neto Villalobos 65

W

Wayne Wang 153James Ward Byrkit 165Ti West 269Naren Wilks 240David F. Wnendt 291

Y

Emily Yang 261Yoyo Yao 234-5

Z

Shi Zhengyi 261Carl Zitelmann 119


INDEX BY FILMS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

ARGENTINA

Foosball 59Natural Sciences 75Los Posibles 131Séptimo 77Walking 241

AUSTRIA

The Devil’s Violinist 53Maschin 241

BELGIUM

Around the Lake 240Brasserie Romantique 145The Congress 289Separated 241

BOLIVIA

Unicorn 237

BRAZIL

Brazilian Western 51City of God: 10 Years Later 125Grace 235The Man of the Crowd 71Memories of the Desert 73Tattoo 215A Wolf at the Door 83

CANADA

Gabrielle 187I’ll Follow You Down 197Impromptu 149Siddharth 209

CHAD

Grigris 191

CHILE

Illiterate 195Locations: Looking for Rusty James 97 Memories of the Desert 73The Summer of the Flying Fish 213To Kill a Man 79

CHINA

American Dreams in China 277Bee 261A Big Deal 255Serenity in Shanghai 261The Shoulder 261Skin 261Trap Street 281

COLOMBIA

Creep Date 240Default 175Mateo 115

COSTA RICA

All About the Feathers 66

CUBA

Work in Progress from Cuba 137

DENMARK

We Are The Best! 221Xenos 207

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Cristo Rey 173The Mountain 129

EGYPT

I Exist 240

FRANCE

The Art Rush 87Le Chef 143Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater 127Eastern Boys 181Grigris 191To Kill a Man 79Open Windows 61 Salvation Army 207Skin 261The Summer of the Flying Fish 213Witching and Bitching 271Young & Beautiful 227

GERMANY

The Congress 289The Devil’s Violinist 53Fack Ju Göhte / Suck me Shakespeer 183Global Player 189Wetlands 291

GREECE

Food for Love 149Xenos 207



HAITI

Cristo Rey 173

HONG KONG

American Dreams in China 277Bends 279

INDIA

Siddharth 209

ISRAEL

The Congress 289A Place in Heaven 205Web Junkie 283

ITALY

The Devil’s Violinist 53Still Life 211Those Happy Years 217

LUXEMBOURG

The Congress 289

MEXICO

The Amazing Catfish 167Asteroid 67Club Sandwich 69Heli 193La Jaula De Oro 199We are Mari Pepa 119

MOROCCO

Salvation Army 207

NETHERLANDS

Wolf 223

POLAND

The Congress 289

PORTUGAL

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater 127

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Final Recipe 147

ROMANIA

Cannibal 171

RUSSIA

The Notorious Mr. Bout 99

SPAIN

15 Years + 1 Day 165Barefoot in the Kitchen 123Cannibal 171 Le Chef 143Europe in 8 Bits 91Family United 185Foosball 59In Darkness We Fall 267Here’s the Deal 113Living is Easy with Eyes Closed 201Open Windows 61Séptimo 77Serrat & Sabina: Two for the Road 243 Stockholm 117Three Many Weddings 219We all Want What’s Best for Her 61Witching and Bitching 271Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang 139

SWEDEN

We are the Best! 221

SWITZERLAND

Shirt out, Game Over! 237

SYRIA

I Exist 240

THAILAND

Final Recipe 147

UNITED KINGDOM

Belle 169Dom Hemingway 177The Double 179Falling Apart 240Fear & Delight 240Jadoo 151Land of Dreams 241The Phone Call 237Something in My Soul 241Still Life 211Xenos 207



UNITED STATES

It’s About Time 260Blue 235Bondage 260Cherry Pop: The Story of the World’s Fanciest Cat 237Chub 234-5Coherence 265Creep Date 240Deep City: Birth of the Miami Sound 57Default 175The Dog 89Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater 127Ectotherms 259Elsa & Fred 40Fading Gigolo 45Finding Vivian Maier 93House of Buttons 260The Immigrant 247International Noise Conference 2013 91Ivory Tower 95Kid Cannabis 249Memphis 251The Meter Man of Le Moutrechon 260Midnight Cowboy 231The Notorious Mr. Bout 99Only Lovers Left Alive 203Open Windows 61The Overnighters 101Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro Sr. 130Rob the Mob 43The Sacrament 269Strike: The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told 237Soul of a Banquet 153

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon 103An Unbreakable Bond 55White Meat 260Work in Progress from Cuba 137War Story 253Web 133Web Junkie 283Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger 105Words and Pictures 225

VENEZUELA

Flamingo 119


INDEX OF FILM TITLES

15 Years + 1 Day 165

A

All About the Feathers 65The Amazing Catfish 167American Dreams in China 277Around the Lake 240The Art Rush 87Asteroid 67

B

Barefoot in the Kitchen 123Bee 261Belle 169Bends 279A Big Deal 255Blue 235Bondage 260Brasserie Romantique 145Brazilian Western 51

C

Cannibal 171Le Chef 143Cherry Pop: The Story of the World’s Fanciest Cat 237Chub 234-5City of God: 10 Years Later 125Club Sandwich 69The Chicago Project X Outlets of Chicago 106-9Coherence 265The Congress 289Creep Date 240Cristo Rey 173

D

Deep City: Birth of the Miami Sound 57Default 175The Devil’s Violinist 53The Dog 89Dom Hemingway 177The Double 179Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater 127

E

Eastern Boys 181Ectotherms 259Elsa & Fred 40Europe in 8 Bits 91

F

Fack ju Göhte / Suck me Shakespeer 183Fading Gigolo 45Falling Apart 240Family United 185Fear & Delight 240Final Recipe 147Finding Vivian Maier 93 Flamingo 119Food for Love 149Foosball 59

G

Gabrielle 187Global Player 189 Grace 235Grigris 191

H

Heli 193Here’s the Deal 113House of Buttons 260

I

I Exist 240I’ll Follow You Down 197Illiterate 195The Immigrant 247Impromptu 149In Darkness We Fall 267International Noise Conference 2013 91It’s About Time 260Ivory Tower 95


INDEX OF FILM TITLES

J

Jadoo 151La Jaula de Oro 199

K

Kid Cannabis 249

L

Land of the Dreams 241Living is Easy with Eyes Closed 201Locations: Looking for Rusty James 97

M

The Man of the Crowd 71Maschin 241Mateo 115Memories of the Desert 73Memphis 251The Meter Man of Le Moutrechon 260Midnight Cowboy 231 The Mountain 129

N

Natural Sciences 75The Notorious Mr. Bout 99

O

Only Lovers Left Alive 203Open Windows 61The Overnighters 101

P

The Phone Call 237A Place in Heaven 205Los Posibles 131

R

Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro Sr. 130Rob the Mob 43

S

The Sacrament 269Salvation Army 207Separated 241Séptimo 77Serenity in Shanghai 261Serrat & Sabina: Two for the Road 243Shirt Out, Game Over! 237The Shoulder 261Siddharth 209Skin 261Something in my Soul 241Soul of a Banquet 153Still Life 211Stockholm 117Strike: The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told 237The Summer of the Flying Fish 213Supermensch – The Legend of Shep Gordon 103

T

Tattoo 215Those Happy Years 217Three Many Weddings 219To Kill a Man 79Trap Street 281

U

An Unbreakable Bond 55Unicorn 237

W

Walking 241War Story 253We All Want What’s Best for Her 81We are Mari Pepa 119We are the Best! 221Web 133Web Junkie 283Wetlands 291White Meat 260Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger 105Witching and Bitching 271Wolf 223A Wolf at the Door 83Words and Pictures 225Work in Progress from Cuba 137

X

Xenos 207

Y

Young & Beautiful 227

Z

Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang 139

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