SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
2:00PM - Capawock Theatre
BÉBÉS (BABIES) 
Director: Thomas Balmès
Documentary (Children)/ Japan, Mongolia, USA, Namibia/ 79 min
With introduction by children's book author Kate Feiffer
BABIES follows four babies -- Mari, from Tokyo; Hattie, from San Francisco; Bayarjargal, of Mongolia; and Ponijao, in Namibia -- from first day to first steps. "I dreamt," says director Alain Chabat, "of theatre audience that would applaud because a baby would stand on their own two feet. These tiny things are huge adventures for them". The babies of BABIES experience the same rites of passage (nursing, sitting, walking, generally figuring out stuff), offering a delightful reminder of the universal concerns and desires that unite us all from first breath. There are fascinating contrasts too: for instance, Mari and Hattie have an immense array of objects, supposedly to help them develop and compete, but Ponijao and Bayar, from far poorer regions, seem no less bright, healthy, or happier living in a yurt or playing with a stick. Important points, and all made without the interference of voiceovers or narrator. The gurgles and coos of the film's four stars don't need. Or, as Roger Ebert sums it up, "Just babies. Wonderful."
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2:00PM - Katharine Cornell Theatre
AFGHAN STAR
Director: Havana Marking
Documentary (Music) / Afghanistan/UK / 88 min
WINNER - WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.
UK's official submission to the 2010 Oscars
After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, Pop Idol comes to Afghanistan. Millions watch the TV series “Afghan Star” and vote for their favorites by mobile phone. For many, this is their first encounter with democracy. A timely film, Afghan Star follows the dramatic stories of four contestants in the TV series as they risk everything to become the nation's favorite singer. Can any of them attain the freedom they hope for in this vulnerable and traditional nation? “Everyone should see this film,” says Time Out magazine.
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2:00PM - Vineyard Playhouse
36 VUES DU PIC SAINT LOUP (AROUND A SMALL MOUNTAIN)
Director: Jacques Rivette
Comic Drama/ France / 84 min
Our Screening of 36 VUES DU PIC SAINT LOUP is sponsored by Perrier
On a winding mountain road, Vittorio gallantly helps Kate with her stalled car, and without a single word exchanged, speeds off. Later in town, he learns that Kate has returned to join her family's traveling circus after leaving under mysterious conditions many years ago. Intrigued by her story, Vittorio stays for the show, and the next one, and slowly is drawn into the circus performers' lives as he tries to discover the secret that led to Kate's sudden departure.
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4:00PM - CAPAWOCK THEATER
THE LAST SURVIVOR
Director: Micheal Pertnoy/Michael Kleiman
Documentary / Various/ 88 min
Special reception to follow at 6:00-7:30pm at the Bunch of Grapes to support Mapendo.org.
Winner of numerous Film Festival Documentary and Audience Awards
Special Guest: JUSTIN SEMAHORO KIMENYERWA, a member of the Banyamulenge tribe of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This character-based documentary follows the lives of four anti-genocide activists, all genocide survivors (of the Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur, and the Congo, respectively). Shot on location in five countries across four continents, the film asks its audience to consider genocide as a worldwide evil that affects us all. Mostly, though, it's a meditation on how one picks up the pieces of a broken life and makes new meaning with them. “At once beautiful and hopeful, horrible and maddening,” says the Huffington Post; the Miami Herald dubs it “raw, potent, real.”
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4:00PM - Katharine Cornell Theatre
The Desert of Forbidden Art
Director: Tchavdar Georgiev
Documentary (Art) / Russia, Uzbekistan, USA / 88 min
Special Guest: Q&A to follow with award-winning correspondent and author Stephen Kinzer
Winner, Palm Beach Film Festival (Best Documentary)
During a 50-year career under the Soviet regime, Russian museum curator Igor Savitsky dared to use state funds to rescue 40,000 priceless works of outlawed avant-garde art and, in the process, created in a far desert of Soviet Uzbekistan a museum now worth millions. Savitsky's life story is fascinating on its own, but the film also examines the lives and work of those who owe their artistic existence and legacy to this amazing man, one willing to risk his life for the art he loved. “Well-crafted,” says Variety, capturing the flavor of this little-known region. And yet, it continues, “the most arresting sights are inevitably those of the bold, richly colored paintings themselves.” Featuring the narrative talents of Ben Kingsley, Ed Asner, and Sally Field.
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4:00PM - Vineyard Playhouse
DAS WEISSE BAND (THE WHITE RIBBON)
Director: Michael Haneke
Drama / Germany / 144 min
Golden Palm award winner; Cannes Film Festival; Best Foreign Film, Chicago Film Critics Association
With introduction by Amin Matalqa, director of last year's festival favorite, "Captain Abu Raed"
In a small German village just before World War I, strange things are happening and no one knows why. A barn burns. A child dies. Soon the villagers are all looking over their shoulders and looking suspiciously at one another. This movie raises serious questions in a compelling way-such as, what conclusions does a community draw when the facts don't add up. And can bad things just happen to good people? A visually stunning film shot in black and white, it uses a simple story to pose complex questions about both fear and security.
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7:15PM - Capawock Theatre
THE TRIAL
Director: Gary Wheeler
Drama / USA / 102 min
A premier of Matthew Modine's latest film, based on the best-selling novel by Robert Whitlow *
*Special Guests: We welcome Mr. Modine to the Vineyard and appreciate his acceptance of our first annual Global Citizen's Award prior to the screening.
Mr. Modine will be joined by Mark Freiburger, one of the film's producers/screenwriters for Q&A.
A small town attorney, Kent “Mac” McClain contemplates suicide after the tragic death of his wife and sons. But then a capital punishment case he's assigned changes his life.
Matthew Modine, who plays the lead, is a veteran actor (Birdy; Married to the Mob; Full Metal Jacket, Shortcuts, and more) who has received a Golden Globe for both his television and film work, as well as numerous other prizes. Mr. Modine just completed a major role in the accalimed revival of The Miracle Worker on Broadway, with Abigail Breslin and Alison Pill. He is also an engaged activist: He is the founder of the nonprofit BicycleForaDay.org, whose mission it is to encourage everyone to fight obesity and cut fossil fuel consumption through bicycling. (He launched BFAD by leading 14000 bicyclists through the streets of lower Manhattan.) He also founded CardCarryingLiberal.net, a grassroots movement of Americans dedicated to human rights. In addition, Mr. Modine is a supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, God's Love We Deliver (dedicated to support of all those living with AIDS, cancer, and other serious illnesses), and several other organizations dedicated to improve others' lives.
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7:00PM - KATHARINE CORNELL THEATER
FRYGTELIG LYKKELIG (TERRIBLY HAPPY)
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz
Drama/Mystery / Denmark / 102 min
7 Robert Awards (Danish Oscars), including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress,
Screenplay; Grand Prix– Karlovy Vary Intʼl FF; Best Director – Chicago Intʼl FF
Introduction by Mary Spencer, MV Film Society Board Member
Led by Henrik Ruben Ganz's assured direction, this knotty Danish noir thriller steers audiences into some nicely unexpected territory. Robert Hansen is a cop in Copenhagen who makes a mistake and then assigned to a small town where cows and problems disappear into the mud. He quickly learns that the town bully, Jørgen, beats his wife, an outsider like Robert. He tries to get her to swear out a complaint against him; she flirts with Robert. When someone dies and Robert knows the prime suspect is innocent, he halts vigilante justice and things get complicated. Is rural justice his ticket back to Copenhagen? Is there any chance at happiness?
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7:00PM - VINEYARD PLAYHOUSE
No Movie - Theatre is Dark
9:30PM - Capawock Theatre
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
Director: Banksy, Shepard Fairey
Documentary (art, culture)/ United Kingdom / 86 min
Best Feature, Film Festival of Los Angeles; Best Director, Best Screenplay, Indo-American Art Council Festival
With introduction by Cullen Paradise, Graphic Artist
A riveting portrait of the famed graffiti artist Banksy, who always manages to have the last word. When an eccentric amateur French filmmaker attempts to locate and befriend the elusive Banksy, the artist turns the camera back on him with spectacular results. Billed as “the world's first street art disaster movie,” the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader, and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work.
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9:30PM - Katharine Cornell Theatre
ANIMATION SPECTACULAR!
Animated Shorts/ Various Countries and Filmmakers/ 76 min
Special Guests: Noelle & Joy Vaccese, Bill Pympton, Signe Baumane, Peter Ahern
A collection of some of the world's best new short animated films from acclaimed animators. Introduction by Joy and Noelle Vaccese (“Golem”) who curated the program; Oscar-nominee Bill Plympton (“The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger“), Signe Baumane ("Teat Beat of Sex"), Peter Ahern ("Down to the Bone") will also be on hand for Q&A.
Shorts to be screened also include: “Lebensader” (Angela Steffen); “Teat Beat of Sex” (Signe Baumane); “Prayers for Peace” (Dustin Grella); “Anna Blume” (Vessela Dantcheva); “Down to the Bone” (Peter Ahern); “Love & Theft” (Andreas Hykade); “The Man in the Blue Gordini” (Jean-Christophe Lie); “The Music Scene” (Anthony Francisco Schepperd); “Madagascar” (Bastien Dubois).
9:30PM - Vineyard Playhouse
KISSES
Director: Lance Daly
Comic Drama/ Ireland / 75 min
Winner, Irish Film and Television Awards (Best Director, Best Editing); Miami Film Festival (Audience Award); Galway Film Fleadh (Best Feature Film)
With introduction by Margaret Whitton, director of THE LOOP and frequent visitor to Dublin
On the fringes of Dublin, two kids live in a suburbs devoid of life, color, and the prospect of escape. Kylie has five siblings and an overworked mother. Next door, Dylan lives in the shadow of an alcoholic father and the memory of an elder brother who ran away. When Dylan and Kylie run away, they make their way to the magical night-time lights of inner city Dublin, searching for Dylan's brother and the hope of finding a new life.
Lance Daly's vision of Dublin, as seen through the innocent eyes of our protagonists, is a kaleidoscope of magic, wonder and mystery. But as the night wears on, and Dublin takes on a darker character, the two kids have to rely on the kindness of strangers, the advice of Bob Dylan and their trust in each other to survive the night.
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11:00PM - Vineyard Playhouse
JOHEUNNOM NABBEUNNOM ISANGHANNOM (THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE WEIRD)
Director: Lance Daly
Drama / South Korea / 127 min
Winner, Asian Film Awards (Best Supporting Actor); Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Achievement in Cinematography)
With introduction by Geneva Monks
Set in the 1930s, in a Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules, three Korean men fatefully meet on a train: a bounty hunter who tracks down any criminals with rewards on their heads; the leader of a group of tough-as-nails bandits; and a train robber with nine lives. They race across Manchuria trying to take possession of a map one of them discovered while robbing the train. Also on the hunt for the mysterious map are the Japanese army and Asian bandits. In this unpredictable, escalating battle for the map, who will stand in the end as the winner?
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