Films play at the Grand Cinema, School of the Arts, and Blue Mouse Theater
Friday, October 7th
The Redemption of General Butt Naked (90 min)1:45 pm at the Grand Cinema(Subtitled Documentary, directed by Daniele Anstasion & Eric Strauss) Joshua Milton Blahyi - aka General Butt Naked - a brutal warlord who murdered thousands during Liberia's horrific 14-year civil war has renounced his violent past and reinvented himself as Evangelist Joshua Milton Blahyi. This riveting portrait takes viewers on Joshua's crusade to redeem his past, as he confronts his victims and attempts to rehabilitate the former child soldiers who once fought for him. *Excellence in Cinematography Jury Winner Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival; Official Selection: 2011 Seattle International, Miami International, San Francisco International, & Jerusalem Film Festivals |
* Also plays on Sunday, October 9th at 3pm at the Grand Cinema. |
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Superheroes (90 min)2:00 pm at the Grand Cinema * Also plays Monday, October 10, 4:00 at Rausch Auditorium (U. of Puget Sound). |
This Narrow Place (97 min)3:55 pm at the Grand Cinema(Drama, directed by Sooney Kadouh) After smuggling himself into the United States and reconnecting with his estranged sister, a conflicted young Palestinian man begins an unlikely friendship with a lonely drug addict. *2011 Ashland Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner for Best Feature Film
Plays with: The mundane and not-so-mundane moments in one's life. *Robert and Rodrigo were featured in the 2010 edition of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film, and both attended the Grand Cinema's inaugural film series celebrating the featured filmmakers.
*Pairing also plays on Wednesday, October 12th, 6:30pm at Grand Cinema |
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 Darwin (88 min)(Documentary, Directed by Nick Brandestini) SWITZERLAND4:00 pm at School of the Arts The story of an isolated community in Death Valley, California, propelled from society by tragic turns, forcing the people of Darwin (population: 35) to find ways to coexist in a place without a government, a church, jobs, or children. *Official Selection: DocuWeeks, 2011 Big Sky (Artistic Vision Award Winner), Santa Barbara & Sonoma Film Festivals |
Plays with: The Strange Ones (Drama, 13 min, Directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein) Website A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all appears normal, but nothing is quite what it seems to be. *Official Selection: 2011 Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals. Starring Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie, TINY FURNITURE). *Pairing also plays Thursday, October 13th, 2:00pm at Grand Cinema |
Heart Breaks Open (81 min)(Drama, Directed by William Maria Rain) NW FILM! **Director, Cast & Crew in Attendance ** 6:05 pm at Grand Cinema A model queer activist and poet, Jesus (Maximilian Davis) prides himself in his work with the Seattle LGBT community. Jesus's world implodes when he discovers that he is HIV positive, forcing him to confront his innermost fears, his relationship with his ex-boyfriend, and a future living with HIV. Faced with the unknown, JEsus is pulled from the brink of self-destruction by Sister Alysa Trailer (Brian Peters), a drag nun who leads him down a path of self-discovery. *Official Selection: 2011 London Lesbian & Gay, Los Angeles Asian Pacific and Seattle Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals Website Trailer Plays with: Love is All You Need? (Drama, 19 min, Directed by Kim Rocco Shields) The story of Ashley, a young teen who is raised in an all-American family, with two moms, two grandpas, two uncles, and a little brother. But Ashley has a problem: she has a crush on a boy at school, which is against everything this world has ever taught her. This film hopes to shed light onto the highly controversial issue of human and equal rights in the LBGT Community. *Official Selection: 2011 LA Shorts, San Francisco Int'l LGBT and Atlanta (Grand Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking) Film Festivals |
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 Plays with: A Fine Young Man (Drama, 13 min, Directed by Kevan Funk) CANADA **Filmmaker in attendance** Website They've been looking for someone like Pete. Someone honest, upstanding and true. Someone they can put their faith in. *Premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival |
Big Boy (79 min)(Drama, Directed by Thomas Hackett)6:15 pm at School of the Arts BIG BOY tells the sometimes funny, sometimes painful story of what happens to a family and to lifelong friendships when a divorced mother joins her son's struggling rock band. As the band's musical fortunes immediately improve, relationships just as quickly unravel. *World Premiere Website & Trailer  |
Young Goethe in Love (100 min)
| 7:00 pm at the Blue Mouse (Subtitled Drama, Directed by Phillip Stolzl) GERMANY Germany 1772 - the young and tumultuous Johann Goethe aspires to be a poet; but after failing his law exams, he is sent by his father to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways. Unsure of his talent and eager to prove himself, Goethe soon wins the praise and friendship of his superior Kestner. But then Lotte enters his life and nothing is the same as before. However, the young lovers are unaware that her father has already promised Lotte's hand to another man. *Official Selection: Palm Springs International Film Festival Website
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Boy Wonder (96 min)8:15 pm at School of the Arts(Suspense/Drama Directed by Michael Morrissey) A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. As the boundaries blur, Sean's dual life wears on his psyche and his two worlds careen dangerously close to colliding. *2011 Vail Film Festival Winner for Best Feature Film Website & Trailer Plays with: Sweat (Dark Comedy, 4 mins, Directed by Sam Grant) AUSTRALIA A lone woman slips through a dark car park. Sporadic shadows dart around as the music begins to stalk her. Panic sets in as we realize she might not make it before a stalking figure is revealed. |
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Surrogate Valentine (74 min)8:20 pm at Grand Cinema(Comedy, Directed by Dave Boyle) San Francisco indie musician Goh Nakamura (playing himself) is barely scraping by. So when a filmmaker friend asks him to teach guitar lessons to TV star Danny Turner (Chadd Stoops) for his upcoming movie role, Goh jumps at the chance. While on tour together, things get complicated when Goh's high school flame, Rachel (Lynn Chen) shows up. *Official Selection: 2011 SXSW and Seattle International Film Festivals. **Dave Boyle's film, WHITE ON RICE, won the award for Best Feature at the 2009 Tacoma Film Festival.** Website & Trailer Plays with: Waffles (Drama/Comedy, 20 mins, Directed by Nick Lentz) **Filmmaker in attendance** Two people randomly meet at a party and make a night of it. **Nick Lentz's film, VERLAINE, won the award for Best Short at the 2008 Tacoma Film Festival.** |
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Plays with: Last Rite (Suspense, 13 min, Directed by Amy Miketic) Website LAST RITE tells the story of a chance encounter between an alcoholic widow and a man with a criminal past. Lucy and Terrance are in need of forgiveness and find redemption, if only for a moment, with each other. |
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