Films play at the Grand Cinema, Tacoma Art Museum & Theater on the Square
Sunday, October 9th
Give Up Tomorrow (97 min)10:30am at the Grand Cinema(Subtitled Documentary, Directed by Michael Collins) Set amidst old world vestiges of colonialism, classism and backdoor politics in the Philippines, GIVE UP TOMORROW rivetingly exposes a Kafkaesque contemporary world of corruption and injustice. In a murder case that ends a nation's use of capital punishment, but fails to free an innocent man, two grieving mothers personify the chasms - both nightmarish in scope - that divide two families and, by extension, a nation. |
 Website & Trailer *Official Selection: Tribeca (Audience Choice Winner), Hot Docs, True/False, Silver Docs, Melbourne and Traverse City Film Festivals |
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Coach Buehler  Plays with: Challenging Impossibility (Documentary, 30 mins, Directed by Sanjay Rawal & Natabara Mark Rollosson) Website & Trailer Chronicles the weightlifting odyssey of the late spiritual teacher and peace advocate Sri Chinmoy. Already an advocate of the necessity of physical fitness in the spiritual life, this NYC-based Guru was inspired to demonstrate the intangible power of inner-peace by performing incredible feats of strength. *Official Selection: Tribeca, Manhattan & Warsaw Film Festivals |
Starting at the Finish Line: The Coach Buehler Story (65 min)10:30am at Tacoma Art Museum(Documentary, Directed by Amy Unell) For 55 years, Buehler has inspired athletes and met enormous challenges - breaking ground in race relations, women's athletics, and international sport. Now, he faces his latest challenge: an inoperable benign brain tumor. STARTING AT THE FINISH LINE - the story of Al Buehler, the leader, the inspiration, the man everyone who has ever known him loves to call simply, "Coach". *Produced by NBA star Grant Hill. Official Selection: 2011 Newport Beach, Atlanta, Stony Brook & Phoenix Film Festivals Website & Trailer Sponsored by:  |
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Family Shorts (88 min)10:40am at Grand Cinema **Encore screening!** * Also plays on Saturday, October 8th at 12pm at the Grand Cinema. |
International Shorts (106 min)12:40pm at Tacoma Art MuseumA Scene at the Sea Thief website Incident by a Bank IMDB Ultimo Recurso website Azazel IMDB To Rest in Peace website Stopover IMDB Sponsored by:  |
 Thief |
 Harlistas: An American Journey (91 min)12:40pm at the Grand Cinema(Documentary, Directed by Alfredo De Villa) An authentic look into Latino motorcycling culture in the United States told through four pivotal stories of real-life characters who proudly call themselves Harlistas - Harley riders of Latino heritage. In this first-of-it's-kind documentary, HARLISTAS celebrates the bond amongst Harlistas and sheds light on their fascinating devotion to the open road, Latino culture, and the iconic American motorcycle brand. Website & Trailer |
Plays with: We R Winning (Documentary, 19 min, Directed by Todd Blubaugh) NW FILM *Filmmaker in attendance* Website & Trailer The simplest purpose of a motorcycle is to propel man to new destinations. WE R WINNING explores the literal and figurative places motorcycles have helped people to discover, and profiles different characters inspired by motorcycles to journey outside of society's norms and into their life's passion. |
Sahkanaga (80 min)1:45pm at the Grand Cinema(Drama/Mystery, Directed by John Henry Summerour) **Filmmaker in attendance** In the winter of 2002, over 300 bodies were discovered strewn about the property of the Tri-State Crematory in Noble, Georgia. SAHKANAGA imagines this event from the perspective of a teenager who discovers the first body. Filmed on location in Walker County, GA, with a cast of non-professional actors, some of whom had direct connections to the real-life scandal, SAHKANAGA observes a tight-knit community on the brink of a terrible tragedy and their efforts to make sense of the unknowable. *Official Selection: 2011 Atlanta (Audience Choice Winner), & New Orleans Film Festivals Website & Trailer |
 Sahkanaga Plays with: Controlled Burn (Drama, 22 min, Directed by Dan Van Wert) website When Olivia Browning's husband, Hugh, is ravaged by Alzheimer's disease, she must make a decisive choice regarding his future, as she attempts to reconstruct the past. *Official Selection: 2011 Newport Beach, LA Underground, Mexico Int'l & Santa Cruz Film Festivals |
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These Amazing Shadows (88 min)2:00pm at Pantages Theater *FREE**(Documentary, Directed by Paul Mariano & Kurt Norton) What do the films CASABLANCA, BLAZING SADDLES, and WEST SIDE STORY have in common? Besides being popular, they have also been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and listed on the National Film Registry. THESE AMAZING SHADOWS tells the history and importance of The Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself. *Official Selection: 2011 Sundance, Newport Beach, & Seattle International Film Festivals |
The Redemption of General Butt Naked (90 min)2:55pm 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 Int'l, Miami Int'l, San Francisco Int'l, & Jerusalem Film Festivals *Also plays Friday, October 7th at 1:45pm at the Grand Cinema |
 After the Shearing (Drama, 10 min, Directed by Vanessa Rojas) IMDB A young girl living on a sheep farm learns of her mother's battle with cancer and tries to save her by making a magical potion. *2011 San Antonio Film Festival Jury Prize for Best College Filmmaker |
Littlerock (83 min)3:00pm at Tacoma Art Museum(Subtitled Drama, Directed by Mike Ott) Lost in love, language and Littlerock, a pair of Japanese siblings get stranded in a California desert town on a tour of Japanese-American internment camps. *2010 Gotham Awards Winner for Best Film Not Playing Near You; 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Winner for Someone to Watch Award Website & Trailer Sponsored by: Judy Bumbaugh |
Stuff |
Stuff (83 min)4:50pm at the Grand Cinema (Documentary, Directed by Larry Johnson) NW Film **Filmmaker in attendance** STUFF relates the personal odyssey of a Portland, Oregon filmmaker dealing with his father's death and the garage-sized storage unit full of the stuff he left behind. *Special Jury Award Winner for Feature Documentary at the 2011 Florida Film Festival Website & Trailer Plays with: Common Ground (Documentary, 14 min, Directed by Hollie Fifer) AUSTRALIA website Uncle Bob Randall teaches Hollie how to feel the connection to Mother Earth at a time when she needs to be listened to the most. |
Closing Weekend Showcase:
Losing Control (90 min)7:00pm at the Grand Cinema - Closing Weekend Showcase(Comedy, Directed by Valerie Weiss) **Filmmaker in attendance** LOSING CONTROL is a quirky romantic comedy about a young Bridget Jones-like scientist, Samantha (Miranda Kent), who conducts a controlled experiment to find proof that her boyfriend is "the one." Written and directed by Valerie Weiss, LOSING CONTROL is loosely based on her experiences getting a PhD at Harvard Medical School. *Official Selection: Chicago Comedy Awards, 2011 Vail, Rhode Island International and Stony Brook Festivals Website & Trailer |
Losing Control  Plays with: The Secret Friend (Drama/Comedy, 16 min, Directed by Flavio Alves) Website & Trailer Veteran actress Viola Harris performs alongside Siobhan Fallon in this poignant and subtly playful story of a phone call that becomes a lifeline. *2010 Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival Best of Fest Winner Sponsored by:
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 Nobody But Her |
Late Night Shorts (88 min)9:15pm at the Grand CinemaAll Flowers in Time website Bad Dads IMDB Guilty Shoes **Filmmaker in attendance** IMDB They Walk Among Us **Filmmakers in Attendance** IMDB The Escape IMDB Nobody But Her website |
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