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Saturday Night
[SATUR] Tribeca Talks
Feature Documentary, 2010, 93 min
Interests: Comedy, New York
Saturday Night Live has been a New York icon for decades, but few have witnessed what it actually takes to pull off an episode. Actor/director James Franco settles confidently behind the camera and into corners of cubicles and conference rooms to bring unprecedented access to the cast's vigorous marathon of comedy creation. With John Malkovich hosting the episode, Franco sculpts an intimate look at the making of one hilarious episode of SNL. After the Movie: Join James Franco and cast members of SNL for a lively conversation. Moderated by Dave Karger, Senior writer for Entertainment Weekly and frequent contributor to NBC's Today Show. Read More
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[SATUR] Tribeca Talks
Feature Documentary, 2010, 93 min
Interests: Comedy, New York
Saturday Night Live has been a New York icon for decades, but few have witnessed what it actually takes to pull off an episode. Actor/director James Franco settles confidently behind the camera and into corners of cubicles and conference rooms to bring unprecedented access to the cast's vigorous marathon of comedy creation. With John Malkovich hosting the episode, Franco sculpts an intimate look at the making of one hilarious episode of SNL. After the Movie: Join James Franco and cast members of SNL for a lively conversation. Moderated by Dave Karger, Senior writer for Entertainment Weekly and frequent contributor to NBC's Today Show. Read More
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The Sentimental Engine Slayer
[SENTI] Discovery
Feature Narrative, 2010, 97 min
Directed by: Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Interests: Drama, Family Issues, Identity, Latino, Music, Psychological, TFF Virtual
Reality and fantasy entangle in the semi-autobiographical tale of a twentysomething misfit's loopy trip through manhood in the dusty US-Mexico border town of El Paso, Texas. While director/writer/star Omar Rodriguez Lopez's psychedelic sonic sensibilities are most well-known for fueling the Grammy-winning rockers The Mars Volta, it is piercingly clear that he is also as a riveting and rare voice for independent American cinema. Read More
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[SENTI] Discovery
Feature Narrative, 2010, 97 min
Directed by: Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Interests: Drama, Family Issues, Identity, Latino, Music, Psychological, TFF Virtual
Reality and fantasy entangle in the semi-autobiographical tale of a twentysomething misfit's loopy trip through manhood in the dusty US-Mexico border town of El Paso, Texas. While director/writer/star Omar Rodriguez Lopez's psychedelic sonic sensibilities are most well-known for fueling the Grammy-winning rockers The Mars Volta, it is piercingly clear that he is also as a riveting and rare voice for independent American cinema. Read More
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sex & drugs & rock & roll
[SEXDR] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2009, 115 min
Directed by: Mat Whitecross
Interests: Biography, Drama, Music, Returning Filmmaker
Mat Whitecross (codirector of The Road to Guantanamo) paints a stylized, ripsnorting portrait of mercurial British punk rock pioneer Ian Dury (flawlessly portrayed by BAFTA nominee Andy Serkis). From a troubled childhood and a battle with debilitating polio to the effects of fame on relationships and fatherhood, here are the highs and lows of a life lived sneeringly, unapologetically out loud. With Olivia Williams, Ray Winstone, and Naomie Harris. Read More
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[SEXDR] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2009, 115 min
Directed by: Mat Whitecross
Interests: Biography, Drama, Music, Returning Filmmaker
Mat Whitecross (codirector of The Road to Guantanamo) paints a stylized, ripsnorting portrait of mercurial British punk rock pioneer Ian Dury (flawlessly portrayed by BAFTA nominee Andy Serkis). From a troubled childhood and a battle with debilitating polio to the effects of fame on relationships and fatherhood, here are the highs and lows of a life lived sneeringly, unapologetically out loud. With Olivia Williams, Ray Winstone, and Naomie Harris. Read More
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Shorts: Between the Lines
[SBETW]
Program, 2010, 101 min
Things aren’t always as they appear in these short narrative films.
In Roots in Water three estranged siblings reunite following the death of the mother to settle unfinished emotional business. Khani is faced with an overwhelming task by the wealthy family he serves in The Pool Party. Two slackers seek a solution to their financial problems with the help of a guru in The Third Rule. Father and daughter connect and converse in Brucie. A young girl’s low self-esteem is redeemed in Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here. A couple in crisis find their way to a desert motel in Bastard. Discover why the chicken did cross the road in Athena. Read More
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[SBETW]
Program, 2010, 101 min
Things aren’t always as they appear in these short narrative films.
In Roots in Water three estranged siblings reunite following the death of the mother to settle unfinished emotional business. Khani is faced with an overwhelming task by the wealthy family he serves in The Pool Party. Two slackers seek a solution to their financial problems with the help of a guru in The Third Rule. Father and daughter connect and converse in Brucie. A young girl’s low self-esteem is redeemed in Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here. A couple in crisis find their way to a desert motel in Bastard. Discover why the chicken did cross the road in Athena. Read More
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Shorts: Experimental Collisions
[SEXPE]
Program, 93 min
Interests: Experimental
Dynamic editing rhythms infuse these found footage, animation, and live-action experimental movies.
The filmmakers portray the human figure and the physical environment with a riveting array of avant-garde techniques. These range from mirror images to extended tracking shots that lead directly into the mind’s eye. In experimental cinema, everything culminates in abstract patterns ingrained in the landscape of the film frame. Films include: Grandmother’s Eye, Release, Walkway, Lachen Verlernt, This disk is the same as the other one, Collision of Parts, Berlin, The Delicate Art of the Bludgeon, BLACK WHITE BLACK WHITE, and The Visible and Invisible of a Body Under Tension. Read More
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[SEXPE]
Program, 93 min
Interests: Experimental
Dynamic editing rhythms infuse these found footage, animation, and live-action experimental movies.
The filmmakers portray the human figure and the physical environment with a riveting array of avant-garde techniques. These range from mirror images to extended tracking shots that lead directly into the mind’s eye. In experimental cinema, everything culminates in abstract patterns ingrained in the landscape of the film frame. Films include: Grandmother’s Eye, Release, Walkway, Lachen Verlernt, This disk is the same as the other one, Collision of Parts, Berlin, The Delicate Art of the Bludgeon, BLACK WHITE BLACK WHITE, and The Visible and Invisible of a Body Under Tension. Read More
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Shorts: Flashback
[SFLAS]
Program, 2010, 98 min
Interests: Documentary
The past collides with the present as these short documentaries relive and reflect politics, culture and music.
Her evolution is traced from farm girl to costume designer to civil rights activist in Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn. Actor/activist James Cromwell regales his experience with the Black Panther Party in A .45 at 50th. Three immigrant soldiers sweat through basic training hoping to achieve US citizenship in New American Soldier. A momentary meeting becomes a search for love in Missed Connections. Meet Zeus, Cuba’s most popular heavy metal band, in Hard Rock Havana. New York, 1983, the Bronx—and the eruption of hip-hop in White Lines & the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug. Read More
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[SFLAS]
Program, 2010, 98 min
Interests: Documentary
The past collides with the present as these short documentaries relive and reflect politics, culture and music.
Her evolution is traced from farm girl to costume designer to civil rights activist in Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn. Actor/activist James Cromwell regales his experience with the Black Panther Party in A .45 at 50th. Three immigrant soldiers sweat through basic training hoping to achieve US citizenship in New American Soldier. A momentary meeting becomes a search for love in Missed Connections. Meet Zeus, Cuba’s most popular heavy metal band, in Hard Rock Havana. New York, 1983, the Bronx—and the eruption of hip-hop in White Lines & the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug. Read More
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Shorts: Hard Core
[SHARD]
Program, 88 min
Interests: New York
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[SHARD]
Program, 88 min
Interests: New York
Our New York, New York program returns with strong characters set in the city that can make you or break you.
Sometimes it takes an antihero to clean up the streets in Something in the Air. A young man finds a safe space between the present and the afterlife In Space. The 1940s jazz milieu sets the stage for a composer and his consequences in Billy and Aaron. The situation: three boys from Queens, a missing wallet and a prostitute named Cookie. In Bedford Park Boulevard, 15-year-old Byron struggles to outwit a school system that seems against him. Discover where the location is in F--K. Being a good neighbor brings about some bizarre consequences to a couple of The New Tenants.
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Shorts: Identity Theft
[SIDEN]
Program, 2010, 95 min
Questions about who you are and what you want abound in these short films.
The breakup happens but the break does not in some boys don’t leave. When Ardal challenges Miss Purdy’s boyfriend to a dual for her affection, 2nd grade will never be the same in The Crush. After their crappy high school team loses the big game (again), a football player and a band geek confront each other on the way home in Poi Dogs. A vinyl Record evokes memories of the past. An amusement park summer leads to life lessons in Loop Planes. A soldier father and his young son share a shave and say goodbye before a military mission in Kiss. A tattooed gang member’s outlook on life is changed forever when he takes a Day Trip. While under house arrest, Mauro is taunted by three local boys through his window in Arena. Read More
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[SIDEN]
Program, 2010, 95 min
Questions about who you are and what you want abound in these short films.
The breakup happens but the break does not in some boys don’t leave. When Ardal challenges Miss Purdy’s boyfriend to a dual for her affection, 2nd grade will never be the same in The Crush. After their crappy high school team loses the big game (again), a football player and a band geek confront each other on the way home in Poi Dogs. A vinyl Record evokes memories of the past. An amusement park summer leads to life lessons in Loop Planes. A soldier father and his young son share a shave and say goodbye before a military mission in Kiss. A tattooed gang member’s outlook on life is changed forever when he takes a Day Trip. While under house arrest, Mauro is taunted by three local boys through his window in Arena. Read More
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Shorts: Wishful Thinking
[SWISH]
Program, 2010, 102 min
Characters are confronted by decisions and indecision in this narrative program.
In A Border Story, a Mexican immigrant and a young American boy try to survive the remote desert. A young woman attempts to regain both her mother’s trust and her daughter’s love in Delilah, Before. Hold your breath when three teenage boys break into their school in The Pool. Recent retiree Edgar feels unneeded by society until he hatches a plan to change his life. A timid soundman teams up with a goth girl to get back what is rightfully his in Epic Fail. After a faked suicide attempt Jay accepts visits from her well-meaning friends in Cried Suicide. At The Wake of his best friend’s father, a loser and a little boy form an unlikely friendship. More than champagne is uncorked on New Year’s Eve for Zelda at The Dinner Party. Read More
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[SWISH]
Program, 2010, 102 min
Characters are confronted by decisions and indecision in this narrative program.
In A Border Story, a Mexican immigrant and a young American boy try to survive the remote desert. A young woman attempts to regain both her mother’s trust and her daughter’s love in Delilah, Before. Hold your breath when three teenage boys break into their school in The Pool. Recent retiree Edgar feels unneeded by society until he hatches a plan to change his life. A timid soundman teams up with a goth girl to get back what is rightfully his in Epic Fail. After a faked suicide attempt Jay accepts visits from her well-meaning friends in Cried Suicide. At The Wake of his best friend’s father, a loser and a little boy form an unlikely friendship. More than champagne is uncorked on New Year’s Eve for Zelda at The Dinner Party. Read More
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Shrek Forever After
[SHREK] Galas
Feature Narrative, 2010,
Interests: Animation, Comedy, Family Friendly
Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is duped into signing a pact with Rumpelstiltskin and suddenly finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away! Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. It's up to Shrek to undo all he's done, restore his world and reclaim his one True Love. Read More
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[SHREK] Galas
Feature Narrative, 2010,
Interests: Animation, Comedy, Family Friendly
Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is duped into signing a pact with Rumpelstiltskin and suddenly finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away! Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. It's up to Shrek to undo all he's done, restore his world and reclaim his one True Love. Read More
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Snap
[SNAPF] World Narrative Feature Competition
Feature Narrative, 2010, 86 min
Directed by: Carmel Winters
Interests: Drama, Family Issues, Female Director(s), Psychological, Social Issues, Theatre
With a fresh and intense style, playwright-turned-director Carmel Winters composes a gripping psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past. Aisling O'Sullivan (The War Zone) commands the screen as a calloused mother who will do anything to protect her son—even go as far to deny her own past. From the producers of TFF award winner Eden and the Academy Award® winner Once. Read More
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[SNAPF] World Narrative Feature Competition
Feature Narrative, 2010, 86 min
Directed by: Carmel Winters
Interests: Drama, Family Issues, Female Director(s), Psychological, Social Issues, Theatre
With a fresh and intense style, playwright-turned-director Carmel Winters composes a gripping psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past. Aisling O'Sullivan (The War Zone) commands the screen as a calloused mother who will do anything to protect her son—even go as far to deny her own past. From the producers of TFF award winner Eden and the Academy Award® winner Once. Read More
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Sneak Screening on ESPN Sports Film Festival Day
[SNEAK] Special Screenings
Program, 2010,
Interests: *ESPN*
Q and A to follow with Josh Brolin and John Battsek. Read More
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[SNEAK] Special Screenings
Program, 2010,
Interests: *ESPN*
Q and A to follow with Josh Brolin and John Battsek. Read More
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Snowmen
[SNOWM] Discovery
Feature Narrative, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Robert Kirbyson
Interests: Coming of Age, Family Friendly, Youth
This fun, warmhearted film for the whole family follows the adventures of 10-year-old Billy and his misfit friends as they hatch a scheme to set a Guinness World Record. Along their journey of self-discovery, the boys conquer neighborhood bullies, unite a community, and discover that the only lasting legacy is friendship. With Bobby Coleman, Josh Flitter, Ray Liotta, and Christopher Lloyd. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Read More
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[SNOWM] Discovery
Feature Narrative, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Robert Kirbyson
Interests: Coming of Age, Family Friendly, Youth
This fun, warmhearted film for the whole family follows the adventures of 10-year-old Billy and his misfit friends as they hatch a scheme to set a Guinness World Record. Along their journey of self-discovery, the boys conquer neighborhood bullies, unite a community, and discover that the only lasting legacy is friendship. With Bobby Coleman, Josh Flitter, Ray Liotta, and Christopher Lloyd. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Read More
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some boys don't leave
[SIDEN] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2009, 16 min
Directed by: Maggie Kiley
Plays In: Shorts: Identity Theft
Interests: Comedy, Drama, Female Director(s)
The breakup happens but the break does not in some boys don't leave. Read More
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[SIDEN] Shorts in Competition: Student
Short Narrative, 2009, 16 min
Directed by: Maggie Kiley
Plays In: Shorts: Identity Theft
Interests: Comedy, Drama, Female Director(s)
The breakup happens but the break does not in some boys don't leave. Read More
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Something in the Air
[SHARD] Shorts in Competition: Narrative
Short Narrative, 2010, 7 min
Directed by: Ramsay Davila
Plays In: Shorts: Hard Core
Interests: Comedy, New York, TFF Virtual
1 crackhead + 500 bars of soap = Something in the Air. Who knew crime could be so clean? Read More
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[SHARD] Shorts in Competition: Narrative
Short Narrative, 2010, 7 min
Directed by: Ramsay Davila
Plays In: Shorts: Hard Core
Interests: Comedy, New York, TFF Virtual
1 crackhead + 500 bars of soap = Something in the Air. Who knew crime could be so clean? Read More
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