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Freetime Machos
[FREET] World Documentary Feature Competition
Feature Documentary, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Mika Ronkainen
Interests: *ESPN*, Documentary, Friendship, Sports
Matti and Mikko play for Finland's worst amateur rugby team. Overworked and domesticated, the two men long for a space to revel in their masculinity and bond with other men. Following the two friends and their teammates on a quest to end the season with just a single win, award-winning writer/director Mika Ronkainen (Screaming Men) crafts a genuine and disarmingly funny love story about modern male friendship. Read More
[FREET] World Documentary Feature Competition
Feature Documentary, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Mika Ronkainen
Interests: *ESPN*, Documentary, Friendship, Sports
Matti and Mikko play for Finland's worst amateur rugby team. Overworked and domesticated, the two men long for a space to revel in their masculinity and bond with other men. Following the two friends and their teammates on a quest to end the season with just a single win, award-winning writer/director Mika Ronkainen (Screaming Men) crafts a genuine and disarmingly funny love story about modern male friendship. Read More
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Into the Cold
[INTOC] Discovery
Feature Documentary, 2010, 86 min
Directed by: Sebastian Copeland
Interests: *ESPN*, Adventure, Documentary, Sports
The absolute top of the earth is a place few try to reach on foot. Even fewer succeed. With the vast arctic ice vanishing rapidly, photographer, extreme adventurer, and environmental advocate Sebastian Copeland sets out to reach the North Pole on the centennial of Admiral Peary's reach in 1909. This inspiring documentary follows their tumultuous two-month trek—not just through piercing cold and merciless terrain, but straight into the depths of the soul. Read More
[INTOC] Discovery
Feature Documentary, 2010, 86 min
Directed by: Sebastian Copeland
Interests: *ESPN*, Adventure, Documentary, Sports
The absolute top of the earth is a place few try to reach on foot. Even fewer succeed. With the vast arctic ice vanishing rapidly, photographer, extreme adventurer, and environmental advocate Sebastian Copeland sets out to reach the North Pole on the centennial of Admiral Peary's reach in 1909. This inspiring documentary follows their tumultuous two-month trek—not just through piercing cold and merciless terrain, but straight into the depths of the soul. Read More
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Keep Surfing
[SURFI] Discovery
Feature Documentary, 2009, 91 min
Directed by: Björn Richie Lob
Interests: *ESPN*, Documentary, Sports
This kinetic and fast-paced documentary will put you right on the Eisbach in the heart of Munich, where river-surfing was invented 35 years ago. Stunningly shot with cameras literally on the surfboards, you can sense the exhilaration as they take to the water. With cameos by surfing legends like Nick Carroll and Kelly Slater, Keep Surfing will make you want to hit the waves! Read More
[SURFI] Discovery
Feature Documentary, 2009, 91 min
Directed by: Björn Richie Lob
Interests: *ESPN*, Documentary, Sports
This kinetic and fast-paced documentary will put you right on the Eisbach in the heart of Munich, where river-surfing was invented 35 years ago. Stunningly shot with cameras literally on the surfboards, you can sense the exhilaration as they take to the water. With cameos by surfing legends like Nick Carroll and Kelly Slater, Keep Surfing will make you want to hit the waves! Read More
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Last Play at Shea
[LASTP] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2009, 95 min
Directed by: Paul Crowder and Jon Small
Interests: *ESPN*, *NYcomp*, Documentary, Music, New York, Sports
The intersecting histories of a stadium, a team, and a music legend are examined in a documentary that charts the ups and downs of the New York Mets and the life and career of Long Island native Billy Joel, the last performer to play Shea Stadium. Set to the soundtrack of Joel's final Shea concerts, Last Play interweaves personal Joel interviews with exclusive concert footage-featuring guests like Tony Bennett and Roger Daltrey. Read More
[LASTP] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2009, 95 min
Directed by: Paul Crowder and Jon Small
Interests: *ESPN*, *NYcomp*, Documentary, Music, New York, Sports
The intersecting histories of a stadium, a team, and a music legend are examined in a documentary that charts the ups and downs of the New York Mets and the life and career of Long Island native Billy Joel, the last performer to play Shea Stadium. Set to the soundtrack of Joel's final Shea concerts, Last Play interweaves personal Joel interviews with exclusive concert footage-featuring guests like Tony Bennett and Roger Daltrey. Read More
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The Two Escobars
[ESCOB] World Documentary Feature Competition
Feature Documentary, 2010, 100 min
Directed by: Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist
Interests: *ESPN*, Crime, Documentary, Drugs, Latin American, Politics, Returning Filmmaker, Sports, Violence
Born in the same city in Colombia but not related, Andrés Escobar and Pablo Escobar shared a fanatical love of soccer. Andrés grew up to become one of Colombia's most beloved players, while Pablo became the most notorious drug baron of all time. While adeptly investigating the secret marriage of crime and sports, Michael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist (Favela Rising, TFF '05) reveal the surprising connections between the murders of Andrés and Pablo. Read More
[ESCOB] World Documentary Feature Competition
Feature Documentary, 2010, 100 min
Directed by: Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist
Interests: *ESPN*, Crime, Documentary, Drugs, Latin American, Politics, Returning Filmmaker, Sports, Violence
Born in the same city in Colombia but not related, Andrés Escobar and Pablo Escobar shared a fanatical love of soccer. Andrés grew up to become one of Colombia's most beloved players, while Pablo became the most notorious drug baron of all time. While adeptly investigating the secret marriage of crime and sports, Michael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist (Favela Rising, TFF '05) reveal the surprising connections between the murders of Andrés and Pablo. Read More
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American Mystic
[AMERI] World Documentary Feature Competition
Feature Documentary, 2010, 80 min
Directed by: Alex Mar
Interests: *NYcomp*, Documentary, Female Director(s), Identity, Religion, Teens
Set against a vivid backdrop of American rural landscapes, Alex Mar's meditative documentary artfully weaves together the stories of three young Americans exploring alternative religion: a pagan priestess in California mining country, a Spiritualist in upstate New York, and a Native American father and sundancer in South Dakota, all yearning for fulfilling spirituality in disparate but often strikingly similar ways. Read More
[AMERI] World Documentary Feature Competition
Feature Documentary, 2010, 80 min
Directed by: Alex Mar
Interests: *NYcomp*, Documentary, Female Director(s), Identity, Religion, Teens
Set against a vivid backdrop of American rural landscapes, Alex Mar's meditative documentary artfully weaves together the stories of three young Americans exploring alternative religion: a pagan priestess in California mining country, a Spiritualist in upstate New York, and a Native American father and sundancer in South Dakota, all yearning for fulfilling spirituality in disparate but often strikingly similar ways. Read More
Arias With A Twist: The Docufantasy
[ARIAS] Discovery
Feature Documentary, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Bobby Sheehan
Interests: *NYcomp*, Art/Literature, Documentary, LGBT, NY Director, New York
A joyously uplifting celebration of the creative process and the inventive, outrageous downtown art scene of New York from the past 30 years, Arias with a Twist focuses its lens on the inspired collaboration between cabaret and drag artist Joey Arias and master puppeteer Basil Twist, whose groundbreaking 2008 show brought them some of the biggest success of their careers. Featuring never-before-seen footage of Andy Warhol, Jim Henson, Keith Haring, Grace Jones, and Divine. Read More
[ARIAS] Discovery
Feature Documentary, 2009, 86 min
Directed by: Bobby Sheehan
Interests: *NYcomp*, Art/Literature, Documentary, LGBT, NY Director, New York
A joyously uplifting celebration of the creative process and the inventive, outrageous downtown art scene of New York from the past 30 years, Arias with a Twist focuses its lens on the inspired collaboration between cabaret and drag artist Joey Arias and master puppeteer Basil Twist, whose groundbreaking 2008 show brought them some of the biggest success of their careers. Featuring never-before-seen footage of Andy Warhol, Jim Henson, Keith Haring, Grace Jones, and Divine. Read More
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Every Day
[EVERY] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2009, 90 min
Directed by: Richard Levine
Interests: *NYcomp*, Drama, Family Issues, LGBT
Meet Ned. His live-in father-in-law is putting serious strains on Ned's marriage. He's having a hard time adjusting to raising an independent teenager. His job as a TV writer is unfulfilling, and late nights with a sexy coworker are only complicating matters…. Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino, Eddie Izzard, and Ezra Miller star in this eloquent and honest look at an everyday family dealing with life's little curveballs. Read More
[EVERY] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2009, 90 min
Directed by: Richard Levine
Interests: *NYcomp*, Drama, Family Issues, LGBT
Meet Ned. His live-in father-in-law is putting serious strains on Ned's marriage. He's having a hard time adjusting to raising an independent teenager. His job as a TV writer is unfulfilling, and late nights with a sexy coworker are only complicating matters…. Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino, Eddie Izzard, and Ezra Miller star in this eloquent and honest look at an everyday family dealing with life's little curveballs. Read More
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Meskada
[MESKA] Discovery
Feature Narrative, 2010, 89 min
Directed by: Joshua Sternfeld
Interests: *NYcomp*, Returning Filmmaker, Thriller
In this meticulously crafted murder mystery, a Catskills police detective (Nick Stahl, In the Bedroom) charged with investigating a juvenile homicide in an affluent suburb finds he must return to his struggling hometown of Caswell to find the killers. As his investigation picks up intensity, the grieving mother begins a battle of will and vengeance with citizens of Caswell, igniting a class war between two vastly different towns in rural America. Read More
[MESKA] Discovery
Feature Narrative, 2010, 89 min
Directed by: Joshua Sternfeld
Interests: *NYcomp*, Returning Filmmaker, Thriller
In this meticulously crafted murder mystery, a Catskills police detective (Nick Stahl, In the Bedroom) charged with investigating a juvenile homicide in an affluent suburb finds he must return to his struggling hometown of Caswell to find the killers. As his investigation picks up intensity, the grieving mother begins a battle of will and vengeance with citizens of Caswell, igniting a class war between two vastly different towns in rural America. Read More
Monogamy
[MONOG] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2010, 94 min
Directed by: Dana Adam Shapiro
Interests: *NYcomp*, Drama, NY Director, New York, Returning Filmmaker, Romance, Sex, Thriller
Exhibitionism, voyeurism, jealousy, lust. Brooklyn wedding photographer Theo's (Chris Messina) side business shooting surveillance-style photos of clients on the sly takes an unexpected turn—and creates a rift with his fiancée (Rashida Jones)—when he's hired by a provocative mystery woman (Meital Dohan). The first narrative feature from Oscar®-nominated director Dana Adam Shapiro (Murderball), Monogamy effectively fuses an absorbing mystery-thriller and a taut relationship drama. Read More
[MONOG] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2010, 94 min
Directed by: Dana Adam Shapiro
Interests: *NYcomp*, Drama, NY Director, New York, Returning Filmmaker, Romance, Sex, Thriller
Exhibitionism, voyeurism, jealousy, lust. Brooklyn wedding photographer Theo's (Chris Messina) side business shooting surveillance-style photos of clients on the sly takes an unexpected turn—and creates a rift with his fiancée (Rashida Jones)—when he's hired by a provocative mystery woman (Meital Dohan). The first narrative feature from Oscar®-nominated director Dana Adam Shapiro (Murderball), Monogamy effectively fuses an absorbing mystery-thriller and a taut relationship drama. Read More
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
[TRIPT] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2010, 86 min
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Interests: *NYcomp*, Documentary, Middle Eastern, Politics, Returning Filmmaker, Theatre, War
Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) collaborates with Lawrence Wright to bring Wright's titular one-man play to the screen. With equal parts Spalding Gray and An Inconvenient Truth, My Trip to Al Qaeda chronicles fundamentalist Islam's rise to power and explores Wright's struggle to maintain his objectivity as a journalist writing about Islamic terror. Read More
[TRIPT] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2010, 86 min
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Interests: *NYcomp*, Documentary, Middle Eastern, Politics, Returning Filmmaker, Theatre, War
Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) collaborates with Lawrence Wright to bring Wright's titular one-man play to the screen. With equal parts Spalding Gray and An Inconvenient Truth, My Trip to Al Qaeda chronicles fundamentalist Islam's rise to power and explores Wright's struggle to maintain his objectivity as a journalist writing about Islamic terror. Read More
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Nice Guy Johnny
[NICEG] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2010, 89 min
Directed by: Edward Burns
Interests: *NYcomp*, Dramedy, Returning Filmmaker
A master of the modern relationship dramedy, Edward Burns crafts a summery gem centered on baby-faced 24-year-old Johnny Rizzo, who's about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snoozeville gig that'll pay enough to please his fiancée. Enter Uncle Terry (Burns), a rascally womanizer set on turning a day in the Hamptons into an eye-opening fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny's not interested, of course, but then he meets the lovely Brooke…. Read More
[NICEG] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2010, 89 min
Directed by: Edward Burns
Interests: *NYcomp*, Dramedy, Returning Filmmaker
A master of the modern relationship dramedy, Edward Burns crafts a summery gem centered on baby-faced 24-year-old Johnny Rizzo, who's about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snoozeville gig that'll pay enough to please his fiancée. Enter Uncle Terry (Burns), a rascally womanizer set on turning a day in the Hamptons into an eye-opening fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny's not interested, of course, but then he meets the lovely Brooke…. Read More
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The Space Between
[SPACE] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2010, 90 min
Directed by: Travis Fine
Interests: *NYcomp*, 9/11, About Family, Drama
Lonely flight attendant Montine McLeod (Academy Award® nominee Melissa Leo) becomes responsible for a 10-year-old Pakistani-American boy traveling solo when news of the 9/11 attacks grounds their flight in Texas. After learning the boy's father works in the World Trade Center, McLeod musters the compassion she could never afford her own family, and the two embark on a heartrending road trip to meet an uncertain future in New York City. Read More
[SPACE] Encounters
Feature Narrative, 2010, 90 min
Directed by: Travis Fine
Interests: *NYcomp*, 9/11, About Family, Drama
Lonely flight attendant Montine McLeod (Academy Award® nominee Melissa Leo) becomes responsible for a 10-year-old Pakistani-American boy traveling solo when news of the 9/11 attacks grounds their flight in Texas. After learning the boy's father works in the World Trade Center, McLeod musters the compassion she could never afford her own family, and the two embark on a heartrending road trip to meet an uncertain future in New York City. Read More
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Visionaries
[VISIO] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2010, 88 min
Directed by: Chuck Workman
Interests: *NYcomp*, About Cinema, Avant Garde, Documentary, New York
Oscar®-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman brings alive the vibrant history of the avant-garde cinema. Through interviews with filmmakers and critics including Jonas Mekas, Kenneth Anger, Su Friedrich, and Amy Taubin, he reveals how this artistic movement highlights subjective vision, sensory experience, and dreams over plot and storyline. Workman couples these conversations with a dazzling array of diverse extracts from experimental films that illuminate for the general audience a qualitatively different kind of moviegoing experience. Read More
[VISIO] Encounters
Feature Documentary, 2010, 88 min
Directed by: Chuck Workman
Interests: *NYcomp*, About Cinema, Avant Garde, Documentary, New York
Oscar®-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman brings alive the vibrant history of the avant-garde cinema. Through interviews with filmmakers and critics including Jonas Mekas, Kenneth Anger, Su Friedrich, and Amy Taubin, he reveals how this artistic movement highlights subjective vision, sensory experience, and dreams over plot and storyline. Workman couples these conversations with a dazzling array of diverse extracts from experimental films that illuminate for the general audience a qualitatively different kind of moviegoing experience. Read More
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William Vincent
[WILLI] World Narrative Feature Competition
Feature Narrative, 2010, 108 min
Directed by: Jay Anania
Interests: *NYcomp*, Crime, Drama, NY Director, New York
The versatile James Franco (Milk, Spider-Man) stars in the story of William Vincent, a quiet and peculiar criminal uninterested in the fruits of crime. When he falls for a gangster's (Josh Lucas) favorite call girl (Julianne Nicholson), William is forced to flee New York. But after four years in exile, William secretly returns, intent on rescuing the woman he loves from her dangerous fate. Read More
[WILLI] World Narrative Feature Competition
Feature Narrative, 2010, 108 min
Directed by: Jay Anania
Interests: *NYcomp*, Crime, Drama, NY Director, New York
The versatile James Franco (Milk, Spider-Man) stars in the story of William Vincent, a quiet and peculiar criminal uninterested in the fruits of crime. When he falls for a gangster's (Josh Lucas) favorite call girl (Julianne Nicholson), William is forced to flee New York. But after four years in exile, William secretly returns, intent on rescuing the woman he loves from her dangerous fate. Read More
