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2 The 5th Mount Shasta International Film Festival
3. Dear Moviegoers
Mount Shasta internationalfilmfestival
OCTOBER 10th, 11th & 12th, 2008
This year is the 5th Annual Mount editing, sound, writing, acting, directing, costume and make-up.
Shasta International Film Festival. These diverse groups work together to create a meaningful story.
Each year we have grown. We Film is a collaborative art process and when it works well it is a
show better films, have more gem to behold.
guests from out of town, and
help different segments of our We take great pride in choosing the greatest movies we can
community. Last year we gave find and inviting filmmakers to come to the Festival. What’s
free tickets to Hospice workers, particularly satisfying is how often filmmakers tell us they go
low income families and the elderly. This year free tickets will to festivals around the country and really love our festival. They
also be available for veterans and their families. We will give a tell us the mountain hospitality, the wonderful volunteers, the
free professional filmmaking seminar for high school and college programmed films and the relaxed beauty of Mount Shasta make
students (as well as the community) and we always offer a free this a special experience for them.
family film for everyone.
We want to thank all the people who support our Film Festival and
Each year we have a wonderful Gala opening night party. This year help us. Your love and energy help us more then we can express.
the Gala party is Thursday October 9th at 7PM at the Community A special thank you goes to our Board of Directors; John Fryer,
Center. We are expecting quite a few filmmakers to come to President, Dorian Aiello, Treasurer, Dawna Cozzalio, Vice President
Mount Shasta, show their films, attend the Gala and offer Q & A’s and Jennifer Lancour, Director.
with the audience. The Gala is fun, entertaining, filled with great
food and wine. Most importantly it is a proud party that kicks Enjoy the films, the filmmakers, your friends and the Gala. Enjoy
off the three day Festival. The Gala rocks with enthusiasm and this jewel of a mountain town.
spirit and acknowledges the many people who make this Mount
Shasta International Film Festival possible. Please come join the Warm Regards,
celebration.
In order to choose the very best films for our Festival, I network
with film directors and programmers around the country. There
is a consensus that creating a film festival brings culture, money,
insight and beauty into a community. Film is such a powerful Jeffrey Winters
art form because it allows us to feel, think, see other worlds, Founder/Director
ponder mythological journeys and appreciate how people the
world over work to overcome odds for a better quality of life. Film
brings together artists from different disciplines such as lighting,
“Great film leads to critical thinking skills and empathy for
people and cultures around the world. Great beauty such as
Mount Shasta and the surrounding environment bring an
appreciation for life. This Festival combines all the ingredients
for enriching one’s life. Enjoy with an open heart.”
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4. Ticket Information
Tickets available now through October 9th at Village Books, 320 N. Ticket Prices
Mt.Shasta Blvd, Mount Shasta. These tickets will be cash and check only. • Movie Tickets $10
• Thursday Opening Gala Party admission $15.00 at the door.
Credit Card & Will Call tickets available by phone at 1-800-926-4865 ext. • Family Film “The Queen of Trees” FREE
204, 7 days a week from 9am to 5:30pm. Tickets ordered by phone will • Film Making Seminar at COS-Weed. FREE
be put in Will Call awaiting your pickup at Village Books until October
9th, 3pm and then moved to our Mount Shasta Festival Box Office in There is a $5 discount for every 5 tickets purchased at one time.
Coming Attractions Theatres starting Friday October 10th at 10:30am. (5 movies: $45.00, 10 movies: $90.00, 15 movies: $135)
Donors and Sponsors eligible for free Festival tickets will receive instruc-
During the Festival (October 10th,11th & 12th) tickets will be on sale tions advising them on how to receive the movie tickets of their choice.
only at our Festival Box Offices (Cash or checks only).
Opening Gala - Thursday October 9th at 7pm
• Festival Box Office at Coming Attractions Theatres, Mount Shasta We are having our annual Gala Party at the Community Center,
(in Theatre entrance) will sell tickets for all movies during the Festi- 629 Alder St., Mount Shasta ($15.00 at the door). Admission includes
val, October 10th, 11th, 12th, 2008. delicious food and entertainment. We have filmmakers coming to ex-
perience mountain hospitality and discuss their films. We want to ac-
• Festival Box Office at College of the Siskiyous – Weed Ford Theater knowledge all those who help make the Mount Shasta International
will sell tickets for only COS movies during the Festival, Sunday Film Festival a fantastic community event. Come celebrate with us!
October 12th, 2008.
For all Festival information please call 530-926-4537.
Films sell out quickly so
General tourist information available at 1-800-926-4865. consider buying tickets early!
• Will Call Policy: Tickets purchased by phone will be available for will call pickup at Coming Attractions Theatres in Mount Shasta during the Festival. Please note that
will call tickets must be picked up no later than ten minutes after show time or they will go on sale for other audience members.
• A respectful reminder: Will Call tickets will be held at Village Books in downtown Mount Shasta only through October 9th, 3pm.
• Seating Policy: For ticket holders, seats will be held until 10 minutes into the show. Any seat vacant after 10 minutes will be made available for sale to other attendees.
• Note: All shorts play with a documentary film. Please purchase one ticket for the documentary and come to both films. They are seated together.
Schedule
Friday, October 10th
Coming Attractions Theatre 2 Coming Attractions Theatre 3 Coming Attractions Theatre 6 College of the Siskiyous
Mount Shasta Mount Shasta Mount Shasta Ford Theater - Weed
102 Seats 150 Seats 51 Seats 400+ Seats
11:00
Everest: A Climb
11:30 for Peace 11:00 - 12:03 Before the Rains 11:15 - 12:53
Starting Out
12:00 Q&A 12:05 - 12:50 in the Evening 11:30 - 1:21
12:30
1:00
Validation 1:10 - 1:26
1:30 The Fall 1:15 - 3:12
2:00 A Man Named Pearl 1:27 - 2:45
2:30 Under the
Same Moon 1:35 - 3:21
3:00
The Job 3:00 - 3:04
3:30
Semper Fi, One Tuya’s Marriage 3:30 - 5:01
4:00 Marine’s Journey 3:05 - 4:18 Irina Palm 3:40 - 5:23
4:30
5:00 Papiroflexia 4:35 - 4:38
5:30 Daughters of
Wisdom 4:40 - 5:48 Amal 5:15 - 6:59
6:00 Being John
Malkovich 5:40 - 7:32
6:30 Bling 6:15 - 6:21
7:00 The Big Question 6:22 - 7:25
7:30 The Diving Bell
8:00 The Singing and the Butterfly 7:15 - 9:07
8:30 Revolution 7:45 - 9:19 Neil Young:
Heart of Gold 8:00 - 9:43
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
4 The 5th Mount Shasta International Film Festival
5. Saturday, October 11th
Mount Shasta internationalfilmfestival
Coming Attractions Theatre 2 Coming Attractions Theatre 3 Coming Attractions Theatre 6 College of the Siskiyous
Mount Shasta Mount Shasta Mount Shasta Ford Theater - Weed
102 Seats 150 Seats 51 Seats 400+ Seats
11:00
Oil + Water 11:00 - 11:33
11:30 Tell No One 11:15 - 1:20
Saving Angelo 11:35 - 11:53 Before the Rains 11:30 - 1:08
12:00 Q&A 11:55 - 12:25
12:30
1:00 Water Flowing
1:30 Together 12:40 - 1:58
The Fall 1:40 - 3:37 Amal 1:30 - 3:14
2:00
2:30 Women of Tibet:
3:00 A Quiet Revolution 2:15 - 3:12
Q&A 3:15 - 3:45
3:30
Irina Palm 3:30 - 5:13
4:00
Children of Starting Out in
4:30
the Amazon 4:00 - 5:12 the Evening 4:10 - 6:01
5:00 Q&A 5:15 - 5:45
5:30
Under the
6:00
Same Moon 5:30 - 7:16
6:30 Riding Solo to the
Strength and Honor 6:30 - 8:02
7:00 Top of the World 6:15 - 7:49
Q&A 8:05 - 8:35
7:30
Being John
8:00
Malkovich 7:30 - 9:22
8:30 Hear and Now 8:15 - 9:40
9:00 Tuya’s Marriage 8:50 - 10:21
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
Sunday, October 12th
Coming Attractions Theatre 2 Coming Attractions Theatre 3 Coming Attractions Theatre 6 College of the Siskiyous
Mount Shasta Mount Shasta Mount Shasta Ford Theater - Weed
102 Seats 150 Seats 51 Seats 400+ Seats
11:00
Angels in the Dust 11:00 - 12:45 The Queen of Trees 11:00 - 11:52
11:30 Strength and
Amal 11:30 - 1:14 THIS IS A FREE FAMILY MOVIE
12:00 Honor 11:15 - 12:47
12:30 Children of All Ages 12:15 - 1:34
1:00
Validation 1:00 - 1:16
1:30 Tuya’s Marriage 1:15 - 2:46
A Man Named Pearl 1:18 - 2:36 Under the
2:00
Same Moon 1:30 - 3:16 Women of Tibet:
2:30 A Quiet Revolution 2:00 - 2:57
3:00
Dalai Lama
3:30 Tell No One 3:15 - 5:20 Bad Day, Good Day,
Renaissance 3:00 - 4:21 The Diving Bell Bad Day 3:15 - 3:19
4:00
and the Butterfly 3:30 - 5:22 Semper Fi, One
4:30 Marine’s Journey 3:20 - 4:33
5:00 Everest: A Climb
Santa Mesa 4:50 - 6:12
5:30 for Peace 4:45 - 5:48
6:00 The Unknown
On Broadway 6:00 - 7:41 Woman 6:15 - 8:13
6:30
Milk Bum 6:30 - 6:38 Q&A 7:45 - 8:15
7:00
The Big Question 6:40 - 7:43
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
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10:30
11:00
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6. 6 The 5th Mount Shasta International Film Festival
7. A Man Named Pearl Angels in the Dust
Mount Shasta internationalfilmfestival
DOCUMENTARIES
USA 2006 • Documentary • 77 minutes USA 2007 • Documentary • 105 minutes
Directed by Scott Galloway, Brent Pierson Directed by Louise Hogarth
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12
1:27 pm - 2:45 pm 11:00 am - 12:45 pm
Plays together with
short film “Validation” G All Ages
Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Sunday, October 12
1:18 pm - 2:36 pm
Plays together with
short film “Validation”
G All Ages
“A Man Named Pearl” tells the inspiring story of self-tought topiary “Angels in the Dust” is a story of hope and healing in the face of a
artist Pearl Fryar. He purchases trees that won’t grow in the local staggering crisis. AIDS is leaving entire South African villages deci-
nursery. Pearl begins cutting every bush and tree in his yard into un- mated and thousands of children orphaned, with no adults to raise
usual abstract shapes. These live trees become beautiful pieces of them. This is an inspiring story about Marion Cloete, a university-
art. He didn’t know it then, but he was creating a magical wonder- trained therapist who— with her husband and her daughters—
land that would, in time, not only garner local recognition, but also fearlessly walked away from a privileged life in a wealthy Johan-
draws thousands of visitors from the USA and around the world. He nesburg suburb to build Botshabelo, an extraordinary village and
is a highly skilled artist who brings joy and beauty to his community. school that provides shelter, food, and education to more than 550
As Pearl’s minister says of the garden: “It’s the one place in South South African children.
Carolina that people can go, both black and white, and feel love.” WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
AMNESTY INT’L SOUTH AFRICA SEATTLE INT’L FULL FRAME
WINNER WINNER FILM FESTIVAL
DOCUMENTARY FILM
FILM FESTIVAL
DOCUMENTARY FILM
SEATTLE INT’L PALM SPRINGS INT’L FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
SALEM HEARTLAND AUDIENCE CHOICE BEST DOCUMENTARY
FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
AUDIENCE CHOICE BEST DOCUMENTARY OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION 2008 2008 2007 2007
2006 2006 2008 2008
The Big Question: A Film About Forgiveness Children of All Ages
USA 2008 • Documentary • 63 minutes USA 2008 • Documentary • 79 minutes
Directed by Vince DiPersio Directed by Scott Galloway, Brent Pierson
Coming Attractions College of the Siskiyous,
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta Weed - Ford Theater
Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12
6:22 pm - 7:25 pm 12:15 pm - 1:34 pm
Sunday, October 12 G All Ages
6:40 pm - 7:43 pm
Plays together with
short film “Bling”
A Adult Content
Could you forgive? Should you forgive? This remarkable film explores “Children of All Ages” speaks to the heart, and to the ready-to-be-
“The Big Question” through astonishing acts of forgiveness, courage amazed in all of us. This documentary covers Howard Tibbals’ mas-
and will. The power of this film is that it doesn’t make this an ab- sive miniature circus backyard, with its thousands of hand-made
stract question. Instead it explores people who have been really hurt figures. A variety of retired circus performers look at this incredible
and how they found their way to forgive. Their stories offer depth, display and reflext on how it matches their own memories of life
and a heartfelt lesson which is articulated by many of the world’s under the traveling big top tent. The memories quickly shift to beau-
spiritual leaders; Desmond Tutu, Deepak Chopra, Sr. Helen Prejean, tiful shots of young, contemporary performers carrying on the tradi-
Thich Nhat Hanh, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Hopi Elders. tion at the PAL Sailor Circus, taking the traditional Big Top show in
WINNER new directions pioneered by Cirque du Soleil. Children of All Ages
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9. Children of the Amazon Dalai Lama Renaissance
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DOCUMENTARIES
Brazil, USA 2008 • Documentary • 72 minutes USA 2007 • Documentary • 81 minutes
Directed by Denise Zmekhol Directed by Khashyar Darvich
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Saturday, October 11 Sunday, October 12
4:00 pm - 5:12 pm 3:00 pm - 4:21 pm
Q&A with the director G All Ages
5:15 pm - 5:45 pm
G All Ages
T Subtitles
“Children of the Amazon” follows Brazilian filmmaker Denise Zmek- At the cusp of the new Millennium, forty visionaries and innovative
hol as she travels a modern highway deep into the Amazon in search thinkers left the United States with high expectations of changing
of the Indigenous Surui and Negarote children she photographed fif- the world. They set off for India to meet with His Holiness the Dalai
teen years ago. Part road movie, part time travel, her journey tells the Lama at his residence at the mystical foothills of the Himalayas. Ex-
story of what happened to life in the largest forest on Earth when a pectations were very high for this five day series of discussions. Art-
road was built straight through its heart. Zmekhol’s cinematic jour- ists, scholars, physicists, astronomers, business leaders, doctors and
ney combines intimate interviews with her personal and poetic med- authors all longed to meet and speak directly with the Dalai Lama.
itation on environmental devastation, resistance and renewal. All participants, including the Dalai Lama, held high hopes of affect-
WINNER ing real positive change in the world on a profound level. What hap-
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AWARDS
BEST OF SHOW OFFICIAL SELECTION WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
2008 2008 MONACO INT’L MOONDANCE INT’L HOUSTON INT’L SEDONA INT’L
FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL
] Director Denise Zmekhol will be offering a Q&A after the BEST DOC. FILM
2007
BEST DOC. FILM
2007
GOLD REMI AWARD
2008
AUDIENCE AWARD
2008
showing of the film.
Daughters of Wisdom Everest: A Climb for Peace
USA 2007 • Documentary • 68 minutes USA 2007 • Documentary • 63 minutes
Directed by Bari Pearlman Directed by Lance Trumbull
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Friday, October 10 Friday, October 10
4:40 pm - 5:48 pm 11:00 am - 12:03 pm
G All Ages Q&A with the director
T Subtitles 12:05 pm - 12:50 pm
Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Sunday, October 12
4:45 pm - 5:48 pm
G All Ages
On the Eastern Tibetan plateau north of the Himalayas, at an alti- Filmed on location in Nepal, Tibet, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, U.A.E, and
tude of 14,000 feet, Tibet’s Kala Rongo Monastery is home to nearly the United States, the film chronicles the spectacular journey of 9
300 nuns who study and practice full-time, creating new opportuni- ‘peace climbers’ from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the
ties for themselves and for the community they serve. “Daughters of summit of the tallest mountain in the world. The focus is on a Pales-
Wisdom” is an intimate portrait of these nuns, who are receiving un- tinian and two Israeli climbers. They come together and set aside their
precedented educational and religious training, and preserving their differences to forge a path of teamwork and cooperation to attempt
rich cultural heritage even as they slowly reshape it. Some shy, some to summit the world’s highest peak. Each knows that on Everest the
outspoken, all committed to the often difficult life they have chosen. cooperation of your teammate is a matter of life and death.
WINNER WINNER WINNER GRAZ INT’L
VANCOUVER INT’L MILL VALLEY HOUSTON INT’L GLOBAL PEACE MOUNTAIN FILM
BROOKLYN INT’L TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL
FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
AUDIENCE AWARD JURY PRIZE OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION GOLD AWARD OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION
2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
] Director Lance Trumbull will be offering a Q&A after the
showing of the film.
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10 The 5th Mount Shasta International Film Festival
11. Hear and Now Oil + Water
DOCUMENTARIES
Mount Shasta internationalfilmfestival
USA 2007 • Documentary • 85 minutes USA 2007 • Documentary • 33 minutes
Directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky Directed by Seth Warren
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Saturday, October 11 Saturday, October 11
8:15 pm - 9:40 pm 11:00 am - 11:33 am
G All Ages Plays together with
short film “Saving Angelo”
G All Ages
At its core, “Hear And Now” is a love story about two people who “Oil + Water” tells the story of two world-class kayakers and
found one another and grew together in a world of silence, their good friends who embark on the longest-ever petroleum-free
bond strengthened by the challenges they faced and overcame as a road trip, traveling over 21,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina
couple. Just before retirement they get cochlear implants - a break- in a retro-fitted Japanese fire truck named Baby. After con-
through technology that could restore their ability to hear. Under-
verting the truck’s regular diesel engine to run on any kind of
taking the journey together, they cannot foresee the ultimate im-
pact of this change on their relationship. As time passes, Paul and
natural oil, Seth Warren and Tyler Bradt journeyed for over a
Sally struggle with their newfound hearing and begin to wonder if year through 16 countries, an endless summer adventure of
it’s better to live in their familiar silent world or face the frustrations paddling, driving, exploring and promoting alternative fuel
of their new, sound-filled one. sources. It’s a fast-paced and fun film.
WINNER WINNER BIG SKY WINNER WINNER WINNER VANCOUVER
SUNDANCE FILM HEARTLAND FILM PORTLAND INT’L DOCUMENTARY TAOS MOUNTAIN JULES VERNE KENDAL MOUNTAIN INT’L FILM
FESTIVAL FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL ADVENTURE FILM FEST FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION BEST ENV. FILM BEST FILM SPECIAL JURY PRIZE OFFICIAL SELECTION
2007 2007 2007 2008 2007 2007 2007 2008
The Queen of Trees Riding Solo to the Top of the World
USA 2005 • Documentary • 52 minutes India 2006 • Documentary • 94 minutes
Directed by Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone Directed by Gaurav Jani
College of the Siskiyous, Coming Attractions
Weed - Ford Theater Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Sunday, October 12 Saturday, October 11
11:00 am - 11:52 pm 6:15 pm - 7:49 pm
G All Ages
This is a FREE T Subtitles
family film donated
by the Jackson
Hole Wildlife Film
Festival
G All Ages
In Africa, the giant fig tree and the tiny fig wasp differ in size a bil- “Riding Solo To The Top Of The World” is the unique experience of a
lion times over, but neither could exist without the other. The fig tree lonesome traveler, who rides his motorcycle all the way from Mum-
provides food for thousands of creatures, from elephants and giraffes, bai, India, to one of the remotest places in the World, the Changth-
to forest hornbills, monkeys, insects, and fish. Each individual fig is ang Plateau, in Ladakh, bordering China. As a one-man film unit, he
a infinitesimal microcosm of life in which the tiny fig wasp players astonishes you, filming the landscape he passes by and the people
battle against predators and parasites to fulfill their mission, which is he interacts with, capturing moments of beauty, pain, love, hard-
to pollinate a tree whose flowers bloom inside its fruit. This beautiful ship, self doubt and spiritual triumphs. “Riding Solo to the Top of
film is made possible by the patience and skill of two filmmakers, who the World,” in essence, is a film about a journey that begins as an
employ the magic of ultra-macro photography and high definition adventure and ends with the man, Gaurav Jani, seeking the person
cameras to tell a wildlife story which has never been told before. within.
WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER NOMINATED
GRIERSON BRITISH TELLURIDE FILM TELLURIDE FILM KATHMANDU INT’L MUMBAI INT’L KERALA SIGNS CALGARY INT’L
DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PEABODY MOUNTAIN FILM FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL
AWARDS
GRAND PRIZE PUBLIC CHOICE AWARDS FESTIVAL BEST INT’L
BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY BEST DOCUMENTARY DOCUMENTARY
2007 2007 2007 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006
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13. Semper Fi, One Marine’s Journey The Singing Revolution
DOCUMENTARIES
Mount Shasta internationalfilmfestival
USA 2007 • Documentary • 73 minutes Estonia, USA 2006 • Documentary • 94 minutes
Directed by Vince DiPersio Directed by James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Friday, October 10 Friday, October 10
3:05 pm - 4:18 pm 7:45 pm - 9:19 pm
Plays together with
short film “The Job” G All Ages
College of the Siskiyous, T Subtitles
Weed - Ford Theater
Sunday, October 12
3:20 pm - 4:33 pm
Plays together with short film
“Bad Day, Good Day, Bad Day”
A Adult Content L Language
“Semper Fi” chronicles the fascinating life and experiences of a cou- Most people don’t think about singing when they think about revo-
rageous guy named Jeff Key, an Alabama gay man who followed his lutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1987 and
dream to serve in the Marine Corps. “Semper Fi” is based on Key’s 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occu-
one-man stage show that traveled the country, telling the tale that pation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public
was logged in his personal wartime journals. But the surprise is that to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. “The
the documentary isn’t a stereotypical reflection of disillusionment young people, without any political party, and without any politicians,
and despair. The film doesn’t take an angry stance towards the cur- just came together ... not only tens of thousands but hundreds of thou-
rent war. Instead it emphasizes the deep feelings that are triggered sands ... to gather and to sing and to give this nation a new spirit,” re-
when you fight for your country. This is an emotionally rich portrait marks Mart Laar, a Singing Revolution leader featured in the film and
of a man and the people who care about him. the first post-Soviet Prime Minister of Estonia.
WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
SEDONA RIVER’S EDGE BRECKENRIDGE FRAMELINE BOULDER INT’L
FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL OF FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
DIRECTORS AWARD JURY AWARD BEST OF FEST AUDIENCE AWARD FILM AWARD
2008 2007 2007 2007 2008
Water Flowing Together Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution
USA 2007 • Documentary • 77 minutes USA 2007 • Documentary • 57 minutes
Directed by Gwendolen Cates Directed by Rosemary Rawcliffe
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 2, Mount Shasta Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Saturday, October 11 Saturday, October 11
12:40 pm - 1:58 pm 2:15 pm - 3:12 pm
G All Ages Q&A with the director
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
College of the Siskiyous,
Weed - Ford Theater
Sunday, October 12
2:00 pm - 2:57 pm
G All Ages T Subtitles
A moving, intimate portrait of an internationally renowned artist, In 1959, an estimated 15,000 unarmed Tibetan women took to the
Jock Soto of the New York City Ballet, who is Navajo Indian, Puerto streets of Lhasa to oppose the violent Chinese occupation of their
Rican, and openly gay. On the verge of retirement, one of modern country, and remained there until heavy shelling forced their surren-
ballet’s most gifted and celebrated dancers is forced to contemplate der. The surviving exiled elders are the last generation of women left
life after dance. Exploring identity, family, and transition, the film cli- to tell the story of the Tibet Women’s Uprising and transmit their cul-
maxes with his emotional departure from ballet at age 40 in 2005. tural legacy. Having survived decades in prison and perilous escape
As Soto reflects on his uncertain future, he also attempts to connect across the Himalayas, they have become the architects and builders of
with his past, revisiting his Navajo roots and the cultural heritage to the new Tibet in exile. This is the second in a trilogy of films by direc-
which he is at once detached and devoted. Soto’s story defies stereo- tor Rosemary Rawcliffe. Last year we showed “The Great Mother.”
types in the same way that his dancing transcends the expected. WINNER
TELLY ASIAN AMERICAN MILL VALLEY
AWARDS INT’L FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER SILVER & BRONZE OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION
SEDONA DANCE ON IMAGINENATIVE OUTFEST FUSION 2008 2008 2007
FILM FESTIVAL CAMERA FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL
AUDIENCE AWARD JURY PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
2007 2007 2007 2007 ] Director Rosemary Rawcliffe will be offering a Q&A after
the showing of the film.
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14 The 5th Mount Shasta International Film Festival
15. Amal Before the Rains
Mount Shasta internationalfilmfestival
FEATURE FILMS
Canada 2007 • Feature Film • 104 minutes India 2007 • Feature Film • 98 minutes
Directed by Richie Mehta Directed by Santosh Sivan
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 3, Mount Shasta Theatre 2, Mount Shasta
Friday, October 10 Friday, October 10
5:15 pm - 6:59 pm 11:15 am - 12:53 pm
Coming Attractions
Theatre 6, Mount Shasta Coming Attractions
Saturday, October 11 Theatre 6, Mount Shasta
1:30 pm - 3:14 pm Saturday, October 11
Coming Attractions 11:30 am - 1:08 pm
Theatre 6, Mount Shasta
Sunday, October 12 A Adult Content L Language
11:30 am - 1:14 pm V Violence T Subtitles
S Sexual Situations
G All Ages T Subtitles
Amal, a multi-layered portrait of contemporary India, follows an Forbidden romance, empire, and culture clash all lie at the heart of
auto-rickshaw driver in New Delhi. One day he drives an eccentric this drama. In 1930’s India, Britain’s reign is beginning to lose its hold
billionaire who, disguised as a vagabond, is searching the streets for on the region. In the midst of this turmoil, a British man embarks on
the last morsel of humanity and someone to will his fortune to. After an affair with an Indian woman, while one of the men in the village
their fateful meeting, both of their lives are changed forever. Filmed tries to quell his inner struggle. Loyalties are tested and destinies de-
on location in New Delhi, India, this modern-day fable questions the cided as two worlds collide in this powerful and unforgettable drama.
meaning of wealth, and ultimately reveals that sometimes the poor- This is a lush and beautiful film.
est of men can be the richest. WINNER WINNER
HOUSTON HOUSTON TORONTO INT’L TRIBECA FILM
WINNER WINNER WORLDFEST WORLDFEST FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
SF INT’L ASIAN BOLLYWOOD AND TORONTO INT’L
AMERICAN FILM BEST PICTURE BEST MUSIC OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION
BEYOND GERMANY FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL 2007 2007 2007 2008
BEST FEATURE OFFICIAL SELECTION
JURY AWARD
2008 2008 2007
Being John Malkovich The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
USA 1999 • Feature Film • 112 minutes France 2007 • Feature Film • 112 minutes
Directed by Spike Jonze Directed by Julian Schnabel
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 6, Mount Shasta Theatre 3, Mount Shasta
Friday, October 10 Friday, October 10
5:40 pm - 7:32 pm 7:15 pm - 9:07 pm
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 6, Mount Shasta Theatre 6, Mount Shasta
Saturday, October 11 Sunday, October 12
7:30 pm - 9:22 pm 3:30 pm - 5:22 pm
A Adult Content A Adult Content
S Sexual Situations T Subtitles
L Language
A man takes a new job on the 7th-and-a-half floor of an office build- The film tells the remarkable tale of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the
ing and stumbles upon a membranous room that leads inside the world-renowned editor of French ELLE magazine, who suffered
head of stage and screen actor John Malkovich. There he can see a stroke and was paralyzed by the inexplicable “locked in” syn-
life through Malkovich’s eyes before being systematically ejected drome at the age of 43. Bauby’s only way of communicating with
from the room and onto the New Jersey turnpike. The man then the outside world was by blinking with one eye, and after several
rents out Malkovich’s head to others, eventually letting his wife dedicated helpers guided him to speak through this seemingly ir-
inside where she falls in love with another woman who, in turn, relevant gesture, he began to produce the words that would form
thinks she has fallen in love with John Malkovich. This is a great, his memoir. Along the way, as he swam in and out of conscious-
absurd and funny film. ness, memories from his past swelled into the present, resulting in
NOMINATED NOMINATED NOMINATED WINNER a cinematic experience that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful.
ACADEMY ACADEMY CÉSAR AWARDS, DEAUVILLE NOMINATED WINNER NOMINATED WINNER
AWARDS AWARDS FRANCE FILM FESTIVAL
BEST DIRECTOR BEST WRITING BEST FOREIGN FILM CRITICS AWARD
ACADEMY CANNES FILM CANNES FILM CÉSAR AWARDS,
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2008 2007 2007 2008
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17. The Fall Irina Palm
Mount Shasta internationalfilmfestival
FEATURE FILMS
India, UK, USA 2006 • Feature Film • 117 minutes Belgium, Luxembourg, UK, Germany, France 2007
Directed by Tarsem Singh Directed by Sam Garbarski • Feature Film • 103 minutes
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 3, Mount Shasta Theatre 6, Mount Shasta
Friday, October 10 Friday, October 10
1:15 pm - 3:12 pm 3:40 pm - 5:23 pm
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 3, Mount Shasta Theatre 6, Mount Shasta
Saturday, October 11 Saturday, October 11
1:40 pm - 3:37 pm 3:30 pm - 5:13 pm
A Adult Content A Adult Content L Language
V Violence S Sexual Situations
Roy Walker, an early 20th century Hollywood stuntman, lands in Widowed Maggie (Marianne Faithfull) has sold her home in her
the hospital after performing a dangerous stunt to impress his girl- small English village to pay for extra medical care for her 10-year-
friend. Distraught and suicidal after losing her, the bedridden Roy old grandson Olly, who’s dying of an unspecified disease. Her son
befriends a fellow patient, a young girl named Alexandria. He en- and daughter-in-law desperately want to fly Olly to Australia for a
chants her with vivid, fantastical tales about five heroes — an In- last-chance medical procedure but can’t afford it. While wandering
dian, an ex-slave named Ota Benga, an Italian explosives expert, a through Soho, one of London’s preeminent red-light districts, Mag-
masked bandit, and Charles Darwin — who unite to fight a common gie enters a strip bar to ask about a job advertised in their window
enemy, Governor Odious. As the line between fact and fantasy blurs, for a “hostess,” thinking it would involve cleaning up and making
real-life people begin to populate Roy’s fictitious stories. Shot on lo- tea. This is a fascinating portrait of what a grandmother will do to
cation in 18 countries around the world, “The Fall” is a sumptuous help save her family. This drama contains many funny scenes.
mythological adventure.
WINNER NOMINATED NOMINATED WINNER
WINNER WINNER BERLIN INT’L EUROPEAN FILM EUROPEAN FILM DAVID DI
BERLIN INT’L CATALONIAN INT’L SEATTLE INT’L TORONTO INT’L FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS AWARDS DONATELLO AWARDS
FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL READER JURY GOLDEN BEAR BEST ACTRESS BEST FILM
SPECIAL MENTION BEST FILM OFFICIAL SELECTION OFFICIAL SELECTION 2007 2007 2007 2008
2007 2007 2008 2008
Neil Young: Heart of Gold On Broadway
USA 2006 • Feature Film • 103 minutes USA 2007 • Feature Film • 101 minutes
Directed by Jonathan Demme Directed by Dave McLaughlin
Coming Attractions Coming Attractions
Theatre 6, Mount Shasta Theatre 3, Mount Shasta
Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12
8:00 pm - 9:43 pm 6:00 pm - 7:41 pm
G All Ages Q&A with producer/
actor Lance Greene
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
G All Ages
“Heart of Gold” is an intimate musical portrait of legendary singer/ “On Broadway” tells the story of Jack O’Toole, a 30-something Boston
songwriter Neil Young, filmed on the occasion of the world premiere everyman, who writes a play about his dead uncle as a way to reconnect
of Young’s Prairie Wind concert at Nashville’s hallowed Ryman au- with his hard-nosed dad. With no money and just his gut to guide him,
ditorium. Young’s music provides an emotionally rich view into this Jack quits his job as a carpenter so that he can mount a production of
unique artist’s relationship to family, friends, mortality and the pas- his play on the only stage he can afford: in the back room of his neigh-
sage of time. Young is accompanied on stage by many long time mu- borhood pub, on a little street called Broadway. In this Irish-American
sical companions, including country star Emmylou Harris, Neil’s wife neighborhood Jack calls on his girlfriend, his friends, his priest and the
Pegi Young, and band leader/steel guitarist Ben Keith. community to help make his dream of a theatre piece come true.
WINNER WINNER NOMINATED
INDEPENDENT
NOMINATED WINNER NEW HAMPSHIRE WOODS HOLE HOBOKEN FILM FILM FESTIVAL
ONLINE FILM CRITICS NATFILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL OF BOSTON
SOCIETY AWARDS DENMARK GRAND JURY PRIZE BEST FEATURE GRAND JURY PRIZE OFFICIAL SELECTION
BEST DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD
2007 2007 2007 2007
2007 2006
] Producer/Actor Lance Greene will be offering a Q&A after
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