IHP Magazine, Summer 2015 by International House Philadelphia

AgnĂŠs varda / albert maysles / stories from non-putin russian / & More

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ta b l e o f contents 2 Calendar 6 Featured Director: AGNÈS VARDA IN CALIFORNIA 8 Featured series: Stories from Non-Putin Russia 10 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Alex Lukas 12 programs 14 July 22 August 33 September

tickets/box office: Tickets are available at www.ihousephilly.org + 215.387.5125 IHP’s Box Office is open from 4pm–8pm, Tuesday–Saturday. Purchase your tickets in person or over the phone during these hours and save the processing fee. Unless noted, all IHP screenings are free admission for IHP members; $7 students + seniors; $9 general admission. Cover: Song of the Sea (p. 38)

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Lions Love (...and Lies) (p. 20)

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Exhumed Films R.A.D.* Summer Sci-Fi Spectacular! (*Robots Are Dangerous) 12pm (p. 19)

Scribe Video Center Producers’ Forum Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band 7pm (p. 16)

Sound on Screen Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll 7pm (p. 19)

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9 Archive Fever! 7.0 Beltracchi: the Art of Forgery 7pm (p. 14)

Independence Day BBQ 6pm (p. 14)

Sound on Screen She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column 7pm (p. 17)

Agnès Varda in California Uncle Yanco / Black Panthers / Lions Love (…And Lies) 7pm (p. 20)

Blackstar Film Festival (p. 22)

Sound on Screen Revenge of The Mekons 7pm (p. 15)

Art Exhibition Alex Lukas 5:30pm (p. 17)

Family Matinee Nocturna 2pm (p. 15) The Janus Collection In Memoriam: Albert Maysles (1926-2015) Salesman 7pm (p. 16)

EID 7pm (p. 18)

Full Exposure In Memoriam: Michael Glawogger (1959-2014) Kill Daddy Good Night 7pm (p. 18)

Agnès Varda in California Mur Murs / Documenteur 7pm (p. 21)

Family Matinee A Cat in Paris (Une Vie De Chat) 2pm (p. 21) Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival 7pm (p. 22)

Blackstar Film Festival (p. 22)

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Stories from Non-Putin Russia Mummies / Tiny Katerina / Who Mows at Night? 7pm (p. 32)

Stories from Non-Putin Russia Bliss / Civil Status 7pm (p. 23)

Stories from Non-Putin Russia Fisherman and the Dancer / Grandma’s Apartment 7pm (p. 24)

Family Matinee Patema Inverted 2pm (p. 24) The Janus Collection Beware of a Holy Whore 7pm (p. 25)

Stories from Non-Putin Russia Life as it is / The Holidays 7pm (p. 26)

Stories from Non-Putin Russia Vacation in November / Yaptik - Hasse 7pm (p. 27)

Stories from Non-Putin Russia Flight of the Bumblebee / I Was Going Home... 7pm (p. 32)

Motion Pictures The Man with the Movie Camera 7pm (p. 26)

Stories from Non-Putin Russia Broadway, Black Sea / Countryside 35X45 7pm (p. 30)

Archive Fever! 7.0 Costa Da Morte 7pm (p. 33)

Stories from Non-Putin Russia The Station Stop / The Settlement 7pm (p. 27)

Family Matinee Best Of Ny Int’l Children’s Film Festival: Kid Flix Mix 2pm (p. 30) Motion Pictures The Epic of Everest 7pm (p. 31)

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Filmmakers in Focus: Sylvia Schedelbauer 7pm (p. 33)

Family Matinee The King and the Mockingbird (English) 2pm (p. 34) The King and the Mockingbird (French) 7pm (p. 35)

Scribe Video Center Producersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Forum Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema At UCLA 7pm (p. 35)

The Vienna That Never Was The Great Museum 7pm (p. 36)

Archive Fever! 7.0 Regarding Susan Sontag 7pm (p. 36)

Behold, Francesco Brother Sun, Sister Moon 7pm (p. 39)

Model Shop 7pm (p. 37)

Family Matinee Song of the Sea 2pm (p. 38) Behold, Francesco The Flowers of St. Francis 7pm (p. 38)

Full Exposure Horse Money (Cavalo Dinheiro) 7pm (p. 39)

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Featured Director: AGNÈS VARDA IN CALIFORNIA

At a certain point in every filmmaker’s career, the lure of Hollywood becomes unavoidable. Whether it’s satire or a sincere embrace, even the edgiest auteurs will eventually confront the reality of the motion picture industry and its surrounding mythology. For Agnès Varda, this initial encounter with Los Angeles came in the late 1960s as she accompanied her then-husband, Jacques Demy, when he was directing the film Model Shop. In total, Varda shot five films in California–three in the 1960s and two more on a return visit in the early 1980s. The films run the gamut from short documentaries to feature-length narrative cinema. All combine an outsider’s critique of American culture and a deep fondness for a state that symbolizes individualism and the spirit of manifest destiny.

Thursday, July 23 at 7pm UNCLE YANCO / BLACK PANTHERS / LIONS LOVE (…AND LIES) Friday, July 24 at 7pm MUR MURS / DOCUMENTEUR

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F e at u r e d series: Stories from Non-Putin Russia

Next year will mark two-and-a-half decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the start of a new identity for Russia. Leaving behind an era of oligarchs, the country emerged in the 21st century with its super-riches topping the charts of Forbes magazine while its political elite once again began flexing their muscles on the world stage. Remarkably, the state of life for the people of Russian provinces is far away from the ambitions of the center. This eclectic collection of stunning documentaries, rather than dwelling on political and economic issues, reflects on the psychological impact of the change on Russian people. The idea of the province, the local “neighborhood,” is the focus. Carefully selected films show that although political tendencies of Russian society have often determined social changes, the province only observes and often pays for them. Many works are produced by regional, non-central studios by filmmakers from the same social strata as their provincial subjects, portraying both a physical and an emotional distance from the “movers and shakers” of urban society. Interestingly, the series demonstrates above all that today’s Russian documentarian inherits a deep sense of the culture and traditions rooted in classical literature, rather than values derived from contemporary cinema and television.

Thursday, August 6 at 7pm BLISS / CIVIL STATUS Friday, August 7 at 7pm FISHERMAN AND THE DANCER / GRANDMA’S APARTMENT Thursday, August 13 at 7pm LIFE AS IT IS / THE HOLIDAYS Saturday, August 15 at 7pm THE STATION STOP / THE SETTLEMENT Thursday, August 20 at 7pm VACATION IN NOVEMBER / YAPTIK - HASSE Friday, August 21 at 7pm BROADWAY, BLACK SEA / COUNTRYSIDE 35x45 Wednesday, August 26 at 7pm MUMMIES / TINY KATERINA / WHO MOWS AT NIGHT? Thursday, August 27 at 7pm FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE / I WAS GOING HOME...

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ARTIST S P OTLI G H T: Alex Lukas IHP and Megawords present a new installation by Alex Lukas, incorporating drawing, monotype on concrete sculpture, printed and found objects.

Foundation. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and recently moved to Chicago after many years in Philadelphia.

Alex Lukas was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1981 and raised in nearby Cambridge. With a wide range of artistic influences, Lukas creates highly detailed drawings, concrete sculptures and intricate publications. His work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Lima, Stockholm and Copenhagen as well as in the pages of Megawords, Swindle Quarterly, Proximity Magazine, Dwell Magazine, Juxtapoz, SFAQ and Art New England, among others. Lukas’ imprint, Cantab Publishing, has released over 40 small books and ‘zines since its inception in 2001. He has lectured at The Rhode Island School of Design, The Maryland Institute College of Art, University of the Arts in Philadelphia and The University of Kansas. Lukas has been awarded residencies at The Bemis Center for the Arts, the Ucross Foundation, AS220 and The Jentel

Please join us for an opening reception on Friday, July 17 from 5:30-7pm to celebrate Alex Lukas’ new exhibition. The exhibit will be on view through the end of September 2015 in IHP’s East Alcove on the Main Level.

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programs Archive Fever! 6.0 Central to our visual culture, the archive is a repository for personal memories, shared histories, objects, and documents through which we revisit the history of our time. In this series, we explore the myriad ways in which archives, and archival and found materials, are central to the works of film and video artists discovering the dynamic possibilities within them. Thursday, July 9 at 7pm BELTRACCHI: THE ART OF FORGERY Friday, August 28 at 7pm COSTA DA MORTE Wednesday, September 17 at 7pm REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG Behold, Francesco It’s Official: Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families in 2015. Though the details of the Papal Visit have not yet been confirmed, Pope Francis is expected to be in Philadelphia from Saturday, September 26th through Sunday, September 27th for the Festival of Families and Papal Mass. In celebration of this event, IHP will screen two films on the life of St. Francis of Assisi, this Pope’s namesake. “Behold, Francesco,” the IHP series, will begin with Roberto Rossellini’s 1950 classic film The Flowers of St. Francis (Francesco, Giullare di Dio). Based on two books, the 14th-century Little Flowers of St. Francis (Fioretti Di San Francesco) and The Life of Brother Juniper (La Vita di Frate Ginepro), which relate the life and work of St. Francis and the early Franciscans. The second film in the series will be Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna), a 1972 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli depicting the early life and conversion of Francesco Pietro Bernardone, over time, to become St.Francis. Both films will be screened in 35mm prints. IHP would like to thank Janus films, Paramount Pictures, Lowell Peterson, ASC and The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Film Archive for the use of their materials. Saturday, September 19 at 7pm THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS Thursday, September 24 at 7pm BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON

Family Matinees International House Philadelphia entertains families of all ages when we open the doors for our series of family-friendly matinees two Saturdays a month. The series brings the big screen to children, inspiring their imaginations, and yours, too! Take this opportunity to encourage a love of film and art from a young age. Audiences of all ages will delight in this carefully curated selection of inspired educational and entertaining cinema from around the world. With a diverse lineup of programming geared towards children, teens, parents, and grandparents, there’s no reason to leave anyone at home! Support provided in part by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

Saturday, July 11 at 2pm NOCTURNA Saturday, July 25 at 2pm A CAT IN PARIS (UNE VIE DE CHAT) Saturday, August 22 at 2pm BEST OF NY INT’L CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL: KID FLIX MIX Saturday, September 12 at 2pm THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD Saturday, September 19 at 2pm SONG OF THE SEA Full Exposure Full Exposure is a series dedicated to recent works by innovative film and video makers from around the world, and is a snapshot of the current state of moving image production and its constantly evolving practice. Friday, July 17, at 7pm In Memoriam: Michael Glawogger (1959-2014) KILL DADDY GOOD NIGHT Friday, September 25 at 7pm HORSE MONEY (CAVALO DINHEIRO)

The Janus Collection Truly one of our national treasures, Janus Films is a vital part of American film culture. International House continues this series with titles from the Janus Collection, all in brand new or restored 35mm prints. Saturday, July 11 at 7pm In Memoriam: Albert Maysles (1926-2015) SALESMAN

PARTNER programs Exhumed FIlms Formed in 1997, Exhumed Films was created to provide a theatrical venue for a much beloved art form that had all but disappeared in the 1990s and is in further decline in the early 21st century: the cult horror movie.

Saturday, August 8 at 7pm BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE

Sunday, July 19 at 12pm R.A.D.* Summer Sci-Fi Spectacular! (*Robots Are Dangerous)

Motion Pictures Motion Pictures is a monthly series that focuses on different movements in film culture, such as science fiction, city symphonies, and New German Cinema. It has previously featured the films of Georges Méliès, John Ford, Preston Sturges, and Andrei Tarkovsky.

Scribe Video Center Producers’ Forum The Producers’ Forum in-person screening series is a lecture discussion program, which allows Scribe to invite important nationally and internationally recognized media makers to Philadelphia to share their work and talk about their process of creating.

Friday, August 14 at 7pm The Man with the Movie Camera

Tuesday, July 14 at 7pm MARY LOU WILLIAMS: THE LADY WHO SWINGS THE BAND

Saturday, August 22 at 7pm THE EPIC OF EVEREST The Vienna that never was “The Vienna that never was, is the greatest city in the world.” – Orson Welles Vienna in the cinema has most often been represented as a fantasy, based on the imperial city it was in the era of the ‘fin de siècle’, when traditional social, moral, and artistic values were all in transition. This IHP series will attempt to explore the city of Vienna as a city both real and mythic within the history of cinema. The series, The Vienna That Never Was, will feature works representing the late 19th to the early 21st centuries, from the historical and romanticized images of Vienna, to a noir-tinged Cold War narrative, to the present-day artistic experimentations within the avant-garde, to cinematic masterworks, to rediscoveries of old fictions and nonfictions, as well as a rich selection of newsreels, actualités, and home movies. Wednesday, September 16 at 7pm THE GREAT MUSEUM

Tuesday, September 15 at 7pm SPIRITS OF REBELLION: BLACK CINEMA AT UCLA

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Thursday, July 2 at 6pm Independence day BBq This event brings IHP Residents and the Philadelphia community together for some 4th of July festitivies. Hot dogs, hamburgers, corn-onthe-cob, American rock ‘n roll, summer sun, and a dose of national history. Join us in the front patio courtyard of IHP and enjoy a barbecue of fun, games and music. Come celebrate America’s 239th Birthday! $5 Residents; $8 Alumni; $10 IHP Members; $12 General Admission

Thursday, July 9 at 7pm Archive Fever! 7.0

BELTRACCHI: THE ART OF FORGERY

dir. Arne Birkenstock, Germany, 2014, DCP, color, German w/ English subtitles, 93 min.

For nearly 40 years, Wolfgang Beltracchi fooled the international art world and was responsible for the biggest art forgery scandal of the postwar era. An expert in art history, theory, and painting techniques, he tracked down the gaps in the oeuvres of great artists – Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Heinrich Campendonk, André Derain, and Max Pechstein, above all – and filled them with his own works. He and his wife Helene would then introduce them to the art world as originals. What makes these forgeries truly one-of-a-kind is that they are never mere copies of once-existing paintings, but products of Beltracchi’s imagination, works “in the style of” famous early 20th-century artists.

Friday, July 10 at 7pm Sound on Screen

Saturday, July 11 at 2pm Family Matinee

dir. Joe Angio, US, 2013, video, 95 min.

dirs. García & Maldonado, Spain/France, 2007, DCP, English, 88 min.

REVENGE OF THE MEKONS Revenge of the Mekons charts the unlikely career of the genre-defying collective notorious for being—as rock critic Greil Marcus notes—“the band that took punk ideology most seriously.” Born out of the 1977 British punk scene, the Mekons progressed from a group of socialist art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. Joe Angio’s exuberant documentary follows their improbable history – a surprising and influential embrace of folk and country music; forays into the art world (collaborations with Vito Acconci and Kathy Acker); and consistent bad luck with major record labels. Among the celebrated fans who appear on screen to testify to the power of their music and artistic innovations are authors Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections) and Luc Sante (Low Life), musician/ actor Will Oldham, film director Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol), comedian/musician Fred Armisen (Portlandia), and critic Greil Marcus (Mystery Train). Revenge of the Mekons reveals how, four decades into an ever-evolving career, punk’s reigning contrarians continue to make bold, unpredictable music while staying true to the punk ethos.

NOCTURNA

Visually stunning and wildly inventive, this film explores the mystery of the night in a sweeping nocturnal adventure full of Alice in Wonderlandlike characters and moody, dream-inspired landscapes. Have you ever wondered why your hair looks funny in the morning or where the sounds outside your window come from at night? A young boy named Tim finds out after an unusual discovery on the rooftop of his orphanage plunges him into the secret world of Nocturna, inhabited by curious creatures that control the night. There are hairdressers who specialize in bedheads, dream writers, and a vast herd of guardian cats led by the gigantic Cat Shepherd. Yet this world is in danger: the stars in the sky are disappearing, kids are becoming restless at night, and a mysterious shadow creature is haunting the empty streets, extinguishing anything that gives off light. If Tim and the Cat Shepherd can’t set things right, nighttime will never be the same! Bold anime-influenced character design and beautiful, fluid 2D animation help to create a fantastic dream world that balances the magical with a touch of menace. Tim and the audience ultimately learn that the night doesn’t have to be so scary after all. Free to IHP Members; $5 Adults + Children

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Saturday, July 11 at 7pm The Janus Collection In Memoriam: Albert Maysles (1926-2015)

SALESMAN

dirs. Albert & David Maysles, USA, 1968, 35mm, b/w, 91 min.

Along with his brother David, Albert Maysles pioneered the documentary style known as direct cinema. This mode of filmmaking largely eschewed voice-over narration and talking head commentary in favor of observing subjects in their own milieu, where the presence of the camera was often deemphasized. As we now take for granted the ubiquity of hand-held devices and the reality television phenomenon, it is important to recognize the originators of the modern documentary. Films such as Grey Gardens and Gimme Shelter are now considered landmarks of cinema, all thanks to the visionary Maysles brothers. This screening is a tribute to the great Albert Maysles, who died on March 5, 2015. A landmark American documentary, Salesman captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Good Book, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses—then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype to despair.

Tuesday, July 14 at 7pm Scribe Video Center Producers’ Forum

MARY LOU WILLIAMS: THE LADY WHO SWINGS THE BAND dir. by Carol Bash, USA, 2014, digital, 70 min.

Director Carol Bash will be in attendance. Co-sponsored by Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia Jazz Project, Ars Nova Workshop, and Reelblack Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band is a documentary about the life and music of one of the greatest jazz pianists, composers and arrangers. However, away from the piano, Williams was a woman in a “man’s world,” a black person in a “whites only” society, an ambitious artist who struggled against the imperatives of being a “star.” Carol Bash is the Founder and President of Paradox Films. Most notably, she worked with Firelight Films on Freedom Riders, which won three Primetime Emmy awards. She also worked on A Place of Our Own and Banished, which both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Screening preceded by a piano performance by Kendrah E. Butler. Pianist, composer, and violinist, Butler has performed in the tri-state area and abroad. She is the organizer of the “Women in Jazz Philly Tour” featuring her all female jazz group nVizion. Producers’ forums are supported by The National Endowment for the Arts, PNC Arts Alive, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. $5 Scribe + IHP Members; $8 Students + Seniors; $10 General Admission

Thursday, July 16 at 7pm Sound on Screen Benefit for Girls Rock Philly!

SHE SAID BOOM: THE STORY OF FIFTH COLUMN dir. Kevin Hegge, Canada, 2013, video, 65 min.

She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties. They united to use music, film, and self-publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, and to challenge homophobia. These endeavors snowballed into global art and political movements. This film looks at their work, and explores why you may not have heard of them, despite their impact. Girls Rock Philly is a volunteer-based non-profit music and mentoring organization dedicated to empowering girls and young women from the greater Philadelphia region through music education and activities that foster leadership skills, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Co-presented with Permanent Wave Philly. Permanent Wave Philly is a network and community of feminist artists and activists. Seeking to challenge gender inequality not only in all forms of the arts, but also in politics, our personal lives, and anywhere else it seems necessary. They want to continue what was started generations ago by creating a revolutionary arts movement that is relevant to women, LGBTQ communities, and people of color. For questions or info on how to get involved go to www.facebook.com/permanentwavephilly or email permanentwavephilly@gmail.com.

Friday, July 17 at 5:30pm Art Exhibition

Alex LuKas

IHP and Megawords present a new installation by Alex Lukas, incorporating drawing, monotype on concrete sculpture, printed and found objects. Alex Lukas was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1981 and raised in nearby Cambridge. With a wide range of artistic influences, Lukas creates highly detailed drawings, concrete sculptures and intricate publications. His work has been exhibited in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Lima, Stockholm and Copenhagen as well as in the pages of Megawords, Swindle Quarterly, Proximity Magazine, Dwell Magazine, Juxtapoz, SFAQ and Art New England, amongst others. Lukas’ imprint, Cantab Publishing, has released over 40 small books and ‘zines since its inception in 2001. He has lectured at The Rhode Island School of Design, The Maryland Institute College of Art, University of the Arts in Philadelphia and The University of Kansas. Lukas has been awarded residencies at The Bemis Center for the Arts, the Ucross Foundation, AS220 and The Jentel Foundation. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and recently moved to Chicago after many years in Philadelphia. Please join us for an opening reception on Friday, July 17 from 5:30-7pm to open Alex Lukas’ new exhibition. The exhibit will be on view through the end of September 2015, in IHP’s East Alcove on the Main Level.

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Friday, July 17, at 7pm Full Exposure In Memoriam: Michael Glawogger (1959-2014)

KILL DADDY GOOD NIGHT dir. Michael Glawogger, Germany & Austria, 2009, digital, German w/ English subtitles, 110 min.

Ratz Kramer has issues. A video programmer with no other ambition than to develop a computer game that allows the player to commit repeated patricide, Ratz struggles with an intense disdain towards his father, and the virtual reality of his creation is the only preoccupation for this young Austrian as he struggles to come to terms with his dysfunctional family. Ratz receives an unexpected phone call from Mimi, an acquaintance in New York. She wants him to come to town and help her renovate a basement apartment that serves as a harboring place for her grandfather, Lucas, a Lithuanian war criminal in refuge. Ratz agrees, hoping for a change of scenery and a buyer for his video game. The journey to New York turns into an emotional cyclone for Ratz as he realizes the impact of his negative energy on those around him, and how hard it is to reverse hatred. On Lucas’ trail is an investigator intent on tracking down the old man, and has quite a personal score to settle.

Saturday, July 18 at 7pm

EID – Feast of Breaking the fast For the second year, IHP is pleased to host the Feast of EID. Eid al-Fitr (Arabic ‫ ) رطفلا ديع‬also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day and Muslims are not permitted to fast that day. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the month of Ramadan. Free for Residents; $8 Alumni; $10 IHP Members; $15 General Admission

Sunday, July 19 at 12pm Exhumed films

R.A.D.* Summer Sci-Fi Spectacular! (*Robots Are Dangerous)

If sci-fi movies have taught us anything, it’s that robots simply cannot be trusted. Join Exhumed Films for a full day of mechanical monster movies as we present the R.A.D. Marathon: five fantastic films that warn about the dangers of modern technology. All projected in glorious 35mm; plus prize giveaways, classic sci-fi trailers, and more!

Robocop

dir. Paul Verhoeven, US, 1987, 35mm, 102 min.

The original 1987 Paul Verhoven classic Robocop.

The Vindicator

dir. Jean-Claude Lord, Canada 1986, 35mm, 92 min.

Robocop’s Canadian clone.

Chopping Mall

dir. Jim Wynorski, US, 1986, 35mm, 95 min.

Witness the horrors of a robotic security system gone wrong in Jim Wynorski’s Chopping Mall.

Message from Space

dir. Kinji Fukasaku, Japan, 1978, 35mm, 105 min.

Head into the cosmos and confronting an evil robot army with this Japanese Star Wars rip-off.

Blade Runner

dir. Ridley Scott, US, 1982, 35mm, 116 min.

The original theatrical cut of perhaps the greatest sci-fi film of the ‘80s, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. $20 IHP Members; $25 General Admission

Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm Sound on Screen

DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN: CAMBODIA’S LOST ROCK AND ROLL dir. John Pirozzi, US, 2015, video, 105 min.

During the 60s and early 70s as the war in Vietnam threatened its borders, a new music scene emerged in Cambodia that took Western rock and roll and stood it on its head, creating a sound like no other. Cambodian musicians crafted this sound from the various rock music styles sweeping, America, England, and France, adding the unique melodies and hypnotic rhythms of their traditional music. The beautiful singing of their renowned female vocalists became the final touch that made this mix so enticing. But as Cambodian society – young creative musicians in particular – embraced western culture and flourished under its influence, the rest of the country was rapidly moving to war. On the left, Prince Sihanouk joined forces with the Khmer Rouge and rallied the rural population to take up arms against the government that deposed him. On the right, the Cambodian military, with American military support, waged a war that involved a massive aerial bombing campaign on the countryside. In the end, after winning the civil war, the Khmer Rouge turned their deadly focus to the culture of Cambodia. Thus began one of the most brutal genocides in history, killing an estimated two million people – a quarter of the Cambodian population.

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Thursday, July 23 at 7pm AGNÈS VARDA IN CALIFORNIA

UNCLE YANCO

dir. Agnès Varda, US, 1967, DCP, 22 min.

“In the aquatic suburbs of San Francisco, I discovered a Greek man living on a houseboat. He painted celestial and Byzantine cities, and received hippies and protestors. I found out that he was my uncle living in America, and what a wonderful man he was.” - Agnès Varda followed by

BLACK PANTHERS

Dir. Agnès Varda, US, 1968, DCP, 30 min.

Black Panthers was shot in Oakland during the demonstrations around the trial of Huey Newton. followed by

LIONS LOVE (…AND LIES) dir. Agnès Varda, US, 1969, DCP, 110 min.

Three actors (Viva, Jim and Jerry) work in search of stardom and live in a rented house in Hollywood. When filmmaker Shirley Clarke comes to visit in search of funding for a project, Varda explores in documentary fashion both the Los Angeles underground and the Hollywood system it worked with and against.

Mur Murs Friday, July 24 at 7pm AGNÈS VARDA IN CALIFORNIA

MUR MURS

dir. Agnès Varda, US, 1981, DCP, 81 min.

“Mur Murs is a documentary about the “murals” of Los Angeles, that is to say, the paintings on the walls of the city. Who paints. Who pays. The viewers. How the truth of this city, the capital of cinema, is revealed by its inhabitants on its own walls.” - Cine-Tamaris followed by

DOCUMENTEUR

dir. Agnès Varda, US, 1981, DCP, 63 min.

“Documenteur tells the story of a French woman in Los Angeles, Emily, separated from the man she loves, who seeks a home for her and her 8-year-old son, Martin. She finds one and installs furniture recovered from the waste thrown into the street. Her distress is expressed through others that she observes and encounters, all living their own form of exile.” - Cine-Tamaris

Saturday, July 25 at 2pm Family Matinee

A CAT IN PARIS (UNE VIE DE CHAT)

dirs. Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol, France, 2011, DCP, English, 70 min.

2012 Academy Award Nominee Best Animated feature A Cat in Paris from directors JeanLoup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol is a beautifully hand-drawn caper set in the shadow-drenched alleyways of Paris. Dino is a cat that leads a double life. By day he lives with Zoe, a little girl whose mother is a detective in the Parisian police force. But at night Dino sneaks out the window to work with Nico, a slinky cat burglar with a big heart, whose fluid movements are poetry in motion as he evades captors and slips and swishes from rooftop to rooftop across the Paris skyline. Rife with film references (from Reservoir Dogs to Goodfellas to The Night of the Hunter), A Cat in Paris is a warm and richly humorous love letter to classic noir and American gangster films, with jazz soundtrack featuring Billie Holiday. Free to IHP Members; $5 Adults + Children

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Saturday, July 25 at 7pm

Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival dirs. various, 2014, digital, 70 min.

The Best of Ottawa touring program showcases many audience favorites and award winners from the OIAF Official Competition. Recommended for mature audiences only.

1000 PLATEAUS Steven Woloshen, Canada

MARILYN MYLLER Mikey Please, UK

EAGER

Allison Schulnik, USA

WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOS Konstantin Bronzit, Russia

BUTTER YA’ SELF Julian Petschek, USA

THE PRIDE OF STRATHMOOR

Einar Baldvin, USA & Iceland

UNITY

Tobias Stretch, USA

THINGS DON’T FIT Tim Divall, UK

LESLEY THE PONY HAS AN A+ DAY Christian Larrave, USA

Thursday, July 30 – Sunday, August 2

4th Annual Blackstar Film Festival

The BlackStar Film Festival is a celebration of cinema focused on work by and about people of African descent in a global context. BlackStar highlights films that are often overlooked from emerging, established, and mid-career directors, writers, and producers working in narrative, documentary, experimental and music video filmmaking. This year the Blackstar Film Festival will be focusing on social justice and film design. For more information on titles and screening times, visit ihousephilly.org/blackstar or blackstarfest.org.

Bliss Friday, July 31 at 8:35pm Blackstar Film Festival

Thursday, August 6 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

dir. Kathleen Collins, USA, 1982, DCP, 86 min.

dir. Vitaly Mansky, Russia, 1996, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 52 min.

Losing Ground

At the time of her death from cancer in 1988, Kathleen Collins was just 46 years old, but she was already an internationally renowned playwright, a popular professor at New York’s City College, and a successful independent filmmaker. Her second film, Losing Ground, tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. Sara Rogers, a black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest to understand “ecstasy” just as her painter husband Victor sets off on a more earthy exploration of joy. Celebrating a recent museum sale, Victor decides to rent a country house where he can return to more realism after years working as an abstract expressionist. Away from the city, the couple’s summer idyll becomes complicated by Sara’s research and Victor’s involvement with a young model. When one of her students casts Sara as the woman scorned in a film version of the song “Frankie and Johnny,” she experiences a painful emotional awakening. While dealing with strong individuals and feelings, the film is also charming – Collins described it as a comedy about a young woman who takes herself too seriously. One of the very first fictional features by an African-American woman, Losing Ground remains a stunning and powerful work of art. Accomplished actors Seret Scott (who appeared in Louis Malle’s Pretty Baby and Ntozake Shange’s play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf), Bill Gunn (Ganja and Hess) and Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) star.

BLISS

In a deserted village in Central Russia, the only residents who remain are a few elderly women and an old man, yet, there is a baby on the way. Who is the father of the child? His identity is unknown and the townspeople believe that the baby may be a miracle. In the village named “Bliss,” everyone waits for the miracle to happen, yet no one notices them happening all the time. Bliss is a very entertaining and witty film from an award-winning filmmaker. followed by

CIVIL STATUS

dir. Alina Rudnitskaya, Russia, 2005, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 29 min.

The “Marriage Palace,” as it is referred to, is a place where important moments in a person’s destiny tangle with the bureaucratic system. The most significant events in people’s lives such as weddings, divorces, births and deaths are seen as routine in a registration office.

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Fisherman and the Dancer Friday, August 7 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

FISHERMAN AND THE DANCER

dir. Valeriy Solomin, Russia, 2005, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 52 min.

Natalia and Yuri are the keepers of a weather station near Lake Baikal in Siberia. Against the overwhelmingly vast, austere natural landscape, they live with their two children in a cramped house. Natalia, loves dancing and daydreaming, but is worried about her children’s future. Yuri, who has always wanted a life of hunting and fishing, realizes there is a price to pay for their isolation. He misses outings to the cinema and the zoo. Sometimes, to dry his wife’s tears, the fisherman dances with her in the kitchen. Valery Solomin, a veteran of some 30 documentaries, turns his camera on these reclusive people on the shores of the world’s deepest lake. followed by

GRANDMA’S APARTMENT

dir. Andrei Anchugov, Russia, 1990, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 20 min.

In a large, industrial city in the Urals, Luba and Marina live in a small apartment, inherited from Marina’s grandmother, who recently passed away. Brought together because of financial distresses, both girls try to help each other. They find comfort in their newly found friendship while standing strong against the big and cruel city. While both are busy with their own needs, the girls neglect to bury the ashes of Marina’s late grandmother. Each day, they pass the urn, but feel no urgency to honor the memory, or the traditions, of the grandmother.

Saturday, August 8, at 2pm Family Matinee

PATEMA INVERTED

dir. Yasuhiro Yoshiura, Japan, 2013, DCP, English, 99 min.

Time of Eve director Yasuhiro Yoshiura is a perspective-twisting sci-fi adventure about two kids separated by opposite gravities. Patema lives in an underground world of tunnels, the longabandoned ruins of a giant industrial complex. Though she is a princess, she is held back by the rules imposed by the elders of her clan. One day, when she is exploring in a forbidden zone, she is startled by a strange bat-like creature and tumbles headlong into a void – and out into the wide open world above the surface, a place with reversed physics, where if she let go, she would “fall up” into the sky and be lost forever. Age is a student on this surface world, a totalitarian society whose compliant population has been brainwashed against the “sinners who fell into the sky.” When he spies Patema hanging upside-down from a tree, he pulls her down to safety, struggling with all his might to keep her earthbound as she grips on to him for dear life. Together, their weights cancel each other out, and once they master the art of navigating competing gravitational forces, they set out to evade the leaders of Age’s world and discover the secret that keeps their worlds apart. Free to IHP Members; $5 Adults + Children

Saturday, August 8 at 7pm The Janus Collection

BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Germany, 1970, 35mm, German w/ English subtitles, 104 min.

In Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in movie making, a film crew—played by, and not so loosely based on, his own frequent collaborators—deals with an aloof star (Eddie Constantine), an abusive director (Lou Castel), and a financially troubled production. Inspired by the hellish process of making Whity earlier the same year, this is a vicious look at behind-the-scenes dysfunction.

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Life as it is Thursday, August 13 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

LIFE AS IT IS

dir. Marina Razbezhkina, Russia, 2002, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 20 min.

Life on a Russian farm continues unchanged. An older woman goes about her daily work. One by one, in black and white, the routine scenes from her life pass by. The people she talks to remain invisible as the camera solely concentrates on the woman against the bleak environment of her surroundings. Poetic and beautiful, Life As It Is celebrates Russian women and their complex lives. followed by

THE HOLIDAYS

dir. Marina Razbezhkina, Russia, 2005, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 52 min.

The Mansi children at the boarding school in the small town of Ivdel are waiting impatiently for the winter break. They are eager to return to their native village, where there are no televisions or computer games. It takes a whole day in weatherbeaten lorry, through forests and snow-covered plains. Yet nothing is better than home, where you can go sledding, jump off the roof into the snow, or play cards with grandmother in the bleak light of the kerosene lamp all evening long. Witnessing the everyday life of Treskole’s villagers, this meditative and attentive film by an award-winning filmmaker carries the viewers across both time and space. The laconic routine is interrupted by accidents that punctuate the predictable passage of time. The self-appointed shaman advises the locals to leave the village as few families can make a living. The holidays are a short break from town life for the children. Will any of them decide to return for good?

Friday, August 14 at 7pm Motion Pictures

The Man with the Movie Camera

dir. Dziga Vertov, USSR, 1929, DCP, b/w, w/ English subtitles & original Russian inter-titles, 68 min.

These words, written in 1923 (only a year after Robert Flaherty’s Nanook of the North was released) reflect the Soviet pioneer’s developing approach to cinema as an art form that shuns traditional or Western narrative in favor of images from real life. They lay the foundation for what would become the crux of Vertov’s revolutionary, anti-bourgeois aesthetic wherein the camera is an extension of the human eye, capturing “the chaos of visual phenomena filling the universe.” Over the next decade-and-a-half, Vertov would devote his life to the construction and organization of these raw images, his apotheosis being the landmark 1929 film The Man with the Movie Camera. In it, he comes closest to realizing his theory of ‘Kino-Eye,’ creating a new, more ambitious and more significant picture than what the eye initially perceives. Now – thanks to the extraordinary restoration efforts of Lobster Films, Blackhawk Films® Collection, EYE Film Institute, Cinémathèque de Toulouse, and the Centre National de la Cinématographie – Flicker Alley is able to present the The Man with the Movie Camera, newlyrestored. Named the best documentary film of all time by Sight and Sound, it is presented here in its entirety for the first time since its original premiere. Discovered and restored at EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam—with extensive digital treatment by Lobster Films—the 35mm print from which this edition is, in part, sourced is the only known complete version of the film.

The Station Stop

Vacation in November

Saturday, August 15 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

Thursday, August 20 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

dir. Sergei Loznitsa, Russia, 2000, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 25 min.

dir. Pavel Medvedev, Russia, 2002, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 30 min.

THE STATION STOP

Speeding trains disrupt the silence of a small rail station. The whistle of the locomotive and the thunder of the wheels eventually disappear into the night, failing to wake the sleeping people in the station. What do they wait for? What will wake them up? followed by

THE SETTLEMENT

dir. Sergei Loznitsa, Russia, 2002, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 79 min.

The Settlement is a critically acclaimed, visually arresting documentary about a strange community in the Russian countryside, from renowned documentary filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa. A master of detailed, minimalist observation, Loznitsa introduces us to a rural settlement where the residents are seemingly involved in everyday farm work. Yet as we watch the workers, we notice strange inconsistencies in their routines - the wood never appears to be cut, the grain never harvested - and it soon becomes apparent that what we are witnessing is neither a farm nor some sort of labor commune. Gradually, we come to understand the workers, are in fact, patients. Their daily chores, though earnestly performed, serve only therapeutic purposes. The Settlement is an exceptional and enigmatic film. Is this a parable of post-Soviet society? Or is it testament to the importance of nature in our modern lives? With a haunting coda that perhaps hints at an answer, The Settlement is a film that forces us to consider the world in which we live.

VACATION IN NOVEMBER

The documentaries of Pavel Medvedev are haunting portraits of some of post-Soviet Russia’s most isolated people and places. This film follows Russian miners in the tundra. On a forced furlough from their regular jobs, they embark on an annual massive reindeer slaughter to supplement their income. followed by

YAPTIK-HASSE

dir. Edgar Bartenev, Russia, 2006, digital, color, Russian w/ English subtitles, 32 min.

The film tells the story of the Yaptiks, the nomad Nenet’s family, who reside on Yamal Peninsula. Their main occupation is reindeer breeding. The most simple and ordinary events are driven by the ancient philosophy that is passed from one generation to another through the centuries. “Yaptik-hasse” is believed to be a spirit of the Yaptik family; thus he goes around on the sacred sledge that is pulled by a reindeer or dogs. Road is his home. As long as he keeps his wonders, there will always be a deer, a dog and the fellow Nenets. Edgar Bartenev equally uses three different means to tell the story of the breathtaking everyday life of these Siberian nomads: original music, creative inter-titles, and last but not least, a magnificent camera work. Yaptik-Hasse is a rare and unique little film, not to be missed.

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Broadway, Black Sea Friday, August 21 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

BROADWAY, BLACK SEA

dir. Vitali Mansky, Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, 2001, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 78 min.

Broadway, Black Sea presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of a Black Sea resort over the course of one holiday season. Largely devoid of authorial comment or exposition, the filmmakers are content to simply glide around the campsites, beaches, and fairgrounds, capturing the diverse sights and sounds on display. followed by

COUNTRYSIDE 35x45

dir. Evgeny Solomin, Russia, 2009, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles,43 min.

Photographer Lyutikov travels in Siberian villages photographing people, for the authorities have decided to replace old Soviet passports with new Russian ones. He shoots men in front of a sheet nailed to a barn wall and hangs the sheet in the village hall for women. In Russia, a person without a passport isn’t really a person; you can’t even buy a train ticket. Then again, if you haven’t been paid in eight years, where would you go?

The Little Bird and the Leaf Saturday, August 22 at 2pm Family Matinee

BEST OF NY INT’L CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL: KID FLIX MIX dirs. various, English, 60 min.

Recommended for ages 4 and up Kid Flix Mix is a kaleidoscopic showcase of the best short films and animation from around the world. The program includes films from Sweden, New Zealand, France, Switzerland, Australia, the UK, and the United States.

THE LITTLE BIRD AND THE LEAF

dir. Lena von Döhren, Switzerland, 2011, 4 min.

ELIA

dir. Matthieu Gaillard, France, 2012, 4.5 min.

NOTEBOOK BABIES

dir. Tony Dusko, USA, 2011, 1 min x 3.

GOAT HERDER AND HIS LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF GOATS dir. Will Rose, UK, 2012, 7 min.

HOW CAN YOU SWALLOW SO MUCH SLEEP? dir. Anna Ginsburg, UK, 2012, 3.5 min.

Munggee, Not Again

The SQUEAKIEST ROAR dir. Maggie Rogers, UK, 2011, 4 min.

ANIMAL BEATBOX

dir. Damon Gameau, Australia ,2011, 3 min.

MUNGGEE, NOT AGAIN

dirs. Rothlin & Walthert, Switzerland, 2011, 6 min.

APACHE (DANGER BEACH) dir. Ned Wenlock, New Zealand, 2011, 2.5 min.

THE DAY OF THE DEAD dir. Gary McGivney, USA, 2011, 8 min.

RED SAND

dir. Audrey Bussi, France, 2011, 2 min.

ASTON’S PRESENTS

dirs. Lotta and Uzi Geffenblad, Sweden, 2012, 9 min. Free to IHP Members; $5 Adults + Children

Saturday, August 22 at 7pm Motion Pictures

THE EPIC OF EVEREST

dir. J.B.L. Noel, UK, 1924, DCP, tinted b/w, silent w/ English inter-titles, 87 min.

The third attempt to climb Everest culminated in the deaths of two of the finest climbers of their generation, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, and sparked an ongoing debate over whether or not they did indeed reach the summit. Filming in brutally harsh conditions with a hand-cranked camera, Captain John Noel captured images of breathtaking beauty and considerable historic significance. The film is also among the earliest filmed records of life in Tibet and features sequences at Phari Dzong (Pagri), Shekar Dzong (Xegar) and Rongbuk monastery. But what resonates so deeply is Noel’s ability to frame the vulnerability, isolation, and courage of people persevering in one of the world’s harshest landscapes. The restoration by the BFI National Archive has transformed the quality of the surviving elements of the film and reintroduced the original coloured tints and tones. Revealed by the restoration, few images in cinema are as epic – or moving – as the final shots of a blood red sunset over the Himalayas. A newly commissioned score composed, orchestrated and conducted by Simon Fisher Turner (The Great White Silence) features a haunting combination of electronic music, found sounds, western and Nepalese instruments and vocals. This is a brand-new restoration by the BFI National Archive. The restoration was supported by The Eric Anker-Petersen Charity. – BFI

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Flight of the Bumblebee

Wednesday, August 26 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

Thursday, August 27 at 7pm Stories from Non-Putin Russia

dir. Alexander Rastorguev, Russia, 2001, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 52 min.

dir. Yury Schiller, Russia, 1998, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 30 min.

MUMMIES

A funny and tragic portrait of Russian history is reflected in a life story of Julia, the main character of the film, and her family as in a drop of water. The story of an adrift family living in a barrack, between extreme poverty and alcoholism. In this difficult context, a child will be born. followed by

TINY KATERINA

dir. Ivan Golovnev,Russia, 2004, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 25 min.

Before Babies, Ivan Golovnev captured the life of a small Khanty girl, Katerina. She observes and understands a world outside her own while still a toddler between the ages of 2 and 4. Gradually, Katerina begins to sense the unknown as it comes ever closer; not far from her nomad camp an oil rig appears. Witty and charming, this little film will steal your heart.

WHO MOWS AT NIGHT?

FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE Lenya lives in a village in Siberia. He is only 6, but already senses a new Russia. He lives with the desire for freedom, a passion for change, and contempt for Revolution. However, his character is complex. A typical Russian, he is torn between a craving for revolution and the safety of conformism. followed by

I WAS GOING HOME...

dir. Lyudmila Ulanova, Russia, 1991, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 60 min.

Nataliya decides to go back home to Novosibirsk where she has left her 6-year-old son with her parents. Her lifestyle in Moscow is vastly different than that of her hometown but she is hesitant to return. The film offers a delicate and moving portrait of a Russian woman torn between her ambition for change and her nostalgia for the familiar.

dir. Gerasim Degalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tsev, Soviet Union, 1990, digital, Russian w/ English subtitles, 20 min.

Vasily has just turned 70. He lives alone on his little farm following the same routine day after day. Vasily is blind, and for him, everything in the world seems the same - same landscape, same people, same cows and the same rain falling down everyday. The film presents an outstanding depiction of a simple but extraordinary man.

Naked Lunch

Sea of Vapors Friday, August 28 at 7pm Archive Fever! 7.0

Friday, September 11 at 7pm Filmmakers in Focus: Sylvia Schedelbauer

dir. Lois Patiño, Galicia (Spain), 2014, DCP, color, Gallego w/ English subtitles, 81 min.

This program represents Sylvia Schedelbauer’s first solo screening in Philadelphia following multiple screenings at the New York Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, London Film Festival, Robert Flaherty International Film Seminar, Anthology Film Archive and Stan Brakhage Symposium.

COSTA DA MORTE

“Upon entering men in landscape and landscape in men, the eternal life of Galicia was created.” – Castelao Costa da Morte is a region in the northwest of Galicia (Spain), which was considered as the end of the world during the Roman period. Its dramatic name comes from the numerous shipwrecks that happened in a long-ago history in this area made of rocks, mist and storms. We cross this land observing the people who inhabit it, fishermen, gatherers of shellfish, loggers. We witness traditional craftsmen who maintain both an intimate relationship and an antagonistic battle with the vastness of this territory. The wind, the stones, the sea, the fire, are characters in this film, and through them we approach the mystery of the landscape, understanding it as a unified ensemble with man, his history and legends.

Filmmaker Sylvia Schedelbauer will be present at the screening.

MEMORIES 2004, digital, 19 min

REMOTE INTIMACY

2007-08, 16mm-to-digital, color/b&w, 14.5 min

FALSE FRIENDS

2007, 16mm-to-digital, b&w, 5 min

WAY FARE

2009, 16mm-to-digital, 6.5 min

SOUNDING GLASS 2011, 10 min

SEA OF VAPORS

2014, digital, color/b&w, 15 min

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Saturday, September 12 at 2pm Family Matinee

THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD

dir. Paul Grimault, France, 1980, DCP, color, English, 83 min.

This screening will be presented in English. The King and the Mockingbird is a 1980 animated feature film directed by Paul Grimault. Begun in 1948 as The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, loosely based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, the film was a collaboration between Grimault and popular French poet and screenwriter, Jacques PrĂŠvert. The King and the Mockingbird was suddenly stopped in production and was soon released unfinished by its producer, without the approval of either Grimault or PrĂŠvert. Through the course of the 1960s and 1970s, Grimault obtained the rights to the film and was able to complete a new version as they originally intended. It was finished more than 30 years after it was started. The King and the Mockingbird is regarded as a masterpiece of French animation, and has been cited by the Japanese directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata as an influence. Free to IHP Members; $5 Adults + Children

Saturday, September 12 at 7pm

THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD

dir. Paul Grimault, France, 1980, DCP, color, French w/ English subtitles, 83 min.

This screening will be presented in French with English subtitles. The King and the Mockingbird is a 1980 animated feature film directed by Paul Grimault. Begun in 1948 as The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, loosely based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, the film was a collaboration between Grimault and popular French poet and screenwriter, Jacques Prévert. The King and the Mockingbird was suddenly stopped in production and was soon released unfinished by its producer, without the approval of either Grimault or Prévert. Through the course of the 1960s and 1970s, Grimault obtained the rights to the film and was able to complete a new version as they originally intended. It was finished more than 30 years after it was started. The King and the Mockingbird is regarded as a masterpiece of French animation, and has been cited by the Japanese directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata as an influence.

Tuesday, September 15 at 7pm Scribe Video Center Producers’ Forum

SPIRITS OF REBELLION: BLACK CINEMA AT UCLA

dir. Zeinabu Irene Davis, USA, 2016, digital, 90 min.

Special Work-In-Progress Screening Co-sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Social Justice Series, with special thanks to Josslyn Luckett and Dean John Jackson Spirits of Rebellion provides intimate access to key filmmakers trained at UCLA who are identified with the movement known as the L.A. Rebellion, including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Haile Gerima, Barbara McCullough, Billy Woodberry and Davis herself, at work and in discussion. The film engages the origins of the name “L.A. Rebellion,” the importance of public education to this group and in today’s world, and the intriguing question, “What is a Black film?” Zeinabu Irene Davis is an independent filmmaker and Professor of Communication at UC San Diego. Her work is passionately concerned with the depiction of women of African descent. Her films include Mother of the River, A Powerful Thang, Cycles, Trumpetistically Clora Bryant, and her feature film, Compensation, which was selected for the dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival (2000). She will be in attendance at the screening. Producers’ forums are supported by The National Endowment for the Arts, PNC Arts Alive, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. $5 Scribe + IHP Members; $8 Students + Seniors; $10 General Admission

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Wednesday, September 16 at 7pm The Vienna That Never Was

Thursday, September 17 at 7pm Archive Fever! 7.0

dir. Johannes Holzhausen, Austria, 2014, DCP, color, German w/ English subtitles, 94 min.

dir. Nancy Kates, USA, 2014, DCP, color, 100 min.

THE GREAT MUSEUM

“The Vienna that never was, is the greatest city in the world.” – Orson Welles Featuring unprecedented access to an influential and multifaceted institution, The Great Museum reveals the inner-workings of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, one of the most important art institutions in the world. Widely known as the art palace that houses paintings by Rembrandt, Diego Velasquez, Pieter Brueghel, Peter Paul Rubens and Caravaggio, among many other canonical works, the museum also features a remarkable and magnetic group of dedicated employees. As the camera follows the spacious rooms hosting some of the world’s most valuable art works, director Johannes Holzhausen reveals a dynamic, reflective and fast-moving institution that’s both adapting to the marketing and funding realities of the 21st-century while remaining faithful to its core mission.

REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG Regarding Susan Sontag is an intimate and nuanced investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Endlessly curious, passionate and gracefully outspoken throughout her career, Susan Sontag became one of the most important literary, political, and feminist icons of her generation. This beautifully constructed documentary tracks Sontag’s life through evocative experimental images, archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, as read by Patricia Clarkson. From her early infatuation with books to her first experience in a gay bar; from her early marriage to her 15-year relationship with legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz; Regarding Susan Sontag is a fascinating look at a towering cultural critic and writer whose works on photography, war, illness, and terrorism continue to resonate today.

Friday, September 18 at 7pm

MODEL SHOP

dir. Jacques Demy, US, 1969, 35mm, 95 min.

Following the success of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and its follow up The Young Girls of Rochefort Jacques Demy came to Hollywood to make Model Shop. Much like Michaelangelo Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point, Model Shop finds an acclaimed European director grappling with the many contradictions of American culture. As Demy reprises Lola, the title character of his 1960 feature played by Anouk Aimee, he sets her adrift in Los Angeles at the height of the hippie era. While her affair with a young drifter about to be drafted to Vietnam plays out, Demy foregrounds the city itself; gritty, industrial and “poetic” as George the main character remarks at the beginning of the film.

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Saturday, September 19 at 2pm The Family Matinee

SONG OF THE SEA

dir. Tomm Moore, Ireland/Luxembourg/ Belgium/France/ Denmark, DCP, color, English, 93 min.

Academy Award® Nominee From the creators of the Academy Award®nominated The Secret of Kells comes a breathtakingly gorgeous, hand-drawn masterpiece. Based on the Irish legend of the Selkies, Song of the Sea tells the story of the last seal-child, Saoirse, and her brother Ben, who go on an epic journey to save the world of magic and discover the secrets of their past. Pursued by the owl witch Macha and a host of ancient and mythical creatures, Saoirse and Ben race against time to awaken Saoirse’s powers and keep the spirit world from disappearing forever. As enthralling for adults as it is for children young and old, Song of the Sea is a wonder of magical storytelling and visual splendor that is destined to become a classic. Free to IHP Members; $5 Adults + Children

Saturday, September 19 at 7pm Behold, Francesco

THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS

dir. Roberto Rossellini, Italy, 1950, 35mm, b/w, Italian with English subtitles, 87 min.

In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.

Thursday, September 24 at 7pm Behold, Francesco

Friday, September 25 at 7pm Full Exposure

BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON

HORSE MONEY (CAVALO DINHEIRO)

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s Brother Sun, Sister Moon focuses on the early years of Francis of Assisi, who sought communion with the natural world by renouncing his family’s riches to seek his own destiny unencumbered by material possessions. Francis was, in a sense, history’s first “drop-out” - he left a life of comfort to seek a spiritual union with the world. Brother Sun, Sister Moon is an uncommonly rewarding and meaningful film experience. This Academy Award® nominated film was also co-scripted by Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet, Jane Eyre) and Lina Wertmuller (Seven Beauties, Swept Away).

One of today’s most important filmmakers, Pedro Costa, returns to the Festival with the eagerly awaited follow up to his landmark Fontainhas trilogy of Ossos, In Vanda’s Room and Colossal Youth, which poetically captured the lives of those residing in the eponymous Lisbon slum and their eventual relocation to a stark suburban socialhousing unit.

dir. Franco Zeffirelli, Italy/UK , 1972, 35mm, color, Italian w/ English subtitles, 121 mins.

dir. Pedro Costa, Portugal, 2014, DCP, color, Portuguese w/ English subtitles, 103 min.

In Horse Money, Ventura, the sad-eyed Cape Verdean lead of Colossal Youth, is lost in startlingly abstracted and stunningly rendered indeterminacy as revolution takes place in the streets. A product of the failed promises of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution in the 1970s – where the fight for democracy after decades of dictatorship neglected the immigrant population of his generation – Ventura is increasingly held captive by his madness and the “nervous disease” that causes his constant trembling, the results of a lifetime’s worth of back-breaking manual labour and extreme poverty. Recuperating in a mysterious, vaulted infirmary with a network of subterranean passages, Ventura wanders in and out of the various rooms, which, through ambiguous and startling slippages of time and place, lead him to hidden or suppressed areas of his mind.

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getting here International House Philadelphia is located at 3701 Chestnut Street, in the University City neighborhood, one block south of Market Street and one block north of Walnut Street.

Public Transportation: It’s a short walk from either of the Green Line’s 36th Street stops or the Market-Frankford El’s 34th Street stop. From Center City, take the 21 bus west on Walnut Street to 37th Street. From West Philly, take the 21 bus east on Chestnut to 37th.

Parking: It’s easy to park in University City! Plenty of metered street parking is available on Chestnut and Market Streets, as well as throughout University City. Metered parking is $2 per hour, free after 8pm. Discounted parking for guests of IHP is also available at the Sheraton University City parking garage, located at 3549 Chestnut Street. Bring your parking receipt to our front desk or box office for a validation stamp to receive $2.00 off their regular hourly rates. The garage is open 24-hours.

General Information

215.387.5125 or info@ihphilly.org Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ihousephilly.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Tanya Steinberg President + CEO Glenn D. Martin Chief Operating Officer Clara Fomich Executive Assistant + Office Manager ADMISSIONS, RESIDENT SERVICES + OPERATIONS Andrew Fuller Associate Director of Admissions Michael T. Beachem IV Associate Director of Resident Life Alexander Rivkin Information Systems + Technology Manager Deborah Sara Houda Customer Service + Facilities Manager Marlon Patton Cashier + Front Desk Manager Moshe Caspi Building Projects, Systems, + Security Manager Raj Persad Maintenance Manager Edwin Garcia Admissions Coordinator Emily Martin Admissions Coordinator Shedine Sinclair Front Desk Coordinator Taylor Johnson Front Desk Coordinator Althelson Towns Facilities Supervisor Larry Moore Lead Security Guard ARTS + EVENTS Ronaldo Ribeiro Director of Program Development + Engagement Farah Siah Associate Director of Language Program Robert Cargni-Mitchell Associate Director of Arts + Senior Curator Sarah Christy Associate Director of Programs and Events Patrick DiGiacomo Arts, Communications + Events Office Manager Jesse Pires Program Curator Jim Fraatz Production + House Manager BUSINESS OFFICE Lina Yankelevich Director of Finance Angela Bachman Finance Manager Anna Wang HR Coordinator DEVELOPMENT + COMMUNICATIONS Margarita Queralt Mirkil Director of Development Elina Cher Individual Engagement Manager Jessamyn Falcone Development Services Manager Lauren Fenimore Foundations Research Manager Shekeya Watkins Alumni Relations Manager Matthew Doherty Interim-Director of Communications Justin Miller Associate Creative Director Cory Espinosa Junior Graphic Designer FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE + SECURITY SERVICES Ammar Abdulkadhim Sylvie Hoeto Ronald Persaud Giora Azvolinsky Mirjana Janic Ron Smith Badiaa Bahama Yefim Klurfeld Linda Stanton Reginald Brown Vipin Maxwell Abubeker Tahir Phillip Carter VIoleta Mehmeti Robert Wooten Joseph Clinton Lulzim Myrtaj David Kodzo Gasonu Amar Persad

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JOIN TODAY! International House Philadelphia is a multicultural residential center, a source of distinctive programming, and the embodiment of an ideal. It has a critical three-fold mission: to maintain a diverse and welcoming community for scholars from around the world, while introducing them to the American experience; to broaden the horizons of its residents and the Greater Philadelphia community through high quality international arts and humanities programs; and to encourage understanding, respect, and cooperation among the people of all nations.

IHP is an independent, member supported non-profit.