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TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Trustees // 3 Advisory Board // 3 Sponsors // 3 We Give Thanks // 4 Volunteers // 4 Tips and Tricks // 6 REEL Friends // 8 BIFF Pass Info // 10 2015 Recap // 12
GREAT BARRINGTON
Opening Night // 15 Bruce Dern Special Event Night // 17 Closing Day // 19 Friday Schedule // 21 Saturday Schedule // 23 Sunday Schedule // 25
PITTSFIELD
Opening Night // 27 Saturday Schedule // 29 Sunday Schedule // 31
FILMS
Film Index // 81 Where to Eat // 82 Where to Stay // 84 Where to Watch // 84 Notes // 84
BIFF is extremely proud this year to pay tribute to the legendary Academy Award nominated actor Bruce Dern with the BIFF Achievement in Film Award. Throughout his tremendous career, Bruce Dern has played both modern day heroes and legendary villains. Through his decades of critically acclaimed performances, Dern has been widely regarded as one of the most talented and prolific actors of his generation. Trained by Elia Kazan at The Actor’s Studio, Dern’s
BIFF will close on Sunday, June 5th with the highly anticipated new film DE PALMA about the legendary Brian de Palma. We are extraordinarily pleased that co-directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow will be in attendance for a Q&A moderated by artist Gregory Crewdson. Special events during the Festival weekend include the awarding of GWFF USA’s Juried Prize for narrative and documentary filmmaking, free family film screenings, panel discussions with films on Mike Nichols, Isaiah Sheffer, Hitchcock and Truffault, and the screening of an important environmental film, as well as a very special screening of A YEAR BY THE SEA, based on Joan Anderson’s book, starring Karen Allen. We are also very pleased to be presenting the SEVENTH annual “Next Great Filmmaker Award” sponsored by Berkshire Bank. You can cast your vote until June at www.biffma.org. Vote today and be part of the excitement! I thank everyone who has joined and continues to support the REEL Friends Film Society. My heartfelt gratitude goes to my incredibly dedicated and generous board of directors, to Lauren Ferin and the festival staff and to the advisory board and programming producers for their endless, selfless efforts. I also acknowledge the generous support and loyalty of our sponsors, as well as the energy and spirit of our volunteers and the staff of the Triplex, Beacon and Mahaiwe. Greatly appreciated as well is the on-going support of the Selectmen of Great Barrington, the City Government of Pittsfield and the merchants and restaurant-owners in both communities. Great thanks goes out to all of you.
KICKING-OFF ANOTHER WONDERFUL BERKSHIRE CULTURAL SEASON, LET THE CAMERAS ROLL!
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The festival opens on Thursday, June 2nd with an extraordinary film that travels along the legendary Silk Road, to the lawn of Tanglewood in our beloved Berkshires. We are honored and thrilled to be opening with MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM). The film profiles celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, which brings together master musicians from around the world to teach, collaborate and perform together. We are deeply honored that Yo-Yo Ma will be in attendance for the opening Q&A following the screening. Opening night festivities include a cocktail party and dinner-by-thebite for passholders catered by Mezze under the BIFF Tent, sponsored by the Annie Selke Companies.
career has spanned more than 40 years and has involved him working with many of the most iconic directors, including Hitchcock, Pollack, Corman, Tarentino and Payne. Dern will share his stories and his incredible career in conversation with Doug Trumbull. BIFF is honored to have Mr. Dern as our guest. The Special Event festivities include a cocktail party and dinner-by-the-bite for passholders catered by MAX Ultimate Food under the BIFF Tent, sponsored by GWFF.
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Feature // 32-39 Documentary // 46-54 Shorts // 62-64 Kids Flix // 72 Jury Prize // 77 Free Family Films in the Park // 80
Welcome to the exciting 2016 annual Berkshire International Film Festival. After our tremendous 10th anniversary year, I am pleased to be building on that success to bring our community and audience a festival that will entertain, challenge, engage, inspire and amaze us. Good filmmaking is synonymous with good storytelling and the stories our filmmakers are sharing with us are wonderful and heroic. We love film because it takes us places physically, visually and emotionally and connects us to the world in our own backyard and places a million miles away. I continue to be amazed at the amount of inspired filmmaking that is being created and I celebrate those filmmakers who share their stories and their talent. So come journey with us to Afghanistan, Brazil, Australia, Iran, England, India, France, China, Italy, Israel, Argentina and Iceland.
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RONALD FROHNE Chair
PAT FILI-KRUSHEL Vice-Chair
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KAREN ALLEN SHANI ANKORI DAVID FENKEL PETER HERBST DANIEL MATHIEU KATE MORRIS MARY MOTT ELISSA MYERS ANNIE SELKE KEVIN SPRAGUE TANIA WALKER
ADVISORY BOARD WILLIAM CALIGARI JOE CORCORAN ALEJANDRO DE ONIS MARCIA FEUER MICHAEL HALEY CAROL HAYTHORNE BOBBY HOUSTON LILLIAN LENNOX Festival Programmer
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VOLUNTEERS ERICA HEINLEIN Volunteer Coordinator, Great Barrington
KALYN BURKE Volunteer Coordinator
JOHN CLARKE Transportation Coordinator
PAUL JOHANSEN Program Distribution Coordinator
MARK BEIDERMAN PAM BEIDERMAN Official Sponsor of the Special Event Party and Film in Great Barrington and the 7th Annual Juried Prize Award RONALD FROHNE AND GWFF U.S.A.
Official Media Sponsor TOWNVIBE Cara Vermeulen, Berkshire Magazine Co-Founder & Associate Publisher
Official Sponsor of the Opening Night Party and Film in Great Barrington THE ANNIE SELKE COMPANIES
Sponsors for Filmmaker Accommodations THE BARRINGTON BLANTYRE FAIRVIEW INN & SUITES
Official Theater Sponsor and Home of the BIFF RICHARD STANLEY THE TRIPLEX CINEMA AND THE BEACON CINEMA Triplex Cinema Staff Lisa Rizzo, Manager Steve Johnson, Assistant Manager Siobhan Shea, Shift Supervisor Triplex Dream Team Nicole Bianco Frank Piasecki Emily Curtiss Jacob Robbins Ashley Sermini Alyssa Duross Matt Hastings Julia St. Clair Catherine Twing Liz Hinds Nora Panahi Beacon Cinema Staff Lydia Shulman, Manager Chris Vaber, Assistant Manager Tony D'Angelo, Assistant Manager **A big thanks to all the Beacon Staff, too many to mention! Official Sponsor of the Opening Night Party and Film in Pittsfield and the 7th Annual “Next Great Filmmaker” Award BERKSHIRE BANK Lori Gazzillo, VP, Foundation Director Gary R. Levante, Community Engagement Officer Mark Tomasi, Creative Director, Marketing Officer Mark Pedrotti, AVP, Digital Marketing Officer
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Official Catering Sponsors KATE BALDWIN CATERING HAVEN CAFÉ HOTEL ON NORTH AND EAT & DRINK MAX ULTIMATE FOOD MEZZE CATERING & EVENTS THE RED LION INN Official Beer Sponsor and Underwriter of Volunteer T-Shirts STELLA ARTOIS THOMAS E. LEVEQUE EVAN THURSTON THE FOLKS AT GIRARDI DISTRIBUTORS Official Spirits Sponsor CHRIS WELD, BERKSHIRE MOUNTAIN DISTILLERS Official Wine Sponsor CARLO HUBER - HUBER SELECTIONS - AUSTRIAN WINES Official VIP Transportation ABBOTS LIMOUSINE AND LIVERY SERVICE Donna M. Abbott, President Paul E. Abbott, Vice President Maryellen Abbott Walsh, Secretary/Vice Treasurer Rebecca Abbott, Dean/Treasurer/Vice Secretary Official Sponsor of Free Family Summer Outdoor Screenings GREYLOCK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Official Donors to Gift Bags BLUE Q JAVA ME UP PAWSH BUDDIES ROBIN'S CANDY SOCO CREAMERY STELLA ARTOIS AND GIRARDI DISTRIBUTORS Official Coiffure SEVEN SALON SPA Official 2016 Jurors DAN BRAUN JOSH BRAUN BOB HARPER SAM HARPER KENT JONES MARY KAY PLACE GRETCHEN RENNELL PETER RIEGERT
Official BIFF Industry Partners A24 COHEN MEDIA THE FILM COLLABORATIVE HBO DOCS IFC FILMS MAGNOLIA NYICFF AND GKIDS THE ORCHARD OSCILLOSCOPE SUBMARINE ENTERTAINMENT Official 2016 Filmmaker Summit Producers MARY MOTT GORDON SIMMERING SNEZHANA LONDONER, MOMENTARY PICTURES MARCO LONDONER, MOMENTARY PICTURES CAROLYN LANCASTER, FILMMAKER SUMMIT PRODUCER, CL PRODUCTIONS, NYC BIFF Collaborative Partners BARNBROOK REALTY BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE CLASSICAL TENTS THE MAHAIWE THEATER DOUG AND JULIA TRUMBULL BIFF Babes Home Office Lauren Ferin, Executive Assistant Anne McLaughlin, Special Events Coordinator Lillian Lennox, International Festival Programmer Kalyn Burke, BIFF Office Assistant Mike Young, BIFF Intern Mahaiwe Staff Beryl Jolly, Executive Director Karin Watkins, General Manager Tim Schroepfer, Production & Facilities Manager Sam Sorrentino, Projectionist Michael Beuth, Theater Operations Manager Gabrielle Senza, Box Office Supervisor JD Logan, Production Assistant JB Brodeur, House Manager The Wonderful Mahaiwe Ushers Great Barrington The Board of Selectman Jennifer Tabakin, Town Manager Betsy Andrus, Executive Director So. Berkshire Chamber of Commerce and “Best Chamber Boss” Ed May, Building Inspector Great Barrington Business Owners, Restaurants and Merchants Pittsfield Timothy Croce & Shelia McKenna, Engineering Department Pittsfield Business Owners, Restaurants and Merchants
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For all passholders, to guarantee admission and priority seating, you MUST be present at the venue 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. This is standard for all film festivals. Late seating is only permitted if easily accessible seats are available. Empty seats will be sold to those in the RUSH LINE.
RE-ENTRY INTO THEATERS
Anyone (including passholders) exiting the theater with plans to return to that particular screening must alert a BIFF usher when exiting to insure re-entry.
FESTIVAL ETIQUETTE
• No outside food permitted in the festival theaters. • All theaters must be cleared between show times to allow staff to clean and ready the theater for the next screening. • Saving seats for other guests or for yourself between shows is not permitted. • To expedite theater cleaning and seating please discard of your trash and exit promptly after your screening. • Please keep talking to a minimum when exiting theaters to not disturb the other patrons in other theaters. • No recording equipment is permitted in the theater. • Please turn of all cell phones and pagers during the film presentation. • For the pleasure of all guests, there is no talking permitted during the film presentation and no late seating if the theater is at full capacity. • Lines may lead outside of the theater and theater temperatures are regulated automatically, depending on the number of patrons in the theater. Please bring layers and dress appropriately for your comfort.
HOW TO GET TICKETS MAIN BOX OFFICES APRIL 30-JUNE 5 Purchase tickets for all films during regular business hours at: TRIPLEX CINEMA 70 Railroad Street, Great Barrington 413.528.8885 BEACON CINEMA 57 North Street, Pittsfield 413.358.4780 MAHAIWE THEATER* 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington 413.528.0100
*Mahaiwe box office will only sell tickets for films screened at the Mahaiwe during regular box office hours (Wed - Sat, Noon - 6pm)
ONLINE APRIL 30-JUNE 2 Tickets are available online at www.biffma.org until noon on Thursday, June 2. When the festival begins, tickets can only be purchased at the screening venues in advance.
DAY-OF-SHOW SALES JUNE 2-5 If you can no longer buy tickets online, come to the theater where the film is being screened and purchase tickets through the box office. If the show has reached RUSH LINE status, please see below. NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS OF TICKET PURCHASES
ALL INDIVIDUAL TICKETS $12 (UNLESS OPENING NIGHT $25, SPECIAL EVENT $30, CLOSING NIGHT $25)
RUSH LINE TICKET SALES Seats that are set aside for passholders will be released for sale 5 minutes prior to the screening. Arrive at the theater 30 minutes before published screening time and wait in RUSH LINE for available tickets. All tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis, CASH ONLY. NO REFUND OR EXCHANGES ALLOWED.
HOW TO PICK UP YOUR PASS MAY 16 - JUNE 2 All passes may be picked up in our BIFF office located at 40 Railroad Street, Suite #5 from 10am - 4pm, Mon-Fri. Special arrangements to pick up your passes at the Triplex Cinema or Beacon Cinema after BIFF business hours or during the weekend can be made by contacting Lauren at lauren@biffma.org or calling the BIFF office at 413.528.8030.
All unclaimed passes before the Opening Night Film must be picked up at the Mahaiwe Theater, located on 14 Castle Street in Great Barrington on June 2 starting at 3pm until 30 minutes after the Opening Night film begins. All unclaimed passes not picked up Opening Night at the Mahaiwe will be available for pick up at the Triplex Theater Friday morning at 8:30am and during the BIFF weekend. Note: All-Access ($200) and 25 and under ($99) passes do not include the Special Event Night on Saturday, June 4th and will need to purchase individual tickets for admission.
THE BIFF BOARD AND COMMUNITY THANK
AL TOGUT
JUNE 2-5, 2016
FOR HIS TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BIFF AS NOT ONLY A BOARD MEMBER FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS BUT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
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INDIVIDUAL MOVIE TICKETS $12 MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE followed by a Q&A with Yo-Yo Ma - Great Barrington Opening Night Film Event $25 LIFE ANIMATED followed by Q&A with the filmmakers - Pittsfield Opening Night Film and Party $25 SPECIAL EVENT TRIBUTE TO ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED ACTOR, BRUCE DERN Dern in conversation with Doug Trumbull $30 CLOSING NIGHT FILM - DE PALMA Q&A with directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow moderated by artist Gregory Crewdson immediately following the film $25
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5PM Cocktails and dinner-bythe-bite catered by Mezze, under the BIFF Tent located on Castle Street across the street from The Mahaiwe Theater
5PM Cocktails and dinnerby-the-bite at Hotel on North in Pittsfield
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11AM Intimate brunch with jury, filmmakers and nominees to announce the Juried Prize at allium Restaurant
7PM Berkshire Bank presentation of the 7th Annual 7PM Priority Seating to the “Next Great Filmmaker Award” Opening Night Presentation and the screening of LIFE of the Massachusetts Premiere ANIMATED followed by a of MUSIC OF STRANGERS: Q&A with filmmakers YO-YO MA AND THE SILK (Open to the public. ROAD ENSEMBLE $25 for non-passholders) Help Us Select The Next Q&A TO FOLLOW with Great Filmmaker! Yo-Yo Ma at The Mahaiwe Theater. See page 27 for details. (Open to the public. $25 for non-passholders) GREAT BARRINGTON 5:30-7:30PM Invitation to private Filmmaker Cocktail Reception catered by The Red Lion Inn at the BIFF Tent
7PM SPECIAL EVENT Tribute to Academy Award nominated actor, Bruce Dern in conversation with Douglas Trumbull. Priority Seating to the Tribute and Screening of NEBRASKA immediately following the conversation with Dern and Trumbull. (Tickets are $30 and open to the public. Free to $300 and $500 Passholders ONLY.)
7PM BIFF presents the closing night film, DE PALMA. Q&A with directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow moderated by artist Gregory Crewdson immediately following the film at The Mahaiwe. (Open to the public. $25 for non-passholders)
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THURSDAY 6.2.16 OPENING NIGHT IN GREAT BARRINGTON 5PM Cocktails and dinner-by-the-bite catered by Mezze, under the BIFF Tent located on Castle Street across the street from The Mahaiwe Theater. (All-Inclusive and Opening Night Passholders) 7PM Priority Seating to the Opening Night Presentation of the Massachusetts Premiere of MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE Q&A TO FOLLOW with Yo-Yo Ma at The Mahaiwe Theater. (Open to the public. $25 for non-passholders)
MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE US, 2015, 95 min. From the Director of the Oscar速-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom and the critically acclaimed Best of Enemies, the new film THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE tells the extraordinary story of the renowned international musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The feature-length documentary follows this group of diverse instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers as they explore the power of music to preserve tradition, shape cultural evolution and inspire hope. Director // Morgan Neville Producers // Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers
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SATURDAY 6.4.16 SPECIAL EVENT TRIBUTE IN GREAT BARRINGTON 4PM Screening of Silent Running at The Mahaiwe Theater. 5-7PM Cocktails and dinner-by-the-bite catered by MAX Ultimate Food under the BIFF Tent. (All-Inclusive and Special Event Passholders) 7PM SPECIAL EVENT Tribute to Academy Award nominated actor, Bruce Dern in conversation with Douglas Trumbull at The Mahaiwe Theater. Priority Seating to the Tribute Screening of NEBRASKA immediately follows the conversation with Dern and Trumbull. (Tickets are $30 and open to the public. Free to $300 and $500 Passholders ONLY.)
SILENT RUNNING BIFF 2016 ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM HONOREE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED ACTOR
BRUCE DERN Bruce Dern’s tremendous career is made up of playing both modern day heroes and legendary villains. Through decades of critically acclaimed performances, Bruce has acquired the reputation of being one of the most talented and prolific actors of his generation. A celebrated stage actor, Bruce was trained by famed director Elia Kazan at The Actor’s Studio and made his film debut in Kazan’s WILD RIVER (1960). In the 1960’s, Bruce also found success as a distinguished television actor. He appeared regularly in contemporary Western TV-series as well as Alfred Hitchcock’s television series. Hitchcock was such a fan of Bruce, he cast him in both MARNIE and FAMILY PLOT (Hitchcock’s final film).
Director // Douglas Trumbull Writers // Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino, Steven Bochco Producers // Michael Gruskoff, Douglas Trumbull Cast // Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint Filmmaker in Attendance
NEBRASKA US, 2013, 115 min. An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a milliondollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. Producers // Alexander Payne, Bob Nelson, Ron Yerxa Executive Producers // Doug Mankoff, George Parra, Neil Tabatznik, Julie M. Thompson Cast // Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb Filmmaker in Attendance Film Courtesy of Swank
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Bruce co-starred with Charlize Theron in MONSTER, one of the most critically acclaimed independent films of all time, and has recently worked with iconic directors Francis Ford Coppola in TWIXT and Quentin Tarantino in DJANGO UNCHAINED and most recently, with Quentin, THE HATEFUL EIGHT. Bruce won the 2013 Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and garnered another Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in NEBRASKA, directed by Alexander Payne. Other credits include: HUSH…HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE with Bette Davis, Douglas Trumbull’s SILENT RUNNING, Michael Ritchie’s SMILE, MIDDLE AGE CRAZY with Anne Margret, Jason Miller’s THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, THE ‘BURBS with Tom Hanks, THE HAUNTING with Catherine Zeta Jones, Billy Bob Thornton’s ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, Bob Dylan’s MASKED AND ANONYMOUS, DOWN IN THE VALLEY with Edward Norton, ASTRONAUT FARMER with Billy Bob Thornton, THE CAKE EATERS with Kristin Stewart and many, many more.
In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth’s botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
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During the 1960’s, Bruce went on to work with director Roger Corman and appeared in several of his classic and decade defining films including WILD ANGELS. He received critical success for films such as THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? and DRIVE, HE SAID and went down in history for his role as Long Hair in THE COWBOYS in which he became the first man ever to kill John Wayne. Bruce went on to star in such classic films like THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS with Jack Nicholson and Ellen Burstyn as well as playing Tom Buchanan in THE GREAT
GATSBY (for which he received a Golden Globe nomination). It was his brilliant and powerful performance in Hal Ashbys’ COMING HOME that earned him both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination.
US, 1972, 90 min.
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SUNDAY 6.5.16 CLOSING DAY IN GREAT BARRINGTON 11AM Intimate brunch with jury, filmmakers and nominees to announce the Juried Prize at allium Restaurant. (All-Inclusive Passholders)
CLOSING NIGHT IN GREAT BARRINGTON 7PM BIFF presents the closing night film, DE PALMA. Q&A with directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow moderated by artist Gregory Crewdson immediately following the film at The Mahaiwe. (Open to the public. $25 for non-passholders)
DE PALMA US, 2015, 90 min. “A delightful, illuminating career reflection.” -Variety
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Director // Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow Producer // Elie Bush, Scott Rudin, Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow Cast // Brian De Palma
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One of the most talented, influential, and iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma’s career started in the 60s and has included such acclaimed and diverse films as CARRIE, DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT, SCARFACE, THE UNTOUCHABLES, CARLITO’S WAY, and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. In this lively, illuminating and unexpectedly moving documentary, Directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow engage in a personal and candid discussion with De Palma, exploring not only his life and work but also his singular approach to the craft of filmmaking and his remarkable experiences navigating the film business, from his early days as the bad boy of New Hollywood to his more recent years as a respected veteran of the field. In the end, what emerges is a funny, honest, and incisive portrait of a truly one-of-a-kind artist, and an exhilarating behind-thescenes look at the last 50 years of the film industry through the eyes of someone who has truly seen it all.
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OUR WOMEN
10:00am
9:15am 9:30am
France, 2016, 95 min. FEATURE Page 37
SUITED
11:00am 11:15am 12:00pm
1:00pm
SAVING JAMAICA BAY
US, 2016, 78 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 53
11:15am
THE LAST KING
Norway, 2016, 100 min. FEATURE Page 34
US, 2016, 80 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 53
THE FITS
Italy/US, 2016, 72 min. FEATURE Page 33
11:45am
SHORTS #1 95 min. SHORTS Page 62
1:00pm 2:00pm
3:00pm
NEWTOWN
US, 2016, 85 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 51
1:45pm
JACK
Austria, 2015, 100 min. FEATURE Page 34
SHORTS #2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
Iran/Italy, 2015, 110 min. FEATURE Page 39
4:15pm 5:00pm
NUTS!
MORRIS FROM AMERICA
6:30pm
US/Germany, 2016, 90 min. FEATURE Page 35 7:15pm
US, 2015, 80 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 49
8:00pm
CAMERAPERSON 8:15pm
8:45pm
NORMAN LEAR
US, 2015, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 51
US, 2016, 100 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 47
JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY
US, 2016, 120 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 49
9:20pm
LIZA AND THE FOX FAIRY
Hungary, 2015, 100 min. FEATURE Page 35
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11:00pm
US, 2016, 97 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 46
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HITCHCOCK/ TRUFFAUT
10:00pm
4:45pm
A SONG FOR YOU: THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS STORY
US, 2016, 80 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 52
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95 min. SHORTS Page 63
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4:00pm
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SATURDAY 6.4.16 TRIPLEX #1
TRIPLEX #2
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MAHAIWE
9:00am 9:00am 9:15am 10:00am
PARCHED
9:30am
India/UK, 2016, 115 min. FEATURE Page 37
UNTOUCHABLE
US, 2016, 115 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 54
11:00am
COMING OUT
US, 2015, 70 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 47
11:15am 12:00pm
11:30am
GLEASON
US, 2016, 110 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 48
1:00pm
12:00pm
NEITHER HEAVEN NOR EARTH
EVERYBODY KNOWS... ELIZABETH MURRAY
US, 2016, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 47
GOLD COAST
Denmark/Austria/Ghana/ Sweden, 2015, 115 min. FEATURE Page 33
4:00pm
A YEAR BY THE SEA
US, 2016, 90 min. FEATURE Page 32
FORGOTTEN FARMS
2:15pm
US, 2016, 70 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 48
THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER
Germany, 2016, 110 min. FEATURE Page 37 4:00pm
4:30pm
BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS
US, 2016, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 52
SILENT RUNNING
US, 1972, 90 min. Page 17
95 min. SHORTS Page 62
PETER AND THE FARM
6:30pm
6:30pm
LIFE, ANIMATED
7:00pm
LITTLE MEN
SHORTS #2
US, 2016, 85 min. FEATURE Page 35
US, 2016, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 50
8:00pm
4:00pm
SHORTS #1
4:30pm
UK, 2016, 90 min. FEATURE Page 33
6:00pm
7:00pm
12:30pm
1:45pm 2:00pm
5:00pm
US, 2016, 60 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 46
France/Belgium, 2015, 100 min. FEATURE Page 36
2:00pm
3:00pm
ART AND HEART: THE WORLD OF ISAIAH SHEFFER
10:30am
95 min. SHORTS Page 63
7:00pm
BRUCE DERN TRIBUTE NEBRASKA
US, 2013, 115 min. Page 17
9:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
HARRY BENSON: SHOOT FIRST
9:00pm
VIRGIN MOUNTAIN
Iceland, 2015, 95 min. FEATURE Page 39
ROAD TO LA PAZ
Argentina, 2015, 90 min. FEATURE Page 38
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9:30am
VIOLIN TEACHER
12:00pm
11:30am
11:30am
THE RAINBOW KID 1:00pm
Canada, 2016, 90 min. FEATURE Page 38
9:30am
TRAPPED
US, 2016, 83 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 54
11:00am
MOUNTAIN
2:15pm 3:00pm
US, 2015, 80 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 53
THE ASSISTANT
France/Belgium/ Luxemburg, 2015, 90 min. FEATURE Page 32
US, 2015, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 54
1:00pm
US, 2015, 108 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 51
LANDFILL HARMONIC
US, 2015, 85 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 50
6:00pm
RACING EXTINCTION
2:15pm
LAST CAB TO DARWIN
3:00pm
HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD
MAPPLETHORPE
4:15pm 5:00pm
BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS
US, 2015, 95 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 52
Australia, 2015, 120 min. FEATURE Page 34
3:45pm
60 min SHORTS Page 72
THE WITNESS
Israel/Denmark, 2015, 85 min. FEATURE Page 36
REBEL CITIZEN
KID FLIX MIX
US, 2015, 72 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 46
11:45am
1:30pm
2:00pm
4:00pm
9:30am
France, 2015, 85 min. FEATURE Page 36
Brazil, 2015, 105 min. FEATURE Page 38
11:00am
MUSICAL CHAIRS
4:45pm
US, 2016, 120 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 49
WE MONSTERS
Germany, 2015, 95 min. FEATURE Page 39
6:00pm 6:15pm 7:00pm
8:00pm
THE ASSASSIN
China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/ France, 2016, 115 min. FEATURE Page 32
LO AND BEHOLD
Germany/US, 2015, 98 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 50
6:45pm
GOLD COAST
Denmark/Austria/Ghana/ Sweden, 2015, 115 min. FEATURE Page 33
7:00pm
DE PALMA
US, 2015, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 19
9:00pm
10:00pm BIFFMA.ORG
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FRIDAY 6.3.16 OPENING NIGHT IN PITTSFIELD 5PM Cocktails and dinner-by-the-bite at Hotel on North in Pittsfield. 7PM Berkshire Bank presentation of the 7th Annual “Next Great Filmmaker Award” and the screening of LIFE, ANIMATED followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. (Open to the public. $25 for non-passholders)
LIFE, ANIMATED US, 2016, 90 min.
HELP US SELECT THE NEXT GREAT FILMMAKER! Berkshire Bank, America’s Most Exciting BankSM, in collaboration with the Berkshire International Film Festival, has created The Next Great Filmmaker Award.
HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT IN 4 EASY STEPS Director // Benjamin Berman
EMPEROR OF TIME Director // Drew Christie
BACON AND GOD’S WRATH Director // Sol Friedman
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Director // Roger Ross Williams Writer // Roger Ross Williams, David Teague Producer // Julie Goldman Filmmaker in Attendance Film Courtesy of The Orchard
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LIFE, ANIMATED tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world. By evocatively interweaving classic Disney sequences with verite scenes from Owen’s life, the film explores how identification and empathy with characters like Simba, Jafar, and Ariel forge a conduit for him to understand his feelings and interpret reality. Beautiful, original animations further give form to Owen’s fruitful dialogue with the Disney oeuvre as he imagines himself heroically facing adversity in a tribe of sidekicks. With an arsenal of narratives at his disposal, Owen rises to meet the challenges of adulthood in this moving coming-of-age tale.
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NUTS!
US, 2016, 80 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 52
11:00am
EVERYBODY KNOWS... ELIZABETH MURRAY
SAVING JAMAICA BAY
US, 2016, 80 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 53
US, 2016, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 47
11:15am 12:00pm
11:30am
11:30am
SHORTS #1 95 min. SHORTS Page 62
1:00pm
REBEL CITIZEN
PETER AND THE FARM
US, 2015, 80 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 53
US, 2016, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 52
1:30pm
2:00pm 2:00pm
2:00pm
LANDFILL HARMONIC
SHORTS #2
3:00pm
95 min. SHORTS Page 63
JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY
US, 2016, 120 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 49
US, 2015, 85 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 50
4:00pm 4:15pm 5:00pm
4:30pm
VIOLIN TEACHER 6:00pm
Brazil, 2015, 105 min. FEATURE Page 38
4:15pm
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
Iran/Italy, 2015, 110 min. FEATURE Page 39
MOUNTAIN
Israel/Denmark, 2015, 85 min. FEATURE Page 36
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8:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm BIFFMA.ORG
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10:00am
9:30am
11:00am 11:00am
KID FLIX MIX 60 min SHORTS Page 72
BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS
UK, 2016, 90 min. FEATURE Page 33
12:00pm
11:30am
JACK
3:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
UNTOUCHABLE
US, 2016, 70 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 48
Austria, 2015, 100 min. FEATURE Page 34
3:15pm
11:30am
FORGOTTEN FARMS
1:00pm
4:00pm
US, 2016, 90 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 48
THE FITS
Italy/US, 2016, 72 min. FEATURE Page 33
1:00pm
2:00pm
NEITHER HEAVEN NOR EARTH
France/Belgium, 2015, 100 min. FEATURE Page 36
HARRY BENSON: SHOOT FIRST
US, 2016, 115 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 54
1:30pm
PARCHED
India/UK, 2016, 115 min. FEATURE Page 37
2:15pm
THE ASSISTANT
France/Belgium/ Luxemburg, 2015, 90 min. FEATURE Page 32
4:00pm 4:15pm
CAMERAPERSON US, 2016, 100 min. DOCUMENTARY Page 47
MUSICAL CHAIRS
France, 2015, 85 min. FEATURE Page 36
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm BIFFMA.ORG
11:00pm
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FILMS FEATURE
A YEAR BY THE SEA US, 2016, 90 min. Hoping to reclaim who she was before marriage and children, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod where she embarks upon a quest to set herself free. A conversation with director, writer, Karen Allen and other members of the cast will follow the screening. Moderated by BIFF board member, Mary Mott. Sponsored by Berkshire Film and Media Commission. Director // Alexander Janko Writers // Joan Anderson (book), Alexander Janko (screenplay) Cast // Karen Allen, Yannick Bisson, Celia Imrie, Monique Gabriela Curnen, S. Epatha Merkerson, Michael Cristofer, Jane Hajduk Filmmaker in Attendance
Saturday 6/4, 12:30PM, Mahaiwe
THE ASSASSIN
THE ASSISTANT
China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/France, 2016, 115 min.
France/Belgium/Luxemburg, 2015, 90 min.
In 9th century China, Nie Yinniang, a young woman who, as a child, was abducted from a decorated general, was then raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts to assassinate corrupt officials. After 13 years of exile, she is now a formidable assassin returning to her home province of Weibo with orders to kill Tian Ji’an, Weibo’s governor, to whom she was once betrothed. She must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings: will she choose to sacrifice the man she loved or will she break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins? Rich with shimmering, breathing texture and punctuated by brief but unforgettable bursts of action, THE ASSASSIN is a martial arts film unlike any other.
As he is driving his wife to the maternity ward, Thomas runs over and kills a young man on the road. Marie-France, the mother, will not get over the mourning of her lost son. Nine years have passed. Marie-France has become Thomas’ secretary and dangerously starts to interfere into his life, with one idea in mind: to get closer to his son...
Director // Hsiao-Hsien Hou Writers // Cheng Ah, T’ien-wen Chu, Hai-Meng Hsieh Producers // Yi-Qi Chen, Tai-Chiang Gou, Hsaio-Hsien Hou, Peter Lam, Kuen Lin Cast // Chen Chang, Qi Shu, Yun Zhou, Satoshi Tsumabuki English Subtitles
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Sunday 6/5, 6:15PM, Triplex #1
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Directors // Christophe Ali, Nicolas Bon Writers // Christophe Ali, Philippe Blasband, Jacques Sotty Producers // Elise Andre, Tom Dercourt, Sophie Erbs Cast // Nathalie Baye, Malik Zidi, Johan Leysen, Sabrina Seyvecou English Subtitles
Sunday 6/5, 2:15PM, Triplex #1 Sunday 6/5, 2:15PM, Beacon #3
FILMS FEATURE
BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS UK, 2016, 90 min. Two professional con artist sisters Lisa, and Claire, go on the run after being caught trying to steal a JCB. They decide to lie low by assuming the identities of the owners of their escape vehicle and become The Wilding Sisters, guest stars of the Poet’s Poetry Society retreat in the depths of the Black Mountains. Thinking this will be an easy task, they don’t count on the presence of handsome poet Richard and his jealous girlfriend Louise. Competing for a large cash prize, the two sisters are forced to confront not only their relationship but also their place in the world. Can they survive the competition and learn to appreciate the powerful beauty of the Black Mountains? Director // Jamie Adams Writer // Jamie Adams Producers // Jamie Adams, Jon Rennie Cast // Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells, Tom Cullen
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GOLD COAST
Italy/US, 2016, 72 min.
Denmark/Austria/Ghana/Sweden, 2015, 115 min.
While training at the gym 11-year-old tomboy Toni becomes entranced with a dance troupe. As she struggles to fit in she finds herself caught up in danger as the group begins to suffer from fainting spells and other violent fits. Director // Anna Rose Holmer Writers // Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer, Lisa Kjerulff Producers // Lisa Kjerulff, Anna Rose Holmer Cast // Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Da’Sean Minor, Lauren Gibson, Makyla Burnam, Inayah Rodgers Film Courtesy of Oscilloscope Film in Juried Competition
Friday 6/3, 11:15AM, Triplex #2 Sunday 6/5, 9:30AM, Beacon #2
In 1836 the Danish romantic visionary Wulff travels to Africa to create plantations on the Gold Coast, but his best intentions and belief is soon confronted with a harsh reality dominated by slave trade and unbelievable brutality. Director // Daniel Dancik Writers // Daniel Dancik, Sara Isabella Jonsson Vedde Producers // Kwame Boadi, Tomas Eskilsson, Roar Skau Olsen Cast // Jakob Oftebro, Danica Curcic, Anders Heinrichson, Morten Holst English Subtitles Film in Juried Competition
Saturday 6/4, 2:00PM, Triplex #1 Sunday 6/5, 6:45PM, Triplex #3
Saturday 6/4, 4:30PM, Triplex #1 Sunday 6/5, 11:00AM, Beacon #1
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JACK Austria, 2015, 100 min. One winter’s night a girl freezes to death after suffering brutal injuries. Jack is convicted of her murder. When released from prison 15 years later, he becomes an acclaimed Writer and well-known ladies’ man, and Vienna’s society celebrates his example of successful social rehabilitation. But questions arise when more and more prostitutes are being found dead. Can a man change that fundamentally? From murderer of a woman to ladykiller, from jailbird poet to society darling – Jack Unterweger was the talk of the town in early 1990’s Vienna. His suicide following the conviction for multiple murderS left many questions unanswered, and 20 years later, his story has not lost any of its mystery. Director // Elisabeth Sharang Writer // Elisabeth Sharang Producer // Dieter Pochlatko Cast // Johannes Krisch, Corinna Harfouch, Sarah Frick English Subtitles Film in Juried Competition
JUNE 2-5, 2016
Friday 6/3, 1:45PM, Triplex #1 Sunday 6/5, 1:00PM, Beacon #1
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LAST CAB TO DARWIN
THE LAST KING
Australia, 2015, 120 min.
Based on true events, THE LAST KING is set in civil war-ravaged Norway. Aided by rebel group the Birch Legs, the Norwegian King fights for survival against the Church’s Bishopsmen, who seek to supplant the throne. On his deathbed after falling ill, the King soon welcomes a son, born in secrecy, as half the Kingdom wants him dead. Tasked with guarding the only remaining heir to the throne, two Birch Legs warriors, Skjervald (Oftebro) and Torstein (Hivju), escape with the infant and must traverse treacherous landscapes to protect their future King.
When Rex, a Broken Hill cab driver, is told he doesn’t have long to live, he sets out on an epic journey to Darwin in a bid to die on his own terms. Director // Jeremy Sims Writers // Reg Cribb, Jeremy Sims Cast // Michael Caton, Mark Coles Smith, Emma Hamilton, Jacki Weaver
Sunday 6/5, 2:15PM, Triplex #3
Norway, 2016, 100 min.
Director // Nils Gaup Writer // Ravn Lanesskog Producers // Peter Garde, Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae, Henrik Zein Cast // Anders Dahlberg, Elg Elgesem, Pal Sverre Hagen, Thorbjorn Harr, Benjamin Helsted, Ane Ulimoen Overli, Joakob Ofterbro Film Courtesy of Magnolia
Friday 6/3, 11:15AM, Triplex #1
FILMS FEATURE
LITTLE MEN US, 2016, 85 min. Jake (Theo Taplitz) is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony (Michael Barbieri) at his grandfather’s funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake’s father, Brian (Greg Kinnear), and Tony’s mother, Leonor (Paulina Garcia), threatens to become contentious. LITTLE MEN is a critical yet empathetic look at the dangers of gentrification. Ira Sachs, Director of LOVE IS STRANGE and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner FORTY SHADES OF BLUE, accentuates the natural vibrancy of Brooklyn and brings out the best in his actors. Director // Ira Sachs Writers // Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias Producers // Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Jim Lande, L.A. Teodosio Cast // Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina Garcia, Theo Taplitz, Michael Barbieri Film Courtesy of Magnolia
Saturday 6/4, 7:00PM, Triplex #2
LIZA AND THE FOX FAIRY
MORRIS FROM AMERICA
Hungary, 2015, 100 min.
US/Germany, 2016, 90 min.
Fox-fairies are evil demons from Japanese folklore, who rob men of their lives. Liza, a 30-year-old nurse, goes in search of love, but her ill-fated admirers all die on their first date. A peculiar and poignant comedy set in a fictionalized 1970s Hungary with a capitalist system...LISA, AND THE FOX FAIRY is a sarcastic fairy tale for grownups.
A heartwarming and crowd-pleasing coming-of-age comedy with a unique spin, MORRIS FROM AMERICA centers on Morris Gentry (Markees Christmas, in an incredible breakout performance), a 13-year-old who has just relocated with his single father, Curtis (Craig Robinson) to Heidelberg, Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish-out-of-water—a budding hiphop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls hard for his cool, rebellious, 15-year-old classmate Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his dreams.
Director // Karoly Ujj Meszaros Writers // Balint Hegedus, Karoly Ujj Meszaros Producers // Gabor Ferernczy, Istvan Major, Dr. Korom Norbert Cast // Monika Balsai, Szabolcs Bede Fazekas, David Sakurai English Subtitles
Friday 6/3, 9:20PM, Triplex #3
Director // Chad Hartigan Writer // Chad Hartigan Producers // Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy, Martin Heisler, Gabriele Simon Cast // Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Jakub Gierszak, Levin Henning Film Courtesy of A24
Friday 6/3, 5:45PM, Triplex #2
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MOUNTAIN Israel/Denmark, 2015, 85 min. A young Orthodox Jewish woman becomes ensconced in a nocturnal community of prostitutes and drug dealers that congregates in the ancient cemetery atop Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives. Director // Yaelle Kayam Writer // Yaelle Kayam Producers // Guy Jacoel, Yochanan Kredo, Eilon Ratzkovsky, Yossi Uzrad Cast // Shani Klein, Avshalom Polak English Subtitles
Saturday 6/4, 4:15PM Beacon #3 Sunday 6/5, 11:30AM, Triplex #2
MUSICAL CHAIRS France, 2015, 85 min. Perrine, a thirty-something woman, is a child at heart. When she accidentally makes a man fall in a dumpster, she runs away after calling for help. But upon learning he is in a coma, she starts visiting him every day and does everything in her power to wake him up. Even if it means stealing his job, his apartment, his dog, his son’s custody, and even if it means falling for him... Director // Marie Belhomme Writers // Marie Belhomme, Michel Leclerc Producers // Emmanuel Barraux, Agnes Vallee Cast // Isabelle Carre, Carmen Maura, Philippe Rebbot English Subtitles
Sunday 6/5, 9:30AM, Triplex #2 Sunday 6/5, 4:15PM, Beacon #3
NEITHER HEAVEN NOR EARTH France/Belgium, 2015, 100 min. Afghanistan 2014. Approaching the withdrawal of troops, Captain Antares Bonassieu and his section are assigned to a control and monitoring mission in a remote valley of the Wakhan, Pakistan border. Despite the determination of Antares and his men, control of this socalled calm sector will gradually crumble. On a September night, some soldiers start to mysteriously disappear in the valley. Director // Clement Cogitore Writers // Thomas Bidegain, Clement Cogitore Producers // Manon Messiant, Amaury Ovise, Jean-Christophe Reymond Cast // Jeremie Renier, Swann Arlaud, Marc Robert, Kevin Azais, Christophe Tek English Subtitles Film Courtesy of Film Movement Film in Juried Competition
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Saturday 6/4, 12:00PM, Triplex #2 Sunday 6/5, 3:15PM, Beacon #1
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OUR WOMEN
PARCHED
France, 2016, 95 min.
India/UK, 2016, 115 min.
What would you say if your best friend told you that he had just killed his wife and then begged you to be his alibi? Adapted from Eric Assous’s smash hit play, OUR WOMEN brings together three giants of French cinema (Auteuil, Lhermitte and Berry) in an edgy comedy filled with reflections on morality, money, marriage, faithfulness both in love and in friendship, and dizzying and incisive verbal jousting reminiscent of THE DINNER GAME (LE DÎNER DE CONS) and WHAT’S IN A NAME (LE PRÉNOM).
PARCHED is a story about women set in the heart of the parched rural landscape of Gujarat, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women-Rani, Lajjo, Bijli and Janaki. We see them unapologetically talk about men, sex and life as they struggle with their individual boundaries to face their demons and stage their own personal wars.
Director // Richard Berry Writers // Richard Berry, Eric Assous Producer // Thomas Langmann Cast // Daniel Auteuil, Richard Berry, Thierry Lhermitte
Director // Leena Yadav Writers // Supratik Sen, Leena Yadav Producers // Aseem Bajaj, Russell Carpenter, Ajay Devgn, William Horberg, Rohan Jagdale, Aniruddh Tanwar Cast // Lehar Khan, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla, Radhika Apte, Adil Hussain English Subtitles
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Saturday 6/4, 9:00AM, Triplex #1 Sunday 6/5, 1:30PM, Beacon #2
THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER Germany, 2016, 110 min. Attorney General Fritz Bauer receives crucial evidence on the whereabouts of SSObersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann. The lieutenant colonel, responsible for the mass deportation of the Jews, is allegedly hiding in Buenos Aires. Bauer, himself Jewish, has been trying to take crimes from the Third Reich to court ever since his return from Danish exile. Bauer is not seeking revenge for the Holocaust - he is concerned with the German future. Director // Lars Kraume Writers // Lars Kraume, Olivier Guez Producers // Christoph Friedel, Thomas Kufus Cast // Burghart Klaussner, Sebastian Blomberg, Pierre Shrady, Michael Schenk English Subtitles Film Courtesy of Cohen Media
Friday 6/3, 9:00AM, Triplex #1 Saturday 6/4, 2:15PM, Triplex #2
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THE RAINBOW KID
ROAD TO LA PAZ VIOLIN TEACHER Argentina, 2015, 90 min.
Brazil, 2015, 105 min.
Canada, 2016, 90 min.
Sebastián takes Jalil on a most important mission. What begins as an inconvenience for Sebastián ends up being an adventure that will change his life.
The movie tells the story of Laerte, a talented violinist who after failing to be admitted into the Osesp orchestra is forced to give music class to teenagers in a public school in Heliopolis. His path is full of difficulties, but the transforming power of music and the friendship arising between the professor and his students opens the doors into a new world.
THE RAINBOW KID is a gritty coming of age story that follows Eugene, a teenager with Down syndrome, on the journey of his life. Obsessed with everything rainbows, whether it’s their beauty, their symbolism, or the myths that surround them, this obsession acts as an escape from his real life, which is a mess: he’s bullied at school, the girl he likes doesn’t notice him, and his mother is terminally ill. Worse, he discovers that he and his mom are on the verge of being evicted. Eugene decides to take matters into his own hands. He’ll find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Please join Community Access to the Arts staff and Berkshire County professionals in Life Skills Education and Day/Residential Programs for people with disabilities for a panel discussion following the film. Based in Berkshire County Community Access to the Arts (CATA) nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities through shared experiences in the visual and performing arts. Director // Kire Paputts Writers // Kire Paputts, Noel S. Baker, John Frizzell Producers // Andrew Barnsley, Colin Brunton, Laurel Bresnahan, Marc DeNuzzo Cast // Dylan Harman, Krystal Hope Nausbaum Filmmaker in Attendance
JUNE 2-5, 2016
Sunday 6/5, 11:30AM, Triplex #1
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Director // Francisco Varone Writer // Francisco Varone Producers // Gunter Hanfgarn, Omar Jadur, Gema Juarez Allen, Dolores Llosas Cast // Rodrigo De la Serna, Ernesto Suarez, Elisa Carricajo, Maria Canale, Mart Lubos English Subtitles
Saturday 6/4, 9:00PM, Triplex #3
Director // Sergio Machado Writers // Maria Adelaide Amaral, Marcelo Gomes, Sergio Machado Producers // Ricardo Aidar, Sergio D’Antino, Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Debora Ivanov, Gabriel Lacerda Cast // Lazara Ramos, Elzio Vieira, Sandra Corveloni English Subtitles
Saturday 6/4, 4:30PM, Beacon #1 Sunday 6/5, 9:15AM, Triplex #1
FILMS FEATURE
VIRGIN MOUNTAIN
WE MONSTERS
Iceland, 2015, 95 min.
Paul and Christine know: Their teenager daughter Sarah, thrown off track by their separation, is capable of anything, including killing her best friend. Wanting to protect their daughter, they thus decide to hide the crime. Their joined guilt forces the family back together creating a web of lies and deadly intentions with no way out.
Fusi is in his forties and yet to find courage to enter the adult world. He sleepwalks through everyday life, where routine is key. When a bubbly woman and an 8-year old girl unexpectedly enter his life, he is forced to take a leap. Director // Dagur Kari Writer // Dagur Kari Producers // Bo Ehrhardt, Mikkel Jersin, Agnes Johansen, Baltasar Kormakur Cast // Gunnar Jonsson, Ilmur Kristjansdottir, Sigurjon Kjartansson English Subtitles
Saturday 6/4, 9:00PM, Triplex #2
Germany, 2015, 95 min.
Director // Sebastian Ko Writers // Sebastian Ko, Marcus Seibert Producers // Roswitha Ester, Torsten Reglin Cast // Mehdi Nebbou, Ulrike C. Tscharre, Janina Fautz English Subtitles
Sunday 6/5, 4:45PM, Triplex #3
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 Iran/Italy, 2015, 110 min. An unusual advertisement in one of Tehran’s morning papers gathers a large group of people in one place. They think that what’s been advertised is the only solution to their problem. The police take care of the situation by calming the people down and having them dispersed. However, two women among these people are not giving up... Director // Vahid Jalilvand Writers // Vahid Jalilvand, Hossein Mankam, Ali Zarnegar Producers // Ali Jalilvand, Mohammad Hossein Latifi Cast // Kataneh Afshar Nejad, Amir Aghaei, Borzou Arjmand, Saeed Dakh English Subtitles Film in Juried Competition
Friday 6/3, 3:15PM, Triplex #2 Saturday 6/4, 4:15PM, Beacon #2
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FILMS DOCUMENTARY
A SONG FOR YOU: THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS STORY US, 2016, 97 min. From Willie Nelson to Wilco, Ray Charles to Radiohead, A SONG FOR YOU: THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS STORY offers the ultimate backstage pass to 40 years of incredible music from the longest running music show in television history. Director // Keith Maitland Producers // Keith Maitland, Hillary Pierce, Susan Thomson Filmmaker in Attendance
Friday 6/3, 4:45PM, Triplex #3
ART AND HEART: THE WORLD OF ISAIAH SHEFFER US, 2016, 60 min. ART & HEART: THE WORLD OF ISAIAH SHEFFER is a celebration of Isaiah Sheffer’s life and work, intercut with archival material, interviews with friends and colleagues, and stage performances. “His voice was like having warm butterscotch poured over your head” recalls Stephen Colbert. Leonard Nimoy remembers Isaiah as “endlessly creative.” Jane Curtin thought “he was so much fun.” Isaiah Sheffer had an unique wit and humor that suffused everything he did. “There is no one like him,” said Stephen Lang.
JUNE 2-5, 2016
US, 2015, 72 min. “This is what you need to know about movies: You get lucky in various strange ways.” – Mike Nichols Much more than lucky, Mike Nichols wowed movie and theater-going audiences alike for more than six decades with a rich and deeply varied body of work. Just four months before he died, in a set of final, historic interviews, Nichols opened up to his close friend and colleague, theater director Jack O’Brien, about the storied beginnings of his career, including his comedy collaboration with Elaine May, his direction of two Neil Simon stage classics, and his acclaimed feature-film debut, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, and its follow-up, THE GRADUATE.
A conversation with director Catherine Tambini, and executive producers Ethel Sheffer and Gina Leonetti Boonhsoft, moderated by Mahaiwe Executive Director Beryl Jolly, will follow the screening.
Nichols’ life-long friend and First Assistant Director, Mike Haley, will be in discussion along with more members of Nichols’ team.
Director // Catherine Tambini Producers // Ethel Sheffer, Gina Leonetti Boonhsoft
Director // Douglas McGrath Producers // Frank Rich, Jack O’Brien, Douglas McGrath, Sheila Nevins, Ellin Baumel
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Saturday 6/4, 10:30AM, Mahaiwe
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Sunday 6/5, 11:00AM, Mahaiwe
FILMS DOCUMENTARY
CAMERAPERSON COMING OUT US, 2016, 100 min.
US, 2015, 70 min.
Exposing her role behind the camera, Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.
COMING OUT follows young filmmaker Alden Peters on his journey coming out gay, capturing everything on camera as it happens. This groundbreaking coming of age film places viewers directly inside the raw, intimate moments when Alden reveals his true identity to his family and friends, ranging from the painfully awkward to the hilariously honest. A story bridging generations and societal divides, this award-winning documentary makes us rethink what it means to live an honest life, ultimately leading us to a place of understanding and acceptance of oneself and one’s community.
Director // Kirsten Johnson Producers // Marilyn Ness, Abigail Disney, Gini Reticker English Subtitles Film Courtesy of Film Collaborative
Friday 6/3, 7:15PM, Triplex #3 Sunday 6/5, 4:00PM, Beacon #2
Director // Alden Peters Producer // Alden Peters Filmmaker in Attendance Film Courtesy of Film Collaborative
Saturday 6/4, 9:30AM, Triplex #3
EVERYBODY KNOWS... ELIZABETH MURRAY US, 2016, 90 min. EVERYBODY KNOWS...ELIZABETH MURRAY is an intimate portrait of the groundbreaking artist Elizabeth Murray. This film explores the relationship between Murray’s family life and career and reconsiders her place in the contemporary art history. Murray’s personal journals, voiced in the film by Meryl Streep, give viewers a privileged window into Murray’s internal struggles and incredible ambition. Verité footage of Murray in her studio and home videos help round out this profile of her life and exclusive interviews with art world luminaries including, Chuck Close, Vija Celmins, Adam Weinberg, Robert Storr, Roberta Smith among many others, provide the historical backdrop for the New York art scene. Director // Kristi Zea Filmmaker in Attendance
Saturday 6/4, 11:15AM, Triplex #3 Saturday 6/4, 9:15AM, Beacon #2
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FORGOTTEN FARMS
GLEASON
US, 2016, 70 min.
At the age of 34, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS. Doctors gave the former NFL defensive back and New Orleans hero two to five years to live. So that is what Steve chose to do - LIVE: with purpose, for his newborn son, for his wife, and to help others with his disease.
JUNE 2-5, 2016
New England’s dairy farmers remain the backbone of the region’s agriculture but fight for survival in an age of baby greens and artisan cheese. FORGOTTEN FARMS examines class divisions and cultural divides in New England’s farm and food communities. New England has lost over 10,000 conventional dairy farms in the past 50 years; 2000 farms remain. Collectively, they tend 1.2 million acres of farmland and produce almost all of the milk consumed in New England. In our enthusiasm for the local food movement, many of us have forgotten that 75 years ago these farmers were at the center of a thriving local food economy. FORGOTTEN FARMS reconsiders the role of these amazing farmers. FORGOTTEN FARMS gives us a glimpse into the past and a vision of an expanded local agriculture for all of New England’s population.
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US, 2016, 110 min.
Director // Clay Tweel Writer // Clay Tweel Producers // Seth Gordon, Kimi Culp, Kevin Lake Film in Juried Competition
Saturday 6/4, 11:30AM, Triplex #1
HARRY BENSON: SHOOT FIRST US, 2016, 90 min. HARRY BENSON: SHOOT FIRST charts the illustrious career of the renowned photographer who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover their inaugural trip to the United States in 1964. With unprecedented “behind the scenes” access, Benson captured some of the most vibrant and intimate portraits ever taken of the most popular band in history. His extensive portfolio includes iconic images of Winston Churchill, Bobby Fischer, Muhammad Ali, Greta Garbo, Michael Jackson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Robert F. Kennedy assassination, and his work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Now 86, workaholic Benson has no intention of stopping.
Director // Dave Simonds
Directors // Justin Bare, Matthew Miele Writers // Justin Bare, Matthew Miele Producers // Justin Bare, Alexander Gittleson, Victoria Miele, Heather Silverman
Filmmaker in Attendance
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Saturday 6/4, 1:45PM, Triplex #3 Sunday 6/5, 11:30AM, Beacon #2
Saturday 6/4, 9:00PM, Triplex #1 Sunday 6/5, 9:30AM, Beacon #3
FILMS DOCUMENTARY
HITCHCOCK/ TRUFFAUT US, 2015, 80 min. In 1962, Francois Truffaut persuaded Alfred Hitchcock to sit with him for a week long interview in which the great British auteur would share with his young admirer the secrets of his cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting—used to produce the seminal book HITCHCOCK/ TRUFFAUT—this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plunges us into the world of the creator of Psycho, The Birds and Vertigo. Kent Jones, Director of the film and the New York Film Festival, will be in conversation following the screening. Director // Kent Jones Writers // Kent Jones, Serge Toubiana Producers // Charles S. Cohen, Daniel Battsek, Olivier Mille, Rachel Reichman Filmmaker in Attendance Film Courtesy of Cohen Media
Friday 6/3, 6:30PM, Triplex #1
HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE US, 2016, 120 min. In HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE, Oscar Nominated Director Josh Fox (GASLAND) continues in his deeply personal style, investigating climate change – the greatest threat our world has ever known. Traveling to 12 countries on 6 continents, the film acknowledges that it may be too late to stop some of the worst consequences and asks, what is it that climate change can’t destroy? What is so deep within us that no calamity can take it away? Panel discussion following the film will include Josh Fox, Ben Barber and Rosemary Wessel, Founder, No Fracked Gas in Mass. Director // Josh Fox Writer // Josh Fox Producers // Deia Schlosberg, Josh Fox English Subtitles Filmmaker in Attendance
JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY US, 2016, 120 min. The public execution of American conflict journalist James Foley by ISIS sent shockwaves across the world, but he was more than just a man in an orange jumpsuit. Seen through the lens of Foley’s childhood friend, Brian Oakes, JIM asks why someone would willingly go to the most dangerous place on Earth to report on the plight of complete strangers, trapped in conflict. How does he respond when the conflict tries to silence him? Brilliantly constructed with unparalleled access, JIM is a harrowing chronicle of bravery, compassion, and pain at the dawn of a new war on terror. Director // Brian Oakes Writers // Chris Chuang, Heather MacDonald, Brian Oakes Producer // Eva Lipman, George Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt Filmmaker in Attendance Film Courtesy of HBO Docs
Friday 6/3, 8:15PM, Triplex #2 Saturday 6/4, 1:30PM, Beacon #3
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LANDFILL HARMONIC
LIFE, ANIMATED
US, 2015, 85 min.
LIFE, ANIMATED tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world. By evocatively interweaving classic Disney sequences with verite scenes from Owen’s life, the film explores how identification and empathy with characters like Simba, Jafar, and Ariel forge a conduit for him to understand his feelings and interpret reality. Beautiful, original animations further give form to Owen’s fruitful dialogue with the Disney oeuvre as he imagines himself heroically facing adversity in a tribe of sidekicks. With an arsenal of narratives at his disposal, Owen rises to meet the challenges of adulthood in this moving coming-of-age tale.
LANDFILL HARMONIC follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into the global spotlight. Under the guidance of idealistic music Director Favio Chavez, the orchestra must navigate a strange new world of arenas and sold-out concerts. However, when a natural disaster strikes their country, Favio must find a way to keep the orchestra intact and provide a source of hope for their town. The film is a testament to the transformative power of music and the resilience of the human spirit. Director // Brad Allgood, Graham Tow Producer // Juliana Penaranda-Loftus English Subtitles Film Courtesy of Film Collaborative
Saturday 6/4, 2:00PM, Beacon #2 Sunday 6/5, 4:15PM, Triplex #1
US, 2016, 90 min.
Director // Roger Ross Williams Writers // Roger Ross Williams, David Teague Producer // Julia Goldman Executive Producers // Molly Thompson, Robert DeBitetto, Robert Sharenow, Ron Suskind Co-Producers // Carolyn Hepburn, Christopher Clements
LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD Germany/US, 2015, 98 min. In LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD, the Oscarnominated Herzog chronicles the virtual world from its origins to its outermost reaches, exploring the digital landscape with the same curiosity and imagination he previously trained on earthly destinations as disparate as the Amazon, the Sahara, the South Pole and the Australian outback. Herzog leads viewers on a journey through a series of provocative conversations that reveal the ways in which the online world has transformed how virtually everything in the real world works - from business to education, space travel to healthcare, and the very heart of how we conduct our personal relationships. Director // Werner Herzog Producers // Werner Herzog, Rupert Maconick Film Courtesy of Magnolia
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Sunday 6/5, 6:00PM, Triplex #2
JUNE 2-5, 2016
Friday 6/3, 7:00PM, Beacon #1 Saturday 6/4, 6:30PM, Triplex #1
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MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES US, 2015, 108 min. “Look at the pictures,” said Senator Jesse Helms, denouncing Robert Mapplethorpe’s controversial photography, which pushed boundaries with its frank depiction of sexuality and fetishism, igniting a culture war that rages to this day. Drawing upon never-before-seen photographs, footage, and audio recordings of the artist, MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES offers a full and unflinching portrait of one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Directors // Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato Producers // Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Mona Card, Sheila Nevins Film Courtesy of HBO Docs
NEWTOWN US, 2016, 85 min. Joining the ranks of a growing club to which no one wants to belong, a cast of characters within Newtown, Connecticut interconnect, weaving an intimate story of resilience. Trace the aftermath of the worst mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history, the traumatized community and their new sense of purpose. Director // Kim A. Snyder Producers // Kim A. Snyder, Maria Cuomo Cole Filmmaker in Attendance Film in Juried Competition
Friday 6/3, 1:00PM, Triplex #2
NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU US, 2015, 90 min. Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism. This is the definitive chronicle of Mr. Lear’s life, work, and achievements, but it is so much more than an arm’s-length, past-tense biopic; at 93, Mr. Lear is as vital and engaged as he ever was. Directors // Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Producers // Suzanne Hillinger, Brent Miller Film Courtesy of Music Box Films
Sunday 6/5, 3:45PM, Triplex #2 Friday 6/3, 8:45PM, Triplex #1
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NUTS! US, 2016, 80 min. NUTS! is a feature length documentary [directed by Penny Lane] about Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire in Depression-era America with a goat testicle impotence cure and a million watt radio station. Using animated reenactments, interviews, archival footage, and a hilariously unreliable narrator, NUTS! traces Brinkley’s rise from poverty and obsurity to the heights of celebrity, wealth and influence in Depression-era America. Director // Penny Lane Writer // Thom Stylinski Producers // James Belfer, Caitlin Mae Burke, Daniel Shepard Filmmaker in Attendance Film in Juried Competition
Friday 6/3, 4:15PM, Triplex #1 Saturday 6/4, 9:15AM, Beacon #1
PETER AND THE FARM
RACING EXTINCTION
US, 2016, 90 min.
US, 2015, 95 min.
Peter Dunning is the proud proprietor of Mile Hill Farm, which sits on 187 idyllic acres in Vermont. The land’s 38 harvests have seen the arrivals and departures of three wives and four children, leaving Peter with only animals and memories. The arrival of a film crew causes him to confront his history and his legacy, passing along hardwon agricultural wisdom even as he doubts the meaning of the work he is fated to perform until death. Haunted by alcoholism and regret, Peter veers between elation and despair, often suggesting to the filmmakers his own suicide as a narrative device. He is a tragedian on a stage that has taken him most of his life to build, and which now threatens to collapse out from under him. At once a postcard from paradise and a cautionary tale for our times, PETER AND THE FARM sifts through the potential energy of a human life, that which is used and that which is squandered.
Oscar®-winner Louie Psihoyos (THE COVE) assembles a team of artists and activists to show the world never-before-seen images that expose issues around endangered species and mass extinction. Whether infiltrating notorious black markets or exploring our affect on the environment, RACING EXTINCTION will change the way we see the world.
Director // Tony Stone Producers // Melissa auf der Mauer, Tony Stone Filmmaker in Attendance
JUNE 2-5, 2016
Saturday 6/4, 11:30AM, Beacon #2 Saturday 6/4, 4:30PM, Triplex #2
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Sunday 6/5, 1:00PM, Mahaiwe
FILMS DOCUMENTARY
REBEL CITIZEN US, 2015, 80 min. Pamela Yates’ new film grew out of her friendship with master cinematographer and fellow activist Haskell Wexler. Wexler asked Yates to represent him at a retrospective of his documentary work at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, and she responded by making a film portrait of her mentor and longtime collaborator. Wexler speaks with warmth, lucidity, and absolute certitude about his largely unknown body of work as a documentary filmmaker, his progressive political beliefs, his craft, and his aesthetics, which are fundamentally one in the same. REBEL CITIZEN takes us on a revelatory tour of Wexler’s work, and it includes clips from his early documentary THE BUS, shot aboard a bus on its way across the country to the 1963 March on Washington, as well as MEDIUM COOL and UNDERGROUND, his film about the Weather (UNDERGROUND co-directed with Emile de Antonio and Mary Lampson). This may be the last filmed conversation with Wexler before his death in December 2015. Director // Pamela Yates Producers // Paco de Onis, Peter Kinoy
SAVING JAMAICA BAY US, 2016, 80 min. SAVING JAMAICA BAY tells the story of how one community – led by a family with roots in the area stretching back more than 100 years – fought the government and overcame Hurricane Sandy to clean up and restore the largest open space in New York City, which had become a dumping ground for garbage, sewage, sludge and bullet-riddled mobsters. Narrated by actress Susan Sarandon, the film includes interviews with the community activists who led the fight, and state and city officials. The film also symbolizes efforts to preserve nature, combat climate change and make good national parks great again. Director // David Sigal Narrated by // Susan Sarandon Writer // Dan Hendrick Producer // Dan Hendrick
SUITED US, 2016, 78 min. SUITED tells the story of Bindle & Keep, a Brooklyn tailoring company that makes custom suits for gender-nonconforming and transgender clients, following a range of people on the gender spectrum. Among those sharing their unique stories are a trans Bar Mitzvah boy, a New York City cab driver, a young southern law student and a transgender man preparing for his wedding. The film spotlights the intimate journey of coming into a new identity, accepting difference and living bravely in one’s own skin. Director // Jason Benjamin Producers // Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, Carly Hugo, Stacey Reiss, Ericka Naegle, Jason Benjamin Film Courtesy of HBO Docs Film in Juried Competition
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Fifty years ago, the name “Kitty Genovese” became synonymous with urban apathy after news that she was stabbed to death on a New York City street while 38 witnesses did nothing. Forty years later, her brother Bill decides to find the truth buried beneath the story. In the process, he uncovers a lie that transformed his life, condemned a city, and defined an era.
U.S. abortion clinics are fighting to survive. Since 2010, hundreds of laws regulating abortion clinics have been passed by conservative state legislatures, particularly in the south. These restrictions, known as TRAP laws (or Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers) are spreading across America. Faced with increased costs of compliance and the alarming fear of violence from protestors, the stakes for the women and men on the frontlines couldn’t be any higher. TRAPPED follows the clinic workers and lawyers -- including those who will be taking their case to the Supreme Court in March -- who are fighting to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women, many of whom are poor and uninsured.
When the most powerful lobbyist in Florida discovers that the nanny has sexually abused his daughter, he harnesses his extraordinary political power to pass the toughest sex offender laws in the nation. UNTOUCHABLE chronicles his crusade, and its impact on the lives of several of the 800,000 people forced to live under the kinds of laws he has championed. The film interweaves intimate portraits of men and women who have been branded sex offenders with the heartbreaking stories of those who have suffered sexual abuse.
Director // James Soloman Filmmaker in Attendance
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JEWISH BLIND DATE Switzerland, 2016, 16 min. Mary Lou has had several disappointing love affairs with goys (non-Jews) and decides to revert to her religious roots and marry a practicing Jew. To do so, she has to attend a Shidduch, a matchmaking event meant to lead to marriage. She’s determined to make a good impression, as this Shidduch is her last chance to make a success of her life.
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US, 2015, 16 min.
A piano sits in the heart of a pastoral dreamscape, where a shepherdess, the goddess Pan, and Johann Sebastian Bach rock out to protect their flock of sheep.
Zoe (Rumer Willis) turns tricks to support her young son Jax, who’s more interested in crossword puzzles than he is in people. While touring a school for gifted, “special” kids like Jax, Zoe discovers that Pete, her one-time client, is the school psychologist. This chance encounter forces Zoe to come to terms with the fact that Jax has autism and needs far more than she alone can give him.
US, 2016, 9 min.
Director // Ben Hillman Filmmaker in Attendance
Director // Lisanne Sartor Writer // Lisanne Sartor Filmmaker in Attendance
BACON & GOD’S WRATH
Director // Anaelle Morf
Canada, 2016, 9 min.
English Subtitles
A 90-year-old Jewish woman reflects on her life experiences as she prepares to try bacon for the first time.
CUPID, FIRST CLASS
Director // Sol Friedman
US, 2015, 17 min.
JANUARY US, 2016, 9 min. New Year’s Eve is tough. When Elaine finds herself alone at midnight at a party in a stranger’s apartment, she decides to drown her sorrows in champagne, but her plan is spoiled by relentlessly positive guy, who is determined to see her champagne flute as half full. Director // Craig Pospisil Writer // Craig Pospisil Filmmaker in Attendance
Oleg Ivanovich has a very unusual and important job - he works as a Cupid connecting the lonely hearts! Only now, ironically, bringing happiness to others, he hopelessly is in love himself. Desperate to woo his beloved, Oleg decides on the most genuine malfeasance... Director // Artem Prokhorov English Subtitles
JOE’S VIOLIN US, 2016, 24 min. A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor donates his violin to an instrument drive, changing the life of a 12-year-old schoolgirl from the Bronx and unexpectedly, his own. Director // Kahane Cooperman Producers // Kahane Cooperman, Raphaela Neihausen
JUNE 2-5, 2016
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OASIS Canada, 2016, 9 min. Max is driving out to the country to spend the summer on a friend’s family ranch when he sees a beautiful girl standing in front of a roadside gas station. He imagines how awful her life must be that she should have to live in the middle of nowhere. He then imagines taking her back to the city with him, saving her from what he imagines to be her dead-end, dust-bowl life. Smitten, Max decides to go talk to her, but he soon realizes his assumptions may have been all wrong.
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Joe Koches – master blacksmith of Ferndale, California – has been in business for over 34 years. During that time he has experienced immense economic and social change. This change has brought about a drastic shift in consumerism, with the average American now almost exclusively purchasing foreign made, mass manufactured goods. Despite these trends, the recession, and Joe’s advanced age he is attempting to ensure that the art of local handcrafted products is never extinguished from the vast landscape of American commerce.
Deep in Mexico, Carlos, an indigenous Tarahumara who left his community to be trained as a nurse, has returned to his homeland to try to save babies and mothers who have been dying at a high rate during childbirth. These deaths (far too common in indigenous groups worldwide) further threaten an already dwindling population and its dying culture. Director // Betsy Hershey Producer // Betsy Hershey Filmmaker in Attendance
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EMPEROR OF TIME US, 2015, 7 min.
BIG T US, 2016, 13 min.
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TEST DRIVE Ireland/US, 2016, 1 min. A customer shocks a salesman with an outrageous test drive. Hold on tight for this high flying short film starring real life stuntman: John Vincent Mason. (SUPER TROOPERS, AMERICAN HUSTLE, MYSTIC RIVER AND THE FIGHTER) Director // Jim Ford Writer // Rob Latham Producers // Ryan Convery, Ed Gutierrez, Erik Johnson Filmmaker in Attendance
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Nina Miller (Lana Young) is perimenopausal and on the advice of her forward thinking doctor she begins testosterone replacement therapy. But the dosage is too high. Nina can’t stop thinking about sex. She realizes that this is how men live, every day. ‘Vibro’, her talking vibrator, takes on a life of its own. She is left hanging when it insists that her “usage limit” has been exceeded. When one man she likes doesn’t call her back, she’s amazed that she doesn’t care. It’s an emotional freedom she never thought possible.
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TATTOO YOU US, 2016, 8 min. TATTOO YOU is a narrative drama that has social relevance beyond the movie screen by offering a unique look at the issue of bullying from the adult perspective. This film is based on the award-winning play of the same name written by Lisa Kenner Grissom. Director // S.R. Bindler Writer // Lisa Kenner Grissom Producers // Noam Broni, Lisa Kenner Grissom
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GOODBYE ALAN is the third in a trilogy of short films called PUBLIC SPEAKING, starring Treat Williams. In GOODBYE ALAN, a man arrives late at a memorial service (horrible traffic, not his fault) to deliver the eulogy for his best friend, who died owing him $1,200.00. Director // Joe Cacaci Writer // Richard Dresser Producers // Black Ice MASS Media, Joe Cacaci, John Whalan Filmmaker in Attendance
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US/United Kingdom, 2014, 2.5 min. In this storybook folk tale, a handcrafted guitar is passed down to a young boy from his father and becomes the gift of a lifetime.
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Australia, 2014, 6 min. On her first day at a new school, a selfconscious young girl learns that friendship can transcend difference.
5.80 METERS Nicolas Deveaux
France, 2012, 5 min. A herd of high-flying acrobatic giraffes takes to the pool.
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Russia, 2013, 6.5 min. A poetic tale of two girls and their largerthan-life Granny, who turn every day into imaginative adventures in this beautiful, painterly animation.
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6 1 0 2 JUNE 1-3 The Berkshire International Film Festival proudly presents its 5 annual Filmmaker Summit, a two-day talent academy offered to the 2016 film selection filmmakers. Offering a diverse, multi-dimensional program of panel discussions, lectures, special events and breakout sessions lead by known industry professionals, the BIFF Filmmaker Summit is designed to celebrate and support the advancement of filmmakers and recognize film as a relevant and important medium. th
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2016 JURY PRIZE The 11th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival is thrilled to host the sixth annual Juried Prize Award generously sponsored by GWFF USA. The Jury will choose from 10 films in competition; 5 films in the feature documentary category and 5 in the narrative feature category. The jury is comprised of talented individuals from the film community with original and diverse points of view, who will select from fresh new work from new or relatively new filmmakers in independent film this year. The Jury will screen the films in competition during the weekend and will present the winning filmmakers with a $5000 cash prize to be presented on Sunday, June 5 at allium in Great Barrington. (Open to All-Inclusive Passholders only.)
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BOB HARPER After graduating with a BFA in Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University in 1977, Harper began his movie career at Kaleidoscope Films in Hollywood where he eventually became Vice President and General Manager before joining 20th Century Fox in 1984. Over the next 30 years he performed in a wide variety of roles for Fox contributing in various ways to over 400 major motion picture productions and releases. His early jobs included Vice President of Creative Advertising, Vice President of Production and President of World Wide Marketing. In 1991, he ventured into independent production with his Fox based Featherstone Productions where he developed and produced the 1993 summer hit Rookie of the Year. In 1995, Harper rejoined the executive ranks at 20th Century Fox as President of Marketing and managed the campaigns for such films as INDEPENDENCE DAY, WAITING TO EXHALE, DR. DOLITTLE and THE STAR WARS TRILOGY SPECIAL EDITION. He was named Vice Chairman of the studio in 2000 and then in 2004 was promoted to Vice Chairman of parent company, Fox Filmed Entertainment where he had global strategic, creative and managerial responsibilities for all the Fox film divisions which included 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Atomic and 20th Century Fox Animation. Some of the films released during this time period include, STAR WARS EPISODE III, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN and THE SIMPSONS MOVIE. In 2007 he was named CEO and Chairman of the Fox partnered independent studio New Regency Productions (a production entity that has made and owns over 100 titles including such high profile fox releases as FIGHT CLUB, ENTRAPMENT, MAN ON FIRE, DAREDEVIL and MR AND MRS SMITH). While there he
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JOSH BRAUN is the co-president of SUBMARINE - a hybrid sales and production company based in New York. Recent films sold by Submarine include CREEP, FINDING VIVIAN MAIER, THE ONE I LOVE, THE CASE AGAINST 8, IVORY TOWER, THE GREEN PRINCE, DINOSAUR 13, PING PONG SUMMER, BATTERED BASTARDS OF BASEBALL, THE DOG, BLACKFISH, DIRTY WARS, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, THE SUMMIT, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN, ME AT THE ZOO, BLACK ROCK, CHASING ICE, ROB ZOMBIE’S LORDS OF SALEM, NO PLACE ON EARTH,
TABLOID, PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NY TIMES, BUCK, PROJECT NIM, BEING ELMO, THE BULLY PROJECT, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK, TINY FURNITURE, WINTER’S BONE, MAN ON WIRE, FOOD INC, JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK, VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR and others. Previously, Mr. Braun was an executive producer on David Cronenberg’s A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE and produced the cult horror hit HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, as well as IVORY TOWER, PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NY TIMES. Documentaries Executive Produced by Mr. Braun include SEAMLESS, GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL, CAT DANCERS, BILLIONAIRE, EASY RIDERS RAGING BULLS, KILL YOUR IDOLS.
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Dan Braun is the co-founder and co-president of New York based Submarine Entertainment, a company whose services include film sales, distribution and marketing services, production and broadband content creation. Mr. Braun, the chief creative and head of operations at Submarine has been involved with the sale of many feature films and documentaries including THE BATTERED BASTARDS OF BASEBALL, DINOSAUR 13, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, MAN ON WIRE, WOODY ALLEN AN UNTITLED DOCUMENTARY, SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN, TINY FURNITURE, JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK, CUTIE AND THE BOXER, BLACK ROCK, FOOD INC, BUCK, MUSCLE SHOALS, DIRTY WARS, QUEEN OF
VERSAILLES, among others. Braun runs the subsidiary distribution label Submarine Deluxe of which recent releases include Chasing Ice (which was short listed for the Academy Award for best documentary and nominated for best song), plus Casting By, Dear Mr Watterson, GMO OMG!, Love, Marilyn and Weekend of a Champion. DVD releases include deluxe double disc editions of Wild Style, Downtown 81 and Chasing Ice. Upcoming theatrical releases include Julian Jones’s INSIDE THE MIND OF LEONARDO in 3D. Upcoming documentary projects include Executive Producing the untitled Alex Gibney Miles Davis documentary; the untitled Lisa Immordino Vreeland Peggy Guggenheim documentary; the base jumping documentary SUNSHINE SUPERMAN and launching a kickstarter campaign for the Free Jazz Documentary FIRE MUSIC which Braun will be producing. Braun is an Executive Producer on the upcoming Creepy feature anthology horror TV Project to be directed by Chris Columbus. Braun is a writer/editor on all the Creepy and Eerie line of comic books and archival volumes being published at Dark Horse Comics and won an Eisner Award in 2009 for Best Archival Comic Book project. Mr. Braun’s early background is in advertising. He was SVP/Creative Director on Absolut Vodka at TBWA Chiat/Day where he led the creative on the famous campaign for over 7 years and has won virtually every award in advertising for his work. He developed and co-created award winning websites Absolut Director. com featuring Spike Lee, Mary Harron and Chris Smith, and Absolut DJ.com featuring DJ Spooky and Coldcut. Early in his career, Dan designed the famous logo for Bed, Bath and Beyond. Lasty, Mr Braun is a musician/ composer who has released a number of albums with different bands. Most recently one of Braun’s compositions was featured on the soundtrack to Mark Pellington’s feature “I Melt With You” and had a song featured in Tamara Davis’s Jean Michel Basquiat documentary film THE RADIANT CHILD.
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contributed to the development, production and worldwide release of such films as ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, MARLEY AND ME, BRIDE WARS and KNIGHT AND DAY. After leaving New Regency in 2011, he remained on the Fox lot for 4 years and executive produced IN TIME, WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER and DARKEST HOUR while continuing to provide strategic input to the office of the Chairman. Harper serves on the Advisory Boards of the Department of Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as well as the Tom Sherak MS Hope Foundation. He has previously served as Chairman on the Board of Trustees of the Southern California Chapter of the National MS Society. As a former board member of World Neighbors he remains an active contributor and fund raiser for this Oklahoma based non-profit organization dedicated to helping third-world communities find lasting solutions to hunger, poverty and disease. He is currently a 26 year member of the Executive Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences.
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Sam Harper is a writer, screenwriter, and some time producer and director. He began his career 150 years ago as an associate editor at Advertising Age magazine in New York where he excelled at writing about tobacco products, chewing gum and evaporated milk. Looking for a pay upgrade, he moved to Los Angeles to become a screenwriter. After serving time as a story analyst at MGM and Tri-Star, he got his first screenwriting gig re-writing REVENGE OF THE NERDS II: NERDS IN PARADISE. For some reason, a period of unemployment followed the release of this sweeping epic, but the free time allowed him to come up with the idea for ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. The release of that movie was followed (a mere 10 years later) by JUST MARRIED, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2, OPEN SEASON, HOUSEBROKEN and RIO. During that time he also worked on NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, THE LITTLE RASCALS, DUNSTON CHECKS IN, FAT ALBERT, LIKE MIKE, ALIENS IN THE ATTIC, GARFIELD, MARMADUKE and ICE AGE 2 for which he received no on screen credit.
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KENT JONES Kent Jones is an internationally recognized writer and filmmaker. He is the author of several books of criticism, has been a regular
contributor to Film Comment magazine for many years, and was selected as a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow. He has worked with Martin Scorsese throughout the years on numerous documentaries – he was the co-writer of his survey of Italian cinema, MY VOYAGE TO ITALY, the writer and director of the 2007 film VAL LEWTON: THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS which Scorsese produced and narrated, and the co-writer and director with Scorsese of the Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning 2010 film, A LETTER TO ELIA. They are currently at work on a follow-up to MY VOYAGE TO ITALY. Jones cowrote Arnaud Desplechin’s Portrait of Jimmy Picard starring Benicio del Toro and Mathieu Amalric, which is currenly in post-production. He is preparing a feature film, IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND. Jones was appointed Executive Director of The World Cinema Foundation in 2009, and he currently serves as its Artistic Director. In November of 2012, he was appointed Director of Programming for the New York Film Festival.
MARY KAY PLACE Mary Kay Place is an Emmy Award winning actress who was first critically acclaimed for her role as country singer Loretta Haggers on the hit comedy series MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN. Since then she has been in over 56 feature films including the recently completed MISS MEADOWS and I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, as well as SMASHED, SWEET HOME ALABAMA, IT’S COMPLICATED, JULIE & JULIA, CITIZEN RUTH, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, THE BIG CHILL, CAPTAIN RON, THE RAINMAKER, PRIVATE BENJAMIN AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Her many television credits include a new NBC comedy pilot, ELLEN MORE OR LESS, RAKE, THE NEW NORMAL, SUBURGATORY, BIG LOVE, BORED TO DEATH, THE WEST WING, MY SO CALLED LIFE, host of SATURDAY NIGHT LIFE, MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, MASH and ALL IN THE FAMILY. She has also written and directed for television and recorded three albums for Columbia Records.
GRETCHEN RENNELL Gretchen Rennell started her career in the theatre business answering phones for Harold Prince, the Broadway director and producer. It was an exciting time in NYC as he had four shows up and running on Broadway. From
there she moved into the world of feature film casting and trained under the sharp eye of Marion Dougherty. She was vice-president of casting at Paramount Pictures before she moved on to Head of Casting at Walt Disney Pictures in Burbank. Some of the movies cast have been FLASHDANCE, COTTON CLUB, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, THE COLOR OF MONEY, AGNES OF GOD, MATINEE, NOTHING TO LOSE, LEAP OF FAITH, THE HORSE WHISPERER and some she would just as soon not mention. Now living in Sheffield, Massachusetts and happy to have landed here.
PETER RIEGERT Has been acting, writing, directing and producing for nearly 45 years. His movies include: ANIMAL HOUSE, LOCAL HERO, CROSSING DELANCEY, CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER, COLDBLOODED, UTZ, OSCAR, PASSED AWAY, THE MASK, TRAFFIC, WHITE IRISH DRINKERS, and MIDDLETON and the short films THE WALK and THE RESPONSE, which received the ABA Silver Gavel and was short listed for an Academy nomination for live-action short. Television credits include: THE SOPRANOS, DAMAGES, GYPSY, BARBARIANS AT THE GATE, CONCEALED ENEMIES, LAW AND ORDER SVU, THE GOOD WIFE and ONE TREE HILL. On Broadway he was in THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER, THE NERD and DANCE WITH ME. Off B’Way includes: SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, MOUTAIN LANGUAGE, ISN’T IT ROMANTIC and A ROSEN BY ANY OTHER NAME. His directorial film debut was the Academy nominated short BY COURIER, followed by his first feature, KING OF THE CORNER, with Isabella Rossellini, Eli Wallach, Rita Moreno, Beverly D’Angelo, Eric Bogosian and Dominic Chianese. He is currently preparing a TV series based on the novels of Cornelia Read and her Madeline Dare character. He’s working on a documentary about the oldest cemetery in Queens, NY, PROSPECT CEMETERY, est. 1668 (see Kickstarter campaign). Books on Tape include: THE YIDDISH POLICEMAN’S UNION by Michael Chabon; WHERE I’M CALLING FROM (11 short stories) by Raymond Carver; BLACK MONEY and THE CHILL by Ross McDonald and THE LAWGIVER by Herman Wouk. He played Oscar Newman in David Simon’s upcoming mini-series for HBO, SHOW ME A HERO, with Oscar Isaac and Catherine Keener. It’s based on Lisa Belkin’s non-fiction book of the same name and was directed by Paul Haggis. He’s Denis Leary’s father in his new FX series, SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL.
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will present FREE family films this summer on Tuesday, July 12th and Tuesday, July 26th at Lilac Park in the center of Lenox. BIFF will present the classic family baseball film, FIELD OF DREAMS on July 12th at 8pm. On July 26th, BIFF will present the heart-warming family favorite, BABE. Don’t miss out on the chance for a wonderful evening with the family, create a delicious picnic and see a classic family film under the Berkshire stars. Popcorn will be available and FREE. Families are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy the movie.
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SPECIAL EVENT FILMS
De Palma...............................................19 Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble................15 Nebraska...............................................17 Silent Running.......................................17 Life Animated........................................27
FEATURE FILMS
A Year By The Sea.................................32 The Assassin.........................................32 The Assisstant.......................................32 Black Mountain Poets............................33 The Fits.................................................33 Gold Coast............................................33 Jack......................................................34 Last Cab to Darwin................................34 The Last King........................................34 Little Men..............................................35 Liza and the Fox Fairy............................35 Morris From America.............................35 Mountain...............................................36 Musical Chairs.......................................36 Neither Heaven Nor Earth......................36 Our Women...........................................37 Parched.................................................37 The People Vs. Fritz Bauer....................37 The Rainbow Kid...................................38 Road to La Paz......................................38 Violin Teacher........................................38 Virgin Mountain......................................39 We Monsters.........................................39 Wednesday, May 9................................39
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
A Song For You: Austin City Limits.........46 Art and Heart, The World of Isaiah Sheffer..................46 Becoming Mike Nichols.........................46 Cameraperson.......................................47 Coming Out...........................................47 Everybody Knows...Elizabeth Murray.....47 Forgotten Farms....................................48 Gleason.................................................48 Harry Benson: Shoot First.....................48 Hitchcock/Truffault.................................49 How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change...49 Jim: The James Foley Story...................49 Landfill Harmonic...................................50
Life Animated........................................50 Lo and Behold.......................................50 Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures.......51 Newtown...............................................51 Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.................51 Nuts!.....................................................52 Peter and the Farm................................52 Racing Extinction...................................52 Rebel Citizen.........................................53 Saving Jamaican Bay............................53 Suited....................................................53 The Witness..........................................54 Trapped.................................................54 Untouchable..........................................54
SHORT FILMS
Bacon & God’s Wrath ...........................62 Big T.....................................................63 Jewish Blind Date .................................62 Cupid, First Class..................................62 Emperor of Time....................................63 Ewe Topia .............................................62 Forge.....................................................63 Goodbye Alan.......................................64 How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps.....64 January ................................................62 Joe’s Violin ...........................................62 Oasis.....................................................63 Raisa.....................................................63 Six Letter Word .....................................62 Tattoo You.............................................64 Test Drive..............................................63 Today is the Day....................................63
KID FLIX
Pik Pik Pik.............................................72 Zebra.....................................................72 My Big Brother......................................72 Bunny New Girl.....................................72 5.80 Meters...........................................72 Cookie-Tin Banjo...................................72 Larisa Can Fly........................................72 Minuscule: The Private Lives of Insects – Brushing...........................72 Elephant and the Bicycle.......................72 Eyes......................................................72 Me and My Moulton...............................72
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