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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Trustees // 4 Advisory Board // 7 Sponsors // 7 We Give Thanks // 9 Tips and Tricks // 12 REEL Friends // 14-15 BIFF Pass Info // 16 2014 Recap // 20-25

GREAT BARRINGTON

Opening Night // 28 Special Event Night // 30 Closing Night // 32 Friday Schedule // 34 Saturday Schedule // 36 Sunday Schedule // 38

PITTSFIELD

Opening Night // 40 Saturday Schedule // 42 Sunday Schedule // 44

FILMS

Feature // 49-62 Documentary // 73-84 Shorts // 71-96 Kids Shorts // 102 Panel Discussion // 104 Video Art // 106 Berkshires & Beyond // 111-122 Jury Prize // 131-137

GENERAL INFO AND MAPS Ad Index // 151 Where to Eat // 152-155 Where to Stay // 155 Where to Watch // 156 Film Index // 156

FILM SCREENINGS | MEET THE FILMMAKERS | OPENING NIGHT PARTY | SPECIAL EVENTS | TRIBUTE NIGHT CELEBRATION

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BRINGING THE WORLD TO THE BERKSHIRES

NINTH ANNUAL MAY 29 - JUNE 1, 2014

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HAS IT REALLY BEEN 10 YEARS? A FULL DECADE? WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE CAN MAKE!

But I want to thank everyone here in the Berkshires for supporting this endeavor, this dream, this vision, to create “the BIFF.” A great many people have spent the entire year (make that 10!) helping to make this festival so special for our community. I must thank my incredibly dedicated and selfless board of directors and staff, the endless and supportive efforts of the advisory board and programming producers, our Tenth Year Anniversary Gala Chairs and Committee, the generous support and loyalty of our sponsors, the energy and spirit of our volunteers, my PIC and the Triplex, Beacon and Mahaiwe staff, as well as the towns of Great Barrington and Pittsfield and the support of their merchants, restaurantowners and selectmen. And perhaps the strangest part of our first decade was that I started BIFF so I could have a job and be a stay-at-home mom. And now my kids have grown up and are all out of the house pursuing their passions and dreams...wow, what a difference a decade makes! Here’s to the Berkshires, here’s to the filmmakers and their films, and here’s to the BIFF!

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We kicked off this 10th anniversary season with an unforgettable gala at the Great Barrington airport under beautiful late summer skies. We celebrated Governor Deval and First Lady Diane Patrick, who were about to finish their 8 years in the Statehouse, (!) and we celebrated with nearly 300 friends, including a wonderful video from James and Kim Taylor. Since then, we have hosted dozens of special events, screenings, reunions, and collaborations in New York City and the Berkshires...it’s been

quite a celebration! It all culminates in this 4-day Festival for which we’ve scoured the far reaches of the world and our own back yard, so we could curate and bring you the very best in independent film. We have a record number of filmmakers and industry professionals who are traveling from as far away as Krygyzstan!

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS MAY 28 - 31, 2015

Some of you will remember when BIFF first opened on a warm Spring evening in May, with the film A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION. We had a sold-out audience at the Triplex and a modest party at Pearl’s. That weekend, BIFF showcased 40 premieres of independent films over a 2-day weekend. The Mahaiwe was not open, the Beacon was not open, the Triplex had not built the Screening Room and Deval Patrick was running for Governor! Well, we’ve come a long way, baby. BIFF has doubled the number of screened films, doubled the number of screens, doubled the number of locations for our screenings, doubled the length of the festival, tripled the number of filmmakers and industry professionals in attendance to share their films, created a year-round organization dedicated to celebrating the best of independent film and we’re bringing the world to the Berkshires! As a community we share that growth, because without a supportive, engaged, involved and dynamic community, filmmakers and distribution companies would take their films and talents elsewhere. But they don’t...they bring them to BIFF. I hope you share in the pride we feel when our community not only showcases the best in dance, music, theater, and art, but also has a world-class film festival that attracts the best in film and the most talked-about filmmakers each year.

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KELLEY VICKERY

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RONALD FROHNE

DAVID FENKEL

PAT FILI-KRUSHEL

PETER HERBST

MARY MOTT

ELISSA MYERS

ANNIE SELKE

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Chairman

Vice-Chairman

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KAREN ALLEN

SHANI ANKORI

DANIEL MATHIEU

MARA MEDOFF

KATE MORRIS

KEVIN SPRAGUE

RICHARD STANLEY

TANIA WALKER

Treasurer

ADVISORY BOARD MICHAEL BALLON WILLIAM CALIGARI JOE CORCORAN ALEJANDRO DE ONIS MARCIA FEUER MICHAEL HALEY CAROL HAYTHORNE BOBBY HOUSTON LILLIAN LENNOX Festival Programmer

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SOPHIA ROMÉU Business Development Manager

CAROLYN LANCASTER Filmmaker Summit Producer

BOARD EMERITUS GARY HILL KEN REGAN

BIFF builds bridges; linking our Berkshire community to the world by offering something for everyone though the magical medium of film. I am so proud to be a part of such a special organization and to be working with so many fabulous people making is possible as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary!! LAUREN FERIN (BIFF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT)

ERICA HEINLEIN Volunteer Coordinator, Great Barrington

THEA POLITIS Volunteer Coordinator, Pittsfield

JOHN CLARKE Transportation Coordinator

PAUL JOHANSEN Program Distribution Coordinator Prashad Abeysinghe Mark Beiderman Pam Beiderman Heidi Berman-Rose Hugh Black Jim Brown Dona Burdick* Joan Carty Sylvia Cohen Phyllis Cohen Jen Coppola Dagan Diaz Michele DiSimone Mike Durst Diane Firtell Sheryl Freedland Bob Gentile* Paul Gnaidek* Judie Grossman Joel Grossman Krystal Henriquez Ellen Hill Kathleen Jackson Colleen Surprise Jones Janice Kittner

Cookie Lamet Enrico Lamet Stephen Lussier Nancy Macy Tyler Malik Mary Beth McDonough Alan R. Price Phyllis Ragusa* Peggy Reeves Sue Rudd Gail Ryan Jane Salata Johnny Segalla Eli Shalles Siobhan Shea E. Bonnie Silvers June Stewart Lynn Stonebridge Amelia Sydlosky Jason Toews Scott Wheeler Nick Whitaker Carolyn Wells* Sherry Wells-Levine* Sharon Wiles

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BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and congratulates on the

10th Anniversary

GWFF, is a German not-for-profit Rights Management Company licensed by the German Patent- and Trademark Office. GWFF was formed in 1982 by international film and television producers for the purpose of administering and collecting ancillary revenues resulting from secondary uses in Europe. In the US it is represented by its subsidiary GWFF USA Inc.

If your production is broadcast anywhere in Europe, weÂ´ll be there to ensure you get paid for it. For further information about GWFF please contact:

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GWFF USA, Inc. Ronald Frohne 885 Third Avenue, Suite 2610 New York, NY 100 22 phone: +1-212-433 1397 fax: +1-212-310 0133 info@gwffmovie.com

Official Sponsor of the Special Event Party and Film and the 5th Annual Juried Prize Award RONALD FROHNE AND GWFF U.S.A. Official Sponsor of the Opening Night Party and Film in Great Barrington JACQUELINE AND AL TOGUT Official Theater Sponsor and Home of the BIFF RICHARD STANLEY THE TRIPLEX CINEMA AND THE BEACON CINEMA Official Sponsor of the Opening Night Party and Film in Pittsfield and the 5th Annual “Next Great Filmmaker” Award BERKSHIRE BANK BIFF Industry Partners A24 COHEN MEDIA IFC FILMS MAGNOLIA NYCIFF AND GKIDS OSCILLOSCOPE SUBMARINE ENTERTAINMENT UNIVERSAL PICTURES Official Sponsor of Marketing, Branding and Design STUDIO TWO (WHO MAKE US LOOK SO GOOD) Kevin Sprague, Creative Director Heather Rose, Design Director Amanda Hill, BIFF’s Design Diva Christine Cooney, Web Designer Deirdre Tenero, Graphic Designer Jason Toews, Web Programmer

Official Sponsors for Filmmaker Accommodations THE RED LION INN STONOVER FARM BLANTYRE FAIRVIEW INN & SUITES THE BARRINGTON Official Catering Sponsors MAX ULTIMATE FOOD THE RED LION INN HOTEL ON NORTH AND EAT & DRINK CAFÉ HAVEN CASTLE STREET CAFE ALLIUM KATE BALDWIN CATERING Official Beer Sponsor and Underwriter of Volunteer T-Shirts STELLA ARTOIS THOMAS E. LEVEQUE EVAN THURSTON THE FOLKS AT GIRARDI DISTRIBUTORSS Official Spirits Sponsor CHRIS WELD, BERKSHIRE MOUNTAIN DISTILLERS Official VIP Transportation ABBOTT’S LIMOUSINE AND LIVERY SERVICE Official 2015 Jurors KAREN ALLEN SUSAN ARNOLD JOSH BRAUN SCOTT COHEN BOB HARPER KENT JONES MARY KAY PLACE GRETCHEN RENNELL PETER RIEGERT KRISTI ZEA

BIFF Babes Home Office Lauren Ferin, Executive Assistant Sophia Roméu, Business Development Manager Carolyn Lancaster, Filmmaker Summit Producer CL Productions, NYC Jessica Provenz, Program Coordinator Anne Maclaughlin, Special Events Coordinator Lillian Lennox, International Festival Programmer Sophia Danyluk, BIFF Intern Emma Skakel, BIFF Intern Triplex Cinema Staff Lisa Rizzo, Manager Steve Johnson, Assistant Manager Autumn Bragan, Shift Supervisor Dianne Centrella, Shift Supervisor Meredith Kern, Shift Supervisor The Triplex Dream Team Nicole Bianco Matt Hastings Katrina Fitzpatrick Hannah Joyce Meredith Kern Kaitlyn Leveille Andy Martin Frank Piasecki Ashley Sermini Beacon Cinema Staff John Valente, General Manager and "Grand Frommage" Lydia Shulman, Manager Chris Vaber, Assistant Manager Tony D'Angelo, Assistant Manager **A big thanks to all the Beacon Staff, too many to mention!

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 Laura Fleury, Theater Rentals Assistant JB Brodeur, House Manager The Wonderful Mahaiwe Ushers Collaborative Partners ABELCINE BERKSHIRE FILM AND MEDIA COLLABORATIVE BERKSHIRE SHENANIGANS CLASSICAL TENTS PINE CONE HILL DOUG AND JULIA TRUMBULL THE MAHAIWE THEATER THE RED LION INN Nancy Fitzpatrick, Owner Sarah Eustis, Managing Director Michele Kotek, Innkeeper Brian Alberg, Executive Chef Denise Albert, Groups Manager

Berkshire Bank Sean Gray, EVP Retail Banking Chuck Leach, SVP Chief Investment Officer of Wealth Management Mark Tomasi, Creative Manager Mark Pedrotti, Digital Marketing Manager Lori Gazzillo, Director, Berkshire Bank Foundation Gary R. Levante, Community Engagement Manager VIP Transportation PROVIDED BY OUR FRIENDS AT 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 Coiffure SEVEN SALON SPA

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MAIN BOX OFFICES MAY 1 - 31 Purchase tickets for all films during regular business hours at: TRIPLEX CINEMA 70 Railroad Street, Great Barrington 413.528.8886 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 MAY 1 - 28 Tickets are available online at www.biffma.org until noon on Thursday, May 28. When the festival begins, tickets can only be purchased at the screening venues in advance.

DAY-OF-SHOW SALES MAY 28 - 31

ADMISSION

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. 12

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 $20, SPECIAL EVENT $25, CLOSING NIGHT $15)

RUSH LINE TICKET SALES Seats that are set aside for pass holders 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 11 - 31 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 May 28 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.

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TICKETS INDIVIDUAL MOVIE TICKETS $12 MERU GREAT BARRINGTON OPENING NIGHT FILM EVENT $20 THE END OF THE TOUR PITTSFIELD OPENING NIGHT FILM AND PARTY $25 SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING OF PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT AND Q&A $20 CLOSING NIGHT FILM - LIVE FROM NEW YORK! $15 16

FRIDAY 5.29.15 OPENING NIGHT IN PITTSFIELD

THURSDAY 5.28.15 OPENING NIGHT IN GREAT BARRINGTON 5PM Cocktails and light hor d’eourves catered by Max Ultimate Food, under the BIFF Tent located on Castle Street across the street from The Mahaiwe Theater. 6PM Priority Seating to the Opening Night Presentation of the Northeast Premiere of the Award-Winning Film MERU Q&A TO FOLLOW the film with Directors, Producers and Elite Climbers at The Mahaiwe Theater.

5:30PM Cocktails and hor d’eourves catered by EAT AND DRINK at The Beacon Cinema. 7PM Berkshire Bank presentation of the 6th Annual “Next Great Filmmaker Award” and the screening of THE END OF THE TOUR. 9PM Hotel on North, the BIFF and the Berkshire Shenanigan’s present the Opening Night party immediately following the screening in celebration of the opening of HOTEL ON NORTH and the 10th anniversary of BIFF. Join us on the red carpet for An Xclusive BLACK, WHITE AND READ EVENT! Xperience the hottest place in the county EAT and DRINK ON NORTH with delicious food, dancing with DJ BFG and a cash bar with signature cocktails.

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AFTER THE FILM Opening Night Party immediately following the film and Q&A. Cocktails, dinner and dancing to a live band, City Rhythm, under the BIFF tent.

5-7PM Invitation to private Filmmaker Cocktail Reception catered by the Red Lion Inn on the stage of the Mahaiwe.

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5:30-7PM Cocktails and Gourmet Art dinner catered by Castle Street Cafe under the BIFF tent.

11AM Intimate brunch with jury, filmmakers and nominees to announce the Juried Prize at allium Restaurant.

7PM SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING and Priority Seating to the screening of PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT at The Mahiwe.

7:30PM BIFF presents the New England premiere and closing night film, LIVE FROM NEW YORK! followed by Q&A with director and producers at The Mahaiwe.

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OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY 5.28.15

5PM

Cocktails and light hor d’eourves catered by Max Ultimate Food, under the BIFF Tent located on Castle Street across the street from The Mahaiwe Theater. All-Inclusive and Opening Night Pass Holders

6PM

Priority Seating to the Opening Night Presentation of the Northeast Premiere of the Award-Winning Film MERU. Q&A to follow the film with Directors, Producers and Elite Climbers at The Mahaiwe Theater. Open to the public. $20 for non-passholders

AFTER THE FILM

USA, 2014, 89 min After suffering dramatic set backs in their lives, three close friends who are among the world’s best professional climbers battle their complicated pasts, inner demons and nature’s harshest elements in an attempt to confront the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru, the most technically complicated and dangerous peak in the Himalayas, one that has never been scaled to completion. Director // Jimmy Chin, E. Chai Vasarhelyi Producers // E. Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Shannon Ethridge Cast // Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Jenni Lowe-Anker, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk Northeast Premiere

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Opening Night Party immediately following the film and Q&A. Cocktails, dinner and dancing to a live band, City Rhythm, under the BIFF tent. All-Inclusive and Opening Night Pass Holders

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7:30PM

SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING and Priority Seating to the screening of PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT at The Mahaiwe Theater. Open to the public. $20 for non-passholders Q&A to follow with director Lisa Vreeland, producers, art writers, art curators and members of the Guggenheim family.

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Director // Lisa Immordino Vreeland Writer // Bernadine Colish, Lisa Immordino Vreeland, John Northrup Producers // Stanley Buchthal, David Koh, Dan Braun, Maja Hoffmann, Josh Braun, Bob Benton

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS MAY 28 - 31, 2015

Peggy Guggenheim collected not only art, but artists. Her colorful history included affairs with such figures as Samuel Beckett, Max Ernst, Jackson Pollock, Marcel Duchamp and while she fought through personal tragedy, she maintained her vision to build one of the most important collections of modern art, which is today enshrined in her Venetian palazzo. Based on her sole authorized biography from the director of “Diana Vreeland the Eye Has to Travel,” PEGGY GUGGENHEIM is a compendium of the greatest 20th century art mixed with the wild and iconoclastic life of one of the most powerful women in the history of the art world.

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LIVE FROM NEW YORK! USA, 2015, 105 min

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Sun 5/31, 7:30pm, Mahaiwe

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Director // Bao Nguyen Producers // JL Pomeroy, Kimmie H. Kim, Sarah Cowperthwaite, Owen Moogan

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS MAY 28 - 31, 2015

“LIVE FROM NEW YORK!” is a feature documentary exploring the cultural and historical impact of 40 years of "Saturday Night Live.” Saturday Night Live has been reflecting and influencing the American Story for 40 years. Live From New York! explores the show’s early years, an experiment from a young Lorne Michaels and his cast of unknowns, and follows its evolution into a comedy institution. The film looks at SNL as a living time capsule, encompassing decades of American politics, media, tragedy, and popular culture with an irreverent edge. Archival footage is interwoven with stolen moments and exclusive commentary from SNL legends, journalists, hosts, musical guests, crew and others influenced by the comedy giant. LIVE FROM NEW YORK! captures what has enabled SNL to continually refresh itself over nearly 800 episodes and keep America laughing for 40 years.

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Canada, 2014, 84 min FEATURE Page 57

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CITY OF GOLD USA, 2014, 91 min DOCUMENTARY Page 77

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A VIDEO PRESENTATION AND CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST MARINA ZURKOW

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HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO

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LE PETITE REINE: DOWNFALL OF A CHAMPION

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A HARD DAY

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THE LAST DIAMOND

South Korea 2014, 111 min FEATURE Page 54

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LIVE FROM NEW YORK!

USA, 2014, 105 min DOCUMENTARY Page 32

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PITTSFIELD

OPENING NIGHT

FRIDAY 5.29.15

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Cocktails and hor d’eourves catered by EAT AND DRINK at The Beacon Cinema. Open to all Pass and Ticket Holders

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Berkshire Bank presentation of the 6th Annual “Next Great Filmmaker Award” and the screening of THE END OF THE TOUR. Open to the public. $25 for non-passholders

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Hotel on North, the BIFF and the Berkshire Shenanigan’s present the Opening Night party immediately following the screening in celebration of the opening of HOTEL ON NORTH and the 10th anniversary of BIFF. Join us on the red carpet for An Xclusive BLACK, WHITE AND READ EVENT! Xperience the hottest place in the county; EAT and DRINK on North with delicious food, dancing with DJ BFG and a cash bar with signature cocktails.

HELP US SELECT THE NEXT GREAT FILMMAKER! THE END OF THE TOUR USA, 2014, 105 min

New England Premiere Print Courtesy of A24 Films

VISIT BIFFMA.ORG TO CAST YOUR VOTE!

BIRTHDAY by Chris King

CONSOLATION PRIZE by Todd Kipp

EXPOSURE by Todd Kruger

GRANGE TO GARAGE by William Johnson-Carter

PIONEER HIGH by Suha Araj

The film with the most online votes will be awarded a $2,500 CASH AWARD. Online voting ends on May 27, 2015.

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WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, MAY 29 AT THE PITTSFIELD OPENING NIGHT PRIOR TO THE SCREENING OF THE END OF THE TOUR

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Director // James Ponsoldt Writer // Donald Margulies Producers // James Dahl, Matt DeRoss, Paul Green, David Kanter, Louise Lovegrove, Mark C. Manuel, Ted O’Neal, James Samson Cast // Anna Chlumsky, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Ron Livingston, Joan Cusack, Mamie Gummer

This annual award is designed to encourage and support filmmakers of short film.

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS MAY 28 - 31, 2015

THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day 1996 interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky (Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s groundbreaking, Infinite Jest. As the days go on, the men bob and weave around each other, sharing laughs and also possibly revealing hidden frailties – but it’s never clear how truthful they are being . Ironically, the interview was never published. The two men did not meet again. The film is based on Lipsky’s critically acclaimed memoir about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace’s 2008 suicide.

Berkshire Bank, America’s Most Exciting BankSM, in collaboration with the Berkshire International Film Festival, has created The Next Great Filmmaker Award 6 years ago.

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WELCOME TO LEITH

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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS MAY 28 - 31, 2015

BELTRACCHI THE ART OF FORGERY

For me, there is nothing more satisfying than connecting significant, challenging new films from around the world with the fantastic, curious and responsive audience we have here in the Berkshires. I am especially grateful for the opportunity to program films that confront difficult, sensitive issues, whether through fiction or documentary; films that create dialogue around the burning issues of our times.

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24 DAYS

ABERDEEN

France, 2014, 110 min

Hong Kong/China, 2014, 97 min

January 20, 2006: after dinner with his family, Ilan Halimi gets a call from a beautiful girl who had approached him at work and makes plans to meet her for coffee. Ilan didn’t suspect a thing. He was 23 and had his whole life ahead of him. The next time Ilan’s family heard from him was through a cryptic online message from kidnappers demanding ransom in exchange for their son’s life. Based on a book co-written by the victim’s mother, this cinematic adaptation offers a harrowing view into this ordeal: from his kidnapping and torture at the hands of the Gang of Barbarians, to the nearly 700 phone calls, insults, and threats received by his family. Meanwhile the Parisian police fail to recognize the antiSemitic hatred of his abductors.

ABERDEEN revolves around the extended Cheng family, which, like Aberdeen harbor’s Chinese namesake, represents today’s “Little Hong Kong” and its myriad of contradictions between traditions and modernity; superstitions and materialism; family and individuality. Director // Pang Ho-cheung Writer // Pang Ho-cheung Producers // Pang Ho-cheung, Chen Kuo-Fu, Subi Liang, Chau Cheok-wa, Alex Dong, Song Dai, Tam Wai-pong Cast // Miriam Yeung, Louis Koo, Gigi Leung, Eric Tsang English subtitles Print Courtesy of Magnum Films

Director // Alexandre Acady Writers // Alexandre Acady, Emilie Freche, Antoine Lacomblez Producers // Alexandre Arcady, Claude Fenioux, Catherine Grandjean, Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela Cast // Zabou Breitman, Pascal Elbé English subtitles New England Premiere Print Courtesy of Menemsha Films

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AUF DAS LEBEN! TO LIFE!

BAD HURT

Germany, 2014, 90 min

Elaine Kendall, a determined Staten Island housewife, fights to keep her family together in the face of growing chaos. A once passionate love affair with her husband Ed, a proud Vietnam veteran, is evaporating after many years of unspoken regrets. Together, they struggle to make sense of the blossoming romance between their adult, mentally challenged daughter and a provocative coworker. Meanwhile, their patriotic eldest son fights to overcome physical and psychological scars from serving in the Gulf War. Their youngest son lives in the shadow of his brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments, wishing nothing more than to carve out his own place in his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart.

Director // Uwe Jenson Writers // Stephen Glantz, Volkner Kellner, Thorsten Wettcke Producers // Alice Brauner Cast // Hannelore Elsner, Max Riemelt English subtitles Print Courtesy of Menemsha Films Filmmaker in attendance

Director // Mark Kemble Writers // Mark Kemble, Jamieson Stern Producers // Emma Tillinger, Theo Rossi, Nick Koskoff, Nicholas Carmona, Jamieson Stern Cast // Karen Allen, Theo Rossi, Michael Harney, Johnny Whitworth

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Fate has taken its toll on the aging cabaret singer Ruth and the young but terminally ill Jonas. Yet despite their great age difference and their entirely opposite experiences in life, they form an intense bond and give each other a reason and purpose to live.

USA, 2015, 90 min

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THE DARK HORSE

DÉCOR

New Zealand, 2014, 124 min

Maha has always been passionate about film, and as a set designer she’s become an expert at creating imaginary worlds. Under immense pressure at work, she sights another life on the horizon and begins slipping between realities—one resembling the film set she’s designed and the other her supposed real life. As she grows ever more entangled in each, the border between the real and imagined becomes blurred. Maha walks a fine line between her parallel lives, and must decide for the first time what she truly desires.

THE DARK HORSE is an inspiring true story based on the life of a charismatic, brilliant but little-known New Zealand Hero and Chess champion - Genesis Potini. A provocative, emotionally-charged drama about a man who searches for the courage to lead, despite his own adversities - finding purpose and hope in passing on his gift to the children in his community. Director // James Napier Robertson Writer // James Napier- Robertson Producer // Tom Hern Cast // Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance Northeast Premiere Print Courtesy of Entertainment One

Egypt, 2014, 116 min

Director // Ahmad Abdallah Writers // Mohamed Diab, Sherin Diab Producers // Ahmed Badawy, Zein Kurdi Cast // Khaled Abol Naga, Maged El Kedwany, Horeya Farghaly New England Premiere English subtitles Print Courtesy of Visit Films

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DON’T WORRY BABY

GEMMA BOVERY

USA, 2015, 88 min

In this vibrant re-imagining of Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, life imitates art in uncanny ways when British beauty Gemma Bovery and her husband move to a charming old farmhouse in the same village where the novel was written a century earlier. Their neighbor, local baker and Flaubert expert Martin Joubert becomes entranced with Gemma, and soon he is drawing parallels between the literary and real life woman. As reality sets in on the fantasy of rural French domesticity, Joubert fears that her destiny is linked to Flaubert’s doomed heroine.

Director // Julian Branciforte Writer // Julian Branciforte Producers // Jean-Raphael Ambron, Garrett P. Fennelly, Sam Harper, Ross Hilary, Thomas Kaier, Jamie Krasnoff, Brendan McHugh, Nick Shore Cast // John Magaro, Christopher McDonald, Dreama Walker

Director // Anne Fontaine Writers // Anne Fontaine, Pascal Bonitzer Producers // Philippe Carcassonne, Matthieu Tarot Cast // Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng

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DON’T WORRY BABY is a duel coming of age story about a slacker son and an overbearing father who both unknowingly sleep with the same woman. Four years later they compete over the paternity of a daughter either of them could be the father of. The father uses the experience in an attempt to get his family to forgive his previous transgressions, while his son uses the experience to try and slingshot himself into adulthood.

France, 2014, 99 min

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A HARD DAY

USA/Argentina, 2015, 93 min

South Korea, 2014, 111 min

Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival. In Troy, New York, two women, both named Helen, carry on seemingly complacent existences with their respective partners. Middle-aged Helen lives with husband Roy and finds comfort from a “reborn” baby doll. Meanwhile, successful young artist Helen is expecting a child with her non- committal partner. Foreboding signs begin to appear: a meteor reportedly crashes nearby; people go missing; and inexplicable, life-altering changes spiral the Helens’ inert realities into a terrifying journey through unknown terrain.

Returning from his mother’s funeral, homicide detective Gun-su runs over a man in a dark street. Desperate, he dumps the body in the coffin alongside his mother. Days later, Gun-su flips through a listing of open cases and finds his accident victim. His colleague is on the case and is slowly making progress. Even worse, a witness steps forward – a detective named Park, who wants the body. Gun-su digs his mother’s grave and retrieves the body, only to find gunshot wounds on it. This unpredictable story that will keep you guessing until the end!

Directors // Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia Writers // Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia Producers // Rania Attieh, Mahalia Cohen, Iván Eibuszyc, Shruti Ganguly, Daniel Garcia, Matthew Thurm, Pierce Varous Cast // Robin Bartlett, Rebecca Dayan, Will Janowitz

Director // Kim Seong-Hun Writer // Kim Seong-Hun Producers // You Jeong-Hun, Cha Ji-Hyun, Billy Acumen Cast // Lee Sun-Kyun, Cho Jin-Woong

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HENRI HENRI Canada, 2013, 100 min

Director // Martin Talbot Writer // Martin Talbot Producers // Christian Larouche, Caroline Héroux Cast // Catherine De Sève, Sophie Desmarais, Kenneth Fernandez Berkshire Premiere English subtitles Print Courtesy of Entertainment One

Kyrgyzstan, 2014, 135 min A historical epic from Kyrgyzstan set in the 19th Century, this is the true story of Kurmanjan Datka, a strong willed woman who becomes the ruler of her country and saves the nation from total destruction. KURMANJAN DATKA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS is the largest budget film that Kyrgyzstan has produced and shooting took place over the course of two years and involved more than 10,000 people. Director // Sadyk Sher-Niyaz Writer s// Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, Bakytbek Turdubaev, Bakyt Turdubayev Producers // Zhyldyzkan Dzholdoshov, Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, Farkhad Bekmanbetov Cast // Elina Abai Kyzy, Nasira Mambetova, Aziz Muradillayev, Adilet Usubaliyev

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Orphaned and forgotten, Henri has the perfect job to suit his unique talent: he maintains the lamps and light fixtures at the convent he has called home his entire life. When he is forced to leave, the real world overwhelms him. While he dedicates himself to bringing light into the lives of others, his great sadness is that he remains unable to step out of the shadows. Armed only with his sincerity, he will try to help the lonely while rekindling the flame with his secret love, Hélène, who has been living in darkness.

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FILMS FEATURE

THE LAST DIAMOND France, 2014, 108 min The Florentine, a fabled, 137-carat yellow diamond last seen in 1918, has resurfaced and is up for sale in an exclusive Antwerp auction house. Simon, a master thief and ex-con on probation is coerced into taking on the biggest, riskiest theft of his career, one that involves a long con with the diamond’s dangerously seductive owner, Julia. In the tradition of Melville’s Le Cercle Rouge and The Thomas Crown Affair, Yvan Attal teams up with The Artist Academy Award-nominee star Bérénice Bejo to bring the sophisticated heist movie roaring back to life. Director // Eric Barbier Writers // Eric Barbier, Marie Eynard, Trân-Minh Nam Producers // Aïssa Djabri, Lilian Eche, Christel Henon, Farid Lahouassa, Genevieve Lemal Cast // Yvan Attal, Bérénice Bejo, Jean-François Stévenin

LE PETITE REINE: DOWNFALL OF A CHAMPION Canada, 2013, 110 min Based on a true story, LA PETITE REINE follows Julie, a young cycling star, two races away from winning the World Cup— her reward for years of intense training. Then Julie is denounced for doping. Alone and with no knowledge of the world outside the realm of racing, Julie must find a way out. The problem is, due to the ruthless manipulations of others, Julie is apparently guilty as charged. Director // Alexis Durand Brault Writers // Sophie Lorain, Catherine Léger Producer // Richard Lalonde Cast // Laurence Leboeuf, Patrice Robitaille, Denis Bouchard English subtitles Print Courtesy of Entertainment One

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LOS HONGOS Colombia/ France/ Germany/ Argentina, 2014, 103 min

Director // Oscar Ruiz Navia Writers // CĂŠsar Augusto Acevedo, Oscar Ruiz Navia Producer // Guillaume de Seille Cast // Jovan Alexis Marquinez, Calvin Buenaventura, Atala Estrada

Canada, 2014, 84 min Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom, though many have tried. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home to settle her affairs. They find themselves unable to let go of their mother and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake. Director // Sarah Adina Smith Writer // Sarah Adina Smith Producers // Samuel T. Bauer, Mary Pat Bentel, Jonako Donley Cast // Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, Aleksa Palladino New England Premiere Print Courtesy of The Festival Agency Filmmaker in attendance

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Every night, Roberto graffitis walls of his neighborhood east of Cali. During the day, he is a construction worker until he loses his job because he steals cans of paint, using them to do a huge mural. Without a dime, he crosses the city looking for Eduardo, another graffiti creator. The boys move through the city, as two fungi, they contaminate their surroundings with immense freedom. Their memories and desires shaped in the walls they will paint across their way. The city is waiting for them.

THE MIDNIGHT SWIM

Juried Competition Film

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FILMS FEATURE

THE NEW GIRLFRIEND

RESULTS

France, 2014, 105 min

Recently divorced, newly rich, and utterly miserable, Danny (Corrigan) would seem to be the perfect test subject for a definitive look at the relationship between money and happiness. Danny’s well-funded ennui is interrupted by a momentous trip to the local gym, where he meets self-styled guru/owner Trevor (Pearce) and irresistibly acerbic trainer Kat (Smulders). Soon, their three lives are inextricably knotted, both professionally and personally. The end result is a charming shaggy-dog tale that’s been hitting the gym: taut, limber, and powerful.

In acclaimed writer-director Francois Ozon’s provocative new film, Claire (rising French star Anais Demoustier) befriends David (Romain Duris), the husband of her recently deceased best friend, Laura. But when the widowed David reveals his deepest secret to Claire, their newfound friendship is tested, forcing Claire to explore her own unexpected feelings and desires. With dashes of George Cukor and Douglas Sirk, THE NEW GIRLFRIEND is Ozon at his finest: a witty yet moving exploration of the boundaries of sexuality that imaginatively depicts the flexibility of love in our modern age. Director // Francois Ozon Writer // Francois Ozon Producers // Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer Cast // Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz

USA, 2015, 105 min

Director // Andrew Bujalski Writer // Andrew Bujalski Producers // David Bernon, Greg Stewart, Sev Ohanian, Sam Slater, Paul Bernon, Houston King Cast // Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan Print Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

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THE SECOND MOTHER

Netherlands, 2014, 95 min

Brazil, 2015, 110 min

Tuur and Lambert are best friends in a Nazioccupied Dutch village who play soldier, mimicking a war that seems removed from their everyday life. Ultimately, the realities of war find even them - Lambert’s father, a Nazi sympathizer, becomes town mayor and Tuur discovers his own father joined the resistance. Meanwhile, their new friend Maartje is hiding a secret, one that could lead to devastating consequences for anyone keeping it. SECRETS OF WAR puts both the danger and the humanity of wartime friendships squarely on the shoulders of three children who face extraordinary circumstances with a maturity beyond their years.

Val is a live-in housekeeper who takes her work seriously. She wears a crisp maid’s uniform while serving perfect canapés; she serves her wealthy São Paulo employers day in and day out while lovingly nannying their teenage son whom she’s raised since toddlerhood. Everyone and everything in the elegant house has its place until Val’s ambitious, clever daughter Jessica arrives to take the college entrance exams. Jessica’s confident, youthful presence upsets the unspoken yet strict balance of power in the household; Val must decide where her allegiances lie and what she’s willing to sacrifice.

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FILMS FEATURE

SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE USA, 2015, 92 min Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie star as two romantic failures whose years of serial infidelity and self-sabotage have led them to swear that their relationship will remain strictly platonic. But can love still bloom while you’re sleeping with other people? Writer/director Leslye Headland’s (Bachelorette) sexy romantic comedy co-stars Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, and Natasha Lyonne. Director // Leslye Headland Writer // Leslye Headland Producers // Matt Berenson, Kathryn Dean, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Sidney Kimmel, Adam McKay, Mark Mikutowicz, Dylan Tarason, Jim Tauber Cast // Jason Sudeikis , Alison Brie, Natasha Lyonne Print Courtesy of IFC Films

THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT USA, 2015, 122 It is the summer of 1971. Dr. Philip Zimbardo launches a study on the psychology of imprisonment. Twentyfour male undergraduates are randomly assigned to be either a guard or a prisoner. Set in a simulated jail, the project unfolds. The participants rapidly embody their roles—the guards become power-hungry and sadistic, while the prisoners, subject to degradation, strategize as underdogs. It soon becomes clear that, as Zimbardo and team monitor the escalation of action through surveillance cameras, they are not fully aware of how they, too, have become part of the experiment. Based on the reallife research of Dr. Zimbardo (who was a consultant on the film), this period piece remains relevant 40 years later. An intense, visceral film about the role of power that plays to both chilling and exhilarating effect. Director // Kyle Patrick Alvarez Writer // Tim Talbott Producers // Lauren Bratman, Laurence Ducceschi, Brent Emery , Lizzie Friedman, Brian Geraghty, Karen Lauder, Rachel Lauder, Greg Little, Christopher McQuarrie Cast // Ki Hong Lee, Ezra Miller, Olivia Thirlby

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TRACES OF SANDALWOOD

USA, 2014, 120 min

Spain/India/France, 2014, 95 min

George is a desperate man. With faltering health and nowhere to turn, he finds himself thrust onto New York City’s unforgiving streets. After exhausting all other avenues of temporary housing, he seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan’s largest intake centre for homeless men. It too proves a harsh and difficult-to-navigate environment, crowded as it is with similarly marginalized souls. But when George befriends a seasoned shelter-dweller named Dixon, he begins to harbour hope of repairing his relationship with his estranged daughter. From Oscarnominated writer-director Oren Moverman (The Messenger, Rampart)

Despite fame and fortune, Mina, a successful Indian actress in Mumbai, can’t forget her little sister Sita, from whom she was forced to separate after their mother’s death in a village. Thirty years later she will finally find out that Sita is alive and well in Barcelona. However, Sita’s adoptive parents have erased all traces of her past. Faced with the shocking truth of her past, Paula begins a long journey of self-discovery. A story of hope and love across Mumbai and Barcelona; from India to the Mediterranean and all the way back.

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Director // Maria Ripoll Writer // Anna Soler-Pont Producers // Josep Amorós, Marc De Gouvenain, Ricard Domingo, Albert Espel, Uday Singhwala, Anna Soler-Pont Cast // Aina Clotet, Naby Dakhli, Nandita Das

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FILMS FEATURE

THE TRIBE

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Ukraine/Netherlands, 2014, 124 min A sensation at Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, and Sundance, THE TRIBE uses no spoken dialogue nor subtitles and unfolds through non-verbal acting and sign language from a cast of deaf, non-professional actors. Sergey, a new student at a Ukranian boarding school for the deaf, realizes he must prove himself to be brought under the protective wing of the school gang’s leader. Sergey’s new-found clique introduces him to their common activities of robbery, bribery and prostitution. Sergey assimilates seamlessly but compromises his position when he falls in love with his female classmate—and one of the gang’s escorts—triggering a series of stunningly diabolical events. [Disclaimer: This film contains extreme violence and nudity] Director // Myroslav Slaboshptskiy Writer // Myroslav Slaboshptskiy Producers // Valentyn Vasyanovych, Iya Myslytska Cast // Grigoriy Fesenko, Anya Yana Novikova, Svetka Rosa Babiy

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2015 DOCUMENTARY FILMS Above and Beyond Back on Board: Greg Louganis The Backwards Class Ballet Boys Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery Best of Enemies Cartel Land City of Gold Crescendo! The Power of Music The Diplomat Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Frame by Frame From This Day Forward How to Dance in Ohio Imber’s Left Hand Madina’s Dream The Man Who Saved the World Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict Romeo is Bleeding TAB Hunter Confidential (T) Error Welcome to Leith The Wolfpack

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ABOVE AND BEYOND USA/UK/Israel, 2015, 87 min In 1948, a group of Jewish American pilots answered a call for help. In secret and at great personal risk, they smuggled planes out of the U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia and flew for Israel in its War of Independence. This ragtag band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war, they also embarked on personal journeys of discovery and renewed Jewish pride. ABOVE AND BEYOND brings together new interviews as well as stunning aerial footage to present a fascinating, littleknown tale filled with heart, heroism and high-flying chutzpah. Director // Roberta Grossman Writer // Sophie Sartain Producers // Nancy Spielberg, S. Daniel Abraham, Al Berg New England Premiere English subtitles

BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS USA/UK, 2014, 86 min BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS an intimate portrait of the public triumphs and private struggles of trailblazing openly gay athlete Greg Louganis. A refreshingly candid documentary film about this fourtime Olympic champion, Back on Board: Greg Louganis follows Louganis over the past three years as he struggles with financial security and reunites with the sport he once dominated but is not welcomed in. The threat of losing his house during the recent financial crisis forces Louganis to re-evaluate the choices, relationships, and missed opportunities of his career. Director // Cheryl Furjanic Writers // Cheryl Furjanic, Karen K. H. Sim, Will Sweeney Producers // Will Sweeney, Cheryl Furjanic Print Courtesy of Film Transit Filmmaker in attendance

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THE BACKWARDS CLASS Canada, 2015, 91 min

Director // Madeleine Grant Producers // Jessica Cheung, Madeleine Grant, Murray Battle, Miranda DePencier Northeast Premiere Print Courtesy of Film Transit

Norway, 2014, 72 min It’s not easy being a teenager, especially not through the eyes of these three ballet boys. They work hard six days a week and need to sacrifice parties and friends from school to fulfill their dreams, and admission to a ballet academy means everything. It’s up to a jury to determine if they are the chosen one. During the course of four years, BALLET BOYS takes you through disappointments, victories, first loves, doubt, faith, finding your own way and own ambitions, all mixed with the beautiful expression of ballet. Director // Kenneth Elvebakk Writer // Kenneth Elvebakk Producers // Carsten Aanonsen English subtitles Print Courtesy of First Run Features

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A hopeful coming of age story -- the first class of Dalit (untouchables) caste students, in India’s history, undertake the national ISC high school graduation exams as a means to a brighter future for themselves, and an opportunity to break their families out of the destitution they’ve been entrenched in for generations.

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BELTRACCHI THE ART OF FORGERY

BEST OF ENEMIES

Germany, 2014, 93 min

Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the 1968 Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled out policy and personal insult—their explosive exchanges devolving into vitriolic name-calling. Live and unscripted, they kept viewers riveted. Ratings for ABC News skyrocketed. And a new era in public discourse was born. Directed by Academy Award-winning alum, Best of Enemies unleashes a highbrow blood sport that marked the dawn of pundit television as we know it today.

For nearly 40 years, Wolfgang Beltracchi was responsible for the biggest art forgery of the postwar era. He found gaps in the oeuvres of great artists – Max Ernst, André Derain and Max Pechstein above all – and filled them with his own. Auctioneers at Sotheby’s and Christie’s were hoodwinked, just like Hollywood star Steve Martin and collectors worldwide. In BELTRACCHI THE ART OF FORGERY, Wolfgang chats openly about his quixotic adventures in an art world ruled by blind greed and the unanswerable question: what is an original and what is a forgery. Director // Arne Birkenstock Writer // Arne Birkenstock Producers // Arne Birkenstock, Edward MacLiam, Thomas Springer, Helmut Weber Northeast Premiere English subtitles

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USA, 2015, 87 min

Directors // Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon Producers // Julie Goldman, Clif Philips Print Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

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CITY OF GOLD

USA/Mexico, 2015, 98 min

USA, 2014, 91 min

CARTEL LAND is a harrowing look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels. In the Mexican state of Michoacán, a smalltown physician leads an uprising against a violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region. Meanwhile, in a 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley, an American veteran heads a paramilitary group whose goal is to stop Mexico’s drug wars from seeping into Arizona. CARTEL LAND is a chilling meditation on the breakdown of order and the blurry line between good and evil.

CITY OF GOLD chronicles Pulitzer Prizewinning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold’s relationship to his beloved and sprawling metropolis, Los Angeles. Gold has long been adored in his hometown for his cultural writing about LA’s hidden culinary treasures; he was one of the first critics to review small family owned restaurants in far-flung ethnic enclaves with as much passion as the haute cuisine establishments of Beverly Hills. With a stroke of his pen, he’s changed the lives of countless immigrant chefs, newly discovered by voracious foodies who avidly track his reviews. CITY OF GOLD explores the rigor, knowledge, and curiosity that make Gold’s style of criticism nationally recognized. Mapping Los Angeles through his Odyssey-like quests for new food experiences, Jonathan Gold reveals a complex, paradoxical urban landscape that will surprise newcomers and locals alike.

Director // Matthew Heineman Producers // Myles Estey, Matthew Hamachek, Matthew Heineman, Matt Porwoll, Bradley J. Ross, Molly Thompson, Tom Yellin MA Premiere English subtitles Print Courtesy of Long Shot Factory Filmmaker in attendance

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CRESCENDO! THE POWER OF MUSIC USA, 2014, 85 min Official Selection: Philadelphia Film Festival The film follows 3 kids (one in Harlem and two in Philadelphia) who are at schools that have instituted El Sistema, the music program originated in Venezuela, designed to bring music, discipline and a positive trajectory to children living in low income areas. The results are actually startling in this very moving film directed by Jamie Bernstein. Director // Jamie Bernstein Producers // Jamie Bernstein, Anthony Drazan, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Malika Jamison, Hugo Kenzo, Elizabeth Kling, Mike Nichols, Rick Rosenthal, Nancy Stephens Print Courtesy of Film Sales Corp Filmmaker in attendance

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THE DIPLOMAT USA, 2015, 104 min David Holbrooke attempts the seemingly insurmountable: capturing the legacy of his larger-than-life father, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, while traveling across the globe to reveal an inside view of U.S. foreign policy. The documentary takes us behind the scenes of high stakes diplomacy where peace is waged and wars are ended, including in Vietnam, Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. Interviewing world leaders, David grapples with Holbrookeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public versus private personas, creating a sensitive portrait of fatherhood, ambition, and the force required to affect change throughout the world. Director // David Holbrooke Writers // Richard Holbrooke, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry Producer // Stacey Reiss Print Courtesy of HBO Filmmaker in attendance

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FRAME BY FRAME

USA, 2014, 93 min

Afghanistan, 2015, 85 min

Amid the seismic cultural shift of the 1970s, American comedy got a sharper edge when a newly minted magazine named National Lampoon stuck its middle finger up at the establishment. Lampoon’s irreverence spanked nearly every available social taboo and exploded onto America’s cultural consciousness attracting talents as Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Bill Murray, and Chevy Chase. Douglas Tirola weaves neverbefore-seen footage together with the magazine’s beautiful and often shocking art, reliving National Lampoon’s meteoric rise from counterculture to a brand synonymous with Hollywood’s biggest comedies. Energetic, revolutionary, gently perverted, and often hilarious, DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD elevates nostalgia to a roof-raising experience.

When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. As foreign troops withdraw, Afghan journalists are left to stand on their own. Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with color and character, FRAME BY FRAME follows four Afghan photojournalists who navigate a dangerous media landscape to reframe Afghanistan for the world. Through cinema vérité, photojournalism, and never-before-seen footage shot during the Taliban, the film reveals the realities of building free press.

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Directors // Mo Scarpelli, Alexandria Bombach Writers // Mo Scarpelli, Alexandria Bombach Producers // Alexandria Bombach, Jeff Orlowski, Mo Scarpelli, Nancy Schafer, Louis Venezia, Brock Williams

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FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO

USA, 2015, 80 min

USA, 2015, 88 min

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD is a moving portrayal of an American family coping with the most intimate of transformations. When director Sharon Shattuck’s father came out as transgender and changed her name to Trisha, Sharon was in the awkward throes of middle school. Her father’s transition to female was difficult for her straight-identified mother, Marcia, to accept, but her parents stayed together. As the Shattucks reunite to plan Sharon’s wedding, she seeks a deeper understanding of how her parents’ marriage survived the radical changes that threatened to tear their family apart.

In Columbus, Ohio, a group of teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum prepare for an iconic American rite of passage -- a Spring Formal. They spend 12 weeks practicing their social skills in preparation for the dance at a local nightclub. Working with their psychologist, they take the challenges expressed in their respective therapy groups from one level to the next: picking dates, dresses, and, ultimately, a King and Queen of the Prom. Director // Alexandra Shiva Producers // Jason Blum, Bari Pearlman, Alexandra Shiva

Director // Sharon Shattuck Producers // Brooke Brewer, Margaret A. Brunyansky, Ian Cheney, Abigail Disney,Regina Kulik Scully, Martha Shane, Sharon Shattuck MA Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

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MADINA’S DREAM

USA, 2014, 80 min

USA, 2015, 82 min

A document of Jon Imber’s courageous and sometimes darkly humorous response to a death sentence, a diagnosis of ALS. The film traces the artist’s life, career, and adaptations, switching from painting from his right hand to his left, and then to both hands held at his waist as the degenerative condition progresses. Adversity only makes him more determined to paint, and paint he does: more than 100 portraits in a four month span. We first encounter Imber in his studio for the first time painting with his left hand while he and his partner, painter Jill Hoy, analyze Jon’s self-portrait and talk about the anxiety to come. The painting becomes an unsettling metaphor of his psychological journey living into his dying through his art.

An unflinching and poetic glimpse into a forgotten war, MADINA’S DREAM tells the story of rebels and refugees fighting to survive in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains. After decades of civil war, South Sudan achieved its independence from Sudan in 2011. But inside Sudan, the conflict continues. Sudan’s government employs aerial bombings and starvation warfare against the inhabitants of the Nuba Mountains. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled to refugee camps in South Sudan or remain trapped in the war zone. Eleven-year-old Madina and countless others dream of a brighter future for the Nuban people.

Director // Richard Kane Writer // Richard Kane Producer // Richard Kane

Director // Andrew Berends Writer // Andrew Berends Producers // Alessandra Bellizia, Andrew Berends, Alex Kruz, Mariah Wilson

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THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD

ROMEO IS BLEEDING

Denmark, 2014, 105 min

A fatal turf war between neighborhoods haunts the city of Richmond, CA. Donté Clark transcends the violence in his hometown by writing poetry about his experiences. Using his voice to inspire those around him, he and the likeminded youth of the city mount an urban adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, with the hope of starting a real dialogue about violence in the city. Will Richmond force Donté to compromise his idealistic ambitions? Or will Donté end Richmond’s cycle of trauma?

On September 26th, 1983, nuclear alarms indicated that five American missiles had been launched against the USSR. Russian Lt. Colonel Stanislav Petrov defied the system and ignored the warning systems. He followed his instinct and decided it was a false alarm. His decision saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Two decades later, this forgotten hero finally receives acknowledgement by the UN for his historical deed. THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD seamlessly mixes extraordinarily accurate and compelling reenactments of the 1983 incident with Stanislav’s current day roadtrip across America seeing the missiles for himself and visiting his idol Kevin Costner. Director // Peter Anthony Producers // Jakob Staberg, Christian D. Bruun, Mark Romeo, Raphael Avigdor English subtitles Filmmaker in attendance

USA, 2015, 93 min

Director // Jason Zeldes Writer // Jason Zeldes Producers // Michael Klein, Katey Zouck MA Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

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TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL

(T)ERROR

USA, 2015, 90 min

(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of “Shariff,” a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned informant, viewers get an unfettered glimpse of the government’s counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them. Taut, stark and controversial, (T)ERROR illuminates the fragile relationships between individual and surveillance state in modern America, and asks who is watching the watchers?

Director // Jeffrey Schwarz Producers // Allan Glaser, Neil Koenigsberg, Jeffrey Schwarz Print Courtesy of The Film Collaborative Filmmaker in attendance

Directors // Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe Producers // Christopher St. John, Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe, Eugene Jarecki MA Premiere Print Courtesy of The Film Collaborative Filmmaker in attendance

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS MAY 28 - 31, 2015

In the 1950s, Tab Hunter is number one at the box office and on the music charts. He is Hollywood’s most sought-after star and America’s boy next door. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren are just a few of the actresses he is romantically linked to. Nothing, it seems, can damage Tab Hunter’s career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that he’s secretly gay. Featuring John Waters, Clint Eastwood, George Takei, and Debbie Reynolds, in TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL, the real Tab Hunter shares the story of a happy, healthy survivor of Hollywood’s roller coaster.

USA, 2014, 83 min

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WELCOME TO LEITH

THE WOLFPACK

USA, 2015, 85 min

The six Angulo brothers spent their entire lives locked in a Lower East Side apartment. Nicknamed “The Wolfpack,” they’re all bright, homeschooled, and have practically never left their home. All they know of the outside world is gleaned from the films they watch obsessively and recreate meticulously. But after one of the brothers escapes the apartment (wearing a Michael Meyers mask for protection), the power dynamics in the house are transformed, and all the boys begin to dream of venturing out. Capturing the thrill of the Wolfpack’s discoveries without skirting the darker questions of abuse and confinement, THE WOLFPACK charts a fascinating coming of age story and a true example of the power of movies to transform and save lives.

WELCOME TO LEITH is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor. The unsettling underpinning of the film is how we wrestle with our democratic principles when they’re pushed to the limit. Directors // Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker Writers // Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker Producers // Joey Carey, Jenner Furst, David Nichols, Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker New England Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

USA, 2015, 84 min

Director // Crystal Moselle Producers // Crystal Moselle, Izabella Tzenkova, Alex Orlovsky, Hunter Gray, Tyler Brodie, Louise Ingalls Sturges, Cameron Brodie, David Cross Print Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

Juried Competition Film

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SHORTS #2 Grange to Garage Heebie Jeebies Blue Blue Sky Open 24 Hours Monkey Love Experiments Somos Amigos The Anniversary Pioneer High The Gnomist

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WORLD OF TOMORROW USA, 2015, 17 min

EXPOSURE USA, 2014, 21 min EXPOSURE is about a guy and a girl with social anxiety disorder who get set up by their therapist to meet at a speed dating event. Director // Todd Kruger Writer // Todd Kruger Producer // Todd Kruger

Winner of the Grand Jury Price for Short Film at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, WORLD OF TOMORROW is about a little girl taken on a mind足bending tour of her distant future. Director // Don Hertzfeldt Writer // Don Hertzfeldt Producer // Don Hertzfeldt New England Premiere

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A.D. 1363 USA/New Zealand, 2015, 3 min

HUMPTY USA, 2013, 15 min Learning his girlfriend is pregnant, Dean is surprised, delighted, and a bit unsure. To prove himself responsible, the father-to-be seeks confirmation from an unlikely source: a high school parenting test. Director // Clare Seckler Writer // Clare Seckler Producers // Jean Pesce, Clare Sackler, Cathy Yan New England Premiere Filmmaker in attendance 92

A little-known historical catastrophe leads to the definitive end of the era of chivalry and questing. Director // Jake Mahaffy Writer // Jake Mahaffy Producer // Jake Mahaffy

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USA, 2015, 11 min

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An aging scientist must decide whether to give in to early-onset dementia, or to take an experimental drug, which locks him into his memories, unable to form new ones. Starring Mike Nussbaum (“House of Games,” “Men in Black”).

A young man’s livelihood is put to the test when he gets stopped by the police on his way home from practice.

Director // Ronald Eltanal Writer // Ronald Eltanal Producers // Dana Hodgdon, Matt Irvine, David Miller, Joshua Russell

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Director // Reinaldo Marcus Green Writer // Reinaldo Marcus Green Producers // Chiara Bernasconi, Rajat Sharma

CONSOLATION PRIZE USA, 2014, 15 min

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A delusional deadbeat dad living on an inherited wasteland of wrecked cars and trucks, tries to connect with his son over a surprise weekend visit. In this beautifully shot, slow burning drama, a man reflects on past decisions moving forwards.

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Mel, a 20-year old female open mic comedian lives with her tabloid-obsessed mother in Queens. Abandoned by her father and born into a family of unfulfilled hopes and dreams, Mel is a fight waiting to erupt. Her one outlet is through stand up comedy. She misguidedly seeks validation and acceptance from a misogynistic male comedian and is determined to make her mark as she navigates the late night open mic scene.

Canada, 2014, 11 min

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USA, 2015, 11 min

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When a young military wife gets news that her Marine husband has been severely wounded in combat, she discovers that life ahead for them is going to be a difficult and yet amazing journey.

When two kids convince Mom to read a scary story right before bedtime, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hardly a wonder no one gets any sleep. But is it really all just make-believe?

Director / Writer // Chris King Producers // Ryan Black, Ryan Calhoun, Jacqueline Calkin, Lena Flynn, Sean Flynn, John Alexander Jimenez, Chris King, Heather King, Eric Wheeler New England Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

Director // Todd Slawsby Writer // Todd Slawsby Producers // Harold Parker, Todd Slawsby, Roz Weisberg MA Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

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BLUE BLUE SKY Switzerland, 2015, 9 min

GRANGE TO GARAGE USA, 2014, 16 min A California farmer struggles to stay in business raising organically grown, freerange automobiles. Director // William Johnson-Carter Writers // Andy Chun, William Johnston-Carter Producer // Chris Bright New England Premiere 94

In summer, everyone goes on vacation, to the beach I guess. There they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even realize that nothing ever happens at all. Before summer break Maria quit talking. Far away from vacation activities and swimming pools, she hides in a world where the living rarely visit. Director // Bigna Tomschin Writer // Bigna Tomschin Northeast Premiere English subtitles

USA, 2014, 7 min

Spain, 2014, 13 min

Russell makes a quick stop at a backwoods convenience store to purchase gas and a suspicious pair of supplies -- a roll of duct tape and coil of rope. He meets his match in Dixie, an overzealous checkout clerk who misinterprets Russell's dark motives entirely. Russell is forced to play into Dixie's eccentric whims... or risk drawing suspicion to the eerie rumbling from inside the trunk of his car.

What would you do if you had to fire your best friend? A young businessman of an apparently reliable firm learns that Santi, along with 24 other workers under his service, have to be fired. His boss and friend Max tries to advise him on how to handle the situation, but it soon becomes increasingly entangled. Director // Carlos Solano Perez Writers // Luis Miguel MartĂnez, Carlos Solano Perez Producer // Sergi Casamitjana MA Premiere English subtitles

New England Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS UK, 2014, 9 min

Directors // Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson Writers // Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson

USA, 2014, 8 min David and Meryl, two troubled parents, quarrel on the eve of an important anniversary. After months of severe strain on their relationship, Meryl makes a final attempt to connect with her wayward husband.

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In 1969, Hala emigrates from Palestine to Michigan and attends a high school that prohibits girls from wearing pants. With her limited English, Hala, an unsuspecting rebel, repeatedly disobeys the rule. A revolution brews as the teacher loses control of his classroom to the new girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence.

THE GNOMIST invites you to take a journey deep into the woods in Overland Park, Kansas to a place where fairies and gnomes live. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whimsical place that simply asks its visitors to dream, hope, love and, of course, believe in a little magic.

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HELLO WORLD

by Eric Serre France, 2012, 5 min

In a collage forest crafted out of newspaper, plants, and paper maché, a newborn owl wakes up and explores the complicated world around him.

BIG BLOCK SING-SONG: HAIR

by Warren Brown Canada, 2012, 2 min

From the people who brought usJohn the Leprechaun, a Kraftwerk-style electronic pop tune about the stuff that grows out of your head.

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A boy receives a paper snowflake in the mail and sticks it under his pillow. In the morning, he finds that his world has been transformed.

Czech Republic, 2013, 6 min Three friends discover a mysterious bone. With their imaginations running wild, they set out to discover the creature it belonged to.

by Natalia Chernysheva Russia, 2012, 5 min

SKY COLOR

by Peter H. Reynolds 2012, 7 min

When Marisol sets out to create a sky for the class mural, she discovers the blue is missing from her paints. This story celebrates the creative process and what it means to look at the world through the eyes of an artist.

WHAT IS MUSIC?

by Christian Robinson 2013, 4 min

Given a brief quiz on music, these kids provide some of the best – if not the most accurate – answers possible.

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ON THE WING

by Vera Myakisheva Russia, 2012, 6 min

A young chicken wonders how she can learn to fly, just like all the other birds.

MY MOM IS AN AIRPLANE Russia/USA, 2013, 6.5 min There are all different kinds of mothers in this world. But can your mom fly? Part of the award winning Animation Show of Shows collection.

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MESOCOSM An ongoing series of animated landscapes that develop and change over time in response to probability equations that trigger narrative elements, MESOCOSM is drawn by hand, frame-by-frame, yet its choreography is dynamic—not predetermined or linear—and runs in realtime.The cycle has no fixed beginning or end. Northumberland, UK is an algorithmic work, representing the passage of time on the moors of Northeast England. One hour of world time elapses in each minute of screen time, so that one year lasts 146 hours. The man with his back to us is a character based on Lucian Freud’s painting of Leigh Bowery, the performance artist, designer, and drag queen whose larger than life personality helped to catalyze the interdisciplinary experimental art scene in London in the 1980s. Wink, TX is located on private oil company property—boils, gushes, flows and expels objects: plastic bags, oil and dark clouds that whirl out of the sinkhole’s vortex in ghostly choreography. This sinkhole has been widening steadily since it emerged in 2002. Presented as a variable format triptych on three flat screens or projections, Times Square loosely corresponds to the spatiotemporal organization of Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights. Director // Marina Zurkow Filmmaker in attendance 106

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MUSIC INN: A FILM DOCUMENTARY USA, 100 min This elegiac documentary charts the legacy of the Music Inn, a 1950s haven for jazz and folk artists who gathered each summer to hone their skills and explore their musical roots via jam sessions and discussions. Through interviews and archival footage, Music Inn traces the decade-long series of performances, workshops and roundtables that welcomed a wide range of people, ideas, and musical genres, and tracks the enduring influence of the famed Berkshire Mountains site that eventually became Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first concentrated jazz school. Director // Ben Barenholtz Producers // Ben Barenholtz, Naomi Bombardi-Wilson, Casey Meade, George Schuller, Stephanie Sharis Work in Progress: Still in Need of Funds for Music Clearances!

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GRAZERS: A COOPERATIVE STORY USA, 2014, 69 min With growing interest in farm-to-table food, a small band of New York farmers sees an opportunity to hold onto their endangered farms by raising and selling grass-fed beef. Forming a cooperative, they soon discover that the marketplace surprisingly canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support their simple ambitions. Following their efforts for two years, GRAZERS exposes in microcosm the struggles of small-scale farming in our modern, industrial world. At stake are their farms, the small communities around them, the health of the land and a way of life. Directors // Sarah Teale, Lisa F. Jackson Producers // Sarah Teale, Lisa F. Jackson MA Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

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BOB AND THE TREES USA/France, 2014, 91 min Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival Bob, a 50-year-old logger in rural Massachusetts with a soft spot for golf and gangsta rap, is struggling to make ends meet in a changed economy. When his beloved cow is wounded and a job goes awry, Bob begins to heed the instincts of his ever-darkening self. Director // Diego Ongaro Writers // Diego Ongaro, Courtney Maum, Sasha Statman-Weil Producers // Rob Cristiano, Christie Molia, Diego Ongaro, Alexx Pryjma Cast // Polly MacIntyre, Matt Gallagher, Bob Tarasuk Northeast Premiere Print Courtesy of Film Sales Corp Filmmaker in attendance

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THE MASK YOU LIVE IN USA, 2015, 90 min An exploration of how our culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and unveils what we can do about it. Director // Jennifer Siebel Newsom Writers // Jessica Congdon, Jennifer Siebel Newsom Producers // Jessica Anthony, Jessica Congdon, Abigail Disney, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Dani Fishman, Sarah E. Johnson, Wendy Schmidt, Regina Kulik Scully, Jennifer Siebel Newsom Print Courtesy of Representation Project Filmmaker in attendance This film is brought to you by our community partner

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AUTUMNAL USA/Berkshire, 2015, 12 min AUTUMNAL takes place over a day in late November on a farm in Western Massachusetts. A rooster and a farmer each go about their business. Eventually the rooster becomes part of the farmer’s business and meets his fate. While the events depicted are documentary in nature, the look and sound of the film are based in non-fiction forms, and, in particular, the spare style of the great French filmmaker Robert Bresson. Director // Larry Burke Writer // Larry Burke Producer // Larry Burke World Premiere Filmmaker in attendance

A SMALL GOOD THING USA/Berkshire, 2015, 71 min How can we live in a better way? For the longest time, we’ve been living as though the more we have -- the more money, the more goods, the more territory -- the happier we’ll be. Following six people in one community over a year, A SMALL GOOD THING looks at the small truths that are creating the New American Dream. Director // Pamela Tanner Boll Writers // Pamela Tanner Boll, Nancy Kennedy Producers // Paula Kirk, Pamela Tanner Boll, Kerthy Fix Cast // Bill McKibben, Dacher Keltner, Jeremy Rifkin, Kristin Neff, Stephen Cope Berkshire Premiere Filmmaker in attendance This film is brought to you by our community partner

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IT’S ME, HILARY: THE MAN WHO DREW ELOISE

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USA, 2015, 36 min

A collection of authors and colleagues, many based in the Berkshire literary belt, reflect on when and why they began reading and writing. In one on one interviews, Susan Orlean, Simon Winchester, Luc Sante, John Patrick Shanley, Courtney Maum, Steve Heller and others weigh whether the push for speed necessarily pays off — and conclude it can still take a long time to craft a good story.

A portrait of the artist behind the iconic “Eloise” books, as he reflects on his life as an illustrator and his relationship to his most successful work. At 88, Hilary Knight has the desire to work but limited access to the subject he would most like to work with: Eloise. What emerges is a portrait of an artist stunted by early success and haunted by personal failures, deeply devoted to his most famous creation.

USA/Berkshire, 2015, 49 min

Director // Matt Wolf Producers // Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, Stacey Reiss Cast // Lena Dunham, Hilary Knight

Director // Kelly Carty Writers // Jonathan Bee, Kelly Carty Producers // Jonathan Bee, Kelly Carty Cast // Susan Orlean, Simon Winchester, Luc Sante, John Patrick Shanley, Courtney Maum, Steve Heller

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The 10th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival is thrilled to host the fifth annual Juried Prize Award generously sponsored by GWFF USA. The Jury will choose from 11 films in competition; 6 films in the feature documentary catagory 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, May 31 at allium in Great Barrington. (Open to All-Inclusive Passholders only.)

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KAREN ALLEN A BIFF board member since 2008, Karen headed up the first BIFF Jury Awards in 2010 and has continued overseeing the BIFF Jury in the following years. Karen began her studies as a textile designer when she was 17 in NYC but in 1972 her life took a different turn when she began to work as an actor and director in experimental theatre in Washington, DC. She moved back to NYC in 1976 to begin a life in the theatre, and several months later was cast in her first film role as Katy in Animal House. She has starred in over 45 feature films including THE WANDERERS, A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Saturn Award for Best Actress), STARMAN, SCROOGED, GLASS MENAGERIE (Spirit Award nomination), SHOOT THE MOON, MALCOM X, THE SANDLOT, CRUISING, UNTIL SEPTEMBER, KING OF THE HILL, FALLING SKY, WORLD TRAVELER, THE PERFECT STORM, INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, WHITE IRISH DRINKERS and BAD HURT, which premieres at Tribeca this April and will seen at the BIFF in 2015. Karen is currently shooting A YEAR BY THE SEA based on Joan Anderson’s best selling memoir. In television she has starred in numerous films including EAST OF EDEN, ALL THE WINTER’S THAT HAVE BEEN, MY HORRIBLE YEAR, NOVEMBER CHRISTMAS, VOYAGE, and SECRET WEAPON. On Broadway she portrayed Helen Keller in THE MONDAY AFTER THE MIRACLE (Theatre World Award) directed by Arthur Penn. Off Broadway she has starred in THE COUNTRY GIRL, EXTREMITIES, THE MIRACLE WORKER , BEAUTIFUL BODIES, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, SPEAKING IN TONGUES, and TEMPORARY 132

HELP. She most recently on stage in the Rattlestick Theatre’s production of Jon Fosse’s NY premiere of “A SUMMER DAY” at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Karen has worked with Shakespeare and Co., The Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Westport Playhouse, The Longwharf and the Berkshire Theatre Festival. She has directed Michael Weller’s MOONCHILDREN and William Mastrisimone’s Extremities at the Unicorn Theatre for BTG and this summer will direct Terence McNally’s FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE on the Main Stage. In the Fall of 2013 Karen directed Lucy Thurber’s world premiere of ASHVILLE in NYC which won an Obie Award. She is currently in fundraising mode, to direct a film of Carson McCuller’s short story A TREE, A ROCK, A CLOUD which will be shot in 2016. Karen is an adjunct professor at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, teaches Master classes for NYU at the Lee Strasberg Institute and is a member of the Actor’s Studio. She divides her time between her beloved Berkshires and NYC.

SUSAN ARNOLD Susan Arnold with her partner with Donna Roth produced the romantic comedy hits 13 GOING ON 30 starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, AMERICA’S SWEETHEART starring Julia Roberts, FORCES OF NATURE”starring Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck as well as the celebrated black comedy GROSSE POINT BLANK starring John Cusack. With Judd Apatow she produced DRILLBIT TAYLOR starring Owen Wilson. Other produced credits include the box office hit, THE HAUNTING starring Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta Jones, Lily Taylor and Owen Wilson and the critically acclaimed UNSTRUNG HEROES directed

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Scott Cohen stars in the new NBC series, ALLLEGIANCE, opposite Hope Davis. Based on an Israeli format, the show centers on a young man rapidly rising through the ranks of the CIA who is unaware that members of his family are part of a Russian sleeper cell that has just been activated. Cohen has become increasingly recognizable from his many character portrayals in television, theater and film. A very versatile actor, Cohen has garnered rave reviews for his varied, wide range of performances. Cohen wrapped the third and final season of the USA hit, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, where he played NICO, the a mysterious fixer. At the

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by Diane Keaton. Susan’s producing debut was the offbeat comedy BENNY AND JOON starring Johnny Depp.Susan came to producing following a successful career as a Casting Director working independently and as a studio executive. She began her casting career working for Roger Corman on PIRANHA followed by Paramount’s hit movie AIRPLANE. It was at Paramount where she met the celebrated Casting Executive Marion Dougherty, who asked Susan to join her as an executive at Warner Brothers. Her casting credits include, among others, NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION, GREMLINS, TOP SECRET, EXPLORERS as well as the Television show “TAXI”. Susan is an Adjunct Professor at Dodge College Of Film and Media Arts, Chapman University. She is currently teaching ACTING FOR THE SCREEN and OVERVIEW OF PRODUCING. Susan sits on the board of The Young Storytellers Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides thousands of underserved children in the public school system an opportunity to write stories and see them brought to life through performance. Susan runs the Movie Maker Program for Young Storytellers at Saint Anne’s School in Santa Monica, Ca.

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same time Cohen recurred on THE CARRIE DIARIES for the CW as a smooth ladies man. In other series television, he starred on Showtime’s STREET TIME with Rob Morrow, in the FOX sitcom THE RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES opposite Parker Posey, and the LAW & ORDER spin off, TRIAL BY JURY. Cohen has a loyal following for his role as Max Medina on GILMORE GIRLS and his turn as WOLF for the now cult classic THE 10TH KINGDOM. His recent and diverse television credits include CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, ELEMENTARY, PERSON OF INTEREST, PAN-AM, HAWAII FIVE0, and UNFORGETTABLE. Scott’s many made-fortelevision movies include Mitch Albom’s FOR ONE MORE DAY presented by Oprah Winfrey, FATAL CONTACT: BIRD FLU IN AMERICA, GIA with Angelina Jolie, GOTTI with Armand Assante, and KISS MY ACT opposite Camryn Manheim. Cohen’s upcoming film projects include JACK OF THE RED HEARTS opposite AnnaSophia Robb, as well as Tim Blake Nelson’s ANESTHESIA, Manu Boyer’s TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Lola Kirke’s LAKE CITY and Josh Mond’s JAMES WHITE. He starred opposite Natalie Portman in Don Roos' film adaptation of LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS. He also appeared in the Robert DeNiro film, EVERYBODY’S FINE, in Nicole Holofcener’s project, PLEASE GIVE, and Ed Zwick’s film, LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS. He also stars in the indie drama IRON CROSS with the late Roy Scheider and alongside Mel Gibson and Peter Stormare in GET THE GRINGO. Cohen starred in the hit film and critical favorite, KISSING JESSICA STEIN opposite Jennifer Westfeldt and also appeared in JACOB’S LADDER, A BROTHER’S KISS, THE MAMBO KINGS, PRIVATE PARTS, and BROTHER’S SHADOW. On stage, Cohen starred in the Broadway comedy LOSING LOUIE for the Manhattan Theater Club, in David Ives’ THE OTHER WOMAN and A NERVOUS SMILE opposite Amy Brenneman. He starred with John Spencer in GLIMMER, GLIMMER AND SHINE, Warren Leight’s follow-up to SIDE 134

MAN, also at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Cohen’s prolific stage work also counts numerous appearances at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including THE BIG KNIFE and LA RONDE, both directed by Joanne Woodward. Cohen was also seen in Voice and Vision’s production of Anastasia Traina’s IN AUDELA; he starred in the Playwrights Horizons production of Nicky Silver’s play THREE CHANGES alongside Dylan McDermott and Maura Tierney; and appeared in the American premiere of Caryl Churchill's DRUNK ENOUGH TO SAY I LOVE YOU with Sam West directed by James McDonald at the Public Theater. Along with his acting projects, Cohen is producing a television series called THREADS, with award winning documentarian Marc Levin, THE 10TH KINGDOM 2 with screenwriter Simon Moore, a docudrama about the music industry, entitled SCOUTS, and a series called THE WIDOWER penned by Anastasia Traina, along with helping Ms. Traina and David Caudle bring their children’s book BITSY and RAFF to life. Cohen has delved into the directing world by taking on USA’s Necessary Roughness web series; THE NICO FILES. Cohen also serves on the Film Columbia Film Festival’s Advisory Board, teaches acting at Hunter College, and is on the NYICFF advisory board. Cohen resides in Columbia County, NY with his wife, Anastasia Traina, their two dogs, their rabbit, Winston and Ana’s millions of bees. His son is off to college breaking down the meaning of life via one scientific theory at a time.

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

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 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping thirdworld 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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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 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.

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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 HARMAN. 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.

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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, 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

CANDIDATE, BELOVED, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, and PHILADELPHIA. Among her numerous other design credits are Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET 2, Neil Jordan’s THE BRAVE ONE, Brett Ratner’s RED DRAGON and TOWER HEIST, Roger Michelle’s CHANGING LANES, Barry Levinson’s SLEEPERS, and James L. Brooks’ BROADCAST NEWS. As a producer, Zea’s credits include James L. Brooks’ AS GOOD AS IT GETS, and the independent film THE JONESES, starring Demi Moore and David Duchovny. She directed the Ace Awardnominated DOMESTIC DILEMMA for the HBO Series WOMEN AND MEN 2, starring Ray Liotta and Andie MacDowell. Zea most recently production designed the pilots for the new HBO drama THE LEFTOVERS, as well as NBC new series AMERICAN ODYSSEY. After working with Nancy Myers as the production designer of Myers’ latest comedy THE INTERN starring Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway, Zea just finished designing the series American Odyssey shooting in New York, Morocco and Barcelona.

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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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Meru............................................................................. 28 Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict.................................... 30 LIVE FROM NEW YORK!.............................................. 32 The End of the Tour...................................................... 40

FEATURE FILMS

24 Days........................................................................ 50 Aberdeen...................................................................... 50 Auf Das Leben! To Life!................................................. 51 Bad Hurt....................................................................... 51 The Dark Horse............................................................ 52 Décor........................................................................... 52 Don’t Worry Baby......................................................... 53 Gemma Bovery............................................................ 53 H.................................................................................. 54 A Hard Day................................................................... 54 Henri Henri................................................................... 55 Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains.................... 55 The Last Diamond........................................................ 56 Le Petite Reine: Downfall of a Champion...................... 56 Los Hongos.................................................................. 57 The Midnight Swim....................................................... 57 The New Girlfriend........................................................ 58 Results......................................................................... 58 Secrets of War.............................................................. 59 The Second Mother...................................................... 59 Sleeping with Other People.......................................... 60 The Stanford Prison Experiment................................... 60 Time Out of Mind.......................................................... 61 Traces of Sandalwood.................................................. 61 The Tribe...................................................................... 62

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Above and Beyond....................................................... 74 Back on Board: Greg Louganis..................................... 74 The Backwards Class................................................... 75 Ballet Boys................................................................... 75 Beltracchi- The Art of Forgery....................................... 76 Best of Enemies........................................................... 76 Cartel Land................................................................... 77 City of Gold.................................................................. 77 Crescendo! The Power of Music................................... 78 The Diplomat................................................................ 78 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead.......................................... 79 Frame by Frame........................................................... 79 From This Day Forward................................................ 80 How to Dance in Ohio.................................................. 80 Imber’s Left Hand......................................................... 81

Madina’s Dream............................................................ 81 The Man Who Saved the World.................................... 82 Romeo is Bleeding....................................................... 82 TAB Hunter Confidential............................................... 83 (T)Error......................................................................... 83 Welcome to Leith.......................................................... 84 The Wolfpack............................................................... 84

SHORT FILMS

Exposure...................................................................... 92 Humpty........................................................................ 92 World of Tomorrow....................................................... 92 A.D. 1363..................................................................... 92 Nostalgic...................................................................... 93 Muck............................................................................ 93 STOP........................................................................... 93 Consolation Prize.......................................................... 93 Birthday........................................................................ 94 Grange to Garage......................................................... 94 Heebie Jeebies............................................................. 94 Blue Blue Sky............................................................... 94 Open 24 Hours............................................................. 95 Monkey Love Experiments............................................ 95 Somos Amigos............................................................. 95 The Anniversary............................................................ 95 Pioneer High................................................................. 96 The Gnomist................................................................. 96

KID FLIX

Kid Flix Mix................................................................. 102

PANEL DISCUSSION

Filmmaker Summit Panel Discussion.......................... 104

VIDEO ART

Mesocosm................................................................. 106

BERKSHIRES & BEYOND

Music Inn: A Film Documentary.................................. 112 Grazers: A Cooperative Story..................................... 114 Bob and the Trees...................................................... 116 The Mask You Live In.................................................. 118 Autumnal.................................................................... 120 A Small Good Thing.................................................... 120 It’s Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise................... 122 The Paper Trail............................................................ 122

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