2009 Screening Dates and VenuesClick a date below for films on that date or scroll down for complete schedule. Please note that most SpIFF films are unrated. We offer ratings only as general guidelines.
 Thursday February 5 @ 6 pm - AMCThe Desert WithinRodrigo Plá • Mexico, 2008 • 110 mins. In Spanish with English subtitles. Recommended for viewers over 13. Preceded by Next Floor • Canada, 2008 • 10 mins.  Friday February 6 @ 6 pm - AMCTulpanSergey Dvortsevoy • Kazakhstan/Russia, 2008 • 100 mins. In Kazakh with English subtitles. Recommended for all audiences. Preceded by 48 Hour Film Festival Winners and Runners-Up with filmmakers scheduled to attend.  Friday February 6 @ 9 pm - AMCLet The Right One InTomas Alfredson • Sweden, 2008 •
114 mins. Preceded by Ouroboros • USA • 11 mins. with filmmakers scheduled to attend.  Saturday February 7 @ Noon - AMCOne WaterSanjeev Chatterjee and Ali Habashi • USA, 2008 • 68 mins. Ali Habashi is scheduled to attend. Recommended for all audiences. Preceded by Out In The Cold • Canada, 2008 • 30 mins. with performer Erroll Kinistino scheduled to attend.  Saturday February 7 @ 3 pm - AMCBurned HeartsAhmed El Maanouni • Morocco, 2007 • 84 mins. In Arabic with English subtitles. Recommended for viewers over 13. Director Ahmed El Maanouni is scheduled to attend. Preceded by The Painting • Iran, 2007 • 21 mins.  Saturday February 7 @ 6 pm - AMCIl DivoPaulo Sorrentino • Italy, 2008 • 110 mins. In Italian with English subtitles. Recommended for mature audiences. Preceded by Power Lunch • USA, 2008 • 9 mins.  Saturday February 7 @ 9 pm - AMCRevanche (Revenge)Götz Spielmann • Austria, 2008 • 121 mins. In German and Ukranian with English subtitles. Recommended for mature audiences. Revanche is nominated for the Best Foreign Language Academy Award.
Preceded by Space • USA, 2008 • 12 mins. with filmmakers scheduled to attend.  Sunday February 8 @ Noon - AMCChris & Don: A Love StoryTina Mascara & Guido Santi • USA, 2008 • 90 mins. Tina Mascara & Guido Santi are scheduled to attend. Recommended for mature audiences. Preceded by Awkward • Canada, 2008 • 7 mins.  Sunday February 8 @ 3 pm - AMCThe English SurgeonGeoffrey Smith • UK, 2007 • 94 mins. Recommended for viewers over 13. Preceded by Open Your Eyes • USA, 2008 • 13 mins.  Sunday February 8 @ 6 pm - AMCA SecretClaude Miller • France, 2007 • 105 mins. Preceded by The Inquisitive Snail • Canada, 2008 • 1 min., with filmmaker scheduled to attend, and Comfort Woman (Wianbu) • USA, 2008 • 11 mins. Spotlight on Animation Monday February 9 @ 7 pm - Magic LanternFixTao Ruspoli
• USA, 2008 •
90 mins. Tao Ruspoli is scheduled to attend. Recommended for mature audiences. Preceded by The Art of Getting Over It • USA, 2008 • 24 mins. with director of photography Don Hamilton scheduled to attend, and Knock Knock Who's There? • USA • 9 mins. with directors Adam and Evan Beamer scheduled to attend.
 Tuesday February 10 @ 7 pm - Magic LanternFighting Politics - World PremiereDavid Vahey • USA, 2009 • 93 mins. Preceded by Interpretation • USA • 9 mins.  Wednesday February 11 @ 7 pm - Magic LanternCollectorDempsey Tillman • USA, 2008 • 15 mins. Recommended for mature audiences. Screening with Cigarettes and Fresh Air • USA • 24 mins. with filmmakers scheduled to attend.  Thursday February 12 @ 6 pm - AMCThe Rest Is SilenceNae Caranfil • Romania, 2007 • 140 mins. In Romanian and French with English subtitles. Recommended for all audiences. The Rest is Silence is the Best Foreign Language Academy Award submission from Romania.Preceded by Forever • USA, 2008 • 4 mins. Valentine's Party after the Show!  Friday February 13 @ 6 pm - AMCCrossingTae-gyun Kim • South Korea, 2008 • 107 mins. In Korean with English subtitles. Recommended for viewers over 13. Preceded by Dry Rain • USA, 2008 • 23 mins. with director Matthew J. Clark, writer Pete Fromm, and musical artists scheduled to attend.  Friday February 13 @ 9 pm - AMCThe Edge of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite)Fatih Akin • Germany/Turkey/Italy, 2007 • 122 mins. In German, Turkish, and English with English subtitles. Recommended for mature audiences. Preceded by The Perfect Match • Canada, 2008 • 5 mins.  Saturday February 14 @ Noon - AMCFaubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New OrleansLolis Eric Elie & Dawn Logsdon Recommended for all audiences. Preceded by Downstream • USA/Canada, 2008 • 35 mins.  Saturday February 14 @ 3 pm - AMCPachamamaToshifumi Matsushita • Bolivia/Japan, 2008 • 104 mins. In Quechua with English subtitles. Recommended for all audiences. Preceded by Baiana • Canada, 2008 • 6 mins.  Saturday February 14 @ 6 pm - AMCCherry Blossoms - HanamiDoris Dörrie • Germany, 2008 • 127 mins. In German and Japanese with English subtitles. Recommended for viewers over 13. Preceded by Yellow Sticky Notes • Canada, 2008 • 6 mins. with director Jeff Chiba Stearns scheduled to attend. Spotlight on Animation Saturday February 14 @ 9 pm - AMCParking (Ting che)Chung Mung-Hong • Taiwan, 2008 • 104 mins. In Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese with English subtitles. Recommended for mature audiences. Preceded by C Block • Canada, 2008 • 4 mins. Spotlight on Animation Sunday February 15 @ Noon - AMCThe Hollow (Yar)Marina Razbezhkina • Russia, 2008 • 103 mins. In Russian with English subtitles. Recommended for viewers over 13. Preceded by My Inventions • Canada, 2008 • 15 mins. with director Robert Holbrook scheduled to attend.  Sunday February 15 @ 3 pm - AMCTricks (Sztuczki)Andrzej Jakimowski • Poland, 2007 • 95 mins. In Polish with English subtitles. Recommended for all audiences. Preceded by For a Few Marbles More • Netherlands, 2008 • 11 mins. in Dutch with English subtitles.  Sunday February 15 @ 6 pm - AMCThe Wrecking CrewDenny Tedesco • USA, 2008 • 98 mins. Denny Tedecsco is scheduled to attend. Recommended for all audiences. Preceded by ctrl z • Canada, 2008 • 6 mins. |
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