The 2012 Dallas International Film Festival is dedicated to Lee Roy

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The 2012 Dallas International Film Festival is dedicated to Lee Roy and Tandy Mitchell
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. DFS Leadership, Boards and Miles For Film
4. Opening Night and Centerpiece Screenings
5. Dallas Star, Tex Avery and Shining Star Awards
6. Festival Dedication and Honoree
9. DFS Honors, Festival Prizes and Panels
10. Narrative Feature Competition
11. Documentary Feature Competition
12. Premiere Series
13. Midnight Specials and Deep Ellum Sounds
14. Texas Competition
15. Box Office, Ticketing, Venues and How To Fest
16. Festival Screening Schedule
19. Special Presentations
20.World Cinema
21. South Korean Spotlight
22. Latino Showcase and Community Showcase
23. Doc. Showcase and Environmental Visions
24.Shorts, Animation and Student Competitions
25. Family Friendly
26. HS/College Shorts, Education, Community Partners and Events (HS, Family and H3 Days)
27. TXU Energy Student Film Contest
28. Festival Sponsors
Greetings,
Welcome to the 6th annual Dallas International Film Festival, presented by Boardwalk Auto Group Volkswagen Dealers and a production
of the Dallas Film Society.
Since the Lumière brothers wowed audiences with their first short films in the mid-1890s, movies have made a mark with everyone who
sees them. In that spirit, this festival’s focus is to bring to Dallas contemporary independent films that make marks big enough for Texas,
with an equal commitment to recognize, promote and support the creatives behind this increasingly accessible and egalitarian art form.
We profusely thank our dedicated staff, Board of Directors, Advisory Council, Festival committees and juries, and DIFF’s hundreds of
volunteers; without your guidance and efforts, this 11-day, 160-title survey of film’s artistic, educational and cultural import would be lost.
We’re also hugely appreciative of the philanthropic spirit embodied by our sponsors, donors, and new Dallas Film Society members.
You are all supporting much more than us; your largesse benefits the artistic enrichment of thousands in North Texas. May it continue!
And thank you, filmmakers, for allowing us to feature your creations. We’re staggered by the work, commitment and innovation involved
in each, and we vow to screen them with quality and enthusiasm to audiences with quality and enthusiasm. High cinematic art deserves
no less.
Actually, words don’t completely express how incredibly grateful we are for the generous support of everyone involved with DIFF, from
those above to our Festival and Community Partners and you, the moviegoer. Instead, we’ll let some of the best films in the world speak
for us.
We welcome you all, and we look forward to seeing you throughout our celebration of the importance, power and glory of film.
With gratitude,
Lee Papert
President and CEO Lynn McBee Chairman of the Board James Faust
Artistic Director
Festival films are not rated; festivalgoers should exercise discretion. Films not in English are presented in their original language with English subtitles,
except where otherwise stated. Screening times and locations are subject to change. Quick Guide designed by El Creative, Inc. (www.elcreative.com).
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The Dallas Film Commission ...
The Dallas Film Commission ...
DFS LEADERSHIP, BOARD, ADVISORY COUNCIL AND CIRCLE OF STARS
We’re here to help!
We’re here to help!
LEADERSHIP
Liener Temerlin - Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Lynn McBee - Chairman of the Board
Lee Papert - CEO & President, Dallas Film Society and Executive Director, Dallas International Film Festival
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lynn McBee - Chairman
Ruth O’Donnell Mutch Vice Chairman
Mary Bell Hatcher - Treasurer
Terry Schpok - Secretary
Michael Cain
Lauren Embrey
Adrienne Akin Faulkner
Ed Jones
John Hersker
Jennifer Houser
Terry London
Jim Nugent
Lee Papert
Tristan Simon
Lisa Bailey Singleton
Steve Stodghill
Don Stokes
Mersina Pappas Stubbs
J. Carter Tolleson
Atul Vohra
Becca Weigman
Ellen Needham Winspear
Brian Dameris
Holly Deason
Doug Deason
Mitch Deshotels
Tiffany Divis
Jason Dollar
Eric Dorton
Laurie Duncan
Dwight and Claire Emanuelson
Jeff Evans
Karen Fleig
Valetta Forsythe-Lill
Don and Carol Glenndening
Michael Gonzalez
Nancy Gopez
Sean Griffin
Alyson Griffith
John Haden
David Haemisegger
Sherri Haskins
Scott Helbing
Amy Hofland
Harry Hunsicker
Lyle Jackson
Kelly Kitchens
Brian Landa
Beth Layton
Tara Lewis
Juidth Lifson
Jill Magnuson
Ron Mankoff
Pilar Marquez
TJ and Kate Rose Marquez
Allan McBee
Melina McKinnon
Casey Miller
Molly Moore
Paige Nash
Karol Omlor
Sidney Powell
Holly Reed
Lynne Reynolds
Cindy Schwartz
Rosemary Snider
Glenn Solomon
Charles Solomon, Jr.
Jackie Stewart
W. Anthony Stewart
Paul Stoffel
Will and Brandy Taylor
Alan W. Tompkins
Stephanie Trest
Amy Turner
Kathy Tyner
Frank Valdez
Beth Wilbins
Rick Wilbins
Susan Wilofsky
Lynn and Jenny Wolf
Rich Wyatt
Robert Zepeda, Jr.
Gwenna & Don Brush
Janis Burklund
Melina & Michael Cain
Brian Dameris
Claire & Dwight Emanuelson
Adrienne Faulkner
John D. Haden
Mary & Brad Hatcher
Scott Helbing
Sharon & R. Michael Jones
Joe Kendall
Karleen & Gary Kusin
Beth & Mark Layton
Ruth Lindsley
Joy & Ronald Mankoff
Jill & Chris Manning
Lynn & Allan McBee
Deborah & Jim Nugent
Ruth & Jay Pack
Good Earth, Inc. - Ron Points
Sidney Powell
Lynne Reynolds
Tristan Simon
Rosemary Snider
Anne & Steve Stodghill
Paul Stoffel
Deborah Morgan & Don Stokes
Mersina & Phin Stubbs
Jennifer Trulock & William Moore
Kathy N. Tyner
Becca Weigman
Lisa Hart Willis
Ellen & Don Winspear
ADVISORY COUNCIL
PPhoto Credit: Francis McIntyre
PPhoto Credit: Francis McIntyre
Patricia A. Alvey
J. Russell Bellamy
Jason Berman
Niraj Bhatia
Jose Bowen
Patricia Bowles
Hal Brierley
Faye Briggs
Greg Brown
Don and Gwenna Brush
Janis Burklund
Connie Carreker
Nancy Carter
Karl Chiao
Coley and Jennifer Clark
Lindsey Collins
Rozalyn Colombo
Emily Corrigan
Bert Crouch
Trammell S. Crow
David Culp
CIRCLE OF STARS
Ruth O’Donnell Mutch
Lauren Embrey & Embrey Estates
Trammell S. Crow
Tim Headington
Diane & Hal Brierley
Jennifer & Doug Houser
Jun Il Kwun
Terry E. London
Peggy & Carl Sewell
Ruth & Charles Sharp
Kacy & Carter Tolleson
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2 | SPONSOR ADVERTISEMENTS | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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donation to the Miles for Film program—after all, our ultimate goal is to persuade each of these filmmakers to return to North Texas to create their next project.
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events for a year, and recognition in DIFF publications and on DallasFilm.org. From there the perks escalate:
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APRIL 12-22, 2012 | DFS LEADERSHIP, BOARDS AND MILES FOR FILM | 3
OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION
APRIL 12 AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE MAJESTIC THEATER
DIFF presents Opening Night, which includes the Festival dedication to Lee Roy and Tandy Mitchell and a special gala screening. Afterward,
Star Pass holders, Circle of Stars members and sponsors are invited to the Opening Night Gala at The Pads.
2012 DALLAS STAR AWARD
THE DALLAS STAR AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHAPING THE FACE
OF MODERN CINEMA AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF FILM.
The Dallas Star Award, designed by Steuben Crystal, is courtesy of Bachendorf’s.
Bernie Pollack
GALA AND CENTERPIECE SCREENINGS
Bernie Pollack’s legend as a costume designer spans more than 40 motion pictures and television shows, including
some of the greatest big-screen comedies and dramas of the 1980s and ’90s: ORDINARY PEOPLE (1980); BRIGHT
LIGHTS, BIG CITY and RAIN MAN (1988); A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (1992), INDECENT PROPOSAL (1993); and
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994).
OPENING NIGHT FILM
He’s also personally seen to the on-screen and on-stage wardrobes of such legendary performers as Dustin Hoffman,
Robert Redford, Harrison Ford and Barbra Streisand, and is responsible for such iconic looks as Ford’s Indiana Jones,
Redford’s Roy Hobbs in THE NATURAL, and Hoffman’s Raymond Babbitt in RAIN MAN and Michael Dorsey/Dorothy
Michaels in TOOTSIE.
THE DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PROUDLY PRESENTS THESE NOTED FILMS FROM ACCLAIMED FILMMAKERS — WORKS
THAT INSPIRE CONVERSATION, SPARK IMAGINATION AND ENCOURAGE CONTEMPLATION.
USA, 2011, 85 min., Color, HDCAM
Elmo is an international icon, but few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of
working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. This documentary includes rare archival
footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Cheryl Henson and Joan Ganz Cooney, and offers a behindthe-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.
He also happens to be the brother of a past Dallas Star Award recipient: the late Sydney Pollack.
DIR Constance Marks
FEATURING Kevin Clash, Frank Oz, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney
2012 TEXAS AVERY ANIMATION AWARD
Thursday, April 12, 7:00 p.m., | The Majestic Theater
CENTERPIECE SCREENING
Elmo is an international icon, but few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of
working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. This documentary includes rare archival
footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Cheryl Henson and Joan Ganz Cooney, and offers a behindthe-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.
DIR Constance Marks
FEATURING Kevin Clash, Frank Oz, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney
Saturday, April 14, 7:00 p.m., | Angelika 6
PRESENTING SPONSORS Dallas Observer
MY WAY
MAI WEI
Bernie Pollack will accept his Dallas Star Award on April 20 at DFS Honors.
THE 2012 TEXAS AVERY ANIMATION AWARD PRESENTED BY REEL FX ENTERTAINMENT
GLEN KEANE
Legendary animator, director, author and illustrator Glen Keane found his calling by accident. Though the son of Family
Circus creator Bil Keane, he intended to study Fine Arts at Cal Arts, but was mistakenly enrolled in the school of Film
Graphics in 1972. He ran with it, and by 1974 he was training with Ollie Johnson, Frank Thomas and Eric Larson at Disney.
His first assignment was animating scenes in THE RESCUERS, and his first supervisory credit was as directing animator
for THE FOX AND THE HOUND. Since then, he’s drawn lead characters in some of Disney’s most successful films: THE
LITTLE MERMAID, ALADDIN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and TARZAN, among others. Most recently Keane served as
supervising animator and executive producer on Disney’s 2010 movie, TANGLED.
Outside of Disney, Keane has authored and illustrated a series of children’s bible parable books featuring Adam
Raccoon and King Aren the Lion.
The Festival will present a special screening of a Glen Keane work on Saturday, April 21 at 12 p.m. at the Angelika.
South Korea, 2011, 137 min., Color
In Korean with English subtitles
Glen Keane will accept his Dallas Star Award on April 20 at DFS Honors.
Joon-sik is a Korean who dreams of following in the footsteps of Olympic marathon gold medal
winner Sohn Kee-chung. Tatsuo is a top Japanese marathoner who knew Joon-sik when his family
worked for Tatsuo’s as servants. Both men live and fight for each other in the Japanese army
during World War II in MY WAY, the latest epic from lauded director Kang Je-kyu and Korea’s
most expensive movie to date.
2012 SHINING STAR AWARD
DIR Kang Je-kyu
SCR Kim Byung-in
FEATURING Jang Dong-gun, Joe Odagiri, Fan Bing-bing, Kim In-kwon, Do Ji-han, Han Seung-hyun
Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. | Magnolia 5
Wednesday, April 18, 3:30 p.m. | Magnolia 5
PRESENTING SPONSORS metroPCS, Wellgo USA
CO-PRESENTED BY Asian Film Festival of Dallas
BERNIE
USA, 2011, 104 min., Color
Bernie Tiede transformed Carthage, Texas, with his generosity and effervescence, which made
his arrest for a heinous crime unthinkable to the sleepy town’s populace. Surely a man with
such a warm heart would never commit such an act? BERNIE has been called Jack Black’s best
performance in years and a “Texas FARGO” by its director, Richard Linklater (SLACKER). Driven
by Linklater’s sublime sense for the Southern psyche, BERNIE is sure to reinforce our sense of
what’s righteous.
DIR Richard Linklater
SCR Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater
FEATURING Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey
Thursday, April 19, 7:30 p.m. | Magnolia 5
THE SHINING STAR AWARD HONORS UP-AND-COMING FILM PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE INDUSTRY
Gabourey Sidibe
In a matter of months, Gabourey Sidibe rocketed from a near-absolute unknown who hadn’t performed on stage
in years to an Academy Award-nominated lead actress who represents hope for the socially and economically
challenged, both in her breakthrough role and in real life.
The daughter of a divorced cab driver and a social worker/R&B singer living in Harlem, Sidibe was a receptionist and
psychology student in New York City when, almost on a whim at the behest of a former acting coach, she auditioned
for PRECIOUS. Her performance as Claireece Jones, an abused Harlem teenager who somehow escapes her
circumstances to live a better life, earned her more than 30 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for
Best Actress, in 2009.
Since her introductory turn, Sidibe has appeared on Saturday Night Live, voiced characters on the animated Fox
comedy American Dad and appeared in the 2011 crime caper TOWER HEIST with Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy.
She currently plays Andrea Jackson in the Showtime series The Big C and stars opposite Zoë Kravitz in the Victoria
Mahoney drama YELLING TO THE SKY, which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2011 Berlin International
Film Festival.
Gabourey Sidibe appears in PRECIOUS, which will screen at DIFF on Saturday, April 21 at 12:30 p.m. at the Angelika.
Gabourey Sidibe will accept his Dallas Star Award on April 20 at DFS Honors.
PRESENTING SPONSOR BNY Mellon
4 | OPENING NIGHT AND CENTERPIECE SCREENINGS | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 12-22, 2012 | DALLAS STAR, TEXAS AVERY AND SHINING STAR AWARDS | 5
FESTIVAL DEDICATION AND HONOREE
ERIC PLESKOW
Born in Vienna, Austria, Eric Pleskow emigrated to the United States in 1939, joined United Artists in 1951 and headed
its international distribution arm before becoming the major film studio’s president and CEO in 1974—a span that saw
its films win 10 Academy Awards for Best Picture and its global market share rise among Hollywood’s big film companies
from last to nearly first.
United Artists finally attained the top spot in 1977, and a year later Pleskow left to start and lead Orion Pictures,
which made four films that earned Best Picture Oscars in 13 years: AMADEUS (1984), PLATOON (1987), DANCES
WITH WOLVES (1990), and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991).
For his film work in post-war Europe as well as his commercial studio career, Pleskow has earned international
recognition from Austria, Italy, France, and other countries, culminating in his receiving the key to the City of Vienna
in 2007.
Eric Pleskow will be honored on April 20 at DFS Honors.
LEE ROY AND TANDY MITCHELL
Starting with his first theater in Ennis, Texas, more than 40 years ago, Lee Roy Mitchell built the largest independent theater operation in Texas partially
by pioneering discount days and family promotions. The chain was the bedrock for his founding of Cinemark USA, Inc. in 1987, which has since grown
to become the third largest theater operator in America and a major film exhibitor in 14 Latin American countries as well as Taiwan. Now a public
company with net worth in the billions, Cinemark Holdings hosted 241 million moviegoers in its theaters in 2010 – tops in the world.
As CEO and Chairman of the Board at Cinemark, Mitchell attributes his company’s success to a mix of innovative vision and traditional values. With his
wife and business partner, Tandy, he’s prioritized people over profit—making personal comfort a theater hallmark, investing in communities Cinemark
operates in, and supporting a long list of charities that empower people to better help themselves.
“Eventually, you have to go out on a limb, because that’s where the fruit is.” - Lee Roy Mitchell
Lee Roy and Tandy Mitchell will be honored on April 12 at the Opening Night Celebration.
6 | FESTIVAL DEDICATION AND HONOREE | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 12-22, 2012 | SPONSOR ADVERTISEMENTS | 7
THE DALLAS FILM SOCIETY HONORS
FRIDAY, APRIL 20 AT THE HOTEL PALOMAR
The evening’s celebration begins with a red carpet and cocktail reception followed by an elegant dinner and awards presentation.
DALLAS STAR AWARD PRESENTATIONS
Bernie Pollack, Costume Designer
Gabourey Sidibe, Actress
DFS HONOREE PRESENTATION
Eric Pleskow, Industry Executive
TEXAS AVERY ANIMATION AWARD PRESENTED BY REEL FX ENTERTAINMENT
This year’s honoree is animator, director, author and illustrator Glen Keane.
FESTIVAL AWARD PRESENTATIONS
Grand Jury prizes • Audience Award winners • TXU Energy Light Up the Red Carpet Student Film Contest winners
6:30 P.M. Red Carpet arrival and cocktails
7:30 P.M. Seated dinner and award presentations
Cocktail Attire. Valet Parking.
FESTIVAL PRIZES
THE 2012 DIFF HONORS THE BEST IN FILMMAKING WITH
A SERIES OF PRESTIGIOUS HONORS AND AWARDS:
GRAND JURY PRIZE – NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
GRAND JURY PRIZE – DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Awarded a $10,000 unrestricted cash prize.
GRAND JURY PRIZE –
ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONS COMPETITION
Awarded a $10,000 cash prize from Whole Foods Market.
GRAND JURY PRIZE – TEXAS COMPETITION
PRESENTED BY PANAVISION
Awarded a Panavision camera package rental
worth $30,000
GRAND JURY PRIZE – ANIMATION
PRESENTED BY REEL FX
Awarded to a film in the Animation Competition, as selected
by a panel of REEL FX jurors along with the 2012 Texas Avery
Animation Award recipient.
GRAND JURY PRIZE – SHORT FILM
Awarded to a film in the Shorts Competition, as selected by the Shorts Jury.
GRAND JURY PRIZE – STUDENT FILM
Awarded to a film in the Student Competition, as selected by the Student Jury.
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience members cast ballots for best Narrative Feature, Documentary
and Short Film after screenings.
SILVER HEART AWARD
The Silver Heart Award is bestowed on an individual or
film for their dedication to fighting injustices and/or
creating social change for the improvement of humanity.
The winner of the Silver Heart Award will receive a
$10,000 cash prize courtesy of the Embrey Family Foundation.
Denotes Silver Heart Award Nominee
MOVIE MAGIC PRIZES
The recipients of the 2012 DIFF awards will receive
MOVIE MAGIC Budgeting and Scheduling
software bundles from Entertainment Partners.
8 | SPONSOR ADVERSTISEMENTS | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TALK/SHOW PANELS
Power Producers
Saturday, April 14, 11:00 a.m. | Nasher Sculpture Center
Exactly who are the people responsible for taking a concept from script to
screen…and what does it really take to get a film made? Find out from some
of Hollywood’s most notable “power” producers.
Screenwriting on the Next Level
Saturday, April 14, 1:00 p.m. | Nasher Sculpture Center
It seems that everyone in Hollywood has written a script…but what separates
the top of the heap from the bottom of the pile? And what does a successful
screenwriter do to make the written page translate to the silver screen? Learn
tips of the trade from this panel sponsored by the Austin Film Festival.
Actors as Directors
What drives an actor to work both in front of and behind the camera? And
what are the challenges involved with wearing both hats at the same time?
Acquisition AND New Distribution Models
Sunday, April 15, 1:00 p.m. | Nasher Sculpture Center
With so many ways available for movie lovers to watch films without ever
entering a theater, these panelists with reveal how technology is changing
the way movies are acquired and distributed.
Politics in Film and Its Influences – Part I
Sunday, April 15, 3:00 p.m. | Nasher Sculpture Center
While media and documentary films are often couched as objective reporting,
what begins as creating awareness can easily become promoting an agenda.
Discover what filmmakers have to say about walking this fine line.
Politics in Film and Its Influences – Part II
Saturday, April 21, 11:00 a.m. | Nasher Sculpture Center
With all of the media (and social media) outlets available today, can we truly
say that media and film are liberal? Get the conservative perspective.
A Conversation with Eric Pleskow
The Dallas International Film Festival is delighted to present a conversation
with Eric Pleskow, the former president of United Artists and Orion Pictures
movie studios.
APRIL 12-22, 2012 | DFS HONORS, FESTIVAL PRIZES AND PANELS | 9
FAITH, LOVE AND WHISKEY
LUV
SAVE THE DATE
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKE ME
TEDDY BEAR
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
A JURIED COMPETITION FEATURING THE BEST OF INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
The winner of the Narrative Feature Competition receives an unrestricted Grand Jury Prize of $10,000.
Faith, Love and Whiskey
USA/Bulgaria, 2012, 75 min., Color, HDCAM
In Bulgarian with English subtitles
Neli is a young Bulgarian woman who leaves behind her dream life in America
to return home to her passionate but self-destructive friend, Val. But when
her fiancée, Scott, shows up unexpectedly, she has to choose between a
secure future and a doomed love. Kristina Nikolova’s picturesque awardwinning film portrays complex emotions with simplicity, making FAITH, LOVE
AND WHISKEY a testament to the spirit of independent filmmaking.
DIR Kristina Nikolva
SCR Kristina Nikolova, Paul Dalio
CAST Yavor Baharov, Lidia Indjova, John Keabler, Ana Stojanovska, Valeri Yordanov
Friday, April 13, 4:30 p.m. | Angelika 8
Saturday, April 14, 5:00 p.m. | Angelika 8
CO-PRESENTED BY Women In Film.Dallas
Father’s Chair
A Cadeira do Pai
Brazil, 2011, 93 min., Color
In Portuguese with English Subtitles
Director Luciano Moura digs into the complex, at times exquisite, and often
emotionally challenging relationship between parents and children that
can define their destinies. With a heart-rending, multifaceted performance
from Wagner Moura as Theo, FATHER’S CHAIR takes us on a road trip into
the depths of humanity.
DIR Luciano Moura
SCR Elena Soarez, Luciano Moura
CAST Wagner Moura, Lima Duarte, Mariana Lima, Brás Antunes
Sunday, April 15, 10:30 p.m. | Magnolia 5
Monday, April 16, 4:00 p.m. | Magnolia 4
LUV
Intelligent, studious 11-year-old Woody lives with his grandmother and
recent parolee Uncle Vincent in Baltimore. Vincent lets Woody tag along
on a day intended to be spent setting up a legitimate business, but Vincent
is reluctantly thrust back into his old life—with Woody in tow. With lush
urban cinematography and actor-musician Common’s best performance to
date (as well as a very controversial ending), LUV is the type of film that will
leave audiences talking for days.
DIR Sheldon Candis
SCR Sheldon Candis, Justin Wilson
CAST Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton
BROOKLYN CASTLE
ESCAPE FIRE
LOW & CLEAR
TCHOUPITOULAS
WE’RE NOT BROKE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
A JURIED COMPETITION FEATURING THE BEST OF INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
The winner of the Documentary Feature Competition receives an unrestricted Grand Jury Prize of $10,000.
Save the Date
Biba! One Island, 879 Votes
Low & Clear
Sisters Sarah and Beth fumble through the bumpy emotional landscape of
modern-day relationships, forced to relearn how to love and be loved. From
a screenplay Michael Mohan wrote with famed graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown
and co-writer Egan Reich, this bittersweet but ultimately charming story
about the trials of maturing love carefully balances intimate moments of
pain and happiness.
BIBA! ONE ISLAND, 879 VOTES follows the rallies and debates of Trenton
Conner and Henry San Nicolas in their battle for control over the Pacific
island and US commonwealth Tinian. Along the way we learn about Tinian’s
historic and geopolitical significance as the launch point for the Enola Gay
in World War II and, now, the home of the Voice of America broadcasting
towers, sending pro-democracy propaganda into China and North Korea.
Vital to see during this election year, Ben Bloodwell’s debut feature asks us
to examine our own definitions of democratic politics.
Calm Texan J.T. Van Zandt calmly describes fishing as spiritual, while shorttempered Coloradan Alex “Xenie” Hall considers the pastime a manic race
for trophies. But they respect each other’s angling expertise, and after several
years apart they plan a winter fishing trip to British Columbia together that
could prove disastrous. Filmmakers Kahlil Hudson and Tyler Hughen create
a dreamy and mesmerizing documentary about personality, friendship, and
the approach to life that many can relate to.
DIR Benjamin Bloodwell
DIR Michael Mohan
SCR Jeffrey Brown, Michael Mohan, Egan Reich
CAST Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Geoffrey Arend, Martin Starr, Mark Webber
Wednesday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. | Angelika 8
Thursday, April 19, 5:00 p.m. | Angelika 6
PRESENTING SPONSORS Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Post Asylum
PRESENTING SPONSORS “NewsRadio” KRLD-AM (1080)
CO-PRESENTED BY Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Somebody Up There Likes Me
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME follows Max (Keith Paulson), his best
friend Sal (Nick Offerman) and a woman they both adore, Lyla (Jess Weixler)
through 35 years of mandatory but apparently unfulfilling entanglements at
weddings, funerals, hospitals, eateries, divorce courts…and the tool shed.
It’s a beautiful commentary on the cycle of life, which it breaks down into
humorous and, at times, heart-warming bite-size segments.
DIR/SCR Bob Byington
CAST Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman, Jess Weixler
Brooklyn Castle
BROOKLYN CASTLE is a documentary about I.S. 318—an inner-city school
where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below
the federal poverty level—that also happens to have the best junior high
school chess team in the country. (If Albert Einstein were to join the team,
he’d only rank fifth.) Chess has transformed the school from one cited in
2003 as a “school in need of improvement” to one of New York City’s best.
But a series of recession-driven public school budget cuts now threaten to
undermine those hard-won successes.
DIR Katie Dellamaggiore
DIR Kahlil Hudson, Tyler Hughen
Tchoupitoulas
New Orleans at night is a magical, colorful place. As such, TCHOUPITOULAS
isn’t just a documentary; it’s an experience for your senses. Bill and Turner
Ross capture the Crescent City’s essence through the eyes of three brothers
who take a ferry across the Mississippi to the French Quarter one night to
wander the streets. Experimental in its storytelling style, TCHOUPITOULAS
(pronounced “chop-ah-too-less”) is a dreamy kaleidoscope of a film that, if
you allow it, will totally envelop you.
DIR Bill Ross, Turner Ross
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Video Festival
PRESENTING SPONSORS Central 214, Hotel Palomar Dallas
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Museum of Art
Sunday, April 15, 12:15 p.m. | Angelika 7
We’re Not Broke
Teddy Bear
PRESENTING SPONSORS Time Warner Cable
CO-PRESENTED BY Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas
WE’RE NOT BROKE explores how the government has allowed economic
inequality to develop and charts the growing wave of discontent that it has
fostered. Presaging the larger wave of protests that have arisen in recent
months with the international Occupy movement, the film follows a number
of activists who have had enough, and are demanding that corporations
finally pay their fair share.
Denmark, 2011, 92 min., Color, HDCAM
In Danish, English and Thai with English subtitles
Mads Matthiesen’s TEDDY BEAR is like a big warm hug…from a guy who
bench presses small trucks for fun but who deals with an attack helicopter
mother and socially debilitating shyness. So the champion bodybuilder
travels to Thailand to find his bride, but instead finds a more personally
appropriate remedy. But will his mother approve?
DIR Mads Matthiesen
SCR Mads Matthiesen, Martin Zandvliet
FEATURING Kim Kold, David Winters, Elsebeth Steentoft
CO-PRESENTED BY Texas Black Film Festival
Maya
Albania, 2011, 98 min., Color + B/W
In Albanian with English subtitles
MAYA is an intriguing tale that is beautifully told. Sam returns to his father’s
homeland to rebury him, and the attractions (and temptations) he discovers
in the country that he’s never known prove too much to resist. Suspicion and
gossip create a reality that force ordinary people into extraordinary situations.
DIR Pluton Vasi
SCR Luljeta Lleshanaku
CAST Genti Kame, Rovena Lule Kuka, Muzafer Zifla, Alert Celoaliaj, Marjana Kondi
Monday, April 16, 10:00 p.m. | Angelika 6
Tuesday, April 17, 4:00 p.m. | Angelika 6
10 | NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue
American Healthcare
ESCAPE FIRE exposes the perversions of American healthcare, contrasting
the powerful forces that oppose change with compelling stories of pioneering
leaders and the patients they seek to help. The film not only provides clarity
in a world hyped by politics and confusing debate, it offers solutions for
creating a patient-centered, preventative framework for healthcare—what
the system’s bottom line really should be.
DIR Karin Hayes, Victoria Bruce
PRESENTING SPONSORS KRLD
CO-PRESENTED BY Women In Film.Dallas,, World Affairs Council
of Dallas/Fort Worth
DIR Matthew Heineman, Susan Froemke
The Imposter
UK, 2012, 95 min., Color, HDCAM
It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas.
Three and a half years later, he is found alive thousands of miles away in
Spain. But all is not what it seems. Like his canny subject, director Bart Layton
pulls off an astonishing coup in THE IMPOSTER, buoyed by eye-catching
dramatizations and an enthralling structure that crisscrosses time and
place. This film leaves its viewers dizzy.
DIR Bart Layton
APRIL 12-22, 2012 | DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION | 11
THE BROOKLYN BROTHERS...
COMPLIANCE
DARLING COMPANION
DIANA VREELAND
LIBERAL ARTS
PREMIERE SERIES
THE BEST NEW FILMS FEATURING TOP TALENT MAKE THEIR DEBUT ON DIFF SCREENS
BINDLESTIFFS
THE PACT
TORMENTED
MIDNIGHT SPECIALS
THE DARK SIDE OF FILM, FOR MATURE AUDIENCES
Bringing Up Bobby
Darling Companion
Bindlestiffs
Olivia is a con artist who will do anything for her 10-year-old son, Bobby,
but giving him the best in life with no money coming in isn’t easy. Filmed in
Oklahoma and reminiscent of a modern-day Bonnie & Clyde crossed with
THELMA & LOUISE starring Milla Jovovich, Marcia Cross and Bill Pullman,
BRINGING UP BOBBY is the directorial debut of award-winning Dutch
actress Famke Janssen.
On a wintry day in Denver, Beth (Diane Keaton) saves a bedraggled dog from
the side of the freeway, and she forms a special bond with the pooch. But when
self-absorbed husband Joseph (Kevin Kline) loses the dog at a wedding, the
distraught Beth enlists the help of guests and a mysterious young woman in
a frantic search for the canine. DARLING COMPANION is an entertaining
continuation of Lawrence Kasdan’s tradition of producing movies with pristine
dialogue between flawed but forgivable characters.
Three high school boys are suspended on trumped-up graffiti charges. Despite
never having read it, they resolve to use the plot of A Catcher in the Rye as a
guide to post-school life and, more specifically, to losing their virginity. Crude
hilarity ensues in this uproarious endeavor by first-time director Andrew Edison.
DIR Lawrence Kasdan
SCR Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan
CAST Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest, Elisabeth Moss, Richard Jenkins,
Sam Shepard
DIR/SCR Famke Janssen
CAST Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman, Rory Cochrane, Marcia Cross, Spencer List
Saturday, April 14, 8:00 p.m. | Magnolia 5
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
In BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST, we get to root for the “undermoose”: Alex, who’s recently been dumped by his girlfriend, his band and his
employer. Jim, a fan of Alex’s music, convinces him to begin a journey across
the nation on a battle of the bands tour, where he finds love and … great cameos
from Jason Ritter, Melissa Leo, Wilmer Valderrama and Andrew McCarthy.
BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEATS THE BEST celebrates creativity and the
healing power of friendship.
DIR/SCR Ryan O’Nan
CAST Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Jason Ritter, Wilmer Valderrama
Friday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. | Magnolia 5
PRESENTING SPONSORS smartwater
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Screenwriters Association
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope
Yes, San Diego Comic-Con International is a giant nerd fest full of Star
Trek-loving comic book geeks and “World of Warcraft” lifers. But underneath
the pointy ears and slave-Leia costumes are passionate people who are
looking for kindred spirits, money and love. SUPER SIZE ME director Morgan
Spurlock gently pulls back the latex layer of judgment and shows the
humanity embedded in the mass of fantastic humanity that is Comic-Con.
DIR Morgan Spurlock
SCR Joss Whedon, Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick
FEATURING Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Eli Roth, Stan Lee, Jessica Merizan,
Holly Conrad, Skip Harvey
PRESENTING SPONSORS Zeus Comics and Collectibles
Compliance
Counter girl Becky is accused of stealing money from a purse by her boss,
Sandra, and the police detain the teenage underling—a choice that begins a
nightmare that tragically blurs the lines between expedience and prudence,
legality and reason. Delving into the complex psychology of the real-life story
under its sensationalized surface, COMPLIANCE proves that sometimes truth
really is stranger than fiction.
DIR/SCR Craig Zobel
CAST Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp
USA, 2012, 103 min., Color, 35mm
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
USA, 2011, 86 min., Color & B/W, HDCAM
In English, French and Italian
Diana Vreeland, former editor of Harpers Bazaar and Vogue, was a legend in
America’s history of fashion and style, responsible for introducing trends such
as blue jeans and the bikini. DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL
tells her amazing stories with grace and excitement, showcasing her honest,
eloquent and often exaggerated personality in the most mesmerizing way. It
is a must-see documentary for any lover of style, fashion and life.
DIR Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng
SCR Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng, Lisa Immordino Vreeland
PRESENTING SPONSORS Modern Luxury Dallas
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Arts District
USA, 2012, 80 min., Color, Blu-ray Disc
DIR Andrew Edison
SCR Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin
CAST John Karma, Luke Loftin, Andrew Edison, Will Fordyce
Juan of the Dead
Juan de los Muertos
Spain/Cuba, 2011, 96 min., Color, 35mm
In Spanish with English subtitles
Where the Cuban government sees an American conspiracy and the rest of the
world sees a non-political zombie outbreak, Cuban nationalist and scoundrel
Juan (Alexis Diaz de Villegas) sees the business opportunity of a lifetime—
charging people to kill their undead loved ones. This apocalyptic comedy,
written and directed with an obvious tip of the hat to SHAUN OF THE DEAD,
not only delivers the requisite gore and humor, but also parodies Cuban
social and political reality that add a unique value to the movie’s satire.
DIR/SCR Alejandro Brugués
CAST Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andrea Duro, Andros Perugorría,
Elicer Ramírez, Jazz Vilá
USA, 2012, 90 min.
In the land of Orlais, where battles are fought with swords and magic, a young
heroine rises as Templars, mages, and dragons clash. Cassandra, a brash and
beautiful Seeker accused of treason, must stop a conspiracy that threatens
the realm’s most powerful religious order, the Chantry of Andraste. Cassandra
must clear her name and overcome her raging emotions in order to save the
day and take her place in legend in the CG-animated DRAGON AGE: DAWN
OF THE SEEKER, directed by Fumihiko Sori.
DEEP ELLUM SOUNDS
VISUAL DOCUMENTS OF POPULAR MUSIC GENIUS, IN THE
SPIRIT OF DALLAS’ LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
Andrew Bird: Fever Year
Touring is the lifeblood of most musicians, but it makes Andrew Bird sick.
Literally. ANDREW BIRD: FEVER YEAR tracks the frail, folksy, borderline
genius indie popster’s insane road and creative life, interspersed with pristine
footage from a show at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. More than just a
biopic of the quirky Bird, Xan Aranda’s film is a rich and poetic document
of the dedication and philosophy of modern independent musicianship.
DIR Xan Aranda
FEATURING Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Michael Lewis, Annie Clark
PRESENTING SPONSORS “Jack FM” KJKK-FM (100.3)
CO-PRESENTED BY Nasher Sculpture Center
Queens of Country
Attractive and sensitive desert debutante Jolene lives in a fantasy, emulating
a long-past time of relative innocence. She idolizes classic country stars, and
when she finds a lost iPod filled with songs from her musical heroes, she falls
in love with its owner without knowing who it is. What follows is a sultry, sweet,
sticky comedy filled with mistaken identity, off-roading, two-stepping,
kidnapping and more from the duo behind the hit documentary BLOOD
INTO WINE, about the Arizona wine vineyards of rock musician Maynard
James Keenan, who plays a prominent role in QUEENS OF COUNTRY.
DIR Ryan Page, Christopher Pomerenke
SCR Ryan Page, Christopher Pomerenke, Serene Dominic
CAST Lizzy Caplan, Ron Livingston, Maynard James Keenan, Joe Lo Truglio, Matt Walsh
The Pact
Sunday, April 22, 7:00 p.m. | Texas Theater
Director Nicholas McCarthy returns to DIFF with the feature-length version
of his 2011 short of the same name. A sharp mix of ghost story and thriller with
carefully manufactured suspense and terror centered on a haunted family
house, THE PACT will make you turn all the lights on at home after it’s over.
(We did.)
DIR/SCR Nicholas McCarthy
CAST Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Haley Hudson, Sam Ball, Agnes Bruckner
Tonight You’re Mine
UK, 2011, 80 min., Color
Morello’s problem isn’t that she’s lead singer in a struggling post-punk riot
girl band or that she’s dating a banker. No, her problem is that she has to
perform the biggest gig of her life at a music festival while handcuffed to
the kind of person she totally despises – Adam, the high-tone lead singer in
a famous electro-pop act. So begins TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE, an out-there
oddball romantic comedy filled with lust, mud, betrayal, booze, portable
toilets, and 100,000 people partying to the greatest music in the world.
DIR Fumihiko Sori
SCR Jeffrey Scott
CAST Colleen Clinkenbeard, J. Michael Tatum, Chuck Huber, R. Bruce Elliott
CO-PRESENTED BY Texas Frightmare Weekend
Friday, April 20, 9:30 p.m. | Texas Theatre
Rabitto horâ 3D
Japan, 2011, 83 min., Color
In Japanese with English subtitles
TORMENTED centers on a young boy whose family seems to be unraveling
around him. His sister is grappling with the reality of life or death, while
his father walks a line with insanity. The situation intensifies when the boy
manifests a dangerous friendship with a stuffed toy rabbit that comes to life.
Under African Skies
Liberal Arts
Newly single thirtysomething Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are
behind him. But when his favorite college professor invites him to campus to
speak. Jesse is prepared for nostalgia but not Zibby—a beautiful, precocious,
classical music-loving sophomore. She awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant
feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever.
DIR/SCR Josh Radnor
CAST Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Radnor, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Richard Jenkins
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Museum of Art
UNDER AFRICAN SKIES
CO-PRESENTED BY Texas Frightmare Weekend
Dragon Age: DAWN OF THE SEEKER
ANDREW BIRD
Tormented
DIR Takashi Shimizu
SCR Sôtarô Hayashi, Daisuke Hosaka, Takashi Shimizu
CAST Teruyuki Kagawa, Hikari Mitsushima, Tamaki Ogawa
PRESENTING SPONSORS Wellgo USA Entertainment
CO-PRESENTED BY Asian Film Festival of Dallas, Texas Frightmare Weekend
DIR David Mackenzie
SCR Thomas Leveritt
CAST Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Mathew Baynton, Ruta Gedmintas
CO-PRESENTED BY thin.line.film.fest
USA/South Africa, 2012, 102 min., Color & B/W, HDCAM
Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his
historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for
allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end
the Apartheid regime.
DIR Joe Berlinger
FEATURING Paul Simon, Maya Angelou, Harry Belafonte, David Byrne,
Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney
CO-PRESENTED BY thin.line.film.fest
12 | PREMIERE SERIES | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
APRIL 12-22, 2012 | MIDNIGHT SPECIALS AND DEEP ELLUM SOUNDS | 13
BOX OFFICE, TICKETING INFO, VENUES AND HOW TO FEST
AMERICA’S PARKING LOT
CINEMA SIX
KID-THING
SATELLITE OF LOVE
WOLF
TEXAS COMPETITION
A JURIED COMPETITION OF FILMS EITHER SHOT IN OR RELATING TO THE LONE STAR STATE
The winner of the Texas Competition receives a Grand Jury Prize of a camera package rental worth
$30,000 from Panavision.
America’s Parking Lot
Satellite of Love
Professional sports continues to morph into a casual wealthy man’s pursuit,
though the common fan is as rabid a consumer of sports than ever. AMERICA’s
PARKING LOT personalizes—and for Texas audiences, localizes—the shift by
telling the story of Dallas Cowboys superfans Tiger and Cy, two Texas Stadium
tailgaters who have to make hard decisions about the boundaries of their
support when the ‘Boys’ $1.2 billion new home opens. First-time director Jonny
Mars uses footage from four years of hard-core football partying, suffering
and rebirth to show us what it truly means to take ownership of your passions.
Through an abundance of wine drinking and emotional excavation, three
longtime friends who have grown apart learn that they must face the ghosts
of their tumultuous past if they ever want to rediscover the bonds they once
shared. An honest illustration of passion and friendship set in stunning
California wine country, SATELLITE OF LOVE explores what it means to
make the past the past and begin anew.
DIR Jonny Mars
DIR Will Moore
SCR Will Moore, Jonathan Case
CAST Nathan Phillips, Zachary Knighton, Shannon Lucio, Janina Gavankar
CO-PRESENTED BY Lone Star Film Festival
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Producers Association
Cinema Six
Sironia
Mason, Dennis and Gabe have worked at the Stanton Family Cinemas for
longer than they want to remember, but long enough that they don’t want to
leave. Combine these three aimless men with a bevy of crazy moviegoers
and a ton of popcorn buttered up with personal triumph and self-realization,
and you have a tight, classically funny film sure to make the Grinch smile
before Christmas.
SIRONIA is the story of a talented musician who leaves Hollywood for a
small Texas town to live a more authentic and family-centered life. Deep
resentment over his lost dreams gets the best of him as he struggles to
find peace with his stalled career, until he remembers what he loved about
music and his wife in the first place.
DIR/SCR Mark Potts, Cole Selix
CAST John Merriman, Mark Potts, Brand Rackley, Barry Corbin, Heather Wallis
CO-PRESENTED BY Texas Motion Picture Alliance
DIR Brandon Dickerson
SCR Brandon Dickerson, Wes Cunningham, Thomas Ward
CAST Amy Acker, Wes Cunningham, Tony Hale, Jeremy Sisto, Courtney Ford
CO-PRESENTED BY Austin Film Festival
FOUR WAYS TO PURCHASE
THE FESTIVAL VILLAGE AT MOCKINGBIRD STATION
ONLINE At DallasFilm.org 24 hours a day, seven days a week
This year, the Dallas International Film Festival introduces The Festival
Village at Mockingbird Station. Many venues can be reached by DART
Light Rail, and DIFF will operate regular shuttles to each day’s venues.
BY PHONE 972-707-0838
AT THE MAIN BOX OFFICE
Pre-festival: Daily from 11 A.M. to 7 P.M.
During festival: Daily from 11 A.M. until last
screening time of the day.
The Prekindle Main Box Office is located at 5331
E. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 105 on the southeast
side of Mockingbird Station on the first floor near Urban Taco.
(Cash, American Express, MasterCard or Visa accepted)
Prekindle Main Box Office – Suite 105 (near Urban Taco)
IN THEATERS
Cash or Festival vouchers only, From one hour before the first screening
starts until 30 minutes after last screening starts.
THEATERS
OTHER VENUES
ANGELIKA FILM
CENTER DALLAS
In Mockingbird Station,
5321 E. Mockingbird Lane
Suite 230
214-841-4713
The Majestic Theatre
1925 Elm St.
214-670-3687
Ten-year-old East Texan Anne has no friends her age, so her daily routine
is filled with solitary mischief. Playing in the woods one day, she hears a
woman’s plaintive call for help from an abandoned well. Annie feels driven
to visit the well daily, but she’s unsure about how to deal with the woman’s
plight. Brothers David and Nathan Zellner have made a carefully observed
film that is both harsh and poignant—but one that retains their idiosyncratic
humor—and created a haunting fable that explores the choices an isolated
child might make when left to her own morality-free devices.
DIR/SCR David Zellner
CAST Sydney Aguirre, Susan Tyrrell, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner
Thank You For Judging
Actor Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) returns to his former secondary school—
Plano Senior High School near Dallas—to document a unique form of speech
competition referred to as oral interpretation. THANK YOU FOR JUDGING
is inspiring in how it gently reminders us of how commonplace events can
be immeasurably influential in developing character and instilling values in
today’s youth.
Angelika Film Center – Suite 320
Passes can be purchased online, by phone or at the Main Box Office.
STAR PASS $750 Access to all screenings, galas, the Festival Lounge and
Opening Night.*
FESTIVAL PASS $350 Access to all regular screenings.
DISCOUNT FESTIVAL PASS $275 Available to DFS members, film industry
members (business card required), seniors 62 and older, and students with
valid ID at the Prekindle Main Box Office.
FESTIVAL LOUNGE PASS $100 Access to Festival Lounge only.*
OPENING NIGHT SCREENING and GALA $125 Access to the Opening
Night screening and gala.
* Must be 21 or older to enter the Festival Lounge after 5 p.m.
TICKETS
GENERAL ADMISSION $10
Nasher Sculpture Center
2001 Flora St.
214-242-5100
Amc Northpark 15
In Northpark Center
8687 N. Central Expressway
214-265-7138
The trammell & Margaret
crow collection of
asian art
2010 Flora St.
214-979-6430
The Texas Theatre
231 W. Jefferson Blvd.
214-948-1546
DISCOUNT ADMISSION $8
Available to seniors (62 and over) and students with valid ID.
For all festival maps, visit dallasfilm.org.
OPENING NIGHT SCREENING $35
SHUTTLE SERVICE TO VENUES
CENTERPIECE SCREENINGS $20
Vouchers can be exchanged for a ticket to any regular screening at the
Prekindle Main Box Office or at any theater’s DIFF box office, as well as
in the Rush Line at any regular screening.
RUSH LINES
Hotel Palomar Dallas
5300 E. Mockingbird Lane
214-520-7969
The Magnolia
In West Village
3699 Mckinney Ave., Suite 100
214-764-9106
Festival Pass and badge holders may ride DIFF shuttles that run in a circuit
to each day’s theaters and event locations. Shuttle stops are marked by signs
at each venue. Express shuttles run from the Angelika Film Center to Talk/
Show panels at the Nasher Sculpture Center on weekends and to Family
Day at NorthPark Center on Saturday, April 14.
HOW TO FEST
DIR Sean Fornara, Michael Urie, Selma Al-Faqih, Travis Flournoy
FEATURING Michael Urie
Seats at a regular screening that are not claimed by pass or ticket holders
15 minutes before start time are distributed to moviegoers in a Rush Line.
THESE TICKETS CAN ONLY BE CLAIMED WITH CASH OR VOUCHERS.
Arrive at a Rush Line an hour before screening time for the best chance
at a seat.
WILL CALL
STEP TWO
STEP ONE
Visit DallasFilm.org to find the films you want to see and the events
you want to attend.
Chose one of our ticketing options:
A PASS—the most affordable option if you plan to spend a lot of
time at the Festival
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Theater Center, Texas Black Film Festival
Pre-Festival: Tickets and passes purchased online or by phone are available
at the Prekindle Main Box Office.
WOLF
During the Festival: Passes will be at the Prekindle Main Box Office. Tickets
will be at the Prekindle Main Box Office until the day before your first screening; afterward, tickets will be at the venue of your first screening. Please pick
up your tickets at least one hour in advance of your screening time.
TICKETS—the best option if you know specifically which films you
want to see and when you want to see them
SAME-DAY SALES
STEP THREE
Day-of-show tickets are available at the Prekindle Main Box Office and
theater’s DIFF box office, which will open one hour before the first screening;
they are not available by phone or online. All day-of-show ticket sales are
final: no refunds or exchanges. Please be seated 15 minutes before screening
time or risk losing your seat.
GO SEE YOUR MOVIES!
Passes, tickets and vouchers are available at the Prekindle Box
Offices online, at Mockingbird Station and at all theaters on the
day of your screening.
WOLF takes an unflinching look at one family’s struggle to find peace and
justice after their church’s pastor molests their son. A solid cast of new and
veteran actors assembled by Ya’Ke Smith tackle an all-too-topical subject
that examines the darker side of faith, spirituality, sexuality and forgiveness.
DIR/SCR Ya’Ke Smith
CAST Irma P. Hall, Mikala Gibson, Jordan Cooper, Shelton Jolivette, Eugene Lee
14 | TEXAS COMPETITION | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
DIFF Volunteer HQ – Suite 225 (next to Hyena’s)
FESTIVAL PASSES
VOUCHERS
Kid-Thing
THE FESTIVAL VILLAGE AT MOCKINGBIRD STATION
Festival Lounge – Suite 240
(between the Angelika Film Center and Trinity Hall Irish Pub)
VOUCHERS—the lowest-cost option if you don’t mind the risk of
waiting in Rush Lines for available seats
APRIL 12-22, 2012 | BOX OFFICE, TICKETING, VENUES AND HOW TO FEST | 15
FESTIVAL SCREENING SCHEDULE
FILM CATEGORY ABBREVIATIONS
GAL Gala and Centerpiece Screenings NAC Narrative Competition DOC Documentary Competition PRE Premiere Series
MID Midnight Specials DSH Documentary Showcase TEX Texas Competition DES Deep Ellum Sounds SPE Special Presentations
WOR World Cinema KOR Korean Spotlight LAT Latino Showcase ENV Environmental Visions Competition FAM Family Friendly
CSH Community Showcase SHC Shorts Competition ANI Animation Competition STU Student Competition AWD Award Winners
YOUR QUICK-AND-EASY, WHEN-AND-WHERE REFERENCE FOR DIFF SCREENINGS AND ACTIVITIES
Screening times are subject to change. For the most up-to-date schedule, visit DallasFilm.org. Many DIFF films
have not yet been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America; please read the descriptions carefully.
angelika 6
THURSDAY
APRIL 12
FRIDAY
APRIL 13
APRIL 14
Under African Skies
4:00 pm 102 min.
DES p.13
Alps
4:15 pm 90 min.
WOR p.20
Save the Date
7:00 pm 98 min.
NAC p.10
Shorts 1
7:15 pm 86 min. SHC p.24
Punch
11:00 am 110 min. KOR p.21
MONDAY
APRIL 16
APRIL 17
Late Night Shorts
10:15 pm 69 min.
SHC p.24
THE Pact
11:59 pm 91 min. MID p.13
Faith, Love
and Whiskey
4:30 pm 75 min.
NAC p.10
Texas Black Film
Festival 2012 Winners
5:00 pm 55 min.
CSH p.22
Low & Clear
7:30 pm 69 min.
DOC p.11
Liberal Arts
7:00 pm 97 min. PRE p.12
Queens of Country
9:45 pm DES 93 min.
p. 13
np amc 5
APRIL 18
Vito
9:30 pm 93 min. DSH p.23
Tormented
11:59 pm 83 min. MID p.13
Atomic States oF...
12:30 pm 92 min. ENV p.23
policeman
12 pm 105 min. WOR p. 20
Satellite of Love
12:30 pm 80 min. TEX p.14
Documentary Shorts
3:00 pm 91 min. SHC p.24
Kid-Thing
3:30 pm 83 min. TEX p.14
Thank You For...
2:30 pm 91 min. TEX p.14
Being: Café Tacuba
3:00 pm 80 min. LAT p.22
Singin’ in the Rain
4:30 pm 103 min. SPE p.19
Student Shorts Comp
5:15 pm 92 min. STU p.24
We’re Not Broke
6:00 pm 81 min. DOC p.11
Heleno
5:00 pm 108 min. LAT p.22
Comic-Con Episode...
5:30 pm 88 min. PRE p.12
Bindlestiffs
7:00 pm 80 min. MID p.13
the Imposter
8:00 pm 95 min. DOC p.11
First Position
8:30 pm 90 min. FAM p.25
Bonsái
7:30 pm 109 min. LAT p.22
Mariachi Gringo
7:45 pm 105 min. LAT p.22
QWERTY
9:30 pm 90 min. SPE p.19
Bringing Up Bobby
10:15 pm 95 min. PRE p.12
Still Life
10:30 pm 78 min. WOR p.21
Juan of the Dead
10:00 pm 96 min. MID p.13
Father’s Chair
10:30 pm 93 min. NAC p.10
THE Pact
10:00 pm 91 min. MID p.13
TBA
12:00 pm 100 min.
Brooklyn Castle
12:15 pm 101 min. DOC p.11
Cowgirls N Angels
2:15 pm 92 min. FAM p.25
I Wish
4:00 pm 128 min.
WOR p.20
America’s Parking
Lot
5:00 pm 73 min. TEX p.14
Escape Fire: The Fight
to Rescue American
Healthcare
7:00 pm 99 min. DOC p.11
Animation
Competition
7:15 pm 74 min. ANI p.24
MAYA
4:00 pm 98 min.
NAC p.10
Sironia
7:00 pm 104 min.
TEX p.14
the Invisible War
10:00 pm 95 min.
DSH p.23
Atomic States of
America
2:45 pm 92 min. ENV p.23
Faith, Love and Whiskey
5:00 pm 75 min. NAC p.10
We’re Not Broke
7:30 pm 81 min. DOC p.11
Save the Date
10:30 pm 98 min. NAC p.10
Vito
3:00 pm 93 min. DSH p.23
Intouchables
5:30 pm 112 min. WOR p.20
Bringing Up Bobby
8:00 pm 95 min. PRE p.12
Tormented
10:30 pm 83 min. MID p.13
Patriocracy
1:00 pm 87 min. CSH p.22
Mariachi Gringo
1:30 pm 105 min. LAT p.22
the Imposter
4:30 pm 95 min. DOC p.11
Father’s Chair
4:00 pm 93 min. NAC p.10
Booker T. Washington
Showcase
7:30 pm 68 min. BTS p.26
Thank You For
Judging
7:00 pm 91 min. TEX p.14
Andrew Bird:
Fever Year
9:45 pm 81 min. DES p.13
Being: Café Tacuba
10:00 pm 80 min.
LAT p.22
QWERTY
1:30 pm 90 min. SPE p.19
Elena
1:00 pm 109 min. WOR p.20
Diana Vreeland:The
Eye Has to Travel
4:15 pm 86 min. PRE p.12
Escape Fire...
4:30 pm 99 min. DOC p.11
Let Me Out
4:00 pm 97 min.
KOR p.21
Salt of Life
4:30 pm 90 min.
WOR p.20
Last Call
at the Oasis
7:00 pm 99 min. ENV p.23
My Way
7:30 pm 137 min.
GAL p.4
North Texas
College Showcase
10:00 pm 106 min.
COL p.26
Still Life
10:45 pm 78 min.
WOR p.21
Documentary Shorts
9:15 pm 91 min. SHC p.24
Gayby
7:15 pm 89 min. SPE p.19
Andrew Bird:
Fever Year
7:30 pm 81 min. DES p.13
Animation
Competition
9:45 pm 74 min. ANI p.24
Extraterrestrial
10:15 pm 90 min.
WOR p.20
16 | FESTIVAL SCREENING SCHEDULE | 2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
THURSDAY
APRIL 19
Quick
10:30 pm 115 min.
KOR p.21
an Oversimplification
of Her Beauty
4:30 pm 88 min.
SPE p.19
Oblivion Island
12:00 pm 100 min. FAM
p.25
First Position
2:30 pm 90 min. FAM p.25
Cowgirls N Angels
5:00 pm 92 min. FAM p.25
North Texas High
School Showcase
7:30 pm 105 min. HSC p.26
Talk/Show –
Power Producers
11:00 am Nasher Sculpture Center
Talk/Show – Screenwriting on the Next Level
1:00 pm Nasher Sculpture Center
Talk/Show –
Politics in Film and Its
Influences – Part I
ET: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
8:00 pm NorthPark CenterCourt
angelika 7
APRIL 20
Salt of Life
4:00 pm 90 min. WOR
p.20
My Way
3:30 pm 137 min.
GAL p.4
Diana Vreeland: The
Eye Has to Travel
7:00 pm 86 min.
PRE p.12
Teddy Bear
4:15 pm 92 min. NAC p.10
Tchoupitoulas
5:00 pm 80 min.
DOC p.11
LUV
7:00 pm 95 min. NAC p.10
Heleno
7:15 pm 108 min.
LAT p.22
Biba! One Island,
879 Votes
5:00 pm 72 min.
DOC p.11
Shorts 2
7:15 pm 79 min. SHC p.24
WOLF
10:15 pm 86 min.
TEX p.14
SATURDAY
APRIL 21
Last Call
at the Oasis
10:15 pm 99 min. ENV p.23
SUNDAY
APRIL 22
Dirty Energy
9:45 pm 94 min. ENV p.23
No Ashes no Phoenix
4:30 pm 88 min.
DSH p.23
Tchoupitoulas
7:15 pm 80 min.
DOC p.11
Teddy Bear
7:00 pm 92 min.
NAC p.10
Dirty Energy
7:00 pm 94 min.
ENV p.23
TBA
7:30 pm 100 min.
Shorts 2
10:00 pm 79 min.
SHC p.24
Compliance
9:30 pm 90 min.
PRE p.12
Comic-Con Episode IV:
A Fan’s Hope
10:00 pm 88 min.
PRE p.12
Liberal Arts
7:00 pm 97 min.
PRE p.12
TBA
12:00 pm 100 min.
TBA
2:30 pm 100 min.
events
The ymca after
school program
screening
11:30 am 100 min.
Girl Model
9:45 pm 77 min. DSH p.23
LUV
4:00 pm 95 min.
NAC p.10
TBA
4:00 pm 100 min.
texas theatre
Compliance
10:15 pm 90 min.
PRE p.12
Sironia
4:00 pm 104 min.
TEX p.14
Narrative Feature Competition
Grand Jury Prize
5:00 pm 100 min. AWD
Let Me Out
7:30 pm 97 min.
KOR p.21
Biba! One Island,
879 Votes
7:30 pm 72 min. DOC p.11
Girl Model
5:15 pm 77 min.
DSH p.23
Under African Skies
10:00 pm 102 min.
DES p.13
Talk/Show –
Actors as Directors
3:00 pm
magnolia 5
5 Broken Cameras
1:00 pm 90 min.
WOR p.20
angelika 6
Talk/Show –
Acquisition & New
Distribution Models
1:00 pm
magnolia 4
policeman
1:30 pm 105 min.
WOR p.20
L.A. Confidential
7:30 pm 138 min.
SPE p.19
FRIDAY
angelika 8
the Invisible War
4:00 pm 95 min.
DSH p.23
Gayby
10:00 pm 89 min.
SPE p.19
THE Brooklyn
Brothers Beat
the Best
7:30 pm 97 min. PRE p.12
WOLF
12:30 pm 86 min. TEX p.14
America’s Parking Lot
1:45 pm 73 min. TEX p.14
angelika 6
events
Cinema Six
4:30 pm 79 min.
TEX p.14
Patriocracy
12:00 pm 87 min. CSH p.22
Cinema Six
2:15 pm 79 min. TEX p.14
THE Brooklyn Brothers...
4:15 pm 97 min. PRE p.12
Satellite of Love
7:00 pm 80 min. TEX p.14
AN Oversimplification...
9:30 pm 88 min. SPE p.19
Juan of the Dead
11:59 pm 96 min. MID p.13
Kid-Thing
12:30 pm 83 min. TEX p.14
MAYA
10:00 pm 98 min.
NAC p.10
TUESDAY
magnolia 5
WEDNESDAY
Shorts 1
12:15 pm 86 min. SHC p.24
Low & Clear
2:30 pm 69 min. DOC p.11
Student Shorts Comp
4:45 pm 92 min. STU p.24
Somebody Up There...
7:15 pm 76 min. NAC p.10
Late Night Shorts
9:30 pm 69 min. SHC p.24
Bindlestiffs
11:45 pm 80 min. MID p.13
TBA
7:00 pm 100 min.
APRIL 15
magnolia 4
APRIL 12 AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE MAJESTIC THEATER.
DIFF presents Opening Night, which includes the Festival dedication to Lee Roy and Tandy Mitchell
and a special gala screening. Afterward, Star Pass holders, Circle of Stars members and sponsors are
invited to the Opening Night Gala at The Pads.
Brooklyn Castle
4:00 pm 101 min. DOC p.11
SUNDAY
angelika 8
Opening Night celebration
Somebody Up There
Likes Me
10:00 pm 76 min.
NAC p.10
SATURDAY
angelika 7
angelika 7
tonight you’re mine
4:15 pm 80 min.
DES p.13
Elena
7:15 pm 109 min.
WOR p.20
I Wish
10:15 pm 128 min.
WOR p.20
Documentary Feature
Competition Grand Jury Prize
12:15 pm 100 min. AWD
Shorts Award Winners
Silver Heart Award Winner
angelika 8
Texas Black Film
Festival 2012 Winners
5:15 pm 55 min.
CSH p.22
Alps
7:30 pm 90 min.
WOR p.20
secrets, objects
10:30 pm 112 min. KOR p.21
texas theatre
TBA
4:00 pm 100 min.
Extraterrestrial
7:00 pm 90 min.
WOR p.20
TBA
10:30 pm 100 min.
dragon age:
dawn of the seeker
9:30 pm 100 min.
PRE p.12
precious
12:30 pm 110 min. SPE p.19
TBA
12:00 pm 100 min.
TBA
2:45 pm 100 min.
Texas Competition
Grand Jury Prize
No Ashes no Phoenix
5:30 pm 88 min. DSH p.23
TBA
8:30 pm 100 min.
Narrative Feature
Audience Award Winner
tonight You’re Mine
8:00 pm 80 min. DES p.13
TBA
10:00 pm 100 min.
Intouchables
10:15 pm 112 min. WOR p.20
Documentary Feature
Audience Award Winner
12:00 pm 100 min. AWD
dragon age:
dawn of the seeker
12:15 pm 100 min. PRE p.12
Oblivion Island
12:30 pm 100 min.
FAM p.25
Darling Companion
3:00 pm 103 min.
PRE p.12
5 Broken Cameras
3:15 pm 90 min.
WOR p.20
Punch
3:30 pm 110 min.
KOR p.21
the Revisionaries
5:30 pm 83 min.
SPE p.19
Where Do We Go Now?
5:15 pm 100 min.
WOR p.21
Quick
6:30 pm 115 min.
KOR p.21
TBA
8:00 pm 100 min.
TBA
7:45 pm 100 min.
secrets, objects
10:30 pm 112 min. KOR p.21
Bonsái
4:30 pm 109 min.
LAT p.22
events
DFS Honors
7:00 pm
Hotel Palomar
Environmental Visions
Grand Jury Prize
12:10 pm 100 min. AWD Hall of State
Talk/Show – Politics in Film
and Its Influences – Part II
11:00 am Nasher Sculpture Center
Talk/Show – TBA
Robocop
7:30 pm 102 min. SPE p.19
Talk/Show – A Conversation
with Eric Pleskow
TBA
1:00 pm 100 min.
TXU Energy Contest Winners
5:00 pm 30 min.
TXU p.27
Hall of State
TBA
4:00 pm 100 min.
queens of country
7:00 pm 93 min. DES p.13
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FILMS THAT FALL OUTSIDE OTHER CATEGORIES YET MERIT THEIR OWN SCREENINGS
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Gayby
QWERTY
Single thirtysomething best friends Jenn and Matt want to make a baby
together, but they aren’t ‘together’: Jenn is straight, and Matt is gay. Inspired
by the short film that screened at DIFF in 2010, GAYBY explores the meaning
of family with effortlessly fast and intelligent dialogue, wildly entertaining
scenes, and frank hilarity. Come go GAYBY gaga!
Before introverted word nerd Zoe gains the courage to enter the National
Scrabble Championship in Chicago, she meets her emotional match in Marty,
an irascible recluse. Together they battle self doubt, family, co-workers and
wordplay adversaries to figure out what it’s like to be happy.
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CAST Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Mike Doyle, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Dulé Hill
DIR Bill Sebastian
SCR Juliet McDaniel
CAST Dana Pupkin, Eric Hailey, Bill Redding, Joel Wiersema
L.A. Confidential
The Revisionaries
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is Curtis Hanson’s tabloid tribute to film noir and the
sleazy side of ’50s Los Angeles. Based on the work of LA paranoia prince
James Ellroy, the movie gets its galvanizing yin and yang from a pair of Aussies:
Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce. Fifteen years after its release, the film
remains a lurid and bracing combination of craft and brazen entertainment—
one of the great Hollywood movies of its era.
Once every decade, 15 elected Texas citizens on the State Board of
Education influence what is taught to nearly every American child through
state textbook revisions. In THE REVISIONARIES, Texas filmmaker Scott
Thurman effectively captures the debates and the characters involved in
the highly politicized process, proving that political power and ideological
dogma still have an immense effect on what our children learn.
DIR Curtis Hanson
SCR Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
CAST Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce,
Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell, David Strathairn
DIR Scott Thurman
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PRESENTING SPONSORS Stella Artois
CO-PRESENTED BY The Dallas Morning News
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Congratulates the Dallas
Star Award Recipients,
and the Filmmakers,
Sponsors, Festival Staff
and Volunteers who
make this festival possible.
ON A SUCCESSFUL
2012 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
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Special thanks to Lee Roy
and Tandy Mitchell.
www.trinityfilmfund.com
With arresting insight, vulnerability, and a delightful sense of humor,
Dallas native Terence Nance’s explosively creative debut feature, AN
OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY, documents the relationship
between Nance and a lovely young woman as it teeters on the divide
between platonic and romantic. Nance creates an exquisite tapestry
of live action and various styles of animation to delve deeply into his
young male psyche as he sweats and stretches toward maturity.
DIR/SCR Terence Nance
CAST Terence Nance, Namik Minter, Chanelle Pearson, Dexter Jones
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
One of recent cinema’s most alarming and frank productions, PRECIOUS:
BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE is a bellwether of urban
African American drama. In her breakout role, Dallas Star Award honoree
Gabourey Sidibe is Claireece “Precious” Jones, a Harlem teenager trying to
overcome the implications of poverty, incest, obesity, motherhood, disease,
illiteracy and a hyper-abusive mother played with Oscar-winning virtuosity
by Mo’Nique. With unusually competent turns by pop stars Mariah Carey
and Lenny Kravitz, director Lee Daniels’ film is exceptional in every sense
of the word.
DIR Lee Daniels
SCR Geoffrey S. Fletcher
CAST Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Video Festival, SMU Willis M. Tate Lecture Series
Robocop
DIFF, in association with the Dallas Film Commission, presents a special
25th anniversary screening of what is arguably the most influential movie
to be filmed in Dallas to date. Though the plot of provocative director Paul
Verhoeven’s first major American film is simple—cop dies, cop becomes a
near-invincible cyborg, cop saves a lawless city, cop disposes of his crooked
cyber-creators, all becomes well in the world—he weaves in commentary on
socialism, corporate greed, religion and manhood to strike a deft balance
between lowbrow and highbrow not previously seen in a big-budget movie.
DIR Paul Verhoeven
SCR Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
CAST Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith,
Miguel Ferrer
Saturday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. | Texas Theatre
CO-PRESENTED BY Oak Cliff Film Festival
Singin’ in the Rain
By most accounts, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN is the best movie musical ever
made. The hilarious Technicolor tribute to Hollywood’s silent film-to-talking
picture transition stars Gene Kelly (also choreographer and co-director
with Stanley Donen), Donald O’Connor and El Paso native Debbie Reynolds
in her first lead role, and features some of the most famous numbers in the
history of the genre (“Good Morning,” “Make ‘Em Laugh,” the sublime title
number), which were all written by producer Arthur Freed. What a glorious
feeling!
DIR Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
SCR Adolph Green, Betty Comden
CAST Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell
APRIL 12-22, 2012 | SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS | 19
5 BROKEN CAMERAS
ALPS
extraterrestrial
I WISH
intouchables
WORLD CINEMA
THE SALT OF LIFE
WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
let me out
punch
quick
WORLD CINEMA (CONT.)
CUTTING-EDGE FILMS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Presented by Stella Artois, proud sponsors of international cinema
CUTTING-EDGE FILMS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Presented by Stella Artois, proud sponsors of international cinema
5 Broken Cameras
I Wish
Still Life
Where Do We Go Now?
Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, famously chose
nonviolent resistance several years ago when the Israeli army arrived to
facilitate Jewish colonization. The destruction of five family cameras are
potent metaphors in a deeply personal documentary (Burnat shares director/
writer/producer credit) that vividly portrays a conflict many of us think we know.
In his latest film, Japanese master filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda returns to
familiar ground, crafting a lighthearted tale of childhood desires and imaginative
adventures. Both playful and perceptive, I WISH is bursting with quick, stylish
montages, an energetic score and memorable performances from its young stars.
When a young man named Bernhard finds a set of instructions in a letter to
a prostitute—instructions written by his father—the life of his family is turned
upside down. STILL LIFE is the disturbing story of a family that doesn’t talk
much, but who all feel the need to act in very expressive and destructive
ways. First-time director Sebastian Meise ends STILL LIFE with a sense of
repression that is not meant to satisfy; it is meant to reveal, then close, then
leave up to viewers to open up again.
In Nadine Labacki’s politically charged musical comedy, the women of a
remote Lebanese village come up with creative ways to keep loved ones
away from violence: busting up TVs, importing strippers, and even more
extreme measures. Gorgeous cinematography, elaborate music sequences
and a deft comic eye helps WHERE DO WE GO NOW? tackle the often
harsh realities of Lebanon’s fractured society.
Palestinian/Israel/France, 2011, 90 min., Color, Blu-ray Disc
In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
Kiseki
Japan, 2011, 128 min., Color, 35mm
In Japanese with English subtitles
DIR Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
SCR Guy Davidi
DIR/SCR Hirokazu Kore-Eda
CAST Koki Maeda, Ohshirô Maeda, Ryôga Hayashi, Joe Odagiri, Nene Ohtsuka
Stillleben
Austria, 2011, 78 min., Color, 35mm
In German with Spanish and English subtitles
CO-PRESENTED BY Asian Film Festival
DIR Sebastian Meise
SCR Thomas Reider
CAST Fritz Hörtenhuber, Christoph Luser, Daniela Golpashin, Roswitha Soukup
alpis
Greece, 2011, 90 min., Color, Blu-ray Disc
In Greek with English subtitles
Intouchables
What if you could hire a substitute to ‘stand in’ for your recently deceased
loved one? What kind of people would perform such a macabre task?
What might result from both the surrogates and the grief stricken within
fabricated scenarios? In his absurdist tragedy, ALPS, Yorgos Lanthimos
takes a mordant and modernist approach to answering those questions.
INTOUCHABLES is a comedic tale of two drastically different men that meet
through a job interview: Philippe, an aristocratic quadriplegic, and Driss, a
Senegalese immigrant from the projects who becomes the former’s caretaker.
Loosely based on a real story and one of France’s highest-grossing films to
date, INTOUCHABLES is filled with life lessons and superb acting; Sy went
on to receive a César Award (France’s equivalent of an Oscar) for best actor
for his role in the film, making him the first black man to receive the honor.
Alps
DIR Giorgos Lanthimos
SCR Giorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
CAST Aggeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis, Ariane Labed, Johnny Vekris
France, 2011, 112 min., Color
In French with English subtitles
DIR/SCR Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
CAST François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Elena
Russia, 2011, 109 min., Color, Blu-ray Disc
In Russian with English subtitles
In ELENA, director Sergei Zvyagintsev parallels the lives of the rich and the
poor in Russia by examining the family life of each, and the power struggles
that can ensue when survival becomes all important. With a soundtrack by
the legendary Philip Glass and winner of the Jury’s Special prize at Cannes
in 2011, ELENA is beautifully and starkly shot in a visual style similar to that
of film noir.
DIR Andrei Zvyagintsev
SCR Andrei Zvyagintsev, Oleg Negin
CAST Yelena Lyadova, Andrey Smirnov, Nadezhda Markina, Alexey Rozin
Extraterrestrial
extraterrestre
Spain, 2011, 90 min., Color, 35mm
In Spanish
EXTRATERRESTRIAL has all the makings of a great romantic comedy:
jealousy, betrayal, a love triangle…and an INDEPENDENCE DAY-scale alien
invasion? Talented young Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo balances the
lures of the comical and the emotional with a knack for mashing up genres
and crafting great moments of (sometimes unpredictable) hilarity.
DIR/SCR Nacho Vigalondo
CAST Julian Villagran, Michelle Jenner, Raul Cimas, Carlos Areces, Miguel Noguera
Friday, April 20, 7:00 p.m. | Texas Theatre
Policeman
Ha-shoter
Israel, 2011, 105 min.
In Hebrew with English subtitles
In POLICEMAN, rookie director Nadav Lapid shows that the divisions cleaving
Israeli society lie deeper than the Palestinian issue—they involve class,
gender and generation—and that reflection, not blind action, is crucial for
reconciliation. But POLICEMAN will divide audiences irrespective of
religion or nationality.
DIR/SCR Nadav Lapid
CAST Ben Adam, Michael Aloni, Meital Barda, Yiftach Klein, Yaara Pelzig,
CO-PRESENTED BY 3 Stars Jewish Cinema
The Salt of Life
Gianni e le Donne
Italy, 2011, 90 min., Color, Blu-ray Disc
In Italian with English subtitles
Gianni is retired and spends his time helping the people around him—most
of which happen to be women. So Gianni starts to wonder if he can spice
things up by looking for some “outside” action. GOMORRAH writer Gianni
Di Gregorio follows up his first feature, MID-AUGUST LUNCH, with this
comedy about a man trying to find his place (later) in life.
DIR Gianni Di Gregorio
SCR Valerio Attanasio, Gianni Di Gregorio
CAST Gianni di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Alfonso Santagata
Et maintenant, on va où?
France/Lebanon/Egypt/Italy, 2011, 100 min., Color, 35mm
In Arabic, Russian and English
DIR Nadine Labaki
SCR Rodney Al Haddid, Thomas Bidegain, Jihad Hojeily, Nadine Labaki, Sam Mounier
CAST Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Leyla Hakim, Nadine Labaki, Yvonne Maalouf
SOUTH KOREAN SPOTLIGHT
A FOCUS ON ONE OF ASIA’S MOST DYNAMIC MOVIE-MAKING NATIONS
Presented by MetroPCS
Let Me Out
In LET ME OUT, Seoul-based film professors Soh Jae and Kim Chang-lae
were inspired by their students to do it better for zombie lovers. The story
(surprise!): student filmmaker Mu-young’s inexperience, demands and
impatience cause every human involved in his first film—an undead
melodrama—to go crazy. So, the zombies step in and help out. LET ME OUT
ends up as the ultimate tribute to low-budget guerrilla cineastes struggling
to create. This film is hope.
DIR Soh Jae, Kim Chang-lae
SCR Soh Jae, Kim Chang-lae
CAST Kwon Hyun-sang, Park Hee-von, Han Geunsup, Yumouhyoung, Jessica Choi
Punch
Wan-deuk-i
In Korean
Poor and meek but rebellious 18-year-old Wan-deuk has a hunchback
father, a strange uncle, and a Filipino mother who just re-appeared after
being missing most of his life. But when his radical and confrontational
school-teacher, Dong-joo—who is every bit the troublemaker Wan-deuk
is—corrals the fight-prone youngster into channeling his rage as a kickboxer,
Wan-deuk learns what family truly means. Based on the novel by Kim
Yeo-ryung and adapted screenplay by Kim Dong-soo, PUNCH was one
of Korea’s biggest box office draws in 2011.
Quick
Kwik
In Korean
Motorcycle messenger Ki-soo witnesses a building blow up just after he
delivers a package to it. He moves onto his next job—escorting a pop star,
Ah-rom, to a TV station. As she puts a proffered helmet on her head, he
gets a call saying that her helmet is a booby trap, and that he has more
deliveries. Made in in the spirit of the American action movies SPEED and
CRANK, this 2011 Korean box office success by Jo Beom-goo is definitely
a ride.
DIR Cho Beom-gu
SCR Park Soo-jin, Youn Jk, Cho Beom-gu
CAST Lee Min-ki, Kang Ye-won, Kim In-kwon
Secrets, Objects
Sa-mool-eui Bi-mil
Every story has two sides and everybody has something to hide in SECRETS,
OBJECTS—and only the photographic equipment knows the truth. This tale
of an unhappily married sociology professor who turns to a young boy toy to
fulfill her desires is steeped in topics and scenarios that are frequently taboo
in many societies, much less South Korea’s: marital despair, gender inequality,
objectification, lust, the empowerment of women. The feature-length directorial
debut for Lee Young-mi overtly tackles them all with a frank grace.
DIR Lee Han
SCR Kim Dong-Woo
CAST Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Ah-in, Park Soo-young, Jasmine Lee, Kim Sang-ho
DIR Lee Young-mi
SCR Lee Young-mi, Lee Dong-hoon
CAST Jang Seo-hee, Jeong Sukwon
Saturday, April 14, 11:00 a.m. | Angelika 6
CO-PRESENTED BY SMU Italian Club
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BONsái
heleno
mariachi gringo
GIRL MODEL
THE INVISIBLE WAR
LATINO SHOWCASE
FILMS FROM LATIN AMERICA THAT SPEAK A CINEMATIC LANGUAGE ALL THEIR OWN
Presented by El Creative, “La Mega” KMVK-FM (107.5), Pencilneck Software and Univision
Being: Café Tacvba
Mexico/Cuba/Japan/Spain/USA, 2010, 80 min., Color
In Spanish
BEING: CAFE TACVBA chronicles how one of the most influential rock bands
in Latin American history has remained on top for 20 years. By providing an
intimate look at the personal dynamics between “los Tacubos” and following
the members to their homes, into their recording studio, on tour around the
world, and down memory lane to their first gigs, BEING should leave viewers
with the band’s tunes stuck in their heads and a heightened fondness for it
in their hearts.
DIR Ernesto Contreras
FEATURING Café Tacvba
Heleno
Brazil, 2011, 116 min., B/W
In Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles
A Brazilian soccer star by day and playboy by night, Heleno de Freitas provoked
his fate to die in a sanatorium with a difficult temper and questionable life
choices. Director José Henrique Fonseca captures the poetry of a hero’s
tragedy in HELENO, as well as the elegance of a bygone era through music,
aesthetics, and beautiful black-and-white photography—not to mention some
incredibly authentic sports sequences.
DIR José Henrique Fonseca
SCR Fernando Castets, José Henrique Fonseca, Felipe Bragança
CAST Othon Bastos, Herson Capri, Angie Cepeda, Rodrigo Santoro
CO-PRESENTED BY Latino Cultural Center
Bonsái
Mariachi Gringo
Love, lies, memories, Proust, and sex go hand in hand in Cristian Jimenez’s
BONSÁI, a melancholic story about college sweethearts Emilia and Julio
as told by Julio in a fake novel that he’s writing to his new girlfriend Blanca.
Juicy, eh? By BONSÁI’s finish, you’ll feel the same sweet, nostalgic sadness
present at the end of a good character-driven book.
Love, music, and passion: young Edward lacks all of these in his dull Midwestern
hometown. So he journeys to Guadalajara, Mexico, in search of what he’s
missing, and he finds it—by improbably becoming a mariachi singer. A skillful
exploration of identity, family, and belonging embellished by the soaring
majesty of Mexican folk music, MARIACHI GRINGO will have the audience
singing mariachi at the top of their lungs, just like real-life genre titans Jorge
Negrete and Pedro Infante do today.
Chile/Argentina/Portugal/France, 2011, 95 min.
In Spanish with English subtitles
DIR/SCR Cristián Jiménez
CAST Gabriela Arancibia, Cristóbal Briceño, Julio Carrasco, Nathalia Galgani,
Trinidad González, Ingrid Isensee
Preceded By
THE BIRTH OF SAINT ELISEO
DIR Stacy Dean Campbell
USA, 2011, 14 minutes, Color
Saturday, April 21, 4:30 p.m. | Texas Theatre
In English and Spanish
DIR Tom Gustafson
SCR Cory James Krueckeberg
CAST Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda, Fernando Becerril, Lila Downs, Kate Burton
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
FILMS ABOUT THE PEOPLE & ISSUES THAT SHAPE EVERYDAY LIFE
LATINO CINEMA DAY
SUNDAY, APRIL 15 AT THE MAGNOLIA AND
WEST VILLAGE
New for 2012! Our celebration of the Latino Showcase Presented
by El Creative and Pencilneck Software features live local Latin
rock en Español acts, DJ Pelos Parados of “Mega” KMVK-FM
(107.5), street food and more right next to the Magnolia, where
DIFF will be screening all four superb Latino Showcase selections.
Grandes películas y gran música make for a great party!
Patriocracy
Starting with footage of the 2009 Obama inauguration, Brian Malone’s
PATRIOCRACY lays the groundwork for the argument that the past few
years have been among the most politically divided in our nation’s history.
Laying blame not just on politicians and media but on American voters
and shot through a straightforward lens that emphasizes the gravity of its
subject, PATRIOCRACY is sure to stir up feelings on the left and the right.
DIR Brian Malone
CO-PRESENTED BY World Council Affairs of Dallas/Fort Worth
TEXAS BLACK FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS
Total running time: 55 min.
close ties: tying on a new tradition
DIR Gemal Woods
USA, 2011, 30 min.
kissed by the devil
DIR M. Legend Brown
USA, 2011, 25 min.
no ashes no phoenix
VITO
ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA
DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE
SPECIAL EXPLORATIONS IN NONFICTION FILMMAKING
Girl Model
In Russian, Japanese and English
With the promise of a profitable career in modeling and the hope of rescuing
her family from financial troubles, Siberian 13-year-old Nadya moves to Japan
alone. Meanwhile, her recruiter, former model Ashley, travels the world
tirelessly for the next new “fresh face”. Though they only meet twice in the
film, their journeys are tautly bound and hauntingly told. GIRL MODEL is a
documentary that gives us a rare glimpse inside the world of modeling that
we can no longer ignore and must try to change.
DIR Ashley Sabin, David Redmon
PRESENTING SPONSOR Post Asylum
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
DIRTY ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL
VISIONS
COMPETITION
FILMS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR PLACE IN IT
The winner of the Environmental Visions Competition receives a
Grand Jury Prize of $10,000 and a special screening during Earth
Day Dallas at Fair Park’s Hall of State on April 21.
Atomic States of America
Based on the memoir Welcome to Shirley by Kelly McMasters, ATOMIC
STATES OF AMERICA examines today’s “nuclear renaissance” in the US and
unveils the myths and truths of the efficiency and safety of nuclear power.
With commentary by Alec Baldwin in the midst of Japan’s devastating
tsunami-triggered Fukushima Dai’ichi power plant meltdown, Don Argott
and Sheena M. Joyce’s documentary is important to see as the nuclear
power debate rages anew.
The Invisible War
DIR Don Argott, Sheena Joyce
FEATURING Alec Baldwin, Kelly McMasters
With stark clarity and escalating revelations, THE INVISIBLE WAR exposes
a rape epidemic in the US Armed Forces, investigating the institutions that
perpetuate it as well as its profound personal and social consequences. As
a courageous few defy victimhood, they face their most challenging fight
yet: penetrating a closed circuit where officers collude, cases are routinely
swept under the rug, and few perpetrators are tried or convicted.
DIR Kirby Dick
No Ashes No Phoenix
Dirty Energy
DIRTY ENERGY documents the personal trials of citizens directly affected
by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster as they attempt to rebuild their
lives amid economic and environmental trauma, as well as the long-term
health risks they now face. As an important ongoing story long forgotten
in the mainstream news cycle, director Bryan Hopkins reminds us that the
people of the Gulf Coast are survivors many generations over and will fight
to overcome, but it will be extraordinarily difficult and they need our help.
Phoenix in der Asche
Germany, 2011, 88 min., Color, HDCAM
In German with English subtitles
DIR/SCR Bryan D. Hopkins
The Hagen Phoenix, freshly promoted to Germany’s top pro basketball league,
begin the season as big losers. So they sign a star named Michael Jordan to
stave off relegation. Does the ploy work, or will Jordan’s ego and baggage
undermine his talent too much to make a difference in the win column? Sports
documentaries are a dime a dozen these days, but rare is a film like NO ASHES
NO PHOENIX that offers such an intimate portrait of what it means to truly
be a team.
Last Call at the Oasis
DIR Jens Pfeifer
Vito
USA, 2011, 93 min., Color + B/W, HDCAM
Film student Vito Russo discovered his activist voice in 1969 at the Stonewall
riot in Manhattan: the genesis of the gay rights movement. This biopic traces
“The Celluloid Closet” author’s key role in the 1970s and 1980s fight for LGBT
equality and justice, from his leadership roles in GLAAD and ACT UP to his
protests against government indifference to the AIDS epidemic that took his
own life in 1990. VITO is a strong reminder that the fight for gay rights is far
from over and must continue.
last call at the oasis
USA, 2011, 99 min., Color, 35mm
Developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, the
company responsible for AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, FOOD, INC. and
WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, Jessica Yu’s LAST CALL AT THE OASIS
presents a powerful argument for why the global water crisis will be the
central issue facing our world this century. The film features activist Erin
Brockovich and such distinguished experts as Peter Gleick, Alex Prud’homme,
Jay Famiglietti and Robert Glennon.
DIR/SCR Jessica Yu
FEATURING Erin Brockovich, Jack Black, Robert Glennon
DIR Jeffrey Schwarz
CO-PRESENTED BY Outtakes Dallas
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LOVE HACKING
ANOTHER BULLET DODGED
’92 SKYBOX...
SHORT PROGRAMS COMPETITION
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF STORYTELLING IN 25 MINUTES OR LESS
The winner of the Short Programs Competition receives a Grand Jury Prize.
Shorts 1
Documentary Shorts
Playtime
DIR Lucas Mireles
Germany, 2011, 14 min., Color
FAMILY NIGHTMARE
DIR Dustin Guy Defa
Another Bullet Dodged
DIR Landon Zakheim
Lifelike
DIR Erick Stoll, Chase Whiteside
’92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning
Rookie Card
DIR Todd Sklar
Everything is Incredible
DIR Tyler Bastian, Trevor Hill, Tim Skousen
Perfect Fit
DIR Leonel Fernández
Mexico, 2011, 13 min., Color
Hellion
DIR Kat Candler
Doubles with Slight Pepper
DIR Ian Harnarine
USA/Canada/Trinidad, 2011, 16 min., Color,
HDCAM
Bear
DIR Nash Edgerton
Australia, 2011, 11 min., Color
PERFECT FIT
DOUBLES WITH SLIGHT PEPPER
ANIMATION COMPETITION
FILMS THAT MAKE THE STATIC MOVE,
IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS
The winner receives a Grand Jury Prize.
Presented by Reel FX
The Elect
DIR Dan Moore, Erin Zacek
Heart Stop Beating
DIR Jeremiah Zagar
Love Hacking
DIR Jenni Nelson
The Love Competition
DIR Brent Hoff
Animation Competition
Slow Derek
DIR Dan Ojari
UK, 2011, 9 min., Color
663114
DIR Isamu Hirabayashi
Japan, 2011, 8 min., Color
Wild Life
DIR Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Canada, 2011, 14 min., Color
Moxie
DIR Stephen Irwin
UK, 2011, 6 min., B/W
A Morning Stroll
DIR Grant Orchard
UK, 2011, 7 min., Color & B/W
Dr. Breakfast
DIR Stephen Neary
It’s Such A Beautiful Day
DIR Don Hertzfeldt
USA, 2012, 23 min., Color & B/W
STUDENT COMPETITION
Shorts 2
Late Night Shorts
The Dump
DIR Hamish Bennett
New Zealand, 2011, 11 min., Color
Chores
DIR Terence Bernardo
Raspberry Jam
DIR Courtney Ware
Zergüt
DIR Natasha Subramaniam, Alisa Lapidus
Student Shorts Competition
Aurora Borealis
DIR Matt H. Mayes
At the Formal
DIR Andrew Kavanagh
Australia, 2011, 8 min., Color
The Kids Don’t Like It
DIR Jeremy David White
A Letter to Julia
DIR David González Rúdiez
Spain, 2011, 7 min., Color
Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke
DIR Jillian Mayer
Benny
DIR Huay-Bing Law
Fungus
DIR Charlotta Miller
Sweden, 2011, 9 min., Color
Meaning of Robots
DIR Matt Lenski
Grandmothers
DIR Afarin Eghbal
United Kingdom, 2011, 9 min., Color
Audacity
DIR Anirban Roy
India, 2011, 14 min., Color
Once It Started It Could Not End
Wash Me
DIR Winston Tao
Izzy & Salvador
DIR Jean-Pierre Caner
Aaron Burr, Part 2
DIR Dana O’Keefe
Otherwise
DIR Kelly Sears
Pluto Declaration
DIR Travis Wilkerson
USA, 2011, 4 min., Color & B/W
The Hiccup
DIR Matt Smukler
THE BEST NEW WORKS FROM FILM
PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE
The winner receives a Grand Jury Prize.
Nani
DIR Justin Tipping
Newsworthy
DIR Jeremy Robbins
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DR. BREAKFAST
NANI
NEWSWORTHY
COWGIRLS N ANGELS
FIRST POSITION
FAMILY FRIENDLY
CINEMA FOR MOVIE FANS OF ALL AGES
Cowgirls N Angels
Ida, a feisty and rebellious girl, dreams of finding her father, a rodeo athlete.
She becomes fascinated by a team of young female rodeo riders headed by
former rodeo star Terrance Parker (James Cromwell), who takes her in to the
troupe. With strong Texas ties in its cast and crew, COWGIRLS N’ ANGELS
is a dusty but sweet romp full of fun and adventure for the whole family.
DIR Timothy Armstrong
SCR Timothy Armstrong, Stephan Blinn
CAST Jackson Rathbone, James Cromwell, Bailee Madison
First Position
In English, Spanish, French and Hebrew
FIRST POSITION follows six gifted ballet students from disparate social,
regional, economic and ethnic backgrounds as they compete at the Youth
America Grand Prix finals in New York City. Moving and inspiring, FIRST
POSITION features stunning and memorable performances, both in dance
and on camera.
DIR Bess Kargman
Saturday, April 14, 5:00 p.m. | NorthPark 5
PRESENTING SPONSOR East Dallas Christian Church
PRESENTING SPONSOR “Classical 101” WRR-FM (101.1)
E.T. The Extra-terrestrial
Oblivion Island
Steven Spielberg’s 1982 blockbuster is the ultimate sci-fi film for people
that don’t like sci-fi, making eight-year-olds and 80-year-olds cheer, fear and
weep with equal verve as Elliott, Gertie and Michael endeavor to save a tiny,
ugly and seemingly helpless being amid authoritative intervention and the
skeptical homogeneity of suburbia. Resonating with themes of friendship,
belonging, tolerance, and (ahem) alienation, E.T. is trans-generational family
cinema at its crest—a film for the ages, for all ages.
Before her mother’s death, Haruka was given a beautiful hand mirror. It was
lost and while looking for it she happened upon a tiny creature. Following
him, Haruka is soon transported to a magical world: Oblivion Island. There
she learns that the evil Baron searches for the one item that will give him
control over the land—Haruka’s hand mirror.
DIR Steven Spielberg
SCR Melissa Mathison
CAST Henry Thomas, Robert McNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace
hottarake no shima
Japan, 2010, 100 min., Color, HDCAM
DIR Shinsuke Sato
SCR Hirotaka Adachi, Shinsuke Sato
CAST Haruka Ayase, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mitsuki Tanimura
Saturday, April 14, 8:00 p.m. | NP CenterPark
CO-PRESENTED BY Dallas Childrens Theater
CO-PRESENTED BY Crow Collection of Asian Art
HIGH SCHOOL AND
COLLEGE SHORTS
ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL, SHORT FILMS FROM
STUDENTS AT AREA UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS WILL
BE PRESENTED DURING THESE COMPILATION SCREENINGS
Booker T. Washington High School Showcase
A program of short films that showcases students’ work at Dallas’ arts
magnet secondary school.
North Texas High School Showcase
Student short films from DFW-area high schools.
Saturday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., NorthPark 5
North Texas College Showcase
Student films from area universities are highlighted in this program.
Tuesday, April 17, 10:00 p.m., Magnolia 4
EDUCATION OUTREACH
Education is a vital component of the Dallas International Film Festival’s
mission and programming. In addition to Q&A sessions and panels, the
Festival holds an annual series of master classes with internationally known
filmmakers, composers, producers and actors at our 41 local partner high
schools and universities.
In support of our mission to educate the next generation of filmmakers, we
will present short films from area universities and high schools in special
screening sessions during the 2012 Festival.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Allen High School
Berkner High School
Bishop Lynch High School
Booker T. Washington High School
for the Performing & Visual Arts
Bowie High School
Coppell High School
Dr. John Horn High School
Fossil Ridge High School
Garland High School
Grapevine High School
Greenhill School
Highland Park High School
The Hockaday School
J.J. Pearce High School
Jack E. Singleton Academy
Lake Highlands High School
Lakeview Centennial High School
Lincoln Communications Magnet
LISD - Career Center East
Lowery Freshman Center
McKinney Boyd High School
New Tech High School @ Coppell
North Dallas High School
North Mesquite High School
Parish Episcopal School
Plano West High School
Plano Senior High School
Red Oak High School
Richardson High School
Richland Collegiate High School
R.L. Turner High School
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Wylie East High School
Wylie High School
Yavneh Academy
UNIVERSITIES
Art Institute of Dallas
Baylor University
Collin County Community College
KD College
Northlake Community College
Richland Community College
Southern Methodist University
Texas Christian University
University of North Texas
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Dallas
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The Dallas International Film Festival collaborates with area film festivals, as
well as cultural, professional and community groups throughout the region.
Community Partners co-host screenings, lectures and educational events.
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
3 Stars Jewish Cinema
Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Austin Film Festival
Dallas Video Festival
Film Asia Fest
Jewish Film Festival
Lone Star International Film Festival
Oak Cliff Film Festival
OUT TAKES Dallas
Q Cinema
Texas Black Film Festival
Texas Frightmare Weekend
thin.line.film.fest
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Amarillo Film Commission
Austin Film Commission
Brownsville Border Film Commission
Dallas Film Commission
Dallas Producers Association
Dallas Screenwriters Association
El Paso Film Commission
Houston Film Commission
San Antonio Film Commission
The Studios at Las Colinas
TAFTP
Texas Association of Film Commissions
Texas Film Commission
TXMPA
Women In Film – Dallas
EVENT PARTNERS
AT&T Performing Arts Center
CityArts Festival
Crow Collection of Asian Art
The Dallas Morning News
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Opera
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Earth Day Dallas
Moroch Entertainment
SMU – Willis M. Tate Lecture Series
CULTURAL PARTNERS
Angelika Dallas
Business Council for the Arts
Dallas Arts District
Dallas Center for Architecture
Dallas Children’s Theater
Dallas Institute of Humanities
and Culture
Dallas Public Library
Dallas Theater Center
Dallas Zoo
Greater Dallas Asian American
Chamber of Commerce
The Latino Cultural Center
Museum of Nature & Science
North Texas Business for Culture
& the Arts
Office of Cultural Affairs
World Affairs Council of
Dallas/Fort Worth
AGENCY PARTNERS
Arts Fighting Cancer
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Thought
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS
Downtown Dallas Association
Mockingbird Station
NorthPark Center
The People’s Last Stand
The Magnolia
The Texas Theatre
Uptown Dallas Association
Victory Park
West Village
The statewide TXU Energy Light Up the Red Carpet Student Film
Contest is back in an even bigger way! The Dallas Film Society and
TXU Energy once again challenge Texas film students to explore the
future of energy conservation and energy efficiency through film.
Winning schools at both the high school and collegiate level are
awarded technology grants:
CONTEST PRIZES
Grand Prize $7,500
2nd Place
$5,000
3rd Place
$2,500
Winning filmmakers and educators will be invited to a private meetand-greet with a celebrity filmmaker and to the Dallas Film Society
Honors awards ceremony. Special screenings of the winning videos
will be during the North Texas High School and North Texas College
shorts screenings, as well as at Earth Day Dallas on Sunday, April 22,
5:00 p.m. at Fair Park Hall of State.
Offering An
Associate of Applied Arts Degree
in:
FAMILY DAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 14 AT NORTHPARK CENTER
Celebrate films made for all ages to enjoy, with a bit of carnival flair.
Learn how to play chess, meet animals from the Dallas Zoo, dance
for exercise, and participate in fun and educational activities while
we screen family movies from around the world!
Visit DallasFilm.org for more information and a full Family
Day schedule.
HEART•HOPE•HEALING
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
HEART•HOPE•HEALING, AN H3 CELEBRATION
HIGH SCHOOL DAY
Trade screenings with a medical professional! Get your glucose
and/or cholesterol checked and receive a diff screening voucher!
This integral part of DIFF’s educational mission will feature hundreds
of students and teachers from dozens of area high schools, who will
hobnob with and learn from film industry pros in panel discussions,
workshops, and venue tours.
Wear red to celebrate the day and receive $2 off a same-day ticket
or free entry to a screening from the Rush Line.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13 IN THE DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT
Presented by
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2012 FESTIVAL SPONSORS
THE DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ACKNOWLEDGES AND THANKS THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR THEIR TIME,
DEDICATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Premium Sponsors
FAULKNER
DESIGN
GROUP
INTERIOR DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
official Sponsors
festival Sponsors
contributing Sponsors
GrandLuxe
culture, society and lifestyle
affiliate Sponsors
industry Sponsors
sustaining Supporters
friend of the festival
supporting sponsors
American Airlines
Informate
Sandshop Media
Texas Capital Bank
Videotex Systems, Inc.
Angelika Film Center & Café
Arts+Culture Magazine
Division of Film and Media Arts, SMU
East Dallas Christian Church
Eurochannel
Gemini Light, Sound & Video
Hyatt House
Media 2-Way Radio
Omni Hotel Dallas
SAGIndie
Showtech Productions Inc.
Temerlin Advertising Institute, SMU
Vergent Communications
Austin Film Festival
Community Trust Bank
Cowles & Thompson
Downtown Dallas, Inc.
PlainsCapital Bank
Private Social
The Residences at Hotel Palomar
The UPS Store #5254 (4848 Lemmon Ave.)
Zeus Comics and Collectibles
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APRIL 12-22, 2012 | SPONSOR ADVERSTISEMENTS | 29

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