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A cool singer asks a shocking favor of a shy guy she hardly knows - will he agree to be her boyfriend?

Season:
2009
Director:
Micha Lewinsky
Cast:
Philippe Graber, Johanna Bantzer, Andrea Bürgin, Michel Voïta, Emilie Welti
Editor:
Marina Wernli
Producer:
Olivier Zobrist
Language:
Swiss German (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Marcel Vaid, Sophie Hunger

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Animal instinct takes over in this lush, exotic thriller.

When man encroaches too far upon nature, nature answers with a deadly snarl in this beautifully photographed thriller from Oscar-nominated director Ashvin Kumar (Little Terrorist, Cinequest 2004).

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Ashvin Kumar
Cast:
Javed Jaaferi, Ankur Vikal, Nandana Sen, Saleem Ali Zaidi, Tarun Kumar
Editor:
Ashvin Kumar
Producer:
Ashvin Kumar
Executive Producer:
Dr. Vijay Mallya, Mohammed Juma
Language:
English
Genre:
Suspense
Music:
Matt Robertson

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Love distracts a young man from fulfilling an obligation to save his father?s honor.

Season:
2009
Director:
Dror Zahavi
Cast:
Shredi Gagrin, Hilli Yalon, Shlomo Wishinski, Michael Moshonov
Editor:
Fritz Busse
Producer:
Shlomo Mograbi, Zvi Spielmann, Heike Wiehle-Timm, Eviatar Dotan, Rami Damri
Language:
Hebrew and Arabic (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Misha Segal

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Without a story to unite us together, we have nothing.

Struggling with the recent suicide of his wife, writer Seth Farber is haunted by the pervasive, unwarranted guilt of provoking his wife to her self-murder. Leaving him grappling to find his passion and his voice once again. Tormented by his unfinished, long-overdue first novel and approaching deadlines, Seth begins a coincidental relationship with a woman who attempts to help him regain his ambition in life.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Sam Neave
Cast:
Darrill Rosen, Marjan Neshat, Amy Redford, Annie Parisse, Paul Sparks, Emily Cass McDonnell, Louis Cancelmi
Editor:
Anna Holtzman
Producer:
Rick Edrich
Language:
English
Genre:
Drama
Music:
James Lavino

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Amongst the devastation, there always lies hope.

Conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India has often devastated and separated the country. A Muslim family returns to their home after fleeing the devastating riots, only to find charred remnants, and their lives shattered. A mixed marriage couple contemplates taking flight from the war-torn area for safety, but must face the tensions they have long suppressed. A young orphan wanders alone in the dangerous and obliterated streets. He seeks a better future, wherever he may find it. These are the victims.

Season:
2009
Director:
Nandita Das
Cast:
Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval, Sanjay Suri, Nowaz
Editor:
Sreekar Prasad
Producer:
Harindra M. Singh, Shailendra M. Singh
Language:
English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Rajat Dholakia, Piyush Kanojia

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His van drives off the road, but Alex survives to start a new life.

Season:
2009
Director:
Buket Alakus
Cast:
Christoph Bach, Mira Bartuschek, Fabian Busch, Nele Winkler, Michael Schumacher, Christian Naethe, Daniel Zillmann
Editor:
Andreas Radtke
Producer:
Eike Besuden
Language:
German (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Christoph Blaser, Steffen Kahles

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Who ever said rock and roll was Satan?s music?

Meet Larry Norman, rock and roller turned born-again Christian turned religious rock star. Known as the father of contemporary Christian music, his music was initially considered too rebellious for the church and too ?Christian? for mainstream. Fallen Angel traces his controversial career and exemplifies the power of the unmovable human spirit by tracking a man?s desires to follow his heart and defy societal expectations to celebrate what he wants.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
David Di Sabatino
Editor:
Kenny Ryan
Producer:
David Di Sabatino
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary

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Jim Morrison was the Lizard King, Pat Corcoran was the Chameleon.

Stuck in a dream state of the 1960s, Pat struggles to see life outside the limelight that once blanketed him. When a beautiful young woman named Ana saves his life, Pat agrees to drive them to her ancestral home, in hopes that she can save him from his past. Unpaved roads treat the pair to a dusty adventure full of anger management, baseball bats, lust, and God as the road trip becomes a journey full of lessons and revelations.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Alfonso Corona
Cast:
Humberto Zurita, Ana Serradilla, Fernando Lujan, Ernesto Yanez, Enrique Arreola, Carlos Cardan
Editor:
Oscar Figueroa
Producer:
Alfonso Corona
Executive Producer:
Estrella Medina
Language:
Spanish (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Anthony Guefen

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?I don?t know what else God has in store for me, but before I die I want to write down what happened the day that Lajos visited me for the last time, and robbed me.?

So begins this richly textured tale by Hungary?s beloved author Sándor Márai (himself subject of last year?s Cinequest offering The Exile: Everything is Different), a film overflowing with beauty, emotion, mystery and intelligence.

Season:
2009
Director:
József Sipos
Cast:
Eszter Nagy-Kálózy, György Cserhalmi, Mari Törőcsik, Károly Eperjes, Dorottya Udvaros, Tibor Szilágyi, Gabriella Hámori, Krisztián Kolovratnik
Editor:
Beáta Eszlári
Producer:
József Sipos
Language:
Hungarian (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Gábor Berkes

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Light and love triumph in an inspirational visual testimony to breaking down walls and instilling hope.

The resonant strum of a guitar, beat of a bongo drum, and crisp powerful voice of optimism echo through piles of burning trash and hungry scavengers; in a place known as home to many, the city landfill of Managua, Nicaragua.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
WORLD PREMIERE
Director:
Matt Katsolis
Editor:
Matt Katsolis, Russell Brownley, Kasey Kirby
Producer:
Brad Corrigan
Executive Producer:
Scott Dever
Language:
English, Spanish (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Brad Corrigan
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