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Sometimes, the most difficult moves to master are outside the ballroom.

Season:
2009
Director:
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Cast:
Trine Dyrholm, Birthe Neumann, Anders W. Berthelsen
Editor:
Åsa Mossberg
Producer:
Meta Louise Foldager
Executive Producer:
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Language:
Danish (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Adam Nordén

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An edgy comedy about euthanasia and the confusions of the multicultural society.

Tom Naegels, a young and idealistic journalist, finds himself on the brink of commitment to his no-nonsense long-term girlfriend, when his world is suddenly turned upside down by the beautiful, free-spirited Nadia. She?s a Pakistani refugee who captures his heart and challenges him to face the deep-seated prejudices of society and his unsuspecting self.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Jan Verheyen
Cast:
Pepijn Caudron, Sofie Van Moll, Jaak Van Assche, Sana Mouziane, Koen De Graeve, Karine Tanghe, Stany Crets
Editor:
Philippe Ravoet
Producer:
Erwin Provoost, Peter Bouckaert
Language:
Dutch (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Melcher Meirmans, Merlijin Snitker, Chrisnanne Wiegel

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Is an oil boom a windfall or the downfall of a prototypical American small town?

The discovery of oil has made the town of Stanley, North Dakota the focal point for a new kind of Gold Rush. With breathtaking and evocative images, we meet the people of Stanley, as well as the interlopers who are coming into town to either harvest the mother load or rape the land, depending on one's point of view.

Season:
2009
Director:
Noah Hutton
Editor:
Alex Footman, Noah Hutton
Producer:
Sam Howard, Sara Kendall
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Demme, Granger Whitelaw, Robert Hariri
Language:
English
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Noah Hutton

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?We all choose our lives and this is the life I chose.?

Kei is Nick's first lasting relationship. She is real, tangible, and Nick has a real shot at happiness. Yet, Nick finds comfort in a virtual world, where he is a champion; a true rock star in a world that needs rock stars. He knows what to expect in the virtual world, so when faced with the chance at something real, can he accept the unknown? Only one way to find out.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
John-Michael Thomas
Cast:
Brea Grant, Jen Nikoliasen, Parker Phillips, Skylar T Adams, John-Michael Thomas
Editor:
Ratael Vega
Producer:
Danielle Jacobs
Executive Producer:
Jane Thomas, N.L. Thomas Jr.
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Mary Kouyoumdjian

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The Buddha bears a badge and badgers the monk behind bars.

A brash Moscow police officer serendipitously falls into the favor of Buddhist followers. His life begins to reflect their suggestions of his being the reincarnated Dalai Lama, in spite of his obstinate refusal of any such possibility.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
United States Premiere
Director:
Alexander Naumov
Cast:
Alexander Seridenko, Timur Bokancha, Alexei Maklakov, Valery Garkalin, Kamilla Vlasenkova, Natalya Kurdyubova, Karen Badalov, Pak Hyok Su
Producer:
Alexander Seridenko
Executive Producer:
Sergei Baklanov, Roman Stivkin, Anton Degtyarev
Language:
Russian (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
Stanislav Semenov

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Three devious schemes; three badly executed heists; and a pawnshop with one surprising treasure.

Making up director Julian M. Kheel?s hilarious debut feature are spot-on comedic performance from such talents as Danny Masterson (That 70s Show), Blanchard Ryan (Open Water), Leon (Get Rich or Die Tryin?) and Dominique Swain (Lolita).

Season:
2009
Director:
Julian Mark Kheel
Cast:
Danny Masterson, Leon, Aysan Celik, Dominique Swain, Blanchard Ryan, Phyllis Somerville
Editor:
Gregg London
Producer:
Michael Cecchi, Brett Halsey, Dave Steck, Danny Masterson
Executive Producer:
Michael Meyer, Aly Mawji
Language:
English
Genre:
Comedy
Music:
David Poe

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"Canary is to biotech what Primer is to time travel. It's a cerebral, tantalizing fantasy?[The director's] talent shows through this film in every aspect." -- Richard von Busack, Silicon Valley Metro

Director Alejandro Adams (Around the Bay, Cinequest 2008) once again creates one of the most uniquely visionary films of the year?an intellectually daring dystopian thriller set in a not-so-alternate universe in which organ harvesting is commonplace.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
World Premiere
Director:
Alejandro Adams
Cast:
Carla Pauli, Larissa Kasian, Eli Kramer, Chloe Latch, Jennifer Latch, Marya Murphy, Arseniy Arkhipov
Editor:
Alejandro Adams
Producer:
Amanda Davis
Executive Producer:
Alejandro Adams, Marya Murphy
Language:
English, Russian, German, Vietnamese (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Sci-Fi

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Footsteps echo side-by-side, faster and faster, as the children?s laughter rings through the mountains and down the sandy road.

Saslaya undergoes hard conditions with a small smile and a skip in her step as she and her brother, Dario, boldly walk the path less taken into the heart of a big city to search for their mother. A glimmer of hope appears when she meets an eccentric puppeteer, accompanied by an exquisitely soft-spoken woman who may finally fulfill Saslaya?s dreams of a compassionate mother.

Season:
2009
Director:
Ishtar Yasin
Cast:
Sherlin Paola Velasquez, Marcos Ulises Jimenez, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Juan Borda
Editor:
Valérie Loiseleux
Producer:
Producciones Astarte, Gadeon Programmes Francia
Executive Producer:
Adrián Cruz
Language:
Spanish (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Drama

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Writing is a revelation act.

Winner of Best Film and Best Actress (Leandra Leal from The Man Who Copied, Cinequest 2004) at the Gramado Film Festival, director Murillo Salles? Camila JAM is an arresting and provocative look at identity, redemption, and obsession.

Season:
2009
Premiere status:
North American Premiere
Director:
Murilo Salles
Cast:
Leandra Leal, Juliano Cazarré, Rosane Mulholland, Alex Disdier, Milhem Cortaz, David Cejkinski, Luciana Brites, Munir Kanaan
Editor:
Vânia Debs
Producer:
Suzana Villas Boas, Lionel Combecau
Executive Producer:
Flávio Frederico
Language:
Portuguese (w/ English subtitles)
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Sacha Amback

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The riveting Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon, Good Night, and Good Luck) and the incomparable Elliott Gould (Ocean?s Eleven, M.A.S.H.) lead the cast in Richard Ledes? absorbing noir thriller.

Season:
2009
Director:
Richard Ledes
Cast:
Frank Langella, Elliott Gould, Laura Harring
Editor:
Madeleine Gavin
Producer:
Linda Moran, René Bastian, Richard Ledes
Language:
English
Genre:
Film Noir
Music:
Robert Miller
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