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Cinequest is proud to present Oui Non, from noted independent director Jon Jost. A Parisian romance mixed with an experimental essay, it features the striking, experimental impressionism that?s always been a staple Jost, along with an intellectual airiness reminiscent of the classics of the French New Wave.

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Writer/director Gustavo Loza?s visually stimulating, hauntingly timely film punctures the surface of immigration with a distinctive and unconventional storytelling style.

Three countries, three cultures, three different realities serve as background for the stories of three children (a Mexican boy, a Cuban boy and a Moroccan girl) who share the same loss?the absence of a father who has emigrated searching for a better standard of living. Told from the compelling viewpoint of those left behind, On the Other Side looks at their desire to find their father and bring him back home.

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Breaking up is hard to do as John finds out when he?s dumped by his already on-to-the-next-guy girlfriend, Ingrid. Meek and vulnerable, John is set upon by girls-next-door, Anne and Kim.

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When we hear about soldiers and casualties in war, much too often we perceive these human beings merely as statistics. Capturing the words and emotions of the mothers whose sons and daughters are fighting and dying in Iraq, director Angeliki Giannakopoulis (A Greek Woman; Cinequest, 2003) puts a human face on these soldiers in this extraordinarily powerful portrait of love, suffering and our common humanity.

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Gone are the days of the Maharaja, who lavished his singers and instrumentalists with bountiful gifts. When Swaroop accompanies his Uncle Nizam and two other musicians on their travels, he learns that the journey of a traditional musician in India is less fruitful than he had imagined. A talented young boy from the small village of Keralia, Swaroop comes from generations of musicians who played for the kings and rajputs. But now there are no more kings, and the rajputs are broke.

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Strange things happen when a widow on vacation is accidentally hit in the head by a flying manhole cover. In Sergio Golenberg?s delightful romp, the accident leads to a fortuitous meeting between two middle aged old friends, who haven?t seen each other in years. The victim of the flying cover, out on her own for the first time since the death of her husband, is looking for a new, more exciting life. Her classmate owns a beauty shop, and shares his home and affections with his much younger maid, the sexy and alluring Maria.

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Joel Rothman does not sleep. His wife has left him, and he can?t help himself from playing her farewell message on his answering machine over and over. His daughter is starting to demonstrate severe psychological distress due to the absence of her mother. Compounding his problems are his three new Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome patients?one who is suicidal, one who has profound anger management issues and another who is attaching emotionally to Joel in a manner which is not healthy.

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A new student at a strict all-girls Catholic high school, Annabelle quickly draws attention from her peers and teachers for numerous improprieties: a nose ring, Buddhist prayer beads, cigarettes and a penchant for bringing up sex in poetry class, where teacher Simone Bradley doesn?t know how to control her.

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What is the ?quality of life?? According to Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss, some people will define it through their daily work and life, while others find it by leaving it all behind and embarking on adventures of their own. Næss relates his own choices, along with his profound respect for nature and the world around him. He is, incidentally, 92 years old.

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Cinequest was created to celebrate maverick philosophy and attitude, and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax, who died in 2002, was definitely a maverick of the first waters. Lomax was a song collector. For a big part of his life, he traveled around the world recording the prettiest folk songs and recording ordinary people, who gave their heart and soul in front of his microphone.