2009

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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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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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