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 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2007, continued
Source: http://festival.sundance.org/2007/
Spectrum
Angel -A (France; Director And Screenwriter: Luc Besson)
Paris & philososphy, black & white, rom & com. North American Premiere.
Bugmaster (Mushishi) (Japan; Director: Katsuhiro Otomo; Screenwriter: Sadayuki Murai)
- A mystical doctor, "a bugmaster," passes through remote regions of japan curing the ill-effects of supernatural creatures, the "mushi," who plague the people in this tale of ancient legend based on a celebrated manga. US premiere.
Dark Matter (USA; Director: Chen Shi-Zheng; Screenwriter: Billy Shebar)
Inspired by real events, dark matter delves into the world of a brilliant chinese astronomy student whose dreams are challenged when he arrives in america to pursue his PhD. World premiere.
Dedication (USA; Director: Justin Theroux; Screenwriter: David Bromberg)
A socially dysfunctional children's book author is forced to work closely with a female illustrator when he loses his long-time collaborator and only friend. World premiere.
Delirious (USA; Director And Screenwriter: Tom Dicillo)
A small time paparazzo befriends and hires a homeless young man who flirts with fame and fortune when he becomes entangled with a famous pop star. North American Premiere.
The Devil Came On Horseback (USA Directors: Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern)
The devil came on horseback is a documentary that exposes the genocide raging in darfur, sudan as seen through the eyes of a former u.s. marine who returns home to make the story public. World premiere.
Expired (USA; Director and Screenwriter: Cecilia Miniucchi)
A troubled fellow parking officer, their love affair becomes an awkward dance of attraction and antagonism. World premiere.
Fay Grim (USA; Director and Screenwriter: Hal Hartley)
A single mother whose husband has been missing for seven years is used as bait by the cia in this international espionage caper. US premiere.
Fraulein (Switzerland; Director And Screenwriter: Andrea Staka)
A hardened zurich restaurant owner from yugoslavia finds her cool detachment from the past disrupted with the arrival of a younger, free-spirited woman seeking a better life after the balkan war. North American premiere.
The Go-Getter (USA; Director And Screenwriter: Martin Hynes)
When his mother dies a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well. World premiere.
The Great World Of Sound (USA; Director: Craig Zobel; Screenwriter: George Smith, Craig Zobel)
When a man answers an ad to train as a record producer, he's excited by the prospect of signing undiscovered artists only to discover his new job isn't all it's cracked up to be.
World premiere.
If I Had Known I Was A Genius (USA; Director: Dominique Wirtschafter; Screenwriter: Markus Redmond)
A young African-American man recounts his life. When he finds out he has a high iq he struggles to fit in somewhere while also battling with his dysfunctional family. World premiere.
Interview (USA; Director: Steve Buscemi; Screenwriters: Steve Buscemi, David Schechter)
Afading political journalist has a falling out with his editor and is given an assignment to interview a top television actress, which derails into a battle of wits and deep dark secrets. World premiere.
Low And Behold (USA; Director: Zack Godshall; Screenwriters: Zack Godshall, Barlow Jacobs)
When an unmotivated young man signs on as an insurance adjuster in hurricane-ravaged new orleans, he is profoundly changed by the destruction and loss he encounters. World premiere.
La Misma Luna (The Same Moon) (USA; Director: Patricia Riggen; Screenwriter: Ligiah Villalobos)
When his grandmother dies a young mexican boy struggles to cross the border to reunite with his beloved mother, who is working hard in los angeles to create a better life for the family. World premiere.
Miss Navajo (USA; Director: Billy Luther)
A documentary that explores the role of women and tradition in navajo culture by following one young woman as she prepares for and competes in the miss navajo nation pageant. World premiere.
Red Road (UK; Director And Screenwriter: Andrea Arnold)
When a man she never wanted to see again suddenly appears back in jackie's ordered, isolated glasgow life, she has no choice; she is compelled to confront him. US premiere.
Reprise (Norway; Director: Joachim Trier; Screenwriters: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt)
Two competitive twenty-something friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers. US premiere.
Save Me (USA; Director: Robert Cary; Screenwriters: Craig Chester, Alan Hines, Robert Desiderio)
A deft exploration of the controversial gay reform movement, save me follows a sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction", where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit. World premiere.
Tuli (Philippines; Director: Auraeus Solito; Screenwriter: Jimmy Flores)
When a young girl in a remote Philippine village is forced into an arranged marriage by her abusive father, she rejects traditional mores and creates an alternative life. North american premiere.
The Unforeseen (USA; Director: Laura Dunn)
When a west texas farm boy develops pristine hill country into large-scale subdivisions, threatening a fragile limestone aquifer, an environmental movement rises up and fights back. This documentary takes a hard look at the american dream and asks, "what does it mean to grow?" World premiere.
Waitress (USA; Director And Screenwriter: Adrienne Shelly)
A pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness. World premiere.
Wonders Are Many (USA; Director: Jon Else)- A documentary that tracks the creation of Peter Sellars' and John Adams' 2005 opera about Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project, while also exploring the complex birth of nuclear weapons. World premiere.
Year Of The Fish (USA; Director And Screenwriter: David Kaplan)
A rotoscope-animated modern-day cinderella story set in the underbelly of new york's chinatown. World premiere.
World Cinema Competition: Documentary
Acidente (Brazil; Director: Cao Guimares and Pablo Lobato)
Experimental in form, this lush cinematic poem weaves together stories and images from twenty different cities in the state of Menas Gerais, Brazil, to reveal the fundamental role the accidental and the unpredictable play in everyday human life. North American Premiere.
Bajo Juarez, The City Devouring Its Daughters (Mexico; Director: Alejandra Sanchez)
In an industrial town in Mexico near the US border, hundreds of women have been sexually abused and murdered. As the body count continues to rise, a web of corruption unfolds that reaches the highest levels of Mexican society. US Premiere.
Cocalero (Bolivia; Director: Alejandro Landes)
Set against the backdrop of the Bolivian government's attempted eradication of the coca crop and oppression of the indigenous groups that cultivate it and the American war on drugs, an Aymara Indian named Evo Morales travels through the Andes and the Amazon in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic campaign to become the first indigenous president of Bolivia. World Premiere.
Comrades In Dreams (Germany; Director: Uli Gaulke)
From the far ends of the globe, four lives that could not be more different are united by a single passion-their unconditional love of cinema and their quest to bring the magic of the silver screen to everyday lives to those who need it most. North American Premiere.
Crossing The Line (UK; Director: Daniel Gordon)
The clandestine life of Joseph Dresnok who, at the height of the Cold War was one of the few Americans who defected to North Korea, one of the least understood countries in the world. North American Premiere.
Enemies Of Happiness (Vores Lykkes Fjender) (Denmark; Director: Eva Mulvad and Anja Al Erhayem )
Malalai Joya, a 28-year-old Afghani woman, redefines the role of women and elected officials in her county with her historic 2005 victory in Afghanistan's first democratic parliamentary election in over 30 years. North American Premiere.
The Future Is Unwritten (Ireland/UK; Director: Julien Temple)
An invitation from Joe Strummer, the Punk Rock Warlord himself, to journey beyond the myth to the heart and voice of a generation. His life, our times, his music. World Premiere.
Hot House (Israel; Director: Shimon Dotan)
At once chilling and humanizing, Hot House provides an unprecedented look at how Israeli prisons have become the breeding ground for the next generation of Palestinian leaders as well as the birth place of future terrorist threats.
North American Premiere.
In The Shadow Of The Moon (UK; Director: David Sington)
One of the defining passages of American history, the Apollo Space Program literally brought the aspirations of a nation to another world. Awe-inspiring footage and candid interviews with the astronauts who visited the moon provide an unparalleled perspective on the precious state of our planet. World Premiere.
Manufactured Landscapes (Canada; Director: Jennifer Baichwal)
This stunningly visual work provides the unique perspective of photographer Edward Burtynsky, who chronicles the transforming landscape of the world due to industrial work and manufacturing. US Premiere.
The Monastery: Mr Vig And The Nun (Denmark; Director: Pernille Rose Grnkjr)
Worlds collide, tempers flare and dreams are realized when Mr. Vig, an 82-year-old virgin from Denmark and Sister Ambrosija, a headstrong Russian nun, join forces to transform Mr Vig's run-down castle into an Orthodox Russian monastery. North American Premiere.
On A Tightrope (Norway, Canada; Director: Petr Lom)
The daily lives of four children living in an orphanage who are learning the ancient art of tightrope walking becomes a metaphor for the struggle of the Uighur's, China's largest Muslim minority, who are torn between religion and the teachings of communism. North American Premiere.
Three Comrades (Drie Kameraden) (Netherlands; Director: Masha Novikova)
The lives of three lifelong friends whose worlds are torn apart by war in Chechnya's bloody struggle for independence. North American Premiere.
A Very British Gangster (UK;Director: Donal MacIntyre)
Given his many contradictions, Dominic Noonan, head of one of Britain's biggest crime families, is a man who defies stereotypes. This close up look at his life, from gun trials to the murder of his brother on the streets of Manchester, reveals a community struggling with poverty, violence and drugs. World Premiere.
VHS-Kahloucha (Tunisia; Director: Nejib Belkadhi)
In a poor district of Tunisia, self-made auteur, Moncef Kahloucha, a guerilla filmmaker in the purest sense, demonstrates that it takes a village to make fun movies as he brings the power of cinema to the people. North American Premiere.
Welcome Europa (France; Director: Bruno Ulmer)
Kurdish, Moroccan and Romanian young men migrate to Europe for a better life only to face the harsh realities and the laws of survival on the streets of a foreign land. North American Premiere.
World Cinema Competition: Dramatic
Blame It On Fidel (La Faute A Fidel) (France; Director and Screenwriter: Julie Gavras)
A nine-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris. North American Premiere.
Drained (O Cheiro Do Ralo) (Brazil; Director: Heitor Dhalia; Screenwriters: Maral Aquino, Heitor Dhalia)
A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals-as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control. North American Premiere.
Driving With My Wife's Lover (Ane-Eui Aein-Eul Mannada) (South Korea; Director: Kim Tai-sik; Screenwriters: Kim Jeon-han, Kim Tai-sik)
When a mild-mannered South Korean man decides to track down the cab driver having an affair with his wife, a strange bond develops between the pair during a long-distance drive. North American Premiere.
Eagle Vs. Shark (New Zealand; Director and Screenwriter: Taika Waititi)
The tale of two socially awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love. World Premiere.
Ezra (France; Director: Newton I. Aduaka; Screenwriters: Newton I. Aduaka, Alain-Michel Blanc)
A young ex-child soldier in Sierra Leone attempts to return to a normal life after the civil war which devastated his country. World Premiere.
Ghosts (UK; Director: Nick Broomfield; Screenwriters: Nick Broomfield, Jez Lewis)
Based on a true story, this is a tragic account of an illegal Chinese immigrant woman as she struggles relentlessly for a better life in the UK. North American Premiere.
How Is Your Fish Today? (UK; Director: Xiaolu Guo; Screenwriter: Rao Hui, Xiaolu Guo) - Blurring boundaries between reality and fiction to trace a Chinese writer's inner journey through his fictional characters. North American Premiere.
How She Move (Canada; Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid; Screenwriter: Annmarie Morais)
Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of "Step" dancing. World Premiere.
The Island (Ostrov) (Russia; Director: Pavel Lounguine; Screenwriter: Dmitri Sobolev)
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future. US Premiere.
Khadak (Belgium/Germany; Directors and Screenwriters: Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth)
Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, this is the epic story of Bagi, a young nomad confronted with his destiny after animals fall victim to a plague which threatens to eradicate nomadism. US Premiere.
The Legacy (Georgia/France; Directors and Screenwriters: Gla Babluani, Temur Babluani)-Three French hipsters and their translator travel through rural Georgia to claim a remote, ruined castle that one of them has inherited. En route, they encounter an old man and his grandchild who are on a journey to carry out a mysterious, morbid ritual designed to end a conflict between warring clans. North American Premiere.
The Night Buffalo (El Bufalo De La Noche) (Mexico; Director: Jorge Hernandez Aldana; Screenwriters: Jorge Hernandez Aldana, Guillermo Arriaga,)
A 22-year-old schizophrenic commits suicide after his girlfriend cheats on him with his best friend. Before killing himself, he lays out a plan that will drive the lovers into an abyss of madness. World Premiere.
Noise (Australia; Director and Screenwriter: Matthew Saville)
A young cop, beset with doubt and afflicted with tinnitus (ear-ringing), is pitched into the chaos that follows a mass murder on a suburban train. He struggles to clear the screaming in his head while the surrounding community deals with the after effects of the terrible crime. World Premiere.
Once (Ireland; Director and Screenwriter: John Carney)
A modern-day musical set on the streets of Dublin. Featuring Glen Hansard and his Irish band "The Frames". The story of a busker and an immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. North American Premiere.
Rves De Poussire (Dreams Of Dust) (Burkina Faso/Canada/France; Director and Screenwriter: Laurent Salgues)
A Nigerian peasant comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, where he hopes to forget the past that haunts him. North American Premiere.
Sweet Mud (Adama Meshugaat) (Israel; Director and Screenwriter: Dror Shaul)
On a kibbutz in southern Israel in the 1970s, Dvir Avni realizes that his mother is mentally ill. In this closed community, bound by rigid rules, Dvir must navigate between the kibbutz motto of equality and the stinging reality that his mother has, in effect, been abandoned by the community. US Premiere.
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