BIG
STORY IN A SMALL CITY • Friday,
Dec. 7 @ 9 PM; Olympus Expo
Armenia/USA, 90 Minutes, 2007
http://www.bigstoryinasmallcity.com
Director: Gor Kirakosian
Producer: Karo Kirakosian
Cast: Hrant Tokhatyan, Narek Ghaplanyan,
Khoren Levonyan, David Tovmasyan
The feature film is based on true events that changed
two families forever. The story, both comical, satirical
and a tragedy begins in the city of Yerevan, Armenia.
Grigor Janoyan, a professor of agriculture at the University
of Yerevan, dies from a freak accident, almost as strange
as the events that soon follow. In accordance with
Armenian tradition, the relatives bring the deceased
into their home for the "viewing" by his
friends and family before the burial. The family, consumed
with grief fails to realize that the body on the dining
room table is not Grigor. A friend of the family, while
paying respects, discovers the mistake. Grigors look-a-like,
Ruben Pashayan was the head of Armenia’s organized
crime families. Trouble is inevitable, but as the story
continues it leads to peace, gratitude and the remembrance
of love.
Awards:
Winner, Best Narrative Film Dead Center Film Festival,
2007
Winner, Best Foreign Film Beverly Hills Film Festival,
2007
Official Selection:
Dead Center Film Festival, 2007, Pomegranate Film Festival,
Toronto 2007
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DALAI
LAMA RENAISSANCE • Thursday,
Dec. 6 @ 9 PM; Olympus VIP
USA, 80 Minutes, 2007
http://www.dalailamafilm.com
 Director: Khashyar Darvich
Narrator: Harrison Ford
At the edge of the Millennium, The Dalai Lama of Tibet
invited 40 of the West’s leading, most innovative
thinkers in their respective fields to his residence
tucked away in the Himalayan mountains of Northern
India to discuss the world’s problems and how
we can solve them. What transpired was unexpected and
powerful, and was captured by an 18 person, 5 camera
film crew.
The Wakan Foundation for the Arts took its 18 person
crew to India and shot more than 140 hours of video
footage during the week-long meeting and exploration
of the future of mankind-- enough gripping and beautiful
footage to make a powerful and cinematic documentary.
The film also features Michael Beckwith (from the
film "The Secret"), and Quantum Physicists
Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami from "What the
Bleep Do We Know."
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DARIUS
GOES WEST • Friday,
Dec. 7 @ 7:15 PM; Independence Square Bridgetown
USA, 92 minutes, 2007
www.dariusgoeswest.com
Director: Logan Smalley
Producer: Jeff Scheftel
Cast: Darius Weems and friends
Darius Weems has never left his hometown of Athens,
Georgia. He suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy,
a debilitating , and ultimately fatal disease that
has left him in a wheelchair. He, and a group of college
students travel across the country in a wheelchair-accessible
RV to test accessibility in the United States. Their
ultimate goal is to reach Los Angeles and convince
MTV’s Pimp My Ride to customize his wheelchair.
Along the way, they find joy, brotherhood and the knowledge
that life, even while imperfect, is always worth the
ride.
Awards:
15 Film Festival Awards
2007, Winner, AFI Dallas AudienceAward
2007, Winner, Audience Award, Santa Barbara Film Festival
2007, Winner, Audience Award, Ojai Film Festival
“Certain to steal hearts.”
— Variety
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THE
DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK • Saturday,
Dec. 8 @ 9 PM; Olympus Expo
85 minutes, USA 2007
www.thedevilcameonhorseback.com
Director: Annie Sundberg, Ricki
Stern
Producer: Omar Amanat
Cast: Brian Stiedle
The film examines the tradegy taking place in Darfur
as seen through the eyes of an American witness, Brian
Stiedle, who has since returned to the U.S. to take
action to stop it. The film uses the photographs and
firsthand account of Stiedle, a former U.S. Marine
Captain. He takes the viewer on a journey into the
heart of Darfur, Sudan, where an Arab government is
systematically executing a plan to rid the province
of its black African citizens. Ultimately, frustrated
by the inaction of the international community,Steidle
resigns and returns to the U.S. to expose the corruption.
He is ultimately transformed by the experience.
Awards:
Winner of 5 film festival awards
2007, Silverdocs Documentary Festival Witness Award
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DONKEY
OLLIE SHIPWRECKED • Saturday,
Dec. 8 @ 2 PM; Olympus Expo
India/USA, 88 Minutes, 2007
http://www.donkeyollie.com
 Director: Doug Aberle
Producer: Brian Stewart
Shipwrecked Adventures of Donkey Ollie is a full length
animated Feature from Arizona's own Car Angel. Animated
in HD by the team that brought you California Raisins
and Mickey Mouse Playhouse. Featuring the loveable
character Donkey Ollie. This delightful childrens movie
is a must see. Find out why Donkey Ollie is rated number
one for chidren's animation by Google, Yahoo and MSN
search engines and why the first two Donkey Ollie adventures
are now on television world wide. This is the first
foray by Car Angel and Boat Angel charity into the
production of Children's feature films.
Awards:
Best Animated Film Feature, Indie Film
Festival Anaheim California 2007
Accolade La Jolla California, Honorable Mention
Award
Redemtive Film Festival, Regency University
2007 Storyteller Award
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EYE
OF THE DOLPHIN • Sunday,
Dec. 9 @ 2 PM; Olympus Expo
USA, 96 Minutes, 2006
http://www.eyeofthedolphinthemovie.com
 Director: Michael D. Sellers
Writers: Wendell Morris & Michael
D. Sellers
Cast: Carly Schroeder, Adrian
Dunbar, George Harris, Jane Lynch, Christine
Adams and Academy Award® nominee Katharine
Ross
Written by multiple EMMY® Award Winner Wendell
Morris, fourteen year old Alyssa (Carly Schroeder: "The
Lizzie McGuire Movie", "Firewall" )
has been living with her Grandmother (Academy Award® Nominated
Katharine Ross) since the death of her mother a year
ago. Troubled and lost, it is decided she should go
to the Bahamas to live with the father she never knew
she had. Caught in the difficult realization of having
a father, coupled with the adjustment to island culture,
she seeks refuge in the discovery of the astonishing
gift she has for communicating with dolphins. But when
the powers-that-be threaten to close down her father's
dolphin research facility, it is Alyssa and her wild
cetacean friend who hold the key.
Awards:
Winner, Best Drama International Family Film Festival
Winner, Best Feature Film Ages 12-15, Kids
Official Selection:
Tribeca Film Festival, Worldfest Houston Film Festival,
USA Family Film Festival, Delray Film Festival
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THE
GARAGE • Thursday,
Dec. 6 @ 6:30 PM; Olympus Expo
USA, 93 Minutes, 2006
http://www.thegaragemovie.com
Director: Carl Thibault
Producer: Carl Thibault
Cast: Xander Berkeley, Gabriel
Marantz, Tania Raymonde, Corby Griesenbeck, Martin
Donovan
A mechanic at his father's garage during the late
seventies, Matt dreams about leaving his small town
existence and pursuing grander ambitions. But strong
feelings for a new girlfriend and deep family bond's
may prevent Matt's ultimate escape, despite pressure
from best friend Schultz to take off immediately. 'The
Garage' offers much more than the average coming-of-age
story, adding a poignant sense of reality to life in
a small town and the bonds that form there.
Awards:
Jury Award Best Feature, Rome International Film Festival,
2006
Best Feature, Plymouth Independent Film Festival, 2007
Best Picture, Best Director, California Independent
Film Festival, 2006
Official Selction: Newport
Beach Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Washington
DC Independent Film Festival
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GOD
GREW TIRED OF US • Sunday,
Dec. 9 @ 2 PM; Olympus VIP
90 Minutes, USA, 2006
 Director: Christopher Quinn
In the late 1980s, 27,000 Sudanese "lost boys"–some
just toddlers–marched barefoot over thousands
of miles of barren desert, seeking safe haven from
the brutal civil war raging in their homeland. Half
died from bombing raids and starvation; the others
reside together in Kenya's Kakuna refugee camp, with
few prospects. Recently, the U.S. invited some of the
boys to settle in America. The culture shock begins
when the three boys experience the airplane loudspeakers
and processed food and continues as they orient themselves
to refrigerators, running water, and fluorescent-lit
supermarkets. For the first time, they find themselves
well fed, yet painfully isolated from the brotherly
fellowship that once enabled their survival. They face
hints of racism and are perplexed by Americans' obsessive
need for privacy and anxious about loved ones struggling
in Africa. Yet John, Daniel, and Panther–each
radiantly charismatic and thoughtful–meet their
challenges, fueled by a desire to help others. Though
they were bred in unspeakably dehumanizing circumstances,
their integrity and honor are impeccable, raising profound
questions about the conditions necessary to create
a civilized society
Awards:
2006, Sundance Jury Award and Audience Award
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NEVER
ON A SUNDAY • Sunday,
Dec. 9 @ 4 PM; Olympus VIP
125 Minutes, Mexico, 2007
www.morirseendomingo.com
Director: Daniel Gruener
Producers: Monica Lozano, Daniel Gruener
Writer: Antonio Armonia
Cinematographer: Guillermo Granillo Gonzalez
Cast: Rosa Maria Bianchi, Raul Mendez, Jose Angel
Bichir, Mayahuel Del Monte
“Never die in Mexico on a Sunday” is
the lesson learned from this fastpaced black comedy
based on actual events in screenwriter Antonio Armonia’s
life. Dealing with the dreadful fate of a favourite
uncle, Never on a Sunday exposes the day-to-day corruption
that is rampant in Mexico City through bizarre and
hilarious situations. Body-snatching, faking the
death of a leading politician, and sex in a coffin
are just a part of the dark chain of events which
leads to the second moral of this hugely entertaining
film – if you are responsible for human remains,
it’s not a bad idea to follow them all the
way to the grave. Never on a Sunday gleefully confirms
André Breton’s view that, “Mexico,
with its splendid funeral toys, affirms itself as
the chosen land of black humour.”
Awards:
Best International Film, Calgary International Film Festival
Official
Selection
San Sebastián Film Festival, Toulouse Latin
America Film Festival, Calgary International Film
Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival
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PARTITION • Thursday,
Dec. 6 @ 2 PM; Olympus VIP
India/Canada, 116 Minutes, 2006
http://www.partitionthemovie.ca
 Director: Vic Sarin
Producer: Tina Pehme, Kim Roberts
Cast: Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk,
Neve Campbell, Irfan Khan
Gian and Naseem are a latter-day Romeo and Juliet.
With the partition of India and Pakistan sparking bloodshed
between Sikhs and Muslims, their respective people
might be mortal enemies, but Gian and Naseem are determined
to follow their hearts. As their love flourishes and
eventually finds acceptance in Gian’s village,
the search for Naseem’s family goes on, and a
brief visit to see her family in Pakistan becomes a
kind of imprisonment for Naseem, as her brothers and
mother refuse to let her return to India. Gian sets
off on a journey across a land whose wounds are still
raw, hoping against hope that he can bring home peace
and harmony.
Awards:
Winner, Leo Award Best Production Design & Best
Sound Editing, Feature Film
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THE
POET • Saturday,
Dec. 8 @ 6:30 PM; Olympus Expo
95 minutes
In Poland at the dawn of WW11, Oskar a German Soldier
and Poet by nature falls in love with Rachael, the
daughter of a Rabbi. Forced to let her flee on a perilous
journey with her Jewish fiancé Bernard, when
her home town is attacked, Oskar finds himself searching
for Rachael as he reluctantly participates in the war.
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POOR
BOY’S GAME • Friday,
Dec. 7 @ 9 PM; Olympus VIP
Canada, 104 Minutes, 2007
Director: Clement Virgo
Producers: Damon D'Oliveira, Clement
Virgo, Chaz Thorne
Cast: Rossif Sutherland, Flex
Alexander, Danny Glover, Laura Regan, Greg Bryk,
K.C. Collins
Donnie Rose, a white boxer (Rossif Sunderland) went
to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left
him handicapped for life. Nine years later on his release
from prison, he returns to the same violent and racist
community that seeks revenge. He is coached by his
victim’s father (Danny Glover) for a match in
an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent
Ossie Paris (Flex Alexander).
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ROOTS
OF REGGAE: THE ERNEST RANGLIN STORY
• Friday,
Dec. 7 @ 6:30 PM; Independence Square Bridgetown
Jamaica, 38 Minutes,
2007
Director: Christoffer Salzgebber
Guitarist Ernest Ranglin is the father of modern
Caribbean music. He was awarded the Order of Distinction
by the Jamaican Government, and he helped introduce
Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff and other legends to the
world.
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SALUD! • Saturday,
Dec. 8 @ 4 PM; Olympus VIP
Cuba, 93 Minutes, 2006
http://www.saludthefilm.net
 Director: Connie Field
Find out what puts Cuba on the map in the quest for
global health … A timely examination of human
values and the health issues that affect us all, ¡Salud!looks
at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country
with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s
best health systems.’ From the shores of Africa
to the Americas, !Salud! hits the road with some of
the 28,000 Cuban health professionals serving in 68
countries, and explores the hearts and minds of international
medical students in Cuba -- now numbering 30,000, including
nearly 100 from the USA. Their stories plus testimony
from experts around the world bring home the competing
agendas that mark the battle for global health—and
the complex realities confronting the movement to make
healthcare everyone’s birth right.
Award:
Winner, Audience Choice Award Los Angeles PAFF, 2007
Official Selection:
Vancouver International Film Festival, 2007
Boston Latino International Film Festival, 2007
“¡Salud! is a great movie that should
inform our nation's urgent quest to raise health
standards for all citizens."
— William
D. Rogers, former U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State for Inter-American
Affairs
“Even if you’ve never heard of the advanced
medicine and commitment to universal healthcare of
the Cuban medical system, you will be awed and inspired
when you see ¡Salud”
— Marilyn Clement,
National Coordinator, Healthcare-NOW
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SARBANE'S
OXLEY: MISTRESSES, MERGERS & MAYHEM! • Friday,
Dec. 7 @ 6:30 PM; Olympus VIP
90 minutes, USA, 2007
www.breakintoshowbiz.com
 Director: Ramcess Jean-Louis
Producer: Ramcess Jean-Louis and
Bennitta Jean-Louis
Cast: Stephanie Bentley,
Nick Bravin, Bonnie Dennis, Armand Desharnais
Sarbane’s Oxley is set against the backdrop
of today’s top business headlines and highlights
the lives affected by the acquisition of a Wall Street
technology startup. Robert, a young attorney, new to
the Wall Street scene, must grapple with his inner
conscious and the ever changing environment of corruption
surrounding him. He must also contend with the equally
challenging and deceptive forces taking hold in his
sordid love life.
Awards:
Winner Audience Choice
Award Best Picture -Harlem International Film Festival
Winner Best Feature Film - Long Island International
Film Expo
Winner Best Editor - Long Island International Film
Expo
Winner Best Feature Film - Evil City Film Fest
Winner Best Feature Honorable Mention - Hollywood Black
Film Festival
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SOMEONE
TO RUN WITH • Saturday,
Dec. 8 @ 4 PM; Olympus Expo
118 minutes, 35 mm, Hebrew, English
subtitles, Israel 2006
www.someonetorunwith.com
Director: Oded Davidoff
Producers: Andrew Braunsberg and
Philippa Kowarsky
Cast: Bar Belfer, Yonatan
Bar-Or, Yuval Mendelson, Rinat Matatov
 Based on the best selling novel by David Grossman, “Someone
to Run With” captures the original’s unrelenting
pace, suspense and heartfelt drama as it sends viewers
on a riveting ride through the streets of Jerusalem
at the end of a Labrador’s leash.
Assaf, a shy, awkward seventeen year old, is yanked
from his mundane summer job and given an impossible
task: to track down the owner of a lost Labrador found
wandering the city streets. As he follows the dog on
its circuitous rounds, Assaf begins to piece together
the incredible story behind the owner’s disappearance,
a story that captures his imagination and draws him
in: the story of a girl named Tamar. One month earlier,
Tamar, a gifted musician, embarks with her dog on a
desperate quest into Jerusalem’s seamy underworld,
and becomes ensnared in its dark clutches. Assaf, smitten
by the mysterious girl he has never met, has no choice
but to set off running after Tamar’s footsteps.
The film follows Assaf and Tamar on parallel timelines,
highlighting the distance between them and the loneliness
they must endure until their narratives finally converge.
For the two, this will be an accelerated journey into
adulthood, a test of courage and commitment, and a
story of self-discovery and first love.
*Grand Jury Special Mention Award for Best Actress
Miami International Film Festival*
*Opening Film - Jerusalem Film Festival 2006*
*Best Supporting Actor - Israeli Academy Awards 2006*
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THE
TEETH OF LOVE (Ai Qing De Ya Chi) • Saturday,
Dec. 8 @ 9 PM; Olympus VIP
 China, 114 Minutes, 2006
Mandarin with English Subtitles
Director: Zhuang Yuxin
Producer: Zhuang Yuxin, Huang
Haihui
Cast: Yan Bingyan, Li Hongtao,
Li Naiwen, Chi Jia, Wu Jiaojiao
Drawing a clear outline of a woman's love experiences.
The main character, Qian Yehong has different identities
in different times: a female gangster in the days of
social turmoil, a student at medicine school, an unlucky
female laborer, a wife in a plain marriage…However,
what she has really experienced at the bottom of her
heart is not the social changes, but the tangling relationships
among love, pain and memory. After ten years being
three different men, she suddenly realizes that pain
is a shortcut to love.
Official Selection:
31st Montreal World Film Festival, 56th Mannheim-Heidelberg
Film Festival, Germany, 10th Shanghai Film Festival,
Shanghai, China, June 2007
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VANAJA • Saturday,
Dec. 8 @ 6:30 PM; Olympus VIP
 India, 111 Minutes, 2006
www.vanajathefilm.com
Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Producer: Latha R. Domalapalli
Vanaja, the 15 year old daughter of a financially
troubled fisherman goes to work in the local landlady's
house in hopes of learning Kuchipudi dance. She does
well, but when the Landlady's son returns from the
US, what begins as innocent sexual chemistry turns
ugly, ending in a rape - a rape of a minor. Set in
rural South India, a place where social barriers are
built stronger than ancient fort walls, the film explores
the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles
to come of age.
Official Selection:
Berlin International Film Festival, Toronto International
Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival |
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