Week Starting November 1Wednesday, November 4
Act of God (Jennifer Baichwal )
Is being hit by lightning a random natural occurrence or a predestined event? Accidents, chance, fate and the elusive quest to make sense out of tragedy underpin director Jennifer Baichwal’s captivating …
La Danse (Frederick Wiseman)
The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the world’s great ballet companies. The film follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: Genus by Wayne McGregor, Le Songe de Medée by … Friday, November 6
Collapse (Chris Smith)
Americans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new President will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil, and that fresh thinking will …
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” By Sapphire (Lee Daniels)
Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is a high-school girl with nothing working in her favor. She is pregnant with her father’s child—for the second time. She can’t read or write, and her …
Splinterheads (Brant Sersen)
"Splinterheads" introduces rapidly-rising improvisational comic Thomas Middleditch as Justin Frost, a twenty-something slacker whose "thing" is that he has no "thing" at all. Then, one summer night, he visits a touring …
That Evening Sun (Scott Teems)
An aging Tenessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm. [Synopsis courtesy of the film]
The Box (Richard Kelly)
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message …
The Men Who Stare at Goats (Grant Heslov)
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's First …
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AFI Fest
AFI Fest '09
The 19th Annual Florida Film Festival
April 9 - 18, 2010 Call For Entries SHORTS DEADLINE Late - Nov 20, 2009 FEATURES DEADLINE Early - Nov 6, 2009 Late - Dec 11, 2009 Click to submit: www.FloridaFilmFestival.com "The best regional festival I have ever attended." -- Eugene Hernandez, Editor-in-Chief, indieWIRE.com The Florida Film Festival is accredited as a qualifying festival for the Oscars(TM) in the category of live action short films. |