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[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 13 min)
plays in Student Shorts: Cinematheque Program
Two lovers — a sailor and an artist — spend their last afternoon
together. Viewer discretion advised. Filmmaker Diego Costa is a
graduate student at UW–Milwaukee, working towards his M.F.A. in film. More»
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3 Meals
[Short] - Y'all Gonna Learn Chinese
(Singapore, 2005, 19 min)
plays in Asian American Screen Test
San, a Singaporean woman under pressure from her mother to “find a good man,” hosts three disastrous meals — two with would-be suitors, and the last with her mother herself. More»
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Aaltra
[Feature] - Contemporary European Cinema
(Belgium, 2004, 92 min)
An inventive and witty black comedy, Aaltra is a terrifically deadpan, understated marvel of black-and-white CinemaScope. Codirectors Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern star as Ben and Gus, adversarial Belgian neighbors whose picky dislike More»
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Adam’s Apples
[Feature] - Contemporary European Cinema
(Denmark, 2005, 94 min)
A new film from Festival favorite Anders Thomas Jensen (The Green Butchers, WFF 2004), Adam’s Apples is a darkly funny fable about good and evil. Ivan the minister (Mads Mikkelsen) runs a vicarage where oddball cons are sent for community More»
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Almost Brothers
[Feature] - Global Lens
(Brazil, 2004, 102 min)
Filmmaker Lúcia Murat joins forces with author Paulo Lins (City of God) to chronicle the stormy friendship of Miguel, an upper-middle-class senator, and Jorginho, a spirited criminal from the Rio de Janeiro slums. Not yet the clean-cut politician More»
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Altitude Zero
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(USA, 2004, 5 min)
plays in Jim and Joe's Experimental Shorts Program
“In order to function on a daily basis in our society, women must succumb to sexual inequities, so we get used to it and eventually learn to love it. This is Altitude Zero.” — Lauren Cook More»
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American Picture Palaces
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(USA, 10 min)
precedes Cinerama Adventure
Hosted by Gene Kelly, this 10-minute short celebrates the exotic
architecture of many famous movie theaters from days gone by. Special
thanks to Tim Romano for the use of this print from his personal collection. More»
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American Revolution 2
[Feature] - Restorations and Revivals
(USA, 1970, 78 min)
One of two films at the Festival produced (and in this case, directed) by Mike Gray, American Revolution 2 is pieced together from recorded episodes in Chicago’s turbulent years of the late 1960s. With camera in hand, Gray and his crew captured More»
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American Transport
[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 2 min)
plays in Young Visions and Voices
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Amu
[Feature] - Y'all Gonna Learn Chinese
(India, USA, 2005, 102 min)
What at first seems like a standard back-to-roots story becomes something much more in Shonali Bose’s debut feature. Kaju, a recent college graduate from Los Angeles, has returned to Delhi for the first time since she was three years old. At first mocked More»
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Analog Days
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(USA, 2005, 80 min)
This small California town might not have much to offer, but it does have a local college (“Newhall Community College can change your life!”), majestic hills, and El Taco Llama. Here the twenty-somethings struggle to find love, bring about social More»
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And These Are Jews
[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 49 min)
plays in Wisconsin's Own Shorts: Monona Terrace Program
Christmas tree trimming, ham on Passover, yarmulkes forbidden in the synagogue—and these are Jews? More»
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And What We Move is Dead
[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 14 min)
plays in Student Shorts: Cinematheque Program
Influenced by Dracula, Dante’s Inferno, and insect colonies, And What We Move is Dead uses cutout collage animation to show that war and unchecked progression will turn us all into vampires. More»
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The Anniversary
[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 4 min)
plays in Wisconsin's Own Shorts: Play Circle Program
A skeleton scours the remains of his home for something dear to his heart in this haunting stop-motion short. More»
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Asian American Screen Test
[Feature] - Y'all Gonna Learn Chinese
(118 min)
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Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
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(USA, 2006, 90 min)
On October 9, 2004, the Beastie Boys handed out 50 cameras to audience members at their sold-out performance in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The untrained videographers were armed with these simple instructions: rock out, act like a filmmaker, More»
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Le Ballon D'Or
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(France, Guinea, 1994, 90 min)
In his poor village in Guinea, 12-year-old Bandian (Aboubacar Sidiki Soumah) can think of nothing but playing soccer (with a ball of rags), and has the talent to make his dreams come true. When he seeks out the Doctors Without Borders clinic to get medicine More»
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Basketball
[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 1 min)
plays in Student Shorts: Play Circle Program
A high-energy animation, Basketball combines a filmmaker’s love of art and basketball. More»
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Be Very Quiet
[Short] - Y'all Gonna Learn Chinese
(Thailand, USA, 2004, 26 min)
plays in Asian American Screen Test
As a child, Thana witnessed the rape and murder of his prostitute mother. Years later, he spots a man who resembles the killer and embarks on a path of vengeance. More»
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The Beauty Academy of Kabul
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(USA, 2004, 74 min)
Twenty years of war has left Kabul in ruins. In the midst of countless demolished buildings stands a pristine, window-lined sanctuary: the Beauty Academy of Kabul. Opened in 2003 by a volunteer staff of women from the United States, including some Afghani More»
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Been Rich All My Life
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(USA, 2005, 81 min)
They can still dance and still shimmy. The Silver Belles are five women who met back in the 1930s as chorus dancers at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater and the Cotton Club. This film combines terrific archival footage (Bertye dancing with Bill Bojangles More»
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Blue in Green
[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 2 min)
plays in Wisconsin's Own Shorts: Play Circle Program
A slow zoom into the heart of a forest reveals a hidden world of life and wonder. More»
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Bluebird
[Feature] - Contemporary European Cinema
(Netherlands, 2004, 79 min)
Thirteen-year old Merel (brilliantly played by Elske Rotteveel) appears to lead a normal, well-adjusted life. She excels at school, maintains a close relationship with her parents, and enjoys the company of her younger, physically disabled brother. Soon and More»
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Border Café
[Feature] - Global Lens
(Iran, 2005, 105 min)
Gifted writer and director Kambozia Partovi delivers a stunning story of a widow who combats stifling patriarchy with her powerful tenacity, gentleness and unwavering resolve. After her husband dies leaving her with two young children, Reyhan dons her black More»
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The Break
[Short] - Wisconsin’s Own
(USA, 2005, 10 min)
plays in Wisconsin's Own Shorts: Play Circle Program
A young actor navigates the absurd and surreal world of Hollywood and its inhabitants in the hopes of making his first big Break. More»
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