BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Newport International Film Festival 2008//iCal 4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080603T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080603T203000 SUMMARY:Man on Wire DESCRIPTION:On August 7th 1974\, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit s tepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers\, t hen the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the w ire\, he was arrested\, taken for psychological evaluation\, and brought to jail before he was finally released. \nJames Marsh’s documentary bri ngs Petit’s extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Phi lippe himself\, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create th e unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as “the artistic cr ime of the century.” This is the Official Opening Night Film for the Ne wport International Film Festival. (Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Sundance 2008.) \n CATEGORIES:Documentary, Featured LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/manonwire_newportint ernational2008 UID:145921280-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080603T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080603T210000 SUMMARY:Opening Night Party DESCRIPTION:NIFF Opening Night Gala @ Newport Yachting Center's Sunset Te rrace 9 pm to Midnight CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Yachting Center URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/openingnightparty_ne wportinternational2008 UID:146611306-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T121000 SUMMARY:Begging Naked DESCRIPTION:Against an unforgiving backdrop of homelessness and madness\, Begging Naked shows the endurance of the human spirit at its most extre me. In 1996 Karen Gehres was asked by her friend Elise to video tape her stories of being a teen runaway and prostitute. Elise had lived throug h experiences that a writer of fiction would have difficulty dreaming up . When Elise decided to go back into stripping at age 30\, the story we nt on an unpredictable course. Over the next seven years\, Mayor Guilian i wiped out the sex businesses on 42nd Street leaving Elise unemployed. Elise began to spiral mentally out of control\, losing all she ever had. She currently resides in Central Park. After viewing Begging Naked y ou will not pass a homeless person again without wanting to know ‘their’ story. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/beggingnaked_newport international2008 UID:146083506-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T141000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 2 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nExact Change Only\; A Perfect Match\; Jakob and the Angels\; The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)\; Cupcake CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Tennis Hall of Fame URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram2_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146073293-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T132400 SUMMARY:Baghead DESCRIPTION:While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature f ilm THE PUFFY CHAIR\, a crew member raised the question “what’s the scar iest thing you can think of?” Someone immediately said “a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window.” Some agreed\, but some thought i t was downright ridiculous and\, if anything\, funny (but definitely not scary). Thus\, BAGHEAD was born\, an attempt to take the absurdly low- concept idea of a “guy with a bag on his head” and make a funny\, truthf ul\, endearing film that\, maybe… just maybe… was a little bit scary\, t oo. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/baghead_newportinter national2008 UID:146080168-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T142900 SUMMARY:32A DESCRIPTION:After casting many envious glances at other women\, 13-year-o ld Maeve (fetching Ailish McCarthy) finally gets her first bra\, size 3 2A . To her surprise\, she begins to attract the attentions of the loca l heartthrob Brian (Shane McDaid)\, a wild and (seemingly) wonderful 16- year-old. Maeve becomes so smitten with Brian that she makes some bad d ecisions and ends up abandoning her best friends at a moment when they r eally need her. After getting snubbed by her mates and finding out she is in major hot water at home\, Maeve learns some lessons the hard way a bout what's really important in life. This sweet\, brightly shot coming -of-age film covers family terrain with a talented young cast. A favori te among teens at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival\, this film is sure to p lease all.\n Note: this film contains drug use. Recommended ages: 14+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/32a_newportinternati onal2008 UID:146083803-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T141000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 1 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nThe Fixer\; The Aviatrix\; Jeffrey\; Girl’s Room CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146022610-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T153000 SUMMARY:50\,000 Balls DESCRIPTION:50\,000 balls chronicles the trials\, tribulations\, and rewa rds of the boys 12 and under USTA tennis circuit. The film features inte rviews with players\, parents\, and coaches interweaved with hard-rockin g action footage of the sport's top young athletes. Follow four families as they navigate the globe and the inner workings of competitive tennis . Just curious about how the next generation of world-ranked tennis play ers are shaping up? See 50\,000 balls. Are you interested in playing com petitive tennis or want to know what the parents' role is? Read on... CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Tennis Hall of Fame URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/50000balls_newportin ternational2008 UID:146077779-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T152900 SUMMARY:Hotel Very Welcome DESCRIPTION:Hotel Very Welcome is a tragic comic feature film with docume ntary elements. It tells the story of five Western travellers wandering through India and Thailand in search of themselves\, a connection flight \, ecstasy\, total disfunction\, or just a good time. Struggling themsel ves or being incapable of escaping from problems they thought they'd lef t behind\, they travel encumbered through Asia. A personal and humorous film about a restless generation. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/hotelverywelcome_new portinternational2008 UID:146078315-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T141500 SUMMARY:Oysters Without A Shell DESCRIPTION:For Jules and Mia\, time seems to be standing still. Again an d again they are trying to reinvent themselves and escape the still imag e\, which keeps them hostage. But as soon as they dive into denial and s eem to get hold of a glimpse of intimacy\, reality catches up with them and throws them back into their self imposed struggle. "Oysters without a shell" is the semi fictional portrait of two women\, their dreams and fears\, their dysfunctional generation\, and Berlin\, the city they live in\, and that has\, just like them\, not found its identity just yet. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/oysterswithoutashell _newportinternational2008 UID:146082693-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T162600 SUMMARY:Traces Of The Trade DESCRIPTION:This personal documentary tells the story of first-time filmm aker Katrina Browne's New England ancestors\, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. At Browne’s urging\, nine fellow descendants of her prominent family agree to journey with her to retrace the steps of t he Triangle Trade. The group begins their trip from Bristol\, Rhode Isla nd\, and travel to a slave fort of Ghana then to the sugar plantation in Cuba. At each stop the family grapples with the contemporary legacy of slavery\, not only for black Americans\, but for themselves as white Am ericans. The issues the DeWolf descendants are confronted with dramatize questions that apply to the nation as a whole: What are the legacies of slavery? Who owes who what for the sins of the fathers of this country? What history do we inherit as individuals and as citizens? What would repair—spiritual and material—really look like and what would it take? CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/tracesofthetrade_new portinternational2008 UID:146188383-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T180400 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 4 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nThe Fence\; The Solo Sailor\; Tony Zoreil\; Chief\; Light Years CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram4_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146108585-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T175600 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 3 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nTo Be Continued\; Hose\; Remember Back\, Re member When\; Ripple\; August 15th\; Catharsis CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram3_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146108855-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T180000 SUMMARY:Short Films for Children (All Ages) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nCanary Beat\; Crank Balls\; Fowl Play\; Gam e Over\; The Genie In A Tin Of Raviolis\; The Goat That Ate Time\; Hose\ ; Knuffle Bunny\; Miss Pretty Hair Doll\; Papiroflexia\; Portable Living Room CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshortsallag es_newportinternational2008 UID:146180154-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T185400 SUMMARY:The Last Mistress DESCRIPTION:Though this is her first period drama\, the infamous director of Romance and Fat Girl invests the genre with her characteristically j aundiced and ruthless view of the human heart\, as well as regions locat ed further south. Asia Argento is perfectly beautiful and cruel as Velli ni\, a tempestuous 19th-century belle who refuses to allow her lover Mar igny (Fu’ad Ait Aattou) to ditch her for a more respectable marriage pro spect. Like all Breillat's films it's obsessed with sex\, power and gend er\, its protagonists reduced to tragedy as they desperately wield their weapons of seduction. Brimming over with scandal and intrigue\, it's a truly dangerous liaison that strips its cast and their passions bare… an Asia scorned is a truly dangerous thing. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thelastmistress_newp ortinternational2008 UID:146188597-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T182500 SUMMARY:Secrecy DESCRIPTION:Since 9/11 we live in a world where the production of secret knowledge dwarfs the production of open knowledge. Secrecy is a feature documentary about the vast\, invisible world of government secrecy. By f ilming people from the National Security Agency\, the Central Intelligen ce Agency\, reporters\, and individuals who have been marked by their co ntact with the national security bureaucracy\, the film probes secrecy's relationship to fear and executive power. Depending on whom you ask\, government secrecy is either the key to victory in our struggle against terrorism\, or our Achilles heel. The movie presents compelling\, if fr equently unnerving\, arguments from both sides. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Featured LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/secrecy_newportinter national2008 UID:146192787-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T201800 SUMMARY:A Man Named Pearl DESCRIPTION:A bigoted remark dissuades Pearl Fryar from moving into a whi te\nneighborhood. Told “Black people don’t keep up their yards\,” Pearl creates an extraordinary topiary garden that conveys his philosophy of l ove\, peace and goodwill. \nHe didn’t know it then\, but he was creatin g a magical wonderland that would\, in time\, not only garner local reco gnition\, but draw thousands of visitors from across the United\nStates and around the world. Now 67\, Pearl has been featured in dozens of mag azines and newspapers\, including The New York Times\, as well as severa l television programs such as CBS Sunday Morning. A MAN NAMED PEARL is a subtle and intriguing film that opens both hearts and minds. It offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others\, and shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the fu ll expression of his humanity. \n CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/amannamedpearl_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146077091-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T202000 SUMMARY:Frozen River DESCRIPTION:Filmed in sub-zero weather in upstate New York\, March of 200 7\, Frozen River is Courtney Hunt’s directorial debut. Frozen River is set in a real-life smuggling zone on a Native American reservation betwe en New York State and Quebec where the lure of fast money presents a dai ly challenge to single moms who would otherwise be making minimum wage. Strapped for money and having been deserted by her husband\, working cla ss Ray (Melissa Leo)\, reluctantly teams up with Lila (Misty Upham)\, a widowed Mohawk Indian\, to smuggle illegal immigrants across the frozen St. Lawrence River from Canada to the U.S. in the trunk of a Dodge Spiri t. Both women swear each trip will be their last\, but one final run acr oss the river leads to a showdown with the law on all sides. (Winner\, Sundance 2008- Best Dramatic Feature) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/frozenriver_newporti nternational2008 UID:146082947-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T201400 SUMMARY:Short Films for Teens (Ages 14+) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nChinese Whisper\; Evolution\; Force 1TD\; K ids + Money\; Tony Zoreil\; Yesterday Today Was Tomorrow CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshorts14plu s_newportinternational2008 UID:146180489-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T203500 SUMMARY:Uncounted: The New Math Of American Elections DESCRIPTION:In his film\, Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections\, Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt takes a close look at an el ection system where it is believed millions of citizen’s votes routinely go uncounted. Using the recent introduction of electronic voting machin es and discriminatory-like tactics as a backdrop\, Uncounted examines ho w election outcomes can be manipulated and threaten the very core of our democracy. Uncounted also tells the uplifting story of a few whistlebl owers determined to do the right thing. Through their stories\, Uncount ed might change the way you feel about the American election process - a nd inspire you to demand it gets fixed. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/uncountedthenewmatho famericanelections_newportinternational2008 UID:146188907-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T223000 SUMMARY:B.O.H.I.C.A. DESCRIPTION:DJ Paul’s (Brown alum) directorial debut film B.O.H.I.C.A. is titled for an acronym “bend over\, here it comes again”. B.O.H.I.C.A. takes place over 24 hours on a patch of desert in American-occupied Afgh anistan\, where four US Army Reservists are stuck on a meaningless missi on guarding a radio tower. Dying of boredom rather than enemy fire\, the monotony is broken when the US Air Force mistakenly air-drops a keg of beer and these weekend warriors embark upon an afternoon of booze\, bant er\, and bonding. But as night falls\, the reality of war interrupts the drunken respite\, as an Afghani militia attacks their station. B.O.H.I. C.A. is at once a recognition of the absurdity and futility of war and a n acknowledgement of the men and women who are compelled to fight it. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/bohica_newportintern ational2008 UID:146077566-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T223800 SUMMARY:Sherman's Way DESCRIPTION:Having followed his college girlfriend Marcy out to Californi a's Wine Country for the summer\, Sherman is sucker-punched with a tripl e blow upon his arrival: Marcy dumps him for a more exciting guy\; he lo ses his credit-card and cash-filled wallet\; and his domineering mother cuts him off financially for disobeying and leaving Manhattan.Desperate\ , and despite having never gotten his manicured nails dirty before\, She rman agrees to help Palmer restore a classic Roadster in exchange for th e drive down the coast to Southern California. With the aid of Palmer's best friend\, DJ\, a gun-toting gourmet chef who lives in a lakeside Air stream trailer\, the trio is set to finish the car on schedule -- provid ed Palmer is sincere in his desire to complete this would-be gift for hi s estranged son.As they make their way through gallons of engine grease\ , Bondo and paint over the course of a week\, Palmer and DJ introduce Sh erman to not only the world of car restoration\, but also fishing\, swim ming and the fine art of picking up women. When Sherman's romantic encou nter with Addy\, a free-spirited local artist\, gets him questioning his career choice he is sent careening off the carefully delineated path fo r the first time in his life.The deadline to head south approaches and w ith it the certainty that Palmer intends to finish the car and Sherman m ust decide\, for the first time in his life\, to do what's right\, not j ust what's most beneficial to himself. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shermansway_newporti nternational2008 UID:146079414-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T223500 SUMMARY:The Cake Eaters DESCRIPTION:The comedic drama The Cake Eaters features the directorial de but of actress Mary Stuart Masterson. The film’s screenwriter Jayce Bart ok plays a guy named Guy who returns to his hometown after taking a stab at his dreams in the big city. He gets reacquainted with his family whi ch forces everyone to deal with suppressed demons of their past in their search for love and redemption. Up and coming Kristen Stewart's perfor mance carries the film. At the other end of the spectrum is veteran Bruc e Dern. He's frequently the highlight of films in which he appears\, and The Cake Eaters is no exception. Duncan Sheik's (Brown Univ. alum) rel axed piano and acoustic guitar score perfectly matches the film's rural New York State setting. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thecakeeaters_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146189610-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T224800 SUMMARY:Lamento DESCRIPTION:Sensuous Eva keeps quite a few of the villagers on the go and likes to stir up trouble. But what else can she do in such a sleepy vil lage where even her best friend Katharina no longer has any time for her . When Eva is found dead\, the whole village is in turmoil. The presumed killer is quickly arrested: Clemens\, the sexton of the local community and a peeping-tom. But Eva??s father Thomas - the local police officer - has his doubts and swears revenge. Whilst his wife looks for consolati on with the local priest Simon\, Thomas starts investigations on his own \, seeking the real killer. The loss of his daughter becomes also a cruc ial test for his relationship to his religious wife Christiane.Simon and his brother Christoph are behaving very suspiciously. Thomas doesn??t t rust either of them. At the same time Katharina becomes more and more su spicious when she finds one of Eva??s earrings in the church. Does Chris toph - her father - have something to do with the murder of her friend? Daniel Hedfeld and Ren?? Sydow??s psychological thriller deals with guil t and redemption\, revenge and forgiveness. Starting with a murder two f ragile families fall apart as their members suddenly start suspecting ea ch other. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/lamento_newportinter national2008 UID:146083203-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080604T224500 SUMMARY:In Search Of A Midnight Kiss DESCRIPTION:In Search of a Midnight Kiss is a rollicking comic ride and t ender journey though love\, sex\, and modern romance in Los Angeles on N ew Year’s Eve. Wilson (Scoot McNairy)\, a twenty-nine-year old guy who has just had the worst year of his life\, is new to Los Angeles\, has no date\, no concrete plans and every intention of locking the doors and f orgetting the last year ever happened. That is until his best friend\, J acob (Brian McGuire)\, browbeats him into posting a personal ad on Craig ’s List. When Vivian (Sara Simmonds)\, a strong-willed woman hell bent o n being with the right guy at the stroke of midnight responds\, a chaoti c\, sometimes hilarious\, sometimes touching journey through the black a nd white streets of L.A. begins. \n\nProducer: Anne Walker\, Seth Capl an\, Scoot McNairy\nCast: Scoot McNairy (Art School Confidential\, Six F eet Under)\, Sara Simmonds (Echoes of Innocence). \n CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/insearchofamidnightk iss_newportinternational2008 UID:146193137-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T165000 SUMMARY:Frozen River DESCRIPTION:Filmed in sub-zero weather in upstate New York\, March of 200 7\, Frozen River is Courtney Hunt’s directorial debut. Frozen River is set in a real-life smuggling zone on a Native American reservation betwe en New York State and Quebec where the lure of fast money presents a dai ly challenge to single moms who would otherwise be making minimum wage. Strapped for money and having been deserted by her husband\, working cla ss Ray (Melissa Leo)\, reluctantly teams up with Lila (Misty Upham)\, a widowed Mohawk Indian\, to smuggle illegal immigrants across the frozen St. Lawrence River from Canada to the U.S. in the trunk of a Dodge Spiri t. Both women swear each trip will be their last\, but one final run acr oss the river leads to a showdown with the law on all sides. (Winner\, Sundance 2008- Best Dramatic Feature) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/frozenriver_newporti nternational2008 UID:146083024-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T142000 SUMMARY:Life. Support. Music. DESCRIPTION:In August 2004\, Jason Crigler\, one of New York City’s most sought-after guitarists\, suffered a brain hemorrhage during a concert i n Manhattan. That night at the hospital\, the doctors told Jason’s famil y—if he makes it through the night\, there won’t be much left of him. Da ys passed\, and Jason’s family and pregnant wife were forced to accept t he new dark reality at hand. But they refused to accept the dark future described by doubtful doctors. So in the face of wrenching despair and h orrifying odds\, the Criglers made a resolution—Jason will make a full r ecovery. And thus began the long\, grueling\, implausible and mystifying journey chronicled in Life. Support. Music. Featuring interviews with Norah Jones\, Marshall Crenshaw\, Teddy Thompson and others. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/lifesupportmusic_new portinternational2008 UID:146199746-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T145400 SUMMARY:Boy A DESCRIPTION:BOY A is a fictional story starring Andrew Garfield as Jack. His involvement in the murder of another child means Jack\, at 24\, has spent most of his young life in juvenile prisons. Released from prison i nto an unrecognizable adult world\, Jack is given a new name\, new job\, new home\; a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to contend with not being able to tell the people he gets to kn ow\, and love\, of his true past and the monstrous secret he must keep h idden. The drama also stars acclaimed actor and director Peter Mullan a s Terry\, Jack’s care worker and the only person he can really trust. BO Y A inspires respect for its first-rate performances\, artful constructi on and meticulous understatement of how society handles its ‘rehabilitat ed citizens’. (Winner BAFTA Best Actor award- 2008) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/boya_newportinternat ional2008 UID:146198708-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T153000 SUMMARY:Beautiful Losers DESCRIPTION:Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural movements of a generation. In the early 1990's a l oose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures o f skateboarding\, surf\, punk\, hip hop & graffiti\, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world\, this group\, and the sub cultures they sprang from\, have now become a movement that has been tra nsforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are considere d leaders within this culture\, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories...speaking to themes of what happens when the outsid e becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artist s and today's youth. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/beautifullosers_newp ortinternational2008 UID:146194014-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T152800 SUMMARY:Wellness DESCRIPTION:The film WELLNESS will be different things for different peop le. On the surface it’s about a man trying to make it as a salesman in a product line called “Wellness”. To some it will be clearly comical… t o others the saddest of tragedies. What everyone will share departing t he cinema is that it is unforgettable. With a trainee salesman that wou ld make the Glengarry Glen Ross crew look like a bunch of amateurs\, the film shows so well our capacity for hope shares all too much in common with our capacity for denial. Director Jake Mahaffy (RISD grad) has han dled the heartbreaking performance of Jeff Clark with such genuine sensi tivity it leaves you reaching for your wallet to possibly get some Welln ess for yourself. (Winner SXSW- Grand Jury Best Narrative Feature Award 2008). CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/wellness_newportinte rnational2008 UID:146196558-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T163100 SUMMARY:Girls Rock! DESCRIPTION:The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is a place where 8-18 year o lds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style - forming ban ds\, writing songs and building community. GIRLS ROCK! is the movie ab out their journey. The primary subjects of GIRLS ROCK! are Laura\, an articulate adopted Korean obsessed with death metal\; Misty\, who is eme rging from a life of drug-addiction\, homelessness and gang activity\; P alace\, a sweet-seeming 8-year-old with a heavy metal sneer\; and 10 yea r old Amelia\, who is writing a 14-song cycle about her dog Pippi. Formi ng bands\, writing songs and playing a gig in one week\, these girls and the rest of the camp engage in an experiment in empowerment that will l eave no-one unchanged. \n Recommended ages: 12+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/girlsrock_newportint ernational2008 UID:146199904-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T153000 SUMMARY:Oysters Without A Shell DESCRIPTION:For Jules and Mia\, time seems to be standing still. Again an d again they are trying to reinvent themselves and escape the still imag e\, which keeps them hostage. But as soon as they dive into denial and s eem to get hold of a glimpse of intimacy\, reality catches up with them and throws them back into their self imposed struggle. "Oysters without a shell" is the semi fictional portrait of two women\, their dreams and fears\, their dysfunctional generation\, and Berlin\, the city they live in\, and that has\, just like them\, not found its identity just yet. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/oysterswithoutashell _newportinternational2008 UID:146082758-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T171500 SUMMARY:Short Films for Children (All Ages) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nCanary Beat\; Crank Balls\; Fowl Play\; Gam e Over\; The Genie In A Tin Of Raviolis\; The Goat That Ate Time\; Hose\ ; Knuffle Bunny\; Miss Pretty Hair Doll\; Papiroflexia\; Portable Living Room CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshortsallag es_newportinternational2008 UID:146180174-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T183000 SUMMARY:50\,000 Balls DESCRIPTION:50\,000 balls chronicles the trials\, tribulations\, and rewa rds of the boys 12 and under USTA tennis circuit. The film features inte rviews with players\, parents\, and coaches interweaved with hard-rockin g action footage of the sport's top young athletes. Follow four families as they navigate the globe and the inner workings of competitive tennis . Just curious about how the next generation of world-ranked tennis play ers are shaping up? See 50\,000 balls. Are you interested in playing com petitive tennis or want to know what the parents' role is? Read on... CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Tennis Hall of Fame URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/50000balls_newportin ternational2008 UID:146077977-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T182400 SUMMARY:Baghead DESCRIPTION:While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature f ilm THE PUFFY CHAIR\, a crew member raised the question “what’s the scar iest thing you can think of?” Someone immediately said “a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window.” Some agreed\, but some thought i t was downright ridiculous and\, if anything\, funny (but definitely not scary). Thus\, BAGHEAD was born\, an attempt to take the absurdly low- concept idea of a “guy with a bag on his head” and make a funny\, truthf ul\, endearing film that\, maybe… just maybe… was a little bit scary\, t oo. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/baghead_newportinter national2008 UID:146080275-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T172600 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 3 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nTo Be Continued\; Hose\; Remember Back\, Re member When\; Ripple\; August 15th\; Catharsis CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram3_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146108915-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T183600 SUMMARY:The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) DESCRIPTION:Filmed over the course of 23 years\, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) is the story of a family’s epic journey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York. Thavisouk Phrasavath tells his own story of struggl ing as a young man to survive both the war and the hardships of immigran t life\, as well as his mother’s astonishing tale of perseverance. Reno wned cinematographer Ellen Kuras’s (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Min d\, I Shot Andy Warhol\, Neal Young: Heart of Gold) directorial debut is a remarkable collaboration with co-director Phrasavath – a poetic\, dee ply personal film about the hidden\, human face of war’s “collateral dam age. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thebetrayal_newporti nternational2008 UID:146200261-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T174000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 1 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nThe Fixer\; The Aviatrix\; Jeffrey\; Girl’s Room CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146022709-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T193200 SUMMARY:Simply Raw - Reversing Diabetes In 30 Days DESCRIPTION:This could easily have been Morgan Spurlock’s sequel to Super Size Me. Simply Raw… answers the reverse situation of what happens whe n people consume only healthy\, natural\, raw vegan foods? The film doc uments the journey of five Americans suffering from diabetes\, who under go a radical 30-day diet and lifestyle change in the hope of reversing o r reducing their insulin dependence. In their stories we see a microcos m of the same questions and habits so many Americans have to answer for themselves. USA (2008) 92 minutes \n\nSpecial note: Meet the cast and f ilmakers at the "Catch a Healthy Habit" wine and raw food tasting at the Colony House situated across the street from The Jane Pickens' Theater\ , immediately following the June 5th screening. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/simplyrawreversingdi abetesin30days_newportinternational2008 UID:146196002-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T191000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 2 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nExact Change Only\; A Perfect Match\; Jakob and the Angels\; The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)\; Cupcake CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Tennis Hall of Fame URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram2_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146073339-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T203000 SUMMARY:The Toe Tactic DESCRIPTION:The whimsical drama combines animation and real-life action t o tell the story about Mona Peek (Lily Rabe)\, who is finally coming to terms with her father’s death and hunting for her lost wallet among New York City’s tragic wonderland of loners\, animated objects and a songwri ting elevator man. A quintet of animated\, shape-shifting dogs recite po ems and serve as a kind of Greek chorus for Mona. (Voiced by Eli Wallach \, David Cross\, Marian Seldes and jazz musician Don Byron) As echoed b y the director Elizabeth Hubley “Don’t worry if you don’t get it all\, j ust feel it all.” This is cinematic jazz that will put your mind in tun e with the dreamy\, percussive soundtrack from Yo La Tengo. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thetoetactic_newport international2008 UID:146200449-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T204400 SUMMARY:32A DESCRIPTION:After casting many envious glances at other women\, 13-year-o ld Maeve (fetching Ailish McCarthy) finally gets her first bra\, size 3 2A . To her surprise\, she begins to attract the attentions of the loca l heartthrob Brian (Shane McDaid)\, a wild and (seemingly) wonderful 16- year-old. Maeve becomes so smitten with Brian that she makes some bad d ecisions and ends up abandoning her best friends at a moment when they r eally need her. After getting snubbed by her mates and finding out she is in major hot water at home\, Maeve learns some lessons the hard way a bout what's really important in life. This sweet\, brightly shot coming -of-age film covers family terrain with a talented young cast. A favori te among teens at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival\, this film is sure to p lease all.\n Note: this film contains drug use. Recommended ages: 14+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/32a_newportinternati onal2008 UID:146083860-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T210900 SUMMARY:Encounters At The End Of The World DESCRIPTION:Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man\, Rescue Dawn\, Aguirre- The Wrath of God) confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situat ions with Encounters at the End of the World. In this visually stunning exploration\, Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Stati on\, headquarters of the National Science Foundation and home to eleven hundred people during the austral summer (Oct-Feb). Over the course of h is journey\, Herzog examines human nature and Mother nature\, juxtaposin g breathtaking locations with the profound\, surreal\, and sometimes abs urd experiences of the marine biologists\, physicists\, plumbers\, and t ruck drivers who choose to form a society as far away from society as on e can get. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/encountersattheendof theworld_newportinternational2008 UID:146196985-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T193000 SUMMARY:Simply Raw -- Raw Food Tasting DESCRIPTION:A sampling of raw foods\, as featured in the documentary "Sim ply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days" (Follows Thursday screening of " Simply Raw"). CATEGORIES:Party, Simply Raw Dinner LOCATION:Colony House URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/simplyrawdinner_newp ortinternational2008 UID:146879390-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T212600 SUMMARY:Traces Of The Trade DESCRIPTION:This personal documentary tells the story of first-time filmm aker Katrina Browne's New England ancestors\, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. At Browne’s urging\, nine fellow descendants of her prominent family agree to journey with her to retrace the steps of t he Triangle Trade. The group begins their trip from Bristol\, Rhode Isla nd\, and travel to a slave fort of Ghana then to the sugar plantation in Cuba. At each stop the family grapples with the contemporary legacy of slavery\, not only for black Americans\, but for themselves as white Am ericans. The issues the DeWolf descendants are confronted with dramatize questions that apply to the nation as a whole: What are the legacies of slavery? Who owes who what for the sins of the fathers of this country? What history do we inherit as individuals and as citizens? What would repair—spiritual and material—really look like and what would it take? CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/tracesofthetrade_new portinternational2008 UID:146189238-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T225400 SUMMARY:Elite Squad DESCRIPTION:ELITE SQUAD (TROPA DE ELITE) is an intense and astonishing lo ok at Rio de Janeiro’s notorious favelas\, the volatile slums on the edg e of the city. The film is set in 1997 and presents an intimate look at the city’s vast and intricate web of corruption.\nDrug trafficking mili tias have virtual control within the favelas while the police run their criminal enterprises outside. The elite BOPE force (State Police Specia l Operations Battalion) combats drug trafficking –keeping order has its price though and their actions make it difficult to distinguish right fr om wrong and justice from revenge. \n(Winner Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Award- 2008) CATEGORIES:Feature, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/elitesquad_newportin ternational2008 UID:146200802-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T223300 SUMMARY:A Man Named Pearl DESCRIPTION:A bigoted remark dissuades Pearl Fryar from moving into a whi te\nneighborhood. Told “Black people don’t keep up their yards\,” Pearl creates an extraordinary topiary garden that conveys his philosophy of l ove\, peace and goodwill. \nHe didn’t know it then\, but he was creatin g a magical wonderland that would\, in time\, not only garner local reco gnition\, but draw thousands of visitors from across the United\nStates and around the world. Now 67\, Pearl has been featured in dozens of mag azines and newspapers\, including The New York Times\, as well as severa l television programs such as CBS Sunday Morning. A MAN NAMED PEARL is a subtle and intriguing film that opens both hearts and minds. It offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others\, and shows what one person can achieve when he allows himself to share the fu ll expression of his humanity. \n CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/amannamedpearl_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146077303-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T222500 SUMMARY:Begging Naked DESCRIPTION:Against an unforgiving backdrop of homelessness and madness\, Begging Naked shows the endurance of the human spirit at its most extre me. In 1996 Karen Gehres was asked by her friend Elise to video tape her stories of being a teen runaway and prostitute. Elise had lived throug h experiences that a writer of fiction would have difficulty dreaming up . When Elise decided to go back into stripping at age 30\, the story we nt on an unpredictable course. Over the next seven years\, Mayor Guilian i wiped out the sex businesses on 42nd Street leaving Elise unemployed. Elise began to spiral mentally out of control\, losing all she ever had. She currently resides in Central Park. After viewing Begging Naked y ou will not pass a homeless person again without wanting to know ‘their’ story. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/beggingnaked_newport international2008 UID:146199309-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080605T225000 SUMMARY:Wild Combination: A Portrait Of Arthur Russell DESCRIPTION:Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf’s visually absorbing p ortrait of the seminal avant-garde composer\, singer-songwriter\, cellis t\, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AI DS in 1992\, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now\, over fifteen year s since his passing\, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wol f incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family \, friends\, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/wildcombinationaport raitofarthurrussell_newportinternational2008 UID:146198119-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T122700 SUMMARY:The Rose Tattoo DESCRIPTION:We celebrate what the centennial of Anna Magnani’s birthday w ith a 35mm film presentation of The Rose Tattoo. Based on a play by Te nnessee Williams\, it tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Lo uisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her hus band's death\, and expects her daughter to do the same. Anna Magnani won an Academy Award for Best Actress in this film… which also stars Burt L ancaster\, Marisa Pavan and Jo Van Fleet. (Winner Academy Award Best Ac tress 1955) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/therosetattoo_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146203062-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T135000 SUMMARY:Frozen River DESCRIPTION:Filmed in sub-zero weather in upstate New York\, March of 200 7\, Frozen River is Courtney Hunt’s directorial debut. Frozen River is set in a real-life smuggling zone on a Native American reservation betwe en New York State and Quebec where the lure of fast money presents a dai ly challenge to single moms who would otherwise be making minimum wage. Strapped for money and having been deserted by her husband\, working cla ss Ray (Melissa Leo)\, reluctantly teams up with Lila (Misty Upham)\, a widowed Mohawk Indian\, to smuggle illegal immigrants across the frozen St. Lawrence River from Canada to the U.S. in the trunk of a Dodge Spiri t. Both women swear each trip will be their last\, but one final run acr oss the river leads to a showdown with the law on all sides. (Winner\, Sundance 2008- Best Dramatic Feature) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/frozenriver_newporti nternational2008 UID:146083074-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T135800 SUMMARY:Wellness DESCRIPTION:The film WELLNESS will be different things for different peop le. On the surface it’s about a man trying to make it as a salesman in a product line called “Wellness”. To some it will be clearly comical… t o others the saddest of tragedies. What everyone will share departing t he cinema is that it is unforgettable. With a trainee salesman that wou ld make the Glengarry Glen Ross crew look like a bunch of amateurs\, the film shows so well our capacity for hope shares all too much in common with our capacity for denial. Director Jake Mahaffy (RISD grad) has han dled the heartbreaking performance of Jeff Clark with such genuine sensi tivity it leaves you reaching for your wallet to possibly get some Welln ess for yourself. (Winner SXSW- Grand Jury Best Narrative Feature Award 2008). CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/wellness_newportinte rnational2008 UID:146196656-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T142000 SUMMARY:Uncounted: The New Math Of American Elections DESCRIPTION:In his film\, Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections\, Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt takes a close look at an el ection system where it is believed millions of citizen’s votes routinely go uncounted. Using the recent introduction of electronic voting machin es and discriminatory-like tactics as a backdrop\, Uncounted examines ho w election outcomes can be manipulated and threaten the very core of our democracy. Uncounted also tells the uplifting story of a few whistlebl owers determined to do the right thing. Through their stories\, Uncount ed might change the way you feel about the American election process - a nd inspire you to demand it gets fixed. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/uncountedthenewmatho famericanelections_newportinternational2008 UID:146189008-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T152600 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 3 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nTo Be Continued\; Hose\; Remember Back\, Re member When\; Ripple\; August 15th\; Catharsis CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram3_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146109021-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T153300 SUMMARY:The Big Question DESCRIPTION:A troubled man bursts into your child's schoolhouse. Without warning\, he chases out all the boys and lines the girls up. Then he beg ins to shoot them one by one. For decades your people's backs have been broken by the oppressive yoke of Apartheid. Suddenly\, the tables are tu rned and you and your friends are in power. Your own mother is brutally raped and slain by a random burglar. What would you do? Could you forgiv e? Should you forgive? In this remarkable new film the filmmakers explor e “the big question” through astonishing acts of forgiveness\, courage a nd will. Featuring Desmond Tutu\, Deepak Chopra\, Sr. Helen Prejean\, Th ich Nhat Hanh\, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Hopi Elders. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thebigquestion_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146201412-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T161200 SUMMARY:Woodpecker DESCRIPTION:Fanatical birdwatchers have descended upon a small town in th e Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the celebrated Ivory Billed Woodpec ker. Declared extinct in the 1940s\, the bird has apparently been spotte d by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder and poet Johnny Neander\, wh o has convinced his taciturn sidekick that he will be the one to find th e elusive woodpecker. The ensuing chaos divides the small town between b elievers and non-believers\, rabid environmentalists and opportunistic e ntrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself\, 'Woodpecker' explores the inte rsection of fact and fiction\, manipulating our notions of documentary a nd narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope\, perception\, and some very very strange birds. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/woodpecker_newportin ternational2008 UID:146202553-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T162500 SUMMARY:Secrecy DESCRIPTION:Since 9/11 we live in a world where the production of secret knowledge dwarfs the production of open knowledge. Secrecy is a feature documentary about the vast\, invisible world of government secrecy. By f ilming people from the National Security Agency\, the Central Intelligen ce Agency\, reporters\, and individuals who have been marked by their co ntact with the national security bureaucracy\, the film probes secrecy's relationship to fear and executive power. Depending on whom you ask\, government secrecy is either the key to victory in our struggle against terrorism\, or our Achilles heel. The movie presents compelling\, if fr equently unnerving\, arguments from both sides. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/secrecy_newportinter national2008 UID:146192899-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T170000 SUMMARY:Short Films for Children (All Ages) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nCanary Beat\; Crank Balls\; Fowl Play\; Gam e Over\; The Genie In A Tin Of Raviolis\; The Goat That Ate Time\; Hose\ ; Knuffle Bunny\; Miss Pretty Hair Doll\; Papiroflexia\; Portable Living Room CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshortsallag es_newportinternational2008 UID:146180189-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T182100 SUMMARY:The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) DESCRIPTION:Filmed over the course of 23 years\, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) is the story of a family’s epic journey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York. Thavisouk Phrasavath tells his own story of struggl ing as a young man to survive both the war and the hardships of immigran t life\, as well as his mother’s astonishing tale of perseverance. Reno wned cinematographer Ellen Kuras’s (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Min d\, I Shot Andy Warhol\, Neal Young: Heart of Gold) directorial debut is a remarkable collaboration with co-director Phrasavath – a poetic\, dee ply personal film about the hidden\, human face of war’s “collateral dam age. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thebetrayal_newporti nternational2008 UID:146200311-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T180300 SUMMARY:Wade In The Water DESCRIPTION:Through a passionate mixture of private videos\, uncensored i nterviews\, and school-day adventure\, the children of New Orleans’ viol ent Central City neighborhood have created a riveting portrait of urban youth at the heart of an ongoing American crisis.\nThrough their own rem arkably honest and unusual footage\, we enter the kids’ shuttered housin g projects\, flooded homes and darkened streets. We discover a New Orlea ns that was a disaster long before Katrina\, a place where role models a re scarce and gun violence is normal. The children show you a New Orlean s that adults are afraid to discuss\, and that a film crew could never p enetrate. Wade in the Water offers a poetic and devastating look at lif e in New Orleans through the eyes of its children. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/wadeinthewater_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146201089-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T183400 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 4 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nThe Fence\; The Solo Sailor\; Tony Zoreil\; Chief\; Light Years CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram4_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146108645-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T183000 SUMMARY:In Search Of A Midnight Kiss DESCRIPTION:In Search of a Midnight Kiss is a rollicking comic ride and t ender journey though love\, sex\, and modern romance in Los Angeles on N ew Year’s Eve. Wilson (Scoot McNairy)\, a twenty-nine-year old guy who has just had the worst year of his life\, is new to Los Angeles\, has no date\, no concrete plans and every intention of locking the doors and f orgetting the last year ever happened. That is until his best friend\, J acob (Brian McGuire)\, browbeats him into posting a personal ad on Craig ’s List. When Vivian (Sara Simmonds)\, a strong-willed woman hell bent o n being with the right guy at the stroke of midnight responds\, a chaoti c\, sometimes hilarious\, sometimes touching journey through the black a nd white streets of L.A. begins. \n\nProducer: Anne Walker\, Seth Capl an\, Scoot McNairy\nCast: Scoot McNairy (Art School Confidential\, Six F eet Under)\, Sara Simmonds (Echoes of Innocence). \n CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/insearchofamidnightk iss_newportinternational2008 UID:146199531-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T182500 SUMMARY:Short Films for Children (Ages 8+) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nAnita The Beekeeper\; Colours\; Feathers To The Sky\; Junjie’s Film\; Kick Like A Girl\, Snakebite CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshorts8plus _newportinternational2008 UID:146180832-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T203500 SUMMARY:The Cake Eaters DESCRIPTION:The comedic drama The Cake Eaters features the directorial de but of actress Mary Stuart Masterson. The film’s screenwriter Jayce Bart ok plays a guy named Guy who returns to his hometown after taking a stab at his dreams in the big city. He gets reacquainted with his family whi ch forces everyone to deal with suppressed demons of their past in their search for love and redemption. Up and coming Kristen Stewart's perfor mance carries the film. At the other end of the spectrum is veteran Bruc e Dern. He's frequently the highlight of films in which he appears\, and The Cake Eaters is no exception. Duncan Sheik's (Brown Univ. alum) rel axed piano and acoustic guitar score perfectly matches the film's rural New York State setting. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thecakeeaters_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146199403-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T202000 SUMMARY:Life. Support. Music. DESCRIPTION:In August 2004\, Jason Crigler\, one of New York City’s most sought-after guitarists\, suffered a brain hemorrhage during a concert i n Manhattan. That night at the hospital\, the doctors told Jason’s famil y—if he makes it through the night\, there won’t be much left of him. Da ys passed\, and Jason’s family and pregnant wife were forced to accept t he new dark reality at hand. But they refused to accept the dark future described by doubtful doctors. So in the face of wrenching despair and h orrifying odds\, the Criglers made a resolution—Jason will make a full r ecovery. And thus began the long\, grueling\, implausible and mystifying journey chronicled in Life. Support. Music. Featuring interviews with Norah Jones\, Marshall Crenshaw\, Teddy Thompson and others. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/lifesupportmusic_new portinternational2008 UID:146199789-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T203100 SUMMARY:Girls Rock! DESCRIPTION:The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is a place where 8-18 year o lds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style - forming ban ds\, writing songs and building community. GIRLS ROCK! is the movie ab out their journey. The primary subjects of GIRLS ROCK! are Laura\, an articulate adopted Korean obsessed with death metal\; Misty\, who is eme rging from a life of drug-addiction\, homelessness and gang activity\; P alace\, a sweet-seeming 8-year-old with a heavy metal sneer\; and 10 yea r old Amelia\, who is writing a 14-song cycle about her dog Pippi. Formi ng bands\, writing songs and playing a gig in one week\, these girls and the rest of the camp engage in an experiment in empowerment that will l eave no-one unchanged. \n Recommended ages: 12+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/girlsrock_newportint ernational2008 UID:146199967-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T203500 SUMMARY:Speed And Angels DESCRIPTION:In 2003\, Director Peyton Wilson entered the world of U.S. Na vy fighter pilots. Thanks to unprecedented access granted by the Navy\, Peyton captured and created the most intimate film ever made on fighter pilots. Epic High Definition aerial footage and stunning cockpit photogr aphy provide a dramatic backdrop for the larger story of fighting for yo ur dreams. Inspired by the passion of two young Navy officers she encoun tered\, Peyton followed Jay and Meagan as they chased their childhood dr eam of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat. Their two and a h alf year journey takes them through dogfights in the Nevada desert\, nig ht landings on aircraft carriers off the Atlantic coast\, and eventually to the biggest challenge young officers face: wartime deployment to Ira q.\n\nSpecial note: Keep your eyes open for the two fighter pilots in th is doc … they will be attending the festival. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/speedandangels_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146201717-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T223000 SUMMARY:B.O.H.I.C.A. DESCRIPTION:DJ Paul’s (Brown alum) directorial debut film B.O.H.I.C.A. is titled for an acronym “bend over\, here it comes again”. B.O.H.I.C.A. takes place over 24 hours on a patch of desert in American-occupied Afgh anistan\, where four US Army Reservists are stuck on a meaningless missi on guarding a radio tower. Dying of boredom rather than enemy fire\, the monotony is broken when the US Air Force mistakenly air-drops a keg of beer and these weekend warriors embark upon an afternoon of booze\, bant er\, and bonding. But as night falls\, the reality of war interrupts the drunken respite\, as an Afghani militia attacks their station. B.O.H.I. C.A. is at once a recognition of the absurdity and futility of war and a n acknowledgement of the men and women who are compelled to fight it. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/bohica_newportintern ational2008 UID:146077624-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T223000 SUMMARY:Beautiful Losers DESCRIPTION:Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural movements of a generation. In the early 1990's a l oose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures o f skateboarding\, surf\, punk\, hip hop & graffiti\, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world\, this group\, and the sub cultures they sprang from\, have now become a movement that has been tra nsforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are considere d leaders within this culture\, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories...speaking to themes of what happens when the outsid e becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artist s and today's youth. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/beautifullosers_newp ortinternational2008 UID:146195422-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T224400 SUMMARY:Hotel Very Welcome DESCRIPTION:Hotel Very Welcome is a tragic comic feature film with docume ntary elements. It tells the story of five Western travellers wandering through India and Thailand in search of themselves\, a connection flight \, ecstasy\, total disfunction\, or just a good time. Struggling themsel ves or being incapable of escaping from problems they thought they'd lef t behind\, they travel encumbered through Asia. A personal and humorous film about a restless generation. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/hotelverywelcome_new portinternational2008 UID:146078452-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T230500 SUMMARY:The Wackness DESCRIPTION:In the sweltering summer of 1994\, Rudy Giuliani is in his cl ean city crusade\, hip-hop is permeating white youth culture\, and a pot -dealing loser kid\, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck)\, is trying to figure out how to solve his parents’ insolvency\, beat depression\, and get laid be fore pushing off to college. Luckily he’s got a nifty deal with a psychi atrist\, Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley)\, who trades him therapy sessions fo r weed. It happens that the oddball doctor’s marriage is crumbling\, so the two—one in late adolescence\, the other in late middle-age—embark on messy passages into new life stages. As Luke falls for a classmate (Oli via Thirlby) who just happens to be Squires’s daughter\, the summer heat s up\, and he follows doctor’s orders\, learning to coexist with pain an d make it part of him\, rather than let it become his downfall. Famke Ja nssen\, Mary Kate Olsen and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy\, bittersweet\, and funny coming of age story. (Winner Sundance Audience Award- 2008) CATEGORIES:Feature, Featured LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thewackness_newporti nternational2008 UID:146202077-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T232200 SUMMARY:August Evening DESCRIPTION:This is a story about the conflict between generations- the b onds of a family are weathered by the changes they undergo. Aging parent s and grown children have difficulty expressing both their love and mutu al disappointment in each other. The simple story ebbs as leisurely as t he Guadalupe River and evolves naturally as life itself\, painting a ver y human face on the undocumented souls of the southwest. Director Chris Eska's script speaks to the heart\, and the natural warmth of the film's cinematography and characters illuminate universal experiences. August Evening may not appeal to a multi-plex crowd raised on special effects o r to new generation film goers weaned on video games and Quentin Taranti no\, but mature audiences who can appreciate heartfelt character drama s hould hop aboard the bus to check this generational study out. (Winner o f the John Cassavettes Independent Spirit Award) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/augustevening_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146202338-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T110000 SUMMARY:Short Films for Children (All Ages) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nCanary Beat\; Crank Balls\; Fowl Play\; Gam e Over\; The Genie In A Tin Of Raviolis\; The Goat That Ate Time\; Hose\ ; Knuffle Bunny\; Miss Pretty Hair Doll\; Papiroflexia\; Portable Living Room CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshortsallag es_newportinternational2008 UID:146180211-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T113000 SUMMARY:Shoot - Student Films DESCRIPTION:Short films from the Newport-based Island Arts 'Shoot' teen f ilmmaking program CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shootstudentfilms_ne wportinternational2008 UID:146206281-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T123000 SUMMARY:B.O.H.I.C.A. DESCRIPTION:DJ Paul’s (Brown alum) directorial debut film B.O.H.I.C.A. is titled for an acronym “bend over\, here it comes again”. B.O.H.I.C.A. takes place over 24 hours on a patch of desert in American-occupied Afgh anistan\, where four US Army Reservists are stuck on a meaningless missi on guarding a radio tower. Dying of boredom rather than enemy fire\, the monotony is broken when the US Air Force mistakenly air-drops a keg of beer and these weekend warriors embark upon an afternoon of booze\, bant er\, and bonding. But as night falls\, the reality of war interrupts the drunken respite\, as an Afghani militia attacks their station. B.O.H.I. C.A. is at once a recognition of the absurdity and futility of war and a n acknowledgement of the men and women who are compelled to fight it. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/bohica_newportintern ational2008 UID:146203643-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T120400 SUMMARY:The Red Balloon DESCRIPTION:Newly restored and available for the first time in almost a d ecade\, Albert Lamorisse's The Red Balloon remains one of the most belov ed children's films of all time. In this deceptively simple\, nearly wor dless tale\, a young boy discovers a stray balloon that seems to have a mind of its own. Recommended ages: 6+ \n(To be screened as a double fea ture with "White Mane". Total running time 74 minutes.) CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features, Featured LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/theredballoon_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146203317-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T133200 SUMMARY:Simply Raw - Reversing Diabetes In 30 Days DESCRIPTION:This could easily have been Morgan Spurlock’s sequel to Super Size Me. Simply Raw… answers the reverse situation of what happens whe n people consume only healthy\, natural\, raw vegan foods? The film doc uments the journey of five Americans suffering from diabetes\, who under go a radical 30-day diet and lifestyle change in the hope of reversing o r reducing their insulin dependence. In their stories we see a microcos m of the same questions and habits so many Americans have to answer for themselves. USA (2008) 92 minutes \n\nSpecial note: Meet the cast and f ilmakers at the "Catch a Healthy Habit" wine and raw food tasting at the Colony House situated across the street from The Jane Pickens' Theater\ , immediately following the June 5th screening. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/simplyrawreversingdi abetesin30days_newportinternational2008 UID:146196129-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T142600 SUMMARY:Traces Of The Trade DESCRIPTION:This personal documentary tells the story of first-time filmm aker Katrina Browne's New England ancestors\, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. At Browne’s urging\, nine fellow descendants of her prominent family agree to journey with her to retrace the steps of t he Triangle Trade. The group begins their trip from Bristol\, Rhode Isla nd\, and travel to a slave fort of Ghana then to the sugar plantation in Cuba. At each stop the family grapples with the contemporary legacy of slavery\, not only for black Americans\, but for themselves as white Am ericans. The issues the DeWolf descendants are confronted with dramatize questions that apply to the nation as a whole: What are the legacies of slavery? Who owes who what for the sins of the fathers of this country? What history do we inherit as individuals and as citizens? What would repair—spiritual and material—really look like and what would it take? CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/tracesofthetrade_new portinternational2008 UID:146188457-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T142000 SUMMARY:Wild Combination: A Portrait Of Arthur Russell DESCRIPTION:Wild Combination is director Matt Wolf’s visually absorbing p ortrait of the seminal avant-garde composer\, singer-songwriter\, cellis t\, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AI DS in 1992\, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now\, over fifteen year s since his passing\, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wol f incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family \, friends\, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/wildcombinationaport raitofarthurrussell_newportinternational2008 UID:146198256-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T145700 SUMMARY:The Rose Tattoo DESCRIPTION:We celebrate what the centennial of Anna Magnani’s birthday w ith a 35mm film presentation of The Rose Tattoo. Based on a play by Te nnessee Williams\, it tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Lo uisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her hus band's death\, and expects her daughter to do the same. Anna Magnani won an Academy Award for Best Actress in this film… which also stars Burt L ancaster\, Marisa Pavan and Jo Van Fleet. (Winner Academy Award Best Ac tress 1955) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/therosetattoo_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146204664-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T143700 SUMMARY:Doubletime DESCRIPTION:Doubletime is a high-energy feature length documentary about the dynamic and gravity defying sport of modern day jump roping and Doub le Dutch. The film follows two disparate teams -- one suburban white and one inner-city black-- as they train to compete against each other for the very first time. \nRecommended ages: 10+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features, Featured LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/doubletime_newportin ternational2008 UID:146203741-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T153000 SUMMARY:The Toe Tactic DESCRIPTION:The whimsical drama combines animation and real-life action t o tell the story about Mona Peek (Lily Rabe)\, who is finally coming to terms with her father’s death and hunting for her lost wallet among New York City’s tragic wonderland of loners\, animated objects and a songwri ting elevator man. A quintet of animated\, shape-shifting dogs recite po ems and serve as a kind of Greek chorus for Mona. (Voiced by Eli Wallach \, David Cross\, Marian Seldes and jazz musician Don Byron) As echoed b y the director Elizabeth Hubley “Don’t worry if you don’t get it all\, j ust feel it all.” This is cinematic jazz that will put your mind in tun e with the dreamy\, percussive soundtrack from Yo La Tengo. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thetoetactic_newport international2008 UID:146200523-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T163800 SUMMARY:Sherman's Way DESCRIPTION:Having followed his college girlfriend Marcy out to Californi a's Wine Country for the summer\, Sherman is sucker-punched with a tripl e blow upon his arrival: Marcy dumps him for a more exciting guy\; he lo ses his credit-card and cash-filled wallet\; and his domineering mother cuts him off financially for disobeying and leaving Manhattan.Desperate\ , and despite having never gotten his manicured nails dirty before\, She rman agrees to help Palmer restore a classic Roadster in exchange for th e drive down the coast to Southern California. With the aid of Palmer's best friend\, DJ\, a gun-toting gourmet chef who lives in a lakeside Air stream trailer\, the trio is set to finish the car on schedule -- provid ed Palmer is sincere in his desire to complete this would-be gift for hi s estranged son.As they make their way through gallons of engine grease\ , Bondo and paint over the course of a week\, Palmer and DJ introduce Sh erman to not only the world of car restoration\, but also fishing\, swim ming and the fine art of picking up women. When Sherman's romantic encou nter with Addy\, a free-spirited local artist\, gets him questioning his career choice he is sent careening off the carefully delineated path fo r the first time in his life.The deadline to head south approaches and w ith it the certainty that Palmer intends to finish the car and Sherman m ust decide\, for the first time in his life\, to do what's right\, not j ust what's most beneficial to himself. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shermansway_newporti nternational2008 UID:146079889-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T163300 SUMMARY:Lamento DESCRIPTION:Sensuous Eva keeps quite a few of the villagers on the go and likes to stir up trouble. But what else can she do in such a sleepy vil lage where even her best friend Katharina no longer has any time for her . When Eva is found dead\, the whole village is in turmoil. The presumed killer is quickly arrested: Clemens\, the sexton of the local community and a peeping-tom. But Eva??s father Thomas - the local police officer - has his doubts and swears revenge. Whilst his wife looks for consolati on with the local priest Simon\, Thomas starts investigations on his own \, seeking the real killer. The loss of his daughter becomes also a cruc ial test for his relationship to his religious wife Christiane.Simon and his brother Christoph are behaving very suspiciously. Thomas doesn??t t rust either of them. At the same time Katharina becomes more and more su spicious when she finds one of Eva??s earrings in the church. Does Chris toph - her father - have something to do with the murder of her friend? Daniel Hedfeld and Ren?? Sydow??s psychological thriller deals with guil t and redemption\, revenge and forgiveness. Starting with a murder two f ragile families fall apart as their members suddenly start suspecting ea ch other. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/lamento_newportinter national2008 UID:146083339-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T163500 SUMMARY:Speed And Angels DESCRIPTION:In 2003\, Director Peyton Wilson entered the world of U.S. Na vy fighter pilots. Thanks to unprecedented access granted by the Navy\, Peyton captured and created the most intimate film ever made on fighter pilots. Epic High Definition aerial footage and stunning cockpit photogr aphy provide a dramatic backdrop for the larger story of fighting for yo ur dreams. Inspired by the passion of two young Navy officers she encoun tered\, Peyton followed Jay and Meagan as they chased their childhood dr eam of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat. Their two and a h alf year journey takes them through dogfights in the Nevada desert\, nig ht landings on aircraft carriers off the Atlantic coast\, and eventually to the biggest challenge young officers face: wartime deployment to Ira q.\n\nSpecial note: Keep your eyes open for the two fighter pilots in th is doc … they will be attending the festival. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/speedandangels_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146201743-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T163900 SUMMARY:Baghead DESCRIPTION:While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature f ilm THE PUFFY CHAIR\, a crew member raised the question “what’s the scar iest thing you can think of?” Someone immediately said “a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window.” Some agreed\, but some thought i t was downright ridiculous and\, if anything\, funny (but definitely not scary). Thus\, BAGHEAD was born\, an attempt to take the absurdly low- concept idea of a “guy with a bag on his head” and make a funny\, truthf ul\, endearing film that\, maybe… just maybe… was a little bit scary\, t oo. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/baghead_newportinter national2008 UID:146204732-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T180700 SUMMARY:August Evening DESCRIPTION:This is a story about the conflict between generations- the b onds of a family are weathered by the changes they undergo. Aging parent s and grown children have difficulty expressing both their love and mutu al disappointment in each other. The simple story ebbs as leisurely as t he Guadalupe River and evolves naturally as life itself\, painting a ver y human face on the undocumented souls of the southwest. Director Chris Eska's script speaks to the heart\, and the natural warmth of the film's cinematography and characters illuminate universal experiences. August Evening may not appeal to a multi-plex crowd raised on special effects o r to new generation film goers weaned on video games and Quentin Taranti no\, but mature audiences who can appreciate heartfelt character drama s hould hop aboard the bus to check this generational study out. (Winner o f the John Cassavettes Independent Spirit Award) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/augustevening_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146202410-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T171000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 2 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nExact Change Only\; A Perfect Match\; Jakob and the Angels\; The Vulnerable Ones (Les Vulnerables)\; Cupcake CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram2_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146073369-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T181800 SUMMARY:Wade In The Water DESCRIPTION:Through a passionate mixture of private videos\, uncensored i nterviews\, and school-day adventure\, the children of New Orleans’ viol ent Central City neighborhood have created a riveting portrait of urban youth at the heart of an ongoing American crisis.\nThrough their own rem arkably honest and unusual footage\, we enter the kids’ shuttered housin g projects\, flooded homes and darkened streets. We discover a New Orlea ns that was a disaster long before Katrina\, a place where role models a re scarce and gun violence is normal. The children show you a New Orlean s that adults are afraid to discuss\, and that a film crew could never p enetrate. Wade in the Water offers a poetic and devastating look at lif e in New Orleans through the eyes of its children. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/wadeinthewater_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146201151-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T174500 SUMMARY:Pixar Presentation DESCRIPTION:Director and Academy® Award Nominee\, Jim Capobianco\, from P ixar Animation Studios will host a presentation on the making of his sho rt film “Your Friend the Rat\,” which was featured on the DVD “Ratatouil le.” Jim will share what it is like to be a short film Director at Pixa r and will screen a few additional Pixar favorites. CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Featured, Special Screening LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/pixarpresentation_ne wportinternational2008 UID:146206044-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T204300 SUMMARY:The Fly Boys DESCRIPTION:What begins as a “new kid to the school” story… unravels into a creative tale that lends itself to plenty of mayhem and unfathomable action. The Flyboys breaks away from all the rules governing kids’ films and becomes a boldly original adventure that proves the genre doesn’t h ave to play it safe. Unintentionally stowing themselves away on a mobste r owned airplane… “for the first time in their life they are trying to g et grounded”. Exceptional performances from the two young leads and int riguing characters played by Tom Sizemore and Stephen Baldwin\, culminat e into a jaw-dropping high-flying experience. Rated PG-13 for violent s ituations. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/theflyboys_newportin ternational2008 UID:146203892-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T202700 SUMMARY:Woodpecker DESCRIPTION:Fanatical birdwatchers have descended upon a small town in th e Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the celebrated Ivory Billed Woodpec ker. Declared extinct in the 1940s\, the bird has apparently been spotte d by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder and poet Johnny Neander\, wh o has convinced his taciturn sidekick that he will be the one to find th e elusive woodpecker. The ensuing chaos divides the small town between b elievers and non-believers\, rabid environmentalists and opportunistic e ntrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself\, 'Woodpecker' explores the inte rsection of fact and fiction\, manipulating our notions of documentary a nd narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope\, perception\, and some very very strange birds. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/woodpecker_newportin ternational2008 UID:146202607-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T202500 SUMMARY:Delta Rising DESCRIPTION:Clarksdale\, Mississippi- you can hear it from the moment you get there. That distinctive sound. It is in the heart\, soul and bloo d of this place\, center of the Mississippi Delta and its port of entry- Memphis Tennessee. Follow Willie Nelson\, Morgan Freeman\, Bill Lucket \, Jimbo Mathus\, Scott Bomar\, James Montgomery\, Chris Cotton\, Ruby W ilson\, James Super Chikan Johnson and others as they tell their stories about the music\, the place\, the life and importance of that delta sou nd- America’s Classical Music. This is the closing night documentary 20 08 for the Newport International Film Festival.\n\nSpecial note: There will be a blues music performance announced during the festival with mus icians from this film. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/deltarising_newporti nternational2008 UID:146204358-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T205000 SUMMARY:The Wackness DESCRIPTION:In the sweltering summer of 1994\, Rudy Giuliani is in his cl ean city crusade\, hip-hop is permeating white youth culture\, and a pot -dealing loser kid\, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck)\, is trying to figure out how to solve his parents’ insolvency\, beat depression\, and get laid be fore pushing off to college. Luckily he’s got a nifty deal with a psychi atrist\, Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley)\, who trades him therapy sessions fo r weed. It happens that the oddball doctor’s marriage is crumbling\, so the two—one in late adolescence\, the other in late middle-age—embark on messy passages into new life stages. As Luke falls for a classmate (Oli via Thirlby) who just happens to be Squires’s daughter\, the summer heat s up\, and he follows doctor’s orders\, learning to coexist with pain an d make it part of him\, rather than let it become his downfall. Famke Ja nssen\, Mary Kate Olsen and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy\, bittersweet\, and funny coming of age story. (Winner Sundance Audience Award- 2008) CATEGORIES:Feature, Featured LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thewackness_newporti nternational2008 UID:146878365-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T222500 SUMMARY:Secrecy DESCRIPTION:Since 9/11 we live in a world where the production of secret knowledge dwarfs the production of open knowledge. Secrecy is a feature documentary about the vast\, invisible world of government secrecy. By f ilming people from the National Security Agency\, the Central Intelligen ce Agency\, reporters\, and individuals who have been marked by their co ntact with the national security bureaucracy\, the film probes secrecy's relationship to fear and executive power. Depending on whom you ask\, government secrecy is either the key to victory in our struggle against terrorism\, or our Achilles heel. The movie presents compelling\, if fr equently unnerving\, arguments from both sides. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/secrecy_newportinter national2008 UID:146204596-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T210000 SUMMARY:CLOSING NIGHT PARTY DESCRIPTION:Closing Night Party at Newport Yachting Center\; 9 pm to Midn ight. CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Yachting Center URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/closingnightparty_ne wportinternational2008 UID:147214696-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T221800 SUMMARY:The Big Question DESCRIPTION:A troubled man bursts into your child's schoolhouse. Without warning\, he chases out all the boys and lines the girls up. Then he beg ins to shoot them one by one. For decades your people's backs have been broken by the oppressive yoke of Apartheid. Suddenly\, the tables are tu rned and you and your friends are in power. Your own mother is brutally raped and slain by a random burglar. What would you do? Could you forgiv e? Should you forgive? In this remarkable new film the filmmakers explor e “the big question” through astonishing acts of forgiveness\, courage a nd will. Featuring Desmond Tutu\, Deepak Chopra\, Sr. Helen Prejean\, Th ich Nhat Hanh\, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Hopi Elders. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thebigquestion_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146201460-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T224300 SUMMARY:Wellness DESCRIPTION:The film WELLNESS will be different things for different peop le. On the surface it’s about a man trying to make it as a salesman in a product line called “Wellness”. To some it will be clearly comical… t o others the saddest of tragedies. What everyone will share departing t he cinema is that it is unforgettable. With a trainee salesman that wou ld make the Glengarry Glen Ross crew look like a bunch of amateurs\, the film shows so well our capacity for hope shares all too much in common with our capacity for denial. Director Jake Mahaffy (RISD grad) has han dled the heartbreaking performance of Jeff Clark with such genuine sensi tivity it leaves you reaching for your wallet to possibly get some Welln ess for yourself. (Winner SXSW- Grand Jury Best Narrative Feature Award 2008). CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/wellness_newportinte rnational2008 UID:146204111-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T224100 SUMMARY:Oysters Without A Shell DESCRIPTION:For Jules and Mia\, time seems to be standing still. Again an d again they are trying to reinvent themselves and escape the still imag e\, which keeps them hostage. But as soon as they dive into denial and s eem to get hold of a glimpse of intimacy\, reality catches up with them and throws them back into their self imposed struggle. "Oysters without a shell" is the semi fictional portrait of two women\, their dreams and fears\, their dysfunctional generation\, and Berlin\, the city they live in\, and that has\, just like them\, not found its identity just yet. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/oysterswithoutashell _newportinternational2008 UID:146204504-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080607T224500 SUMMARY:Man on Wire DESCRIPTION:On August 7th 1974\, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit s tepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers\, t hen the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the w ire\, he was arrested\, taken for psychological evaluation\, and brought to jail before he was finally released. \nJames Marsh’s documentary bri ngs Petit’s extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Phi lippe himself\, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create th e unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as “the artistic cr ime of the century.” This is the Official Opening Night Film for the Ne wport International Film Festival. (Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Sundance 2008.) \n CATEGORIES:Documentary, Featured LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/manonwire_newportint ernational2008 UID:146204793-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T111000 SUMMARY:Short Films for Children (Ages 8+) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nAnita The Beekeeper\; Colours\; Feathers To The Sky\; Junjie’s Film\; Kick Like A Girl\, Snakebite CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshorts8plus _newportinternational2008 UID:146180863-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T111000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 1 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nThe Fixer\; The Aviatrix\; Jeffrey\; Girl’s Room CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146022978-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T123400 SUMMARY:Shorts Program 4 DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nThe Fence\; The Solo Sailor\; Tony Zoreil\; Chief\; Light Years CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram4_newpo rtinternational2008 UID:146108754-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T124500 SUMMARY:50\,000 Balls DESCRIPTION:50\,000 balls chronicles the trials\, tribulations\, and rewa rds of the boys 12 and under USTA tennis circuit. The film features inte rviews with players\, parents\, and coaches interweaved with hard-rockin g action footage of the sport's top young athletes. Follow four families as they navigate the globe and the inner workings of competitive tennis . Just curious about how the next generation of world-ranked tennis play ers are shaping up? See 50\,000 balls. Are you interested in playing com petitive tennis or want to know what the parents' role is? Read on... CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/50000balls_newportin ternational2008 UID:146078172-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T135800 SUMMARY:The Fly Boys DESCRIPTION:What begins as a “new kid to the school” story… unravels into a creative tale that lends itself to plenty of mayhem and unfathomable action. The Flyboys breaks away from all the rules governing kids’ films and becomes a boldly original adventure that proves the genre doesn’t h ave to play it safe. Unintentionally stowing themselves away on a mobste r owned airplane… “for the first time in their life they are trying to g et grounded”. Exceptional performances from the two young leads and int riguing characters played by Tom Sizemore and Stephen Baldwin\, culminat e into a jaw-dropping high-flying experience. Rated PG-13 for violent s ituations. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/theflyboys_newportin ternational2008 UID:146203946-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T145400 SUMMARY:Elite Squad DESCRIPTION:ELITE SQUAD (TROPA DE ELITE) is an intense and astonishing lo ok at Rio de Janeiro’s notorious favelas\, the volatile slums on the edg e of the city. The film is set in 1997 and presents an intimate look at the city’s vast and intricate web of corruption.\nDrug trafficking mili tias have virtual control within the favelas while the police run their criminal enterprises outside. The elite BOPE force (State Police Specia l Operations Battalion) combats drug trafficking –keeping order has its price though and their actions make it difficult to distinguish right fr om wrong and justice from revenge. \n(Winner Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Award- 2008) CATEGORIES:Feature, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/elitesquad_newportin ternational2008 UID:146200882-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T143100 SUMMARY:Girls Rock! DESCRIPTION:The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is a place where 8-18 year o lds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style - forming ban ds\, writing songs and building community. GIRLS ROCK! is the movie ab out their journey. The primary subjects of GIRLS ROCK! are Laura\, an articulate adopted Korean obsessed with death metal\; Misty\, who is eme rging from a life of drug-addiction\, homelessness and gang activity\; P alace\, a sweet-seeming 8-year-old with a heavy metal sneer\; and 10 yea r old Amelia\, who is writing a 14-song cycle about her dog Pippi. Formi ng bands\, writing songs and playing a gig in one week\, these girls and the rest of the camp engage in an experiment in empowerment that will l eave no-one unchanged. \n Recommended ages: 12+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features, Featured LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/girlsrock_newportint ernational2008 UID:146205165-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T150900 SUMMARY:The Last Mistress DESCRIPTION:Though this is her first period drama\, the infamous director of Romance and Fat Girl invests the genre with her characteristically j aundiced and ruthless view of the human heart\, as well as regions locat ed further south. Asia Argento is perfectly beautiful and cruel as Velli ni\, a tempestuous 19th-century belle who refuses to allow her lover Mar igny (Fu’ad Ait Aattou) to ditch her for a more respectable marriage pro spect. Like all Breillat's films it's obsessed with sex\, power and gend er\, its protagonists reduced to tragedy as they desperately wield their weapons of seduction. Brimming over with scandal and intrigue\, it's a truly dangerous liaison that strips its cast and their passions bare… an Asia scorned is a truly dangerous thing. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/thelastmistress_newp ortinternational2008 UID:146188722-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T145200 SUMMARY:Doubletime DESCRIPTION:Doubletime is a high-energy feature length documentary about the dynamic and gravity defying sport of modern day jump roping and Doub le Dutch. The film follows two disparate teams -- one suburban white and one inner-city black-- as they train to compete against each other for the very first time. \nRecommended ages: 10+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features, Featured LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/doubletime_newportin ternational2008 UID:146203759-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T150400 SUMMARY:The Red Balloon DESCRIPTION:Newly restored and available for the first time in almost a d ecade\, Albert Lamorisse's The Red Balloon remains one of the most belov ed children's films of all time. In this deceptively simple\, nearly wor dless tale\, a young boy discovers a stray balloon that seems to have a mind of its own. Recommended ages: 6+ \n(To be screened as a double fea ture with "White Mane". Total running time 74 minutes.) CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features, Featured LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/theredballoon_newpor tinternational2008 UID:146203345-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T162000 SUMMARY:Life. Support. Music. DESCRIPTION:In August 2004\, Jason Crigler\, one of New York City’s most sought-after guitarists\, suffered a brain hemorrhage during a concert i n Manhattan. That night at the hospital\, the doctors told Jason’s famil y—if he makes it through the night\, there won’t be much left of him. Da ys passed\, and Jason’s family and pregnant wife were forced to accept t he new dark reality at hand. But they refused to accept the dark future described by doubtful doctors. So in the face of wrenching despair and h orrifying odds\, the Criglers made a resolution—Jason will make a full r ecovery. And thus began the long\, grueling\, implausible and mystifying journey chronicled in Life. Support. Music. Featuring interviews with Norah Jones\, Marshall Crenshaw\, Teddy Thompson and others. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/lifesupportmusic_new portinternational2008 UID:146205232-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T172900 SUMMARY:32A DESCRIPTION:After casting many envious glances at other women\, 13-year-o ld Maeve (fetching Ailish McCarthy) finally gets her first bra\, size 3 2A . To her surprise\, she begins to attract the attentions of the loca l heartthrob Brian (Shane McDaid)\, a wild and (seemingly) wonderful 16- year-old. Maeve becomes so smitten with Brian that she makes some bad d ecisions and ends up abandoning her best friends at a moment when they r eally need her. After getting snubbed by her mates and finding out she is in major hot water at home\, Maeve learns some lessons the hard way a bout what's really important in life. This sweet\, brightly shot coming -of-age film covers family terrain with a talented young cast. A favori te among teens at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival\, this film is sure to p lease all.\n Note: this film contains drug use. Recommended ages: 14+ CATEGORIES:All Children's Films, Children's Features LOCATION:Opera House 1 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/32a_newportinternati onal2008 UID:146083919-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T170900 SUMMARY:Boy A DESCRIPTION:BOY A is a fictional story starring Andrew Garfield as Jack. His involvement in the murder of another child means Jack\, at 24\, has spent most of his young life in juvenile prisons. Released from prison i nto an unrecognizable adult world\, Jack is given a new name\, new job\, new home\; a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to contend with not being able to tell the people he gets to kn ow\, and love\, of his true past and the monstrous secret he must keep h idden. The drama also stars acclaimed actor and director Peter Mullan a s Terry\, Jack’s care worker and the only person he can really trust. BO Y A inspires respect for its first-rate performances\, artful constructi on and meticulous understatement of how society handles its ‘rehabilitat ed citizens’. (Winner BAFTA Best Actor award- 2008) CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Opera House 2 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/boya_newportinternat ional2008 UID:146198821-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T153000 SUMMARY:AWARD WINNER: DOCUMENTARY DESCRIPTION:To be announced\, Sunday AM\, June 8 CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Opera House 3 URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/awardwinnerdocumenta ry_newportinternational2008 UID:146205919-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T172900 SUMMARY:Short Films for Teens (Ages 14+) DESCRIPTION:In this program:\nChinese Whisper\; Evolution\; Force 1TD\; K ids + Money\; Tony Zoreil\; Yesterday Today Was Tomorrow CATEGORIES:All Children's Films LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/childrensshorts14plu s_newportinternational2008 UID:146180506-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T180000 SUMMARY:AWARD WINNER: FEATURE FILM DESCRIPTION:To be announced Sunday AM\, June 8 CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Jane Pickens Theater URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/awardwinnerfeaturefi lm_newportinternational2008 UID:146205622-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091124T145801Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T203900 SUMMARY:Encounters At The End Of The World DESCRIPTION:Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man\, Rescue Dawn\, Aguirre- The Wrath of God) confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situat ions with Encounters at the End of the World. In this visually stunning exploration\, Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Stati on\, headquarters of the National Science Foundation and home to eleven hundred people during the austral summer (Oct-Feb). Over the course of h is journey\, Herzog examines human nature and Mother nature\, juxtaposin g breathtaking locations with the profound\, surreal\, and sometimes abs urd experiences of the marine biologists\, physicists\, plumbers\, and t ruck drivers who choose to form a society as far away from society as on e can get. CATEGORIES:Documentary, Featured LOCATION:Cable Car Cinema URL:http://newportinternational.bside.com/2008/films/encountersattheendof theworld_newportinternational2008 UID:146197381-newportinternational.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR