The Films 2007
By film name: [A-E] [F-H] [I-M] [N-T] [U-Z] or by date.
Film Categories
- C — Competition Films: The George Sidney Independent Film Competition official selections. Awards will be presented to outstanding films in a variety of categories on Saturday, March 10. These films are also eligible for Audience Awards.
- SP — Special Presentation Films: Movies on a variety of topics from past to present with introductions by special guest speakers.
- CL - Classic films: Older films in a different genre almost every evening of the Festival.
- WP — Wendy’s Picks: Sneak previews of brand-new, cutting-edge films, these are also eligible for Audience Awards.
- RC — Red Carpet Event films.
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In the Heat of the Night (1967) USA After a wealthy northern factory owner is murdered, racist Mississippi cops accuse African American Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) of the crime. Once they learn that he is a renowned Philadelphia homicide detective, they reluctantly seek his help. As Tibbs displays his skills as a detective, he begins to win the respect, protection, and ultimately the friendship of the Police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger). Winner of five Academy Awards, this film is highly regarded as one of director Norman Jewison’s finest works, in a series of films that address inherent American racial tensions (A Soldier Story and The Hurricane won major acclaim as well.) Drama. CL The Palm Theatre Sunday, March 4 7:30pm 109 min |
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Iraq in Fragments (2006) Iraq An opus in three parts, Iraq In Fragments offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the US presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom previously denied. American director James Longley spent more than two years filming in Iraq to create this stunningly photographed documentary of the war-torn country as seen through the eyes of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Winner of Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival documentary competition, the film was also nominated for an Academy Award this year. Documentary. C The Palm Theatre Wednesday, March 7 4:00pm 94 min. View Trailer |
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Iron Boy (2006) USA 9-year-old boy Brynn Sargent has competed in over 45 triathlons. He started racing at age five and won Iron Kids Nationals at age seven. In this short, inspirational film, he shares his thoughts on training, winning, racing, school, and the challenges of being one of the youngest and most successful triathletes in the world. Documentary. Q & A with Brynn Sargent and Director, Jody Nelson. C The Palm Theatre Saturday, March 10 2:30pm 6 min. |
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Iron City Blues (2006) USA For years, urban legends have warned about a lawless mining town where the murder rate is higher than the number of people who live there. To Blues musician, Big Mike Griffin, the South’s most notorious town seemed like the perfect subject for a song. Join Big Mike as he rides through Tennessee’s backwoods into a place that even cops fear. What you’ll discover is like nothing you’ve ever seen: a deserted police department, old buildings ravaged by fire, lawnmower races in City Park and a population of rebels who actually enjoy living their lives on the edge of anarchy. Welcome to Iron City. Better watch your back! Documentary. Introduction by actor/musician, Mickey Jones. WP The Palm Theatre Friday, March 2 9:00pm 52 min. View Trailer |
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It Came From Outer Space (1953) USA What’s more frightening than aliens adopting human appearance at will? Aliens who adopt human appearance in 3-D. Be prepared for Ray Bradbury’s Sci Fi classic thriller, shown in its original red/green anaglyphic stereoscopic 3D format. A rare viewing opportunity for true fans of the genre. 3D glasses will be provided. Science fiction/3D. CL The Palm Theatre Sunday, March 4 1:00pm 81 min. SECOND SCREENING: Sunday, March 4 4:00pm 81 min. |
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Itsy Bitsy (2006) USA After a long day, and another failed attempt to ask his girlfriend to marry him, David is having a sleepless night, so he decides to get a midnight snack. His commute is interrupted however, when he notices a Goliath Bird Eating Spider standing in-between him and the fridge. Goliath Bird Eating Spiders are roughly the size of dinner plates, and have fangs up to three centimeters long. This is too much for anyone, let alone someone with a tremendous fear of spiders. This playful horror comedy is the perfect example of how little monsters can get in our way, but only win if we remain too afraid to confront them. Comedy. C The Palm Theatre Sunday, March 3 9:00pm |
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K-12 Student and Teacher Shorts Sponsored by the SLO County Historical Society, South County Historical Society & Cal Poly’s College of Education Short films by SLO County students, elementary thru high school, will be featured with prizes awarded to films that best fit the theme “My Favorite Place” and others that feature a local historical place. This will be followed by a presentation of short films made by local K-12 teachers who are enrolled in Cal Poly’s new Educational Technology program. Come and meet these budding filmmakers, ages 6-66, and join us as we screen their films. The Palm Theatre Monday, March 5 6:00pm 80 min. |
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Kooniklaster (2006) Poland World Premiere Jim wants to become a magician, so he leaves his father to join the circus with his magician grandfather. After Grandpa fails to perform one night, Jim begins to doubt him and his chosen profession, so Grandpa takes Jim to meet his real mother, who he does not recognize after fourteen years. Uncomfortable, he leaves her to run back to his grandfather, who performs one last magic trick, one that changes his life and understanding of love forever. Fantasy/Drama. In Polish with subtitles. C The Palm Theatre Sunday, March 4 4:00pm 17 min. |
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L.A. Confidential (1997) USA James Cromwell plays Captain Dudley Liam Smith in this 1950’s intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley (Guy Pearce), Bud White (Russell Crowe), and Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) Together they join forces down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime. Drama/thriller. This movie will be screened after the Independent Film Awards and King Vidor Tribute to James Cromwell (at approx. 8:00pm) RC The Fremont Theatre Saturday, March 10 6:00pm 138 min. |
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Ladylike (2006) USA When these two Brooklyn neighbors first meet, Fatima, a devout Muslim woman, and Nikita, a daring exhibitionist, have mutually low opinions of each other. But one day when Nikita makes a dash for the garbage can wearing nothing but a towel, she accidentally locks herself out of her home, leaving her in a compromising situation with a male passerby. Fatima isn’t sure if she should intercede, or walk on by, leaving Nikita to fend for herself. Drama. C The Palm Theatre Thursday, March 8 2:30pm 6 min. |
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Lost and Found in Mexico (2006) Mexico While many Mexicans are leaving families behind and risking their lives to cross the Mexico/USA border to a better life, this film focuses on the Americans who have decided to cross the border in the other direction - for a simpler life. In Caren Cross’s film about a group of Americans living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, we meet ‘ex-pats’ of varying ages who have given up ‘the good life’ in the USA for a home in Mexico that provides more than money can buy. Happy to live with less, among a people they respect and admire, these ex-professionals and executives explain why they have left family and friends behind to live in a country where crowded malls and Blackberry’s have been replaced by books, art and casual conversations in the local village. Documentary. Q & A with writer/director/producer, Caren Cross. WP The Palm Theatre Saturday, March 3 1:00pm 53 min. |
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Manufactured Landscapes (2006) Canada This film has been getting rave reviews since it’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival last fall. The powerful and compelling Manufactured Landscapes is ostensibly a portrait of Edward Burtynsky, the celebrated Canadian photographer who specializes in large-scale studies of industrial vistas. Sound boring? Hardly. Manufactured Landscapes is as much about the aesthetic, social and spiritual dimensions of industrialization and globalization as it is about Burtynsky and his work. Uniquely Canadian, and yet writ on a global scale, this film is beautifully shot, edited and conceived…a filmic masterpiece. Documentary. WP The Palm Theatre Tuesday, March 6 7:00pm 80 min. View Trailer |
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Marrying God (2006) USA
In a seedy Hollywood motel where her mother works as a maid, an eight-year-old girl named Lola struggles to be as grown-up as her teenage sister Ivy. After she fails to remember a prayer during her first communion, she feels she has failed God, and then she discovers that Ivy has a dark secret, which leaves her heartbroken and betrayed. Then, in a moment when Ivy needs her help most, young Lola must grow up fast and find the courage to help her sister. Written by AFI Fellow Sage Wells, the recipient of the 2006 SLOIFF Scholarship. Drama. Q & A with director, Duke Johnson and writer, Sage Wells. C The Palm Theatre Thursday, March 8 2:30pm 18 min. |
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Molly’s Way (2005) Germany Young Molly travels from her Irish home to a shabby post-communistic Polish town, determined to find Marcin, a one-night-stand and the unknowing father of her unborn child. All Molly knows about Marcin is his first name and that he works in one of the many illegally operating coal mines around that town. Quiet, slow and persistent, Molly is strikingly honest, adding warmth, light, and color to the life of everybody around her in the otherwise cold and depressing town. Molly’s Way perfectly examines the extraordinary beauty of a human being who has learned to use her inner strength to help her survive and brighten lives around her. What a refreshing reminder of what really counts in life! Drama. In English, Polish and German with subtitles. WP The Palm Theatre Thursday, March 8 7:30pm (this is the correct time) 84 min. View Trailer |
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Moonstruck (1987) USA Loretta Castorini (Cher), a young widowed Brooklyn bookkeeper decides it’s time to get married again. She accepts the proposal of a nice, middle-aged fellow named Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello) even as she admits to her mother, Rose (Olympia Dukakis) that she’s not really in love. Convinced that marrying Johnny is the safe and sure thing to do, Loretta then meets his estranged younger brother Ronny (Nicolas Cage.) What follow are complications worthy of a comic opera. SLOIFF King Vidor recipient Norman Jewison directs this popular film that won Academy Awards for both Cher and Olympia Dukakis, as well as five other nominations including Best Director. Comedy/Drama. RC The Fremont Theatre Saturday, March 3 7:30pm 102 min. |
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Mute (2006) USA When we meet Eileen, we see her sabotaging her older sister’s wedding. Later, we find out that she blames her older sister, Claire, for a car accident that has left her deaf and mute. We also see a series of flashbacks that reveal some other secrets about their lives, including Eileen’s affair with the groom, leaving the audience to guess if Eileen’s story is the truth — or not. Drama. Q & A with director, Melissa Joan Hart. C The Palm Theatre Friday, March 9 8:00pm 14 min. |
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My Mother Dreams the Satan’s Disciples in New York (1998) USA Winner of the Best Live Action Short Film Academy Award in 2000, this film tells the story of an elderly widow from the Midwest who somewhat unwillingly goes to visit her single daughter in New York City. After she discovers, to her horror that her daughter lives across the street from the Satan’s Disciples New York Headquarters, her fear turns to curiosity and she embarks on an adventure that even her city-wise daughter won’t believe. Mickey Jones plays a member of the Satan’s Disciples in this hilarious and wonderfully acted short film by student filmmaker Barbara Schock, from a story by Rex Pickett (author of Sideways.) Comedy. Mickey Jones will introduce the film. SP The Palm Theatre Friday, March 2 9:00pm 30 min. |
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