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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
CMJ Film Festival Opening Night
The Perfect Age Of Rock ‘n’ Roll (NYC Premiere)
7:30pm | Tuesday, October 20
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Starring: Kevin Zegers, Jason Ritter, Taryn Manning, Kelly Lynch, Peter Fonda
Dir. Scott Rosenbaum, U.S.A., 91 min.
A pair of longtime friends channel their talent and passion for music into a crosscountry road trip. The reunion forces them to recall youthful ambitions and revisit the choices they’ve made. Accompanied by a raucous crew of musicians, they set off on a cathartic journey along Route 66. Q&A following screening.
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
7:00pm | Tuesday, October 20
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex, 76 Mercer St.
Dir. Murray Lerner, U.S.A., 65 min.
Paired with the breathtaking performance by Cohen, this film features interviews with musicians Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and Judy Collins, as well as a look at the sometimes hostile and profound atmosphere of the weekend-long festival. Experience the energy and magic of the 1970 Isle of Wight music festival through a true legend - Leonard Cohen. Q&A following screening with Academy Award-winning director Murray Lerner and singer Judy Collins. Complimentary drinks and admission to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
Music Documentary Showcase
Wednesday, October 21| Norwood, 241 W. 14th St.
RSVP is required for all screenings at Norwood. Visit cmj.com/marathon/film.php
(NYC Premiere)
2:00pm
Dir. Amy Grill, U.S.A., 90 min.
A captivating and entertaining documentary, it’s a vérité glimpse into today’s world of techno from Boston to Berlin.
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D-Tour
(NYC Premiere)
4:00pm
Dir. Jim Granato, U.S.A., 99 min.
Pat Sturgeon’s dedication to his band, Rogue Wave, is put to the test as he searches for an organ donor for his failed kidney, performs dialysis daily, and tours with his band. Q&A following screening.
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D Tour trailer from dtour on Vimeo.
Girls On The Wall
(NYC Premiere)
6:00pm
Dir. Heather Ross, U.S.A., 50 min.
What happens when a group of incarcerated teenage girls get a chance for redemption... via a musical? Q&A following screening.
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GIRLS ON THE WALL Official Trailer from Heather Ross on Vimeo.
Clearview Cinemas
The Men Who Stare At Goats
(NYC Premiere)
7:00pm | Wednesday, October 21
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Dir. Grant Heslov, U.S.A., 90 min.
Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey
A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. Q&A following screening.
Bananas!* (NYC Premiere)
7:15pm | Wednesday, October 21
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Dir. Fredrick Gertten, Sweden, 88 min.
Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case
ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a groundbreaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it? Q&A following screening.
BANANAS!* trailer from WG Film on Vimeo.
My Movie Girl
9:15pm | Wednesday, October 21
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Dir. Adam Bronstein, U.S.A., 83 min.
Everything Adam knows about love, he learned from the movies. When longtime crush, Kate, realizes that Adam has mistaken their one drunken night together as the greatest love story ever told, she makes it painfully clear that love is out of the question. Heartbroken, Adam becomes consumed with recreating the most romantic night of his life on film. Q&A following screening.
CMJ CineMini Short Film Contest
Documentary Short Films
Wednesday, October 21
9:30pm | Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
I Am A Man: From Memphis, A Lesson In Life
Dir. Jonathon Epstein, U.S.A., 27 min.
Members of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike recount their stories of the painful, yet pivotal civil rights demonstration.
Trailer from I AM A MAN on Vimeo.
No Sana Hoy
Dir. Becky Corman, Canada/U.S.A., 9 min.
A journey to Havana where the filmmaker’s grandmother, Saluña, once lived.
From Wood To Singing Guitar
Dir. Shawn Lind, U.S.A., 32 min.
This film follows master luthier Wayne Henderson as he uses his intuitive instinct for finding the unique voice in each guitar he makes.
Welcome To My Queer Bookstore
Dir. Larry Tung, Taiwan, 19 min.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2009, the bookstore has played a groundbreaking and critical role in Taiwan’s LGBT movement.
Water In The Boat
Dir. David Gutierrez Camps, U.S.A., 18 min.
This is a quietly poetic and uplifting portrait of a life in today’s East Village.
Water in the Boat Trailer from David Gutierrez Camps
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
Music Documentary Showcase
Thursday, October 22 | Norwood, 241 W. 14th St.
The Ballot Or The Bullet
(World Premiere) 12:00pm
Dir. Paul Biedrzycki, U.S.A., 66 min.
NYC rap group The A-Alikes speak with figures from music, entertainment and political worlds leading up to the 2008 presidential election, focusing on the relevance of Malcolm X’s seminal 1964 speech.
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Footsteps In Africa: A Nomadic Journey
(NYC Premiere) 1:30pm
Dir. Kathi von Koerber, U.S.A., 67 min.
This portrait of the Saharan nomadic tribe, the Tuareg of Mali, captures the colorful music and wisdom of their daily life.
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FILM PANEL
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM NYU Kimmel Center, Rm 405
DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN: Illegal downloads, piracy, digital self-distribution, the death of physical media: sounds like the music industry a decade ago. Or is it the state of the film industry today. What can the film world learn from the experiences of the music industry in grappling with the most important survival issue it faces today? This panel brings together leading figures in the film and music industries as they exchange insights and experiences in this critical arena.
Clearview Cinemas
Dear Lemon Lima
7:00pm | Thursday, October 22 (NYC Premiere)
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Dir. Suzi Yoonessi, U.S.A., 88 min.
As sweet and colorful as a snow cone, this auspicious first feature follows an awkward Alaskan teen as she discovers her Yup’ik heritage while rallying her fellow
misfits to compete in her school’s Snowstorm Survivor competition.
The Invisible Life Of Thomas Lynch
7:15pm | Thursday, October 22 (World Premiere)
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Dir. The Terror Twins, U.S.A., 81 min.
The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch' is a dark comedy about a lonely small time hit man. Shot documentary style, the film reveals a pathetically empty and misguided man and the callousness of the film makers who just want to get the shots, unmoved by torture and murder.
The contradiction between personal life and job, and the apathy of the people making the documentary reflects satirically the dispassion of the media.
Downtown Doc Double Bill
9:15pm | Thursday, October 22
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Pardon Us For Living But The Graveyard Is Full
(NYC Premiere)
Dir. Geoffray Barbier, U.S.A., 59 min.
When a gang of suburban teens stumbled across a bunch of abandoned instruments and formed The
Fleshtones little did they know that 30 years later they would still be rocking – and struggling to pay the bills.
Kid Creole And My Coconuts
(World Premiere)
Dir. Adriana Kaegi, U.S.A., 50 min.
A delightful, danceable and unflinchingly honest memoir chronicling Adriana Kaegi’s adventures as Mama Coconut – co-founder of the 1980s tropical funk machine, Kid Creole
and the Coconuts. From jamming in scrappy downtown dives to performing for American Presidents and Lady Diana, Kid Creole and the Coconuts were trailblazers.
CMJ CineMini Short Film Contest
Narrative Short Films
Thursday, October 22 | 9:30pm
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Lightheaded
Dir. Mike Dacko, U.S.A., 5 min.
This beautifully rendered animated film takes us on an epic magical journey in a mere five minutes, a journey that begins when an explosive comet crashes to the surface of a candle planet and ignites a rhythmic flame.
Passing Fancy
Dir. Wei-Hsin Yang, Japan, 26 min.
Assured and restrained, this film is set in a secluded Japanese country house, where a traveling young couple stumbles into to a lonely man’s yard sale.
Cuba 1961: A Love Story
Dir. Anthony Pombo, U.S.A., 16 min.
In the early years of the Castro Regime, an idealistic poet is betrayed by his best friend, ripped away from his wife and forced to confront his prosecutors.
Cuba 1961: A Love Story Trailer from Tony Pombo on Vimeo.
Windows Vista: Predator Edition
Dir. Paul Kamuf, USA, 6 min.
Dial tones, war zones and predator drones. A witty cautionary tale for our times.
Out Of The Darkness
Dir. Nicole Roberts, U.S.A., 20 min.
Tragedy sends a troubled street teen on a dark odyssey from madness to sanity.
Live Music
Dir. Yair Landau, International, 5 min.
LIVE MUSIC follows Riff, a rock ‘n’ roll guitar played by the legendary Steve Vai, who falls in love to the wrong song, but ends up with Vanessa, the classical violin of his dreams, brought to life by Ann Marie Calhoun.
With Anchovies, Without Mamma
Dir. Tom Justino, U.S.A., 25 min.
An anchovy finds its way onto a pizza, with unexpected consequences.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
Music Documentary Showcase
Friday, October 23 |Norwood, 241 W. 14th St.
The Audition
12:00pm
Dir. Susan Froemke, U.S.A., 109 min.
This film looks at the intense pressures young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts. A suspenseful competition narrative and revealing backstage look at what it takes to make it as an opera singer.
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Average Community
(World Premiere)
2:00pm
Dir. Fred Zara, U.S.A., 86 min.
Combining ‘80s homevideo footage with present-day interviews, Fred digs deep into the punk rock ethos that inspired the youth of 1980’s small town America. Q&A following screening.
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Mellodrama
(NYC Premiere)
4:00pm
Dir. Dianna Dilworth, U.S.A., 75 min.
A fascinating look at the ingenious musical contraption known as the Mellotron, which changed the production and texture of popular music, from Strawberry Fields to Radiohead and Kanye West. Q&A following screening.
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Searching For Elliott Smith
(World Premiere)
5:30pm
Dir. Gil Reyes, U.S.A., 80 min.
After his suicide in 2003, Smith’s peers understandably avoided the media, granting very few print interviews and no on-camera interviews. Until now. Q&A following screening.
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FILM PANEL
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM NYU Kimmel Center, Rm 905/907
BREAKING INTO FILM SCORING Composing music for film can be one of the most exhilarating (and potentially lucrative) creative experiences. It's also a world that seems impossible to get into. What and Who does an artist need to know in order to make it in the filed of film composition? How do you get your work noticed? The Panel will feature film directors, studio music executives, music supervisors, and artists who have successfully made the transition to film composition.
Clearview Cinemas
CMJ Film Festival Closing Night
The Messenger
(NYC Premiere)
7:30pm | Friday, October 23
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Dir. Oren Moverman, U.S.A., 105 min.
Starring Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Steve Buscemi, Samantha Morton
A U.S. Army officer has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with a fellow officer to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, he faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. Post screening Q&A with actor Woody Harrelson and director Oren Moverman.
The Fourth Kind
(Special Advance Screening)
10:00pm | Friday, October 23
Clearview Cinemas Chelsea, 260 W. 23rd St.
Dir. Olatunde Osunsanmi, U.S.A., 97 min.
Starring Milla Jovovich, Will Patton
A fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.
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