Shot on Elder Avenue in the Bronx: a mural painted in honour of Amadou Diallo, who lived just down the block; daily life in the ‘hood, where people are de facto targets for police bullets, but go about their daily lives regardless, doing the shopping, sweeping the street, looking after the kids … Director :Continue reading “American Dreams #4: Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect – 2009”
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Don’t Look Back – 2009
Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman. Director : Marina de Van Cast : Andrea Di Stefano|Augusto Zucchi|Brigitte Catillon|Francesca Melucci|Giovanni Franzoni|Monica Bellucci|Sophie Marceau|Sylvie Granotier|Thierry Neuvic|Vittoria Meneganti Genre : Drama|Horror|Mystery|Thriller Release Date : 2009-06-03
The Green Fields Of France – 2009
An American backpacker in France is lost. He checks his map and decides to take a shortcut through a Veterans’ cemetery. He takes a nap and is visited by images of those buried there. Director : Cast : Genre : Release Date : 2009-01-28
The People v. Leo Frank – 2009
In 1913, little Mary Phagan is found dead at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. Police quickly decide that the Jewish Superintendent, Leo Frank, should be held responsible. The trial commences with both prosecution and defense lawyers using ad hominen as the base for their arguments. From 1913 to 1915, this murder, trial, and aftermathContinue reading “The People v. Leo Frank – 2009”
Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann? – 2009
A child death in a small german town dismay its inhabitants, who start to think that the death is related with an old leyend. Director : Christine Hartmann Cast : Aaron Karl|Anna Rot|Heio von Stetten|Jonas Laux|Luisa Katharina Davids|Miguel Herz-Kestranek|Nikola Rudle Genre : Mystery|Thriller Release Date : 2009-10-11
Blink – 2009
A rumination on the dangers of first crushes, the weight of clean guns and the habits of sea cucumbers. Director : Silas Howard Cast : Amber Martin|Ben Foster|Heather Acs|Julia Weldon Genre : Drama Release Date : 2009-07-17
The People I’ve Slept With – 2009
The People I’ve Slept With – a promiscuous woman who finds herself with an unplanned pregnancy and needs to figure out who the baby daddy is…NOW. Angela Yang loves sex. She loves it so much she needs to make baseball cards of her lovers to help her remember where she’s been. She doesn’t think twiceContinue reading “The People I’ve Slept With – 2009”
The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah – 2009
‘The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah’ is the mockumentary story of a man who thinks he is a messiah. Not *the* messiah, but rather a local, regionally selected messiah for his own home-town. He’s on a quest, desperately trying to raise money for a town-wide rally where he hopes to announce hisContinue reading “The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah – 2009”
Grandpa Is Dead – 2009
A large family with lots of issues gather together to mourn the death of the family patriarch. But getting in the way of their genuine grief are a bunch of superstitions about the dead, and the family’s inability to deal with their issues in a civilized way. Director : Soxy Topacio Cast : BJ Forbes|DickContinue reading “Grandpa Is Dead – 2009”
The Mermaid and the Diver – 2009
The body of Sinbad the Diver turned up floating off the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua. The mermaid had turned his soul into a turtle, and the turtle was the one who returned him to the world of men. Sinbad was born once more as a Miskito and was raised on the banks of the wonderfulContinue reading “The Mermaid and the Diver – 2009”