Cincinnati International Film Festival - Four

Wednesday October 20th:

Contemporary Art Center - 513-345-8400, res, tickets $9.00, at door
$10.00

5:00 pm "A Magnificent Obsession".

History of the Z Channel, with cuts from cinemas greatest films and
interviews with leading directors and filmmakers.

7:00 pm"A Fool There Was" Theda Bara

Post film Tribute to our own Theodosia Goodman, more widely known as
Theda Bara, one of the most celebrated stars of the silent era and
cinema's original "Vamp.". Presented by UC professor and
Cincinnati
Women's Film Festival director Andrea Kornbluh;

8:45 pm "Imitation of Life", experimental film in 10 parts.
Canadian
Film


Thursday October 21st:

Showcase Cinemas, Kenwood, 7:00pm – Tickets at the door $10.00

"September Tapes"

SEPTEMBER TAPES is a rare and controversial look behind the scenes of
war-torn Afghanistan, where documentary filmmaker Don Larson traveled
to the troubled country six months after 9/11 and followed a bounty
hunter on the trail of Osama bin Laden.

Friday October 22nd:

Showcase Cinemas, Cincinnati (Reading Road, Norwood), 7:00pm -
Tickets at the door $10.00

"Journey to Kafiristan" Fosco & Donatello Dubinai - Best
film
Lucarno Film Festival

Set in 1939, 2 women embark on a journey from Geneva to Kabul by car
in order to explore the mysterious Kafiristan Valley, where legend
says that personal healing can be found.


Saturday October 23rd:

Cincinnati Museum Center, 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Tickets at the door
$8.00

Newsreel Theater

Workshops:

1:00 pm - Showbiz Software

2:30 pm - Behind The Lines Workshop – Feature "In The Company
Of
Strangers"

Regional Showcase

5:00 pm - Program One (see below)

6:30 pm - Program Two (see below)


Sunday October 24th:

Contemporary Art Center 513-345-8400, res, tickets $9.00, at door
$10.00

1:00 pm- "Five Sides of a Coin" Cincinnati Premiere

"5 Sides of a Coin" is an in-depth look at the worldwide phenomenon
of Hip-Hop. a multi-billion dollar industry and a socially relevant
culture. Features exclusive interviews and footage of Hip-Hop¹s
pioneers, including Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jay,
Gil Scott-Heron, Run DMC, Jurassic 5, and others.

2:30 pm - Award Winning International Short Films

4:30 pm - "Spirit of Cincinnati" Awards - no ticket needed.

5:30 pm - Animated Films by National artists.



Regional Showcase

Saturday, October 23rd

Cincinnati Museum Center

Newsreel Theater

Workshops:

1:00 PM - Showbiz Software – (free)

Software to manage your entire production.




2:30 PM – Wkshp & Film by Tom Hofbauer

Behind The Lines

Planning your film project, concept to marketing.

Feature "In The Company of Strangers"



Program One
5:00 PM
"Modern Daydreams"

Director, Mitchell Rose 16:00

Four Chaplinesque films exploring the theme of movement engendered by
day-today life. They are postmodern comedies with silent film
sensibilities revealing much of the movement about us to be metaphors
for both romance and isolation.

"Spotless"

Director, Michael Evanichko 20:00

Stuart is suddenly thrust back into that agonizing world of high
school, as he encounters a couple of the guys that made his life
hell.


"Glorious"

Directors Ryan Lewis & Michael Maney 6:57

Traverses the line separating perception and reality as a federal
agent when he infiltrates what he believes is a religious cult.

"The Spooky House"

Director, Dennis Meyer 5:51

New kid in school is forced by two bullies to undergo a terrifying
initiation, enter the spooky house.


"Tales of Demise Sonata"

Writer/Director, Peter John Ross 18:00

Four movements, various styles of animation and formats

"Grudge Match"

Director, Derek Rimelspach 4:20

Two good ol' country gals bowl against their rivals.

"Last Night of Mardi Gras"

Writer/Director, Nikki Nime 21:00

On the road to New Orleans, Oliver, a prospective law student, finds
himself in a traveling adventure with Audrey, a French woman destined
for Mardi Gras.

Program Two

6:30


" Wheelchair Defender"

Director, Evan Peters 50:00

This film is a mock documentary about a video game tournament, the
people participating in it, and their parents.

" Somewhere in the Middle"

Director, Joseph Hall 29:00

A young man struggles with the biggest decision of his life in this
dark drama.

"Modern Daydreams"

Director, Mitchell Rose 16:00

Four Chaplinesque films exploring the theme of movement engendered by
day-today life. They are postmodern comedies with silent film
sensibilities revealing much of the movement about us to be metaphors
for both romance and isolation.


For Info:

513-379-6462

http://www.cincinnatifilm.com/