World Cinema

• Ronit Elkabetz,Shlomi Elkabetz
• Israel,France
• 2008
• 107min

The mourning ritual is like a show. Grief is staged and the mourner expresses his grief before the community. The mourner does not express sorrow in the same way when he or she is ...

World Cinema

• Goran Markovic
• Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 2008
• 108min

‘The war’ will be presented through a special group of actors who view the world a bit differently than the rest. The actors are at the same time a serious and frivolous sort. The ...

World Cinema

• Karen SHAKHNAZAROV
• Russia
• 2008
• 105min

On the surface, The Vanished Empire is a traditional student love triangle drama. In reality it’s much more. In Moscow of 1974, the Soviet Union is at its zenith, and the concept t...

World Cinema

• Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• Turkey,France,Italy
• 2008
• 109min

The human psyche is one of the most heavily studied yet mysterious landscapes in the world. It remains a mystery decades after Freud and Jung, and countless others. It has also bee...

World Cinema

• Mika Kaurismäki
• Finland
• 2008
• 98min

Matti, Erkki, and Rauno are three childhood friends that have not seen each other in years. One Christmas Eve, the trio reunites in a karaoke bar and the middle-aged men reacquaint...

World Cinema

• Michael Raeburn
• SouthAfrica,France
• 2008
• 123min

1994 was the year that marked a massive shift in South African society. It was the year of the first post-apartheid elections, and the birth of black majority rule. The time since ...

World Cinema

• Anna Karina
• Canada
• 2008
• 95min

Iconic actress Anna Karina (Jean-Luc Godard’s Pierrot le fou, Alphaville) steps behind the camera for the first time since 1973 for Victoria, the story of two dreaming singers acco...

World Cinema

• Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
• France
• 2008
• 110min

A man, Julien, newly released from thirteen years in prison returns to his hometown on parole. He is obsessed with a young woman, Emily; he follows her around, watches her every mo...

World Cinema

• Kelly Reichardt
• United States
• 2008
• 80min

While on her way to Alaska, Wendy stops in Oregon and runs afoul of the law trying to get food for her dog Lucy. After a detour to the local courthouse, Wendy discovers Lucy is mis...

Wide Angle

• Siddharth Sinha
• India
• 2007
• 21min

An adolescent boy, Ashu, is caught between the emotional conflicts of his everyday life and his approaching manhood. From school bullying to his sexual awakening, Ashu is influence...