Rumba
(Belgium/France, 2008, 77 mins)
Narrative Feature

Reminiscent of the films of Jaques Tati or Charles Chaplin, RUMBA is a colorful, old-timey comedy that refreshes the definition of slapstick. A married couple shares a love of dancing the Rumba, but when a terrible accident interrupts both their dancing

Trece Años
(USA/Cuba, 2009, 7 mins)
Short Films
plays in Shorts 1
A man has an emotional return home to his family in Cuba after 13 years living and working in the US.

Chroma Chameleon
(USA, 2008, 4 mins)
youthFEST
plays in youthFEST Shorts 3: Finding Your Way
A chameleon that can't change colors has to find his own way to stand out in the crowd.

Adela
(Philippines, 2008, 88 mins)
Best Narrative Feature Competition

In a lively and crowded Philippines slum built on the side of a landfill, one time radio star Adela (veteran Filipino actress Anita Linda) goes about her daily business, which involves everything from spontaneously birthing babies to a formidable quest

The Burning Plain
(USA, 2008, 111 mins)
Narrative Feature

Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger and big-screen newcomer Jennifer Lawrence give stunning performances in this resonant and tragic drama by acclaimed writer and first time director Guillermo Arriaga (BABEL, 21 GRAMS). In the gray Pacific Northwest, Theron

Being There
(USA, 1979, 130 mins)
Narrative Feature

Chance (Peter Sellars) is a simple man with simple needs. Living in isolation at his employer’s mansion, Chance spends his days working in the garden and his nights in front of the television, where he memorizes the popular wisdom espoused on his favorite

Bound For Glory
(USA, 1976, 147 mins)
Narrative Feature

The life of musician and great American folk hero Woody Guthrie is the subject of Hal Ashby’s BOUND FOR GLORY, one of the best musical biopics of any generation. Woody (David Carradine), is a dust-bowl populist who hops from train to train, city to town,

Coming Home
(USA, 1978, 127 mins)
Narrative Feature

Hal Ashby’s COMING HOME is the story of a tragic love triangle set in the immediate aftermath of the Vietnam War. While Sally Hyde (Jane Fonda) awaits the return of her solider husband (Bruce Dern) from the battlefield, she volunteers at a local Veteran’s

Harold and Maude
(USA, 1971, 91 mins)
Narrative Feature

Harold (the terrific Bud Cort) is rich teenager, bored stiff and obsessed with death. After spending time at various funerals, he spots Maude (Ruth Gordon), a septuagenarian who understands Harold and encourages him to be true to himself. One of the

Lookin' To Get Out (Director's Cut)
(USA, 1982, 105 mins)
Narrative Feature

Alex (Jon Voight) and Jerry (Burt Young) are two small-time gamblers on a losing streak. Seeking to change their fortunes, the pair head off to Las Vegas with an all-or-nothing plan to bring lady luck on their side. But when Alex and Jerry meet a former

Shampoo
(USA, 1975, 109 mins)
Narrative Feature

George (Warren Beatty) is one of the hottest hairdressers in Southern California, and it’s not just for his gifts as a stylist; a swinger who seemingly lives for sexual conquest, he spends his days bedding his clients while simultaneously pitching their

The Landlord
(USA, 1970, 112 mins)
Narrative Feature

Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges) is the fortunate son of a wealthy East Coast family who decides to buy and manage an apartment building on the mean streets of Park Slope, Brooklyn. Initially overmatched by the responsibility of the job yet curious about

The Last Detail
(USA, 1973, 103 mins)
Narrative Feature

Billy Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mule Mulhall (Otis Young) are two military police officers assigned to escort a petty thief named Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid) to a long stint in a military prison. Granted more time than needed to complete the journey,

The Slugger's Wife
(USA, 1985, 105 mins)
Narrative Feature

Darryl Plamer (Michael O’Keefe) is a baseball slugger in the middle of a terrible slump when he meets a singer named Debby (Rebecca DeMornay) and promises to hit her two home runs if she goes out on a date with him. Soon, Darryl’s on-field performance

Summer Hours
(France, 2008, 103 mins)
Narrative Feature

What are the responsibilities carried by the inheritors of an artistic treasure? Olivier Assayas’ SUMMER HOURS explores the idea of the relationship between family and art; Hélène is the matriarch of a well-to-do French family, descendents of a famous impressionist artist and the keeper of his work. When the three family children, now adults, inherit the family legacy, they must chose between keeping the family estate intact or selling their family’s collection of masterpieces. And what of their own children? SUMMER HOURS is a truly beautiful film, full of grace and compassion.