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Follow on Google News | Arlington International Film Festival Announces its Line-up of Films & PerformancesScheduled for October 17 – 21 at the Regent Theatre, AIFF will screen films from Argentina, Armenia, Canada, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine, Poland, UK, and USA.
By: Arlington International Film Festival “This year’s festival represents a great diversity of themes and genres of the independent filmmakers. Their films serve as a vehicle in which to break the barriers created and perpetuated by stereotypes and will provoke the audience to challenge mainstream ideas about various ethnicities,” The Festival’s Opening Night Gala will begin with a reception by invitation only. The Regent Theatre will open its doors to the general public at 7:00 PM and our program will begin with our award winning “Best of Festival Shorts” followed by our “Best of Festival” feature, ALL ME: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert. There will be a moderated discussion with the filmmaker, Vivian Ducat and artist, Winfred Rembert following the screening. The Festival will close on Sunday evening with a tribute to the legendary Maestro Ali Akbar Khan with the screening of Play Like a Lion by filmmaker Joshua Dylan Mellers and a performance bySunanda Narayanan. Special Featured Performances listed below are included in the general programming: Aconcagua, Chilean Folk Dance Group Brendyn Schneider, Storyteller Forgás, Hungarian Folk Dance Group Mauricio Gonzalez, Chilean Folk Guitarist/Singer Sunanda Narayanan’s Dancers, Indian Folk Dance Group Martin Haroutunian and Friends, Armenian Musicians Films with an independent perspective made in the United States, from Arlington to California, include: All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert by Vivian Ducat, New York, NY AshBash by Heidi Sullivan, Boston, MA Consent by Ron Farrar Brown, New York, NY Give Me the Banjo by Marc Fields, Lincoln, MA My So-Called Enemy by Lisa Gossels, New York, NY Racing the Rez by Brian Truglio, Somerville, MA Skydancerby Katja Esson, Brooklyn, NY The Wall: A World Dividedby Eric Stange, Arlington, MA The number of women filmmakers is increasing each year. AIFF is proud to promote feature films created by a growing group of talented women which include: All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert directed by Vivian Ducat AshBash directed by Heidi Sullivan Automaton Emergencedirected byJeong Hyo Kim Budrus, directed by Julia Bacha Kahanikar directed byNandita Jain Leonora and Gabriel: An Instant directed by Lizet Benrey My So-Called Enemy directed by Lisa Gossels LOCATION - Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA 02474 Tickets General Admission $11 Festival Pass (20 Admissions) $45.00 For more information on the festival program please visit www.AIFFest.org. Tickets and Festival Passes can be purchased at the Regent Theatre Box Office or online at www.RegentTheatre.com. SPONSORS The 2nd annual Arlington International Film Festival is made possible by the generous contributions of our sponsors and their commitment to the festival. We would like to especially recognize our fiscal agent, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), the largest organization in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees. And these fine local businesses: Acitron Restaurant - Arlington Community Media, Inc –Arlington Advocate - Citizens Bank – Floral Arts Designs - Jam’n Java Café - Museum of Fine Arts – Not Your Average Joe’s Restaurant - Punjab Restaurant - RCN - Regent Theatre – RULE - Tango Restaurant – Watertown Saving Bank – Wickedlocal – Yourarlington.com - Zhen Ren Chuan Martial Arts. The mission of the Arlington International Film Festival isto foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film — to nurture the next generation of filmmakers within our community. 2012 AIFF PROGRAM Wednesday – October 17 7:00PM Best of Festival Shorts |31 min ALL ME: THE LIFE & TIMES OF WINFRED REMBERT | USA | 78 min Q&A with filmmaker & subject |45 min Thursday – October 18 7:00PM Reinaldo Arenas |Cuba |3 min THE WALL: A WORLD DIVIDED | USA | 57 min Q&A with filmmaker & composer |30 min 8:45PM Hungarian Dance Troupe & Musicians |30 min THE MAIDEN DANCED TO DEATH |Hungary |107 min Friday – October 19 6:00PM SUDDENLY ZINAT |IRAN | 21 min RACING THE REZ | USA |59 min Q&A with filmmaker & Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run |1hr 8:45PM MY SO-CALLED ENEMY | USA/Israel |89 min Q&A with filmmaker Saturday - October 20 9:45AM Selected Shorts |50 min Integrity | Nigeria |6 min Leonora and Gabriel | Mexican/USA |8:16 min The Reader | USA |10 min Vanishing | Poland | 30 min Pizzangrillo | Italy |15 min 11:00AM High School Shorts 12:45PM MICROPHONE |Egypt |116 min 2:55PM CHINESE TAKE-AWAY | Argentina |96 min 4:45PM Chilean Folk Dancers |30 min SKYDANCER | USA |75min 6:45PM Armenian Musician | 20 min MY GRANDMA’S TATOOS |58 min Q&A with historian |30min 8:50PM ASHBASH…A LOVE STORY | 56 min Q&A with filmmaker and subject |25 min 10:20PM LOVE IN THE MEDINA | Morocco |113 min Sunday – October 21 9:45AM Selected Shorts | MA Filmmakers |50 min Tumblee | 3 min Lizzy | 12 min Ou Est Fleuri Rose |23 min Automaton Emergence |2 min Interfaces |15 min The Miners |11:29 min 11:00AM BUDRUS |Palestine |82 min 12:30AM LARBI OR THE FATE OF A GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER |Liberia |92 min 2:15PM GIVE ME THE BANJO | USA |83 min Q&A with filmmaker |20 min 4:10PM CONSENT |USA |86 min Q&A with filmmaker |25 min 6:10PM Brendyn Schneider, Storyteller |15 min IN THE STORY TELLER’S CIRCLE |Morocco |90 min 8:00PM Indian Dance Troupe |30 min PLAY LIKE A LION | USA/India |72 min **Film programs and time schedule subject to change.** End
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