DAILY PLANNER
H O W TO F ES T @IFFBO STO N
PR E SE NTING SPONSORS
1. PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE.
View the film schedule and descriptions in this planner and online at iffboston.org, then choose the films you
want to see, and map out your fest.
2. PURCHASE TICKETS OR A BADGE.
Tickets can be purchased online at iffboston.org/buytickets or at the main festival Box Office at the
Somerville Theatre starting Monday, April 20 (see website for Box Office hours and details).
Lines can get very long just before show time, so please arrive early for your will-call pickup.
PR E MI ER SPONSORS
TICKETS:
REGULAR SCREENINGS:
$12 at the Box Office
$11 online
OPENING NIGHT:
$20 at the Box Office
$19 online
IFFBOSTON MEMBERS:
$2 off Box Office ticket price
BRATTLE, COOLIDGE, and WBUR MEMBERS, STUDENTS:
$1 discount* off Box Office ticket price
CLOSING NIGHT:
$16 at the Box Office
$15 online
*Ticket discount is limited to one ticket per screening per membership card or Student ID. Tickets must be purchased in person
at an IFFBoston Box Office with your valid membership card/ID to receive a discount. Member discount cannot be combined with
other offers.
PREMIUM TICKETS:
Premium Ticketholders are seated at the same time as badgeholders. (Quantities are limited.)
$20 Regular Screenings
$30 Opening Night
$25 Closing Night
BADGES: iffboston.org/buyabadge
Purchasing tickets for multiple screenings? Or, just can’t make up your mind? Buy a badge and get ultimate
flexibility and priority seating to all screenings. (Quantities are limited. See website for details.)
PR ODUCING SPONS ORS
3. SHOW SOLD OUT? CONSIDER THE RUSH LINE.
WICKED
Just because advance tickets are sold out doesn’t necessarily mean the film is sold out. We hold a number
of seats for our badgeholders, but 15 minutes before the show, we release any empty seats to the rush line.
Look for the “RUSH LINE” signs outside of the venues.
4. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY.
S UPPORTING SPONSORS
Tickets and badges only guarantee you a seat up until 15 minutes before show time. Please allow yourself
enough time to get to the theatre before any empty seats are released to the rush line.
All sales are final.
5. ENJOY THE FESTIVAL!
In addition to the film screenings, there are also festival parties and panel discussions:
THEATRE & PARTY VENUES (see map on back cover; see website for info on parties)
EV E NT SPONSORS
F I L MM AKER LOU NGE COMMUNIT Y SPONSORS
· CHICA DE GALLO
· EFFIE’S HOMEMADE
· JUBALI
SOMERVILLE THEATRE
Davis Square
Somerville
BRATTLE THEATRE
Harvard Square
Cambridge
COOLIDGE CORNER
THEATRE
Brookline
UMASS BOSTON
Campus Center Ballroom
Boston
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
ORLEANS RESTAURANT
Wednesday 4/22
10pm to 1am
WEEKEND KICKOFF
PARTY
TASTY BURGER
Friday 4/24
10pm to 1am
AWARDS PARTY
AERONAUT TAPROOM
Saturday 4/25
10pm to 12:30am
CLOSING NIGHT PARTY
OSAKA JAPANESE SUSHI
& STEAK HOUSE
Wednesday 4/29
10pm to 1am
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Panels take place at the Somerville Theatre & UMass Boston, and are free to the public on a spaceavailable basis. For the latest information, please visit our website at iffboston.org/how-to-fest.
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FEAT UT RU RE SE S
D O C U M EN TA RY FEATU RES
7 CHINESE BROTHERS
Sat. 4/25 - 10:00pm - Som 1
Jason Schwartzman portrays Larry, an
inebriated sad sack who rides through
life at a series of dead-end jobs. Until
one boss makes him realize things
aren’t so bad.
FUNNY BUNNY
Sun. 4/26 - 5:30pm - Som 2
A serious comedy about a hapless
anti-childhood obesity crusader and
a maternally neglected trustfunder
who bond as they vie for the heart of a
troubled animal activist.
THE OVERNIGHT
Fri. 4/24 - 7:30pm - Som 1
A young couple (Adam Scott and Taylor
Schilling), new to Los Angeles, spend
an increasingly bizarre evening with the
parents of their son’s new friend. Also
starring Jason Schwartzman.
61 BULLETS
Fri. 4/24 - 9:30pm - Som 2
Sun. 4/26 - 3:00pm - Som 2
Senator Huey Long and his alleged
assassin Dr. Carl Weiss die in a hail of
bullets. 79 years later, their families
search for closure.
BOB AND THE TREES
Sun. 4/26 - 3:15pm - Som 3
Bob, a 50-year-old logger in rural
Massachusetts with a soft spot for golf
and gangsta rap, is struggling to make
ends meet in a changed economy. When
his beloved cow is wounded and a
job goes awry, Bob begins to heed the
instincts of his ever-darkening self.
H.
Sat. 4/25 - 2:45pm - Som 2
Two women descend into madness
after an alleged meteor strike sets off
a series of strange events in their town
of Troy, N.Y.
POSTHUMOUS
Mon. 4/27 - 9:45pm - Som 3
After false reports of his demise put him
and his work on the map, an artist (Jack
Huston, Boardwalk Empire) decides
to continue the charade by posing
as his own brother. Soon, a reporter
(Brit Marling) enters his life and has a
profound effect on him.
THE AMINA PROFILE
Thurs. 4/23 - 7:00pm - UMass
Amina Arraf became a star blogger
when her online girlfriend encouraged
her to launch A Gay Girl in Damascus.
The global hunt that ensued after Arraf
was kidnapped when Syria entered the
Arab Spring in 2011 leads to a shocking
truth, and a commentary on identity in
the Information Age.
A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND
Sun. 4/26 - 3:30pm - Brattle
A socially awkward teenage math
prodigy develops new friendship and
confidence when he lands a spot at the
International Mathematics Olympiad.
DAY RELEASE
Sat. 4/25 - 9:45pm - Som 5
During the first weekend of his parole,
Mark Rodriguez witnesses the armed
robbery of a security van. He decides
to follow it, setting in motion a chain of
bloody events.
I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
Tue. 4/28 - 7:00pm - Coolidge
Blythe Danner stars as Carol, a longtime widow, who’s routine is rattled
when she falls into relationships with
two very different men (Sam Elliott and
Martin Starr).
THE KEEPING ROOM
Sun. 4/26 - 8:30pm - Som 3
Three young women in the Old South
must fight to protect their farm from two
Union soldiers during the American Civil
War. Starring Brit Marling (ANOTHER
EARTH, IFFBoston 2011) and Hailee
Steinfeld (TRUE GRIT).
DEATHGASM
Sat. 4/25 - 10:00pm - Brattle
A splatter horror/black comedy
about two metalheads struggling to
stop a malevolent force which they
inadvertently unleashed.
LOST COLONY
Mon. 4/27 - 7:00pm - Som 2
Along the outer banks of North Carolina,
the site of the first attempted settlement
in the New World, a conflicted teen
copes with his pregnant girlfriend and
her growing ambivalence toward him.
EDEN
Thurs. 4/23 - 9:45pm - Brattle
Greta Gerwig and Brady Corbet star in
the exhilarating new film from French
auteur Mia Hansen-Love (FATHER OF
MY CHILDREN, IFFBoston 2010), which
traces the rise of the French electronicmusic boom in the 1990s. Features
music by Daft Punk.
MANGLEHORN
Mon. 4/27 - 7:30pm - Som 1
Left heartbroken by the woman he loved
and lost forty years ago, an eccentric
small-town locksmith (Al Pacino) tries to
start his life over again with the help of
a new friend (Holly Hunter), in the new
film from David Gordon Green (PRINCE
AVALANCHE, IFFBoston 2013).
THE END OF THE TOUR
Wed. 4/22 - 7:30pm - Som 1
OPENING NIGHT FILM
Based on true story of a days-long
interview between literary sensation
David Foster Wallace and Rolling Stone
reporter David Lipsky.
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
Wed. 4/29 - 7:30pm - Coolidge
CLOSING NIGHT FILM
The story of Greg Gaines, an awkward
high school senior whose mom forces
him to spend time with Rachel—a girl
in his class with whom he hasn’t spoken
to since kindergarten—who was just
diagnosed with cancer.
RESULTS
Thurs. 4/23 - 7:00pm - Brattle
In Andrew Bujalski’s latest film, Kevin
Corrigan is a recently divorced, newly
rich, and utterly miserable slob making
a stab at self-improvement by signing
up for a personal trainer at a local gym.
Also starring Guy Pearce and Cobie
Smulders.
SLOW WEST
Thurs. 4/23 - 7:15pm - Som 5
Sat. 4/25 - 7:30pm - Som 2
At the end of the nineteenth century,
16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi SmitMcPhee) journeys across the American
frontier in search of the woman he
loves. He is joined by Silas (Michael
Fassbender), a mysterious traveler, and
hotly pursued by a gang of outlaws.
THE TRIBE
Fri. 4/24 - 9:15pm - Som 5
Set at a Ukrainian boarding school for
the deaf, this narrative unfolds purely
through sign language without a need
for employing subtitles or voiceover,
resulting in a unique, never-before-seen
cinematic experience that engages the
audience on a new level.
THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE
Fri. 4/24 - 9:30pm - Brattle
Suspecting that those around him are
actually malevolent shape-shifters,
a troubled man questions whether
to protect his only friend from an
impending war, or from himself.
WILDLIKE
Sat. 4/25 - 7:15pm - Som 3
A troubled but daring teenage girl, is
sent by her struggling mother to live
with her uncle in Juneau, Alaska.
ANGKOR’S CHILDREN
Fri. 4/24 - 7:15pm - Som 2
Cambodia’s cultural and artistic
renaissance told through the voices of
three young women.
BARGE
Sun. 4/26 - 12:45pm - Som 2
Misfits on dry land find purpose and
direction 28 days at a time as the crew
of a towboat headed for New Orleans.
BEING EVEL
Thur. 4/23 - 7:30pm - Som 1
The real story behind the myth of
American icon Robert “Evel” Knievel.
BEST OF ENEMIES
Sat. 4/25 - 4:30pm - Brattle
Chronicles the 1968 televised debates
between liberal Gore Vidal and
conservative William F. Buckley Jr.
BLACK PANTHERS:
VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION
Mon. 4/27 - 7:00pm - Brattle
An exploration of the history and impact
of the controversial Black Panther Party.
BOUNCE: HOW THE BALL
TAUGHT THE WORLD TO PLAY
Sun. 4/26 - 3:30pm - Som 1
Equal parts science, history, and cultural
essay that uncovers the reasons we
play ball.
CALL ME LUCKY
Sat. 4/25 - 7:00pm - Som 1
Bobcat Goldthwait’s portrait of
comedian, activist and firebrand Barry
Crimmins.
CARTEL LAND
Mon. 4/27 - 7:00pm - Som 5
A harrowing look at two vigilante groups
taking on murderous drug cartels in
Mexico.
THE CHINESE MAYOR
Sun. 4/26 - 1:00pm - Brattle
Controversial Mayor Geng Yanbo is
demolishing one of the world’s dirtiest
cities to recreate its glorious past.
CIRCUS WITHOUT BORDERS
Sat. 4/25 - 2:00pm - Brattle
The inspiring story of two youth circuses
from remote corners of the world.
CITY OF GOLD
Sat. 4/25 - 3:00pm - Som 3
Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan
Gold’s culinary odyssey of his hometown
Los Angeles.
DO I SOUND GAY?
Fri. 4/24 - 7:00pm - Som 5
A personal exploration of the stereotype
of the “gay voice” and its impact.
DWARVES KINGDOM
Thur. 4/23 - 9:45pm - Som 2
The compelling story of a theme park
featuring performances by little people
(with dwarfism) who live in a fantasy
recreation of a magical empire.
HEAVEN ADORES YOU
Fri. 4/24 - 7:00pm - Brattle
An intimate, meditative inquiry into the
life and music of Elliott Smith.
HOT TYPE: 150 YEARS OF THE NATION
Fri. 4/24 - 7:00pm - UMass
Barbara Kopple’s lastest film is a vivid
look at America’s oldest continuously
published weekly magazine.
I AM WHAT I PLAY
Sun. 4/26 - 12:30pm - Som 1
A documentary about the heyday of rock
radio DJs, featuring Charles Laquidera,
Meg Griffin, Pat O’Day, and David
Marsden.
IN TRANSIT
Sun. 4/26 - 12:30pm - Som 5
Journey into the hearts and minds of
passengers aboard the Empire Builder,
America’s busiest long-distance train
route. Directed by Albert Maysles, Lynn
True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu & David
Usui.
IRIS
Sat. 4/25 - 7:15pm - Som 5
A vibrant portrait of the legendary,
flamboyant 93-year-old style maven
Iris Apfel by Albert Maysles.
FINDERS KEEPERS
Thur. 4/23 - 7:00pm - Som 3
Sun. 4/26 - 6:00pm - Som 5
A true story of fame, addiction and a
custody battle over a man’s leg.
KING GEORGES
Sun. 4/26 - 5:45pm - Som 3
Renowned French chef Georges Perrier
runs Le Bec-Fin, arguably the finest
French restaurant in the US. Can he
adapt his cuisine to America’s everevolving tastes?
FUTURE SHOCK!
THE STORY OF 2000AD
Mon. 4/27 - 9:45pm - Som 5
The anarchic history of 2000AD, the
British science-fiction comic that
unleashed Judge Dredd into the world.
LOOK OF SILENCE
Sun. 4/26 - 6:00pm - Brattle
Joshua Oppenheimer’s powerful
companion piece to the Oscarnominated THE ACT OF KILLING
(IFFBoston 2013).
GTFO
Sat. 4/25 - 3:00pm - Som 1
Investigates the prevalent misogyny in
video game culture and questions the
future of this 20 billion dollar industry.
LOST CONQUEST
Sat. 4/25 - 5:15pm - Som 2
Vikings invade America in the motion
picture event of 1000 A.D.
THE GREAT ALONE
Sat. 4/25 - 12:15pm - Som 3
The inspiring comeback story of
champion sled dog racer, Lance Mackey.
LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS
Thur. 4/23 - 7:15pm - Som 2
Pulling back the covers on the billion
dollar romance novel industry.
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1
Call Me Lucky
7pm
106 min
GTFO
3pm
74 min
Slow West
7:30pm
84 min
5
City of Gold
3pm
96 min
Shorts C:
Narratives
7pm
91 min
Iris
7:15pm
83 min
Shorts H: Docs
Day Release
9:30pm
Shorts F: Docs 85 mins
9:45pm
10pm
101 min
75 min
Wildlike
7:15pm
104 min
Welcome
Shorts E: Docs to Leith
4:45pm
5pm, 58 min
85 min
Shorts B:
Narratives
2:30pm
100 min
Shorts J: Docs
The Great Alone 12pm
Stray Dog
12:15pm
12:15pm
87 min
82 min
98 min
Western
Lost Conquest 5pm
5:15pm
93 min
70 min
H.
2:45pm
96 min
2
SOMERVILLE THEATRE
3
4
The Tribe
9:15pm
132 min
Do I Sound Gay?
Shorts H: Docs 7pm
7:15pm
77 min
85 min
5
VENUES:
BRATTLE THEATRE
SOMERVILLE THEATRE
COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE
UMASS BOSTON (see FILM SUMMIT schedule)
DOCUMENTARIES
SHORTS
IFFBOSTON AFTER DARK
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Deathgasm
10pm
86 min
Morphine
7:15pm
91 min
Best of
Enemies
4:30pm
87 min
Circus Without
Borders
2pm, 70 min
BR AT T L E
T H E AT R E
They Look
Like People
9:30pm
80 min
Heaven
Adores You
7pm
104 min
BR AT T L E
T H E AT R E
Eden
9:45pm
131 min
Results
7pm
105 min
BR AT T L E
T H E AT R E
NARRATIVES
Please note: Running times do not include film introductions or Q&As.
I F F B O S TO N 2 0 1 5 FI LM SC HE DU LE
7 Chinese
Brothers
11p 10pm
76 min
10p
9p
8p
7p
6p
5p
4p
3p
2p
Top Spin
7pm
80 min
61 Bullets
Shorts E: Docs Shorts D:
9:30pm, 58 min 9:45pm, 58 min Narrative
9:45pm
77 min
Angkor’s
Children
7:15pm, 66 min
2
SAT U R DAY , A P RI L 25
The Overnight
Overnight
The
7:30pm
7:30pm
80 min
min
80
1
(T)ErrorC:
Shorts
9:45pm
Narratives
93 min
9:30pm
91 min
SOMERVILLE THEATRE
3
4
Dwarves
Kingdom
9:45pm, 70 min
Slow West
7:15pm
84 min
(T)error
Shorts G: Docs 9:15pm
9:30pm
93 min
72 min
Finders Keepers Shorts A:
Narrative
7pm
7pm
82 min
93 min
5
S O ME RV IL L E T H E AT R E
SOMERVILLE THEATRE
3
4
Love Between
the Covers
7:15pm
83 min
2
FR I DAY , A P R I L 2 4
Being Evel
7:30pm
100 min
1
T H UR S DAY , A P R I L 2 3
12p The Year
We Thought
About Love
1p 12pm, 68 min
11p
10p
9p
8p
7p
11p
10p
9p
8p
7p
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The End of the Tour | 7:30pm, 106 min
O P E N I N G N I G H T FI L M
W E D N ES DAY , A P RI L 2 2
Bounce
3:30pm
71 min
I Am What
I Play
12:30pm
105 min
Funny Bunny
5:30pm
85 min
King Georges
5:45pm
80 min
Bob and
the Trees
3:15pm
91 min
Shorts I: Docs
1pm
69 min
In Transit
12:30pm
79 min
5
11p
10p
9p
8p
7p
11p
10p
9p
8p
7p
Shorts D:
Narrative
5:45pm
77 min
(T)error
9:30pm
93 min
Finders
Keepers
6pm
82 min
Shorts B:
Narrative
9:30pm
100 min
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Future Shock!
The Story of
2000AD
9:45pm
105 min
Black Panthers
7pm
116 min
BR ATTL E
THE ATR E
Theory of
Obscurity
8:45pm
87 min
Look of Silence
6pm
99 min
CO O LI D GE COR N E R THE ATR E
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 7:30pm, 104 min
C LOS I NG NI GHT FI LM
W E D N E S DAY, AP R I L 2 9
The Wolfpack | 9:45pm, 89 min
5
Cartel Land
Shorts F: Docs 7pm
7:15pm
98 min
75 min
I’ll See You in My Dreams | 7pm, 92 min
CO O L I D GE CO R NE R T HE AT R E
Posthumous
9:45pm
94min
TBA
7:15pm
SOMERVILLE THEATRE
3
4
Lost Colony
7pm
84 min
2
T U E S DAY, AP R I L 2 8
Manglehorn
7:30pm
97 min
1
M O N DAY , AP R I L 2 7
Chinese Mayor
1pm
86 min
BR ATTL E
THE ATR E
Shorts J: Docs
3pm
Made In Japan A Brilliant
87 min
3:15pm
Young Mind
89 min
3:30pm
111 min
Shorts A:
Narrative
12:15pm
93 min
SOMERVILLE THEATRE
3
4
61 Bullets
3pm, 58 min
Barge
12:45pm
71 min
2
Primary
Instinct
7:30pm, 73 min Rolling
The LostPapers
Keeping Room Shorts G: Docs
8:15pm
Conquest
9p
Sunshine
8:30pm
8:30pm
80
min
5:30pm
Superman
95 min
72 min
70 min
8:45pm
10p
100 min
8p
7p
6p
5p
4p
3p
2p
1p
12p
1
S U N DAY , AP R I L 2 6
DO CUM E NTA RY F E A T U R E S
SH O R T F I L M S
MADE IN JAPAN
Sun. 4/26 - 3:15pm - Som 5
The remarkable story of Tomi Fujiyama,
the world’s ﬁrst Japanese country music
superstar, and her dream to play the
Grand Ole Opry again.
(T)ERROR
Thur. 4/23 - 9:15pm - Som 5
Mon. 4/27 - 9:30pm - Som 2
Unprecedented profile of a former
revolutionary turned informant during an
active counterterrorism sting operation.
SHORTS A = ALPHA:
NARRATIVE
Thur. 4/23 - 7:00pm - Som 4
Sun. 4/26 - 12:15pm - Som 4
MORPHINE: JOURNEY OF DREAMS
Sat. 4/25 - 7:15pm - Brattle
The in-depth tale of the “low-rock” 90s
Boston band who blazed like a comet
across the global music scene.
THEORY OF OBSCURITY:
A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS
Sun. 4/26 - 8:45pm - Brattle
Explores the history and fandom
surrounding the famously-reclusive
art-band, iconic for their eyeball helmets
and renowned for their anonymity.
THE PRIMARY INSTINCT
Sun. 4/26 - 7:30pm - Som 1
A storytelling film featuring legendary
character actor Stephen Tobolowsky.
Directed by David Chen.
ROLLING PAPERS
Sun. 4/26 - 8:15pm - Som 2
An irreverent and incisive year-one
look at the emerging world of cannabis
legalization through the eyes of the
world’s first marijuana editor at The
Denver Post.
STRAY DOG
Sat. 4/25 - 12:15pm - Som 5
A contemplative portrait of Ron “Stray
Dog” Hall: biker, Vietnam Vet, and lover
of small dogs.
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN
Sun. 4/26 - 8:45pm - Som 5
A heart-racing portrait of Carl Boenish,
the father of the BASE jumping
movement.
TOP SPIN
Fri. 4/24 - 7:00pm - Som 3
Three teenagers battle their way
through the world of competitive ping
pong.
WELCOME TO LEITH
Sat. 4/25 - 4:45pm - Som 5
A white supremacist attempts to take
over a small town in North Dakota.
WESTERN
Sat. 4/25 - 5:00pm - Som 3
In Eagle Pass, Texas, where the U.S.
and Mexico meet along the Rio Grande,
a cattleman and the mayor face the
looming specter of cartel violence.
THE WOLFPACK
Tue. 4/28 - 9:45pm - Coolidge
The isolated Angulo brothers
meticulously recreate films using
elaborate homemade props and
costumes.
THE YEAR WE THOUGHT ABOUT LOVE
Sat. 4/25 - 12:00pm - Som 1
A behind-the-scenes look at the Bostonbased True Colors: Out Youth Theatre.
BLACKWELL
A bandit and a bounty hunter journey to
return a stolen box of gold in exchange
for a state pardon.
CENTRAL MARKET
A boy works his afternoons at the local
market. Always searching for a quick
buck, an opportunity arises to make
some “serious cash” by trying to milk a
small goat at a nearby pen.
STARMAN
Wyatt Star is a down and out motorcycle
rider trying to do his big comeback: a
death-defying jump over a football field.
TOBACCO BURN
When two Civil War-era slaves weigh
the complexities of killing their overseer,
each develops a different understanding
towards violence.
A WELL DESIGNED PLAN
After a chance encounter at a bar,
a businessman swimming in debt
convinces a local fisherman to stage a
robbery of his home.
SHORTS B = BRAVO:
NARRATIVE
Sat. 4/25 - 2:30pm - Som 4
Mon. 4/27 - 9:30pm - Som 4
ACTOR SEEKS ROLE
A struggling method actor resorts
to medical acting, a gig performing
illnesses for student doctors. His
talents catch the attention of a medical
instructor with a flair for the theatrical.
DESK JOB
A lonely insurance adjuster (Pat
Healy, CHEAP THRILLS) navigates an
unrelenting cycle of hostile clients,
demanding bosses, sinister emails, and
a very bad performance review.
HASTA LA VISTA
Andy meets a girl at a party.
HELP POINT
Jack has lost his car in an airport
parking lot. So has Maya. At the Help
Point, his attempts to charm her don’t
go to plan.
PROM NIGHT
In this dark romantic comedy, Max
contends with the advances of the more
sexually experienced Sylvie. As prom
approaches, Max must face his fears.
What’s the worst that could happen?
TICKY TACKY
A wealthy and powerful man (Oscar
Isaac) is betrayed by those closest
to him, and under the guidance of
his trusted confidant, devises a fiery
requital.
SHORTS C = CHARLIE:
NARRATIVE
Thur. 4/23 - 9:30pm - Som 3
Sat. 4/25 - 7:00pm - Som 4
BULL
When Jesse returns home from an
eating disorder clinic, he finds that
adjusting to life out of the program may
be more difficult than he suspected.
CARAVAN
Three-year-old Theo and his six-yearold cousin Jonas, explore the contents
of what appears to be an abandoned
camper.
GREENLAND
Exploring the boundaries between
documentary and fiction, this film
follows an everyday family and the
charged process of leaving home and
parents.
KNIGHTSVILLE
In returning home to celebrate a
Catholic feast, Sara faces a family that
now feels foreign and a culture she no
longer understands.
LA NOCHE BUENA
A young American tries to connect with
a distant family acquaintance in Cuba
but only further alienates himself.
STEALTH
When Sammy tells her new friends she
was born a boy, the threat of betrayal
arises, and she must decide whether to
run or to live as her whole self.
SHORTS D = DELTA:
NARRATIVE
Fri. 4/24 - 9:45pm - Som 4
Sun. 4/26 - 5:45pm - Som 4
SHORTS E = ECHO:
DOCUMENTARY
Fri. 4/24 - 9:45pm - Som 3
Sat. 4/25 - 5:00pm - Som 4
ANOTHER MOONSCAPE
Jan waits with a group of people for
transportation that will bring them to
a hidden place where a fresh start is
possible.
BOXEADORA
One woman defies Fidel Castro’s ban on
female boxing to follow her dreams of
Olympic glory and become Cuba’s first
female boxer.
ARTEMIS FALLS
Commanding the world’s most
ambitious space launch to date, Aiden
Collins has eight-and-a-half minutes
to successfully maneuver the shuttle
Artemis into orbit on man’s first ever
solo mission to the moon.
CROOKED CANDY
Despite being illegal in the United
States, Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs
hold a lot of allure for some people. This
is the story of one Kinder smuggler.
PHANERON
A young woman encounters strange
side-effects when she participates in a
clinical trial to correct her poor eyesight
and decides to take drastic measures to
prove it’s not all in her head.
SAFE
Hiding in a basement after society’s
collapse, one woman discovers she is
not alone.
WIRE CUTTERS
Two robots decide to work together in
order to find all of the space gems on
an abandoned planet. Their harmonious
teamwork takes a turn for the worse
when faced with the decision of who
will take home the last gem.
WORLD OF TOMORROW
A little girl is taken on a mind-bending
tour of her distant future.
SPEARHUNTER
In the wilds of rural Alabama, a
spear-hunter proclaims himself the
world’s greatest and erects a museum
dedicated to his own bizarre obsession.
THE SURRENDER
The intimate journey of a brilliant
intelligence analyst who is prosecuted
under the Espionage Act and must
prepare to go to prison.
SHORTS F = FOXTROT:
DOCUMENTARY
Sat. 4/25 - 10:00pm - Som 3
Mon. 4/27 - 7:15pm - Som 4
THE AMERICAN GURNER
An American competes in the British
Gurning Competitions to make the
world’s ugliest face.
THE BAD BOY OF BOWLING
The story of the past, present, and
future of bowling through the eyes
of its most colorful and controversial
character, Pete Weber.
DUNK TANK CLOWNS
Insulting people for a living isn’t as easy
as it looks.
THE HERMIT
For 27 years, the enigmatic “North Pond
Hermit” had been living in the woods of
Maine with no human contact.
S HOR T FILMS
SHORTS G = GOLF:
DOCUMENTARY
Thur. 4/23 - 9:30pm - Som 4
Sun. 4/26 - 8:30pm - Som 4
AND COUNTING
Celebrates one man’s unexpected
journey of living longer with HIV than he
ever imagined possible.
IN-WAITING
The cycles of care and dependence
between a Taiwanese mother and
daughter.
THE MANY SAD FATES OF
MR. TOLEDANO
Photographer Phil Toledano has become
obsessed with his future. Over three
years, Toledano’s compulsion alters him
and his family forever.
LAST PYRAMID
To find solace after her son’s sudden
death, Patricia Barnes built a series
of stained glass pyramids. Thirteen
years later, she is moving forward by
completing her final piece.
TASHI AND THE MONK
On a remote mountaintop a brave social
experiment is taking place.
SHORTS I = INDIA:
DOCUMENTARY
Sun. 4/26 - 1:00pm - Som 3
GROWING LOCAL
Explores the growing pains of the local
food movement and the uncertain fate
of the farmers and farmland that keep
it alive.
SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDAY
A powerful meditation on how
seemingly fleeting moments can have
profound long-term repercussions.
TAPPING IN
Follows the process of sap being made
into maple syrup. It is about tapping
into not only nature (and time) but
community.
SHORTS H = HOTEL:
DOCUMENTARY
Fri. 4/24 - 7:15pm - Som 4
Sat. 4/25 - 9:30pm - Som 4
THE WATERSHED
Wastewater pollution is threatening
the wildlife and livelihoods that give
Cape Cod its authentic character. But
a unique aquaculture program run by
the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe offers a
solution that comes from nature itself.
THE GNOMIST
A true story about the mysterious
appearance of fairy homes in a
suburban forest and the magical
experience shared by three women.
SHORTS J = JULIET:
DOCUMENTARY
Sat. 4/25 - 12:00pm - Som 4
Sun. 4/26 - 3:00pm - Som 4
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE
A portrait of the characters that return
year after year to the largest outdoor
renaissance faire in America.
ANALOGUE PEOPLE IN
A DIGITAL WORLD
In an Irish pub, the switch from
analog to digital TV brings up life’s big
questions: death, money, politics, and
the soul.
ELGIN PARK
An intimate portrait of artist Michael
Paul Smith and the story behind his
hand-built miniature imaginary town.
SILENCED IN SOUTHIE
An inside look at Steven Rakes, a man
who crossed paths with Whitey Bulger
and lived to tell about it.
TINY OUT LOUD
Artists create dollhouse-sized galleries
and museums that challenge scale, the
art world, and your sense of humor.
UNMAPPABLE
Weaving together the life and work of
iconoclastic psychogeographer and
convicted sex offender, Denis Wood.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH
2:00–4:00pm:
LAW & DOCUMENTARY PANEL
Explore the changing relationship between docs,
social justice institutions, and activism.
2:00–4:00pm:
DIRECTOR’S LUNCHEON:
A TRIBUTE TO
ALBERT AND DAVID MAYSLES
Moderator: Regina Austin, Professor of Law
at UPenn and Director of the Penn Program on
Documentaries and the Law
Panelists:
• Kate Davis & David Heilbroner, Filmmakers
• Kate Nace Day, Suffolk Law Professor and
Filmmaker
4:00–6:00pm:
MASSACHUSETTS
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS COMPETITION
Local filmmakers will present short clips before
an audience of filmgoers, potential funders,
broadcasters, festival programmers, brand partners
and industry insiders.
Moderator: Peter Keough, Boston Globe Film Critic
Jurors:
• Lyda Kuth, LEF Foundation Executive Director
• Marie Emmanuelle Thomas Hartness,
Filmmaker & Producer
• Monika Navarro, The World Channel Producer
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Filmmakers:
Liz Canner, Kavita Pillay & Sauli Pillay, Adam Mazo
& Ben Pender-Cudlip, Garrett Zevgetis, Margo
Guernsey, Daniel Mooney, Jeff Silva & Luis Arnias,
and Alex Morelli
4:00–6:00pm:
VIDEO ESSAY PANEL
Video Essays seek new insights and diverse
approaches to investigate the art and culture of
cinema. But what are they capable of? Several
prominent Video Essayist will join us to discuss the
current state of this emerging art form and speculate
where it might go next.
Panelists:
• Kevin B. Lee, Chief Video Essayist at Fandor
Keyframe and founding partner of dGenerate Films
• Nelson Carvajal, Video Essayist, published on
indieWIRE’s Press Play, RogerEbert.com and
Fandor
• Serena Bramble, Film Editor, published on Press
Play, Museum of the Moving Image, House Next
Door and other media outlets;
• Drew Morton, Film Professor, co-editor and cofounder of [in]Transition, a journal of videographic
film and moving image studies.
FILM + DISCUSSION:
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
7pm, 93min
The 2015 FILM SUMMIT is free and unticketed.
6:00–7:00pm:
RECEPTION
UMASS BOSTON
CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston
FILM + DISCUSSION:
The Amina Profile
7pm, 84min
Take the RED LINE to the ‘JFK/UMASS’ stop
(2 stops after ‘BROADWAY’), and take the
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GREEN LINE
GREEN LINE “T” STOP
ORANGE LINE
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PARTY VENUE
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TAPROOM
BRATTLE
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TASTY
BURGER
HARVARD
SQUARE
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CHARLES/
MGH
HAYMARKET
B LINE
COOLIDGE
CORNER
THEATRE
C LINE
OSAKA
JAPANESE SUSHI
& STEAK HOUSE
COPLEY
ARLINGTON
PARK
STREET
CHINATOWN
BOYLSTON
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CORNER
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55 Davis Square, Somerville
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ORLEANS RESTAURANT
65 Holland Street, Somerville
Red Line: Davis
BRATTLE THEATRE
40 Brattle Street, Cambridge
Red Line: Harvard
AERONAUT TAPROOM
14 Tyler Street, Somerville
Red Line: Porter, then
87 bus to Loring St or 83 bus to Central St
COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE
290 Harvard Street, Brookline
Green Line: Coolidge Corner (C Line)
UMASS BOSTON
CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston
Red Line: JFK/UMass
TASTY BURGER
40 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge
Red Line: Harvard
OSAKA JAPANESE SUSHI & STEAK HOUSE
14 Green Street, Brookline
Green Line: Coolidge Corner (C Line)
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