desertfilmsociety
presents

The West Coast Premiere of CAROL'S JOURNEY

Saturday, May 1, 2004

Camelot Theatres - Doors Open at 9:00 a.m.
Coffee & Muffins Available
Film Introduction at 9:20 a.m.

SHORT FILM - Craig T. Herron's "A Fall from the Clouds" (USA)
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FEATURE FILM - Imanol Uribe's (Director/Writer) "Carol's Journey" (Spain)

Q & A Session Following the Screening


FEATURE FILM:
Imanol Uribe has made a dramatic film for both children and adults.  Carol, a twelve-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War.
Separated from her beloved father, Carol arrives in her mother's home village and transforms the secretive family environment.  Her innocence and rebellious nature drive her at first to reject a world that is at once new and foreign -- but she soon journeys into adulthood through a friendship with Maruja, the village teacher, and a young local boy, Tomiche.
RUN TIME:  100 Minutes

ACCLAIM:
Carol's Journey received numerous nominations and awards including the Glass Bear (Special Mention) at the Berlin International Film Festival, 3 Goya Award nominations (Spain's Oscars) including Best New Actress (Clara Lago) and a Grand Prize nomination at the Montreal World Film Festival.


SHORT FILM:
Craig T. Herron's "A Fall From The Clouds"  (USA)

A combination of live action and 3-D, A Fall From The Clouds tells the story of Natalie.  Every morning Natalie, a beautiful 17-year-old French girl, climbs to the tower of the chapel on her family estate.  She leans out from the tower window to watch for the handsome British pilot she is in love with as he flies toward the front.  Today he will bring danger back with him.
RUN TIME:  6 MINUTES

CAST:
Carol - Clara Lago
Tomiche - Juan Jose Ballesta
Amalio - Alvaro de Luna
Aurora - Maria Barranco
Maruja - Rosa Sarda
Adrian - Camelo Gomez
Dolores - Lucina Gil
Culovaso - Daniel Retuerto
Cagurrio - Andres de la Cruz