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SUMMARY:GITEL   (Russia & Lithuania)
DESCRIPTION:WEST COAST PREMIERE \nIt’s 1969. Intelligent & witty concert violinist\, Gitel Bargman (Marija Korenkaitettr)\, lives in a Kuybyshev apartment.  To the outsider\, she has everything\, but Gitel hides a secret.  A survivor of the Holocaust\, she is haunted not only by painful memories of the past\, but also by the ghosts of her two sisters who perished in an extermination camp.  Unable to escape her past\, Gitel cannot embrace her future.  One night she meets Lev\, a quiet man who struggles with his own disturbing past.  Reluctantly and painfully\, Lev and Gitel try to find love in one another. \nRunning time:  115 minutes\nGenre:  Melodrama\nWriter/Director:  Robert Mullan\nDistributor:  Gizmo Films\nLanguage:  Lithuanian|Russian w| English Subtitles\nRating:  N|R\nStarring:  Liubomiras Lauciavicius\, Donatas Simukauskas\, Sakalas Uzdavinys \nFESTIVALS:  USA: Philadelphia JIFF\, Boston JIFF; Canada: Toronto JFF\, Festival des Films du Monde\, Montreal; Chichester IFF\, Sussex\, UK \nOfficial Website:  https://www.facebook.com/GITEL-1375224252736771/ \nWebsite w|Trailer:  http://www.cinemavault.com/CatDetail.aspx?title_id=501# \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-41/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151205T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151205T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151017T002214Z
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SUMMARY:YELLOW EYES OF THE CROCODILES  (France)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nDirected by Cécile TELERMAN \nSynopsis \nBased on the runaway bestseller\, Katherine Pancol’s novel The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles – Editions Albin Michel. \nWhen her chronically unemployed husband runs off to start a crocodile farm in Kenya with his mistress\, Joséphine Cortès is left in an unhappy state of affairs.\nThe mother of two – confident\, beautiful teenage Hortense and shy\, babyish Zoé – is forced to maintain a stable family life while making ends meet on her meager salary as a medieval history scholar.\nMeanwhile\, Joséphine’s charismatic sister Iris seems to have it all – a wealthy husband\, gorgeous looks\, and a très chic Paris address – but she dreams of bringing meaning back into her life. When Iris charms a famous publisher into offering her a lucrative deal for a twelfth-century romance\, she offers her sister a deal of her own: Joséphine will write the novel and pocket all the proceeds\, but the book will be published under Iris’s name. All is well – that is\, until the book becomes the literary sensation of the season. \nFRANCE /// French /// Drama /// 122′ \nCAST   Julie DEPARDIEU\, Emmanuelle BEART\, Patrick BRUEL\, Alice ISAAZ\, Quim GUTIERRIEZ  ///   SCREENPLAY Cécile TELERMAN\, Charlotte de CHAMPFLEURY  ///   PRODUCER Manuel MUNZ /// FRENCH DISTRIBUTOR   Wild Bunch France
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-40/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151121T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151121T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250322T035249Z
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SUMMARY:MISS VIOLENCE  (Greece)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE\nOn the day of her birthday\, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide\, Angeliki’s family keep insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young Angeliki took with her?\n\n\nWriters:   Alexandros Avranas\, Kostas Peroulis\nDirector : Alexandros Avranas\nRunning Time:   98 minutes\nGenre: Drama\nDistributor:  Elle Driver\nCountry:  Greece\nLanguage:  Greek w|English Subtitles\nRating:  N |R \nStarring: Themis Panou\, Reni Pittaki\, Eleni Roussinou \n  \nFESTIVALS:  Italy\, Venice Film Festival; Canada: Toronto International Film Festival\, Vancouver International Film Festival\, Montreal Festival du nouveau cinema; Iceland\, Reykjavik International Film Festival; South Korea\, Busan International Film Festival; Brazil\, São Paulo International Film Festival; Greece\, Thessaloniki International Film Festival; Sweden\, Stockholm International Film Festival; Serbia\, Auteur Film Festival\, Belgrade; United Arab Emirates\, Dubai International Film Festival; Ireland\, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival; UK\, Glasgow Film Festival; Hong Kong\, Hong Kong International Film Festival; Republic of Macedonia\, Skopje Film Festival; Australia\, Sydney Film Festival; USA\, Los Angeles Greek Film Festival; Israel\, Jerusalem Film Festival; Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Sarajevo Film Festival; Germany\, Hamburg Film Festival; Taiwan\, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival \nAWARDS:  Hellenic FIlm Academy Award: Best Actor\, Best Supporting Actress\, Best Director\, Best Film; Montréal Festival of New Cinema 2013\, International Competition\, Innovation Award; Stockholm Film Festival\, Best Script\, Best Euro-Mediterranean Film\, Best Director\, Best Actor \n  \n“Almost every scene reveals some strange new piece of the puzzle\, and as you inch forwards towards the horrifying secrets that reveal the reason that Angeliki took her own life\, you’re entirely absorbed in the narrative.” Indiewire.com \nOfficial Website w|Trailer and Press Kit: http://www.menemshafilms.com/life \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-39/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151107T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151107T114500
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SUMMARY:TO LIFE!   (Germany)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nWhen young drifter Jonas (Max Riemelt) begins a friendship with ageing and isolated Ruth (Hannelore Elsner)\, their two lives become intimately intertwined.  Raised in postwar Germany\, Ruth\, an ex-cabaret Yiddish performer with a suppressed life force\, is struggling with moving into a retirement complex.  Wandering throughout the city doing menial jobs\, young Jonas tries to avoid being tied down.  Mixed with flashbacks of Ruth’s sultry Yiddish musical performances\, AUF DAS LEBEN! TO LIFE! follows the two as they embark on an emotional journey to find the strength to embrace the next stages of their lives. … Toronto Film Festival \nStarring:  Hannelore Elsner (“Last Mentsch”\, “Cherry Blossoms”) and Max Riemelt (“The German Friend”)\nWriter:  Stephen Glantz\nDirector:  Uwe Janson\nRunning time:  86 min.\nGenre:  Drama\nDistributor:  Menemsha Films\nCountry  Germany\nLanguage:  German w|English Subtitles\nRating:  N|R \nFESTIVALS: Canada: Montréal World Film Festival\, Toronto Jewish Film Festival; Israel\, Haifa Film Festival; Argentina\, Buenos Aires German Film Festival; USA: Berlin and Beyond Film Festival\, San Francisco; Berkshire International Film Festival\, MA; Stony Brook Film Festival\, LI; Rochester International Jewish Film Festival\, NY; Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival\, CA \nOfficial Website w|Trailer and Press Kit:  http://www.menemshafilms.com/life
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-38/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151017T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151017T114500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20151005T021133Z
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SUMMARY:THE FOOL / DURAK    (Russia)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nThe lives of hundreds of the dregs of society are at stake in this stark\, grotesque portrait of a new Russia on the verge of catastrophe. Investigating a maintenance problem in a decaying provincial housing project\, plumber and engineering student Dima (Artyom Bystrov) discovers two massive cracks running the length of the building. Convinced that the building is about to collapse\, he rushes to alert the mayor\, who is celebrating her birthday with a drunken crowd. The town’s councillors\, who’ve siphoned off much of the town’s budget to feather their nests\, greet his warning with skepticism and hostility—and as events spiral out of control during one long night\, Dima learns that nobody\, even those he’s trying to help\, likes a whistle-blower. Building on his first film\, THE MAJOR (DFS / Feb 15\, 2014)\, about a police cover-up\, writer\, director\, and actor Yuriy Bykov’s stinging rebuke to the endemic corruption of the Russian body politic earned him four awards at the 2014 Locarno Film Festival. …. New Directors/New Films Festival 2015 \nCan an honest man’s morals change a corrupt society\, or will he taken for a fool? \nWriter|Director:  Yury Bykov (“The Major” – DFS 2/15/2014)\nRunning Time:  116 min.\nGenre:  Drama\nDistributor:  M-Appeal\nCountry:  Russia\nLanguage:  Russian w|English  Subtitles\nRating:  N|R\nStarring:  Nina Antyukhova\, Sergey Artsibashev\, Pyotr Barancheev \nFESTIVALS:  São Paulo IFF\, Brazil; Russian Resurrection Festival\, Australia; USA: AFI Fest  LA\, Portland International Film Festival\, Chicago International Film Festival\, New Directors/New Films\, NY; Cleveland International Film Festival\, Montclair Film Festival  NJ; Canada\, Vancouver International Film Festival; South Korea\, Busan International Film Festival; Poland\, Warsaw Film Festival; Ukraine\, Kiev International Film Festival; Germany\, Film Festival Cottbus; France\, Arras Film Festival; Egypt\,  Cairo International Film Festival; Estonia\, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival; Poland\, Sputnik Russian Film Festival; India\, Bengaluru International Film Festival; Les Arcs International Film Festival\, Norway; Belgrade Film Festival\, Serbia; Jameson Dublin International Film Festival\, Ireland; Istanbul Film Festival\, Turkey; D’A – Festival Internacional de Cinema d’Autor de Barcelona\, Spain; Transylvania International Film Festival\, Romania; Jerusalem Film Festival\, Israel; New Zealand International Film Festival \nAWARDS:  Locarno IFF\, Switzerland: Best Actor Award\, Ecumenical Jury Prize for Humanism\, First Prize & Special Mention of the Junior Jury; Arras IFF\, France: Best Director\, Audience Award\, Award of the Junior Jury; Les Arcs European FF\, Norway: The Chrystal Arrow\, Best Cinematography\, Young Jury Prize; Belgrade IFF\, Serbia: Jury Prize; USA: Cleveland IFF\, George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition; Montclair FF\, NJ Special Jury Prize for Storytelling; Ireland: Jameson Dublin IFF\, Dublin Film Critic‘s Award for Best Screenplay; Uruguay Human Rights IFF\, Best Feature Film \n“After playing Cannes with his previous feature\, “The Major\,” writer-director Yury Bykov delivers another major work\, this one even more deserving of international attention\, in festivals and commercial venues.” Variety \nOfficial Website w/Trailer: http://www.m-appeal.com/M-Appeal.com/our_films/Seiten/THE_FOOL.html \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-37/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151003T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151003T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20150312T173156Z
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SUMMARY:DEAREST   (Hong Kong / China)
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nCOACHELLA VALLEY  PREMIERE \nShenzhen\, southern China. When their 3-year old son Tianpeng goes missing\, Tian Wen-jun and his ex-wife\, Lu Xiao-juan\, find their ordinary lives thrown into complete turmoil. Overwhelmed with guilt\, they struggle to cope with the neverending nightmare that most people would be unable to comprehend. They comb through half the country in search of their child but to no avail. The waiting is the hardest thing to endure but they persevere\, clinging to the faintest glimmer of hope – even if it comes in the form of a conman’s lie. Hope is the only thing that gives them a reason to live. \nBased on actual events in China for an insightful view into multiple layers of contemporary Chinese society’s changing landscape. The incredible journey of two parents in search of their abducted son and their eventual encounter with his foster mother… Featuring some of China’s brightest stars: Zhao Wei (PAINTED SKIN)\, Huang Bo (COW\, CRAZY STONE)\, Tong Dawei (THE CROSSING)\, Hao Lei (SUMMER PALACE)\, Zhang Yi (BEIJING LOVE STORY)… The emotional blockbuster from the acclaimed director of AMERICAN DREAMS IN CHINA\, WU XIA\, THE WARLORDS\, PERHAPS LOVE and COMRADES: A LOVE STORY. \nWriter: Ji Zhang\nDirector: Peter Chan\nRunning Time: 128 min.\nGenre: Drama\nDistributor:  Versatile\nCountry: China | Hong Kong\nLanguage: Chinese | Mandarin w|English subtitles\nRating: N|R\nStarting: Wei Zhao\, Bo Huang\, Lei Hao \nFESTIVALS:  Italy\, Venice Film Festival; Canada\, Toronto International Film Festival; Brazil\, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival; South Korea\, Busan International Film Festival; UK\, London Film Festival\, Glasgow Film Festival; Hong Kong\, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival\, Hong Kong International Film Festival; USA\, Hawaii Film Festival\, Cleveland Film Festival\, San Francisco International Film Festival\, Seattle International Film Festival; Australia\, Sydney Film Festival\, Melbourne International Film Festival; Estonia\, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival; United Arab Emirates\, Dubai International Film Festival; Poland\, Poland Film Festival; Ireland\, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival \nAWARDS:  Beijing Student Film Festival\, Jury Award\, Best Film\, Best Actress; Chinese American Film Festival\, Golden Angel Award\, Best Actress; Golden Phoenix Awards\, Best Male Actor; Guangzhou Student Film Festival\, Favorite Director; Hong Kong Film Awards\, Best Actress\, Best Picture; Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards\, Best Actress\, Best Screenplay; Huading Award\, Best Picture\, Best Director\, Best Actress \n“A drama with melodramatic flourishes\, the film’s main aim is to tug at the heartstrings with its true-story premise of people separated from\, and then desperately searching for\, those they love most… Solid performances…” The Hollywood Reporter \nOfficial Website w/Trailer and Press Kit: http://www.filmpressplus.com/?films=dearest
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-43/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150804T233635Z
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SUMMARY:LIZ IN SEPTEMBER  (Venezuela)
DESCRIPTION:CO-SPONSOR with CINEMA DIVERSE \nBased on the classic lesbian play\, LAST SUMMER AT BLUEFISH COVE\, the drama\, LIZ IN SEPTEMBER stars Latina lesbian supermodel Patricia Velasquez and is brought to the screen by esteemed Venezuelan director Fina Torres (WOMAN ON TOP). \nEvery year\, Liz (Velasquez)\, a hardcore party girl and womanizer\, celebrates her birthday with her friends at a Caribbean beach retreat. This year is different. When a young woman outsider arrives\, Liz’s friends dare her to seduce her. But the ingenue is deeply wounded by the recent death of her young son\, and nothing turns out as expected. \nRunning Time:  100 min\nYear Produced:  2015\nRating:  Not Rated\nLanguage:   Spanish\nDirected by: Fina Torres\nStarring:  Arlette Torres\, Eloisa Maturen\, Danay Garcia\, Mimi Lazo\, Patricia Velasquez\, Elba Escobar\nDistributor:  Wolfe Releasing\nTrailer:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwgwYIrUMh0 \n  \nWINNER\nAudience Award\, Best Feature\nMiami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival \nWINNER\nAudience Award\, Best Feature\nOut Film Connecticut
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-36/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150912T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150912T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150905T053859Z
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SUMMARY:EADWEARD   (Canada)
DESCRIPTION:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE \nEADWEARD is the perfect movie to play both at a film festival and an art museum. \nIt recounts the endeavors of the real-life Eadweard Muybridge\, whose 19th-century photographic methods would serve as a template for what became movies. It is also a visually captivating film\, beautifully shot by cinematographer Tony Mirza. \nMuybridge\, played by Michael Eklund\, is an obsessive observer of motion: horses galloping\, humans jumping. In the 1880s\, he took more than 100\,000 photographs as part of a study for the University of Pennsylvania. His retinue included his much younger wife\, Flora (Sara Canning)\, officious interns and nude models who would demonstrate disrobing\, broom-sweeping\, bucket-pouring and wrestling before a row of 24 cameras. \nPornography? “No\,” says Muybridge. “This is science. This is Life.” \nMuybridge was a mad genius of sorts. With his laser focus and dogged determination\, he could be a cousin of Daniel Plainview in “There Will be Blood.” He also takes a turn down a dark road when he suspects his wife of cheating on him. \nFirst-time feature director Kyle Rideout\, who co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Epstein\, has a marvelous touch when it comes to embracing Muybridge’s photographic passions. Lenses are aligned\, awaiting the perfect tint of natural light. On cue\, the subjects swirl\, twirl\, skip and dance. They are becoming immortalized in the synchronized steps of the first ‘motion pictures’\,”  ….. written by Cleveland Museum of Art \nWriters:  Josh Epstein\, Kyle Rideout\,\nDirector:  Kyle Rideout\nRunning Time:  104 minutes\nGenre:  Drama\nDistributor:  Motion 58 Entertainment or Telefilm Canada\nCountry:  Canada\nLanguage:  English\nRating:  PG | Contains non-erotic nudity\nStars:  Michael Eklund\, Sara Canning\, Christopher Heyerda \nFESTIVALS:  Germany: Berlin International Film Festival\, Munich International Film Festival; UK: Edinburgh International Film Festival; USA: Cinequest Film Festival\, San Jose\, Cleveland International Film Festival\, Nashville Film Festival\, Brooklyn International Film Festival \nAWARDS:  British Colombia Leo Awards: Best Supporting Performance by a Male\, Best Production Design\, Best Costume Design\, Best Make-Up\, Best Hairstyling; Maui Film Festival: Audience Award Best Narrative Feature Independent\, Best Feature Cinematography; Nashville Film Festival: Audience Choice Award Best Feature; Southwest Airlines Audience Award Narrative Competition. \n“Kyle Rideout’s Eadweard is a painstakingly beautiful portrait of Eadweard Muybridge (Michael Eklund); an early pioneer of photography and inadvertent grandfather of cinema.  Fittingly\, Tony Mirza’s cinematography is exquisite and precise from the first frame to the last\, but the film flies the flag for impeccable craft on all fronts: immaculately styled\, inventively staged and carefully edited … “Stage Buddy \n  \nWebsite:  http://www.telefilm.ca/05/516/berlin/2015/en/films/category/253/view/eadweard/2203 \nTrailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VAds0GH_8E \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-35/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150822T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150822T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150827T220649Z
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SUMMARY:BEREAVE (USA) - Guest: Writer/Director George Giovanis
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL GUEST \nWRITER/DIRECTOR\, GEORGE GIOVANIS  \nCoachella Valley Premiere \nFatally ill Garvey thinks he has figured out how to die alone. But when his beloved wife Evelyn goes missing on their anniversary he must live to save her.  Jane Seymour\, Malcolm McDowell\, and Keith Carradine star in this character-driven romance about the love & loss of live. \nWriter|Director:  Evangelos Giovanis\, George Giovanis\nRunning Time:  99 min\nGenre:  Drama | Romance\nDistributor:  Multicom Entertainment\nCountry:  USA\nLanguage:  English\nRating:  N|R\nOfficial Website w|Trailer:  http://www.bereavethemovie.com/ \nFESTIVALS:  USA: Sedona International Film Festival\, Palm Beach International Film Festival\, Sarasota Film Festival\, Woods Hole Film Festival\, MA\, Hoboken International Film Festival\, Julien Dubuque International Film Festival\, IA\, Omaha Film Festival; UK: Edinburgh International Film Festival \nAWARDS:  USA: Bare Bones International Music & Film Festival\, OK\, Best Cinematography; Big Island Film Festival\, HI\, Audience Award; Hoboken International Film Festival\, Jury Award\, Best Director\, Best Actor; LA\, Independent Filmmakers Showcase IFS Film Festival\, Best Actor\, Jury Award; Maryland International Film Festival\, Best Feature Film; RI\, SENE Film\, Music and Art Festival\, Film Jury Award\, Best Feature Film; Sarasota Film Festival\, Achievement in Acting; Byron Bay International Film Festival\, Australia\, Best Feature Film; Mexico International Film Festival\, Golden Palm Award\, Best Feature Film \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-34/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150808T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150808T114500
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SUMMARY:THE TOWER  (Germany)
DESCRIPTION:WEST COAST PREMIERE \n“A devastating German television mini-series about life in East Germany in the 1980s as experienced by a cultured family in suburban Dresden. A sweeping overview of a society that operates on fear\, secrecy and duplicity. The Tower reminds us that the slogan “the personal is political” applies more than ever in a world where privacy has all but vanished\, and any intrusion can be justified in the interests of security.” – Stephen Holden\, The New York Times \nTHE TOWER reveals the intimate realities of life behind the Berlin Wall.  Based on Uwe Tellkamp’s acclaimed novel\, heralded as “one of the most important books of European post-War literature\,” THE TOWER portrays senior surgeon Richard Hoffmann\, his wife Anne\, their teenage son Christian\, and their community of privileged intellectuals in suburban Dresden. \n  \nWriters:  Uwe Tellkamp\, Thomas Kirchner\nDirector: Christian Schwochow\nRunning Time:  120 mins.\nGenre:  Drama\nDistributor:  Music Box Films\nCountry:  Germany\nLanguage:  German w|English sbutitles\nRating:  N|R\nStarring:  Jan Josef Liefers \, Claudia Michelsen\, Sebastian Urzendowsky\, Nadja Uhl \nAWARDS:  Adolf Grimme Awards\, Germany: Best Director\, Writer\, Production Designer\, Actor and Actress; Bambi Awards Reader’s Choice; Bavarian TV Awards\, Best Actor and Actress; Golden Camera\, Germany\, Best Actress; Hessian TV Award\, Best Actress; Jupiter Award\, Best German TV Film;  Romy Gala\, Austria\, Favorite Actor \n“‘The Tower’ offers solid performances and stories that hold interest. The film laudably manages the brave feat of delivering characters of imperfect character.” – Doris Toumarkine\, Film Journal Intl. \n  \nOfficial website w|Trailer and Press Kit:  http://www.musicboxfilms.com/tower–the-movies-81.php?page_id=17
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-33/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150718T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150718T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031945Z
UID:746-1437211200-1437219900@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:HIPPOCRATES - Diary of a French Doctor  (France)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nClosing night of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week\, Hippocrates\, Diary of a French Doctor is a darkly comic portrait of a Paris hospital as seen through the eyes of a young intern\, Benjamin\, played by Vincent Lacoste (Eden)\, who begins his internship at the hospital ward run by his father.  Confident and determined that he will quickly become a successful doctor\, Vincent soon realizes that the reality of the medical world is a lot grimmer than what he had imagined.  He is also overshadowed by his co-junior partner Abdel\, a foreign doctor\, played by Reda Kateb (Lost River\, Zero Dark Thirty) who’s obviously more competent than he is but who’s forced to work as an intern because of his immigrant status.  When Vincent makes a medical error\, his father quickly covers it up but Abdel is not fooled… \nA charming counterpoint to shows like Greys Anatomy and House\, Hippocrates\, Diary of a French Doctor is framed as a rite of passage set against a social backdrop and offers an ultra-realistic vision of the French public medical system.  Helmed by Thomas Lilti\, an M.D. himself\, the film was a box-office hit in its native France\, earned Reda Kateb a Cesar for best supporting actor\, and is currently touring US festivals such as Rendez Vous With French Cinema in New York and COLCOA in Los Angeles. \nOpened in New York June 19\, 2015\nWriters:  Pierre Chosson\, Baya Kasmi\nDirector:  Thomas Lilti\nRunning Time:  102 minutes\nGenre:  Drama\nDistributor:  Distrib Films US\nCountry:  France\nLanguage:  French w|English subtitles\nRating:  N|R\nStarring:  Vincent Lacoste\, Jacques Gamblin\, Reda Kateb\, Marianne Dennicourt \nFESTIVALS:  France: Cannes Film Festival\, Champs-Elysées Film Festival\, Paris Cinéma\, Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême\, Gindou Film Festival; Switzerland\, Festival du Film Français d’Helvétie de Bienne; Australia\, Canberra International Film Festival; Turkey\, Istanbul Film Festival; China\, Beijing International Film Festival; USA\, Philadelphia International Film Festival\, RiverRun International Film Festival\, NC; Philippines\, French Film Festival \nAWARDS:  César Awards France\, Best Supporting Actor\, Reda Kateb \n“A scathing yet touching social dramedy that depicts the sketchy underside of a French public hospital“ … The Bottom Line \nOfficial website w/Trailer: http://www.distribfilmsus.com/our-movies/hippocrates-comingsoon/
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-32/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150627T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150627T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T013108Z
UID:741-1435396800-1435405500@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:LAYOVER  (USA) - in French
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nFILMMAKER GUESTS \nJOSHUA CALDWELL\, (WRITER/DIRECTOR) \nTRAVIS OBERLANDER\, (PRODUCER) \nSimone\, a young Parisian on her way to Singapore to get engaged\, is forced to spend the night in Los Angeles when her connecting flight is canceled.  After contacting her old friend Juliette\, the two head out for a night of fun with some of Juliette’s friends.  When Juliette leaves the club with a stranger\, Simone finds herself alone\, downtown with no ride.  The arrival of a handsome and mysterious motorcyclist changes everything. \n  \nWriter|Director:  Joshua Caldwell\nRunning Time: 83 minutes\nGenre:  Drama | Romance\nDistributor:  Meydenbauer Entertainment\nCountry:  USA\nLanguage:  English | French w|English subtitles\nRating:  N | R\nStarring:  Nathalie Fay\, Karl E. Landler\, Bella Dayne\nTrailer:  http://tv-malaysia.com/layover-official-trailer-2014-nathalie-fay-karl-e-landler-romantic-drama-hd/ \n  \nFESTIVALS:  USA: Seattle International Film Festival\, WA\, Dances With Films Festival\, LA\, Scottsdale International Film Festival\, AZ\, Beloit International Film Festival\, WI; CANADA: Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal\, Surrey International Film Festival\, BC \n  \n“Layover is a beautifully mature work from a promising young director that calmly and confidently explores themes like the inevitability of life’s pattern and the unnecessary transformative effect of random experiences. It also does all this while being far less pretentious than that sentence is.” … Scott Beggs \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-27/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150613T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150613T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031733Z
UID:745-1434187200-1434195900@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:ROCK THE CASBAH   (France/Morocco)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nWhen successful entrepreneur and businessman Moulay Hassan (Omar Sharif) dies\, in accordance with Muslim tradition\, his family reunites at their home in Tangiers to spend three days sharing their memories and grieving his loss.  Sparks start to fly when prodigal daughter Sofia (Morjana Alaoui) jets in from New York.  The youngest of three sisters\, Sofia has made a new life for herself as an actress in America.  Her return provides the opportunity to settle some scores with her sisters\, as the order once maintained by Moulay breaks down. \nWriter | Director:  Laïla Marrakchi\nRunning Time:  100 min.\nGenre:  Drama\nDistributor:  Pathé\nCountry:  France | Morocco\nLanguage:  French | Arabic w|English subtitles\nRating:  N | R\nStarring:  Omar Sharif\, Hiam Abbass\, Morjana Alaoui\, Nadine Labaki\, Lubna Azabal \n  \nFESTIVALS:  Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême\, France; Toronto International Film Festival\, Canada; Tangier Film Festival\, \nMorocco; Sydney Film Festival\, Australia; US: Mizna Arab Film Festival\, Minneapolis\, Whitehead Film Festival\, Claremont\, CA \n  \nAWARDS:  Dubai International Film Festival\, Muhr Arab Award \n  \n“Despite the familiarity of its tale about recriminations\, revelations and reconciliations during a family gathering for a funeral\, “Rock the Casbah” is consistently engaging and frequently amusing.”  … Variety \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-31/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150530T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150530T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031706Z
UID:744-1432977600-1432986300@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:MARSHLAND   (Spain)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nThe Spanish deep South\, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters – both detectives in the homicide division -to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ideology\, detectives Juan and Pedro must put aside their differences if they are to successfully hunt down a killer who for years has terrorized a community in the shadow of general disregard for women rooted in a misogynistic past. \nWriters:  Alberto Rodríguez\, Rafael Cobos\nDirector:  Alberto Rodríguez\nRunning Time:  105 min\nGenres:  Crime | Thriller\nDistributor:  Outsider Pictures / Todo Cine Latino\nCountry:  Spain\nLanguage:  Spanish\nRating:  N|R\nStarring:  Javier Gutiérrez\, Raúl Arévalo\, María Varod\nFESTIVALS:  Miami International Film Festival\, Santa Barbara and San Diego Latin FF\, US; Spanish Film Festival\, San Sebastián International Film Festival Spain\nAWARDS:  Cinema Writers Circle Awards\, Spain: Best Film\, Best Director\, Best Actor\, Best Cinematography; CEC Award: Best Editing\, Best Original Screenplay\, Best New Actress\, Best Score\, Best Screenplay\, Original; Feroz Awards\, Spain: Best Film\, Drama\, Best Director\, Best Actor in a Leading Role\, Best Original Score\, Best Trailer\, Best Actress in a Supporting Role;  Fotogramas de Plata\, Spain: Best Spanish Film\, Best Movie Actor; Goya Awards\, Spain: Best Lead Actor\, Best New Actress\, Best Costume Design\, Best Director\, Best Original Screenplay\, Best Editing\, Best Cinematography\, Best Original Score\, Best Production Design\, Best Film\, Best Lead Actor\, Best Supporting Actress\, Best Supporting Actor; José María Forqué Awards\, Spain: Best Picture; Sant Jordi Awards\, Spain: Best Spanish Actor; Spanish Actors Union: Lead Performance\, Male\, Best Film\, Performance in a Minor Role\, Female\, Performance in a Minor Role\, Male\, Lead Performance\, Male\n“This Stylish thriller… Steeped in a brooding transitional world of distrust\, perversion\, and disillusionment… Bold\, award-winning visuals… And charismatic leads” – Variety\nOfficial Website w|Trailer:  http://www.filmfactoryentertainment.com/ficha.php?id=111
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-30/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150502T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150502T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031643Z
UID:743-1430558400-1430567100@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:THE FINISHERS   (Belgium/France)
DESCRIPTION:WEST COAST PREMIERE \nIn a bid to bond with his father\, Julien challenges him to participate with him in the Ironman race in Nice. The catch? Seventeen-year-old Paul (Fabien Héraud) has congenital palsy. His distant father is a former Ironman competitor\, now unemployed and aimless\, and Paul becomes inspired by a real-life family in Massachusetts who competed in the competition. \nWriter| Director: Nils Tavernier\nRunning Time: 86 minutes\nGenre: Family Drama|Sport\nDistributor: Pathe International\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French w/English subtitles\nRating: PG\nStarring: Jacques Gamblin\, Alexandra Lamy\, Fabien Héraud \nFESTIVALS: Toronto International Film Festival\, Canada; Arras Film Festival\, Les Arcs International Film Festival\, France; Festival du Film Français au Japon\, Japan; Rendezvous With French Cinema\, Singapore \n“This story of a father heroically joining a triathlon with his wheelchair-bound kid is shamelessly sentimental but tough to resist.” TIFF \nOfficial Trailer in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twpSelmCYKE\nTrailer w/English Subtitles: http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s3985131.htm\nTrailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FWW8VvAUh8
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-29/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150425T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150425T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031618Z
UID:742-1429953600-1429962300@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:THE GILDED CAGE  (France)
DESCRIPTION:WEST COAST PREMIERE \nFor 30 years Maria & José Ribeiro have been living In an upscale Paris neighborhood\,in the cozy little concièrge’s apartment of a handsome 19th century building. This Portuguese émigré couple are universally liked: Maria is a diligent housekeeper\, and José is a skilled handyman. They are so highly appreciated and well integrated\, that when they have a chance to fulfill their dream to return to Portugal and live a comfortable life\, nobody wants to see the Ribeiros leave. \nWriter/Director: Ruben Alves\nRunning Time: 91 min\nGenre: Drama|Comedy\nDistributor: Pathé Films\nCountry: France|Portugal\nLanguage: French|Portuguese w|English Subtitles\nRating: N|R but warning of coarse language\nStarring: Rita Blanco\, Joaquim de Almeida\, Roland Giraud \nFESTIVALS : France\, L’Alpe-d’Huez Film Festival; Germany\, Fünf Seen Filmfestival; Switzerland\, Festival du Film Français d’Helvétie de Bienne; Brazil\, São Paulo International Film Festival; UK\, Glasgow Film Festival; USA: Traverse City Film Festival\, MI\, Rendezvous with French Cinema\, NYC; Canada\, European Union Film Festival\, Toronto \nAWARDS: Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival 2013\, Audience Award\, Best Acting; CinEuphoria Awards\, Best Ensemble – National Competition\, Top Ten of the Year – Audience Award; Golden Globes\, Portugal\, Best Actress; European Film Awards\, People’s Choice Award for Best Film\, Latvia \n“A comedy about generations and expectations\, a story of family\, work and the desire for transformation. A film of warmth and good-natured charm\, well constructed and disarmingly told.” … Philippa Hawker\, THE AGE \nOfficial Website w/Trailer: http://www.palacefilms.com.au/thegildedcage/
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-28/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150321T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150321T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20141018T045524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031504Z
UID:781-1426929600-1426938300@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:ATTILA MARCEL   (France)
DESCRIPTION:COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE \nPaul is a sweet man-child\, raised – and smothered – by his two eccentric aunts in Paris since the death of his parents when he was a toddler. Now thirty-three\, he still does not speak. He does express himself through colorful suits that would challenge any Wes Anderson character in nerd chic. Paul’s aunts have only one dream for him: to win piano competitions. Although Paul practices dutifully\, he remains unfulfilled until he submits to the interventions of his upstairs neighbor. Suitably named after the novelist\, Madame Proust offers Paul a concoction that unlocks repressed memories from his childhood and awakens the most delightful of fantasies.  … – Written by Jiilo_Kim \n  \nWriter|Director: Sylvain Chomet\nRunning time: 106 minutes\nGenre: Comedy\nCountry: France\nLanguage: French w|English Subtitles\nDistributor: Pathé\nRating: N | R\nStarring: Guillaume Gouix\, Anne Le Ny\, Bernadette Lafont \nFESTIVALS: Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême\, France; Toronto International Film Festival\, Canada; Festival du Film Français d’Helvétie de Bienne\, Switzerland; Amsterdam Film Week\, Netherlands; Hong Kong International Film Festival\, Hong Kong; Bangkok International Film Festival\, Thailand; CPH PIX\, Denmark; USA: French Film Festival\, Richmond\, VA; Seattle International Film Festival\, WA; Newport Beach International Film Festival\, CA \nAWARDS: Beijing Film Festival\, Tiantian Award\, Best Actor; Newport Beach Film Festival\, Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking – Editing \n“A live-action feature about memories that beautifully evokes films and songs from the past.” -Boyd Van Hoeij\, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER \n“It’s impossible not to be charmed by the off-kilter comedy\, and by Chomet’s penchant for slyly juxtaposing a highly stylized real world with an even more stylized imaginary world.” -Brendan Kelly\, MONTREAL GAZETTE \nTrailer: http://mvfilmsociety.com/2014/08/mviff-attila-marcel/
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-42/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150314T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150314T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031435Z
UID:740-1426324800-1426333500@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:THE LAST MENTSCH   (Germany)
DESCRIPTION:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE \nMarcus (MARIO ADORF) is a survivor of Theresienstadt and Auschwitz.  His survival strategy after the war was creating a new identity for himself in Germany\, one without Jewish friends or ties.  Now faced with his own mortality\, he suddenly decides he wants to be buried in a Jewish cemetery.  To his surprise\, he must first prove that he is actually a Jew.  But with all his family gone and no remaining records\, he has no evidence\, save for the faded tattoo on his forearm.  \nHe needs documents or testimony.  In order to procure documentation\, Marcus goes on a road trip to Hungary\, the country of his childhood\, with Gul – a young\, German Turk (CATHERINE DERR). \nRunning Time:  97 minutes\nDistributor: Ursula Bay\nLanguage:  German
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-26/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150221T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150221T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031334Z
UID:739-1424510400-1424519100@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:MATEO   (Columbia)
DESCRIPTION:Official Best Film submission for 2015 Academy Awards \nWhen the healing power of art weakens violence in Colombia. \nMateo\, 16\, collects extortion money on behalf of his uncle and uses his pay to help out his mother\, who grudgingly accepts the ill-gotten money out of need.  They live by themselves in the poor\, violent neighbourhoods alongside the Magdalena River valley in Colombia. \nTo prove his worth\, Mateo agrees to infiltrate a local theatre group in order to uncover its members’ political activities.  As he becomes enthralled with the free-flowing creative lifestyle of the troupe\, his uncle escalates demands on him to produce incriminating information on the actors.  Under pressure\, Mateo must make difficult choices. \nThroughout this story composed from real life experiences\, Mateo and his mother find their dignity as they face the perils of doubting the established hierarchy of Colombia’s armed conflict. \nWriters: Maria Gamboa & Adriana Arjona\nDirector: Maria Gamboa\nRunning Time: 86 minutes\nGenre: Drama\nDistributor: Alpha Violet\nCountry: Colombia\nLanguage: Spanish w|English Subtitles\nRating: N|R\nStarring: Carlos Humberto Hernandez\, Felipe Botero\, Myriam Gutierrez\, Samuel Lazcano \nFESTIVALS: Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth\, Czech Republic; Montréal World Film Festival\, Canada; USA: Latin Beat Film Festival\, The Colombian Film Festival\, NY\, Palm Springs International Film Festival\, AFI Latin American Film Festival\, LA \, Providence Latin American Film Festival\, RI; Panama International Film Festival; Sydney Latin American Film Festival; Salé Film Festival\, Morocco; Haifa Film Festival\, Israel; Schlingel International Film Festival\, Filmfest Osnabrück\, Germany; CINEMAISSI\, Finland; KINO SAGA\, Lithuania; Las Palmas\, Canarias\, Seville Film Festival\, Huelva Film Festival\, Spain; Crime & Punishment Film Festival\, Istanbul\, Turkey; Eden Court Inverness Film Festival\, Scotland; Hispanoscope\, Belgium; Cork Film Festival\, Ireland; Filmar en America Latina\, Göteborg International Film Festival\, Switzerland; Kerala Film Festival\, Chennai International Film Festival\, India \nAWARDS: Miami International Film Festival Best First Feature & Screenplay; Austin’s Cine Las Americas\, Best Feature Film; Cartagena\, Colombia\, Special Jury Award; Giffoni Film Festival\, Italy\, Best Feature Film \nTrailer:  http://www.peliculamateo.com/ \n 
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-25/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150207T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150207T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
CREATED:20140710T162220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150628T031243Z
UID:738-1423300800-1423309500@desertfilmsociety.org
SUMMARY:24 DAYS   (France)
DESCRIPTION:For Israeli audiences\, this scenario may sound horrifyingly familiar.  A young man is kidnapped and brutally tortured.  Except this didn’t happen this summer\, but eight years ago – and in Paris.  The victim was Ilan Halimi\, a 23-year-old Parisian Jew whose murder has come to symbolize the rise of anti-Semitism in modern-day France. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanuary 20\, 2006.  After dinner with his family\, Ilan Halimi called an attractive girl he had met at work and made plans to meet her for coffee. Ilan did not suspect a thing; he was 23 and had his whole life ahead of him. The next time Ilan’s family heard from him\, it was through a cryptic online message from kidnappers demanding a ransom in exchange for their son’s life…. \nFrench director Alexandre Arcady delivers one of the most “wrenching and politically astute” films to come out of France over the past year (Screen Daily).  Based on a book co-written by the victim’s mother\, Ruth Halimi\, Arcady’s cinematic adaptation offers a vicious circle of dangerously realistic events: from the kidnapping  and torture of Ilan Halimi at the hands of the Gang of Barbarians\, to the the 600-plus phone calls\, insults\, and threats received by the family\, though the Parisian police’s incompetence in dealing with what was clearly an anti-Semitic crime. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWriters:  Alexandre Arcady\, Emilie Frèche \nDirector:  Alexandre Arcady \nRunning Time:  110 minutes \nGenre:  Drama \nDistributor:  Menemsha Films \nCountry:  France \nLanguage:  French w|English subtitles \nRating:  N|R \nStarring:  Zabou Breitman\, Pascal Elbé\, Jacques Gamblin\, Éric Caravaca\, Sylvie Testud \n  \nFESTIVALS:  Toronto Jewish Film Festival\, Vancouver International Film Festival\, Canada; Jerusalem Film Festival\, Israel; Jewish Film Festival\, Australia; UK Jewish Film Festival\, UK; Boston Jewish Film Festival\, Cucalorus Film Festival (NC)\, Palm Springs International Film Festival\, USA \n  \nAWARDS:  Lia Award\, Jerusalem Film Festival\, Israel \n  \n“French director Alexandre Arcady delivers one of the most wrenching and politically astute films to come out of France.”  Screen Daily \n  \nOfficial Website w|Trailer and Press Kit:  http://www.menemshafilms.com/24-days
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-24/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Desert Film Society":MAILTO:info@desertfilmsociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150124T092000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150124T114500
DTSTAMP:20260427T161839
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SUMMARY:WELCOME TO KUTSHER'S: THE LAST CATSKILLS RESORT (USA)
DESCRIPTION:One of the legendary Borscht Belt hotels during its heyday\, Kutsher’s was family-owned and operated for over 100 years.  Exploring the full Dirty Dancing-era Catskills experience— and how it changed American pop culture in the comedy\, sports and vacation industries— this award-winning documentary captures a last glimpse of a lost world as it disappears before our eyes. \nThe Catskills resorts were not only a Jewish refuge and family vacation paradise\, they also gave birth to American stand-up comedy\, the NBA All-Star Game\, and all-inclusive resorts.  This film brings to life how Kutsher’s thrived at the center of all this growth and excitement.  Watch Wilt Chamberlain both playing ball and working as a bellhop at Kutsher’s; Red Auerbach as the Kutsher’s Sports Director; and Kutsher’s Maurice Stokes benefit game create an All-Star basketball tradition.  Laugh with appreciation at Freddie Roman as his classic Borscht Belt routine still brings down the house\, and wonder in amazement as Andy Kaufman wrestles a female Kutsher’s guest for $50.  Marvel at the abundance of hearty kosher feasts where no one can get away with ordering just one main dish\, and the non-stop whirl of recreational activities.  And as the Catskills decline and the end of an era draws near\, witness a final twist: can an indie music festival reinvent Kutsher’s for a new generation?  The story of Kutsher’s is uniquely American. \nDirectors:  Caroline Laskow\, Ian Rosenberg \nRunning Time:  73 minutes \nGenre:  Documentary \nDistributor:   Menemsha Film \nCountry:   USA \nLanguage:  English \nRating:  N|R \n  \nFESTIVALS:  USA: Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival Special Event\,  The New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center\,  Miami Jewish Film Festival\,  Palm Beach International Film Festival\, Long Island’s Pergament Jewish Film Festival\,  Jewish Ensemble Theater / JCC of Detroit Jewish Film Festival\, Hartford Jewish Film Festival\,  Rochester Jewish Film Festival\,  Charlotte Jewish Film Festival;  Sensoria Festival\, UK; Athens Jewish Film Festival\, Greece \n  \nAWARDS:  The New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center – Closing Night Selection\, Best Documentary Audience Award at Miami Jewish Film Festival \n  \n“One priceless moment in the film that’s worth noting is the footage of a young\, seven-foot-plus Wilt Chamberlain who\, while working as a bell hop at the resort\, wouldn’t bother to climb the stairs. He’d simply wait for you to open your window\, then hand your luggage up to you on the second floor.” David Fagin\, Huffington Post \n  \nOfficial website w/Trailer:  http://www.kutshersdoc.com/ \nAdditional website w/Teaser and Press Kit:  http://www.menemshafilms.com/welcome-kutshers
URL:https://desertfilmsociety.org/screening/tba-20/
LOCATION:Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm Springs Cultural Center\, 2300 E Baristo Road\, Palm Springs\, CA\, 92262\, United States
CATEGORIES:2015 - Screenings
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