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12 Angry Lebanese: the Documentary
Lebanon, 2009, 78 min.
For 15 months, 45 inmates in a notorious Lebanese prison worked together to present an adaptation of 12 Angry Men. This inspiring, affecting documentary demonstrates the efficacy of drama therapy and its positive effects on some of society’s most ostracized individuals. Winner, Best Documentary, Aud... more
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Feathered Cocaine
Iceland, 2010, 80 min.
In a plot that sounds more spy thriller than documentary, an 18-year-old American travels to Iran in the mid-1970s to learn the art of falconry. Eventually, he crosses paths with Persian Gulf royalty, black market smugglers, and, possibly, the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.... more
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The First Movie
United Kingdom, 2009, 76 min.
A lyrical journey into the hearts and minds of the children of a small Kurdish village in northern Iraq, Mark Cousins’ celebrated film The First Movie shows his infectious passion for cinema inspiring the village children to create their own images and stories that transcend adversity. ... more
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Gold and Copper
Iran, 2010, 97 min.
A Tehran mullah-in-training struggles to take care of his ailing wife and their children in this profoundly moving melodrama. A film of near-universal appeal, it puts a human face on Iran’s Muslim clergy with its unusual tale of a man forced by hardship to become a better husband and father.... more
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The Human Resources Manager
Israel, 2010, 103 min.
A quirky road movie that moves from sun-baked Israel to the snow-covered landscapes of Romania. Winner, five Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director; Audience Award, Locarno Film Festival... more
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The Hunter
Iran, 2010, 92 min.
After losing his family during the run-up to Iran's disputed 2009 elections, a Tehrani man snaps and turns sniper in this latest from director/writer Rafi Pitts (whose It's Winter won the PSIFF ”New Visions” award in 2007).... more
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Precious Life
Israel, 2010, 90 min.
Set against the backdrop of Israel's 2008-09 blockade of Gaza and its military offensive there, Israeli television correspondent Shlomi Eldar's personal, provocative documentary offers a feast for debate and was named to the long list of potential documentary Academy Award nominees.... more
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The Rescuers
USA, 2010, 99 min.
Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List illuminated the story of a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jews from the concentration camps during WWII. However, there were many such little-known heroes who defied the Nazis to save countless Jews from a similar fate–-chief among them the 13 diplomats... more
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Son of Babylon
Iraq, 2010, 91 min.
In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, a young Kurdish boy and his grandmother set out in search of his father, arrested and missing since the Gulf War. Against the backdrop of the U.S. occupation, they make their way through a country in ruins, from prison to mosque to mass grave. ... more
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The Space Between
USA, 2009, 90 min.
In the immediate post 9/11 America, an emotionally damaged flight attendant is thrown together with a 10-year-old Muslim boy whose father worked at the World Trade Center… An intelligent drama that avoids the maudlin while offering that most elusive of post 9/11 emotions: hope.... more
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The White Meadows
Iran, 2009, 93 min.
The striking visuals and pointed metaphors of Iron Island led to the eye-catching compositions and invented mythologies of this allegory. Shot on the otherworldly salt formations of Iran's Lake Urmia, it follows an itinerant collector of human tears who visits villages to hear peoples' sorrows. Winn... more
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