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David wants To Fly
Germany, 2010, 96 min.
This sprightly documentary about finding your own artistic inspiration follows German writer-director David Sieveking on his road to enlightenment, a journey that involves cult director David Lynch, various headquarters of the Transcendental Meditation movement and the icy source of the Ganges.... more
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Eastern Plays
Bulgaria, 2009, 88 min.
Sharply written, honest, and very timely, this story about two existentially lost brothers and the different paths they take in modern Sofia amidst the unemployment and the rising tide of xenophobic nationalism still sees hope for the future. Winner, Best Film, Sofia, Tokyo, Warsaw Film Festivals.... 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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Henry of Navarre
Germany, 2010, 153 min.
Protestants and Catholics at war in 16th-century France serve as the backdrop for this rousing epic—replete with bloody battles, bawdy sex, and delicious royal-court duplicity—tracing the rise of the protestant Henry, who went on to become the country’s beloved King Henry IV.
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Little Rose
Poland, 2010, 118 min.
Inspired by real events in mid-1960s Poland, this film à clef is a riveting exposé of how government agents infiltrated and informed on groups of writers and artists. Becoming progressively more gripping, it’s ultimately about the price one is willing to pay for love.... more
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My So-Called Enemy
USA, 2010, 89 min.
When six Palestinian and Israeli teenagers travel to the United States to participate in a women's leadership program called Building Bridges for Peace, they find the experience complicates the next seven years of their lives. An ideal companion piece to Precious Life. Winner, Best Conflict and Reso... more
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Of Gods and Men
France, 2010, 120 min.
Rising fundamentalist violence in Algeria forces a band of French monks to decide whether to flee or remain at the monastery where they have been for many years. A compassionate plea for understanding between cultures in a violent world. Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival.... more
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Of Love and Other Demons
Costa Rica, 2009, 97 min.
Masterful cinematography and a powerful script draw us into this tale of passion between a young noblewoman and a passionate priest bound by the confines of social mores and the smothering restraints of the Spanish inquisition. Based on Gabriel García Márquez’s novel.... more
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On the Path
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2010, 100 min.
A free-spirited flight attendant, Luna starts to question her relationship when her partner wants to join a strict Wahhabi community. Is love alone enough to survive the conflict between fundamentalist Islam and secular modernity?
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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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Turquaze
Belgium, 2010, 96 min.
A messy, moving and joyous romantic drama that explores the lives of immigrants who find themselves torn between two lands and cultures, with roots in neither, Turquaze introduces a trio of Turkish brothers living in Belgium who redefine family dynamics after their father's death.... more
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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Thailand, 2010, 114 min.
Be adventurous and experience this prize-winning film's beguiling Buddhist rhythms, mythical underpinnings and mesmeric images that include animism, apparitions, out-of-body experiences, and a beautiful princess having sex with a catfish. Winner, Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival.
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When We Leave
Germany, 2009, 119 min.
When a young Turkish-German woman can no longer stand her husband's ill treatment, she flees from Istanbul with her five-year-old son to her family in Berlin. But their love, affection, and loyalty soon become irrelevant as they struggle to reconcile her willful self-determination with the tradition... more
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