CSA: The Confederate States of America
Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee, US, mock-documentary, 90 min., 2005

** OPENING WEEKEND FEATURE FILM **
Sat., Jan. 28, 7:30pm  Hollywood; and
Fri., Feb. 3, 9:00pm  Hollywood

Portland Premiere!

Through the altering lens of a faux TV documentary we see our America turned upside-down after a confederate victory in the Civil War. Using a mixture of real and fabricated historical documentation this deadpan satire cuts close to the bone through its provocative and humorous look at a country that runs frighteningly dangerous parallels to our own.

Awards: Audience Award, Malaga; Honorable Mention, BendFilm

ESL: English as a Second Language
Youssef Delara, USA, drama, 107 min., 2005

Sat, Feb 4, 3pm, Hollywood (w/ Youssef Delara); and
Sat, Feb 4, 7pm, PSU (w/ Youssef Delara)

Pacific NW Premiere!

Bolivar De La Cruz, with a baby on the way, has just made the treacherous journey over the border from Mexico to Los Angeles, home of the beautiful and restless Lola Sara, whose parents made the same journey some 20 years ago. Now two people from very different sides of the same culture will find themselves on a collision course that will change their lives forever.

Awards: Best Feature, Boston Latino Film Festival

[get a ticket - Feb 4, 3pm]

Tickets Available at Door for Feb 4, 7pm Show

The Olive Harvest
Hanna Elias, Palestine, drama, 92 min., 2003

Tue, Jan 31, 8:15pm, Guild; and
Sat, Feb 4, 2pm, Guild

Portland Premiere!

Beside the olive grove that protects and supports a rural Palestinian community, Raeda is forced by tradition to choose between brothers with differing ideas about peace and freedom. This complex story focuses on the two families’ intimate struggles with love, family obligation and female independence in a world of religious and political conflict.

Awards: First Time Director, Sao Paulo Int’l; Best Arabic Film, Cairo Int’l.

Notes: Filmed on location in the Palestinian Authority by a Palestinian director and an Israeli crew.

Sharif Don't Like It! - The Rough Cut
Shishir Kurup, US, drama, 92 min.

Thu, Feb 2, 7pm, Hollywood; and
Sat, Feb 4, 4pm, Guild

You-be-the-Director Project! (out of competition)

A college professor is 'interrogated,' four 'foreigners' meet in a train station, two 'politicos' are stuck in a limo on the 405 freeway and a 'performance art collective' makes a protest performance. These seemingly disparate storylines converge in this darkly comic look at the USA Patriot Act.


Notes: Selection to our pioneering "You-be-the-director project."

[get a ticket - Feb 2, 7pm]

[get a ticket - Feb 4, 4pm]

Stealing Cambodia
Marlin Darrah, USA/Cambodia, drama, 81 min, 2004

Sun, Jan 29, 3pm, Hollywood; and
Fri, Feb 3, 9pm, PSU 5th Avenue

Behind the veneer of lush, beautiful Cambodia lies a dark secret. This uncompromising dramatic feature film sheds light on the plight of girls forced into prostitution to support their families and the men who corrupt them. In a war-torn world where sexual pleasure can be bought at grievously low prices, what is the cost of humanity?

[get a ticket - Jan 29, 3pm]

Tickets Available at the Door for Feb 3, 9pm Showing