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Stranger Than Fiction--Winter Season Kick-Off
Event Type:  Screening
01/10/2011 @ 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
New York, NY

This winter season mixes current sensations with rarities and timeless classics. The best and most affordable way to experience STF is with a Winter Season Pass. Purchase by Jan 10 to receive the early bird special: $99 for 11 films. Follow this link to order, look for CLIENT 9 and click on 8:00 pm.

Week one kicks off with celebrated films on consecutive nights. On Jan 10, CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER screens as a Monday special including a Q&A with director Alex Gibney. On Tues, Jan 11, ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE, winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Documentary Prize, will serve as the official Opening Night of winter season, chronicling a journalist's personal search for truth in Cambodia. STF will take a special Wednesday night spot on Jan 19 to feature GREY GARDENS with filmmakers Albert Maysles and Muffie Meyers, being honored the previous night with the Cinema Eye Honor Legacy Award. Karen Schmeer, the award-winning editor killed in a 2010 car accident, will be honored at STF on Feb 15 with FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL that she edited for director Errol Morris. Friends of Schmeer will pay tribute to her in the Q&A. The season concludes on March 15 with Barbara Kopple presenting her Oscar-winning classic HARLAN COUNTY, USA.

Location Name:  IFC Center
Address: 323 Sixth Ave. @ 3rd St., New York, NY
More info: http://stfdocs.com/
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