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CHOPS
Director/Executive Producer: Bruce Broder
Producers: Joe Carmody, Chip Rives,
Warren Skeels
Executive Producer: Tim Cremin
Digital 88 min. USA
Winnercomm, Inc.
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Chops tells the story of a group of kids, born with extraordinary
musical ability, who learn to make the most of their gifts in an acclaimed
public school jazz program in Jacksonville, Florida. From their early, squeaky
scales to their soaring improvisational solos, we have a front-row seat for
their fascinating transformation.
LARRY FLYNT: THE RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE
Director/Producer: Joan Brooker-Marks
Producer: Walter Marks
35mm 80 min. USA
Midtownfilms, Inc.
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Both hero and villain, tireless civil rights advocate and purveyor of
pornography, the always controversial Larry Flynt is the subject of Joan
Brooker-Marks' documentary. Delving beyond Flynt's political career,
the film offers an intimate glimpse into the publisher's personal life,
including the assassination attempt that left him paralyzed, and his first
wife's battle with AIDS. Ultimately, Brooker-Marks delivers the full,
unvarnished story of one of America's most unlikely defenders of civil
liberties.
Visit: LarryFlynt.com
NANKING
Directors: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman
Producers: Ted Leonsis, Michael Jacobs
Digital 90 min. China/USA
THINKFilm
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A powerful reminder of the heartbreaking toll war takes on the innocent,
Nanking tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China, in
the early days of World War II. The city was subjected to months of
bombardment, and when it fell, the Japanese unleashed murder and rape on a
horrifying scale. In the midst of the rampage, a small group of unarmed
Westerners banded together to establish a safety zone, rescuing over 200,000
Chinese.
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THE PRICE OF SUGAR
Director/Producer: Bill Haney
Producer: Eric Grunebaum
Digital 90 min. Dominican Republic/Spain
Uncommon Productions/Mitropoulos Films
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In the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a
few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed
guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane. They work grueling hours and
frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or
healthcare. The Price of Sugar follows Father Christopher Hartley, a
charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest
people and challenges powerful interests profiting from their
work.
A PROMISE TO THE DEAD: THE EXILE JOURNEY OF ARIEL DORFMAN
Director/Producer: Peter Raymont
Digital 91 min. Chile/Argentina/USA
White Pine Pictures
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A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman is an exploration of exile, memory, longing and democracy through the words and memories of playwright/author/activist, Ariel Dorfman (Death and the Maiden, How to Read Donald Duck, Other Septembers). The documentary was filmed in the USA, Argentina and Chile in late 2006 coinciding with the death of former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet.
Visit: www.promisetothedead.com
PROTAGONIST
Director/Producer: Jessica Yu
Producers: Elise Pearlstein, Susan West
Digital 90 min. USA
Diorama Films, LLC/IFC/Red Envelope
Protagonist explores extremism and the limits of certainty. This
visually inventive documentary weaves the stories of four men—a German
terrorist, a bank robber, an "ex-gay" evangelist and a martial arts
student—consumed by personal odysseys.
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