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Miami Film Society MEMBERS: Friday, September 25Look for special instructions by email to place your order (order by Sept 30 for priority)Review benefi ts and/or become a Member at miamifi lmfestival.com/membership or call 305-237-7979.

GENERAL PUBLIC: Thursday, October 1Online: miamifi lmfestival.comPhone: 1-844-565-6433 (MIFF) Mon - Fri: 9 AM – 6 PM Sat - Sun: 10 AM – 2 PM

IN PERSON: MDC’s Tower Theater Box Offi ce: 1508 SW 8th St., Miami, FL 33135

During Festival: Box Offi ce opens one hour before the fi rst screening of the day. Patrons may purchase tickets for all Festival screenings, when available. Same-day tickets take priority in lines.

Rush Line: If screening nears capacity, rush line forms at venue. If seats become available, 2 tickets per person max, cash only.

PLEASE NOTEWhen planning your outing, make sure to allow time for traffi c and parking. Seating for Ticket Holders is guaranteed up to 15 minutes prior to start of screening. If you arrive after this, even a ticket does NOT guarantee a seat. At 15 minutes to showtime, the theater manager reserves the right to release your seat to the Rush Line. No refunds or exchanges. All programs and times are subject to change without notice. Students & Seniors must show valid ID at Box Offi ce.

GEMS is the 33-year-old Miami International Film Festival’s new fall event created to dazzle Miami fi lmlovers with the “gems” of the current season in preparation for the 33rd Miami International Film Festival (which runs next year March 4-13, 2016). Taking place over four days (October 22 – 25, 2015), GEMS will distill the annual Festival experience of showcasing the best of world cinema, into a concentrated weekend of 14 premieres accompanied by in-person appearances by visiting fi lmmakers, as well as seminars, parties and additional events.

ON SALE DATES

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Tickets on sale to Miami Film Society Members & Sponsors

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Tickets on sale to General Public

PRICES

General ScreeningsGeneral Admission $13Miami Film Society Members $10Seniors (65+) $12Students $10Masterclass Seminars $9 (MDC Students FREE with student ID)

Special Event Prices Opening Night Film Only $25 | MFS $20 Opening Night Film & Cocktail Reception $50 | MFS $40Closing Night Film Only $25 | MFS $20Closing Night Film & Gala Party $85| MFS $50GEMS Gala Party Only $60| MFS $30

Group Rates15% off with a single purchase of 20 or more tickets to the same screening. NOTE: A $1 per ticket processing fee applies to all regular screenings and seminar. A higher per-ticket fee may be appliedto special events.

VENUESMDC’s Tower Theater 1508 SW 8th St., Miami, FL 33135Ball & Chain 1513 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135Cubaocho Art and Research Center 1465 SW 8th St #106, Miami, FL 33135

Visit miamifi lmfestival.com for the most up-to-date info.Visit miamifi lmfestival.com for the most up-to-date info.

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While picking through a Rio de Janeiro trash dump looking for the small treasures that will earn him a dollar or two to get through the day, young orphan Raphael discovers a once-in-a-lifetime bonanza: a wallet stu� ed not just with cash, but some highly cryptic notes and symbols. When a major unit of the police force descends upon his favela in search of the wallet, Raphael knows he's chanced upon something big, and with the help of his buddies Gardo and Rato, launches an adventure to unearth the secret that the powerful elite wishes to crush.

Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) excels at creating fully-rounded child heroes with pride and determination to follow their hearts. Working with screenwriter Richard Curtis (Love Actually), Daldry handles the transition to working in Portuguese effortlessly, deftly inspiring our identification with his young leads, while shining a spotlight on the sobering challenges facing one of the world's most closely-watched cities. The supporting cast includes American stars Martin Sheen and Rooney Mara as missionary church workers trying to protect the boys from a brutally dead-end existence, and Brazilian stars Wagner Moura and Selton Mello. - Jaie Laplante

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SPECIAL GEMS PREVIEW NIGHT

UK, Brazil | 2015 | 114 minPortuguese, English

with English subtitles

DIRECTOR BIO

Stephen Daldry is from Doset, England. He is an acclaimed theater and fi lm director. He received Oscar nominations for Best Director for his fi rst three features, Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002) and The Reader (2008), and his fourth feature, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), was nominated for Best Picture.

Director Stephen DaldryExecutive Producers Bel Berlinck, Andrea Barata Ribeiro,Fernando Meirelles, Amelia Granger, Liza ChasinProducers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kris ThykierScreenwriter Richard Curtis, based on the novel by Andy MulliganCinematographer Adriano GoldmanMusic Antonio PintoCast Selton Mello, Wagner Moura, Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen Rickson Tevis, Eduardo Luis, Gabriel Weinstein, Nelson XavierProduction CompanyWORKING TITLE FILMSLondon,United KingdomUS DistributorFocus World

Prior to the highly-anticipated premiere of Trash, join the Festival's programmers as they help you plan your GEMS schedule with a big-screen presentation of trailers, news of attending fi lmmakers and special guests, and the low-down on parties.

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GEMS SCHEDULE

7:45pmBROOKLYN

IRL - 105 min.

5:30pm OPENING NIGHT

COCKTAIL @ CUBAOCHO

7:00pm HAVANA MOTOR CLUB

USA/CUB - 80 min.

7:15pmMIA MADRE

ITA - 106 min.

9:30pmEMBRACE OF THE SERPENT

COL - 125 min.

2:00pm MY GOLDEN DAYS

FRA - 123 min.

1:30pm HAVANA MOTOR CLUB

USA/CUB - 80 min.

4:30pm IT'S NOW OR NEVER

SPN - 91 min.

3:45pmYONA

ISR - 100 min.

6:45pmTHE CLAN

ARG - 108 min.

6:30pmKRISHA

USA - 83min.

9:30pmA PERFECT DAYSPN - 106 min.

9:00pm YOUTH

ITA - 118 min.

12:30pm IT'S NOW OR NEVER

SPN - 91 min.

12:00pmYONA

ISR - 100 min.

2:45pm THE ASSASSIN

TWN/CHN - 105 min.

2:30pm EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT

COL - 125 min.

6:00pm THE 33

CHL/USA - 120min.

8:00pm CLOSING NIGHT PARTY

@ BALL & CHAIN

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25

12:00pm TRIBUTE TO

JAMES HORNER

7:45 PMA PERFECT DAY

SPN/USA - 106 min.

9:15pmTHE CLUB

CHL - 98 min.

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http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/events/opening-night-cocktail/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/brooklyn/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/havana-motor-club/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/mia-madre/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/the-club/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/embrace-of-the-serpent/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/events/tribute-to-james-horner/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/my-golden-days/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/havana-motor-club/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/its-now-or-never/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/yona/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/the-clan/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/krisha/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/a-perfect-day/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/youth/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/its-now-or-never/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/yona/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/the-assassin/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/embrace-of-the-serpent/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/films/the-33/

http://gems2015.miamifilmfestival.com/events/closing-night-party/

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DIRECTOR BIO

Patricia Riggen is from Guadalajara, Mexico. She was the fi rst female director to open Miami International Film Festival, with her debut feature Under The Same Moon at the 2008 Festival. She also directed the feature Girl in Progress (2012).

Director Patricia RiggenExecutive Producers Carlos Eugenio Lavin, Leopoldo Enriquez, Alan Zhang, José Luis EscolarProducers Mike Medavoy, Robert Katz, Edward McGurnScreenwriters Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten, Michael Thomas based on the novel “Deep Down Dark” by Hector TobarCinematographer Checco VareseMusic James Horner Cast Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mario Casas,Gabriel Byrne, Adriana Barraza, Kate del Castillo, Cote de Pablo, Bob GuntonProduction CompanyALCON ENTERTAINMENTLos Angeles, USAUS DistributorWarner Bros.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCREENING, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 @ 6:00PMCLOSING NIGHT PARTY @ 8:00PM

An international rescue e� ort to save 33 Chilean miners trapped 2,300 ft underground for 69 days in the Copiapó mine riveted over a billion people in 2010, and now a superb international fi lm adaptation recreates the details of that unprecedented event. Despite what you think you may remember about that extraordinary story, Patricia Riggen’s thrilling fi lm version re-enacts those events as a heart-pounding thriller, while humanizing the subjects behind the media sensation with the trembling emotion of the very human drive to live, and heal.

With economic set-up and a truly scary recreation of the epic accident, Riggen plunges us deep into the heart of the mountain. An extraordinary cast of international stars brings their real-life counterparts a super immediacy. Below ground, there is “Super-Mario” Sepúlveda (a passionate Antonio Banderas), the charismatic but controversial spokesperson for the miners; above ground, standouts include Juliette Binoche as the broken-hearted sister of one of the miners and Rodrigo Santoro as Laurence Golborne, the Chilean government’s Minister of Public Works.

The real story of the 33 could have gone in so many di� erent directions, and there were heroes both likely and unlikely whose contributions made up the greater triumph. Riggen’s fi lm does the near-impossible; it gives life to the fear and dread, and the triumph, as if it were happening completely anew. - Jaie Laplante

USA, CHILE2015 | 120 min.

A GEM OF AN EVENT

The 33 is a fi lm - and a story - so big that it needs an epic Closing Party to match! Come across the street to the stylish and always surprising Ball & Chain to

celebrate not only The 33 but the entire upcoming 33rd season for Miami International Film Festival. A private party with pisco sours and Stella

Artois, not to mention Ball & Chain’s hearty and imaginative twists on Latin classics like queso frito (but with guava rum sauce),

Cuban spring roll (just like the sandwich...but a spring roll), smoked paprika chicharrones, mariquitas de maduros, and

much much more. Providing entertainment in the Grand Pineapple on the back patio is a sensational live

band, with plenty of room to stargaze...up above, and with special guests from The 33.

THE

BALL & CHAIN: 1513 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135


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DIRECTOR BIO

John Crowley is from Cork, Ireland. He divides his time equally between directing for the theater, fi lm and television. His feature fi lms include Intermission (2007), Boy A (2007), Is Anybody There? (2009) and Closed Circuit (2013).

Director John CrowleyExecutive Producers Alan Moloney, Caroline LevyProducers Finola Dwyer, Amanda PoseyScreenwriter Nick Hornby, based on the novel by Colm TóibínCinematographer Yves BelangerMusic Michael BrookCast Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Zegen, Emory Cohen, Mary O’Driscoll, Julie WaltersProduction CompanyWILDGAZE FILMSLondon, United KingdomUS DistributorFox Searchlight Pictures

Home is where the heart is, but when your loyalties lie in two di� erent places, worlds apart, choosing where to create your life is not an easy task. In 1952, with her family’s economic position in Ireland precarious, Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan, an Oscar nominee for Atonement) is shipped o� to New York City to work and send money back home. Although watched over by a kindly expat priest (Jim Broadbent) and her caustic landlady (Julie Walters), Eilis fi nds Brooklyn a scary, overwhelming and lonely place - until she meets Tony (Emory Cohen), a young Italian-American plumber who woos her relentlessly.

When a tragedy forces Eilis’ return to Ireland, her initial euphoria at being in the land she knows and understands best turns complicated when she becomes unexpectedly involved with a young rugby player, Jim (Domhnall Gleason). Faced with having to choose between two men, Eilis also has to choose between tradition and passion, between two countries and two futures. Brilliantly acted and sensitively adapted by Nick Hornby (An Education) from the Colm Tóibín bestselling novel. - Jaie Laplante

----------------------------------------------------------------OPENING NIGHT COCKTAIL @ 5:30PMSCREENING, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 @ 7:45PM

BROOKLYNIRELAND, UK, CANADA | 2015 | 105 min.

OPENING NIGHT COCKTAIL!Kicko� the dazzling array of cinematic gems on display at this year’s GEMS Festival by joining visiting Festival fi lmmakers and Miami Film Society members at a kicko� cocktail-and-canapes toast at Cubaocho, before the curtain goes up on our opening night fi lm, Brooklyn.

CUBAOCHO: 1465 8th St SE #106, Miami, FL 33135



DIRECTOR BIO

Hou Hsiao-Hsien was born in China’s Guangdong province, but grew up in Taiwan. He studied fi lm at the National Taiwan Arts Academy, and has directed 19 feature fi lms to date, including the Venice Golden Lion-winning A City of Sadness (1989), The Puppetmaster (1993) and Flight of the Red Balloon (2007). He was awarded Best Director at Cannes Film Festival 2015 for The Assassin.

Director Hou Hsiao-HsienExecutive Producers Hou Hsiao-hsien, Liao Ching-songProducers Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chin Yiqi, Peter Lam, Lin Kufn, Gou Tai-chiang, Tung Tzu-hsienScreenwriters Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Chu Tien-WenCinematographer Mark Lee Ping BingMusic Lim GiongCast Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Tsumabuki Satoshi, Juan Ching-tian, Hsieh Hsin-ying, Sheu Fang-yiProduction CompanyCENTRAL MOTION PICTURESTaipei, TaiwanUS DistributorWell Go USA

PRESENTED BY:

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THE ASSASSIN(NIE YIN NIANG)TAIWAN, CHINA, HONG KONG, FRANCE | 2015 | 105 min. | Mandarin with English subtitles

In 9th century China, 10-year-old Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who transforms her into an impressive warrior. One day, she is sent back to her home province with orders to kill the ruling lord, whom she was expected to marry. Nie Yinniang must choose: assassinate the man she loves or betray the sacred honor of her training.

After a distinguished career of social-realist dramas, the great Taiwanese fi lmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien keeps his feet - and camera - on the ground for his fi rst incursion into the martial combat genre. Realistic action sequences replace the swirling sword choreographies and slow-motion special e� ect pirouettes typical of the form. What matters most in The Assassin, as in Akira Kurosawa’s classic samurai fi lms, is the particular human philosophy and moral codes behind the strange business of being a righteous assassin. What also matters is the force of Hou’s wonderfully crafted cinematography and art direction, which deliver scene after scene of ravishing beauty. Every frame is a painting. - Orlando Rojas

2015 WINNERBEST DIRECTOR

PRESENTED BY:

DIRECTOR BIO

Pablo Trapero was born in San Justo, Argentina, and is one of the most important fi lmmakers of his generation. His fi rst feature, Crane World (1999) was a multi-international award winner; Rolling Families screened at the 2005 Festival, Lion's Den in 2008 and White Elephant in 2013. For The Clan Trapero won the Best Director Silver Lion at the 2015 Venice Film Festival.

Director Pablo TraperoExecutive Producers Leticia Cristi, Pola ZitoProducers Hugo Sigman, Matias Mosteirin, Agustin Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Esther García, Pablo TraperoScreenwriter Pablo Trapero Cinematographer Julian ApezteguíaMusic Sebastián EscofetCast Guillermo Francella, Peter LanzaniProduction Companies K&S FILMS, MATANZA CINE, EL DESEOArgentina, SpainUS DistributorTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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THE CLAN(EL CLAN)ARGENTINA, SPAIN | 2015 | 108 min.| Spanish with English Subtitles

The notorious Puccio case that stunned Argentina 30 years ago has lost none of its power to shock, outrage and chill. A member of the secret police of the Videla military regime of the late 70s and early 80s, it was Arquimedes Puccio’s job to kidnap dissidents during the reign of terror where more than 30,000 citizens simply “disappeared”. But after the fall of the regime, the upper middle-class Puccio kept right on going, kidnapping his rich neighbors and demanding huge ransoms – and then killing the victims even after the ransoms were paid.

Director Pablo Trapero tackles the juicy tale with adriving, muscular gusto, delving into Puccio's fascinating infl uence over his family and associates. Especially a� ected was Puccio's eldest son, Alex, a promising and popular young rugby star, but was lost in the grip of his father's psychological control over the "family business". As entertaining as it is disturbing, The Clan exposes our insatiable fascination for impunity. - Jaie Laplante

SILVER LION – BEST DIRECTOR


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DIRECTOR BIO

Ciro Guerra is from Rio de Oro, Cesar, Colombia, near the Venezuelan border. His feature films include The Wandering Shadows (2004) and The Wind Journeys (2009). Embrace of the Serpent (2015) is his third feature.

Director Ciro GuerraExecutive Producers Cristina Gallego, Raul Bravo, Marcelo Cespedes, Horacio MentastiProducer Cristina GallegoScreenwriters Ciro Guerra, Jacques Toulemonde based on the Daries of Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Richard Evans SchultesCinematographer David GallegoMusic Nascuy LinaresCast Jan Bijvoet, Brionne Davis, Antonio Bolivar Salvado Yangiama, Nilbio Torres, Miguel Dionisio RamosProduction CompanyCIUDAD LUNAR PRODUCCIONESBogota, ColombiaUS DistributorOscilloscope Laboratories

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EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT(EL ABRAZO DE LA SERPIENTE)COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA/ARGENTINA | 2015 | 125 min. | Spanish, Portuguese, German with English subtitles

In the Colombian Amazon in 1909, the Dutch botanist Theodor von Martins encounters the deeply mistrustful young shaman Karamakate, who has been separated by European imperialists from his recently decimated tribe. Deathly ill, von Martins must convince Karamakateto help him find the mystical healing plant yakuna, which he does by promising to lead Karamakate to a reunion with his elders. In a parallel story 40 years later, Karamakate is now an old man, but still serving as a guide, this time guiding an American explorer through the same waterways and snake-infested jungle floors. As the world moves forward, what ancient wisdoms are lost, what lessons of nature long understood become forgotten?

This is an epic and thrilling journey, capped with velvety, rich black & white cinematography, winner of the top award at this year's Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. Colombiandirector Ciro Guerra displays his tremendous gifts for sweeping and kinetic combinations of visual and aural cinematic astonishment. - Jaie Laplante

ART CINEMA AWARD


DIRECTOR BIO

Pablo Larraín is from Santiago, Chile. He has made six feature films to date and created the HBO series “Fugitivies (Prófugos)”, which had its North American premiere at Miami International Film Festival in 2012. His films Tony Manero (2008) and No (2012) also played the Festival. Larrain won the Silver Bear for Best Director at 2015 Berlin Film Festival for The Club, and has recently completed shooting his sixth feature, Neruda, based on the life of Chile’s most famous poet.

Director Pablo LarraínExecutive Producers Rocío Jadue,Juan Ignacio Correa, Mariane Hartard Producer Juan de Dios LarraínScreenwriters Guillermo Calderón, Daniel Villalobos, Pablo LarraínCinematographer Sergio ArmstrongEditor Sebastián SepúlvedaCast Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell,Alejandro Goic, Alejandro Sieveking, Marcelo Alonso, José SozaProduction CompanyFABULASantiago, ChileUS DistributorMusic Box Films

----------------------------------------------------------------FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 @ 9:15PM

THE CLUB(EL CLUB)CHILE | 2015 | 98 min. | Spanish with English subtitles

Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s follow-up to his global success (and Oscar-nominated) No, starring Gael García Bernal, is a tough, scathing and psychologically sobering indictment on the Catholic Church’s handling of moral failings within the institution.

In a dull, nondescript oceanside house in a town far removed from the national consciousness, four Catholic priests and a former nun live in exile and relative solitude. The “club,” one of many dotted throughout Chile, is the Archdiocese’s internal version of justice: total banishment for those who have made sexual or other abusive transgressions. When a new arrival creates a shocking incident that threatens the anonymity of the Church’s solution, a highly-placed administrative o»cial from the Archdiocese comes to audit the club, and harshly questions the general lack of atonement he sees. Yet when outside forces start to muster threats of violence, the Church responds in the only way it seems to know how. - Jaie Laplante

GRAND JURY PRIZE



DIRECTOR BIO

María Ripoll is from Barcelona, Spain. She has previously directed the feature films Twice Upon a Yesterday aka The Man With Rain in His Shoes (1998), Tortilla Soup (2001), Utopia (2003), Your Life in 65 (2006) and Traces of Sandalwood (2014).

Director María RipollExecutive Producer Jaime Ortiz de ArtiñanoProducers Francisco Ramos, Mikel Lejarza, Mercedes Gamero Screenwriters Jorge Lara, Francisco Roncal Cinematographer Pau Esteve Birba Music Simon SmithCast Dani Rovira, María Velverde, Clara Lago, Melody Ruíz, Jordi Sánchez, Joaquín Nuñez, Gracia Olayo, Yolanda RamosProduction CompanyZETA CINEMABarcelona, Spain

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IT’S NOW OR NEVER(AHORA O NUNCA)SPAIN | 2015 | 91 min. | Spanish with English subtitles

Fiancés Álex (Dani Rovira) and Eva (Maria Valverde) met as foreign exchange students in London, England years earlier, and to cap their romantic fairytale they have planned to bring friends and family together for the wedding in the same destination. In classic romantic comedy fashion, their love will be tested in numerous daunting ways before they can exchange their vows of commitment, among them a nightmarish Spanish mother-in-law-to-be, airport strikes, volcanic ash, blackout bachelorette parties and a variety of lost-in-translation double-entendres.

The chemistry of Rovira (the star of Spanish A�air (Ocho apellidos vascos) and the luminous Goya winner María Valverde helped propel It’s Now or Never to be this summer's biggest homegrown box o»ce hit in Spain. The result is a frothy, frisky comedy of first-class creative skill, expertly timed and filled with joyous performances, from the leads to the delightful character actors found in even the smallest roles. - Jaie Laplante


DIRECTOR BIO

Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt is from Brooklyn, New York. He co-directed and edited Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel, which was featured in Miami International Film Festival in 2012, and was an editor on Valentino: The Last Emperor, who opened the Festival in 2009. He won a 2007 Student Academy Award for his documentary short “Lumo”.

Director Bent-Jorgen PerlmuttExecutive Producers Dan Cogan, Magnus Andersson, Raja SethuramanProducers Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Zelmira Gainza, Magnus AnderssonScreenwriter Bent-Jorgen PerlmuttCinematographer Zelmira GainzaMusic Goran Kajfes, David Osterberg, Wichy de Vedado, Yasek ManzanoSubjects Reynaldo López García, Carlos Alvarez Sánchez, Armando “Pity” Lorenzo Munnet Rodríguez, Jose “Jote” Antonio Madera Boris, Reinaldo “Tito” López Fernandez, Saul García, Eduardo Hernández Domínguez, Milton Díaz CanterProduction CompanyPERLMUTT PRODUCTIONSBrooklyn, USA

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HAVANA MOTOR CLUBUSA/CUBA | 2015 | 80 min. | Spanish with English subtitles

One of the most fascinating events of Miami International Film Festival in 2014 was filmmaker Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt’s special presentation on his creative process in constructinghis portrait of Cuba’s top underground drag racers of classic American cars (and he galvanized the lucky audience members with some key sequences from the film). A year later, the film is now complete, and we’re delighted to bring Perlmutt back to Miami to share the finished work.

Havana Motor Club has it all: drama, heartbreak, frustration, laughter and tears, as Perlmutt follows many characters that tell stories about a Cuban much larger than themselves. From the moment that Castro banned the o»cial sport following a tragic accident in the early 1960s to present day, the underground racers have pursued a quest to have its o»cial status reinstated, and to bring their hobby out from the shadows. Exciting racing sequences and revealing quieter moments with some of the racers punctuate the story, which races through the gamut of emotional highs and lows. - Jaie Laplante



DIRECTOR BIO

Nanni Moretti is from northern Italy. His first major success in Italy was Ecce bombo (1978), and Dear Diary (1993) was his first international success. The Son’s Room won the Palme d’Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His other most recent films include The Caiman (2006) and We Have a Pope (2011).

Director Nanni MorettiProducers Nanni Moretti, Domenico ProcacciScreenwriters Nanni Moretti, Francesco Piccolo, Valia SantellaCinematographer Arnaldo CatinariCast Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarini, Nanni Moretti, Beatrice ManciniProduction CompanySACHER FILMRome, Italy US DistributorAlchemy

----------------------------------------------------------------FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 @ 7:15PM

MIA MADREITALY, FRANCE | 2015 | 106 min. | Italian, English with English subtitles

Well-regarded Italian filmmaker Margherita (the always brilliant Margherita Buy), is directing a big-budget film on location in Rome starring famous American actorBarry Huggins (played by John Turturro in another wholly original performance). But the actor’s bizarre behavior on the set causes major headaches and soon threatens a production meltdown. Margherita struggles to hold the film together, while away from the shoot, she is dealing with her mother’s terminal illness and her daughter’s adolescent rebelliousness.

Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre is possibly his most personal film, and a master class on autobiographical cinema. Although Moretti appears in a supporting role as Margherita’s brother, the character of Margherita herself is Moretti’s alter-ego. As in Moretti’s masterpieceThe Son’s Room, every conflict revolves around his own fears, uncertainties and despairs, as if he’d incessantly asked himself whether he’d be able to match the commitment he brings to his professional life, with his family duties.

Moretti’s legendary skill at creating powerful universal drama out of our most individual insecurities makes Mia Madre a rare gift. – Orlando Rojas

DIRECTOR BIO

Trey Edward Shults is from Houston, Texas. He began his film career working as an intern on Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. Krisha (2015) is his debut feature.

Director Trey Edward ShultsExecutive Producers Jonathan R. Chan, J.P. CastelProducers Justin R. Chan, Trey Edward Shults, Wilson Smith, Chase Joliet Screenwriter Trey Edward ShultsCinematographer Drew Daniels Music Brian McOmberCast Olivia Grace Applegate, Bryan Casserly, Alex DobrenkoProduction CompanyHOODY BOY PRODUCTIONSUSAUS DistributorA24


KRISHAUSA | 2015 | 83 min.

Estranged from her family for many years, the 60-something Krisha arrives at her younger sister Robyn’s house for a carefully planned reconciliation over the Thanksgiving holiday, where her mother, other siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews, and grand-niece have all congregated for a fun-filled weekend. Yet the edgy tension surrounding Krisha’s visit builds steadily, particularly with one of the young men we at first assume to be her nephew…Trey (played by the writer-director-editor-producer of the film, Trey Edward Shults). As the holiday progresses, Krisha’s intentions and psyche reveal a deep streak of self-destructive tendencies that cause havoc with the family dynamic. Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at SXSW earlier this year, Shults’ highly personal and compelling, hypnotic drama was also selected for Critic's Week in Cannes. Shults has drawn comparisons to the work of legendary American independent director John Cassavetes for their mutual use of family members in the cast and a maverick, avant-garde style of shooting favoring characters and scenes that envelop the viewer in both observation and emotion. - Andres Castillo



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Arnaud Desplechin is from Roubaix, France. His past films include Kings & Queen (2004), A Christmas Tale (2008) and Jimmy P. (2013). He has received 11 Cesar (French Academy Award) nominations to date.

Director Arnaud DesplechinProducer Pascal CaucheteuxScreenwriters Arnaud Desplechin, Julie PeyrCinematographer Irina LubtchanskyMusic Grégoire HetzelCast Mathieu Amalric, Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy LecollinetProduction CompanyWHY NOT PRODUCTIONSParis, FranceUS DistributorMagnolia Pictures

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After years abroad, anthropologist Paul Dedalus returns to France to find an explosive emotional time bomb awaiting him. Memories of key moments in Paul's life that in retrospect have come to define him at a fundamental level, come flooding back to him...his mother's suicide when he was 11; a rash teenage choice in Russia where he gave away his passport to a Jewish boy to save him from persecution; and most of all, his mad college-days love a�air with Esther, a beautiful young woman with an intimidating degree of self-confidence. Yet over time Esther’s independent streak devolves into frailty, and as both Paul and Esther spend time with other lovers, their almost perfectly poetic connection becomes a daily struggle.

A major prize winner at the Director's Fortnight in Cannes, Arnaud Desplechin’s epic coming-of-age tale portrays first love as a candid, sensual and unique experience that leaves a mark lasting as long as life itself. - Andres Castillo

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Mambru (Benicio Del Toro) and B (Tim Robbins) work for the nonprofit and neutral Aid Without Borders to keep the peace amid the terrible ethnic tensions in the Balkan region in the 1990s. With the fighting winding down and peace on the horizon, they will soon be heading home, but not before attempting to make one last di�erence. As a parting shot, a corpse has been dropped in a local well, contaminating the villagers' water supply, and Mambru and B set about dredging up the body and cleaning the water. An easy enough task - except that every conceivable roadblock (even bovine!) seems to conspire to against them, along with their colleagues Sophie and Katya.

Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa makes his first English language film with this Director's Fortnight-debuting tale, and his trademark humor, humanism and deeply satisfying compassion remain in tact for one of his richest works to date. A Perfect Day is a tender portrait of men who live to help, but who are gradually realizing their gru� benevolence has reached a certain level of saturation. The men hold on to their boyish charms even as they age with graceful wisdom. – Jaie Laplante

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Fernando León de Aranoa is from Madrid, Spain. He has won Goya (Spanish Academy) Awards for his films Familia (1996), Barrio (1998), Mondays in the Sun (2002) and Invisibles (2007). He presented Mondays in the Sun at the 2003 Miami International Film Festival, and Amador at the 2011 Festival.

Director Fernando León de AranoaExecutive Producers Patricia de Muns, Javier MendezProducers Fernando León de Aranoa, Jaume RouresScreenwriters Fernando León de Aranoa, Diego Farias, based on the novel “Dejarse Llover”, by Paula FariasCinematographer Alex CatalánMusic Arnau BatallerCast Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko, Melanie Thierry, Fedja Stukan, Eldar Residovic, Sergi LopezProduction CompaniesREPOSADO & MEDIAPROMadrid, SpainUS DistributorIFC Films


A PERFECT DAYSPAIN, USA | 2015 | 105 min. | English, Bosnian, Spanish, French with English subtitles


MY GOLDEN DAYS(TROIS SOUVENIRS DE MA JEUNESSE)FRANCE | 2015 | 123 min. | French with English subtitles



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Nir Bergman is from Haifa, Israel. He won the Ophir (Israel Academy Award) for his first feature, Broken Wings (2002), which also played at Miami International Film Festival. His sophomore e�ort, Intimate Grammar (2010), was featured in the 2011 Festival. Yona is his third feature film.

Director Nir BergmanProducers Chilik Michaeli, Michael Eckelt, Tami Leon, Avraham Pirchi, Moshe Eder, Leon EderyScreenwriter Dita Guery and Nir Bergman based on the novel “Yona Wallach” by Igal SarnaCinematographer Lutz ReitemeierMusic Avi BelleliCast Naomi Levov, Shalom Michaelashvili, Itamar Rothchild, Michael MoshonovProduction CompanyUCM FILMSTel Aviv, Israel

Like a "living thunderbolt", the bold and nonconformist Yona Wallach stormed through Tel-Aviv's male-dominated political and poetry circles in the 1960s.

As played in a fearless performance by Naomi Levov, Yona struggled from the beginning to be recognized for her no-holds-barred, free-form style of poetry featuring explicit tales of sexuality. Her poetry matched her life, a turbulent and fiercely high-pitched nightmare of intensity that led to a breakdown and time in a mental institution. Refusing to compromise even after release, Yona’s work eventually became recognized in the most prominent literary books and magazines of her time, and she was honored with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Literary Award in 1978.

Director Nir Bergman’s biopic vividly captures Yona’s highs, lows and her brave rebellion against a chauvinistic society with her unique voice. The film is fascinated by the formation of a legend, taken from us too soon. - Andres Castillo

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Paolo Sorrentino is from Naples, Italy. Considered among the top Italian filmmakers of his generation, his films have included One Man Up (2001), The Consequences of Love (2004), the Cannes-awarded Il Divo (2008), and the Oscar-winning The Great Beauty (2013). He is currently in production on his first television series, “The Young Pope”, for HBO and Canal+.

Director Paolo SorrentinoExecutive Producer Viola PrestieriProducers Nicola Giliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta CaloriScreenwriter Paolo SorrentinoCinematographer Luca BigazziMusic David LangCast Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane FondaProduction CompanyINDIGO FILMRome, ItalyUS DistributorFox Searchlight Pictures


YOUTHITALY, FRANCE, UK, SWITZERLAND | 2015 | 118 min. | English, Spanish, German with English subtitles

Lifetime friends and in-laws Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine), a retired orchestra conductor, and film director Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel), meet at one of their favorite retreats - an elegant Swiss spa. Mick is focusing on his next film, which he intends as his magnum opus, while Fred fends o� an o�er from Queen Elizabeth II to accept knighthood. Crisis interrupts in two forms - Mick's son Julian, married to Fred's daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz), abruptly leaves Lena for a young pop starlet; and a prickly Hollywood diva (Jane Fonda) arrives to give Mick a brutally unsparing piece of her mind.

In Paolo Sorrentino's newest Fellini-tinged masterpiece, the follow-up to his 2014 Oscar winning The Great Beauty, the Italian auteur orchestrates grand themes around life's wisdom - the getting of it, the delusion of it. Youth isn't wasted on the young, but Youth shows us that the pain of it is something we never really leave behind. - Jaie Laplante

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YONAISRAEL | 2014 | 100 min. | Hebrew with English subtitles


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Having composed the music for more than 130 productions, including dozens of the most memorable and successful films of the past three decades, James Horner was among the world’s most prolifi c and beloved fi lm composers. Tragically, Horner died this past June, when his single-engine crashed in a remote area of northern California. One of his final scores is Patricia Riggen's The 33, our GEMS closing night film. Horner’s work in The 33 is a large part of the movie’s incredible accomplishments – his music works expertly to stir our emotions and grip us deeper into the characters’ drama without ever being obtrusive. Horner, a two-time Academy Award winner, has left a legacy of some of the most influential and acclaimed music in the history of cinema.

On the eve of the premiere of The 33, Miami-based feature film composer Carlos Rafael Rivera takes an in-depth look at Horner’s work and career, using cues to demonstrate the powerful, yet often subtle, creative influence Horner brought to specific scenes and entire films. Beginning with one of Horner’s breakthrough accomplishments, the revered Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), and continuing on through multiple films (including Glory and Titanic), Rivera provides a compelling insight into the creative contributions of the film composer, and the special connection between composer and director.

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Carlos Rafael Rivera is an award-winning composer whose career has spanned several genres of the music industry. His music incorporates a large diversity of musical infl uences into his captivating compositions, which refl ect his multi-cultural upbringing in Central America and the United States. Rivera recently scored the Universal Pictures release A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), starring Liam Neeson.


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