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Julie Huntsinger | Directors Tom Luddy Kim Morgan | GuestDirectors Guy Maddin Gary Meyer | SeniorCurator
Mara Fortes | Curator
Kirsten Laursen | ChiefofStaff
Brandt Garber | ProductionManager
Karen Schwartzman | SVP,Partnerships
Erika Moss Gordon | VP,Filmanthropy&Education
Melissa DeMicco | DevelopmentManager
Joanna Lyons | EventsManager
Bärbel Hacke | HostsManager
Shannon Mitchell | VP,Publicity
Justin Bradshaw | MediaManager
Jannette Angelle Bivona | ExecutiveAssistant
Marc McDonald | TheaterOperationsManager
Lucy Lerner | SHOWCorpsManager
Erica Gioga | Housing/TravelManager
Beth Calderello | OperationsManager
Chapin Cutler | TechnicalDirector
Ross Krantz | TechnicalWizard
Barbara Grassia | ProjectionandInspection
Annette Insdorf | Moderator
Mark Danner | ResidentCurators Pierre Rissient Peter Sellars Paolo Cherchi Usai
Publications EditorJasonSilverman(JS)
Chief WriterLarryGross(LG)
Prized Program ContributorsSheerlyAvni(SA),PaoloCherchiUsai(PCU),JesseDubus(JD),
GeoffDyer(GD),GianLucaFarinelli(GLF),MaraFortes(MF),ScottFoundas(SF),GuyMaddin(GM),LeonardMaltin(LM),JonathanMarlow(JM),
ToddMcCarthy(TM),GaryMeyer(GaM),KimMorgan(KM),ErrolMorris(EM),DavidThomson(DT),PetervonBagh(PvB)
Tribute CuratorChrisRobinson
Short Films CuratorsJonathanMarlow
andBillPence
Student Prints CuratorGregoryNava
THENATIONALFILMPRESERVELTD.PRESENTSTHE
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The National Film Preserve, Ltd.AColorado501(c)(3)nonprofit,tax-exempteducationalcorporation
Founded in 1974 by James Card, Tom Luddy and Bill & Stella Pence
Directors Emeriti Bill&StellaPence
Board of Governors
PeterBecker,KenBurns,PeggyCurran,MichaelFitzgerald,JulieHuntsinger,LindaLichter,TomLuddy,AlexanderPayne,ElizabethRedleaf,
MilosStehlik,Sheltong.Stanfill(Chair),JosephSteinberg
Poster Artist Christian Marclay
Trainedasasculptor,Christian’searlyfamecameasaturntableartist,workingwithmusiciansincludingJohnZorn,ButchMorrisandSonic
Youth.Marclayhasturnedthecollageintohighart,transformingmusicalephemeraintosculpturalpiecesthathavebeenexhibitedatMoMA,
TateModernandtheCentrePompidou.Hisbest-knownworkThe Clock,winneroftheGoldenLionattheVeniceBiennale,offereda24-hourinvestigationoftimeandthemovies,andhasplayedtorapturous
reviewsandoverflowaudiencesaroundtheworld.
Laurie Anderson | NewYork,NY
Jeremy Barber | LosAngeles,CA
Peter Bogdanovich | NewYork,NY
John Boorman | London,UK
Kevin Brownlow | London,UK
Mark Cousins | Edinburgh,Scotland
Don DeLillo | NewYork,NY
Buck Henry | LosAngeles,CA
Lisa Henson | CulverCity,CA
Werner Herzog | LosAngeles,CA
Kathleen Kennedy | SantaMonica,CA
Warren Lieberfarb | LosAngeles,CA
Phillip Lopate | Brooklyn,NY
Frank Marshall | SantaMonica,CA
Errol Morris | Cambridge,MA
Kirill Razlogov | Moscow,Russia
Salman Rushdie | NewYork,NY
Bertrand Tavernier | Paris,France
David Thomson | SanFrancisco,CA
Peter von Bagh | Helsinki,Finland
Esteemed Council of Advisors
Guest Directors
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GuyMaddinandKimMorganenjoythedistinctionofbeingthefirstcouple—and,indeed,marriedcouple—toserveinthegreattraditionofguestartisticdirectorsoftheTellurideFilmFestival.Andwhatapartnershiptheyrepresent.Exemplarsofhighlyindividualisticfilmconnoisseurship,theyhaveeachmadecareerstransformingtheirhighlyspecific,ofteneccentric,cinematicenthusiasmsintodeeplypersonalartandcriticism.
InfilmsincludingARCHANGEL(TFF17),CAREFUL(TFF19)andTHESADDESTMUSICINTHEWORLD(2003),Maddin(aTributeeatthe22ndFestival,withfellowSurrealistsJanSvankmajerandtheBrothersQuay)hasmystifyinglybutindeliblytransformedafetishismforesotericsilentandtransition-to-soundfilmtechniquesintoanunprecedentedcreativestyle.Healsohassingle-handedlyredefined,orperhapssimplydefined,thecityofWinnipegtotheworld.Bendingmeticulouslyrecreated,antiquatedexpressivemodestohisowndevices,thiscompletefilmmakerhasalwaysgonehisownwaywithgenial,arrestingandsometimesjustjaw-droppingresults.
AsforMorgan,justwhenonemighthavejustifiablythoughtthateverythingthatcouldbesaidaboutthatcinematiclodestarknownasfilmnoirhad,infact,beensaid,Morganarrivedtoaddressthegenreanew.WritingforherownblogSunset Gun,andinThe Huffington Post,Entertainment WeeklyandGarage Magazine,wheresheauthorsthemoviecolumn“Drive,SheSaid,”Morganhas,withparticularlyintuitive,lyricalandsometimesbesottedappreciation,givenusnewinsightsintothewondrouswomenwhopopulatedthenoirworld,boththecharactersandtheactresseswhoportrayedthem.Ifshehadn’tbefore,MorganmusthavefallenatleastpartlyinlovewithMaddinwhenshesawhisMYWINNIPEG(2007),whichfeaturedthefinalfilmappearanceofDETOURstarAnnSavage.
Bytheirownadmission,M&M’stastesoverlaptoanextraordinarydegree.ThesixfilmstheyhavechosentoshowandintroduceatTelluriderepresentaunifiedexpressionofsensibilitiesanddiscernment.FiveofthesixareHollywoodtitles,fiveareinblack-and-whiteandtheyweremadebetweentheearly1930sandthemid-1970s.Withoneexception,theyweredirectedbyjustlycelebratedauteurs,butthefilmsarenotofficialclassicsandareveryrarelyscreened.
It’sawonderfullyidiosyncraticlist,agroupingoffilmsthathavehithertoneverbeforemet.Untothemselves,theyconstituteafinemini-festival.–TM
A full description of the Guest Directors’ selections can be found on pages 24-25.
Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan
Each year, Telluride’s Guest Director serves as a key collaborator in the Festival’s programming decisions, bringing new ideas and overlooked films. Past Guest Directors include Salman Rushdie, Buck Henry, Laurie Anderson, Stephen Sondheim, Peter Sellars, Slavoj Zizek, Alexander Payne, Michael Ondaatje and Caetano Veloso.
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3 Hearts of Darkness
DeterminedtomakeanunorthodoxfilmabouttheextremeconditionsofVietnam,FrancisFordCoppolabeganshootinginthejunglesofthePhilippinesinMarch1975.Overthenext238daysofprincipalphotography,theAPOCALYPSENOWproductionsurvivedatyphoon,aheartattacksufferedbyitsstar,andadirectorflirtingwithamentalbreakingpoint.Writer-directorsGeorgeHickenlooperandFaxBahrtransformco-directorEleanorCoppola’sremarkable,no-holds-barredbehind-the-scenesfootage,alongwithinterviewswithwriterJohnMilius(“FrancishadmeconvincedthiswouldbethefirstfilmtowintheNobelPrize”),MartinSheen,GeorgeLucas,LaurenceFishburne,RobertDuvallandDennisHopper,intooneofthemoststartlingandsurprisinglyinspiringaccountsofartisticcommitment,inanymedium.FrancisFordCoppolacreatedaprojectofsuchimmenseambitionthatitsmerecompletionremainsoneofthegreatcinematicachievements.–JD(U.S.,1991,97m)In person: Eleanor Coppola
Q & A
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2 A Close-Up on Apocalypse Now
JamesGray(THEIMMIGRANT,WEOWNTHENIGHT)isfromagenerationoffilmmakerswhosecareershavebeendeeplyinfluencedbyFrancisFordCoppola’sAPOCALYPSENOW.Grayhoststhisonce-in-a-lifetimediscussion,heldattheintimate,historicSheridanOperaHouse,withfourofthekeymembersofthefilm’screativeteam.Oscar-winningproducerFredRoos(THEGODFATHER)usesscreenteststodiscussthecastingofthefilm,andOscar-winningeditorandsoundeditorWalterMurch(THEENGLISHPATIENT),Oscar-winningcinematographerVittorioStoraro(THELASTEMPEROR,REDS),andthelegendaryFrancisFordCoppolaeachpresentsequencesfromthefilmthatrevealhowandwhytheywerecreated.Theresult:never-before-heardinsightsintothemakingofthemostambitiousindependentfilmincinemahistory.Also of note: A Conversation with Dennis Jakob, a creative consultant on APOCALYPSE NOW and one of cinema’s essential behind-the-scenes visionaries, with Errol Morris and Guy Maddin, Monday, 11 AM at the County Courthouse.
H/Fri 2PM - C/Sat 8:30AM
1 A Tribute to Apocalypse Now
Made possible by a donation from The Burns Family
“MyfilmisnotaboutVietnam—itisVietnam,”FrancisFordCoppolafamously(andaccurately)saidofhis1979magnumopus:aboldlyre-imaginedversionofJosephConrad’sHeart of Darknesstransposedtotheall-consumingmadnessoftheMekongDelta.Shotover14monthsunderarduousconditionsinthePhilippines,APOCALYPSENOWremainsoneoftheessentialexperiencesofmoderncinema,fromitsopeningnapalmblasts(andJimMorrisonsinging“TheEnd”)toitsfinal,unforgettableboutofritualandsacrifice.Ithasbeen35yearssincethefilm’srelease,andwhiletherehavebeencountlessfilmsaboutVietnam,thereremainsonlyoneAPOCALYPSENOW.WearethrilledtopresentthesespecialscreeningsfromanewDCPoftheoriginaltheatricalcut,madeunderFrancisFordCoppola’ssupervision.
Coppola’stoweringachievementbeganastheprojectofanothervisionaryNorthernCaliforniadirector,GeorgeLucas.LucashadcommissionedJohnMiliustowritethefirstdraftofthescreenplayandimagineddirectingitclosetohome,intheSacramento-SanJoaquindeltaregion,insmall-scale,semi-documentaryfashion.ButbythetimeAPOCALYPSEwasreadytogo,LucaswasalreadyimmersedinSTARWARSandcededtheprojecttoCoppola(hismentor),whosawinMilius’scriptanotherpossibility:thatofabig,widescreenHollywoodwarepiclikeTHEBRIDGEONTHERIVERKWAIshotthroughwithtouchesoftheabsurd,alaDR.STRANGELOVE.
Itwas,seemingly,amomentwhenCoppolahadHollywoodinthepalmofhishand,freshoffthetriumphsofthetwoGODFATHERmoviesandTHECONVERSATION.Andyet—forwhatwouldultimatelyproveveryvalidreasons—APOCALYPSENOWfrightenedthestudios.Coppolawasultimatelyforcedtoself-financethefilm,makingitperhapshistory’sbiggestandriskiestindependentproduction.
Itwasaproductionbesetbybadweather,badhealthandgenerallybadvibes(includingthearrivalofBrando,dramaticallyoverweightandgrosslyunderprepared),allexpertlychronicledbyEleanorCoppolainherbehind-the-scenesdocumentaryHEARTSOFDARKNESS:AFILMMAKER’SAPOCALYPSE,playingelsewhereintheFestival.Butperhapsatouchofjunglemadnesswasnecessarytoachievethefilm’sunique,dream-likeintensity:helicopters,underthecommandofCol.Kilgore(RobertDuvall)swoopingintothesoundsofWagner;surfingsoldiershangingtenontheMekongDelta;aPlayboybunnyrevuedescendingintoriotconditions;Kurtz(MarlonBrando)inhisdesiccatedgrandiloquence,lurkingintheshadows,philosophizingintotheendlessnight.“Thehorror,thehorror”yes,butalsothesurreal,hypnotic,psychedelicbeauty.–SF(U.S.,1979,153m)
The 2PM Friday screening at the Herzog Theatre will be followed by an on-stage discussion with Francis Ford Coppola, producer-casting director Fred Roos, cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, co-screenwriter John Milius and editor-sound designer Walter Murch, moderated by Scott Foundas. The discussion after the 8:30AM Saturday screening at Chuck Jones’ Cinema will be moderated by James Gray.
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7 ‘71 5 Foxcatcher
P/Fri 5:45PM - C/Sat 5PM - G/Sun 9:30AM Q&AP/Fri 11:15PM - N/Sat 9:15PM Q&A - M/Sun 9:30AM
6 Two Days, One Night 4 Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Made possible by a donation from Elizabeth Redleaf
Duringtheirillustrious30-yearcareer,thewriter-directorteamLucandJean-PierreDardenne(Telluridetributees,TFF32),havecreatedandrefinedadistinctivemodeofcinematicsocialrealism.Everydaypeople,livingonthemargins,strugglewithinanimpersonalandcrueleconomicsystemthatdrivesthemintopsychicconflict.Sandra(TelluridetributeeMarionCotillard,TFF39)worksinafactoryabouttobedownsized.Hercoworkerscansaveherjobonlyifshecanpersuadethemtovoteagainsttheirfinancialself-interest.Hereffortsleadtorich,powerfulscenesofmoralambiguityandsurprisingpsychologicalinsight.ThoughmostofusassociateCotillard(LAVIEENROSE,MIDNIGHTINPARIS,RUSTANDBONE,TFF39)withalluringsexuality,heresheunpretentiouslyembracesSandra’severydaynessinamarvelousperformance,onethatperfectlyharmonizeswiththeskillful,poignant,observationalstyleoftheDardennes.–LG(Belgium-Italy-France,2014,95m)PrecededbyTOUTESDESCONNES(d.FrançoisJaros,France,2013,6m).In person: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, François Jaros
In2010,theLosAngelespolicearrestedLonnieFranklin,amiddle-agedAfricanAmerican,forthemurderoftenwomenoverthecourseof25years.Fewwereawareoftheserialkillings(Franklinmayhavekilledmanymore),andhisneighborsinSouthCentraldescribedhimasadecentguywhoworkedhardandresisteddruggangs.Directorandon-screeninterviewerNickBroomfield(BIGGIEANDTUPAC,HEIDIFLESS:HOLLYWOODMADAM),alongwithhissonBarney,andMarcHoeferlin,digforinformation,uncoveringamurky,hellishtaleofbrutalityanddepravityfueledbyeconomicdesperation,institutionalracismandcrackcocaine.Andwewonder:WouldtheLAPDletakilleroperateforaquarter-centuryinawhite,middle-classneighborhood?Broomfield’sinterviewswithsurvivorsofnear-fatalencounterswiththekillerarerivetingandheartbreaking.–LG(U.K-U.S.,2014,105m)PrecededbySUPERVENUS(d.FrédéricDoazan,France,2014,3m). In person: Nick Broomfield, Pam Brooks
Onhisfirstdayofduty,BritisharmygruntGaryHooklosescontactwithhisunit:adangerouspropositioninBelfast,attheheightoftheall-consumingCatholic-versus-Protestantviolence.Gradually,asGarysensesthecomplexvendettas,schismsandbetrayalsonallsidesofthewar,hisownconflictedloyaltiesemerge.JackO’Connell(whogaveamemorablestar-makingperformanceinlastyear’sSTARREDUP,TFF40)issuperbinthelead,andGregoryRoark’sconcisebutelaboratescriptefficientlyandsatisfyinglybringstogetherthenumerouscharacters,theirdivergentmotivationsandlabyrinthinestories.KnownfordirectingacclaimedTVshowsandhigh-endcommercials,YannDemange,inhisfeaturedebut,doesaremarkablejobatkeepinganenormouslytrickyfilmsuspenseful,tautandsolidlygrounded.Andheleavesroomforbothsidesofapoliticallychargedhistoricalmomenttobeheard.–LG(U.K.,2014,99m)PrecededbyINVASION(d.HugoRamírez&OlivierPatté,France,2014,4m).In person: Yann Demange
BennettMiller(CAPOTE[TFF32],MONEYBALL)hascraftedanotherrivetingbased-on-factdramainthisAmericanclassic-to-be.WrittenbyMaxFryeandDanFutterman,FOXCATCHERfollowsJohnDupont(SteveCarell),anheirtooneofAmerica’slargestfamilyfortunes,wholongstobeacoach/mentorintheultra-machoworldofOlympicwrestlers.Hehooksup,admiringlyatfirst,withMarkSchultz(ChanningTatum),amedalwinnerlackingthebasicmaterialresourcestokeeptraining.OnthewaytothisAmericanDream,Dupont’sprojectdevolvesintoaGreek-infusedtragedyofaspirationsgoneawry,poisonedbytheinequalitiesofstatus,talent,poweranddesire.Carell,speakinginavoicelikeacongestedwhisper,hisbodyseeminglymadeofpapermache,isarevelation.TatummakesMark’slostinarticulatenessequallyvivid.MarkRuffalo(onceawrestlerhimself)playsMark’sdecentandcaringbrother,trainer,andfellowmedalist,completingthisdoomedtriangle.–LG(U.S.,2014,134m)In person: Bennett Miller, Steve Carell, Channing Tatum
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8a The Homesman
9 The Decent One
TommyLeeJonesdirects,cowrites(withKieranFitzgerald)andco-starsinthisadaptationofGlendonSwarthout’snovelaboutastalwart,sensitiveprairiespinster.MaryBeeCuddy(HilarySwank)triestoleadthreeneighboringfarmwivesaddledbygriefanddespairbackEasttocareandsafety.SheisjoinedbyGeorgeBriggs(Jones),asnaggle-toothed,middle-agedHuckFinnwhoissimultaneouslycomicandunpredictablydangerous.OscarwinnersSwankandJonesaresuperbastheleads;thephenomenalsupportingcastincludesJohnLithgow,JamesSpader,TimBlakeNelson,MirandaOttoandMerylStreep.Withitsstarklybeautifullandscapes(shotbytheOscar-nominatedRodrigoPrieto,BIUTIFUL[TFF37],BROKEBACKMOUNTAIN[TFF32]),gunfightsandNativeAmericanencounters,THEHOMESMANatfirstseemspleasantlytraditional,butJonessoontestsourassumptionsaboutgenderrolesintheOldWest.–LG(U.S.,2014,120m)In person: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Kieran Fitzgerald
HeinrichHimmlerwasHitler’ssecond-in-command,theheadofthefearedSSandoneofthemenresponsiblefordesigningandimplementingtheHolocaust.Buthisday-to-daylifecouldn’thavebeenmoreimpeccablymid-centurybourgeoisGerman.Writer-directorVanessaLapadiscoverslettersbetweenHimmlerandhiswifeanddaughter,withtheircheerytermsofendearment,thefatherlyemphasisonkindnessanddecency,concernsaboutbirthdaypresentsandjobpressures,andothermundanesentimentsthatembodyHannahArendt’snotionofthebanalityofevil.There’sevenaprettymistresstocompletethestereotypicalpicture.Byinterspersing“work”correspondencethat—efficiently,proudlyandwithinhumancalmness—enumeratesunspeakableactsofviolenceagainstthe“humananimals”whomHimmlerisdeterminedtoannihilate,Lapachillinglybutdispassionatelyrevealshisduality:aneveryday,career-orientedfamilymanandbureaucratandviciousparanoidpsychoticwiththebloodofmillionsonhishands.Thefamiliarshockinglymeetstheunthinkable.–LG(Austria-Israel-Germany,2014,96m)In person: Vanessa Lapa
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8 A Tribute to Hilary Swank
CourageanddaringmarkHilarySwank’sbestworkonscreen.TheveryfactthatshetookonthephysicallyandemotionallychallengingrolesofBrandonTeenainBOYSDON’TCRYandMaggieFitzgeraldinMILLIONDOLLARBABYtellsusallweneedtoknowabouthercommitmenttotheartofacting.ShehasapairofAcademyAwardstoshowforthoseextraordinaryperformancesandcontinuestoseekoutoriginalanddemandingroles.
BorninLincoln,Nebraska,SwankcaughttheactingbugasachildandbeganworkinginlocaltheaterproductionsaftermovingtoWashingtonstate.Shealsopursuedgymnasticsandswimming,evenparticipatingintheJuniorOlympics.(Shewasrankedfifthingymnasticsinherstate.)Thedeterminationandconfidencerequiredofanathletehasstoodheringoodsteadeversince.
AfterrelocatingtoLosAngeleswithhermother,shestartedworkingprofessionallyinfilmsandTV,earningpartsinsuchhigh-profilefeaturesasBUFFYTHEVAMPIRESLAYERandTHENEXTKARATEKID.Busyworkintelevisionfollowed,includingayear-longrunontheTVseriesBEVERLYHILLS90210.ThenshehadachancetotryoutforfilmmakerKimberlyPeirce,whohadauditionedandrejectedhundredsofcandidatesforthegender-bendingroleofBrandoninBOYSDON’TCRY(1999).Shecutherhairandlivedasaboyforamonthtoprepareforthefilmingofthiswrenchingdrama,whichledtoanOscarandprovedtobeherstepping-stonetostardom.
Shewentontoworkinavarietyoffilms,large-scaleandsmall,beforefindinganothergemofapart—asatalentedbutstar-crossedboxer—inClintEastwood’sMILLIONDOLLARBABY(2002).LikeBOYSDON’TCRY,itwouldrequireagreatdealofpreparationandamajorphysicaltransformation.ShetrainedatthefamousGleason’sGyminBrooklyn,NewYorkandgained20poundsintheprocess.Hertrue-to-lifeandutterlysincereperformanceearnedherasecondAcademyAward,whichputsherinrarefiedcompanywhereOscarhistoryisconcerned.
Sincethattimeshehasactivelyinvolvedherselfindevelopingmaterialthatisworthyofhertalentanddedication.Asaresult,shehasplayedaninterestingarrayofreal-lifecharacters,bothlittle-known(adedicatedschoolteacherinFREEDOMWRITERS,asinglemomwhogetsalawdegreetofreeherincarceratedbrotherinCONVICTION)andworld-famous(aviatrixAmeliaEarhartinAMELIA).
HilarySwankneverformallystudiedacting,butclearlythathasn’theldherback.InacceptinghersecondOscarshedeclared,“I’mjustagirlfromatrailerparkwhohadadream.”It’snicetoseethatdreamcometrue.–LM
The program includes a selection of clips followed by the presentation of the Silver Medallion, an onstage interview led by Scott Foundas (Saturday) and John Horn (Sunday) and THE HOMESMAN (see opposite page), shown in its entirety.
TRIBUTE PROGRAM
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12 Children of No Importance 10 Leviathan
13 Red Army 11 Too Much Johnson
AnunsungmasterofWeimarcinema,GerhardLamprechtdidn’ttakepartintheExpressionistmovement,buthisworksofthe1920sbroughtfilmrealismtounprecedentedheights.ThisstarkdramaoftheslumsrevealsLamprecht’stalentindirectingchildrenandhissensibilityfortherightsoftheweakest.“Never,noteveninAmerica—thelandofchildstars—hasafilmdirectorimmersedhimselfsolovinglyinthepsycheofthechild”,wroteajournalistin1926.Atrademarkofhisstyleisthewithdrawalfromanyexplicitmessage;byhisownadmission,“Aha,he’sattackingsociety”isnotthekindofreactionheseekstoelicitfromtheviewer.Lamprecht’scompassionate,anti-ideologicalvisionofsocialinjusticeisnowripeforrediscovery.–PCU(Germany,1926,95m)FollowedbyTHELANDBEYONDTHESUNSET(d.HaroldShaw,U.S.,1912,14m).Live accompaniment by Donald Sosin; presented by Paolo Cherchi Usai
AndreyZvyagintsevbeginshisfilmwithaseriesofravishingimagesofRussia’snorthwesterncoast,followedbyominousshotsofwreckedboats,ruinedfactoriesandthedevastatedskeletonofawhale,allplayedagainstPhilipGlass’spulsatingmusicaltheme.Kolia(AlekseySerebryakov),adecentbutimpulsiveautomechanic,isabouttolosehishometoVadim(RomanMadyanov),athuggishyetinsecurepolitician,andcallsonhisoldarmybuddy(VladimirVdovichenkov),nowasmoothMoscowlawyer,forhelp.Atthesametime,Kolia’swifeLilya(ElenaLyadova)growsincreasinglydesperate.Thesefourcharacters,andalargecastofsupportingplayers,doaharrowingdanceofdeath,allsharingthedemonsofalcohol,greedandspiritualisolation.DirectedbyZvyagintsevwithincredibleprecisionandeconomy,andwinnerofCannes’bestscreenplayawardforZvyagintsevandOlegNegin,LEVIATHANisablisteringenquiryintothemorallychaoticconditionsofVladimirPutin’sRussia.–LG(Russia,2014,141m)In person: Andrey Zvyagintsev
DuringtheColdWar,thefateoftheSoviethockeyteamseemedamatteroflifeanddeath.GabePolsky’smoving,exceptionallyentertainingdocumentaryexploresthisphenomenonthroughthewildtaleofViacheslav“Slava”Fetisov,anextraordinarilytalented,charismaticdefensemanandyoungestevercaptainofthenationalteam.Nowanurbanemiddle-agedpolitician,FetisovrecallshisearlyyearsoftrainingunderthebrilliantcoachAnatoliTarasov,whotaughthimabrandofhockeythatcombinedtherigorofchessandtheeleganceofballet.AfterTarasovwasremovedinfavorofaKGB-favoredhack,Fetisovbeganalong,ragged,oftenpainfuljourneyfromhisbelovedhomelandtostardom,andeventualStanleyCupglory,intheU.S.’sNationalHockeyLeague.PolskyunfoldsFetisov’scareerasametaphorforthedeclineoftheSovietsystemandglobalcapitalism’smorallyambiguousvictory.-LG(U.S.-Russia,2014,85m)PrecededbyLAZNIA(d.TomekDucki,Poland,2013,4m).In person: Gabe Polsky
JustthreeyearsbeforeCITIZENKANE,a23-yearoldOrsonWellesembarkedonanexperimentalstage-and-filmprojectforthenewlyformedMercuryTheatre,starringadaredevilJosephCotten.Everythingwentwrong:Wellesranoutoftimeandmoney,thenrealizedthatthetheaterchosenfortheshowwasn’tsuitableforfilmprojection!Thissilent,slapstick-stylefarceofmistakenidentities,reminiscentofMackSennett’schasecomediesandRenéClair’sENTR’ACTE,wasleftunfinishedandnevershownpublicly.Anitratecopyresurfacedinawarehouselocated—ofallplaces—inPordenone,theItalianhomeoftheworld’smostrenownedsilentfilmfestival.Hereitis,restoredbyGeorgeEastmanHouseandshownexactlyasitwasfound,togetherwithanexquisitefragmentofamateurfootage(d.unknown,U.S.,1938,3m)showingWellesonthesetofthefilm.–PCU(U.S.,1938,66m)Live accompaniment by Donald Sosin; presented by Paolo Cherchi Usai
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14a Diplomacy
15 Billy, How Did You Do It?
In1945,HitlerorderedGeneralDietrichvonCholtitz(NielsArestrup,APROPHET,TFF36)todestroyParis’siconiclandmarks,fromtheEiffelTowertotheArcdeTriomphetoNotre-Dame,beforetheGermansurrenderedtotheAllies.Inthefilm,RaoulNordling,anurbaneSwedishdiplomat(AndréDussollier,WILDGRASS)arrivesatVonCholtitz’shotelsuitetopersuadeamanwhohasbuiltacareeronloyaltytodisobeytheorder.DirectorVolkerSchlöndorffadaptsCyrilGely’splayintoamagnificentminiature,setalmostentirelyinoneroomandplayinginrealtime,asthediplomatappealstotheGeneral’sdecency,thefutilityofwar,andParis’scherishedpositionintheworld’simagination.Thoughweknowtheoutcome,theensuingverbalchessgame—asperformedbytwoofEurope’sgreatestlivingactors—unfoldswithsuchastonishingwitandintricacythatwearesweptawaybythesuspense.–LG(France-Germany,2014,85m)In person: Volker Schlöndorff
AfterTFF41tributeeVolkerSchlöndorffreceivedafanletterfromasurprisingsource—thegreatdirectorBillyWilder—heproposedacollaboration:aseriesofinterviewsbetweenthetwodirectorsfortelevision.AsignonWilder’swallasking,“WhatwouldLubitschdo?”suggestedaframework:SchlöndorffwouldsetouttobetterunderstandWilder’smethodsandinspirations.Wilderprovestobeirascible,passionateandcurious,speakinginanexcitedmixofEnglishandGerman,whileSchlöndorffisperceptiveandeloquent,clearlydelightedbythejourneythroughWilder’sexceptionalcareer.BILLY,HOWDIDYOUDOIT?ispurecinephilicpleasure.–JD(Germany,1992,183m)In person: Volker Schlöndorff
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14 A Tribute to Volker Schlöndorff
Byhisownadmission,VolkerSchlöndorff,oneofGermany’sgreatestdirectors,spentmuchofhisyouthdreamingofbecomingFrench.HewasstillateenagerwhenhisfamilyrelocatedfromWiesbadentoParis,wherehewentontostudyphilosophyattheSorbonneandfilmmakingatthelegendaryfilmschoolIDHEC.Itwastherethathebefriendedaclassmate,LouisMalle,whohiredSchlöndorffasassistantdirectoronZAZIEDANSLEMETRO(1960),thestartofaprolificcareerasanassistantthatincludedgigsforAlainResnais(onLASTYEARATMARIENBAD)andJean-PierreMelville.
Then,withMalleashisproducer,SchlöndorffreturnedtoGermanyandmadehisdebutfeature,YOUNGTÖRLESS(1966),achilling,psychologicallyacutefilmaboutbullyingthatanticipatedbyseveraldecadesMichaelHaneke’sTHEWHITERIBBON(TFF36)andannouncedSchlöndorffasthelatestinthewaveofyoungfilmmakerscomprisingtheNewGermanCinema.AmongtheotherswereWernerHerzog,AlexanderKluge,WimWenders,andofcourseRainerWernerFassbinderwhoin1970starredforSchlöndorffinabrilliantmodernadaptationofBertoltBrecht’sBAAL,madeforGermanTVandlittleseensincethen.InTelluride,itmakesitslongoverduecomeback.
Schlöndorff’sbestfilmshavetimeandagainreturnedtothesubjectofhiscountry’sgreatandterriblejourneythroughthe20thcentury.THELOSTHONOROFKATHARINABLUM(1975),ablisteringportraitofaninnocentwomanundonebyalethalcocktailofstatepower,radicalpoliticsandtabloidsensationalism,wasmadeinpartnershipwithSchlöndorff’sthenwife,MargarethevonTrotta.COUPDEGRACE(1976,TFF5)followedamagnificentlydoomedromancesetagainsttheGermaninvolvementintheRussianCivilWar.ManyrecoiledattheprospectofafilmversionofGünterGrass’phantasmagoricalnovelaboutGermany,butTHETINDRUM(1979)isamasterpiecethatcapturesallofitshorror,mordanthumorandoddlytouchingmomentsofataleaboutaboywhorailsagainstaninhumanworldbyrefusingtogrow.
Inthedecadessince,Schlöndorffhasbeenverymuchamanoftheworld,workinginEuropeandAmerica,alwayswithimpeccabletasteinsourcematerial.FewdirectorscouldseemascomfortablehandlingMusil,Proust,ArthurMiller(theTVversionofDEATHOFASALESMAN,withDustinHoffman)andtheBritishpulpnovelistJamesHadleyChase.Forafewyearsinthe‘90s,heevenbecameastudioexecutive,helpingtorehabilitateGermany’sfamedStudioBabelsberg.Butinrecentyears,hehasreturnedtodirecting,andweareluckytohavehimback.Hislatest,DIPLOMACY,isbothoneofhisbestandmostpersonalworks—ascintillatingdramaofpoliticalmannersandmaneuverssetinNazi-occupiedParisintheshadowoftheAllies’advance.Itis,aboveall,alovelettertotheCityofLightsascouldonlyhavebeenmadebyaGermanwiththesoulofaFrenchman.–SF
The program includes a selection of clips followed by the presentation of the Silver Medallion, an onstage interview led by Scott Foundas (Sunday) and Todd McCarthy (Monday) and DIPLOMACY (see opposite page), shown in its entirety. BILLY, HOW DID YOU DO IT? (opposite page) and BAAL (page 23) also screen at the Festival.
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16 Wild
17 99 Homes
18 The Imitation Game
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CherylStrayed(ReeseWitherspoon)sufferedapainfuldivorce,theabruptdeathofher45-year-oldmother(LauraDern)andaperiodofpromiscuityanddruguse.Attheedgeofhomelessness,shedecidestohikethe1100-milePacificCrestTrailfromMexicotoOregon.Solo.Novelist-screenwriterNickHornbyanddirectorJean-MarcValleé(DALLASBUYERSCLUB)adaptStrayed’sacclaimed,best-sellingmemoirintoapassionate,emotional,funnyandinvolvingcinematicjourney.Witherspoon,whoalsoproduces,issuperblyunsentimentalandgutsyinrenderingtheinnerbattlebetweenCheryl’sself-destructiveimpulsesandherwilltosurvive.BothDernandThomasSadoski,astheanguishedhusbandleftbehind,giveexcellentsupport,asarethosesheencounters:veteranhikers,spiritualseekers,granolafreaksandthemostordinaryofordinarypeople,eachareminderoftherestlessnessofthehumansoul.–LG(U.S.,2014,115m)PrecededbyLAVA(d.JamesFordMurphy,U.S.,2014,7m).In person: Jean-Marc Valleé, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Cheryl Strayed, James Ford Murphy
Writer-directorRaminBahrani(ATANYPRICE,TFF39)andcowritersAmirNaderiandBaharehAzimidistillanAmericancatastrophe—the2008foreclosureofmillionsofhomes—intothestoryoftwoordinaryguys.Asreal-estatebrokerRicky(MichaelShannon)evictsDennis(AndrewGarfield),ayoungsingle-dadandunemployedconstructionworker,herecognizesDennis’potential.Soon,RickyistrainingDennisintheartofeviction,alongwiththebottom-feederprofiteeringthatcancomewithit.Shannon’sRickyisamultilayeredbadguyworthyofArthurMillerandDavidMamet,effectivelypreyingonhumanweaknessbecauseheknowsandfearsitinhimself.Garfielddisappearssoentirelyintotheskinofaworking-classguytryingtosurvivethatonecouldforgetthathe’salsooneofHollywood’sgreatactionheroes.99HOMESisthekindoffilmweseefartoorarely:asuperbsociallyconsciousdrama.–LG(U.S.,2014,112m)PrecededbyLIFTYOUUP(d.RaminBahrani,U.S.,2014,7m).In person: Ramin Bahrani
DuringWorldWarII,thebrilliant,idiosyncraticBritishmathematicianAlanTuring—apioneerinthetheoryofartificialintelligence—wasassignedthetaskofdecodingNaziGermany’sencryptedmilitarymessages.GrahamMoore’sscriptcombinespsychologicalinsightintoTuringwithapanoramichistoryofwaranditsaftermath.MortenTyldum,aveteranNorwegiandirector,flawlesslychoreographsandcontrolsthedramaticelements.BenedictCumberbatchconvincinglyconveysboththeexcitementandthepainfulisolationofTuring’screativegenius,withsuperbsupportfromCharlesDanceasthemilitarymanwhoconsidershimafraud,MarkStrongasthesinisterheadofBritain’snewspyunitMI6,MatthewGoodeasthemostsociallyadeptofTuring’scolleaguesandKeiraKnightley,agiftedpuzzle-solverwhomakesapoignantefforttohelpleadTuringtowardamorenormallife.–LG(U.K.-U.S.,2014,114m)PrecededbyBOX(d.TarikAbdel-Gawad,U.S.,2013,5m).In person: Morten Tyldum
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19 Mr. Turner
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MasterfilmmakerandTelluridetributeeMikeLeigh(TFF23),haslongbeenfascinatedbyJ.M.W.Turner,thevisionary,radicalmid-19thcenturyBritishpainter.Forhis12thfeature,LeighdelvesdeeplyintoTurner’slifeofcreativityandoftenoff-puttingintensity.FrequentLeighcollaboratorTimothySpall,whowonCannes’BestActorprizefortherole,isalternatelytender,funny,andfrighteningasheworkstowardsartisticimmortality;heisaidedbyasuperbcastfeaturingLeighregularsRuthSheenandLeslieManville,andnewcomerMarionBaileyinthekeyroleofSophia,whomTurnerlovedtowardtheendofhislife.CinematographerDickPope,anotherlongtimememberofLeigh’steam,contributeseloquentlandscapesthatevokeTurner’swork.LeighbringstinydetailsofVictorianEnglandtovividlife,andavoidseitheridealizingordisparagingTurner,insteaddisplayingthemaninthebreadthofhisvulgar,obsessivetragicomichumanity.TheexchangesbetweenTurnerandhiseccentricfellowpainterBenjaminHaydon(MartinSavage)areaspecialtreat.–LG(U.K.,2014,150m)In person: Mike Leigh, Marion Bailey
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23 Wild Tales
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AnIranian-bornjournalist(GaelGarcíaBernal)leaveshispregnantwifeintheU.K.andreturnstoTehrantocoverthecontroversial2009presidentialelections.Whenhisvideodisclosespoliceviolence,he’sarrestedandthrownintosolitaryconfinementasa“CIA-Zionist”spy.It’snosurprisethatwriter-directorJonStewart,thecomedian-hostofThe Daily Show,haswell-informedconvictionsaboutIran’srepressivetheocraticgovernment.WhatISastonishingareStewart’sskillsinadaptation(heworksfromMaziarBahari’smemoir),cinematicstorytellingandsophisticatedcharacterization,inhisdebutasafilmmaker.GarcíaBernalandKimBodnia,ashisangry,insecurebutweirdlytouchinginterrogator,givefantasticallyauthenticperformances,withStewartadroitlysee-sawingintonebetweensurreal,Kafkaesqueblackcomedyandscenesofterrifyingphysicalsuffering.ROSEWATERisaknockout,boththrillingandunexpected.–LG(U.S.,2014,96m)PrecededbyAÏSSA(d.ClémentTréhin-Lalanne,France,2014,8m).In person: Jon Stewart, Gael García Bernal, Maziar Bahari
Revenge,ifnotalwayssweet,can,intherighthands,beveryfunny.Thisanthologyofsixnarratives,unifiedprincipallybythemesofcoincidence,demonstratesthemannerinwhicheachofitsprincipalcharacters—havingsufferedaninsultorindignity,fromthemosttrivialtothemostserious—goestosometimesoutlandishlymurderouslengthstogeteven.TheseconcisefablesallcenteronperfectlyordinarymiddleclassArgentineans.Lurkingbeneaththeircivilizedexteriors,aswediscover,areboundlesswavesofrageandanalmostinsatiabledesireforchaos.Writer-directorDamiánSzifrón’soriginal,provocativeworkhereinvolveselegantlypilotingacastofsomethemostadmirednamesinArgentineancinema:RicardoDarín,OscarMartinezandÉricaRivas.Somewhereinmovieheaven,theghostofLuisBuñuelsmiles.–LG(Argentina-Spain,2014,121m)PrecededbyDON’THUGMEI’MSCAREDII:TIME(d.BeckySloan&JosephPelling,U.K,2013,4m).In person: Damián Szifrón
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20 The Look of Silence
21 Mommy
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JoshuaOppenheimer’sextraordinaryfollow-uptoTHEACTOFKILLING(TFF39)profilesayoungoptometristinhisattempttobringthepastintofocus,beginningwiththe1965massmurderofIndonesiancommunistsandthesubsequentrewritingofhistorybytheright-winggovernment.Inaseriesofquiet,timeless,quotidianmomentswhereseeminglynothingishappening,indeed,everythingisbeingsaid.Somuchmorethan“theotherside”ofthestory—thestoryofthevictims—thisalsoisarichessayonmemory,timeanddeath.Onekillercalmlythreatensthebrotherofavictim.Anotherkillersays,“It’spolitics.”Thatis,ifpoliticsisultimatelyaboutself-deception,denialandrepression.Anotherkillersumsitup,“Lifeonearth.That’showitis.”Oneofthegreatestandmostpowerfuldocumentariesevermade:aprofoundcommentonthehumancondition.–EM(Denmark-Indonesia-Norway-Finland-U.S.,2014,99m)PrecededbyVERBATIM(d.BrettWeiner,U.S.,2014,7m).In person: Joshua Oppenheimer, Adi, Brett Weiner
In2009,21-yearoldactor-writer-directorXavierDolanwonthreeprizesinCannes’prestigiousDirector’sFortnightprogramforhiscoming-of-agecomedyIKILLEDMYMOTHER.Thisyear,hisfifthfilmsharedtheGrandJuryPrizewithnolessaneminencethanJean-LucGodard.InMOMMY,Diane(AnneDorval),asexy,tough-talkingworking-classwidow,triestokeepSteve(AntoineOlivierPilon),thesonshepassionatelyadores,fromsuccumbingtopsychologicalinstabilityandapropensityforsociopathicviolence.Motherandson’sundeniablyinappropriateamour fou—codependencyistootameawordforit—seemsheadedforcatastrophewhentheymeetandbefriendKyla(SuzanneClément),amousyneighborcopingwithherowndemons.Dolanstagesandshootsscenesofextravagant,almostdeliriousemotionalintensity,craftingadeeplypersonalfilmwithrelentlessconfidence.It’sarisky,provocativeandworthwhileride.–LG(Canada,2014,139m)In person: Xavier Dolan
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24 Birdman
25 Dancing Arabs
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InpursuitofredemptiononBroadway,thefaded,straight-out-of-rehabHollywoodactionstarRiccanThomson(MichaelKeaton)mustjuggleaneedymistress(AndreaRiseborough),aninsecureleadinglady(NaomiWatts),amaniacallyover-confidentco-star(EdNorton),histruth-tellingdaughter(EmmaStone),histerrifiedlawyer(ZachGalifianakis),andanexhaustedex-wife(AmyRyan).That’snottomentionfacingdownhisvindictivesuperherodoppelgänger.Intheperformanceofalifetime,Keatondominatesthisamazingensemblewithacontrolledcomicpathos.AlejandroGonzálezIñárritu(BABEL,TFF33;BIUTIFUL,TFF37)hascreatedaswirling,sinuousrenderingofhisownintricatePirandellianscript(cowrittenbyNicolâsGiacobone,AlexanderDinelarisandArmandoBo),employingspecialeffectsandbrilliantcinematographybyOscarwinnerEmmanuelLubezkitotakethebackstage-comedymelodrama(masteredbyFellini,AltmanandFosse)toentirelynewheights.–LG(U.S.,2014,118m)In person: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Firstlove,schoolbullies,BritishNewWave…andSCUDmissiles.Thisbittersweet80scoming-of-agedramafromdirectorEranRiklis(THESYRIANBRIDE,THELEMONTREE)adaptstwolargelyautobiographicalnovelsbythepopularArab-IsraeliSayedKashua(bestknownforbothhisHaaretzcolumnsandtheaward-winningIsraelitelevisioncomedyARABLABOR).Eyad(TawfeekBarhom)isagiftedArabteenagerwhowinsthechancetoattendoneofthemostprestigiousJewishboardingschoolsinIsrael.Isolatedandlonelyatfirst,EyadsoondevelopsclosefriendshipswithschoolmatesJonathanandNaomi.Butthenheartbreak,personaltragedyandthebrokenpoliticsoftheregiondestroytheirtemporaryadolescentidyll.AsEyadmovesintomanhood,heisforcedtomakeimpossibledecisionsaboutwherehewillstand—andwhohewillbe—inadividedcountry.–SA(Israel-Germany-France,2014,105m)In person: Eran Riklis, Tawfeek Barhom, Sayed Kashua
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26 The 50 Year Argument
W.H.Auden.IsaiahBerlin.JoanDidion.VaclavHavel.JamesBaldwin.SusanSontag.NormanMailer.GoreVidal.Fiftyyearsago,longtimeeditorRobertSilverscreated,intheNew York Review of Books,aspaceforourbestthinkerstorespondtourgentpoliticalquestionsofthemoment.MartinScorseseandco-directorDavidTedeschiweaverarelyseenarchivalmaterial,contributorinterviewsandvéritéfootageintoacelebrationofcurrentaffairswritingthatavoidsthestereotypes,lazinessandideologicalcantofcommercialjournalismandpunditry.WhetheranalyzingtheVietnamWar,theriseoffeminism,Czechoslovakia’sVelvetRevolutionorU.S.torturepolicy,themagazine’sbrilliantcontributorshaveprovidedirreplaceableinsightsinthemajordebatesofthepasthalf-century,makingamajorcontributiontothemoralandintellectuallifeofAmericaandbeyond.–LG(U.K.-U.S.,2014,97m)PrecededbyAWRITERANDTHREESCRIPTEDITORSWALKINTOABAR(d.MatthewSaville,2014,Australia,3m).In person: Robert Silvers, Margaret Bodde
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27 The Salt of the Earth
InadditiontomasterfulfictionfilmsincludingTHEAMERICANFRIEND,PARIS,TEXAS(TFF11)andWINGSOFDESIRE,thetirelessandever-curiousWimWendershascreatedwondrousdocumentaries(TOKYO-GA,BUENAVISTASOCIALCLUB,PINA,TFF38).ThisdeeplyemotionalportraitofBrazilianphotographerSebastiãoSalgado,co-directedwithSalgado’ssonJuliano,ishisfinestnonfictionworkyet.Salgadoleftacomfortablemiddle-classcareerasaneconomisttobecomearestlessglobetrottingartist.EachseriesofSalgado’sphotos—documentingmarginalizedfolkartists,manuallaborersworkingnightmarishjobs,andsurvivorsofgenocide—combineacutemoralandsocialcommitmentwithvisionaryintensityandbeauty.InSALT,Salgado,advancinginyears,andJulianosetouttodocumenttheEarth’slastuntouchedcommunities.ThedeeprespectandaffectionWendersandJulianofeelforthisgreatartistradiatefromeveryframe.–LG(Brazil-Italy-France,2014,109m)In person: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
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28 Merchants of Doubt
29 The Gate
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WorkingfromNaomiOreskeandErikConway’sacclaimedbook,RobertKenner(FOODINC.)craftsanentertainingandthoughtfulinvestigationofanacuteproblem:thepro-industrysciencedeniers.Fromtheadvocatesofnucleardeterrence,tothepeddlingofpseudo-sciencebycigarettemanufacturerstodeniersofclimatechange—perhapstoday’smosturgentscientificandpoliticalissue—Kennerexposesthewaysthatindustry-fundedprofessionaldeniersdeliberatelymystifywhatthescientificcommunityconsiderssettledfacts.AstartlingarrayofclimatechangedenierscheerfullyadmittotheirdistortionsandKennerisabletolocatetheideologicalconvictionsthataredrivingthem.Particularlymovingisonearch-conservativeU.S.CongressmanwhodecidedtogotoAntarcticatocheckoutthestateofthepolaricecapsforhimself.Shakenbywhathesaw,hereturnedtoopposehisolddie-hardideologicalallies.–LG(U.S.,2014,96m)PrecededbyFEAST(d.PatrickOsborne,U.S.,2014,6m).In person: Robert Kenner, Patrick Osborne
AfterbeingcapturedbytheKhmerRougein1971,FrançoisBizot(RaphaëlPersonnaz),aFrenchethnologiststudyingruralBuddhisminNorthernCambodia,wasaccusedofbeingaspyfortheCIA,chainedtoapostinthejungleandinterrogateddailybyTaDuch,amilitaryleader.Ashisthreemonthsincaptivityunfolded,BizotearnedtherespectofDuch,whoeventuallyarguedtohissuperiorsthatBizotwasascholar.HebecametheonlyWesternerreleasedalivefromKhmerRougecaptivity.DirectorRégisWargnier(INDOCHINE)adaptsBizot’spowerfulautobiographyintoasuspensefuldramawithmultipleunexpectedtwists,includingonethatoccursyearslater,asBizotbecomesawitnessatDuch’strialfortheatrocitiescommittedduringthewar.ProducedbyRithyPanh(THEMISSINGPICTURE,TFF40).–GaM(France-Belgium-Cambodia,2014,94m)PrecededbySOCKSKEWERSTREET8(d.ElliVourinen,Finland,2013,6m).In person: Régis Wargnier
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30 Madame Bovary
31 The Price of Fame
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Astonishingly,nohigh-profilefemaledirectorhastakenontheFrenchclassicMadame Bovary—untilnow.ThelushnewadaptationbySophieBarthes(COLDSOULS)starsMiaWasikowskaasayoungwomansuffocatedbyprovinciallife,whoselongingforsensuouspleasurespromptsherdownfall.Barthes’takeonFlaubert’sseminalnovelismeticulouslycrafted,withanelaborateproductiondesignthatplungestheviewerintotheatmosphereof19th-centuryNormandy.Combiningacontemporarycinematographicapproach,withacloseattentiontoperioddetail,andbringingtogetheranall-starcast(RhysIfans,PaulGiamatti,EzraMillerandLoganMarshall-Green)insupportingroles,BarthesrenewsthearchetypicalfallenwomanstoryandmasterfullyadaptsFlaubert’sdescriptiveacuity.Thecondensedscript—encompassingonlyafewyearsofEmmaBovary’slife—pairedwithcinematographerAndrijParekh’snaturalisticprecision—beautifullyconveysEmma’srestlessdisillusionment.–MF(U.K.-Belgium,2014,118m)In person: Sophie Barthes
Attheendofthe1970s,inanuneventfulSwisstown,Osman—ahard-workingfamilymanstrugglingtoraiseakidandcareforhisillwife—reluctantlytakesinEddy,asmall-timecriminalwithgrandiosedelusions.WhennewsofCharlieChaplin’sdeathspreads,EddyenlistsOsmaninapipe-dreamschemetokidnapthebodyofthedeceasedstaranddemandaheftyransom.Looselybasedontrueevents,thiselegantlyoutlandishcomedybyXavierBeauvois(OFGODSANDMEN,TFF37)abouta“less-than-perfectcrime”proceedswithaestheticrigoranderuditeknowledgeoffilmhistory.BenoîtPoelvoordeandRoschdyZemarebrilliantasthebuffoonishdreamerandhislevelheadedaccomplice,andBeauvois’sabilitytoimprintthemagicaluniverseofthemoviesontoadulllittlelakesidetownmakethisasurreal,engrossinglyfunnyanddevoutlyChaplinesqueadventure.–MF(France,2014,114m)In person: Xavier Beauvois
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The Festival annually celebrates a hero of cinema—an organization or individual— that preserves, honors and presents great movies. Past recipients include the Criterion Collection, HBO, Ted Turner, Stanley Kauffmann, Manny Farber, Pierre Rissient, Leonard Maltin, Serge Bromberg and the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
CINETECA DI BOLOGNA AND GIAN LUCA FARINELLI
Iftheworld’sfilmarchivesareasolarsystemwithincreasinginfluenceonthesignificantpresentationoffilms,thenGianLucaFarinelli,theheadoftheCinetecadiBologna,isoneofitscentersofgravity,perhapseventhemostimportantoneofthemoment.Hisarchiveanditslaboratoryareanessentialcenterfortherestorationworkthatiscrucialforthepreservationoffilmculture.
TheChaplinestateentrustedGianLucawiththenewprintsofthemaster’sworks,andBolognaalsohousesthearchivesofPasolini,Scorsese,andmanyothermasters.Beyondtheessentialrestorationwork,thearchivealsopublishesbooksandDVDs,andencompassesawiderangeofactivitiesthatbringthelocalandglobalcreativecommunitiestogether.
InJuneandJuly,thefestivalIlCinemaRitrovatogatherstogethertheworld’sleadingfilmexperts,archivists,historiansandcriticstoviewunknownandrarelyseenfilmtreasures.FarinelliandNicolaMazzantiwereintheir20swhentheyfoundedtheeventin1988.It’saprimeexampleofhowfilmhistoryhasoftenbeenmadebytheveryyoung,andhowmanyinitiativesinfilmculturecanbeasimportantasthebestfilms.ArecentexampleofBologna’srestorativeworkisJOYFULLAUGHTER(1960),amasterpiecebyMarioMonicelli,adirectorofimportancetothearchive.–PvB
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33 Carroll Ballard: Seems Like Only Yesterday
BeforehisfilmsTHEBLACKSTALLIONandNEVERCRYWOLF,CarrollBallarddirectedaseriesofremarkableshortfilmsthatrevealedhimasapoeticvisionaryofAmericancinema.Afterdecadesinlimbo,fourshortshavebeenrestoredunderBallard’ssupervision:PERILSOFPRISCILLA(1969,17m),aviewoftheworldthroughtheeyes(andears)ofaput-uponhousecat;PIGS!(1975,11m),whichdoesforitstitlesubjectswhatPRISCILLAdoesforcats;RODEO(1969,20m),whichdistendsafewsecondsfromthelifeofachampionbullriderintoanabstractstudy;andCRYSTALIZATION(1974,10m)astunningscienceproject.Finally,therevelatorySEEMSLIKEONLYYESTERDAY(1971,45m)juxtaposesinterviewswithadozenCaliforniacentenariansagainstvibrantmontagestracingourrapidascentfromtheOldWesttotheSpaceAge.It’sahaunting,elegiacallybeautifulessayonaging,memoryandthesteadymarchoftime.–SF(Totalruntime:107m)In person: Carroll Ballard
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Made possible by a donation fromBertoltBrechtcompletedhisfirstfull-lengthplay,aspiritualautobiography,at20.Ittellsthestoryofanamoralcreativeartistwhocompulsivelyseducesanddestroyseverywomanheencounters.In1970,VolkerSchlöndorfftransposedittothebohemianneighborhoodsofMunich,castingthe25-year-oldRainerWernerFassbinder(whohadnotyetemergedasoneofGermany’sgreatfilmmakers)inthetitlerole.TheenergiesoftheyouthfulBrecht,SchlöndorffandFassbindercombineexplosivelyinwhatemergesasariveting,memorable,anderoticmelodrama.Fassbinderseizestherolewithacold,swaggeringwitandconfidence,playingagainstactors(HannahSchygulla[TFF22Tributee],IrmHerman,PeerRaben)whobecamepartofhisstockcompany,aswellasoppositeanotherimportantdirectorto-be(andSchlöndorff’sfuturewife)MargarethevonTrotta(TFF36Tributee).BAAL,unavailableforageneration,offersavisionoftheNewGermanCinematocome.–LG(Germany,1970,85m)In person: Volker Schlöndorff
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ShotjustafewmonthsafterLADOLCEVITA,andfilmedinRomeinthesamelocationsandwiththesamesetdesigner,MarioMonicelli’sfilmactedlikeaparodyofFellini’smasterpiece.Thoughitmadeuseofthesamestage,JOYFULLAUGHTER(releasedinItalyasRISATEDIGIOIA)portrayedacompletelydifferentviewpointto
Fellini’sromanticItaly.Thefilm’scomediccouple,AnnaMagnaniandTotò,thequintessentiallosers,servedasperfectoppositestoAnitaEkbergandMarcelloMastroianni,andMonicellicontrastsLADOLCEVITA’spromiseofabrightandglamorousfuturewithadepictionofanarchaic,alreadyperishingItaly.Thefilm,abouttwoperformersstrugglingeventofindenoughfoodtoeat,decisivelyexpressesMonicelli’santi-modernpoeticsduringtheperiodwhenhereleasedBIGDEALONMADONNASTREET(1958),THEGREATWAR(1959)andTHEORGANIZER(1963),allnominatedforAcademyAwards.–GLF(Italy,1960,106m)Presented by Gian Luca Farinelli
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Guest Directors’ SelectionsGuest Directors’ SelectionsAll programs presented by Kim Morgan and Guy Maddin. All selections screened in archival 35mm prints.
CruellyneveravailableonDVDorevenVHS,HowardHawks’exquisite,fullymaturedfilmeruptsonthescreenplopinthemidstofhiscanonicaltitles.SaturatedwithHawksianromanceandcamaraderie,buttouchedbyvehementmadness,thisGreatWarlovetrianglestarsmilk-whitegoddessJuneLang(inreallifeamobster’swife)as
anursetornbetweentwoofficers:FredricMarchinhismid-30sleading-manprime;andWarnerBaxter,thatfistfuloffrayednervesslatheredinBrylcreem,previouslyknownforkeepingthebloodpressurehighinLloydBacon’s42ndSTREET.LionelBarrymoreplaysapatheticrelicoftheFranco-Prussianwarswholiesabouthisagetoserveasanelderlyprivatebeneathhisownson,astartlingexampleofpaternalhumiliation.IliketothinkthatofallthecreditedscreenwritersWilliamFaulknercontrivedthescript’sremarkabledenouement:Nooneelsecouldhavecommingledsomuchtragedy,romanceandhilarityintooneexplosivemoment!–GM(U.S.,1936,103m)
ToooftendiscussedasMichelangeloAntonioni’s“transitionalfilm”—onethatcombinedanearthierItalianneo-realismwiththealienatedlandscapesofhisfuture—thisisoneofAntonioni’sgreatestworks:lyrical,heartbreakinglyhumanandsobeautifullyshotbyGiannidiVenanzo.Simplywatchingadaughterwalkdowna
lonelyroadwithherfathermovesmetotears.Asthelead,virileAmericanactorSteveCochran,notoriousforplayinghandsomecads(WHITEHEAT,THEDAMNEDDON’TCRY),makesthemovieextrafascinatingandpotentlymysterious.He’sutterlybelievableastheheartbroken,wanderingmechanic,amanwhohaslosthiswoman(AlidaValli)andalotmorealongtheway.YouwishAntonionihadworkedwithCochranagain.Theircombinationispurepoetry.–KM(Italy,1957,116m)
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37 Il Grido WhenIfirstsawthismovie,ithitmethewayUlmer’sDETOURdid:hard,andwithdelicious,dementedsatisfaction.Wherehadthismoviebeenallmylife?Abeautiful,world-wearyBeverlyMichaelsisthewickedofthetitle,thoughnotaswickedasyou’dthink:awhite-claddrifterwhosashaysintotown,nabsawaitressing
jobandfallsfortheobnoxiouslyhandsomebartenderRichardEgan.Whattodo?Thejointisownedbyhiswife(EvelynScott).RussellRouse(NEWYORKCONFIDENTIAL,THEOSCAR)allowshisactorstotakeovertheirsordidsurroundingswithsuchpowerthatyoutrulyfeelforthem,particularlyMichaels.Amasterpiecethatnotonlyspeaksvividlyofhumannature,butalsounderstandswomen,wickedandotherwise.–KM(U.S.,1953,77m)
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Presented by Turner Classic Movies Oneofthosemoviesthat’ssospecialthatit’shardtoevenwriteabout—it’sjustsoaliveandbreathingandrealandcharmingandsadandyoucanpracticallysmellit.Youwantpeopletoliveinit,tofallinlovewithitsscruffy-cool,charismaticleads(ElliotGouldandGeorgeSegal).
WorkingfromJosephWalsh’sautobiographicalscreenplay,RobertAltmanfollowstheoff-kilteradventuresoftwogamblingaddicts,includingfemalefriends(orhookers),goons,orangesandbetsonallthenamesoftheSevenDwarves(“Dumbowasn’tinthatcast?”).GouldandSegalaresonaturaltogether,whilebeingsuchdifferentmenandthemovieissomuchfun,thatwhenyouareoccasionally(or,often,dependingonwhatkindofpersonyouare)hitwithitsunderlyingsadness,itmakesitallthemoreaching,allthemorehuman.It’sutterlyinimitable,oneofAltman’sgreatestmoviesandmyfavoriteofhis.–KM(U.S.,1974,108m)In person: Joseph Walsh, George Segal
PoetofdesireFrankBorzageunfurledagreatribbonoflush,utterlydis-inhibitedlovedreamsinthelate1920swiththesilents7thHEAVEN(1927),STREETANGEL(1928)andLUCKYSTAR(1929,TFF1991).AllfeaturedJanetGaynorandCharlesFarrellasardentsliftedaboveearthlytragedybycrazedheartstonear-supernaturalromantic
triumphs.Borzage’sfeetareplantedmorefirmlyintherealworldinthispre-codetalkiemasterpiece,setamongthegrimprivationsoftheGreatDepression,butimbuedbycinematographerJosephAugust(THEINFORMER,1935)withrich,shadowyluminosityasgorgeousasanythinginSternbergorCapraofthetime.BorzagedeploysAmericanalpha-everymanSpencerTracyandquivering,youngandlovelyLorettaYoungtohighjackanddownshiftaluridStroheimianmelodramatoadeliciouslynuancedpace,revealingitscharactersandplotcontoursinwhatMartinScorseseadmiringlydescribedasBorzage’s“lovers’time,”where“everygesture,everyexchangeofglance,everywordcounts.”–GM(U.S.,1933,75m)
Finally!ArestoredcopyofJosephLosey’sunder-seen,under-discussed,andthatoverusedbut,inthiscase,aptterm,underratedremakeofFritzLang’sclassic.Itshouldmakethosetiresomesoulswhospitonallremakesrealizeitcanbedonewithbrilliantlyeffectivedeviations.DavidWayne,inaquietly,powerfullyweirdperformance,
terrorizeschildrenina1950sLosAngelesmadeevocativeandseedilybeautifulbycinematographerErnestLaszlo.FromtheveryfirstshottothestunninghuntintheBradburyBuilding,LoseyandLaszlosubmergeyouinasickandlonelyoldworld,whirlingtogetherandpropellingustowardsthestory’spowerfulmobhysteria.ThespectacularsupportingcastincludesMartinGabel,LutherAdler,NormanLloyd,RaymondBurrandJimBackus.TargetedbyHUACtheveryyearthispicturewasreleased,Losey(THEPROWLER,THESERVANT,thewonderfullybaroqueBOOM!)leftthecountryinsteadofnamingnamesforthatghastlycommittee.Thankfully,Britainembracedhim,andhebecameoneofthemoreinterestingfilmmakersofthe1960s.–KM(U.S.,1951,88m)
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•Information Desk:whereyou’llfindFestivalprograms,passlanyards,copiesofThe Film Watch,andgoodiesprovidedbytheFestival’ssponsors.FilmFestivalstaffmemberscananswerallofyourFestival-relatedquestions.
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County Courthouse The intersection of Colorado Avenue (the main street) and Oak Street (NW corner) ThehistoricSanMiguelCountyCourthousehoststheConversationsseries.Seepage42fordetails.
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Festival Daily Drawing InspiredbyTFF41posterartistChristainMarclay’ssignaturecelebrationofcelluloidandoutmodedtechnology,thisyear’sDailyDrawingisacollageofwonderfulprizesthatarealsocertaintoinspire!Forfullgloriousdetailsonthisyear’scornucopiaofprizescheckouttheinsidebackcoveroftheProgramGuide.
•Enter everyday to wintheMandarinOrientalHotelGrandPrizeonMonday.GrandPrizewillbeawardedattheLaborDayPicnicNoonSeminar.
•Enter Friday to winanAudible.commembership,anAzadifinerugoraPureFixbicycle
•Enter Saturday to winanAudible.commembership,aBravenspeakerorSeatoSkiaccommodationspackage
•Enter Sunday to winanAudible.commembership,Begg&Co.cashmerescarforCrumplerbag.
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The RulesAll Festival Passes are absolutely non-transferable.
The saving of seats or places in line is not permitted.There is no seating after the performance begins.
The theatres will be cleared after each performance.The use of cell phones, electronic recording or
communication devices is not permitted in the theatres.
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SUPERVENUS (d.FrédéricDoazan,2014,3m)Acomicandunsettlingevolutionofourchangingperceptionsoffemalebeauty. PrecedesTALESOFTHEGRIMSLEEPER
TOUTES DES CONNES* (d.FrançoisJaros,Canada,2013,6m)Arelationshipends,in95scenesofhumorandhumiliation. PrecedesTWODAYS,ONENIGHT
INVASION (d.HugoRamirez&OlivierPatté,France,2014,4m)Ameteorite(painstakinglypainted)disruptseverything. Precedes‘71
THE LAND BEYOND THE SUNSET (d.HaroldShaw,U.S.,1912,14m)Thefirstbattlecryagainstchildabuse. FollowsCHILDRENOFNOIMPORTANCE
LAZNIA (d.TomekDucki,Poland-UnitedKingdom,2013,4m)Twoswimmersdiveintofantasticalanimatedwaters. PrecedesREDARMY
LAVA* (d.JamesFordMurphy,U.S.,2014,7m)Amusicallovestory,spanningmillionsoftropicalyears. PrecedesWILD
LIFT YOU UP* (d.RaminBahrani,U.S.,2014,7m)“Whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?”Theanswersaredeeperthanyouthink. Precedes99HOMES
BOX (d.TarikAbdel-Oawad,U.S.,2013,5m)Realanddigitalspacemergethroughprojection-mappingontomovingsurfacesinaliveperformance. PrecedesTHEIMITATIONGAME
VERBATIM* (d.BrettWeiner,U.S.,2014,7m)Doyouknowwhat“photocopyingmachine”means? PrecedesTHELOOKOFSILENCE
AÏSSA (d.ClémentTréhin-Lalanne,France,2014,8m)Deportation?ACongoleseteen’sphysicalexamdeterminesherdestiny. PrecedesROSEWATER
DON’T HUG ME I’M SCARED II: TIME (d.BeckySloan&JosephPelling,U.K.,2013,4m)Thisain’tSesameStreet. PrecedesWILDTALES
A WRITER AND THREE SCRIPT EDITORS WALK INTO A BAR* (d.MatthewSaville,Australia,2014,3m)Can’taguyjusttellajoke? PrecedesTHE50YEARARGUMENT
FEAST* (d.PatrickOsborne,U.S.,2014,6m)Acanine’sgourmetlifetakesaturnafterhismasterfallsinlove. PrecedesMERCHANTSOFDOUBT
SOCK SKEWER STREET 8 (d.ElliVuorinen,Finland,2013,6m)Alonelywomanfindstinyknittedsocksandworriesaboutwhosefeetmustbecold. PrecedesTHEGATE
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SHOWcase for ShortsTheseshortmasterpiecesplaybeforefeaturefilms.
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Filmmakers of TomorrowN/Sat 9:30AM Q&A
41 Student PrintsInits21styear,thisprogramcelebratesthebestinstudent-producedworkfromaroundtheworld.Curated and introduced by Gregory Nava, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Q & A
NO MAN’S LAND*(d.DavidAdler,Denmark,2014,NationalFilmSchoolofDenmark,19m)Adangerousfriendshipblossomsunderthemostdeadlyconditions.
NOCEBO(d.LennartRuff,Germany,2014,MunichFilmSchool,39m)Acover-up.Anescape.Skepticalauthorities.Andthen,thepursuit.Butwhatisreal?
STONE CARS*(d.ReinaldoMarcusGreen,U.S.-SouthAfrica,2013,NewYorkUniversity,14m)Inatoughspot,agirlisforcedtomakeafatefuldecision.
GUESTS*(d.MarkColumbus,U.S.,2014,UCLA,12m)Aboyfacesanewschoolyard,theterrorsofdeathandBobbyBell.
FIRST PRIZE*(d.KevinMcMullin,U.S.,2014,ColumbiaUniversity,10m)Aboymakesadiscovery.Butwhowouldbelieveit?
THE PRIDE OF STRATHMOOR*(d.EinarBaltin,U.S.,2014,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,8m)Georgia,1927.Apastorisswallowedbymadness,ashisjournalreveals.
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Student Programs
Education Programs made possible in part by contributions from George & Pam Hamel and the Kayne Foundation. Programs additionally made possible by the Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation, Pangea Media Productions, LLC and Facets Multi-Media.
STUDENT SYMPOSIUM Sponsored by Film Finances, Inc. Celebratingits26thgloriousyear,thisprogramprovides54graduateandundergraduatestudentswithaweekend-longimmersionincinema.ParticipantswatchfilmsanddiscussmovieswithFestivalguestsandSymposiumfaculty.
Roger Ebert/TFF University Seminars:UniversityprofessorstravelwithstudentstotheFestivaleachyeartoparticipateinspecialprogrammingandtoattendscreeningsthroughouttheweekend.
CITY LIGHTS PROJECT Sponsored by Peter G. Dodge Foundation Nowinits15thyear,thisprogrambuildsonthesuccessoftheStudentSymposium,expandingthepersonalandprofessionalhorizonsof21highschoolstudentsandseventeachersfromfourschools.CityLightsparticipantsexperiencetheFestivalthroughscreeningsandintensivediscussionswithTelluride’sspecialguests.
TheNationalFilmPreserveandTellurideFilmFestivalproudlypresentFilmLAB,amaster-classprogramforUCLASchoolofTheater,FilmandTelevisiongraduatefilmmakingstudentswhichlaunchedin2011,withpartialsupportfromFoundingSponsorFrankMarshall.
FilmLAB
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43 Great ExpectationsQ & A
Aprogramofextraordinaryfilmsbyanarrayofpromisingfilmmakers.Curated and presented by Jonathan Marlow
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M/Sun 4PM Q&A
42 Calling CardsExceptionalnewworksfrompromisingfilmmakers.Curated and presented by Jonathan Marlow
THEORETICAL ARCHITECTURES*(d.JoshGibson,U.S.,2014,5m)Iamsittinginaroomdifferentfromtheoneyouareinnow.
EN PLEIN AIR*(d.JerzyRose,U.S.,2014,8m)TheRohmer-ianrealityofeverydayersatzcourtship.
SYMPHONY NO.42(d.RékaBucsi,Hungary,2013,10m)Anthropomorphicbehavioraboundsintheforest,whereallisnotasitseems.
CUT(d.MatthiasMüller&ChristophGirardet,Germany,2013,12m)Acollageofthein-betweenmoments,familiarandunfamiliar.Cut.
BALLKONI [BALCONY](d.LenditaZeqiraj,Kosovo,2013,20m)Whenoneperson’sactionsresonatethroughanentirecommunity.
THE SAND STORM*(d.JasonWishnow,China/U.S.,2014,9m)Inthenot-quiteend-times,aworldseverelydepletedofwaterresortstoextraordinarymeans.
LA ISLA(d.DomingaSotomayor&KatarzynaKlimkiewicz,Chile/Poland,2013,30m)Isafamilygatheringabouttoberuined?Inthesublimemomentsofunknowing,anythingispossible.
WASHINGTONIA(d.KonstantinaKotzamani,Greece,2013,24m)Interconnectedvignettesplunderthespacebetweentheanimalkingdomandthebakery(andeverythingin-between).
L’ASSENZA [THE ABSENCE](d.JonathanRomney,U.K.,2014,21m)Something,onceseen,cannotbeunseen.Seenthingscanbecomeanobsession.Obsessionshaveconsequences.
JA VI ESKER [YES WE LOVE](d.HallvarWitzø,Norway,2014,15m)TheNorwegianNationalAnthemandaportmanteauoffourstoriesonIndependenceDay.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS*(d.JonnHerschend,U.S.,2014,6m)Atthemidpoint,wereviewwhatwe’veseen,PowerPoint-wise.
DIVE*(d.MatthewSaville,NewZealand,2014,13m)“Ifyoumeetyourdouble,youshouldkillhim.”
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“Howdoyouteachsomeonetofilm?”documentaryluminaryRickyLeacockasksfellowlegendLesBlank.“Howdoyouteachsomeonetosmellarose?”In2000,Blankandco-directorGinaLeibrechtbroughttheircameraonavisittoLeacockandValerieLalonde,Leacock’swifeandcollaborator,inruralFrance.Madewiththatfootage,Leibrecht’sbittersweetvalentine
totwoiconicdocumentaryindependentsissuffusedwiththeirpassionforlife,cinemaand,notleastofall,food.LeacockshotfilmsincludingMONTEREYPOPandPRIMARY(TFF4),pioneeringDirectCinemaalongwiththeMayslesbrothersandD.A.Pennebaker(TFF29Tributee).Leacockpassedawayin2011,andBlankfollowedlastyear.ROSEleavesbehindavibrant,joyousrecordoftwomenwhoknewhowtoexperience,andcapture,life’srichness.–JD(U.S.-France,2014,65m)PrecededbyEDANDPAULINE,featuringmemoriesofPaulineKaelandEdLandsberg’sBerkeleyrepertorycinema(d.ChristianBruno,U.S.,2014,18m).In person: Gina Leibrecht, Christian Bruno
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EthanHawke’slovingandperceptivebiographyofareclusiveNewYorkconcertpianist-turned-piano-teacheralsoprovidesarevealingglimpseintoHawke’ssearchformeaning.SeymourBernstein,aquietBuddhaofaman,withdrewfromthebrightspotlightofhishighlysuccessfulperformancecareerinordertoteachayoungergeneration.Livinginthesameone-
roomNewYorkapartmentfor57years,hesetoutto“inspireandencourageanemotionalresponse”inhisstudents,“notjustformusic,butforallaspectsoflife.”HawkeseesinBernsteinaqualitythathehopesholdsthekeytohisownartisticevolution.–JD(U.S.,2014,81m)In person: Ethan Hawke, Seymour Bernstein
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Frontlot/BacklotBehind-the-scenesmoviesandportraitsofartists,musiciansandfilmmakers.LocatedatTelluride’sWilkinsonLibrary.All screenings are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
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In1945,aBritishcameracrewenteringtheBergen-BelsenconcentrationcampencounteredhorrorsthatrevealedtheunprecedentedscaleofNaziexterminationpolicies.SidneyBernstein,filmchiefofBritain’sPsychologicalWarfareDivision,recognizedthenecessitytodocumenttheatrocities,andcommissioneda
filmtoregistertheconditionsincampsthroughoutEurope,withhelpfromAlliedtroopsandnotablecolleagues(AlfredHitchcock,StewartMcAllister,BillyWilder).Butaspost-warpoliticalsentimentsshifted,Bernstein’sprojectprovedinconvenienttoreconstructionefforts,andthereelswereshelved.AndréSinger’sNIGHTWILLFALLtracesthestoryofthefilm’sproductionusinginterviewsandrestoredimagesfromtherarelyseenfootage.–MF(U.K.-U.S.-Israel,2014,80m)
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“Itwasasiftheworldhadburstandeverythingblewapart,butyoudidn’tknowwheretoandwhy.”ThewordsofforgottenSovietcinematographerVladislavMikoshaprefacethisgrippingaccountofWorldWarII.GunillaBreskytracesMikosha’spathfromanearlystintinaprojectionboothtothetrenchesontheEastern
Front,ashecreatedastunningbodyofwork:anintimatemeditationonthehorrorsofwarandproofofcinema’sabilitytowrestmeaningfromashatteredworld.AftertheGermansretreat,MikoshaheadstoAmerica—adetourthatbringsencounterswitharemarkablecastofcharacters:IngridBergman,HedyLamarr,CharlieChaplinandSovietsniperLyudmilaPavlichenko.–MF(Sweden-Russia,2014,82m) In person: Gunilla Bresky
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PetervonBaghpresentsaneloquentstudyontheriseandfallofsocialisminthe20thcenturythroughthelensofcinema.Afilmhistorian,MidnightSunFilmFestivalfounder,andformerTellurideGuestDirector(TFF24),vonBaghemploysclipsfromfilmsbyChaplin,Pasolini,Renoir,Lang,Eisenstein
andDovzhenkoasheruminatesonthedifferencebetweensocialism’sexistenceintheworldofimagesandthewayinwhichitplayedoutinreallife.SOCIALISMlamentswhatmighthavebeenwithacomplexmixtureofnostalgiaandhorror,whilecelebratingcinemainspiredbydreamsofabetterworld.–JD(Finland,2014,68m)PrecededbyTHELASTREEL,inwhichanindependentartcinemapreparesforabigtransition(d.JuliaReichert&SteveBognar,U.S.,2014,9m).In person: Julia Reichert & Steve Bognar
B/Fri 9:30PM - B/Sun 11:45AM Q&A
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TheNazismademorethan40incendiaryfilmsduringWorldWarII;Germanyhasbannedthemeversince.DirectorFelixMoeller(HARLAN:INTHESHADOWOFJEWSUSS,TFF36)interviewsGermanfilmhistorians,archivistsandfilmgoersinaninvestigationofthepower,andpotentialdanger,ofcinemawhenusedforideologicalpurposes.
Utilizingclipsfromthefilmsandrecordeddiscussionsfrompublicscreenings(permittedinGermanyineducationalcontexts)inMunich,Berlin,ParisandJerusalem,Moellershowshowcontentiousthese70-year-oldfilmsremain,andhowpropagandacanretainitspunchwhenpresentedtoaudiencessusceptibletomanipulation.–JD(Germany,2014,94m)
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Oscar-winnerChuckWorkman’simpressive,comprehensivedocumentarytellsthetragic,extraordinarystoryofOrsonWelles,agreatfilmmakinggeniuswhosemasterpieceswereinterspersedwithfilmscompromisedbystudiointerventionornevercompletedatall.Howcouldsuchatalentberepeatedlythwartedby
thestudiosystemanditsfinanciers?WorkmantellsWelles’sstorythroughawealthofinterviewswiththedirectorandactor,animpressiveassortmentofclipsfromhisremarkablydiversecareer,andtestimoniesbyluminariesincludingMartinScorsese,PeterBogdanovich,GeorgeLucas,WalterMurchandStevenSpielberg.–JD(U.S.,2014,94m)In person: Chuck Workman
B/Fri 7:15PM Q&A - B/Sat 1:15PM Q&A
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WalterFasanoandLucaGuadagninoweavefootageassembledentirelyfromdecadesofinterviewsandpressconferencesintoanilluminatingandessentiallookatthecareeroftheseminalItaliandirector,oneofcinema’sgreatartists.BernardoBertoluccispeaks,withwitandkeenself-awareness,ofhiscareer,from
hisbeginningsasanassistanttoPierPaoloPasolinithroughhiscanonicalfilmsincludingLASTTANGOINPARISandTHELASTEMPEROR.Aromanticwithapenchantforlyricalspeech,hepassionatelyreinforceshisdedicationtopleasureincinema.–JD(Italy,2013,105m)
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FromproducerQuincyJonesanddirectorAlanHickscomesthisinspiringtributetoClark“CT”Terry,alivinglegendwhosecareerspansmorethansevendecades.Terryisoneofjazz’smostprolificandbelovedmusicians:hecountsMilesDavis,EllaFitzgerald,andDukeEllingtonamonghismanyadmirers,andDizzyGillespiecalledhim
“thegreatestjazztrumpetplayeronearth.”HicksexploresTerry’spersonalapproachtojazz,hisdedicationtoteaching,andhisfriendshipwithayoungblindpianoplayernamedJustinKauflin.At90yearsold,andsufferingfromthedebilitatingeffectsofdiabetes,Terrycontinuestosharehiswisdomwiththenextgeneration.Whentimesgettough,hetellshisstudents,justkeeponkeepin’on.–MF(U.S.,2014,86)In person: Al Hicks, Quincy Jones , Justin Kauflin
B/Sat 8:15PM Q&A - O/Sun 8:30PM Concert - B/Mon 9AM Q&A
F Keep On Keepin’ OnQ & A Q & A
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FestivitiesTalking HeadsNoon Seminars Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Festivalguestsgathertodiscusscinema,artandlife.ModeratedbyAnnetteInsdorf.Saturday and Sunday panels are free and open to the public; Monday panel is open to all Festival passholders. Seminar topics and participants will be announced on the TBAs the prior evening.
Saturday SeminarSaturday, Noon, Elks Park
Sunday SeminarSunday, Noon, Elks Park
Conversations Sponsored by Universal Studios County Courthouse, main street, unless otherwise noted JoinanintimatedialogueaboutthemoviesandwhateverelseisonthemindsoftheFestival’sguests.
Vendela Vida, Reese Witherspoon, Jean-Marc Vallée and Cheryl Strayed Abel Gance Open Air Cinema/ Saturday 10AM
Mark Danner, Robert Silvers, and Margaret Bodde Saturday 4PM
Mark Danner, Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari, Gael García Bernal Abel Gance Open Air Cinema/ Sunday 10AM
Geoff Dyer and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado Sunday 2PM
Michael Barker and Volker Schlöndorff Sunday 4PM
Guy Maddin, Errol Morris, and Dennis Jakob Monday 11AM
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Labor Day Picnic Town Park/Monday 11AM–1PM Joinusattheworld’sloveliestpicnicarea:Telluride’sTownPark.Aheartymealtoppedoffwithicecream,ourfinalSeminarandachancetodebateyournewbestfriendsaboutthefavoritesoftheFestival.For all passholders of the Festival.
Behind the Scenes: Feast and Lava Werner Herzog Theatre/Saturday 11:45AM JointhemakersofDisney’sFEAST(playingbeforeMERCHANTSOFDOUBT)andPixar’sLAVA(playingbeforeWILD)foraonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytounderstandtheinspirationbehindandcreationoftwomemorableanimationfilms.
Where Eagles Dare Abel Gance Open Air Theatre/Friday 8:30PM
Presented in partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Ikeepwaitingforthedaywhenthisfilmbeginstopall.Imean,howmanyfilmscanstanduptomultipleviewingsover40years?Infact,itgetsbettereverytimeIseeit.Andthat’sonlyonTV—onthebigscreenitrevealsitselftobenothingshortofamasterpiece.ThetitleisnotjustasonorousbitofrhetoricpluckedfromShakespeare.No,thecastlescaledby
RichardBurton,ClintEastwoodetalistheSchlossAdler,theCastleoftheEagles.Sothetitleisliterallytrue,therebycleverlyinvertingor—asissaidintheworldofagentsanddoubleagents—“turning”theintendedsenseofthelinesinRichardIII:“Theworldisgrownsobad,thatwrensmakepreywhereeaglesdarenotperch.”Howcoolisthat!–GD(U.S.,1968,156m).PrintcourtesyoftheAcademyFilmArchive.Presented by Geoff Dyer and Michael Barker
Quincy Jones presents: Justin Kauflin in Concert Elks Park/Sunday 8:30PM ThegreatQuincyJones,winnerof27Grammys,willintroduceJustinKauflinandhistrio(ChrisSmithonbassandBillyWilliamsondrums).JustinisfeaturedinandisthecomposerforKEEPONKEEPIN’ON(page40),afilmaboutQuincy’smentor,the93-year-oldlegendaryjazzgreatClarkTerry,whobrokethecolorbarrierinthe1960swhenhebecamethefirstAfrican-AmericanstaffmusicianatNBC’sThe Tonight Show.KauflinwillperformsomeofTerry’sfavoritestandardsalongwithhisoriginalmusiccomposedforhisnewalbum,scheduledforreleaselaterthisyear.
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Cheryl Strayed Brigadoon/Saturday 4PM Strayed’snumberonebestsellingWild,thememoirofawomanwhotakestothetrailinsearchofherself,is“spectacular...gripping...Abreathtakingadventuretaleandaprofoundmeditationonthenatureofgriefandsurvival...Aliteraryandhumantriumph”(New York Times).
Maziar Bahari Brigadoon/Sunday 11AM Bahari’smemoirThen They Came for Me,adaptedbyJonStewartforhisdebutROSEWATER,“turnsalensnotonlyonIran’ssurrealjusticesystembutonthehistoryandculturethathelpedproduceit”(The Washington Post).
Sayed Kashua Brigadoon/Sunday 4PM Thesemi-autobiographicalnovelDancing ArabsbythehugelypopularIsraeliArabwriteris“nearlyabsurdistatmoments…achilling,convincingtale”(Booklist).
Werner Herzog Brigadoon/Saturday 2PM WithhisnewcollectionofinterviewsA Guide for the Perplexed,Herzog,workingwithPaulCronin,philosophizesoncinemaandlife.“Readinghimexpoundingonhismyriadinterestsandobsessions,intonesthatarefullandfluentwithoutevercrossingintopretentiousnessorobscurity,isatonicforthebrain”(The Independent).
Ted Hope Brigadoon/Sunday 2PM WithHope for Film,thewriter-producer-visionaryresponsibleforfilmsthathavegarnered12Oscarnominationsgivesaninsidelookattheindiefilmbusiness.HisdescriptionsofworkwithAngLee,HalHartley,MichelGondry,NicoleHolofcenerandToddSolondzare“relentlesslyuseful”(Kirkus).
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ShowCorpsShowCorpsHQThe Calculator: SallyMeeksIntern:MaddieArrellano,AlicePinonCoverage:FionaArmour,PaigeAzarakhsh,JessicaBarker,JannetteBivona,VarunBhuchar,FrenchClements,JesseDubus,BarryJenkins,Tien-TienJong,BillKinder,SussuLaaksonen,JustinLai,SummerMason,RobRichert,HildaSchmelling,MacSimonsonEmergency Management: DaveHutchinson,MarcMcDonaldPass Design & Production:CubeServices,IncShow Welcome Advance Team Head: MarciaGreeneSWAT Crew: NancyCraft,JoelKaufman,DavidKuntz,JimLincoln,SueLincoln,MichelleMaughn,CindyObrand,TamaraOgorzaly,StaceyPlunkettProgramming Consultant: SarahSteinbergHellerShort Film Coordinator & TBAs: JesseDubusSuperStar:JackBrailsfordTeamStars:MaryBethMuellerFestival Poster Flags:JanetBehrensSiebert(1-32);MettjeSwift,BannerArtStudio(33-41)
Communications:3rdStR&DProductionServices,GregCarttar(Mother),CharHarner(MotherSuperior),MikeHodges
Operations Support: Project Assistants: AprilBindockReceptionists: JodyArthur,NaomiGibbons,JesseHockersmith
Festival Box Office Crew:BettyTweedy,AglaiaGelpke
Pass RFID System: AlexandreBourassa,CindyHeppell
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIAPress Crew: KeanBauman,RichardParkinPhotographers: RalphBarnie,MerrickChase,VivienKillilea,KevinVanRensselaerVideo Crew: GeorgeAlmanza,FionaArmour,ChrisBagley,JoeGarrity,KimberlyShively,RobRichertSound: ScottDoser,DeanRolley,StephenSteigmanWebsite: TuringMobile App:PeterNiesandDaveWells,FatFractal
DEVELOPMENTMayor of Brigadoon & Sponsorship Operations Manager:BobO’BrienBrigadoon Production:BradyLRichardsBrigadoon Assistant
Manager:RebeccaKrautDevelopment Assistant:KyleLaursenShipping Staff:GeorgeChristensen,JaninaCiezadlo,CaseyKesler,JackSherman,MollySmith,EstherWhiteFILMLab Coordinator:ChristineRonanDevo Box Office:RebeccaBeltDevelopment Photographer:MelissaPlantzDevelopment Aid:TaraGreggains
EDUCATIONSymposium Coordinator: AustinSipesSHOW Shorts Coordinator: FilipCelanderStudent Symposium Faculty: HowieMovshovitz,LindaWilliamsCity Lights Faculty: LynnGershman,PamelaKerpiusEducation Videographers: SeanJ.S.Jourdan,MiguelSilveiraCity Lights Coordinator: ZoeMovshovitzStudent Services Manager: RobRex Education Staff: SarahSteinbergHeller,CoralKnights,GolanRamras,BrianTranStudent Travel Wizard: BillKellyHonorary Faculty, City Lights:LindaJonesClough
EVENTSEvent Assistant: BrianRoedelEvent Coordinators: PattiDuax,MarkGudmens,HeatherMcClaryBar Managers: JohnAlbertson,KerryBolger,BradCobbHead Dresser: ThraxFelsenthalDressers: RileyArthur,BetsyRowbottom,MattSablajak,EmilyBallou,PatrickFelsenthal,JohnHarffFlower Dresser:EmilyBallouEvent Staff:MAddaway,JohnAlbertson,RobertAllen,MatthewAnderson,TessArbogast,MollyBabcock,NealBabcock,BarbieBanks,ZachBasler,JacquelineBell,AnthonyBetz,MollyBohon,KerryBolger,EllenBrody,JordanBrown,NancyBrunton,RickBrunton,NickButler,ValerieBynum,ChrisCoburn,BradCobb,MerrittCrocker,JosephDiPaolo,AmyDuran,EllenEsrick,JerryEsrick,LynFaulkner,RubeFelicelli,RachelFerguson,ConnieFisher,LisaFranek,PaulGandell,ChuckGoldstein,LynneGoldstein,GinoGloga,JoAnneGood,GeorgeGreenbank,LilyGrisafi,BarbGross,GaryGross,HeidiHafertepe,MaureenHafertepe,GretaHagen-Richardson,BonnieHanson,AmyHartman,JessicaHeady,AlaynaHeim,MarielleHuey,KaceyInscho,PamelaJohns,HawkeyeJohnson,HeatherJohnson,BettyJones,TajKaynor,MariahLancaster,MichelleLebas,AdamLevy,GretchenLevy,HarrietLevy,MatthewLevy,MichaelLevy,RaymondLevy,CatMacleod,KelseyMarshall,KatherineMcArdle,MattMcRee,KristinMetheny,KathyMetzger,ErinMiller,MaggieMiller,AllisonMuray,AliceNing,ClarkOlson,AngelaPashayan,
DanielPeaslee,FranPerpich-Hedtke,DevinPerreault.CaityPinkard,MattPolizzi,JerriPuerner,JenRadge,DanaRichardson,JulieRichardson,SarahA.Riling,BrianRoedel,CarlySalter,JosephSanders,BarrySatlow,KaiulaniSchuler,JonathanSherman,AmyShilling,DebbieSimonian,MarshaSpector,CherylStein,AaronSnyder,ElizaSummerlin,AmyShilling,SusieThorness,MeganTrinrud,NateTrinrud,ChristineTschinkel,KelseyWhite,ShirleyWicevich,KatjaWichland,AbrinaWilliams,BenZweig,MarcZwygart.Clubhouse Supervisor:LeslieBHolleyCrew Chiefs:AmyGuy,NikHarrington,AliciaHolmChefs de Cuisine:GeneCross,KarlyKoster,ShaymanMackelroy,BobMorrison,MeganOplinger,RayVillalobos Prep Cooks:ArthurAtkinson,LuisCancinoIII,JeremyMyersFront of the House:MarieCote,MaryPaxton,CameronSiemer
HOSPITALITY at BRIGADOONManager: AmyLevekAssistant Managers:JohnIrvin,NancyTalmeyCoordinator: AndrewLewisInformation Specialists: MarthaGearty,RhondaIrvin,LindaLevin,MarjorueMcGlamery,NancyLee,JoanMay,AlaneWoehle
HOSTSAssistants: KateClark,MarcSchauerHosts: MatthewClark,DanCollins,GusGusciora,CharlotteHacke,AmyKimberly,DrewLudwig,JohnMusselman,KristenRedd
SHOWShopManager: JimEckardtAssistant: ElainaEckardtStaff: HetherBachman,JosephJBell,AsnoldoBenitezJr.,GingerBynum,FayDavisEdwards,LarryLambelet,PalikaMakam,PamPettee
SHOWCorpsDivine Goddesses: LindseyCampbell,HillaryLempitCommandos: CindyBecker,AmyDeLuca,JanDeLuca,LindaHolt,AnnemarieJodlowski,BethKelly,JohnKelly,JonKornbluh,NancyLee,AngelaMallard,StevenSteinberg,JoAnnWeisel,CelineWright,LaraYoung,KarenZambos
TRANSPORTATION & HOUSINGAssistant: LoisSternDispatch:SaraFeltonDrivers: JeffBubar,PaulDujardin,TerriGioga,BillLangford,LanceLee,JimLilly,SusanLilly,Mishky,LisaNeilson,TrevorRzucidlo,DanielRihn,ArtieSowinski,CathleenSowinski,HowardStern,DavidSwanson,JonTukman,CarmellaWilson,Marcus
WilsonTravel Agents:AnnDenney,ShellyKlein
PRODUCTIONManagers:Office Manager: AmandaBaltzleyCJC Manager: JulietBerman,AlyStoszConcessions Manager and Special Projects: DavidOysterGalaxy Manager: KarenKurzbuchGraphic Lab Manager: DougMobleyHerzog Manager: MichaelAndersonIT Manager: HuntWorthLabor Coordinator: DennisGreenLighting Designer:JonathanAllenLighting Director: BrianFergusonNugget & Masons Manager: AmandaBaltzleyPalm & Le Pierre Manager: KyleWavraRigging Coordinator: IanMansonRigging Manager: ErikCooperSchlep Master: TimTerritoSchlep Coordinator: ErinKlenow
Assistant Managers:Concessions Assistant Manager: JakeSullivanGalaxy Assistant Manager: LaneScarberryGraphic Lab Assistant Manager: JacobWascalusHerzog Assistant Manager: JoshuaDanielIT Tech Assistant Manager: ThanasisKiniasPalm & Le Pierre Assistant Manager: NicoleDubeShop Foreman: EricNepsky
Crew:Abel Gance/Galaxy Construction: TellefHervoldArtists: BruceHooper,AveryThatcherAssistant to the Production Manager: JenaJarvisElectrician “Sparks”: PhilHaydenSparks Assistant:LaurelRobinsonGraphic Lab Administrator: TakaraTatumGraphic Design Team: HeatherBaltzley,SuzanBeraza,BenBullock,DawnDavisHead Set Dresser: MaryBethO’ConnorIT Systems (computer Dog): CarleyCallahanIT Labor: DylanBrooksKiosk Programmer:SethDavidowLabor: NickKolachov,ShaneScottLighting Techs:VrejeBakalian,HayleyNenadal,RamonWennMaster Carpenter:AllanMcNabProduction Apprentices (Vespucci Dogs): AustinCarrier,CaleyFagerstrom,EmilyFinch,KyleFogarty,GinaHackett,ConorHolt,ColinLawrence-Tombs,CallieLockhart,HaleyMcVay,MichelleMellor,MattReid,VictorYiXiangGan
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ShowCorpsShowCorpsRiggers: ChrisBrendenberg,JeffDowns,GusGusciora,AlisonHughes,JeanJullien,JosieKovash,JosephLepp,CharlesMiller,TaylorPerry,JohnSturdevant,TimVierlingSchlep Crew:BrianBalconi,EhrenWBorg,CarlosCagin,BiancaDarby-Matteoda,PrescottHart,JesseHope,DanHorne,DamianImel,SamaelKimleigh,JohnKirkendoll,RobertRex,JohnRossi,PeterTeminnen,DustinWilsonSchlep Events: TajKaynor,DevinPerrault,JosephSanders,AaronSnyderSet Dressers: ChristianneHedtke,SidneyMcNabSkilled Labor: BillLyons,RodneyPorsche,BrackenRaleighWastemaster Master: KateRennebohmWastemaster Crew: OlivierCreurer,BobRennebohm,HeatherRennebohm,DiegoRodriguez,JosephStodgel,AureliaWilson,DermotWilson,ImogenWilsonProduction Breakfast: KateWadleyCookie Baker:EliWallaceCookie Boy: ?Phantom: MarcelloVespucci
TECH OPSCarl Brenkert Society: DanBeedy,SamChavez,KurtMacfarlane,ClydeMcKinney,PaulPearson,ChristopherReyna,MartyWarrenFilm Inspection: Chief: PaulBurtInspectors: DianaCaldwell,JeffGabel,ZacharyHall,JohnPassmore,LuciReeveFilm Manager: ChrisRobinson Assistant: AlicePinonFilm Traffic: Chief: TracyHarvey Staff: KatieDavis,JeremyFreund,LarsHarvey,ChrisSaxe,JamesWilson Video Tech: William(Billy)Alahouzos,ChasPhillips,CurtRousseTech Staff Coordinator: DeborahCutlerTech Sound:DJBabb
THEATRE OPERATIONSAssociate MOTO: GaryTuckerOrchestra Wrangler: DaveHutchinsonBox Office Management: Chief: KarlaBrownStaff: LynneBeck,GeorgeForth,BeckyLeon,GarySutton,MarkWestmanBox Office Coordinator: NatashaHooverConcessions Manager: SandyMcLaughlinConcessions Assistant Manager: BonnieMackayDelivery: DanHanley,AdamMosier,MegOcampoWarehouse:MarissaMattys
Ringmaster Wrangler: JasonSilverman
ABEL GANCE OPEN AIR CINEMAManager: LyndonBrayAssistant: SamuelLyonsRingmaster:SethBergStaff:SherryBrieske,AdamConner,JenniferKnopp,BillLyons,
ScottUpshur,RossVedderChief Projectionist: BruceMazen
THE BACK LOTManager: RogerPaulAssistant: TomTreanorRingmaster:EmilyLongStaff: DerrickCasto,CalebHammond,MoniqueLacoste,CamilleRoth
CHUCK JONES’ CINEMAManager: JDBrownAssistants: IanBald,EricBialas,BethKrakower,DoranaLopez Ringmaster: AshleyBoling Staff: TannyCapobianco,DickCarter,BarryCoker,JoeColeman,CarolDix,LisaEaton,ChuckFriedrichs,BobHarner,AllynHart,SaulHopper,JJLevy,BenLopez,DoranaLopez,CarlyRoseMoser,PattyNelson,JerryOyama,JasonPark,JackieRitter,DanielleSchmidt,DanaSilkensen,SarahThomas,CharlesWebb,RyanWebb,AnnaWishart,JasonZavaletaChief Projectionist: BillMurpheyProjectionists: ChrisSimpson,AlecTisdale,KevanSmoliakConcessions: Head: DavidCook Assistant: MarilynEvans,PeterLundeenStaff: KaileyCarruthers,AnneDoody,SuzanneDyerWise,TanyaIshikawa,MarciaKawa,DavidMonroe,JanetMonroe,DunjaSelbach,SharonSharp
CONVERSATIONS at the COURTHOUSEManager: TomGoodmanAssistant: JackieKennefickStaff: SandyDwight
GALAXYManager: EvanGoldenAssistants: JacksonBurke,HilaryHart,CatherineO’Brien,StephanieThomas-PhippsRingmaster: DanZakStaff: PattieAdler, LinaJeanArmstrong,MarkArmstrong,BrendaBerliner,RonaldBorrego,Julie(Jules)Chalhoub,CarolConnolly,AshleyGolden,TracyGreever-Rice,MartineHabib,Tien-TienJong,SamKrump-Johnson,ElleLong,MerleO’Neal,JackieOsborne,JohnPeterson,WyattPhipps,GlennRice,TimSun,RichardThorpe,JolanaVanek,DavidWilcoxChief Projectionist: JayPregentProjectionists: RenLong,JeremySpracklen,EmmaTomiakConcessions: Inside: Head: WaydellWalkerInside Assistant: JenniferAlpert,RonaldLDrydenStaff: DavidBrankley,LeiaJames,MichaelPounds,BarbaraSkinner,MeganValanidas,BertieWehrOutside: Head: TomasJonssonAssistant:MelissaKennington,MatthewKenningtonStaff: LindaBorof,CassieConklin,LanaCotner,JohnFinegan,JimFleming,JoFleming,WillGarcia,EstherRiester,MichelleSoto,TanaSpiekermann,JennyUpdike,ShelleyWoll
MASONS HALL CINEMAManager: KimbleHobbsAssistants: BillThorness,JordenHobbs,AJFox,JeffYorkRingmaster: JeffMiddentsStaff: NancyAnderson,JonathanAugello,JuanitaChen,GerryD’Amour,GaryGuerriero,JordanHobbs,MalinKan,MargieKaplan,KateMcMains,PatriciaPringle,KatharineRomefelt,AlinaSinetos,JillSlack,QuangTranChief Projectionist: KellyYoungstromProjectionists: NateBond,ChrisBredenberg,LaytonHerbert
NUGGET THEATREManager: FelixSnowAssistant Manager:UriahLovelycolorsAssistants: AndyBrodie,ValerieChildRingmaster: DavidWilsonStaff: EvanBarale,JerryDavidian,SueHeilbronner,FrankHensen,RuthHensen,BillKight,ArinLiberman,BethMcCall,RoliffPurrington,JoannyRivera,MeganStorm,PeteTedrowChief Projectionist: LuciReeveProjectionists: MathieuChester,JoshuaDeal,TerryFernaldConcessions: Head: SandyMcLaughlinAssistant: IrwinWitzel Staff: MercuryRoberts,VickiEidsmo,JaimeMorenoAfter The Film Festival Head: LuciReeve
PALMManager: MarkRollinsAssistants: KristaEulberg,TimFrush,BaileyMassey,AlexPerezRingmaster: LeylaSteeleStaff: MelissaBassett,AdamBurns,JoshBurns,ChristinaDeBarros,JenDurret,AmyFisher,TimFleming,KristinFrost,WillKaufman,StephenKuhn,AnitaLangford,CaitlinLauer,JoanieLeckeyMeler,SandyMaus,DavidNepsky,JuneNepsky,BaileyOrshan,JerryOverton,GeorgePavlik,PatriciaPitts,EbenPrice,JamesRenn,MaggieReynolds,NancyRios,HildaSchmelling,DavidStrauss,JohnTumminello,MarkWenselChief Projectionist: CherieRiversProjectionists: KateBost,JimCassedy,ChrisRasmussenConcessions: Head: NancyMurphyAssistants: AmyGavell,CCRocqueStaff: SusanDahl,FrancoiseHartman,SuzetteJanoff,NancyLandau,AlfredoLopez,EdwardMontgomery,JackieRivers,EmilyRocque,VinRocque,StewartSeeligson,BudTaylorAfter The Film Festival Head: JarrettArguellesStaff:EveMelmon,AllineSloan
LePIERREManager: JonathanKaplanAssistants: TomBaldrige,BiancaEscobar,DaniellePelletierRingmaster: DougMobley
Staff: CourtneyBell,LindsayBurns,KateChamuris,RachelHroncich,NanKitchens,JeffreyKoenigsberg,SusanOrshan,AdamRottler,BrigittaWagnerChief Projectionist: ErikTeevinProjectionists: BrianGraney,PattyLLecht,JohnSnowConcessions: Head: RyanOesterich Assistants:SarahFrush,AdamHymanStaff: UrsulaAcurio,BeverlyAngehrn,Rose-EvaForgues-Jenkins,BrianGriffith,KatieLain,FrankMartinez,MatthewRedmond,AllisonRieck,CatherineRieck,LydiaSturgis,MaryCarolWagner
SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSEManager: BenKerrAssistants: RickBrook,AllisonMobley,ShinePritchard,CarynSanchezRingmaster: RickBrookStaff: RobertAllen,BoBedford,GenneBoles,JenniferBradford,JeffGiordano,KarenHaddy,GeorgeJones,JudiKiernan,ValerieKrantz-Burge,CatLee-Covert,PegRedford,JamieRoss,SamirRoy,SharonSwab,KierstenTaylor,SteveValdek,ChristopherWarren,KatherineWarren,CynthiaWyszynskiChief Projectionist: KirkFutrellProjectionists: JessePalmer,MariaPavlova,MatthewPolmanConcessions Head: SuzanneCheavensAssistant: LexMcNaughtonStaff:JillBrooke,BrianneJacobsen,BenPost
THE WERNER HERZOG THEATREManager: KatieTrainorAssistants: ClayFarland,TondeleyoGonzalez,BobGreenberg,TrishHawkinsRingmaster: BarryJenkinsStaff: LailaBenitez,VarunBhuchar, FrancineCogen,PeterCogen,NicoleConlan,JennyDaley,SarahHaas,JennaHall,MaxHolm,DemetriaHumphries,KatherineKilkenny,JanineKowack,AlexLangstaff,LiamLockhart,DillonMagrann-Wells,DavidMarriott,EmmaMyers,BarbaraNewby,EmilyRoig,AdrianRothschild,Mai(Mijoe)Sahiouni,CherylSchmidt,EmilyShurtz,MacSimonson,MirandaSmith,AnitaSmokevitch,MaraStemm,MelissaSwearngin,PhilSwearngin,RussellWilderChief Projectionist: RyanGardnerSmithProjectionists: GregBabush,AaronRidenour,CodyWeigelConcessions:Head: JimBerkowitzAssistants:CharlesDanger,SamanthaHerndon,SamuelPrime,JamesTaschekStaff: AmyAllison,JessicaAnania,AllisonBoyer,RobinCharles,SarahCook,KellyErvin,JTEsterkamp,AddisGoldman,JamieGoncalves,MagdalenaKorpas,MarlaLandreth,DebraMassari,CatherineO’Rourke,RachelOftedahl,EmilySearles,TomSkurky
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SponsorsSponsors
Palm
Worldwide Hospitality Partner
Media PartnerPOS System
Festival Product
Werner Herzog TheatreStudent Symposium
Filmmakers of Tomorrow
Guest Director Program
Filmmakers Reception
Brigadoon Digital Lounge
Hospitality Partner
Hospitality Partner
Chuck Jones’ Cinema
Noon Seminars
General Support
Filmmakers Reception
City Lights
General Support
Private Aviation Partner Conversation Series
Hospitality Partner
“The Sound of Telluride”
Nugget Theatre
Festival Product
Technical Services
N Y C · W E S T H O L L Y W O O D
This event is sponsored in part by the Town of Telluride, Commission for Community Assistance, Arts and Special Events.
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AmericanGiantTheCriterionCollectionCrumplerFacetsMulti-MediaFig+YarrowFotoKemLolliabyMargotElena
MonadnockPaperMills,Inc.Newman’sOwnOrganicsOogie’sSnacksLLCPangeaMediaProductions,LLCPureFixCyclesRADIUS
SequenceSTILLMOTIONTCHOTellurideDailyPlanetTellurideStyleTheWatchNewspapersZAPZoetropeAubryProductions,SanFrancisco
FilmanthropySponsors
GENERAL SUPPORT
FESTIVAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES
MAJOR SUPPORTERSAnonymous
General SupportThe BEAM
FoundationTravel Support
The Burns FamilyTribute
The Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation
Education
George & Pam Hamel
Education
Kayne FoundationEducation
Jeffrey Keil & Danielle Pinet
The Backlot
Ralph & Ricky Lauren
Abel Gance Open Air Cinema
Leucadia National Corporation
General Support
Richard Meyer & Susan Harmon
General Support
Bill & Michelle Pohlad
General Support
Elizabeth Redleaf
Film Sponsorship & General Support
Bobby & Polly Stein
General Support
AzadiFineRugsHotelTelluride
Lumiere
Fletcher&LizMcCuskerMountainLivingMagazine
CamelsGardenIceHouse
InnatLostCreekRiverClub
VictorianInn
221SouthOak,Eliza GavinAemono,Mike Guskea
LaCocina,Lucas PriceNewSheridanChopHouse,Eric Owen
Pescado,Brady Pitt, Suetheshnie Govindsamy and Chad Glidewellthere,Andrew Tyler
Clark’sMarketGrayHead
MarketatMountainVillage
RidgwayMountainMarketTimberlineAceHardware
TwoSkirts
CashmereREDColoradoYurtCompany
MountainTails
Anonymous
Ron & Joyce Allred
Kelly & Carrie Barlow
Kevin & Mary Grace Burke
Ken & Julie Burns
Keller Doss
Barry & Paula Downing
The Fairholme Foundation
Patrick & Elena Ferrall
Charles Goodman
The Grace Trust
Chad Graff & Joann Falkenburg
George & Pam Hamel
Ken & Karen Heithoff
Peter & Heidi Knez
Vincent & Anne Mai
Donna & Steve Mawer
Adam & Diane Max
Jay Morton & Mike Phillips
The Myerson Family
Mark & Alison Pincus
Charles & Jessie Price
Elizabeth Redleaf
Guy & Jeanine Saperstein
Tom & Kim Schwartz
Prabha & Anita Sinha
Joseph & Diane Steinberg
Mark & Tammy Strome
Patricia Sullivan
Richard & Ann Teerlink
Ward Veale
JoAnn & John Weisel TELLURIDE BUSINESS FRIENDS
LODGING PARTNERS
CATERERS
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PeterBeckerMichaelFitzgeraldMort&AmyFriedkinWarren&BeckyGottsegenShauvik&JoyaKundagramiTerriE.Miller&AndrewW.Marlowe
Casey&MeganMcManeminNicholasPalevskyTheAlexanderSchochFamilyJohnSteel&BunnyFreidusRichard&AnnTeerlink
PatronsFilmanthropyAnitaAbramowitz,MarcAbramowitz,StevenAddis,DennisAlbers,TracyAlbers,JudithAnderson,BillApfelbaum,BonnieApfelbaum,BonnieArnold,KristineAshe,LarryBaldauf,MichaelBarker,EdBarlow,JanetBarnhill,RobertBarnhill,AnneBegley,ArleneBen-Horin,GioraBen-Horin,DaleBerger,MaxBerger,MarcBerman,SharenBerman,TomBernard,ShelleyBernson,MatthewBernstein,StephenE.Binder,BradBird,ElizabethBird,GaryBlack,MargaretBlack,AlbaBlanco,ChristopherBonovitz,DylanBonovitz,ErikBonovitz,JillBonovitz,SheldonBonovitz,MarshallBrachman,TimBuck,MaryFrancesBudig,MarkBuell,EricBunderson,JylCain,RandyCain,AaronCamilleri,ErinCamilleri,SteveCamilleri,JulioCantillo,LisaCantillo,DianeCarson,DruCash,JanetCassebaum,MartyCohen,SharleenCooperCohen,BudColligan,DannyColligan,RebeccaColligan,AlisonConway,AndrewConway,BrianConway,KarenConway,JohnCooper,JohannahCorselli,MichelleCorselli,RohitD’Souza,FronaDaskal,ClaireDaulton,EbenDavidson,AngusDeardoff,BruceDeardoff,SandyDeardoff,DonnaDeitch,JoannDelaney,PaulDelaney,AlanDocter,MarciaDocter,BethDoty,MarkDoty,KateDunn,RogerDurling,KimberleyElting,ShaariErgas,JosephEvangelisti,BridgittEvans,BruceEvans,AliciaGlekasEverett,BunnyFayne,StevenN.Fayne,CharlesFerguson,LucyFine,RaymondFitzpatrick,PaulaFoith,ScotFoith,RonaldoForesti,KatrineFormby,AnnForsyth-Smith,AndyFremder,BarbFremder,AlexanderL.Friedman,AllegraW.Friedman,EliseD.Friedman,TullyM.Friedman,BonnieGibson,ArcadiyGolubovich,DebraGoor,RandiGrassgreen,FrederickW.Green,BobGreenberg,SueGreenberg,BethGriggs,DanGuando,FinnHaney,WilliamHaney,LyndseyHarrison,JohnHeckenlively,SuzyHein,AlexandraHelfrich,MarkHelfrich,J.TomilsonHill,JanineHill,MarthaHinojosa-Nadler,MarshaHitchcock,JannahHodges,LeonHogan,LindaHogan,RussHoldstein,SusanHoldstein,MichelleHooper,LucyInman,MichaelIsaacs,KellyJohnson,TomJohnson,WilliamF.Kay,AliceKelikian,AleenKeshishian,KevinM.Kiernan,PatriciaKiernan,DeborahKlein,RichardKlussman,WandaKownacki,DonKraitsik,DavidLarose,MargieLarose,LisaLarsen,FranzLeberl,BillLee,PaulLehman,DaleLeonudakis,SusanLevine,ClaudiaLewis,EliLichter-Marck,CielLininger,JaneLininger,SkyeLininger,DarlaLippert,JasonLippert,JoannLoulan,BarbaraLoveless,JenniferMalloy,NormanMarck,MortMarcus,JamesMaslon,LauraMaslon,KathleenMatschullat,RobertMatschullat,DonnaMawer,SteveMawer,LauraMccane,MauraMccarthy,BethMiller,HelaineMiller,KarenMorales,KennethMorales,RuthMutch,GingerMyerson,MarkMyerson,WilliamNedved,LisaNemeroff,ElleNicole,TammyNoth,TimO’Hair,DeborahOrtega,BillPaine,MarthaPaine,BrendaParrish,WilliamParrish,JanePatton,HarryPlant,JoanPlatt,TessPrice,JohnPtak,AndrewRachleff,DebbieRachleff,JakeRachleff,ShelbyRachleff,GordonRadley,RenieRandall,AmyRao,MargoReese,BradReeves,HollyReeves,DavidRegan,DebiRehm,RichardRehm,MarionRich,MimiRich,LeeRichards,MargaretRiley,BurtonRitchie,StephanieRitchie,EdwardRoach,JeanetteM.Roach,FrancesRogers,BarbaraRominski,JohnRonnberg,DeanRossi,MaxineRosston,AndrewRoth,GailRoth,BryanRush,ChristiMichelleRussell,MikeRussell,AmySabel,TonySafford,IanSanders,MarkScher,ChristopherSchiller,JohnSchow,WynnellSchrenk,DeborahSchroeder,MitziSewell,MarkR.Shapiro,PeggySiegal,JosephSiino,BetianaSimon,EveSimon,FredSimon,ToddSimon,JoelAtlasSkirble,AnnetteSmith,InaSmith,PaulSmith,LindaSonntag,MaryFrancesStahler,RonnaStamm,AdamSteinberg,M.CarolStevens,DonnaStone,KatherineStuart,PattyToland,SusieTompkinsBuell,StephenUjlaki,NancyUtley,ReneUzee,DiegoVeitia,AliceWaters,DyanWatson,EdwardWatson,BrendaWatson-Uzee,HelenWeeks,AnnWest,KenWest,RonWidman,JayWilkinson,NancyWilkinson,KimberlyWilliams,JenniferWilson,EllenWinspear,AmeliaWolff,JeanWolff,KariWolff,KeithWolff,KevinWolff,LewisWolff,ElizabethWood,TimWood,KimberlyWynne
BENEFACTORS
NUGGET GOLD SPONSORS
CONTRIBUTORS
DONORS
LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS
FRIENDS
AnonymousAzadiFineRugsTomCruiseKathleenKennedy&FrankMarshallMichael&YvonneMarsh
Adam&DianeMaxJayMorton&MikePhillipsTheJohn&FlorenceNewmanFoundationHenry&SusanSamueliRichard&AnnTeerlink
Bruce&MarthaAtwaterSid&NancyGanis
AlexanderPayneJulianPriceFamilyFoundation
PeggyCurranLucasfilmFoundationKarenMoralesAmyRao
Stuart&MelitaRiddleMaxineRosstonSheltong.Stanfill
AnonymousEricBundersonKen&JulieBurnsKellerDoss
RandiGrassgreen&TimRohrerTom&KimSchwartzKateSibley
JaniceAnderson-GramJoelAtlasSkirbleRonald&JulieBergStephenBinderW.EricBundersonElizabethCraneTomDesmondKimberlyDistefanoElaineEpprightMichaelFreedmanKennyGoldmanMonaGraueTrudyeGrunertRuthHaylerJamesHemphillJacobJacobson
BrentKinetzJoAnnLoulanWilliamMerrittConorO’NeilNancyPittPaulQueneauSuzieReidMarkRohrStephenScheierFred&ClaudiaSchwabNicolasShelokovEdwardWatsonSherylWoodBernie&MiriamYenkinThomasZimmerman
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MerciThanksTHANK YOULindsayAnneAamondt,JoyceAbrigo,AcademyFilmArchive,KarenAmes,AndreaAmico,AshokAmritaj,MayaAnand,AndazNapa,ShellyAnderson,LindaAppelLipsius,RachelArchibald,AmyAstley,KimAubry,BannerArtStudio,MichaelBarker,AllisonBeck,GaryBelske,TomBernard,JessicaBernstein,DanielBish,AlexBlack,MelanieBlum,AriannaBocco,KristaBoling,DonaldBowman,JeremyBoxer,KimBritt,ElliotBronstein,SusanBrooks,AlanBuckley,ArianeBuhl,RobertBurns,GillianBurz,SigneByrge,CAA,AnushCabraloff,SethCagin,JillCalcaterra,JimCantrell,MelissaCaraway,RobertCarmona,ElleCarrière,EmmanuelleCastro,AnitaChordia,ChristChouinard,TomChristopher,CinemaRetro,Cinephil,CineticMedia,ParkCircus,RobinClark,DianaCohen,HowardCohen,ConsulatGénéraldeFranceàSanFrancisco,PennyCooper,JeanneCordova,KrishellCoultrup,SamCreely,Cube,EricD’Arbeloff,BrantDahlfors,AdamDanker-Feldman,AnnDenney,DeutscheKinematek,EstherDevos,DixieRestaurant,LyndaDorff,EddieDotson,MaryEckels,EricEdwards,ZoeElton,RaymondFarnsworth,Fedex,BillFiala,MarkFishkin,Fotokem,FoxSearchlight,HansFriedrich,ThomasFry,GeorgeEastman,DinaGermadnig,NancyGerstman,SteveGilula,LisaGodbey,GoldenGateEmbroidery,NancyGoldman,TarynGoodhart,Gott’sRoadside,KathyGovier-Hirsch,TiaGraham,GroveAtlantic,DanGuando,ShawnGuthrie,Bette-AnnGwathmey,RandyHaberkamp,MayHaduong,BillHaney,JonHazelton,BretHeiman,KimHendrickson,LynnHirshfield,MichelleHooper,MichaelHorne,HotelSplendidCannes,GeorgeHubbard,DawnHudson,KateHurwitz,IFCFilms,JennyJacobi,DaveJestadt,AngelaJohnson,WhitneyJones,SandaJosipovic,DavidKampner,MannyKapranos,DonaldKatz,LisaKatz,KimKaylyka,TobyKeller,BillKelly,StephenKenneally,LauraKim,TomJ.King,Kino/Lorber,GlennKiser,ElyseKlaidman,ShellyKlein,MartinKoerber,MelanieKoppenhoefer,ChristinaKounelias,PhilippaKowarsky,OliverKwon,ChrisLane,LeslieLarson,HeidiLauterbach,PattyLawlor,DorimLee,VictoriaLehman,JenniferLeightner,DylanLeiner,BebeLerner,OliverLevey,AdamLipsius,RichardLorber,Lucasfilm,Ltd,MartinaLudwig,AllisonMackie,MacMillanSpecialSales,JolynnMartin,JosephMcBride,MauraMcCarthy,LeanneMcClaflin,GenevieveMcGillicuddy,CarolineMcKenzie,VarunMehra,ChetMehta,PatrickMeissner,TeniMelidonian,HelenMeyer,JohnMeyer,MikeMiller,AdamMizel,JamesMockoski,MonadnockPaperMills,Inc.,BethMoneyhan,MoniqueMontgomeryGaryMoore,LisaMoore,RossanaMordini,Morimoto,IsabellaMoroni,MonaNagai,DanièleNeuharth,OpenRoadFilms,AndrewOran,TomOrtenberg,PacificFilmArchive,MariaPaleologos,GaryPalmucci,Pangea,ParticipantMedia,PaymentRevolution,PerseusBooks,LincolnPhipps,Pixar,DavidPollick,PublishersGroupWest,TomQuinn,Radius,RebeccaRand,DeniseRandazzo,RandomHouse,SteveRansahoff,RialtoCinemasCerrito,RoadsideAttractions,CaitlinRobertson,MichelleRobertson,BradleyRobinson,ArianneRocchi,CarlyRoemmer,FredRoos,KimberlyRoush,ScottRudin,EmilyRusso,JenniferRutkowski,ShelleySale,NancySanchez,DanSavoca,LaurenSchwartz,TeriSchwartz,LynanneSchweighofer,LynneSegall,CaraSerio,RomainSerman,CourtneySexton,EricShamlin,BethShorr,RonaSiegel,RosemarySilverman,ski.com,SkipSkinner,AndySkogrand,JohnSloss,JessicaSmith,EmilySnyder,ElodieSobczak,SolsticePress,SonyPicturesClassics,JenniferSperber,PaulaStachowski,ChloeStewart,SuperJack,SharonSwart,MattTalbot,ChrisTaylor,SylviaTerry,TheLibraryofCongress,TheWeinsteinCompany,KeleighThomasMorgan,RickTopper,JacqiTully,KevinTuren,CathyTurner,TwentiethCenturyFox,UnitedTalentAgency,HeatherVanDever,RonitVanderlinden,FrankViadero,GinaWade,JasonWald,LieselWalsh,RyanWerner,JoanWhelton,ChrisWiggum,WildBunch,RebeccaWilder,ZacharyWilder-DeMicco,DanielWilder-DeMicco,KurtWoolner,NimWunnan,MarkWynns,DanZastrow,ZeitgeistFilms,ZoetropeAubryProductions.
AND IN TELLURIDEAzadiFineRugs,BakedinTelluride,GaryBennett,SethBerg,LaurenBloemsma,AshleyBoling,BoneConstruction,KarlaBrown,SethCagin,TimCannon,Steve&TerryCatsman,TomClark,GregClifton,LauraColbert,MichaelConran,ToddCreel,MonaDeAlva,CathyDickinson,ElissaDickson,WendyDinkins,ScottDoser,RayFarnsworth,IvyFife,StuFraser,KathyGreen,CaciGrinspan,KristinHolbrook,ChuckHorning,StephanieJaquet,KathyJepson,KatieKarow,BenKerr,NinaKothe,SarahLanderyou,SaraLarsen,ColleenMahoney,LarryMallard,MichaelMartelon,Fletcher&LizMcCusker,MindyMendelsohn,JenniferMetzger,AndrewMirrington,TomMortellJr.,DavidOyster,GregPack,MaureenPelisson,PamPettee,JoshuaPhillips,GregPope,TreePriest,JeffProteau,MickeySalloway,BobSaunders,KyleA.Schumacher,Shimmy,KurtShugars,ChrisSmith,MartaTarbell,TellurideParksandRecreationStaff,TelluridePublicSchools,TellurideSports,ChadTerry,TownofMountainVillage,TownofTellurideStaff,KatieTyler,USBank,ValleyCrane,WilkinsonPublicLibrary,DanWilson,JohnWontrobski.
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Index by PageFeature Films50YearArgument,The19‘71799Homes14ApocalypseNow4Baal23BertolucciOnBertolucci40Billy,HowDidYouDoIt?13Birdman18CaliforniaSplit25ChildrenofNoImportance11DancingArabs18DecentOne,The9Diplomacy13ForbiddenFilms40Foxcatcher6Gate,The20HeartsofDarkness5HowtoSmellaRose39Homesman,The9IStopTime40IlGrido24ImitationGame,The15JoyfulLaughter22KeepOnKeepin’On40Leviathan10LookofSilence,The16M24MadameBovary21Magician41Man’sCastle,A24MerchantsofDoubt20Mommy16Mr.Turner15NightWillFall41PriceofFame21RedArmy11RoadtoGlory,The25Rosewater17SaltoftheEarth,The19Seymour:AnIntroduction39Socialism41TalesoftheGrimSleeper6TooMuchJohnson10TwoDays,OneNight7WhereEaglesDare43WickedWoman25Wild14WildTales17
Special Programs and InformationBacklot39-41BehindtheScenes:Disney43Brigadoon27BrigBookstore27BookSignings42CallingCards38CityLights37CarrollBallard:SeemsLikeOnly
Yesterday23Concert43Conversations42CuratedbyMorganandMaddin24-25DailyDrawing27DigitalLounge27Festivities43Filmanthropy51-52FilmLAB37FilmmakersofTomorrow37-38Frontlot39GatheringPlaces27GreatExpectations38
GuestDirectors:MorganandMaddin3Hospitality27Information26LaborDayPicnic43OpeningNightFeed43Patrons53PordenonePresents10-11PosterArtist:ChristianMarclay2ScheduleGrids28-35Seminars42SHOWCaseforShorts36SHOWCorps44-47SHOWShop27SpecialMedallion22Sponsors48-50StudentPrints37StudentSymposium37TalkingHeads42Thanks54-55TheRules35
Short FilmsAbsence,The38Aissa36Balcony38Box36Cut38DiscussionQuestions38Dive38Don’tHugMeI’mScaredII:Time36Enpleinair38EdandPauline39Feast36FirstPrize37Guests37Invasion36LaIsla38LandBeyondtheSunset,The11LastReel,The41Lava36Laznia36LiftYouUp36Nocebo37NoMan’sLand37PrideofStrathmoor37SandStorm,The38SockSkewerStreet836StoneCars37Supervenus36SymphonyNo.4238TheoreticalArchitectures38Toutesdesconnes36Verbatim36Washingtonia38YesWeLove38
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GRAND PRIZE Your getaway begins with a two night stay in a spacious suite at the Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas. After check in, relax in our peaceful and serene Tea Lounge and enjoy a selection of the finest teas from around the world alongside cocktails and delicious delicacies. Continue your journey with a couples Luminescence Massage and Body Treatment—and unlimited access passes to the revitalizing Tian Quan Thermal Experience. Complete your day enjoying a culinary tour through Asia in MOzen Bistro, with a wide variety of delicious dishes served alongside a selection of American classics.
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Please see page 27 for a schedule of prize drawings.