The 11th Annual Whitehead International Film Festival
January 13-16, 2012
1325 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA
MUDD Theater
Festival Director: Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Special Guest: Melissa Graziano
Opening Night
Our guest speaker, Director Melissa Graziano, will be at the film banquet on Friday evening, January 13, 2012. The reception and banquet begins at 5:30pm and the film festival begins at 7:30pm. To register click here.
Melissa Graziano won the coveted Dan McLaughlin Award for Best Animated Film for 2008. We will be screening her five minute film, Love on the Line, at the film banquet on January 13, following which she will discuss the film with our banquet attendees. Our general audience will see the film when it screens just prior to our feature film on Sunday evening, January 15. Love on the Line is a very successful experiment in using different media in animation.
Ms. Graziano will also meet with the Faith and Film class on Friday afternoon, January 13, at 3:30 p.m. to discuss techniques and issues involved in the development of short films. She is currently working on a film titled Stories My Mother Never Told Me. She reports utilizing materials and technology in ways that not only make audiences wonder, “How did they do that?” but that also enhance the story. We welcome her to the 11th Whitehead International Film Festival.
This Year's Feature-Length Films
Friday (Opening Night): The Tree of Life l'arbre de vie (France, 2011)
Saturday 10am: Gold and Copper Tala va Mes (Iran, 2011)
Saturday 2pm: The Hedgehog Le herisson (France, 2009)
Saturday 7pm: October Octubre (Peru, 2010)
Sunday 1pm: Himalaya: Path to the Sky (France/Tibet, 2008)
Sunday 3pm: Bardsongs (Netherlands/Mali/India, 2010)
Sunday 7pm: For 80 Days (Spain, 2010)
Monday 10am: Crime After Crime (USA, 2011)
Monday 2 pm: The Labryinth (USA/Poland, 2010)
Monday 3pm: Encounter Point (USA/Israel, 2006)
Monday 7pm: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Lung Boonmee Raluek Chat (USA/Thailand, 2010)
Short Films
Average 40 Matches (Turkey, 2010) - Sunday at 1pm
Bygnings (Deconstruction Workers) (Norway, 2010) - Opening night
Flawed (Canada, 2010) - Saturday at 2pm
Irene (UK, 2008) - Monday at 7pm
Love on the Line (USA, 2008) - Sunday at 7pm
Miracle Lady (Israel, 2010) - Saturday at 7pm
Namrata (2009) - Monday at 10am
The Translator (Canada, 2010) - Sunday at 3pm
Touch (USA, 2010) - Saturday at 10am
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