Dearest (Anatae)
- Showtime
- Friday, January 18 @ 7:30pm
- Director
- Yasuo Furuhata
- Country
- Japan (2012)
- Language
- Japanese with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 111 minutes
Eiji Kurashima is about to retire from his work as a counselor at a prison in a Japanese coastal town. His wife, Yoko, recently died of cancer, … Read more
Almanya – Welcome to Germany
- Showtime
- Saturday, January 19 @ 10:00am
- Director
- Yasemin Samdereli
- Country
- Germany/Turkey (2011)
- Language
- German with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 97 minutes
It’s not easy assimilating comedy into a depiction of Europe’s troubled relations with its migrant workers, but that’s exactly what Almanya does with the past and present … Read more
Monsieur Lazhar
- Showtime
- Saturday, January 19 @ 2:00pm
- Director
- Philippe Falardeau
- Country
- Canada (2011)
- Language
- French with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 94 minutes
Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in … Read more
Facing Mirrors
- Showtime
- Saturday, January 19 @ 7:00pm
- Director
- Negar Azarbayjani
- Country
- Iran (2011)
- Language
- Persian with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 102 minutes
Rana’s husband is in prison because of his debts, and Rana runs a women’s taxi service in Tehran in order to earn money not only to support … Read more
Your Beauty Is Worth Nothing
- Showtime
- Sunday, January 20 @ 1:00pm
- Director
- Hüseyin Tabak
- Country
- Austria (2012)
- Language
- Turkish/German with English subtiles
- Film Length
- 85 minutes
Twelve-year old Veysel has been living for six months in Vienna with his family. His father is a Kurd who left home to fight with guerrillas against … Read more
Found Memories
- Showtime
- Sunday, January 20 @ 3:00pm
- Director
- Júlia Murat
- Country
- Brazil (2011)
- Language
- Portuguese with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 98 minutes
Julia Murat’s debut fiction feature film is an elegantly shot lyrical meditation. Scenes are often held at length, the better to appreciate their careful composition. Indeed, an … Read more
Coming of Age (Anfang 80)
- Showtime
- Sunday, January 20 @ 7:00pm
- Director
- Gerhard Ertl and Sabine Hiebler
- Country
- Austria (2011)
- Language
- German with English subtiles
- Film Length
- 90 minutes
Coming of Age tells the gripping story of a couple’s sunset years, from the first amorous tete-a-tete to the inevitable last goodbye, from a shy kiss to … Read more
The Sandman
- Showtime
- Monday, January 21 @ 10:00am
- Director
- Peter Luisi
- Country
- Switzerland (2011)
- Language
- German with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 88 minutes
One fine morning, Benno finds sand in his bed. While he tries to ignore this at first, he soon must realize that he himself is losing the … Read more
Chinese Take-Away
- Showtime
- Monday, January 21 @ 2:00pm
- Director
- Sebastián Borensztein
- Country
- Argentina (2011)
- Language
- Spanish with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 93 minutes
A creative plot coupled with an excellent cast sets the tone for this gentle comedy. Roberto is a fastidious loner left to run the family hardware store, … Read more
The Sound of Noise
- Showtime
- Monday, January 21 @ 7:00pm
- Director
- Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson
- Country
- Sweden (2010)
- Language
- Swedish with English subtitles
- Film Length
- 102 minutes
Renowned musicians are elated when their first-born child arrives; they promptly name him “Amadeus” and anticipate his future musical success. Alas, Amadeus is tone-deaf, and as for … Read more