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Inside: 

Board Members / Staff 3 

A Word from the Governor 6 

A Word from the Film Society President 8 

A Word from the Executive Director 9 

A Word from the Festival Program Director 9 

Sponsors 12-13 

Everything You Need to Know about the Festival 14-15 

Ticket Sales Policies 16 

Audience Awards/Film Guidance System 17 

Film Schedule 20-21 

Film Index 22 

Film Planner 23-24 

About the Cover 26 

Features 30-55 

Documentaries 60-66 

Shorts 70-77 

Regional Showcase 82-85 

On Screen In Person 86 

Seminars 90-92 

Live in the Lounge 96-97 

Country Spotlight - Italy 98 

Children’s Cinema Corner 99 

Fierberg Award 102 

Our Thanks 103 

Film Society Members 104-105 

Contributors 106 

Membership Information 107 

Comment Form 108 

What Makes Us Tick? 109 

Guide to Advertisers 110-111 

Beyond the Festival Back Cover 

Board Members: 

Eric Kafka, President 

Paul Kuhns, Vice-President 

Gene Dvornick, Treasurer 

Darrel Grinstead, Secretary 

Julie Davis 

Teri Dunbar 

Beth Hochholzer (ex officio) 

Tricia Ratner 

James Reichert 

Allen Stafford 

Midge Yearley 

Staff: 

Sue Early, Executive Director 

Greg Jones, Education/Outreach Coordinator 

Joe Bilancio, Festival Program Director 

Malcolm Keen, Membership Coordinator 

Gloria Walls, Administrative Assistant 

Sue Hartman, Marketing Coordinator 

Chuck Patalive, Website Administrator 

Bill Becker, Bookkeeper 

Mission Statement: 

The mission of the RBFS is to promote the art 

of film and, through outreach initiatives, to 

entertain, educate, and enrich the cultural life 

of local and extended communities. 

Film Selection: 

It is the practice of the Rehoboth Beach Film 

Society, as the producer of the Rehoboth 

Beach Independent Film Festival, to program 

a selection of films that represents a 

moderate balance of diversity, genre, focal 

issues, and demographics. 

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The Rehoboth Beach Film Society 

is governed by the following group 

of dedicated and talented volunteer 

Board members: 

Table of Contents

Governor’s Letter 

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Dear FILM enThuSIaSTS, 

Welcome to the 2012 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival! Delaware’s oldest and 

largest film festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. I congratulate the Rehoboth 

Beach Film Society on this accomplishment, and am proud that the State of Delaware, 

Division of the Arts is once again co-sponsor of this premiere Mid-Atlantic film event. 

The Festival has become a grand celebration of film culture in Rehoboth and the event sold 

more than 18,000 tickets in 2011. The great contribution of American and International full 

length, documentaries and short films combined with educational seminars, opportunities 

to rub shoulders with celebrities and family friendly entertainment is what makes the event 

so special. 

Once again this year, one particularly deserving student film director will be the recipient 

of the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award, which will be announced at the 

festival along with the audience favorite winning films this year. This year’s art theme 

features Laura Ambler’s mixed digital titled “Come to the Fest & Sea the World” is a fitting 

expression of how Rehoboth and the Festival have become a destination for tourists and 

admirers from around the world. 

Whether you are a Delaware native or a visitor with us, I know you will be entertained and 

enriched by this outstanding cultural event! 

Sincerely, 

Jack Markell 

Governor

Welcome Letter 

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Eric Kafka, 

President, Board of Directors 

Rehoboth Beach Film Society 

Other ways 

tO suppOrt 

If you are not inclined to 

have money gathering on 

your kitchen floor, you can 

support the Rehoboth Beach 

Film Society with its efforts to 

produce the Rehoboth Beach 

Independent Film Festival and 

quality film events throughout 

the year in several ways. 

You can: 

• Become or recruit 

a member 

• Renew at a higher 

membership level 

• Become or recruit a Sponsor 

• Purchase or sell a 

program ad 

• Sponsor a film 

• Attend film screenings 

as often as you can 

Dear FrIenDS anD SupporTerS oF The FeSTIvaL: 

Time is our major resource. How we use our 

time defines us. Our preferences and priorities 

sift through the sands of time and are clarified. 

Another concept that unites us is how we 

relate to family. We are born into a clearly 

defined pack which welcomes, protects, and 

models how to be. We grow into independence, 

but then, ironically, we search for “families” of 

people and places we need and want to have 

around us. Again, this process defines us. 

How is it that thousands of us descend upon 

Midway Theaters in early November like 

horseshoe crabs or salmon internally directed 

to their spawning grounds? I suggest that we 

sort out by our use of time, and how we form 

our “family.” Look around at those around you 

who have self-selected to be here. The fellow 

to your left, the couple to your right, the people 

waiting on line behind and in front, all brought 

together under the “tent” of common tastes 

and interests. Say hello; engage. We share an 

appreciation for visual beauty, for well-crafted 

plots and narrative, for the art of acting 

and storytelling, for the quest for significant 

angles of truth, for broad and deep views of 

culture and diversity, and for slices of real life 

rarely portrayed in Hollywood. 

Alongside our members under the tent are 

RBFS employees who choose to work hard 

with this institution, and volunteers who 

give their time to be the heart of our family. 

In my final months as President of the Board 

of Directors, I am deeply grateful to my 

colleagues who devote many hours to assuring 

that this non-profit is utilizing its resources to 

meet the RBFS mission. So, welcome to the 

15th festival of the people. We do not aspire 

to be a jewel of the industry or a platform for 

celebrities. The potential for “family” is here 

as we draw together to celebrate the art of 

international and independent films. In a 

homogeneous litter with common interests, 

trust and understanding come easily. This is 

an unusual opportunity; one can leave at 

the end with ideas and inspiration, as well as 

a gaggle of new contact info for new “family” 

possibilities. Together we drink the liquid 

literature of diverse documentary and feature 

films. Intoxicating! Remember, too, that we 

extend the Festival into year-round outreach 

efforts. Check our website [rehobothfilm.com) 

and hang our newsletters on your bathroom 

mirrors. 

We can’t thank enough those individuals, 

businesses, and institutions who contribute 

time and money to help our efforts to bring 

quality cinematic arts to Sussex County. A 

special thanks to the Delaware Division for 

their financial support of an operating grant 

each year. 

I will end this welcome with yet another way 

we define ourselves: by how we spend our 

money. If RBFS is a priority and is part of 

your family, then when you sweep all those 

loose dollars and coins off your kitchen floor, 

empty the dustpan into an envelope and send 

it to us. If you appreciate that we offer this 

experience for the thousands of film-kin, then 

you might even find more sophisticated ways 

to contribute. Be creative; we rely on your 

allegiance, recommendations, and support. 

Until then, let us delve into this annual RBFSconstructed 

celluloid “escape from reality.” 

Eric Kafka, 

President, Board of Directors 

Rehoboth Beach Film Society

aS Sue SeeS IT: 

The Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival may be considered a mid-size, regional Festival, but with 

an audience coming from more than 25 states, including New Mexico, California, and other long distances, 

I’m impressed with the scope of its reach. 

Every January starts the influx of emails requesting the dates of the next Festival because of the need 

to submit vacation schedules at work. It is heartwarming to know this event generates such enthusiasm 

from so many people. One member has given up opportunities to speak at national conferences because of 

schedule conflicts with the Festival. Now that is commitment! 

In addition to our audience, we have many wonderful and dedicated volunteers. Some don’t see a single 

film but love to be a part of such a festive event. We can always use more volunteers, so if you have time 

before, during, or after the Festival, and want to help out, please let us know. 

This event would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors, members, ad purchasers, and 

everyone who purchases tickets. Your collective supportive is greatly appreciated. 

aS Joe SeeS IT: 

It’s only a few paragraphs, but this is always the hardest part of the program guide to complete. I am so 

excited about all the films that I almost feel bad about giving some “highlights,” but alas, I must. 

The best place to start would be the films that share a consistent theme. After years and years of hearing 

the audiences say, and I do quote, “Why are there not more comedies?” My answer is always the same: 

“because there are not many independent comedies.” This year I searched high and low, far and wide, 

and found many gems of the comedy genre. These films will keep you laughing till the cows come home 

(if I only knew what that meant!). The films range from laugh-out-loud, to dark comedy, and everything in 

between. For those of you who like things on the darker side of your humor, do not miss The King Is Dead 

and Sense of Humor. If you prefer your comedy sweet try Escort in Love and The Day I Saw Your Heart. Is 

quirky comedy more your style? Then Let My People Go and Baikonur are must-sees. 

Country Spotlight: Italy highlights the amazing films coming out of the country. Six new films, including 

Rehoboth Beach 

major festival award winners Caesar Must Die and Diaz, Don’t Clean Up This Blood, along with three 

Independent Film Festival 

renowned classics that beg to be seen on the big screen (8 ½, Once Upon A Time In The West and The 

Bicycle Thief) make this a great overview of the wonderful cinema industry in Italy. To learn even more, do not miss the seminar 

“Neorealism, Spaghetti Westerns and Beyond,” Saturday, November 10 from 9:00AM – 10:30AM. 

Finally, we have a group of truly independent films that showcase some of the best new talent and new films currently on the festival 

circuit. These are prime examples that great films can be made outside of the big budgeted Hollywood machine. Sun Don’t Shine and 

The Dynamiter take full advantage of their southern setting, using the setting as another character to their stories. Shuffle is a unique 

blend or romance, comedy and sci-fi in a mash-up of genres that creates a wholly unique film. Valley of Saints is a socio-political film 

that does not follow the expectations of the genre, but forges its own path, thus creating a new voice in the cinema of India. 

So there you have it; just a few of the highlights of a festival filled with highlights. We once again have a number of films that have 

played commercially in major markets, a few that will be seen commercially after the festival and yet others that will not been seen 

anywhere except festivals, or maybe Netflix, way down the road. 

Happy travels! 

Joe Bilancio, Festival Program Director, Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival 

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Sue Early 

Executive Director 

Rehoboth Beach Film Society 

Now in its 15th year, the Festival and the Film Society have entered the challenging teenage period. Significant growth has taught us 

well but we also recognize there is further development ahead. As we continue to strive for improvement, one goal is to transition 

to online ticket purchasing. In order to make that affordable, the parameters associated with ticket sales need to be simplified. 

The Membership Committee has been reviewing options and in 2013 we will be sharing the challenges and asking for your input in 

determining the best solutions. 

We enjoy seeing you during the Festival put please don’t be once-a-year friends. The Film Society offers a fantastic variety of special 

screenings, film series, and programs throughout the year. Please visit our redesigned website, www.rehobothfilm.com, frequently to 

learn about upcoming events. 

Thanks again for your support and enjoy this wonderful event which you helped develop. 

Sue Early, Executive Director, Rehoboth Beach Film Society 

p.s. Next year’s Festival is November 6-10, 2013. 

Joe Bilancio 

Festival Program Director 

Welcome Letter from Sue and Joe

Sponsor appreciation 

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Production of the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival is made possible through the 

support of many businesses, and individuals. The Rehoboth Beach Film Society thanks the 

following sponsors for their generous support which collectively helps make this Festival a 

wonderful, cultural event that is enjoyed by several thousand film buffs: 

MeDIa SponSor 

preSenTInG SponSor 

CorporaTe SponSorS 

aCCoMMoDaTIonS SponSor

N Supporting SponSorS N 

Arena’s Café (3 locations) 

Arena’s Deli & Bar 

Cape Gazette 

Galapagos Conservancy 

Atlantic Horizons 

Councilmember George Cole 

[Sussex County Council] 

Councilmember Joan Deaver 

[Sussex County Council] 

Delmarva Online 

Delmarva Public Radio 

Metro Technical Services 

Tanger Outlet Center 

WXPN FM 

N ConTrIBuTInG SponSorS N 

Boardwalk Builders 

Marisa Chaves & Chiqui Gavilan 

Curtis J. Leciejewski DDS MAGD 

Community Bank Delaware 

Delaware Electric Cooperative 

Fulton Bank 

Hole By Hole 

N SponSorS N 

William F. McManus and David P. Nelson 

Prudential Gallo REALTORS 

Summer House Restaurant 

The SEA BOVA Associates, Inc. 

United Distributors of Delaware 

Wilmington Savings Fund Society 

Jack Lingo Realtor 

Jakes Seafood Restaurant 

Nicola Pizza 

Sun Pile Foundation 

Wawa Food Market #849 

Weston Woods 

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Sponsor appreciation

everything You need to Know 

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everYThInG You neeD To KnoW 

about the rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival 

DaTeS: Wednesday, november 7 – Sunday, november 11 

TheaTers: All films will be screened at the Movies at 

Midway complex in the Midway Shopping Center on Highway One 

(across from the Super Fresh, just north of Rehoboth Beach). 

ParKING: Free parking is available at the Midway Shopping 

Center. Please be considerate and park in defined spaces. Cars 

parked in non-defined spaces may be towed by the theater owners 

at the car owner’s expense. 

sCheDULING YOUr FILMs: When selecting films to 

see, please make sure there is at least 20 minutes from the ending 

of one film until the beginning of the next film, as everyone is 

required to exit through the exterior doors and re-enter at the front 

of the building as per Delaware State Fire Marshal regulations. 

TICKeT saLes LOCaTIONs: 

Pre-Festival: Ticket sales for eligible RBFS members take place 

at the RBFS office [107 Truitt Ave., Rehoboth Beach]. 

During the Festival: All ticket sales take place at the Festival 

Box Office in the Big Tent located behind the Midway Shopping 

Center. Access is from the parking lot behind the stores, or via the 

“cut-through” between the Duron Paint store and JavaByte Cafe. 

WhO CaN PUrChase TICKeTs 

aND WheN? 

Pre-Festival Sales: [Oct 24 – Nov 4] at the RBFS office [107 Truitt 

Ave., Rehoboth Beach] from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. 

Contributing Director, Director, and Executive Producer 

members are eligible to purchase tickets during the Pre-Festival 

sales period. 

WeDNesDaY, NOv 7 

Beginning 12:30 pm: Associate Producer members (only) may 

purchase tickets for the entire Festival. 

Beginning 3:00 pm: Film Buff members may purchase tickets 

for Wednesday films only. 

Beginning 4:00 pm: Future members may purchase films for 

Wednesday films. 

ThUrsDaY, NOv 8 ThrOUGh sUNDaY NOv 11 

beGINNING aT 8:00 aM - TILL The sTarT OF The 

LasT FILM. 

All members can purchase tickets beginning at 8:00 am. Film 

Buff and Student members may purchase tickets each day for 

films being screened that day. Starting at 7:00 pm on Friday, 

Film Buffs and Student members can purchase tickets for the 

remaining days of the Festival. 

Future members can purchase tickets, beginning at 9:00 am, for 

films being screened that day. 

Note: A current RBFS membership card must be presented 

and can only be used by the person whose name is on the card. 

[Additional identification may be required] 

Get a number!: During high volume periods, numbers will be 

used instead of establishing long lines. Be sure to get a number 

when you enter the Big Tent. 

TICKeT saLes POLICIes: [see pg. 16] 

TICKeT PrICes: A separate ticket must be purchased for 

each film. [Please note tickets are non-refundable] 

RBFS Member: $9.00 per ticket 

Youth Admission: 

(11 years old or younger) 

$9.00 per ticket 

Student RBFS Membership: 

(must have current photo student ID) 

$9.00 per ticket 

General Admission: $10.00 per ticket 

eXChaNGe Fee: There is a $1.00 processing fee for all 

ticket exchanges if you decide to change your screening time or 

film selection. An exchange must be conducted at least one hour 

in advance of the start time printed on the ticket being turned in. 

LOCaLs’ NIGhT: Oct 29-Nov 2 [9:30 am - 4:30 pm], 

Associate Producers, Film Buffs, Student members, and the 

general public may purchase tickets at the RBFS office for Wed, 

Nov 9 films only. The terms of the Ticket Sales Policy (on previous 

page) apply to purchases for Locals Night.

PrIOrITY seaTING: Certain membership and sponsor 

levels are entitled to priority seating as a corresponding benefit. 

Please respect the policy of reserving a seat for you and one guest 

only. Only the priority seating badge holder may enter the theater in 

advance. Your cooperation is appreciated. 

beCOMe a FILM sOCIeTY MeMber: You may 

easily join the Rehoboth Beach Film Society by: registering online, 

by mail, in-person at the Film Society Office, or at the membership 

booth in the Big Tent during the Festival. 

FOOD: Enjoy food and beverages in the Big Tent throughout the 

Festival. This is a great place to relax, meet new friends, and share 

information about the great films you’ve seen! Alcoholic beverages 

may not leave the tent. Thank you for your cooperation. 

reCYCLING: Help us make this a Go Green festival by 

disposing recyclables in the appropriate recycling containers in the 

Big Tent. Thank you. 

MerChaNDIse: Inventory is limited, so don’t wait to buy 

this year’s Festival souvenirs. Take advantage of this opportunity to 

purchase quality merchandise at reasonable prices for upcoming 

holiday gifts. 

PaYMeNT OPTIONs: Cash, Visa, or MasterCard 

are accepted as payment for ticket sales, membership and 

merchandise. Checks are not accepted. Cash payment only at 

the Beverage Booth, please. 

PeTs: Please respect that pets are not permitted in 

the Big Tent. A professionally registered service dog 

may accompany its owner. 

TheaTre LIGhTING: Each theater’s lights are 

programmed to partially illuminate at the start of the 

credits and then fully illuminate when the credits are over. 

For your safety, it is best to remain seated until the lights are on 

full strength. 

TheaTre TeMPeraTUres: Temperatures in each 

theater will fluctuate due to the audience size and location of your 

seat in relation to the fan. Dress in layers so you can adjust your 

clothing to be comfortable in a variety of temperatures. Remember 

to take any removed clothing with you, as well as personal trash. 

TheaTer Trash reMOvaL: We are glad you enjoyed 

the buttery popcorn, refreshing beverages, and other delicious 

treats while watching your film. Please be sure to take your trash 

with you as you exit the theater and deposit in a trash receptacle. 

Volunteers will appreciate your consideration as they are not paid 

trash collectors. 

TheaTer hOUse rULes: 

1) Please understand that the Management of the Movies at 

Midway will not allow backpacks, large bags, recording devices, or 

outside beverages of any kind into the theater. To avoid potential 

inconveniences, please refrain from bringing extra baggage. 

2) The Delaware State Fire Marshal requires all audience members 

to exit each theater through the exterior door, not the hallway 

entrance. Compliance is required by all regardless of the weather, 

Film Society membership level, or the starting time of your next 

film. Your cooperation is appreciated. 

3) Please be sure to turn off all electronic devices (cell phones, 

beepers, etc) during film screenings. 

4) No cameras or other recording devices may be used during film 

screenings. 

TheaTer aCCessIbILITY: Elevators are available 

for assistance to the upstairs screening room. Ask any theater 

employee for directions to the elevator. 

LOsT & FOUND: If you’ve misplaced your glasses, think you 

left a sweater on a theater chair, or you found keys in the parking 

lot, please go to the Lost & Found box at the Information Booth in 

the Big Tent. All discovered materials will be kept at this location. 

PLease sUPPOrT MOvIes aT MIDWaY! 

Movies at Midway is supportive of the Film Society by donating the use of the screening room for the Around The World series. 

Please show your appreciation by purchasing your snacks from the Movies at Midway concessions booth. 

Note: The Film Society works hard to make sure this program is accurate. Please understand that we depend on other festivals, distributors, 

delivery people, and filmmakers to send films on time. Sometimes problems do occur which are beyond our control. Call the Festival office at 

302-645-9095, check our website at www.rehobothfilm.com and read notices in the Big Tent for the most current information. 

enJoY The FeSTIvaL! 

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everything You need to Know

Ticket Sales policies 

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TICKeT SaLeS poLICIeS 

As the host of the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, the Film Society strives to maintain an “access for everyone” philosophy, as 

the community spirit of the 5-day Festival is what we all enjoy. Ticket purchasing policies are designed to ensure an equitable distribution 

of tickets and greater access to films for all attendees. 

• Membership level determines if you can purchase tickets in advance or on the day of the screening. 

• Current membership cards are required. 

• RBFS individual members may purchase (2) tickets during a two-hour segment. 

• RBFS couple members may purchase (4) tickets during a two-hour segment. 

• Non-members may purchase two tickets during a two-hour segment on the day of the screening only. 

• Throughout the Festival, an individual member or nonmember may only purchase (2) tickets per film 

title, and couple members or nonmembers may only purchase (4) tickets per film title. 

An individual membership, at any level, allows the purchase of one ticket for the member and one ticket for a guest per film title. A 

couple membership allows the purchase of two tickets for the members and a ticket for two guests per film title. When members buy 

tickets for multiple friends, it limits ticket availability for other members. Memberships help to support year-round programming. As 

such, we depend on our members to encourage friends and relatives to become members so they may purchase their own film tickets. 

To promote equal access, tickets may not be purchased for overlapping films beyond the two- or four-ticket allotment. This means 

that no more than two tickets (individual member) or four tickets (couple) may be purchased during a two-hour segment. For further 

clarification, see examples below: 

InDIvIDuaL MeMBerS (an individual member may purchase a ticket for her/himself and one guest) 

Example 1 Purchase two tickets for a 1:00 pm film 

Example 2 Purchase one ticket for a 1:00 pm film and 

one for a 1:30 pm film 

Example 3 Purchase two tickets for a 1:00 pm film and 

two tickets for a 2:10 pm film 

Example 4 Purchase one ticket for a 1:00 pm film, one ticket 

for a 1:45 pm film, and one ticket for a 2:00 pm film 

Note: “Not permissible” purchases will prevent an order from being fully processed. 

If you have any questions contact RBFS personnel at 302.645.9095, ext 1. 

(the member attends one film, the 

guest goes to the other) 

Films overlap and purchase exceeds 

two tickets during a 2-hour segment 

Third film overlaps and exceeds two 

tickets during a 2-hour segment 

CoupLe MeMBerS (Couple members may purchase tickets for themselves and two guests) 

Example 5 Purchase four tickets for a 1:00 pm film 

Example 6 Purchase two tickets for a 1:00 pm film and two 

for a 1:30 pm film 

Example 7 Purchase four tickets for a 1:00 pm film and four 

tickets for a 2:10 pm film 

Example 8 Purchase of two tickets for a 1:00 pm film, two tickets 

for a 1:45 pm film, and two tickets for a 2:00 pm film 

(the members attend one film, 

the guests go to the other) 

Films overlap and purchase exceeds 

four tickets during a 2-hour segment 

Third film overlaps and exceeds four 

tickets during a 2-hour segment 

Permissible 

Not permissible

auDIenCe aWarDS 

This year the Film Society is proud to announce that the first place Audience Award winners will receive 

a $500 cash prize due to the generosity of the donors mentioned below. 

It is very important that each viewer vote with his/her ticket stub by selecting the option that best describes your personal rating 

of the film. The rating options are: 

Poor fair good very good outstanding 

If you are one who saves ticket stubs, please ask a Theater Management volunteer for a ballot. Your ticket stub or ballot needs 

to be placed in the Ballot Box at the theater’s exit. Every vote is counted and is very important to the overall process of selecting 

the best films at this year’s Festival. In respect of the hard work devoted to each and every film, please be sure to submit a vote 

for each film that you see. 

The following Audience Awards will be announced at the Closing Celebration on Sunday evening in the Big Tent. 

The Friebert-Hanuschock Best Debut Feature Award is sponsored 

by Sarah Friebert and Rita Hanuschock. 

The Brant-Estes Best Feature Award is sponsored 

by David J Brant and Greg Estes. 

The Best Documentary Award is sponsored 

by Johannah Barry. 

The Best Short Award is sponsored 

by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society Board of Directors. 

Thank you voters and wonderful donors. 

FILM GuIDanCe SYSTeM 

The Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival screens films of 

artistic merit from around the world. Many of these films have not 

been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America and may 

contain material not suitable for minors. In an effort to provide as 

much information as possible for viewers, the RBFS has created 

a guidance system that can be used as part of the film selection 

process. Codes were assigned to films, when applicable, to the best 

of the Film Society’s ability. Film viewers and parents of minors, are 

strongly encouraged to read the movie descriptions and codes, and 

to use individual discretion when selecting films for viewing. RBFS 

employees and Board members are available to answer any questions 

about the content of any film Employees and Board members are 

available to answer any questions about the content of any film. 

= may contain some offensive language 

= may contain some nudity 

= may contain some violence 

= may contain some sexual content 

= may contain lesbian/gay orientation 

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audience awards and Film Guide

Film Schedule 

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FILM SCheDuLe 

Wed [nov 7] 

FILM PAGE START END 

Celeste and Jesse Forever 33 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 

And If We All Lived Together 30 5:30 PM 7:05 PM 

Terraferma 52 5:45 PM 7:15 PM 

The Invisible War 64 5:50 PM 7:30 PM 

Caesar Must Die 31 6:00 PM 7:20 PM 

The King is Dead 43 7:25 PM 9:15 PM 

HA HA HA Shorts 70 7:30 PM 9:05 PM 

Chicken With Plums 33 7:45 PM 9:20 PM 

Searching For Sugar Man 66 7:45 PM 9:10 PM 

Chasing Ice 60 8:00 PM 9:15 PM 

Thur [nov 8] 


Off White Lies 46 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 

Kiss Me 44 12:00 PM 1:50 PM 


The Girls in the Band 63 12:15 PM 1:40 PM 

Teddy Bear 52 12:20 PM 1:55 PM 

Keep The Lights On 43 12:25 PM 2:10 PM 

Policeman 47 12:30 PM 2:25 PM 

Come As You Are 34 12:30 PM 2:30 PM 

Corpo Celeste 36 1:45 PM 3:25 PM 

Volcano 54 2:00 PM 3:40 PM 

5 Broken Cameras 60 2:15 PM 3:45 PM 

Once Upon A Time in the West 74 2:20 PM 5:10 PM 

Found Memories 41 2:25 PM 4:05 PM 

For 80 Days 41 2:35 PM 4:20 PM 


Baikonur 31 2:55 PM 4:30 PM 

Sense of Humor 50 3:55 PM 5:50 PM 

Apartment in Athens 30 4:05 PM 5:45 PM 

Tell Me A Story Shorts 72 4:10 PM 5:55 PM 

The Cat Vanishes 32 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 

The Dynamiter 37 4:45 PM 6:00 PM 

Facing Mirrors 39 4:45 PM 6:25 PM 

Lucky 45 4:55 PM 6:40 PM 

Gayby 42 5:35 PM 7:05 PM 

Diana Vreeland 61 6:10 PM 7:40 PM 

Diaz, Don’t Clean Up This Blood 37 6:15 PM 8:20 PM 

Starbuck 51 6:20 PM 8:10 PM 

Remembrance 48 6:25 PM 8:15 PM 

Cloudburst 34 6:30 PM 8:05 PM 

Café De Flore 32 6:45 PM 8:50 PM 

The Day I Saw Your Heart 36 7:05 PM 8:45 PM 

Yossi 54 7:30 PM 8:55 PM 

Celeste and Jesse Forever 33 8:05 PM 9:35 PM 

Robot & Frank 48 8:30 PM 10:00 PM 

The Island President 65 8:35 PM 10:20 PM 

Valley of Saints 53 8:40 PM 10:05 PM 

Margarita 45 8:50 PM 10:25 PM 

Escort in Love 39 9:05 PM 10:40 PM 


Fri [nov 9] 


The Dream Share & Little Big Gun 82 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 

Jonathan’s Return 83 10:00 AM 11:25 AM 

Time To Spare 53 10:10 AM 11:50 AM 

Downeast 61 10:20 AM 11:40 AM 

Let My People Go 44 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 

8 1/2 55 12:00 PM 2:20 PM 

Nancy Please 46 12:00 PM 1:40 PM 

10% Shorts 76 12:05 PM 1:50 PM 

Lucky 45 12:15 PM 1:55 PM 



Sun Don’t Shine 51 12:30 PM 2:10 PM 


Shorts From Around Here 2 83 2:05 PM 3:35 PM 


Baikonur 31 2:20 PM 3:55 PM 




In The Family 42 2:45 PM 5:35 PM 


Escape Fire 63 4:00 PM 5:35 PM 

Out In The Dark 47 4:20 PM 6:00 PM 

Shuffle 50 4:25 PM 5:50 PM 

King is Dead 43 4:35 PM 6:25 PM 


Policeman 47 4:50 PM 6:45 PM 



Samsara 65 6:00 PM 7:40 PM 

Kiss Me 44 6:15 PM 8:05 PM 

Apartment in Athens 30 6:20 PM 7:55 PM 

Volcano 54 6:50 PM 8:30 PM 


Diana Vreeland 61 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 


Gayby 42 7:50 PM 9:20 PM 



Midnight Special Shorts 74 8:25 PM 10:15 PM 


I Stand Corrected 64 8:55 PM 10:20 PM 

The Dynamiter 37 9:05 PM 10:20 PM 

The Cat Vanishes 32 9:10 PM 10:40 PM

Sat [nov 10] 


Apartment in Athens 30 10:00 AM 11:35 AM 

White Gold & The Ida May Project 84 10:00 AM 12:10 PM 

Yossi 54 10:10 AM 11:35 AM 

Come As You Are 34 10:20 AM 12:15 PM 

Policeman 47 10:20 AM 12:15 PM 

Margarita 45 10:25 AM 12:00 PM 

HA HA HA Shorts 70 10:30 AM 12:05 PM 

Diana Vreeland 61 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 

Volcano 54 12:00 PM 1:40 PM 

Nancy, Please 46 12:00 PM 1:40 PM 

Time To Spare 53 12:25 PM 2:05 PM 

Samsara 65 12:25 PM 2:05 PM 

Twin Poets: Why I Write 84 12:30 PM 1:55 PM 

Keep The Lights On 43 12:35 PM 2:20 PM 


Lucky 45 12:45 PM 2:25 PM 



The Island President 65 2:20 PM 4:05 PM 

I Stand Corrected 64 2:30 PM 3:55 PM 

Bicycle Thieves 55 2:30 PM 4:05 PM 




Audience Favorite 1 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 

Tell Me A Story Shorts 72 4:05 PM 5:50 PM 




Downeast 61 4:55 PM 6:15 PM 

Out In The Dark 47 5:00 PM 6:40 PM 

The Cat Vanishes 32 5:05 PM 6:35 PM 

Dancing on a Volcano 82 6:15 PM 7:30 PM 



Sun Don’t Shine 51 6:40 PM 8:20 PM 



Let My People Go 44 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 




The King is Dead 43 8:45 PM 10:35 PM 



10% Shorts 76 9:00 PM 10:45 PM 

Chasing Ice 60 9:25 PM 10:40 PM 

Found Memories 41 9:30 PM 11:10 PM 

Sun [nov 11] 


Celeste and Jesse Forever 33 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 

Chicken With Plums 33 10:00 AM 11:35 AM 

Let My People Go 44 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 

In The Family 42 10:00 AM 12:50 PM 

The Girls in the Band 63 10:10 AM 11:35 AM 

Dislecksia: The Movie 86 10:25 AM 12:05 PM 

Baikonur 31 10:30 AM 12:05 PM 

Shuffle 50 10:30 AM 11:55 AM 

And If We All Lived Together 30 11:55 AM 1:30 PM 







Samsara 65 1:20 PM 3:00 PM 


5 Broken Cameras 60 1:50 PM 3:20 PM 

Audience Favorite 6A 1:50 PM 3:50 PM 

Audience Favorite 6B 1:50 PM 3:50 PM 

Come As You Are 34 2:30 PM 4:25 PM 

Escape Fire 63 2:50 PM 4:25 PM 

For 80 Days 41 3:05 PM 4:50 PM 


Valley of Saints 53 3:35 PM 5:00 PM 

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evenTS SCheDuLe: [nov 7-11] 

DAY EVENT START LOCATION 

Upstairs 

Fri Seminar: Independents Day 9:00 AM Screening Room 

Seminar: Neorealism, Upstairs 

Sat Spaghetti Westerns and Beyond 9:00 AM Screening Room 

Upstairs 

Sat Children’s Cinema Corner 1:00 PM Screening Room 

New Filmmakers New Upstairs 

Sat New Films 5:00 PM Screening Room 

Sat Dogfish Head Beer Tasting 8:30 PM Big Tent 

Sat Italian Tarantella Dance 9:15 PM Big Tent 

Sat Italian Sing-along 9:35 PM Big Tent 

Seminar: The Invisible War – Upstairs 

Sun A Further Examination 9:00 AM Screening Room 

Sun Closing Night Celebration 5:00 PM Big Tent 

Film Schedule

Film Index 

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FILM InDex 

Title Type page 

8 1/2 Feature 55 

5 Broken Cameras Documentary 60 

A Curious Conjunction 

of Coincidences HA HA HA Shorts 71 

A Ninth Life Shorts From Around Here 2 83 

A Sick Day for Amos McGee Children’s Cinema Corner 99 

Aaron Burr, Part 2 Tell Me A Story Shorts 73 

Amok Midnight Special Shorts 74 

And If We All Lived Together Feature 30 

ANNA MARIE Shorts From Around Here 2 83 

Apartment in Athens Feature 30 

Baikonur Feature 31 

Bear HA HA HA Shorts 70 

The Bicycle Thieves Feature 55 

Bink and Gollie Children’s Cinema Corner 99 

Boxes Regional Student Shorts 85 

The Boy in the Bubble Tell Me A Story Shorts 72 

Caesar Must Die Feature 31 

Café De Flore Feature 32 

The Cat Vanishes Feature 32 

CatCam Tell Me A Story Shorts 73 

Celeste and Jesse Forever Feature 33 

Chasing Ice Documentary 60 

Chicken With Plums Feature 33 

Children Make Terrible Pets Children’s Cinema Corner 99 

Cloudburst Feature 34 

Coffee & Pie 10 % Shorts 76 

Come As You Are Feature 34 

Corpo Celeste Feature 36 

Couples Thearpy 10 % Shorts 77 

Curfew Tell Me A Story Shorts 72 

Dancing on a Volcano Regional Documentary 82 

The Day I Saw Your Heart Feature 36 

The Detector Shorts From Around Here 2 83 

Diana Vreeland: 

The Eye Has To Travel Documentary 61 

Diaz, Don’t Clean 

Up This Blood Feature 37 

dik HA HA HA Shorts 70 

Dislecksia: The Movie On Screen/In Person 86 

Downeast Documentary 61 

The Dream Share Project Regional Documentary 82 

The Dynamiter Feature 37 

Edwina, The Dinosaure Who 

Didn’t Know She Was Extinct Children’s Cinema Corner 99 

Escape Fire: The Fight To 

Rescue American Healthcare Documentary 63 

Escort in Love Feature 39 

Facing Mirrors Feature 39 

Fallen Comrade 10 % Shorts 77 

The Fantastic Flying Book 

of Mr. Morris Lessmore Tell Me A Story Shorts 73 

Flyers 10 % Shorts 77 

Food of Love Regional Student Shorts 85 

For 80 Days Feature 41 

Found Memories Feature 41 

Fresh Air Thearpy 10 % Shorts 76 

Gayby Feature 42 

The Girls in the Band Documentary 63 

Title Type page 

Henry Tell Me A Story Shorts 72 

The House On The Lake Midnight Special Shorts 75 

I Stand Corrected Documentary 64 

I’m Coming Over HA HA HA Shorts 71 

The Ida May Project Regional Documentary 84 

In the Family Feature 42 

The Invisible War Documentary 64 

The Island President Documentary 65 

It’s A Boy 10 % Shorts 76 

It’s Just A Detail HA HA HA Shorts 71 

It’s Not A Cowboy Movie 10 % Shorts 77 

Jonathan’s Return Regional Documentary 83 

Junk Man Regional Student Shorts 85 

Keep The Lights On Feature 43 

The King Is Dead Feature 43 

Kiss Me Feature 44 

Kitten’s First Full Moon Children’s Cinema Corner 99 

Let My People Go Feature 44 

Little Big Gun Regional Documentary 82 

Lucky Feature 45 

Margarita Feature 45 

Mr. Christmas Tell Me A Story Shorts 72 

Mr. Stache HA HA HA Shorts 70 

My Bow Breathing Midnight Special Shorts 75 

Nancy, Please Feature 46 

Never Dream…The Beginning Regional Student Shorts 85 

Nowhere Road Midnight Special Shorts 74 

Off White Lies Feature 46 

Once Upon A Time in the West Feature 55 

Once Upon a Time 

There Was Oil Midnight Special Shorts 74 

Out in the Dark Feature 47 

Policeman Feature 47 

Positions HA HA HA Shorts 70 

Punch Face Moan Midnight Special Shorts 74 

The Red Hen Children’s Cinema Corner 99 

The Red Shoes Regional Student Shorts 85 

Remembrance Feature 48 

Robot & Frank Feature 48 

Samsara Documentary 65 

Seaching For Sugar Man Documentary 66 

Sense of Humor Feature 50 

Shuffle Feature 50 

Silver Stiletto 10 % Shorts 76 

Sorri, Rabbi HA HA HA Shorts 71 

Starbuck Feature 51 

Sun Don’t Shine Feature 51 

Teddy Bear Feature 52 

Terraferma Feature 52 

Time To Spare Feature 53 

Tsuyako 10 % Shorts 77 

The Twin Poets: Why I Write Regional Documentary 84 

The Unliving Midnight Special Shorts 75 

Valley of Saints Feature 53 

Volcano Feature 54 

White Gold: Delaware’s 

Oyster Industry Regional Documentary 84 

Yossi Feature 54

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about the Cover 

26 

Laura ambler 

original Cover art 

aBouT The Cover 

The theme for the 15th anniversary of the Rehoboth Beach 

Independent Film Festival was inspired by Laura Ambler’s mixed 

digital titled “Come to the Fest & Sea the World” 

Laura Ambler is a Telly Award-winning advertising executive 

heading her own writing, graphic design, and creative services 

agency, The Ambler Company, Inc. based in Easton, Maryland. 

She illustrated three children’s books: The Fish Tank, The Turtle 

Tank, and The Rat Tank published by Schiffer Publishing in 2011. 

Legendary movie producer and director Roger Corman purchased 

Ambler’s first screenplay, The Theory of Chaos and hired her to 

write The White Pony, the highest grossing Corman family movie 

to date. 

In addition to author, screenwriter, and illustrator, Ambler is 

executive vice president of East Coast Flight Services, Inc. where 

she is responsible for strategic planning. 

Thank you, Laura for bringing a new style of artistic creativity to 

this year’s Festival. 

– Rehoboth Beach Film Society 

A special thanks to Janice Elder, Kimberly Kirtley, Jane Knaus, Damon 

Pla, Alan Rich, Nina Stamus, Lora C. Slavin, and Toby Jo Vandiver for 

submitting wonderfully creative art for consideration. 

If you are interested in submitting artwork for the 2013 Festival, visit 

www.rehobothfilm.com for guidelines and due date. 

The original artwork “Come to the Fest & Sea the World” will be available 

for purchase via a silent auction to be conducted throughout the Festival. 

Bids maybe placed at the Information Booth in the Big Tent until 5:00 pm, Sun 

(Nov 11). The winning bid will be announced during the Closing Celebration.

Feature Films 

30 

Five close friends, five different characters: Claude (Claude 

Rich), who has always loved women; Annie (Géraldine 

Chaplin) and Jean (Guy Bedos), the unlikely couple, he 

a political activist, she bourgeois and conventional; and 

Jeanne (Jane Fonda in fluent French) and Albert (Pierre 

Richard), the feminist and the bon vivant. Five longtime 

friends face five different problems with growing old. The 

solution: a shared house, because none of the five friends 

is ready to give up any independence, at least not yet. To 

Set against a backdrop of the German occupation of 

Athens in 1943, this taut drama introduces us to the 

Helianos family, whose life undergoes a profound 

change when an exacting German officer with a strict 

and inscrutable attitude commandeers their apartment. 

The officer, Captain Kalter, essentially treats the family 

as indentured servants, expecting them to cater to 

his every whim, while the father, to protect his family, 

falls into a habit of doing the Captain’s bidding without 

protest. His young son is altogether less acquiescent, 

and his wife and daughter display their own ambivalent 

feelings about the unexpected intruder. Survival instincts 

anD IF We aLL 

LIveD ToGeTher 

(et Si on ViVAit touS enSemble) 

make their communal life a little easier, Jeanne hires the young student 

Dirk (Daniel Brühl) who moves in with them. “Friendship, solidarity, 

fraternity” could be the catch phrase of this tender comedy but might 

also provide some answers to the increased ageing dilemma. 

[Director: Stéphane Robelin, 2012, France/Germany, Blu-ray, 

94 mins. In French with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.kinolorber.com 

aparTMenT In aThenS 

(AppArtAmento Ad Atene) 

Newport Film Festival, and Phoenix Film Festival, Sponsored by: 

Best Young Filmmaker Award, Rome Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 4:05 pm-5:45 pm 

FrI NOV 9 6:20 pm-7:55 pm Jon & Carole Woodyard 

sAt NOV 10 10:00 Am-11:35 Am 

being what they are, the family soon establishes a routine of going 

about daily life as if things are normal. But when their unwanted guest 

abruptly leaves for Germany, then returns as suddenly as he left, 

things take an unexpected turn. 

[Dir. Ruggero Dipaola, 2011, Italy, 35mm, 95 mins. In Greek and 

German with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.locchioelaluna.it 

This film is part of the COUNTRY SPOTLIGHT: ITALY 

Sponsored by: 

WED NOV 7 5:30 pm-7:05 pm Julie Davis 

FrI NOV 9 6:00 pm-7:35 pm Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild 

sAt Nov 10 7:55 pm-9:30 pm Barefoot Wines 

suN NOV 11 11:55 Am-1:30 pm Suzanne & Donald Ziegler

An absolutely stunning visual delight, Baikonur is a 

most unusual love story. The Baikonur Cosmodrome, an 

entire Kazakh city administered by Russia, encompasses 

an old yet ultra-modern space launch facility. Riding 

furiously across the barren steppes outside Baikonur 

are rival groups of Kazakh horsemen, intent on being 

the first to reach newly-landed space junk, which they 

recycle for a profit. Burning objects rain from the sky 

on a regular basis. The villagers’ motto: Whatever falls 

from heaven is a gift from God, and belongs to the first 

who finds it. A young Kazakh ham radio operator and 

space fanatic calling himself Gagarin, after the Soviet 

Winner of the Golden Bear (best film) at the Berlinale, 

Caesar Must Die deftly melds fiction and non-fiction 

in a transcendently powerful drama-within-a-drama. 

The film was made in Rome’s Rebibbia Prison, where 

the prisoners are preparing to stage Shakespeare’s 

Julius Caesar. After a competitive casting process, the 

roles are eventually allocated. As the prisoners begin 

exploring the text, they discover parallels to their own 

lives and stories. Hardened criminals, these actors 

find great motivation in performing the play. As we 

witness the rehearsals, beautifully photographed in 

various nooks and crannies within the prison, we see 

BaIKonur 

cosmonaut, monitors the launches. One day the capsule containing a 

beautiful French space tourist named Julie crashes on its way back 

to Earth, rendering her comatose. Gagarin takes her tenderly into his 

yurt and places her on a bier, like Sleeping Beauty. What will happen 

when she awakens? Will Gagarin follow Julie to her otherworldly life or 

remain down-to-the-Kazakh-earth? 

[Dir. Viet Helmer, 2011, Kazakhstan/Germany/Russia, 35 mm, 94 

mins. In Kazakh, Russian, French and English with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.Baikonur.com 

the inmates also work through their own conflicts, both internal and 

between each other. The directors break the boundary between reality 

and fiction in startling ways and the result is thoughtful, engaging and 

a triumphant celebration of art’s ability to impact lives. As one of the 

prisoners says in a heartbreaking moment: “Since I have known art, 

this cell has turned into a prison.” 

[Dir. Paolo and Vitorrio Taviani, 2012, Italy, DCP, 76 mins. In Italian 

with English subtitles.] 


Sponsored by: 

thurs NOV 8 2:55 pm-4:30 pm Suzanne & Donald Ziegler 

FrI NOV 9 2:20 pm-3:55 pm Dogfish Craft Brewery 

suN NOV 11 10:30 Am-12:05 pm John Metz 

CaeSar MuST DIe 

(CeSAre deVe morire) 

Audience Award for Best Film, Sundance Film Festival Sponsored by: 

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WED NOV 7 6:00 pm-7:20 pm Darrel Grinstead & Diane Pirkey 

thur NOV 8 12:00 pm-1:20 pm Beth Hochholzer & Alan Barthelman 

suN NOV 11 12:00 pm-1:20 pm Butch Hovis, LCSW 

Feature Films


32 

Café de Flore is an unconventional love story in which two 

narratives are rhythmically woven together to create a 

tale of emotion and destiny. Set in present-day Montreal, 

the first story centers on Antoine, a successful DJ and 

divorced father of two girls, who is wildly infatuated with 

his girlfriend Rose. However, he still has strong ties to 

his ex, Carole, and it’s evident they are not entirely over 

one another. The second story takes place in Paris in 

1969. Jacqueline is the fiercely devoted single mother 

of Laurent, a young boy with Down Syndrome. When a 

young girl who also has Down Syndrome joins Laurent’s 

class, Jacqueline’s tightly woven world begins to fray. It 

seems initially that music is the only link between the 

A suspenseful thriller in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock, 

The Cat Vanishes is a tale of mistrust seeping into the 

relationship of a couple who know each other well. Luis 

and Beatriz are long-married spouses. He’s a university 

professor and she’s a translator. Together they lead a 

refined life full of books and classical music. But Luis 

is just being released from a psychiatric hospital after a 

violent psychotic episode. Beatriz is hesitantly eager to 

start over with the husband she loves. But Luis doesn’t 

seem quite right: he’s too cooperative; he’s distant; he 

laughs at slapstick TV shows and he even agrees to go 

CaFé De FLore 

Best Canadian Film, Atlantic Film Festival, Best Film, Sponsored by: 

Vancouver Film Critics Association, Best Actress, 

Jutra Awards 


FrI NOV 9 2:25 pm-4:25 pm 

sAt NOV 10 12:40 pm-2:40 pm WXPN-FM 

two stories, but as Carole’s dreams and sleepwalking intensify, we 

begin to sense that she is connected to Jacqueline in a much deeper 

way. Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.) has crafted a mysterious and at times 

devastating portrait of the mystic forces controlling his characters’ 

destinies. Café de Flore possesses an undeniable musicality, with its 

layered, rhythmic beat mixing together two powerful tales of love and 

loss. 

[Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée, 2011,Canada, DCP, 120 mins. In French with 

English subtitles.] 

Website: www.cafedeflorelefilm.com 

The CaT vanISheS 

(el GAto deSApAreCe) 

Special Jury Award, Miami Film Festival Sponsored by: 


FrI NOV 9 9:10 pm-10:40 pm Hoy En Delaware Newspaper 

sAt NOV 10 5:05 pm-6:35 pm Salisbury University 

to the beach, all traits unheard of before the incident. Plus, though he 

takes a daily cocktail of psychotropic drugs, it dawns on Beatriz that 

Luis might be behind the disappearance of her beloved cat. And she’s 

convinced he’s about to pounce on bigger prey. Carlos Sorín’s latest 

work is a tense, humorous, and well-acted film, an artful modern-day 

Latin American thriller. 

[Dir. Carlos Sorin, 2011, Argentina, 35mm, 89 mins. In Spanish with 


Website: www. globalscreen.de

Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married 

young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each 

other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their 

friends’ minds as the perfect couple: she a highpowered 

businesswoman and budding novelist, he a free 

spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only 

problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can 

their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback? 

Lee Toland Krieger finds the perfect tone to tell a 

story that is at first familiar but then transitions into 

something unique and authentic. Writers Rashida Jones 

Having told her own riveting story in Persepolis, author 

and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi explores the life of her 

great-uncle, revered Iranian musician Nasser Ali Khan, 

in her latest cinematic effort adapted from her own 

illustrated novel. Co-directed by Vincent Parronaud, this 

story of lost love, familial tensions and musical genius 

shimmers with visual riches. Set predominantly in 1958 

Tehran, Nasser Ali’s story begins when the unhappily 

married man runs across his first love, who doesn’t 

recognize him. When he returns home, he finds that his 

prized violin has been broken. The two events together 

leave him shattered and he takes to his bed to die. But 

CeLeSTe anD 

JeSSe Forever 

and Will McCormack have crafted a witty script filled with the insight 

needed to make Celeste and Jesse fulfill the definition of complicated 

souls seeking each other. Jones also stars opposite Andy Samberg; 

together they create palpable chemistry and share eccentric dialogue 

and infectious humor. Celeste and Jesse Forever is a delightful romp 

that examines the inner workings of marriage and its evolving place 

in modern life. 

[Dir. Lee Toland Krieger, 2011, US, DCP, 89 mins.] 

Website: www.sonyclassics.com/celesteandjesseforever 

this situation is only the jumping-off point for Nasser to reflect on his 

past and future, and for the filmmakers to boldly use varying visual 

styles to bring his memories and fantasies to life. From vivid Technicolor 

moments to the light and shadow of German Expressionism to a few 

moments of animation, Satrapi and Paronnaud use a vast range of 

techniques to evoke the mind’s manner of heightening the drama of 

our lives. 

[Dirs. Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud, 2011, France/ 

Germany/Belgium, DCP, 91 mins. In French with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.sonyclassics.com/chickenwithplums 

MPAA Rating: R 

Sponsored by: 

WED NOV 7 5:30 pm-7:00 pm 

thurs NOV 8 8:05 pm-9:35 pm Anonymous 

suN NOV 11 10:00 Am-11:30 Am Barefoot Wines 

ChICKen WITh pLuMS 

(poulet Aux pruneS) 

Special Jury Prize, Dublin International Film Festival Sponsored by: 

WED NOV 7 7:45 pm-9:20 pm James A. & Lynn Fuqua 

FrI NOV 9 12:25 pm-2:00 pm Ellen & Jackson Coppley 

sAt NOV 10 3:05 pm-4:40 pm Book Club 

suN NOV 11 10:00 Am-11:35 Am Summer House Restaurant 

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MPAA Rating: 

PG-13 



34 

Director Thom Fitzgerald (The Wild Dogs, The Hanging 

Garden) evokes virtuoso performances from Oscarwinning 

actresses Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker in 

this uproarious dramedy about two women, lovers for 31 

years, who must go on the run in order to stay together. 

Dukakis plays Stella, an antagonistic, foul-mouthed old 

gruff who lives with her long-time lover, the near-blind 

and slightly dotty Dot (Fricker), in their bucolic home by 

the sea. When Dot’s neurotic granddaughter Molly shows 

up, announcing that she’s putting Dot in an old folks 

home, Stella throws her out, giving her an earful in the 

A new hit comedy, with some dramatic elements, Come 

As You Are is an offbeat Belgian road movie about three 

young disabled men on a quest to lose their virginity. 

Jozef is nearly blind, Philip is a paraplegic, and Lars 

suffers from a disease that keeps him wheelchairbound. 

These buddies enjoy the finer things in life, 

including wine and song; the only thing missing is the 

women. Isolated by their disabilities and cared for by 

their parents at home, they convince their families they 

need to go on a “wine tour” to Spain. But this is a cover 

for their true goal: a Spanish brothel, which Philip has 

CLouDBurST 

Best Film, Atlantic Film Festival, Sponsored by: 

Edmonton International Film Festival, 

Frameline (San Francisco GLBT) Film Festival, 

Best of the Fest, Palm Springs International 

Film Festival, Grand Jury Award, 

Atlanta Film Festival International Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 6:30 pm-8:05 pm The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group 

FrI NOV 9 3:00 pm-4:35 pm Natalie B. Moss, CPA(MD)EA 

suN NOV 11 12:30 pm-2:05 pm CAMP Rehoboth 

process. Not to be put off, Molly returns with a policeman and takes Dot 

away, leaving Stella bereft, but not beaten. Stella soon breaks her out 

of the home, and the two head for Canada to get married, picking up a 

young hitchhiker on the way. Thus begins an alternately poignant and 

riotous comedy that has much to say about the true nature of love and 

commitment.. 

[Dir. Thom Fitzgerald, 2011, Canada, 2011, 35mm, 93 mins.] 

Website: www.cloudburstmovie.com 

CoMe aS You are 

(HAStA lA ViStA) 

Best Film, Audience Award and Grand Prix Award, Sponsored by: 

Montreal World Film Festival. Best Film, 

Cinequest Film Festival, Best Film, Audience Award, 

Valladolid International Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 12:30 pm-2:30 pm Dogfish Craft Brewery 

sAt NOV 10 10:20 Am-12:15 pm Anything Goes 

suN NOV 11 2:30 pm-4:25 pm Eric Kafka 

heard caters to disabled men. Accompanied by a large female caretaker 

named Claude who only speaks French, they take off in a beat-up van 

for the journey of a lifetime. Never condescending and constantly 

unpredictable, this film provides a warm look at people whose bodies 

may not cooperate, but whose souls yearn to breathe free. 

[Dir. Geoffrey Enthoven, 2011, Belgium, DCP, 115 mins. In Flemish, 

French, and Spanish with English subtitles] 

Website: www.hastalavistadefilm.be


36 

After growing up in Switzerland, 13-year-old Marta 

returns to a city in southern Italy with her mother and 

older sister. Independent and inquisitive, she joins a 

catechism class at a local church. However, the games 

and religious pop songs she encounters there do not 

nearly satisfy her interest in faith. Struggling to find 

her place, Marta pushes the boundaries of the class, 

the priest, and the church. Contemplating religion is an 

enduring tradition in Italian cinema, but director Alice 

Rohrwacher brings a fresh inflection and a provocative 

artistic vision. Her vérité aesthetic emphasizes character 

and subtle behavior. Uninterested in shallow critique, 

In this lighthearted comedy about the trials and 

tribulations of family life, Mélanie Laurent (Inglorious 

Bastards, La Rafle) stars as Justine, a twenty-something 

commitment-phobe who works at an x-ray lab by day 

and as a creative artist by night. After dumping yet 

another boyfriend, she moves in with her sister Dom, 

who is trying to adopt. The sisters are united against 

their apparently selfish, cynical and heartless father 

Éli. Fate then takes an interesting twist when the girls’ 

60 year-old father announces that his third wife is 

expecting a baby! Ironically, his daughter yearns for a 

Corpo CeLeSTe 

Corpo Celeste posits a girl who is resolutely searching for deeper 

truths. Marta instinctively rebels against the apathy and hypocrisy of 

the adults around her, including a priest who is more interested in his 

career than in faith. Ultimately, Maria’s spirituality is as much of the 

Earth as it is of the heavens. 

[Dir, Alice Rohrwacher, 2011, Italy, 35mm, 98 mins. In Italian with 


Website: www.filmmovement.com 


child but has to adopt, whilst Éli seems less than thrilled to be a father 

once again. At the same time, in trying to get closer to his daughter, Éli 

succeeds in befriending Justine’s exes without her knowing. He almost 

ruins everything when Justine falls in love with Sami, who might be 

“the one.” A hilarious and moving comedy, starring great actresses 

together with the brilliant Michel Blanc as Eli. 

[Dir. Mona Achache, 2010, France, 35mm, 98 mins. In French with 

English subtitles] 


Sponsored by: 

thurs NOV 8 1:45 pm-3:25 pm Jane Schubert & Robert Woolfolk 

sAt NOV 10 2:50 pm-4:30 pm 

suN NOV 11 3:20 pm-5:00 pm 

The DaY I SaW Your hearT 

(et SoudAin tout 

le monde me mAnqué) 

Best Director and Best Actress, Sponsored by: 

Newport Beach Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 7:05 pm-8:45 pm Rehoboth Ale House 

FrI NOV 9 8:55 pm-10:35 pm Tammy & Stan Chincheck 

sAt NOV 10 8:50 pm-10:30 pm

As the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa drew to a close, 

brutal actions ensued between Italian police and antiglobalization 

protestors. Daniele Vicari’s ferocious 

fictional re-creation shows the aftermath of a night 

raid on the Diaz-Pascoli School, a dormitory for 

protesters. Tensions were high at the 27th G8 summit, 

attended by George W. Bush, Jacques Chirac, Tony 

Blair, Vladimir Putin, and Silvio Berlusconi. For five 

days, a dramatic protest movement drew an estimated 

200,000 demonstrators to the area; police quickly 

corralled the marching protesters, opening fire, and 

shooting 23-year-old Carlo Giuliani dead. At the same 

time, the police broke into the Diaz-Pascoli School, 

indicating they had information that armed anarchists 

It’s another summer in Glen Allan, Mississippi, for 14 

year-old Robbie Hendrick. Fearing a breakdown, his 

mother has run off again, and he’s left to pass the days 

caring for his half-brother, Fess. Despite the absence 

of his mother and older brother, Robbie remains 

hopeful that his family will reunite. As he burns the days 

together with Fess, Robbie’s dream feels increasingly 

possible. His older brother Lucas returns home, and 

postcards begin to arrive from their mother, promising 

that she’ll return, too. As the long days and nights begin 

to pass without his mother’s return and with the ever- 

DIaz, Don’T CLean 

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were hiding inside. Their methodically brutal treatment of these young 

men and women from all over Europe, an incident largely forgotten 

after the 9/11 attacks a few weeks later, is effectively dramatized in 

Diaz. Vacari’s gripping re-creations put the viewer in the middle of the 

protesters’ point of view, capturing the spirit of these people who dared 

to gather under the idea that “a different world is possible.” 

[Dir. Daniele Vicari, 2012, Italy, 35mm, 120 mins. In Italian, German, 

French, Spanish and English with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.fandangoportobello.com 


The DYnaMITer 

Best First Feature, Durban Film Festival, Jury Prize, 

Deauville Film Festival, Best Feature, 

Nashville Film Festival 


FrI NOV 9 9:05 pm-10:20 pm 

present threat of social services closing in on the brothers, Robbie 

must face the fact that he may just lose Fess, the only family he’s ever 

had. Filmed on location in the Mississippi Delta town of Glen Allan, with 

the bold use of non-actors from the region, The Dynamiter is a story of 

family in forgotten America, uncompromisingly told by the very people 

who live it every day. 

[Dir. Matthew Gordon, 2011, US, Blu-ray, 73 mins.] 

Website: www.elysiumfilm.com 

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A spoiled rich bitch left in dire circumstances by her 

husband’s death turns to the world’s oldest profession 

to earn some necessary dough in this cheerfully non-PC 

sex comedy brimming with witty dialogue, funny sight 

gags and savvy comic performances. Tart-tongued Alice 

is forced to sell her luxurious villa and move with her 

adorable 9 year-old, Filippo, to a rooftop in Rome’s multiethnic, 

working-class Quarticciolo neighborhood. Facing 

debtor’s prison and the loss of Filippo to social services if 

she can’t come up with a large sum of money fast, Alice 

enlists the help of Eva, a high-priced escort who changes 

life philosophies as easily as she doffs her clothes. The 

The film is a captivating account of a relationship that 

is being forged across the divides of class, faith, and 

gender identity. Poverty-stricken after her husband’s 

incarceration, Rana drives a taxi on the sly to support 

herself and her young son. When she picks up a fare 

who pleads to be driven far outside of Tehran, Rana is 

reluctant to take the job, but is eventually swayed by 

the money that wealthy Adineh promises to pay. During 

their journey, Adineh, who prefers to be called Eddie, 

reveals that he is transgender and attempting to flee 

an unwanted marriage that was orchestrated by his 

tyrannical father. Eddie is desperate to get to Germany 

eSCorT In Love 

(neSSuno mi può GiudiCAre) 

Best Actress, David di Donatello awards (Italian Oscars), Sponsored by: 

Best Actor and Best Comedy, Italian Golden Globes, 

Best Comedy film and Best Actress, 

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalist 

thurs NOV 8 9:05 pm-10:40 pm Bob & Val Cloutier 

FrI NOV 9 8:05 pm-9:40 pm Paul & Anne Michele Kuhns 

sAt NOV 10 4:20 pm-5:55 pm In Memory of Jeff Cohen 

scenes in which Eva tries to mold her protégé’s fashion sense, personal 

grooming habits and seduction skills are hysterical. Meanwhile, back in 

Quarticciolo, the friendly locals embrace the lonely Filippo, who starts to 

blossom. It takes Alice longer to warm to her new wonderland, but the 

sparks she strikes with sexy Internet cafe owner Giulio move the process 

along. 

[Dir. Massimiliano Bruno, 2011, Italy, 35mm, 95 mins. In Italian with 



FaCInG MIrrorS 

(AyneHAye rooberoo) 

Best Film, Montreal World Film Festival, Best Film, 

Frameline (San Francisco) GLBT Film Festival, 

Circle Award, FilmFest DC, Best Film, 

Translations Film Festival (Seattle) 


sAt NOV 10 6:45 pm-8:25 pm 

suN NOV 11 1:45 pm-3:25 pm 

where he had already begun the sex reassignment process before 

being tricked into returning to his father’s home. Conservative Rana is 

horrified and tries to get away, but a twist of fate binds her to Adineh, 

forcing Rana to confront her prejudice. Facing Mirrors does not shy 

away from the difficulties faced by its main characters, and at its core is 

an engaging tale of friendship and redemption. 

[Dir. Negar Azarbayjani, 2011, Iran, 35mm, 98 mins. In Persian with 


Website: www.thefilmcollaborative.org 

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Abandoned by her daughter and ignored by her husband, 

70-year-old Axun, is living out a traditional life in a 

Basque farmhouse with little in the way of happiness 

or fun. Out of a sense of duty, she begins visiting her 

comatose ex-son-in-law in the hospital. Axun soon 

realizes that the high-spirited woman visiting the 

patient in the next bed is in fact her childhood friend 

Maite from 50 years ago. The two women revive their 

friendship, but hit a brick wall when Maite reveals her 

lesbianism to the unworldly Axun. When the memory of 

a fateful kiss between the women resurfaces, Axun finds 

A disarming meditation on memory, aging and letting go 

of the past, Júlia Murat’s beguiling film takes place in a 

town where time stands still. The tiny Brazilian village 

of Jutuomba may be hard to locate on a map; indeed, 

it might exist only in the collective imagination of its 

few remaining residents, a tightly interconnected group 

of elders who enact daily routines of baking bread, 

churning coffee beans, attending Mass and enjoying 

communal meals al fresco. Into their autumn years 

drifts Rita, a young photographer captivated by the lush 

locale’s picturesque scenery, and intrigued by the local 

cemetery’s mysteriously locked gates. As Rita discovers 

For 80 DaYS 

(80 eGuneAn) 

Best Film, Czech Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 


suN NOV 11 3:05 pm-4:50 pm 

herself caught between a late-blooming but all-consuming passion, 

and her sense of obligation. Maite, on the other hand, has been out 

for 50 years and finds Axun’s conservatism grating. Will Axun take her 

chance at love and follow her heart, or succumb to the call of duty? For 

80 Days is an utterly engrossing and charming film which is made all 

the better for outstanding performances. 

[Dir. Jon Garao, 2011, Spain, Blu-ray, 104 mins. In Basque with English 

subtitles.] 

Website: www.80egunean.com 

FounD MeMorIeS 

(HiStoriAS que So exiStem 

quAndo lembrAdAS) 

Special Mention San Sebastian Film Festival, Sponsored by: 

Church of Iceland Award, Reykjavik International 

Film Festival, Best Film Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 

Best Narrative Film, RiverRun Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 2:25 pm-4:05 pm The Rehoboth Art League 

sAt NOV 10 9:30 pm-11:10 pm 

the village’s intertwined past and present through her camera lens, 

she forms a strong bond with Madalena and offers her new friend a 

chance at long-desired liberation. The director uses a deft blend of 

fictional and documentary-like elements, Caravaggio-like interiors lit 

only by oil lamps, and a palpable affection for her characters and their 

otherworldly bit of Brazil. “I’ve never heard so much silence,” Rita says 

of Jutuomba, yet this silence speaks volumes. 

[Dir. Julia Murat, 2011, Brazil/Argentina/France, 35mm, 98 mins. In 

Portuguese with English subtitles.] 


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42 

If you think the title sounds familiar, Gayby, written and 

directed by Jonathan Lisecki, is a feature film based on 

the award-winning short film that has screened at over 

100 film festivals, including RBIFF. Jenn and Matt are 

best friends from college who are now in their 30s. Single 

by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and 

running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comicbook 

writer’s block and can’t get over his ex-boyfriend. 

They decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child 

In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious 

six year-old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody 

and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in 

a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing 

again. Just as they begin to, Cody’s will reveals that he 

named his sister as Chip’s guardian. The years of Joey’s 

acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away 

from him. In his now-solitary home life, Joey searches 

for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. 

Armed with their comfort and inspired by memories of 

GaYBY 

Audience Award Narrative Feature and Jury Prize Sponsored by: 

for Best Acting Ensemble, Ashland Film Festival, 

Special Jury Prize, Independent Film Festival of Boston 

thur NOV 8 5:35 pm-7:05 pm CAMP Rehoboth 

FrI NOV 9 7:50 pm-9:20 pm Elliot London 

together… the old-fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and 

unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating 

lives back on track in preparation for parenthood? Gayby is an irreverent 

comedy about friendship, growing older, sex, loneliness, and the family you 

choose. 

[Dir. Jonathan Lisecki, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 88 mins.] 

Website: www.gaybyfilm.com 

In The FaMILY 

Best Feature and Most Promising Filmmaker, Sponsored by: 

Spokane International Film, Best Narrative Feature and 

Emerging Filmmaker Award, San Diego Asian 

Film Festival, Best Narrative Feature and Emerging 

Filmmaker Award, San Francisco International 

Asian Film Festival 

FrI NOV 9 2:45 pm-5:35 pm PFLAG Rehoboth Beach 

suN NOV 11 10:00 Am-12:50 pm Steve Baker & Ed Turner 

Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family and becomes closer to 

his son. The director, Patrick Wang, allows the film’s ambitious length to 

patiently interweave flashback sequences that reveal the complex nature 

of Cody’s relationship with Joey, their relationship with Cody’s family, and 

Joey’s relationship to his orphaned past. Rarely has the nature of what 

it means to be in a family been examined with such rewarding nuance. 

[Dir. Patrick Wang, 2011, US, 35mm, 169 mins.] 

Website: www.inthefamilymovie.com

Keep The Lights On chronicles the emotionally and 

sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, 

and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker 

Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual 

encounter, but they find a deeper connection and 

become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk 

takers, compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an 

almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, 

and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate 

his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself. 

Keep the Lights On is shot with a grainy beauty that 

transports us to its late ’90s setting. It resonates with 

A combination of dark suburban drama, absurdist 

social comedy, and crime thriller, The King Is Dead 

represents a radical change of pace for Aussie arthouse 

helmer and RBIFF favorite Rolf de Heer (Alexandra’s 

Project, Ten Canoes). Max and Therese are happy 

together, and happy with the world. They move into a 

new neighborhood, a nice family on one side and, well, 

“interesting” on the other side. But interesting becomes 

loud, and loud becomes intolerable. When the intolerable 

becomes violent, and the police are powerless, and the 

Keep The LIGhTS on 

Teddy Award, Best GLBT Feature Berlinale 


sAt NOV 10 12:35 pm-2:20 pm 

textures of New York City, accentuated by disco beats and a mournful 

cello. Danish actor Thure Lindhardt, who embodies Erik’s isolation 

and vulnerability with a gentle presence, anchors director Ira Sachs’s 

fearlessly personal screenplay. Harrowing and romantic, visceral and 

intellectual, Keep The Lights On is a moving film that looks at love and 

all of its manifestations, taking it to dark depths and bringing it back 

to a place of grace. 

[Dir. Ira Sachs, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 101 mins.] 

Website: www.keepthelightsonfilm.com 

The KInG IS DeaD 

community lawyer suggests earplugs, Max and Therese attempt to 

solve the problem of the neighbor from hell themselves...and end up 

with a corpse on their hands. But even that’s not the worst of it. A 

darkly comic film about neighbors, amphetamines and giant Maoris 

with baseball bats, The King is Dead is one wild ride. 

[Dir. Rolf de Heer, 2012, Australia, DCP, 106 mins.] 

Website: www.fandangoportobello.com 

Sponsored by: 

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44 

Romance can unfold at the most inopportune moments, 

and that’s precisely what happens to hetero-inclined Mia 

and self-aware lesbian Frida, two 30-something career 

women who meet at a party celebrating the engagement 

of Frida’s mother and Mia’s father. While the two women’s 

status as future stepsisters is a formidable obstacle, not 

to mention Mia’s own engagement to a man, the two 

begin a passionate, emotional and erotic dialogue that 

leads to significant conflict between their loved ones 

and families. Their parents, in particular, must wrestle 

with the collision of the personal and political that their 

A Nordic gay couple seeks reconciliation after their 

fantasia existence implodes in Let My People Go! 

a kitschy romantic comedy fusing Jewish and gay 

cultures. Nebbishy Ruben lives with his pretty, blond 

boyfriend while delivering mail in small-town Finland. A 

money parcel mix-up ends in a lover’s quarrel, sending 

a tearful Ruben back to Paris and his devout but 

dysfunctional Jewish family. With Passover approaching, 

much melodrama ensues involving the ditzy matriarch, 

philandering father, ill-tempered brother and unhappily 

married sister. Making matters worse, Ruben must repel 

KISS Me (KySS miG) 

Audience Award Breakthrough Feature, 

American Film Institute 

Sponsored by: 


FrI NOV 9 6:15 pm-8:05 pm Jenn Harpel, Financial Advisor 

daughters’ evolving relationship creates. From the beginning, director 

Alexandra-Therese Keining fashions an organic, nuanced viewpoint of 

Mia and Frida’s unfolding romance. Thanks to the intricacies that drive 

the plot, the resulting story arc wisely sidesteps clichéd melodrama 

and gains significant momentum via the actresses’ obvious chemistry 

and genuinely empathetic performances. 

[Dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining, 2011, Sweden, Blu-ray, 107 mins. 

In Swedish with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.wolfereleasing.com 

LeT MY peopLe Go! 

FrI NOV 9 10:30 Am-12:00 pm 

the advances of a closeted family friend and Jewish community elder, 

Maurice Goldberg. Lavish to behold, this absurdist comedy offers an 

inspired marriage of camp and farce that both celebrates and sends 

up gay and Jewish stereotypes in a deliciously perverse fairytale that 

milks laughter from every madcap situation. 

[Dir. Mikael Buch, 2011, France, DCP, 86 mins. In French and Finnish 


Website: www.kinolorber.com 

Sponsored by: 

sAt NOV 10 7:00 pm-8:30 pm CAMP Rehoboth 

suN NOV 11 10:00 Am-11:30 Am

Weeping over the grave of his AIDS-victim mother, 

10 year-old Lucky promises to make something more 

meaningful of his life beyond the limited confines of his 

rural Zulu village. Grief-stricken but determined, he sets 

his sights on higher education in an urban environment 

and arrives in Durban at the doorstep of a troubled, 

violent uncle who has no use for him. Stubbornly, Lucky 

refuses to give up and falls in with Padma, a formidable 

elderly Indian woman harboring a deep-seated fear of 

Africans. She grudgingly takes him in when she hears of 

When Margarita, an illegal Mexican nanny, is fired by 

her cash-strapped yuppie employers, it sets in motion a 

chain of events that leaves her torn between loyalties and 

the law. Desperately in love, but feeling rejected by her 

shy, commitment-phobic girlfriend, Margarita becomes 

resigned to starting a new life back home in Mexico. The 

family quickly discovers that Margarita’s modest salary is 

the only good investment they’ve ever made and hatches a 

series of ill-conceived schemes to keep her in the country. 

Suddenly, it seems like everyone wants to save Margarita; 

everyone that is, except the one person she actually wants 

LuCKY 

Best Actress, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Best Feature, Sponsored by: 

Bangaluru Film Festival, Special Mention, 

Cape Winelands Film Festival 


FrI NOV 9 12:15 pm-1:55 pm In Memory of Mary Miranda 

sAt NOV 10 12:45 pm-2:25 pm Karen Wexler 

a government program for AIDS orphans, and their ensuing connection 

leads them both to truly unexpected territory. Through an odyssey 

marked by greed, violence and, ultimately, belonging, Lucky shows 

how a child’s spirit can bring out decency, humility and even love in 

adults struggling to survive in the new South Africa. 

[Dir. Avie Luthra, 2011, South Africa, DCP, 100 Mins. In Hindi, English 

and Zulu with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.luckythemovie2011.com 

Margarita 

Audience Award Best Feature, 

Inside Out Toronto GLBT Film Festival, 

Audience Award Best Feature, 

Women’s International Film Festival of Paris 


sAt NOV 10 10:25 Am-12:00 pm 

to be saved by. In the guise of a family drama, Margarita looks, through 

the eyes of a hard-working illegal, at social injustice as it relates to class, 

race and immigration policy. With warmth, humor, and candor, Margarita 

also tells the story of the disillusionment, resentment, and alienation that 

inhabit the margins of our closest relationships. 

[Dirs. Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert, 2012, Canada, DCP, 

91 mins.] 

Website: www.margaritathefilm.com 

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Paul’s life is good. He is a gifted graduate student at 

Yale, completing a PhD in English literature, and has 

finally moved in with his longtime girlfriend, Jen. A 

bright and promising future seems assured. There’s just 

one thing. Paul has left an item of great importance at 

his old apartment: a tattered, personally annotated copy 

of Dickens’ Little Dorrit, the subject of his dissertation, 

and he simply must have it back. Doing so will mean 

recovering it from his casually sinister and inexplicably 

vindictive former roommate, Nancy, who blithely thwarts 

Paul’s increasingly frantic attempts at retrieval. His 

annoyance turns to rage and then to obsession, until his 

life begins to come undone. Things will get much, much 

worse before they get better. 

After years of living apart from her dad, Libby, an 

introverted yet sharp-witted teenager, is sent to live with 

him in Israel. Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of 

the second Lebanon war. Libby quickly discovers that 

her Dad, Shaul, is an infantile eccentric, and that he is 

“in-between apartments” (in other words: homeless). 

Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over 

their heads. They pose as refugees from the bombarded 

Northern region of Israel, and are taken in by a well-off 

family in Jerusalem. Finally in a “normal” household, 

Shaul and Libby begin to build their father-daughter 

nanCY, pLeaSe 

FrI NOV 9 12:00 pm-1:40 pm 

sAt NOV 10 12:00 pm-1:40 pm 

[Both screenings include a Q&A with the director and producer] 

First-time director Andrew Semans realizes an immersive vision of allconsuming 

obsession in this fresh and smart psychodrama. A unique 

approach to familiar themes of quarter-life crisis, responsibility 

paralysis, and victim complex, Nancy, Please is an exciting debut and 

a reminder of the potential for utterly creative filmmaking to turn the 

simplest stories into the most original films. 

[Dir. Andrew Semans, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 84 mins.] 

Website: www.nancyplease.com 

oFF WhITe LIeS 

Best Actor, Jerusalem Film Festival 


FrI NOV 9 2:40 pm-4:10 pm 

sAt NOV 10 2:05 pm-3:35 pm 

relationship, but their false identities can’t last forever, especially as 

Libby unleashes teenage fury at the lies permeating her life; those she 

must tell now, and those she’s been fed since childhood. 

[Dir. Maya Kenig, 2012, Israel, DCP, 86 mins. In Hebrew with 


Website: www.filmmovement.com

Nimer, a Palestinian student, is dreaming of a better 

life abroad. One fateful night he meets Roy, an Israeli 

lawyer, and the two fall in love. As their relationship 

deepens, Nimer is confronted with the harsh realities 

of a Palestinian society that refuses to accept him for 

his sexual identity, and an Israeli society that rejects 

him for his nationality. When his close friend is caught 

hiding illegally in Tel Aviv and sent back to the West 

Bank, where he is brutally murdered, Nimer must 

choose between the life he thought he wanted and his 

This fascinating look at the changing political landscape 

of a long-embattled region opens on a gorgeous 

horizon, with bicyclists tearing down golden hills. It’s all 

beauty and light for a good long while in Israeli director 

Nadav Lapid’s auspicious debut feature. One of the 

bicyclists will return home to view his unblemished face 

in a mirror, gently massage the tired legs of his very 

pregnant wife and offer an impromptu dance to cheer 

her up before heading to a picnic. There he will engage 

in a playful group grapple with his mates in counterterrorist 

police work. Yet this perfect picture of human 

virility soon takes on a treacherous dimension after 

ouT In The DarK 

(AlAtA) 

FrI NOV 9 4:20 pm-6:00 pm 

sAt NOV 10 5:00 pm-6:40 pm 

love for Roy. First time director Michael Mayer crafts a romantic drama 

that refuses to play it safe and in doing so captures the intensity of a 

relationship that is put under immense pressure every single day. Love 

between barriers leads to a life in the shadows and being left out in 

the dark. 

[Dir, Michael Mayer, 2012, US/Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory, 

DCP, 96 Mins. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.m-appeal.com 

poLICeMan 

(HA’SHoter) 

Audience Award, Three Continents Film Festival, 

New Directors Prize San Francisco International 

Film Festival, Best Cinematography & Best First Film, 

Jerusalem International Film Festival 

thur NOV 8 12:30 pm-2:25 pm 

FrI NOV 9 4:50 pm-6:45 pm 

sAt NOV 10 10:20 Am-12:15 pm 

misdeeds conducted by members of the unit go public. A dramatic 

180-degree turn midway through the film introduces a completely new 

narrative—one involving a separate but connected reality, as young 

ideologues plan a violent act of guerilla class warfare. What’s most 

interesting in this structurally inventive drama may not be where the 

narrative shatters and reconstitutes, but where the literal battle lines 

in this timely struggle are drawn. 

[Dir. Nadav Lapid, 2011, Israel, DCP, 112 mins. In Hebrew with 


Website: www.Corinthreleasing.com 

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48 

In this epic romance spanning three decades, a 

Polish partisan and German Jewish woman forge an 

unshakeable bond in the dark shadow of the Holocaust. 

After a daring escape from a Nazi death camp, Tomasz 

and a pregnant Hannah (impressive leads Mateusz 

Damiecki and Alice Dwyer) think they may finally be 

together. But smoldering anti-Semitism and chaos at 

the end of the war forced the lovers apart and each is 

convinced the other has died. The events of 1944 Poland 

are crosscut with 1976 Brooklyn, where an older Hannah 

(Dagmar Manzel), now a married mother, glimpses a 

Set sometime in the future, Robot & Frank is a delightful 

dramatic comedy, a buddy picture, and, for good measure, 

a heist film. Curmudgeonly old Frank (Frank Langella) 

lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his 

local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the 

librarian (Susan Sarandon). His grown children are 

concerned about their father’s well being and buy him 

a caretaker robot. Initially resistant to the idea, Frank 

soon appreciates the benefits of robotic support, like 

nutritious meals and a clean house, and eventually begins 

to treat his robot like a true companion. With his robot’s 

reMeMBranCe 

(die Verlorene Zeit) 


FrI NOV 9 2:15 pm-4:00 pm 

sAt NOV 10 2:45 pm-4:30 pm 

television interview that rocks her to the core. The stunning realization 

that her lost love may still be alive triggers a spiral of unresolved 

emotions and moral ambiguities, as Hannah must now confront her 

unresolved past. Based on actual events, Remembrance is a heartfelt 

journey told with restraint and compassion by award-winning director 

Anna Justice. 

[Dir. Anna Justice, 2011, Germany/Poland/US, Blu-ray, 105 mins. 

In German, Polish, Russian and English with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.corinthfilms.com 

roBoT & FranK 

Alfred P Sloan Award, Sundance Film Festival Sponsored by: 

thurs NOV 8 8:30 pm-10:00 pm Nick & Patty Quercetti 

FrI NOV 9 5:00 pm-6:30 pm Dupont At The Circle Bed & Breakfast Inn 

sAt NOV 10 6:20 pm-7:50 pm Tanger Outlet Center 

suN NOV 11 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Andrew Topel 

assistance, Frank’s passion for his old, unlawful profession is reignited, 

for better or worse. Frank Langella makes acting, and acting with a robot, 

no less, look effortless, and his relationship with the machine is filled 

with poignant exchanges and amusing adventures. First-time director 

Jake Schreier creates a lush world with futuristic flourishes and tells a 

beautiful story about family and the implications of humankind’s everchanging 

relationship with technology. 

[Dir. Jake Schreier, 2012, US, 35mm, 90 mins.] 

Website: www.robotandfrank-film.com


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Luc and Marco are two Montréal comics on tour who 

have decided to make audience member Roger the butt 

of their jokes at one of their shows. Bad career move. 

Now Roger seeks “permanent” revenge in a straight out 

of a horror film way. Unless, of course, Luc and Marco 

can find Roger’s sense of humor behind his steely, 

murderous, bloodthirsty eyes. Sense of Humor is a 

laugh-out-loud hilarious film about two hack comics 

trying their best not to be… well, two hacked comics. 

In order to save their own lives, Marco and Luc must 

What would you do if each time you woke up you were at 

a different age in your life? For Lovell Milo this is not a 

theoretical question, but an every day part of life. Since 

the age of 26, although he’s never quite sure when that 

was, his world has been this way, a literal card shuffle, 

never knowing what he’s going to get dealt. The more 

his life jumps from year to year, the more restless he 

becomes, and ultimately he begins searching for clues 

to find a way out. Finally he notices a pattern to what he 

SenSe oF huMor 

(le SenS de l’Humour) 

train the humorless Roger to be funny so he can charm the woman 

he loves and take down the nemesis who picks on him. Will Luc and 

Marco be successful in their Cyrano-like attempts to teach Roger 

the art of joke-telling? Will Roger bomb and be laughed at, instead 

of laughed with? Either way, Roger is going to kill. With some of the 

funniest performances of this year’s festival, Sense of Humor is one 

killer comedy. 

[Dir. Émile Gaudreault, 2011, Canada, 35mm, 110 mins. In French with 


is experiencing and discovers there may be a reason for and a solution 

to this madness. A mesmerizing puzzle of a film, Shuffle is a blackand-white 

portrait of a disheartened young man’s second chance at 

life, a chance he may miss out on if he doesn’t play his cards right. 

[Dir. Kurt Kuenne, 2011, US, Blu-ray, 82 mins.] 

Website: www.shufflethemovie.com 

Sponsored by: 

thurs NOV 8 3:55 pm-5:50 pm Anonymous 

FrI NOV 9 12:20 pm-2:10 pm Dover Independent Film Fans 

sAt NOV 10 4:30 pm-6:20 pm Arena’s Deli and Bar 

ShuFFLe 

Best Picture, Phoenix Film Festival, Sponsored by: 

Santa Crux Film Festival, and Brussels 

International Film Festival of Fantasy Films, 

New Vision Award and Cinequest 

FrI NOV 9 4:25 pm-5:50 pm Eve Kovalchick 

suN NOV 11 10:30 Am-11:55 Am Peter & Judy Berkman

David Wozniak, who has worked his way down to being the 

delivery guy for his family’s butcher business, is 42 with 

not much going for him. For pocket change, he routinely 

donates sperm to a Montreal artificial insemination 

clinic, but a processing error has led to his sperm being 

used over and over, to successfully father 533 children! 

Now, a group of those kids is suing the clinic to learn 

David’s true identity, as David hides behind his legal 

rights to anonymity, while a media circus ensues. The 

media dub the mysterious donor “Starbuck,” in honor 

of a true-life Holstein bull famed for his stud services. 

Never one to accept a responsibility that he couldn’t 

When Crystal and Leo set out to traverse the Floridian 

highways, the cryptic reasons for their journey evade 

logic and scrutiny. All we are made privy to is the thrill 

and desolation of the road, the stunning poetic imagery 

that surrounds their natural setting, and a creeping 

ominous sensation of dread. It becomes more and more 

evident that this is no ordinary road trip – sinister pasts, 

despairing futures, and an increasingly menacing present 

are all that await them at their eventual destination. Amy 

Seimetz, indie-film veteran, makes her directorial debut 

with this mercurial odyssey, which she describes as being 

STarBuCK 

People’s Choice Award, Sponsored by: 

Calgary International Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 6:20 pm-8:10 pm Betty & Gary Grunder 

FrI NOV 9 6:50 pm-8:40 pm Barefoot Wines 

suN NOV 11 12:30 pm-2:20 pm Allen Stafford & David Cristy 

better shirk, David sneaks through a variety of impersonations to peek 

into the lives of his young progeny, and discovers a talent for parental 

nurturing he never knew he had. Ken Scott’s uproarious high-concept 

comedy was the number one box office hit in Quebec last year, and it’s 

not just because audiences were in tears with laughter. They were in 

tears from the wellspring of joy that comes with the rediscovering of 

unconditional love. 

[Dir. Ken Scott, 2011, Canada, Blu-ray, 109 mins. In French with 


Website: www.starbuck-lefilm.com 

Sun Don’T ShIne 

Special Jury Award, South By Southwest Sponsored by: 

FrI NOV 9 12:30 pm-2:10 pm 

sAt NOV 10 6:40 pm-8:20 pm Dogfish Craft Brewery 

Includes Dogfish Shorts 

[Both screenings includes a Q&A with the director] 

influenced by Deliverance, Two-Lane Blacktop, and A Woman Under The 

Influence. Yet, in spite of its precursors, Sun Don’t Shine manages to be 

a singular vision of a relationship gauntlet, held aloft by its spellbinding 

cinematography and the brutal performances of its two leads. Unlike any 

other road movie, this fever dream is punctuated by bursts of violence 

that are bound to keep you guessing until the final twist. (The Saturday 

screening will be preceded by the top three shorts from the Dogfish Head 

Short Film Competition}. 

[Dir. Amy Seimetz, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 82 mins.] 

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In the opening moments of Teddy Bear, a colossal, 

laconic man tries and fails, over shrimp cocktail, to make 

small talk with his date. Such is the fascinating paradox 

of Dennis, a champion bodybuilder whose impressive 

physical prowess does not defeat his social discomfort 

or solitude. At home after the date, something is awry 

when Dennis reflexively lies when a voice behind a door 

questions his whereabouts. That voice, we soon learn, 

belongs to Dennis’s fragile, birdlike mother, who wields 

a powerful hold on his heart. This maternal anchor by no 

means allays his chronic longing for love, so he musters 

A political powder keg sparks intense drama in 

Emanuele Crialese’s latest tale of working-class 

Sicilians. On this occasion, Crialese’s protagonist is 

Ernesto, an old-fashioned fisherman on an island 

that’s quickly turning into a tourist trap. Happening 

upon an imperiled boatload of African refugees, 

he selflessly rescues a handful of passengers 

and hides them from the authorities. Meanwhile, 

Ernesto’s daughter-in-law and grandson agonize 

over the potential repercussions of harboring illegal 

immigrants, until one of them is driven to commit a 

horrendous crime. Well-versed in the customs and 

concerns of Sicilians, Crialese has helmed a film 

that’s rich in authenticity and generous with insights. 

Furthermore, the writer/director possesses a gift for 

TeDDY Bear 

World Cinema Directing Award Dramatic, 

Sundance Film Festival, 

Best Performance by an Actor, 

Transylvania Film Festival 


FrI NOV 9 7:10 pm-8:45 pm 

sAt NOV 10 8:55 pm-10:30 pm 

the courage to embark on a quest. In Thailand, amid sex tourists, 

monolithic hotels, and local gym rats, Dennis begins to overcome his 

fears and personal limitations. Watching Dennis’s quiet revolution gather 

steam transfixes us in this subtle, moving story about integrity, the 

inherent strength in gentleness, and what it means to be true to oneself. 

[Dir. Mads Matthiesen, 2011, Denmark, 35mm, 93 mins. In Danish, 

Thai and English with English subtitles.] 


terraferMa 

Best Feature, Venice Film Festival, Sponsored by: 

Bridging The Borders Award, 

Palm Springs International Film Festival, 

Best Film Istanbul International Film Festival, 

Italy’s Submission Best Foreign Film 

at the Academy Awards 

WED NOV 7 5:45 pm-7:15 pm 

FrI NOV 9 8:20 pm-9:50 pm David Nelson & Bill McManus 

sAt NOV 10 8:15 pm-9:45 pm Prudential Gallo, REALTORS 

seamlessly incorporating front-page issues into the fabric of an 

intimate family drama. In a narrative rife with struggles, whether 

it’s Ernesto’s efforts to preserve his failing livelihood or the 

immigrants’ hazardous pursuit of a better life, the most compelling 

conflict found here is undoubtedly the one between traditional 

values and an increasingly callous world. 

[Dir. Emanuele Crialese, 2011, Italy, 35mm, 88 mins. In Italian with 


Website: www.cohenmedia.net/coming-soon/terraferma 

This film is part of the COUNTRY SPOTLIGHT: ITALY

Maarten, a gay, 40-something music teacher, goes 

through empty nest syndrome when his savvy younger 

sister Molly decides to leave the home the two have long 

shared, to move in with her boyfriend. Her departure 

does open up new opportunities to him, however, when 

he meets Arthur, a closeted but very attractive man, and 

the two hit it off despite their differences. All does not go 

smoothly in either couple’s relationship, and soon Molly 

is moving back home and reconsidering her options even 

as Maarten’s mate Arthur reconsiders his own. Can true 

love ever be found in a world where all truth is relative? 

Widely considered to be the crown jewel of Kashmir, Dal 

Lake is a sprawling aquatic community where erupting 

political violence often distracts from the natural 

beauty. Gulzar, a young, working-class boatman, plans 

to skip town with his best friend in search of a better life, 

but a weeklong military curfew derails their departure. 

Forced to wait it out, Gulzar takes a job assisting a 

pretty scientist named Asifa. As they navigate the 

floating landscape, collecting water samples for an 

environmental study, an unlikely relationship blossoms 

between the two. When Asifa’s research reveals harmful 

pollutants, Gulzar realizes that the ecology of the lake 

TIMe To Spare 

(Alle tijd) 

FrI NOV 9 10:10 Am-11:50 Am 

sAt NOV 10 12:25 pm-2:05 pm 

First time feature film writer/director Job Gosschalk evokes terrific 

performances from his gifted cast in this vividly rendered seriocomic 

melodrama. The complexity of characters and storyline combine to 

create a richly moving tale that evokes both laughter and tears. 

[Dir. Job Gosschalk, 2011, Netherlands, 35mm, 100 mins. In Dutch 


Website: www.alletijddefilm.nl 

vaLLeY oF SaInTS 

World Cinema Audience Award & Alfred P Sloan Award, 

Sundance Film Festival, Best Feature, 

Ashland Independent Film Festival 


suN NOV 11 3:35 pm-5:00 pm 

and an entire way of life face an alarming threat, and everything in his 

own life begins to take on a new hue. Lush cinematography heightens 

the region’s visual splendor in this enlightening feature debut from 

Musa Syeed. Intricately weaving contemporary issues with traditional 

culture and ancient myths, Valley of Saints is a vibrant, lyrical film 

about finding one’s path home in a changing world. 

[Dir. Musa Syeed, 2012, India/US, Blu-ray, 82 mins. In Kashmiri and 

English with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.thefilmcollaborative.org 

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At odds with the world, his family and himself, newlyretired 

Hannes struggles to find a place in, and a 

meaning to, his new life. Depressive and curmudgeonly 

by nature, Hannes is condescended to by his son and 

daughter and almost unnoticeably attended to by his 

submissive wife, Anna. The apparent emptiness of his life 

is punctuated only by the solitary pleasures of smoking 

and going out in his decrepit fishing boat. However, 

when Anna’s health dramatically fails, Hannes finds 

his purposefulness reignited. Her illness raises acute 

emotional, physical and ethical challenges for Hannes 

Ten years after Yossi and Jagger, the tragic love story 

of two IDF officers serving in Lebanon, director Eytan 

Fox returns to find out what has happened with Yossi. 

Dr. Yossi Hoffman has become a valued and dedicated 

cardiologist, often using his work as a way to escape his 

anguished life. He lives alone, still closeted, unable to 

break through the walls and defenses built around him 

since the death of his lover. Even his co-workers find it 

almost impossible to get close to him. His daily routine 

at the hospital is shaken up by the arrival of a mysterious 

woman. He follows her, and through the surprising 

voLCano (eldfjAll) 

Best Film Chicago International Film Festival and 

Denver International Film Festival, Best Film, 

Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, 

Edda Awards (Icelandic Oscars) 


FrI NOV 9 6:50 pm-8:30 pm 

sAt NOV 10 12:00 pm-1:40 pm 

that director Rúnar Rúnarsson addresses in a direct and powerful 

fashion. Rúnarsson shoots the Icelandic landscape in a naturalistic but 

gently poetic style and Theodor Júlíusson is quietly majestic as Hannes. 

His journey is both painful and liberating. Like the volcanic island from 

which he hails, he is a powerful spirit prone both to simmering silence 

and dramatic eruption. In the end Volcano is a fresh and poignant view 

of the passions, disappointments and challenges of aging. 

[Dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson, 2011, Iceland, DCP, 99 mins. In Icelandic with 


YoSSI 

(HA-Sippur SHel yoSSi) 


connection they make, receives a rare opportunity to deal with his 

trauma. Yossi then travels to the southern city of Eilat. Surrounded by 

sea and sand dunes, he meets a group of young Israeli IDF officers, 

among them Tom, a handsome and self-confident openly gay man, who 

represents a new world, different from the one that shaped Yossi. 

[Dir. Eytan Fox, 2012, Israel, Blu-ray, 84 mins. In Hebrew and English 


Website: www.yossifilm.com 

Sponsored by: 

sAt NOV 10 10:10 Am-11:35 Am Super Snooper Home Inspections, LLC

Italian Classics 

8 1/2 

Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can’t get a moment’s peace, however, with the people who have 

worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new 

idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical 

film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of filmmaking. 

[Dir. Federico Fellini, 1963, Italy, 35mm, 138 mins. In Italian, English, French and German with English subtitles.] 

Antonio Ricci is an unemployed man in the depressed post-World War II economy of Italy. With a wife and two children to support, he 

is desperate for work. He is delighted to at last get a good job pasting up posters, but he must have a bicycle. He is told unequivocally, 

“No bicycle, no job.” He has one, but it has been pawned, so his wife Maria pawns their bed sheets in order to redeem it, and then, 

in spite of Antonio’s mockery, goes to pay a fortune-teller who had prophesied to her that he would find work. 

[Dir. Vittorio De Sica, 1948, Italy, 35mm, 93 mins. In Italian with English subtitles.] 

The story of a young woman, Mrs. McBain, who moves from New Orleans to frontier Utah, on the very edge of the American West. 

She arrives to find her new husband and family slaughtered, but by who? The prime suspect, coffee-lover Cheyenne, befriends 

her and offers to go after the real killer, assassin gang leader Frank, in her honor. He is accompanied by Harmonica on his quest 

to get even. Get-rich-quick subplots and intricate character histories intertwine with such artistic flair that this could in fact be 

the movie-to-end-all-movies. Widely regarded as the best Spaghetti Western ever made, the film is at #21 on the list of the Top 

250 Movies of All Time. 

[Dir. Sergio Leone, 1968, Italy, Blu-ray, 165 mins. In English] 

Won the Oscar as Best Foreign Film 1964 and is on the list of the 

Top 250 Movies of All Time. 

FrI NOV 9 12:00 pm-2:20 pm 

BICYCLe ThIeveS 

(lAdri di biCiClette) 

Won an Honorary Oscar in 1949 as the Best Foreign Film Released 

in the United States and is on the list of the Top 250 Movies of All Time. 

sAt NOV 10 2:30 pm-4:05 pm 

onCe upon a TIMe In The WeST 

(C’erA unA VoltA il WeSt) 

Won an Honorary Oscar in 1949 as the Best Foreign Film Released in 

the United States and is on the list of the Top 250 Movies of All Time. 


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Documentaries 

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Five broken cameras, and each one has a powerful tale 

to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital 

technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from 

the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose 

nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached 

upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad 

buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his 

fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes 

the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive 

trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to 

segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements. Gibreel’s loss 

When National Geographic photographer James Balog 

asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” 

his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he 

was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became 

the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine 

during the last five years. But for Balog, that story 

marked the beginning of a much larger and longerterm 

project that would reach epic proportions. In this 

breathtakingly beautiful documentary, filmmaker Jeff 

5 BroKen CaMeraS 

World Cinema Directing Award, Sponsored by: 

Sundance Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 2:15 pm-3:45 pm In Memory of Lee Jones 

suN NOV 11 1:50 pm-3:20 pm 

of innocence and the destruction of each camera are potent metaphors 

in a deeply personal documentary that vividly portrays a conflict many of 

us think we know. Emad, a Palestinian, joins forces with Guy Davidi, an 

Israeli, and from the wreckage of five broken cameras, two filmmakers 

create one extraordinary work of art. 

[Dirs. Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, 2011, Palestine/Israel/France, 

Blu-ray, 90 mins. In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles.] 

Website: www.kinolorberfilms.com 

ChaSInG ICe 

Award Winner, Excellence in Cinematography Award: Sponsored by: 

U.S. Documentary, Sundance Film Festival, 

Best Feature Documentary, Big Sky Film Festival, 

RiverRun Film Festival and South By 

Southwest Film Festival 

WED NOV 7 8:00 pm-9:15 pm Sussex County Federal Credit Union 

sAt NOV 10 9:25 pm-10:40 pm Sussex County Federal Credit Union 

Orlowski follows the indomitable photographer as he brings to life the 

Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), a massive photography project that placed 

30 cameras across three continents to gather visual evidence of the 

Earth’s melting ice. Chasing Ice tells the story of a visionary artist who, 

in facing his own mortality, bequeaths the magic of photography and 

the adventure of the expedition to a new generation and captures the 

most visible sign of climate change on the planet today. 

[Dir. Jeff Orlowski, 2011, US, Blu-ray, 75 mins.]

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel is an intimate 

portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most 

influential women of the 20th Century, an enduring icon 

whose influence changed the face of fashion, beauty, 

art, publishing and culture forever. During her fiftyyear 

reign as the “Empress of Fashion,” she launched 

Twiggy, advised Jackie O and coined some of fashion’s 

most eloquent proverbs such as “the bikini is the biggest 

thing since the atom bomb.” She was the fashion editor 

of Harpers Bazaar where she worked for 25 years before 

becoming editor-in-chief of Vogue, this followed by a 

The slogan on the ‘Welcome to Maine’ sign leading into 

Gouldsboro reads “Open for Business,” but the recent 

closure of the sardine canning factory has brought 

this small coastal town to a total standstill. Its laid-off 

residents, mostly 70-year-olds, just want to get back 

to work, so when Italian immigrant Antonio Bussone 

arrives from Boston aiming to open a new lobster 

processing plant, most of the local labor welcomes him 

with open arms. If he is so welcomed, why is tapping into 

federal relief funds to finance the plant turning into the 

biggest struggle of Antonio’s life? 

DIana vreeLanD: 

The eYe haS To TraveL 

Best Documentary, Chicago International Film Festival Sponsored by: 

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thurs NOV 8 6:10 pm-7:40 pm Mary Howard 

FrI NOV 9 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Tanger Outlet Center 

sAt NOV 10 10:30 Am-12:00 pm Sussex County Federal Credit Union 

remarkable stint at the Met’s Costume institute where she helped 

popularize its historical collection. A talented writer with a largerthan-life 

personality, she had an innate ability to discover designers, 

photographers and new ideas, often to the point of controversy. Director 

Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s delightfully playful tribute uses archival 

footage, family photos, and an animated conversation with George 

Plimpton. 

[Dir. Lisa Immordino Vreeland, 2011, US, 35mm, 86 mins.] 

Website: www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com 

DoWneaST 

Acclaimed directors David Redmon and Ashley Sabin shed new light on 

the trying task of putting America back to work in Downeast. But this 

is no hard-hitting, in-your-face exposé. Their style is gentle, poignant, 

poetic. They meditate on the morbid beauty of fish sloshing across the 

assembly line and quietly observe the petty political squabbles that 

hamper progress. And, in a man who’s willing to risk it all to succeed, 

and a generation that still gives 110 percent, they find hope. 

[Dirs. David Redmond and Ashley Sabin, 2012, US, DVD, 76 mins.] 

Website: www.carnivalesquefilms.com 

MPAA Rating: PG-13 

Sponsored by: 

FrI NOV 9 10:20 Am-11:40 Am Sussex County Federal Credit Union 

sAt NOV 10 4:55 pm-6:15 pm In Memory of Ed Conroy 

Documentaries

Our healthcare system is broken. Potent forces fight to 

maintain the status quo in a medical industry created for 

quick fixes rather than prevention, and for profit-driven care 

rather than patient-driven care. Healthcare is at the center 

of an intense political firestorm in our nation’s capital. But 

the current battle over cost and access does not ultimately 

address the root of the problem: we have a disease-care 

system, not a health-care one. After decades of opposition, 

a movement to introduce innovative high-tech, low-cost 

methods of prevention and healing is finally gaining ground. 

With consummate skill, filmmakers Matthew Heineman and 

The most famous photograph in jazz lore, Art Kane’s 

A Great Day in Harlem from 1958, features a “who’s 

who” of many of the greatest jazz musicians. But who 

are the two women standing next to Thelonious Monk 

in the photograph? This revelatory documentary seeks 

to answer that question by uncovering the hidden 

history of women jazz musicians, from pre-WWII to the 

present day. These talented and determined performers 

and composers faced, and overcame, blatant sex 

discrimination and racial barriers. But this is no dusty 

historical monograph. The Girls in the Band swings. 

Chock full of great music, dancing, and performance 

eSCape FIre: 

The FIGhT To reSCue 

aMerICan heaLThCare 

Best Documentary, Full Frame Film Festival and Sponsored by: 

Best Directing, Newport Beach Film Festival 

FrI NOV 9 4:00 pm-5:35 pm In Memory of Lori Phillips 

suN NOV 11 2:50 pm-4:25 pm 

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Susan Froemke interweave dramatic personal stories with the efforts of 

leaders battling to transform healthcare at the highest levels of medicine, 

industry, government, and even the U.S. military. Destined to be hailed as 

the definitive film on American healthcare, Escape Fire offers a way out and 

a primer on how to save the health of a nation. 

[Dirs. Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 

95 mins.] 

Website: www.escapefiremovie.com 

The GIrLS In The BanD 

Best Documentary Audience Award, Sponsored by: 

Palm Springs International Film Festival, 

Omaha Film Festival and Victoria Film Festival 

thurs NOV 8 12:15 pm-1:40 pm In Memory of Alfred Leggoe 

suN NOV 11 10:10 Am-11:35 Am Dogfish Craft Brewery 

clips, the film celebrates such bands as The Ada Leonard Orchestra, 

Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears, The Diva Jazz Orchestra, and The 

International Sweethearts of Rhythm, in a visual and aural feast for 

the senses. Judy Chaikin’s masterful direction and brilliant editing 

seamlessly blend multiple stories and characters, a treasure trove of 

archival material, and insightful, witty contemporary interviews to give 

the film a musicality its subjects would be proud of. 

[Dir. Judy Chaikin, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 81 mins.] 

Website: www.Thegirlsintheband.com 

Documentaries

Documentaries 

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Over the course of two decades, bass player John 

Leitham rose in the ranks of the jazz world. Richly 

resourced clips, interviews and photographs document 

long stints with Mel Tormé and frequent appearances as 

part of Doc Severinsen’s “Tonight” show band. From the 

sanctified stages of Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, The 

Hollywood Bowl and everywhere in-between, Leitham has 

performed with many jazz notables. In 2001, as his fame, 

demands, and visibility ratcheted up, so did the urge to 

break out and embrace “the she” who he always knew 

As ranks of women in the American military swell, 

so do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of 

servicewomen and at least 1 percent of servicemen 

are sexually assaulted during their enlistment and not 

by the enemy, but at the hands of fellow soldiers. With 

stark clarity and escalating revelations, The Invisible 

War exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces, 

investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well 

as its profound personal and social consequences. 

We meet characters that embraced their service with 

pride and professionalism, only to have their idealism 

crushed. Their chilling stories of violent sexual assault 

become even more rattling as they seek justice in a 

Kafkaesque military legal system. As a courageous few 

I STanD CorreCTeD 

Audience Award Best Film, 

American Documentary Film Festival 

FrI NOV 9 8:55 pm-10:20 pm 

sAt NOV 10 2:30 pm-3:55 pm 

he was. With sex-reassignment surgery, Jennifer emerged. Forging a 

path in the male-dominated world of jazz presents many challenges 

for women. You will be cheering for this Philadelphian virtuoso who 

has always stood brave and strong, been true to herself, and, above all, 

remained a unique, creative and passionate musical force. 

[Dir, Andrea Meyerson, 2012, US, DCP, 83 mins.] 

Website: www.Istandcorrectedmovie.com 

The InvISIBLe War 

Audience Award, Best Documentary, All Screenings 

Sundance Film Festival Sponsored by: 

AAUW Delaware and 

AAUW Coastal-Georgetown 

WED NOV 7 5:50 pm-7:30 pm 

FrI NOV 9 2:35 pm-4:10 pm 

sAt NOV 10 2:05 pm-3:40 pm 

defy victimhood, they face their most challenging fight yet: penetrating 

a closed circuit where officers collude, cases are routinely swept under 

the rug, and few perpetrators are tried or convicted. The film shows 

that casualties of war rage beyond the battlefield. 

[Dir. Kirby Dick, 2012, US, Video, 95 mins.] 

Website: www.invisiblewarmovie.com 

You will have strong feelings after watching this film so please join us for 

The Invisible War: A Further Examination, a panel discussion on Sunday, 

November 11 from 9:00AM to 10:30AM in the Upstairs Screening Room at the 

Movies at Midway. For more information go to page 92.

When former political prisoner Mohamed Nasheed was 

elected President of the Maldives in 2008 and introduced 

democratic rule, his greatest challenge still lay ahead. 

The Maldives are one of the most low-lying countries in 

the world; if the sea level rises as little as three feet, it 

would render the 2000 islands uninhabitable, eliminating 

the country and its culture. John Shenk’s documentary 

follows Nasheed’s first year in office, culminating in his 

stirring participation in the Copenhagen Climate Summit 

in 2009. The film offers a rare glimpse of the internal 

dynamics of such an event. Modest in size and usually a 

bit player on the world stage, the Maldives nevertheless 

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. 

Samsara reunites filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark 

Magidson, whose award winning films Baraka and 

Chronos brought a new visual and musical artistry to 

theaters. Samsara is a Sanskrit word that means “the 

ever turning wheel of life” and is the point of departure 

for the filmmakers as they search for the elusive current 

of interconnection that runs through our lives. Filmed 

over a period of five years in twenty-five countries on five 

continents, and shot on 70mm film, Samsara transports 

us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster 

zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders. By 

The ISLanD preSIDenT 

People’s Choice Award, Best Documentary, Sponsored by: 

Toronto International Film Festival 


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took on a significant role in the historic assembly. Nasheed’s candor, 

charm and humor in conjunction with his sincere dedication to the 

cause suggest he’s more a champion of the people than a conventional 

politician. His charisma, along with the film’s stunning cinematography 

and the rousing music of Radiohead, add up to a revelatory portrait of 

a little known country and its struggle for survival. 

[Dir. John Shenk, 2011, US, Blu-ray, 101 mins. In English and Dhivehi with 


Website: www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com 

SaMSara 

Visionary Cinema Award Maui Film Festival Sponsored by: 

FrI NOV 9 6:00 pm-7:40 pm Rita Reimer 

sAt NOV 10 12:25 pm-2:05 pm Surf Bagel 

suN NOV 11 1:20 pm-3:00 pm Stephen Yaros 

dispensing with dialogue and descriptive text, Samsara subverts our 

expectations of a traditional documentary. It encourages our own 

interpretations, inspired by breathtaking images and transcendent 

music that infuses the ancient with the modern. Samsara explores the 

wonders of our world, from the mundane to the miraculous, looking 

into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and the human 

experience, and illuminating the links between humanity and the rest 

of nature. 

[Dir. Ron Fricke, 2011, US, 35mm, 99 mins.] 

Website: www.barakasamsara.com 

MPAA Rating: PG-13 

Documentaries

Documentaries 

66 

Rodriguez was the greatest ’70s U.S. rock icon that never 

was. His albums were critically well received, but sales 

bombed, and he faded into obscurity among rumors of 

a gruesome death. However, as fate would have it, a 

bootleg copy of his record made its way to South Africa, 

where his music became a phenomenal success. In a 

country suppressed by apartheid, his antiestablishment 

message connected with the people. When his second 

album finally gets released on CD in South Africa, two 

fans take it as a sign, deciding to look into the mystery 

of how Rodriguez died and what happened to all of the 

SearChInG For 

SuGar Man 

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Prize Sponsored by: 

and World Cinema Audience Award: 

Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, 

Second Prize Best Documentary, 

Tribeca film Festival. 

WED NOV 7 7:45 pm-9:10 pm www.chuckatthemovies.com 

thurs NOV 8 2:50 pm-4:20 pm AmericInns of Delaware 

suN NOV 11 12:00 pm-1:25 pm WXPN-FM 

profits from his album sales. Since very little information about the 

singer exists, they meet many obstacles until they uncover a shocking 

revelation that sets off a wild chain of events that must be seen to be 

believed. Searching for Sugar Man is a story of hope, inspiration, and 

the resonating power of music. 

[Dir Chris Paine, 2011, US, DCP, 90 mins] 

Website: www.sonyclassics.com/searchingforsugarman 

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Short Films 

70 

ha ha ha 

In keeping with this year’s comedy theme at the festival, we 

have gathered shorts that will make you laugh. Some are 

rolling-on-the-floor hysterical, some offer sly wit and others 

serve up humor a little on the dark side, but in the end, all 

these films will make you go HA HA HA. 

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 93 mins. 

a CurIouS ConJunCTIon 

oF CoInCIDenCeS 

An absurdist journey through time with an explosive 

ending in the heart of Amsterdam, this Dutch treat won 

the Best Comedy Award at the recent Aspen ShortsFest, 

and rightly so: its inventive tale links up three hapless 

heroes living in different centuries whose worlds collide 

unexpectedly in the present day. 

[Dir. Joost Reijmers, Netherlands, 2012, DVD, 9 mins. 

In Dutch with English subtitles] 

dik 

When a youngster brings home a startling picture he drew 

at school, it sparks a conversation between his parents that 

brings out some surprising secrets. dik reveals the perils 

of guilt, self-doubt, the danger of jumping to conclusions 

and the importance of good penmanship. 

[Dir. Chris Stollery, Australia, 2011, DVD, 10 mins.] 

WED NOV 7 7:30 pm-9:05 pm 

Sponsored by: 

Lauren Fritz-Mariner, Merrill Lynch 

thurs NOV 8 9:15 pm-10:50 pm Rudi 

FrI NOV 9 4:40 pm-6:25 pm Hole By Hole 

sAt NOV 10 10:30 Am-12:05 pm 

Bear 

In this BLACK comedy, Jack’s girlfriend thinks he is 

jerk for forgetting her birthday. What she does not 

know is that Jack is planning a twisted surprise for her. 

Unfortunately, things do not go according to plan. Did 

we mention it is a dark comedy? You have been warned! 

[Dir. Nash Edgerton, Australia, 2011, Blu-ray, 11 mins.] 

I’M CoMInG over 

I’m Coming Over reveals a day in the life of Matt Downing, 

owner and proprietor of I’m Coming Over, a service 

specializing in holistic happiness. When traditional 

therapy has failed, Matt Downing picks up the pieces 

with common sense, good old-fashioned hard work, and 

a strict avoidance of the modern world 

[Dir. Sam Handel, US, 2011, Blu-ray, 26 mins.]

ha ha ha 

IT’S JuST a DeTaIL 

While cleaning up the scene of a crime, the possible 

killer gets quite an unlikely surprise. But will it be a 

welcomed one? 

[Dir. Giovanni Maccelli, Spain, 2011, DVD, 4 mins. 

In Spanish with English subtitles] 

poSITIonS (poSTuraS) 

Dolores, an old woman who lives in a small village, 

decides to liven up her love life by taking a copy of the 

Kama Sutra to her elderly husband. Do they try them all? 

[Dir. Alvaro Oliva, Spain, 2011, Blu-ray, 13 mins. In 

Spanish with English subtitles] 

Mr. STaChe 

SorrY, raBBI 

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Winner of “My Movie Pitch,” a contest launched by 

American Express to help bring unique independent 

movie ideas to life, this is a very serious drama about a 

man who grows a mustache, and everybody hates it, and 

then he meets the girl of his dreams…film. 

[Dir. Jac Shaeffer, US, 2012, DVD, 10 mins.] 

Trial by rabbi! Surrounded by angry Hassids, Josh is 

astonished to find himself accused of anti-Semitic 

violence. He’s Jewish himself, if non-practicing, what 

would his mother think? With a bleeding Hassid, an 

exasperated rabbi, and Josh’s newly broken heart jostling 

for space in the crowded office, who’s telling the truth? 

[Dir. Marc Slutsky, Canada, 2011, DVD, 10 mins. 

In English] 

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TeLL Me a STorY 

What these films lack in length is compensated by their ability 

to tell a story. They are not only compact, and concise, but also 

full and complete. 

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 103 mins 

aaron Burr, parT 2 

Aaron Burr, Part 2 is a contemporary re-imagining of 

the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. 

The film explores the idea of history as a contested 

narrative. 

[Dir. Dana O’Keefe, 2011, US, DVD, 8 mins.] 

CaTCaM 

Mr. Lee, an adopted stray cat, routinely disappears 

from his South Carolina home. Intrigued by Mr. Lee’s 

whereabouts, his owner Juergen creates a camera 

designed to fit around the pet’s neck. After many 

unsuccessful attempts, Mr. Lee returns with the camera 

in tact and photographic evidence of his travels. 

[Dir. Seth Keal, 2011, US, Blu-ray, 16 mins.] 

The BoY In The BuBBLe 

Narrated by the melodic voice of Alan Rickman, The Boy in the 

Bubble is a modern fable for all. A young boy falls hopelessly 

in love, but it all goes terribly wrong. Wishing to never 

experience heartache again, he turns to a book of magic and 

invokes a spell that will shield him from emotion forever. 

[Dir. Kealan O’Rourke, 2011, Ireland, Blu-ray, 8 mins.] 

CurFeW 

At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his 

estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year 

old niece, Sophia, for a few hours. Can a few hours really 

make that much of a difference in someone’s life? 

[Dir. Shawn Christensen, US, 2011, Blu-ray, 19 mins.] 

Sponsored by: 

thurs NOV 8 4:10 pm-5:55 pm Sussex County Federal Credit Union 

sAt NOV 10 4:05 pm-5:50 pm Sussex County Federal Credit Union

TeLL Me a STorY 

The FanTaSTIC FLYInG BooKS 

oF Mr. MorrIS LeSSMore 

Inspired in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, 

Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, 

“Morris Lessmore” is a poignant, humorous allegory 

about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of 

techniques, William Joyce and Co-director Brandon 

Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that 

harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor 

musicals. “Morris Lessmore” is old-fashioned and 

cutting edge at the same time. Winner of the Oscar ® for 

Best Animated Short Film in the 84th Academy Awards ® . 

[Dirs. William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, 

US, 2011, DVD, 16 mins.] 

Mr. ChrISTMaS 

Every Christmas, Bruce Mertz lights up the neighborhood, 

literally, with the 50,000 lights covering his house. For 

decades he has obsessively added to his display, creating 

beautiful, towering fixtures that people travel across the 

country to see. In this offbeat, touching portrait, we learn 

what drives him, and discover how a kid who grew up on a 

farm with no electricity became Mr. Christmas. 

[Dir. Nick Palmer, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 15 mins.] 

henrY 

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Henry, a great concert pianist, has his life thrown in 

turmoil the day the love of his life, Maria, disappears 

mysteriously. He’ll then discover the inevitable verdict 

of life. 

[Dir. Yan England, Canada, 2011, 35mm, 21 mins. 

In French with English Subtitles.] 



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MIDnIGhT SpeCIaL 

Not for the faint of heart these shorts are meant to make your 

hair stand on end, sleep with the lights on and make sure you 

are never alone. Except for the one that is just a wacky look at 

big oil and its influence on the youth of today. If you like horror, 

thriller, suspense or wacky comedy (a few times all at once)… 

these shorts are for you. 

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 108 mins 

aMoK 

Amok tells the story of a violent gun rampage at a 

school from the perspective of the victims: While shots 

are being fired around them, they are faced with a 

difficult decision in order to survive; stand alone or work 

together. 

[Dir. Christoph Baumann, 2012, Germany 35mm, 15 mins. 

In German with English Subtitles] 

MY BoW BreaThInG 

(il reSpiro dell’ArCo) 

A young woman excels at the high art of archery: sleek 

and graceful, her delicate yet precisely targeted arrows 

fly through the air as if her bow is an extension of her 

soul. And, in this case, it may well be. 

[Dir. Enrico Maria Artale, 2011, Italy, 35mm, 11 mins. 

In Italian with English Subtitles] 

FrI NOV 9 8:25 pm-10:15 pm 

The houSe on The LaKe 

(lA CASA del lAGo) 

You have been thinking about leaving for years. Look 

at the photo. Again. You know where it is. A pigsty. Go. 

Kill him. Don’t talk, say nothing. Whiskey. It’s midnight. 

He can’t explain it. She can’t either. This city is rotten. 

Where is the life your parents promised you? 

[Dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, Spain, 2011, 35mm, 

11 mins. No Dialogue.] 

noWhere roaD 

When three innocuous college kids find themselves 

stranded on the side of an empty deserted highway, their 

only hope of salvation comes in the form of two inane 

backwoodsmen and their disgusting RV. 

[Dir. Benjamin Dynice, 2011, US, Blu-ray, 14 mins.]

MIDnIGhT SpeCIaL 

onCe upon a TIMe There WaS 

oIL (il étAit une foiS l’Huile) 

In a garage, two children search through the shelves 

and inadvertently knock over an oil can. A drop falls to 

the ground and turns into Goutix, the official mascot of 

Meroll Oils, for frying and engines. A marvelous journey 

in the factory begins. 

[Dir. Vincent Paronnaud, 2011, France, DVD, 15 mins. 

In French with English subtitles] 

The unLIvInG 

(AterfodelSen) 

Thirty years after a zombie outbreak, people have started 

taming and using the zombies as a cheap workforce. 

The young couple, Katrine and Mark, struggle with the 

tedious everyday life of dirty zombie catching, bloody 

lobotomy experiments and a relationship on the verge 

of falling apart. The film features truly exceptional 

production and complex, intriguing characters. 

[Dir. Hugo Lilja, Sweden, 2011, 35mm, 28 mins. 

In Swedish with English subtitles.] 

punCh FaCe Moan 

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Present day Los Angeles. In a rundown 50’s motel, soundman 

Kirk and his brother Ethan prepare for the recording session 

of a lifetime. With a looming deadline, Kirk and Ethan race to 

collect a series of horror sound effects. Their logic, in order to 

get real horror, create it. 

[Dir. William Beaton, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 14 mins.] 



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10% Shorts 

Sometimes charming, often uncomfortably real, and a bit 

wacky, these LGBT shorts span the globe to highlight films 

that confirm we truly are everywhere! 

TIME: 108 mins 

CoFFee & pIe 

In this self-proclaimed anti-romantic comedy, yet offbeat 

love story of sorts, a couple is breaking up. Manipulative 

June feels her moral superiority justifies the breakup. 

October learns from seasoned waitress Billy-Jean, that 

revenge is a dish best served with pie. This sweet as pie 

short will be enjoyed by all. 

[Dir. Douglas Horn, 2011, US, Blu-ray, 15 mins.] 

FaLLen CoMraDe 

Two soldiers form an indelible bond in training camp, 

but when shipped to the Afghan front, one is forced to 

deal with the specter of his partner’s death when their 

unit is caught in an ambush. 

[Dir. James Valdez, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 12 mins.] 

CoupLeS TherapY 

Each week, Vince and Daniel attend couples therapy, and 

each week they have something to talk about, and thus, 

each week Vince and Daniel attend couples therapy. 

[Dir. Mike Rose, 2011, US, DVD, 10 mins.] 

FLYerS 

A street flyer leads to a surprising discovery in this black 

and white award-winning film from one of Canada’s 

favorite filmmakers. 

[Dir. Laura Terruso, 2011, Canada, DVD, 4 mins.] 

Sponsored by: 

FrI NOV 9 12:05 pm-1:50 pm CAMP Rehoboth 

sAt NOV 10 9:00 pm-10:45 pm David Shotwell

10% ShorTS 

FreSh aIr TherapY 

(friSCHluft tHerApie) 

Petra and Kerstin, a German couple, are spending another unpleasant 

session with their counselor when a power failure and natural body functions 

bring them closer together. Will they still need therapy? 

[Dir. Christoph Scheermann, 2011, Germany, DVD, 6 mins. In German 

with English subtitles] 

IT’S a BoY 

It has been said that out of the mouth of babes can come some sage advice. 

This short proves the adage correct, as three babies discuss their sexuality 

and debate if being gay, bi, or straight is a choice. 

[Dir. JC Calciano Horn, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 5 mins.] 

IT’S noT a CoWBoY MovIe 

Brokeback Mountain was aired on TV last night. Vincent watched it and has 

been completely shattered. He takes advantage of the recess to describe 

the film in a touching and naïve way to his classmate, Moussa. In the girls’ 

bathroom, Jessica, also deeply moved by the film, bombards her best friend 

Nadia with awkward questions about her gay father. 

[Dir. Benjamin Parent, 2012, France, Blu-ray, 12 mins. 

In French with English subtitles] 

SILver STILeTTo 

Two men are found dead in a dumpster outside of well-known gay bar and 

their wounds suggest a trained killer. Detective Alexis Morgan has a crazy 

theory. Could the disheveled Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz impersonator 

sitting in his interrogation room really be the murderer? 

[Dir. Luke Mayze, 2011, Australia, Blu-ray, 15 mins.] 

TSuYaKo 

In postwar Japan, Tsuyako, a factory worker and mother, must decide between 

duty and love, her family and her freedom. A winner of over 50 top honors at 

international film festivals, Tsuyako is powerful, beautiful, and elegant. 

[Dir. Mitsuyo Miyazaki, 2011, Japan, Blu-ray, 25 mins. In Japanese with 

English subtitles] 

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reGIonaL ShoWCaSe 

This year brought us the largest number of entries to date for the regional showcase, a look at films by, for, and/or of interest to the 

Delmarva Region and beyond. The filmmakers who have used the region as a backdrop for their films shed light on some of the region’s 

most interesting and diverse subjects, or just have a little fun right here in our own backyard (even literally). So with a high number of 

entries, we are happy to be bringing you the most films ever, but sadly we are still not able to present all of the work submitted. If you 

appreciate seeing these films with local angles, keep an eye out for Delmarva Roots, a winter film series held each year. 

sAt NOV 10 6:15 pm-7:30 pm 

The DreaM Share proJeCT 

Millville, De 

The Dream Share Project focuses on two young people, Chip Hiden and Alexis Irvin, as they travel the 

country seeking advice on how to pursue a dream. The film covers topics like: discovering one’s passion, 

committing to a goal, dealing with setbacks, and redefining success for the millennial generation. Alexis 

and Chip collect eye-opening advice and anecdotal wisdom from an Olympic skier, one of the original 

Latin Kings of Comedy, a slam poet, a Project Runway fashion designer, the CEO of a sustainable flip flop 

company, a beer-maker, the producer of Austin City Limits, and many more. The Dream Share Project is a 

film that encourages people to live up to their fullest potential and reject societal pressure to “play it safe.” 

[Dirs. Chip Hiden and Alexis Irvin, 2011, US, DVD, 63 mins.] 

SCREENS WITH: 

LITTLe BIG Gun 

Laurel, De 

DanCInG on a voLCano 

Milton, De 

Dancing on a Volcano is the tale of Nadja Hammermann, a young Austrian Jew. She 

was a strong-willed artist who, in 1939, came to Paris seeking exit visas for her family 

from the Chilean consul general, Armando Marine. A single kiss was the price Nadja 

had agreed to pay in exchange for Armando’s help. A kiss that developed into a secret 

romance. Armando liberated hundreds of refugees from the Nazis under Nadja’s 

influence. In 1941, Nadja and Armando left Paris and, through her great artistic 

talent, found a future in New York City, where she became a senior illustrator for the 

New York Times. But could love endure a life in exile? 

[Dir. Gary Merz, 2011, US, DVD, 75 mins.] 

Director of the film is scheduled to appear for a Q&A after the film. 

The DreaM Share proJeCT & LITTLe BIG Gun 

We all dream, some big and others within reach, but dreams can motivate us to act in 

ways we wouldn’t otherwise do. Here are two examples of how dreaming affects the 

lives of people living in the region. 

[TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 115 MINS.] 

Little Big Gun tells the story of the Hartman family and their obsession with becoming the 

smallest pumpkin gun to win the World Championship Punkin Chunkin, held every fall in Sussex 

County, Delaware. They compete to have the best machine possible to launch a pumpkin the 

furthest distance, an expensive quest for a family living just above the poverty line. In this 

funny and touching journey into middle-class rural America, we explore the human search for 

happiness and fun at a time of critical political and economic unrest. 

[Dir. Simon Trepanier, 2011, Canada, DVD, 52 mins.] 

Directors and subjects of both films are scheduled to appear for a Q&A after the screening. 

Sponsored by: 

FrI NOV 9 10:00 Am-12:00 pm Delaware Coast Press

FrI NOV 9 10:00 Am-11:25 Am 

JonaThan’S reTurn 

philadelphia, pa 

Shorts From around here: Take 2 

This program is a compilation of short films that were made by local residents. 

We had this same program a few years ago with different shorts and it was a 

huge success, so we bring you Take 2. 

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 74 MINS 

a nInTh LIFe 

Milton, De 

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Jonathan’s Return is a very personal documentary following the life of Jonathan, the 

film-maker’s son, focusing on the way each member of the family copes with Jonathan’s 

mental illness. Jonathan returns to his childhood, to his rebellious teenage years, his 

mental collapse in the Israeli army, and his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia at 

the age of 28. The film ends with Jonathan increasing his participation in life, and in 

the life of his family. The documentary was shot during the last 15 years with different 

cameras and points-of-view including Jonathan’s, his father and his case manager’s. 

The viewer is invited to enter places seldom visited by a camera, such as the mind 

and thoughts of the mentally ill, and the chaos it brings to his/her family. Jonathan’s 

Return is a self-reflexive work where both he, his brothers and parents comment on 

the footage and work together to destigmatize mental illness, and shed light on the 

experiences of more than 100 million Americans and their families who are impacted 

by the illness. 

Director of the film & some of the subjects are scheduled to appear for a Q&A after the film. 

Jim, a newspaper reporter, feels he has a tight rein on life until he meets Paige, a young girl caught 

up in an unusual chain of events. Intrigued with her story, he continues to follow her through a 

series of occurrences spanning two decades. Through the uniquely developing relationship, Jim is 

brought some puzzling realizations that send his tidy belief system into a proverbial tailspin. 

[Dir. Pamela Preston, 2011, US, DVD, 11 mins.] 

anna MarIe 

Westover, MD 

A young widow lives alone in a remote village on the Chesapeake Bay, where a traditional way of life 

still follows the cycle of the seasons. One spring night, a thunderstorm wakes her, and she believes her 

husband has returned. Inspired by a true event, this evocative short is timeless, yet current. 

[Dir. Hunter Nesbitt, 2012, US, Blu-ray, 22 mins.] 

The DeTeCTor 

Lewes, De 

Ben’s life had been on a downward spiral for some time. One day he loses his wedding ring on 

the beach and decides this is one loss he can’t deal with. He purchases a metal detector to help 

him find his ring. What he doesn’t know is that this metal detector will lead him on an unexpected 

adventure. 

[Dir. Rob Waters, 2012, US, DVD, 41 mins.] 

Directors of the films are scheduled to appear for a Q&A after the screenings. 

Sponsored by: 

FrI NOV 9 2:05 pm-3:35 pm Delaware Coast Press 

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sAt NOV 10 12:30 pm-1:55 pm 

The TWIn poeTS: WhY I WrITe 

Wilmington, De 

Why I Write chronicles the lives and work of the Twin Poets, Nnamdi Chukwuocha 

and Albert Mills. Artists and social workers, these identical twin brothers recoiled 

from a high profile life in the entertainment industry, opting instead to devote their 

lives to working with young people living in the Riverside housing projects, where 

gun violence, drug culture, and an overriding sense of failure result in arrested 

development, disproportionate incarceration, and even death. Their base of operation 

is the Kingswood Community Center. The film offers eyewitness documentation of 

the impact that repeated shootings and thug culture have on Riverside’s children and 

the greater community in which they live. Bridged with segments from live poetry 

performances, this evocative tale of devotion to community and the power of the 

spoken word offers evidence that within the Twins’ sphere of influence, the pen is 

ultimately mightier than the sword. 

[Dir. Sharon Baker, 2011, US, DVD, 69 min.] 

Director of the film and the Twin Poets are scheduled to appear for a Q&A after the film. 

WhITe GoLD: DeLaWare’S oYSTer InDuSTrY anD The IDa MaY proJeCT 

TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 112 MINS. sAt NOV 9 10:00 Am-12:10 pm 

WhITe GoLD: DeLaWare’S oYSTer InDuSTrY 

newark, De 

Leipsic, Little Creek, and Bowers Beach were flourishing maritime communities, relying on 

huge harvests of Delaware Bay oysters, commonly called “white gold.” Wooden schooners 

sailed Delaware Bay, dredging as many as 900,000 bushels annually. Local captains lit cigars 

with $100 bills, and bought new Cadillacs every year. Today’s annual oyster harvest is less 

than 15,000 bushels, and all but one of the schooners are gone. Yet the commercial watermen 

somehow endure. White Gold captures the history of Delaware’s oyster industry and its 

communities, and one waterman’s struggle to bring an aging wooden schooner back to its 

former glory. 

[Dir. Michael Oates, 2012, US, DVD, 60 mins.] 

SCREENS WITH: 

The IDa MaY proJeCT 

Chance, MD 

In 2005, the Gladden family pulled their 100 year-old Skipjack sailboat, the Ida May, out of the 

water for routine repairs only to discover that a large amount of the boat was rotten and would 

have to be rebuilt. This film chronicles the six-year restoration process, and introduces the 

people involved while also delving into the family’s long history with Skipjacks. It presents a 

deeply personal view into the greater history and importance of the Skipjack to the heritage 

and culture of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The Ida May Project is supported by a grant from the 

Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community 

where the arts thrive, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. 

[Dirs. David and Tara Gladden, 2012, US, DVD, 52 mins.] 

Directors of both films are scheduled to appear for a Q&A after the films.

new Filmmakers new Films 

This year we are proud to have many student filmmakers who are associated 

with the region by school or award recognition. We are excited to bring you 

these wonderful new films by new filmmakers. 

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FooD oF Love [FIerBerG aWarD - FIrST pLaCe: See paGe 102 ] 

2012 Yale graduate with a degree in Film Studies 

Iris is a shy baker who lives an exciting fantasy life inspired by the poetry of Shakespeare. The real 

world intervenes when Iris develops a crush on a regular customer who doesn’t know he’s the star 

of her Shakespearean dreams. Cupcakes and couplets may not be enough to turn her imaginary 

romance into true love. 

[Dir. Sarah Rosen, 2012, US, DVD, 17 mins.] 

JunK Man [FIerBerG aWarD - honoraBLe MenTIon See paGe 102 ] 

Junior, DeSales university (allentown, pa) 

The film follows inveterate “collector” Ron Bucher as he scavenges, stores and sells roadside refuse 

and salvaged scraps. While Ron lives the philosophy that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, 

others — like Ron’s wife — might disagree. 

[Dir. Dan Baxter, 2012, US, DVD, 16 mins.] 

BoxeS 

american university (Washington, DC) 

A young professional doesn’t worry that his colleagues know he’s gay, only that his white collar 

colleagues will judge him harshly for dating a blue collar man. 

[Dir. Michael Hyde, 2012, US, DVD, 14 mins.] 

never DreaM, The BeGInnInG 

american university (Washington, DC) 

A medieval knight (Arthur) is summoned to return home from his quest when his wife (Charlotte) 

succumbs to a strange illness. The same illness that killed Anne, his first wife and sister Charlotte. 

Arthur’s servants take Charlotte to the monastery for fear of becoming ill. When Arthur arrives, he is 

greeted by more than his wife and the Abbott and must fight for his very soul. 

[Dir. Carl Randolph, 2012, US, DVD, 19 mins.] 

The reD ShoeS 

new York university (new York, new York) 

While NYU might be stretching the regional classification, Lindsay shot the film entirely in Rehoboth and 

surrounding areas with local talent. Karen, a young orphan with wild imagination, strikes creative gold in her 

new trial home, the ‘Foster Mother Mansion’. Karen behaves well in this lifestyle of plenty, until she discovers 

a pair of red dancing shoes. Unable to bottle her excitement for them, she must dance. But, will Karen’s 

imagination carry her to trouble, or to paradise? This short film praises obedience… to one’s own heart. 

[Dir. Lindsay Bane, 2012, US, DVD 10 mins.] 

sAt NOV 10 5:00 pm-7:00 pm 

FREE Admission / Upstairs Screening Room 

Directors of all the films are scheduled to appear for a Q&A after the screenings. 

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on Screen/In person 

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is proud to once again be selected by the Mid- 

Atlantic Arts Foundation to be a host site for the On Screen/In Person film touring 

program. The goal of this program is to bring the vision of some of the country’s best 

independent filmmakers to a broad audience throughout the mid-Atlantic region, 

especially in communities with limited access to their work. On Screen/In Person 

will tour new independent, American films, including animation, documentaries, 

experimental, and narrative work accompanied by the filmmaker. 

On Screen/In Person is a six-film series and the Film Society is pleased to be able to 

screen one of the films as part of this year’s Festival. 

DISLeCKSIa: The MovIe 

About one American in seven has some degree of dyslexia. It’s a condition that 

makes it hard to learn to read the same way other people do. With some special 

techniques, taught or self-invented, most people with dyslexia can learn to 

function normally, and many are brilliant, talented, and successful. In the 

comic documentary Dislecksia: The Movie, dyslexic director Harvey Hubbell, 

with assistance from dyslexic writer Jeremy Brecher and several dyslexic 

crewmembers, presents the latest scientific knowledge about dyslexia and the 

experiences of dyslexics. Viewers will come to know dyslexics and those who 

teach and study them, not just as statistics or talking heads, but as individuals. 

And they’ll know a lot about dyslexia: its causes, its effects, and what can be 

done about it. Dislecksia: The Movie will give viewers a better understanding 

of the condition. It will also give dyslexics and their families hope, as well as a 

crash course in how to keep smiling. 

[Dir. Harvey Hubbell, 2011, US, DVD, 85 mins.] 

Includes post-screening Q&A with the director. 

Website: www.dyslexiathemovie.com/films/dislecksia.html 

On Screen/In Person is made possible by the Mid Atlantic Arts 

Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment 

for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program. A Special thanks to the 

Delaware Division of the Arts for additional financial support. 

suN NOV 11 10:25 Am-12:05 pm 

Upcoming On Screen/In Person screenings: 

Feb 23, 2013: Cafeteria Man 

Mar 9, 2013: Abel Raises Cain 

Apr 20, 2013: What We Need Is The Impossible

Seminars 

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InDepenDenTS DaY: 

a Look at Independent Cinema Today 

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, Fri [Nov 9] 

Upstairs Screening Room, Movies at Midway 

Admission: Free (Advance registration is not required) 

This year’s Festival includes a grouping of films by 

directors and producers who are working outside the 

“Hollywood” model. 

The term “independent film” is bandied about in the 

industry as often as many other terms, but what does 

it mean? Is it quantifiable? Is there a litmus test to 

determine whether the term is applicable to a film? 

What is the difference between “independent” and 

“commercial” cinema? Is it the desire of every director, 

actor, and other industry professionals to be the next 

Spielberg or Clooney? Or is the motivating spark the 

opportunity to do quality work on one’s own terms with 

people of similar principles? 

aMY seIMeTZ 

Independent cinema has its stalwarts, a group of 

interconnected professionals who work on each other’s 

films often switching between acting, producing and 

directing, thereby creating an unusual, yet highly 

creative and effective dynamic that is producing the 

most refreshing and unique voices in cinema today. 

Come join three such professionals, Amy Seimetz, 

Andrew Semans, and David Saltzman, as they talk to 

moderator Rob Rector about Independent Cinema, what 

it means to them, how they plan to progress within this 

context, and how they see the future of the film industry. 

There will be plenty of time for the audience to ask 

questions of these talented, film industry professionals. 

If there were a poster child for the New Face of Independent Cinema that face would probably be Amy Seimetz. To call her the Wunderkind 

might not be adequate enough to encompass her prowess in all facets of Independent Cinema. Writer, Director, Producer, and Actor are 

all monikers that she holds multiple times. No stranger to the RBIFF, she produced The Dish and the Spoon which screened at last year’s 

Festival. This year, she stars in the short comedy Coffee & Pie playing in 10% Shorts and directed the amazing road trip odyssey, Sun Don’t 

Shine. For sure we will continue to hear about Amy well into the future. 

aNDreW seMaNs 

Andrew Semans is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He has directed several short films. Nancy, Please, playing in this years RBIFF, is 

his debut feature. 

Dave saLTZMaN 

Dave Saltzman is a NYC based producer and line producer. His most recent feature, Nancy, Please, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 

2012. He is currently in preproduction for Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, a feature by Sam Fleischner (Wah Do Dem) this fall. Dave began 

his career in film as director of development at Journeyman Pictures where he also worked in production on Momma’s Man, Sugar and 

Cold Souls. Other producing/production credits include Children of Invention, Stones in the Sun, 3 Backyards, and Shut Up and Play The 

Hits. He also currently serves as head of production at M SS NG P ECES a Brooklyn based short-form and commercial production company. 

rOb reCTOr 

Rob Rector is the chair of the English and Communications Departments at Delaware Technical Community College, where he also serves 

as a film instructor. His film review columns appear weekly in the Cape Gazette newspaper and the seasonal Beach Paper. Rob is one of the 

founding members of the Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Independent Film Festival. He’s also quite fond of nachos.

neoreaLISM, SpaGheTTI WeSTernS anD BeYonD 

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, Sat [Nov 10] 


Admission: Free [Advance registration is not required] 

The story of Italian film is one that fluctuates between two 

separate poles, artistic innovation and commercial instinct. 

This is obvious from the very beginning of film history. In 

1914, Italy introduced two major innovations that are still 

readily apparent in modern cinema, both in one film, Cabiria. 

Cabiria is both the world’s first feature length film and the 

first film to ever use a camera dolly, which was invented 

so that the audience could fully appreciate the massive 

practical sets built for the production. A character in the film 

also became Italy’s first exploitation film staple. After the 

blockbuster release of Cabiria, the producers realized that 

much of the film’s draw was found not in the titular heroine, 

but a slave character named Maciste, played by an insanely 

muscular longshoreman named Bartolomeo Pagano, Italy’s 

first exploitation star. Pagano proceeded to act in 24 other 

films as Maciste the muscle man, of which only one still 

exists, the luridly titled Maciste in Hell. The character was 

so enduring that even the end of Pagano’s career did not 

mean the end of the franchise. There were Maciste sequels 

made well into the 1960s, which makes him one of the longest 

running characters in film history. 

Things continued in this fashion until well after World War II, 

as the Neorealist movement became ascendant. People like 

Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, and Luchino Visconti 

began telling unsentimental stories about people living in 

poverty around their country, often using non-professional 

actors and documentary style techniques to show the world 

things that had never been seen inside the walls of a cinema. 

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Of course, while they were doing so, other directors like 

Sergio Leone and Mario Bava were working scant miles 

away on the Peplum, a cheap gloss on the then current vogue 

across America and Europe for biblical sword and sandals 

movies like Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments. These 

very styles had more overlap than a glance would have 

you believe. Vittorio De Sica, who made what might be the 

definitive Neorealist film, Bicycle Thieves, was a very popular 

actor in the more populist movies of the era, using the money 

from them to make the work that was closer to his passion. 

Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a 

nickname for a broad subgenre of films that emerged in 

the mid 1960’s in the wake of Sergio Leone’s unique and 

much copied film-making style and international box-office 

success, so named by American critics because most were 

produced and directed by Italians. The heyday of the genre 

existed between 1960 and 1980 with over 600 of these films 

being made. Most of these were constructed on low budgets, 

using inexpensive locations in the American Southwest and 

Northern Mexico as well as a very popular setting of the 

Tabernas Desert in the province of Almeria is Southeast Spain. 

Join Giorgio Melloni as he discusses many facets of Italian 

Cinema: the economic realities of Italy in the postwar period, 

the artistic renaissance that happened at both the top and 

bottom of the film community, and the continuing resonance 

that these films have on our culture. 

Giorgio Melloni is Associate Professor of Italian at the University of Delaware. He holds a Bachelors degree (Laurea) in Classics from 

the University of Bologna, Italy, and received his PhD in Italian from Brown University in 1998. He has taught at Brown University, 

Rhode Island School of Design, Roger Williams University and the State University of New York at New Paltz, where he received tenure 

and promotion in 2005. His research interests are the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with a special concentration on cinema 

studies and literature in hypertext. He has published articles on Italian literature and cinema in renowned peer-reviewed journals. He 

is currently writing a book on Federigo Tozzi. 

Seminars

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The Invisible War: a Further examination 

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, Sun [Nov 11] 


Admission: Free [Advance registration is not required] 

Every once in a while a film is so emotionally powerful, the content needs to be further 

examined. The Invisible War is one of those films. 

THE FILM: As ranks of women in the American military swell, so 

do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of servicewomen 

and at least 1 percent of servicemen are sexually assaulted 

during their enlistment and not by the enemy, but at the hands 

of fellow soldiers. With stark clarity and escalating revelations, 

The Invisible War exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces, 

the institutions that perpetuate it, as well as its profound 

personal and social consequences. We meet characters that 

embraced their service with pride and professionalism, only 

to have their idealism crushed. Their chilling stories of violent 

sexual assault become even more rattling as they seek justice 

in a Kafkaesque military legal system. As a courageous few 

defy victimhood, they face their most challenging fight yet: 

penetrating a closed circuit where officers collude, cases are 

routinely swept under the rug, and few perpetrators are tried 

or convicted. The film shows that casualties of war rage beyond 

the battlefield. 

JessICa hINves 

THE PANEL: Joining us to bravely tell more of their stories are 

the films subjects Jessica Hinves and Elle Helmer. Miranda 

Petersen, Attorney at Law and part of the main legal counsel 

for the class action suit against the US Government on behalf 

of the victims, will be present to talk about the court case and 

what is next. In addition we will hear from David Goldsmith, a 

Professor at George Washington University. Mary Lou Dodge 

from Delaware Guidance will also help support this film and 

discussion panel. 

This is sure to be a compelling morning that will evoke a range 

of emotions, from outrage and disbelief to hope and bravery 

for the men and women who took a stand against a powerful 

organization and standing up for what is right. 

JESSICA HINVES grew up in a military family, believing every citizen had a duty to serve their country. She joined the Air Force and was 

betrayed by the military she once loved. Her commander and rapist were one and the same. He was awarded “Airman of the Year” during 

the very limited investigation. Jessica, now married and mother to a son, still struggles daily with her memories. 

eLLe heLMer 

ELLE HELMER was proud to become a Marine, following a family tradition back to the Revolutionary War. She was prouder yet when 

assigned to the prestigious Marine Barracks in Washington, DC. These were the showcase Marines, involved in ceremonial functions, 

including those at the White House. After official duty, these Marines drank heavily and required Elle to do so as well. When Elle insisted on 

leaving, she was followed by her commander, who forced her to his room and raped her. While she was charged with “public intoxication,” 

he was later promoted. Elle now lives in South Carolina. 

MIraNDa PeTerseN 

MIRANDA PETERSEN , works for BURKE PLLC, which specializes in highly sensitive litigation such as the suits filed to reform the treatment 

of rape victims in the military. The Invisible War highlights this case. She primarily has been working on the case filed by the firm against 

the military focusing mostly on the client intake and has therefore spoken to many women and men who have suffered abuse. 

DavID GOLDsMITh 

DAVID GOLDSMITH is a Research Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at George Washington University in Washington, DC. 

He has been consulting in the medical and legal field since the 1980’s, working with Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes 

of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His research and lectures are important, covering health hazards such as 

pesticides, asbestos, and drugs taken by pregnant women. He also is a voice on the issues of diesel fuel emissions and fracking. 

The screenings of The Invisible War are: Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 5:50PM / Friday, Nov. 9 at 2:35PM / Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2:05PM 

Thank you AAUW Delaware and AAUW Coastal-Georgetown for sponsoring the film and recruiting this amazing panel. A 

special thanks to Ginger Livingston for coordinating this collaboration. AAUW is the American Association of University 

Women, known for breaking barriers for women and girls, through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. It’s a 

community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.

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In addition to planning your schedule of great films, don’t miss what’s happening in the 

Big Tent. As part of the Country Spotlight, we are pleased to bring Italy to the Rehoboth 

Beach Independent Film Festival by showcasing some traditions of the French culture. 

Read below to see other activities you may include as part of your Festival experience. 

DoGFISh heaD Beer TaSTInG 

Sat (Nov 10), beginning at 8:30 PM 

Location: Big Tent (in the bump-out) 

(Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery) 

A Festival favorite! Dogfish Head Craft Brewery is known for brewing some of the most innovative beers 

and extraordinary spirits. Enjoy samplings of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s off-centered ales known for 

their non-traditional ingredients. 

ITaLIan TaranTeLLa DanCe 

Sat (Nov 10), Beginning 9:15 PM 

Location: Big Tent 

The tarantella dance is a lively folk dance performed to a distinct, upbeat musical style. The name 

“tarantella” is derived from the city of Taranto in Southern Italy where the dance is believed to have 

originated in the 15th century. The name of the tarantula spider comes from the town of Taranto as 

well. The choreography and name of the dance are based on an old folk belief about the effect of a 

poisonous spider bite. It was believed that when someone was bitten by the tarantula, the only cure 

would be to dance the poison out of his/her system. For this reason, many consider the tarantella 

to be a healing or medicinal dance. Dance scholars offer various interpretations into the origins and 

meanings of the tarantella. 

Enjoy a lively performance by the Sussex Dance Academy students as choreographed by Academy 

Director Kate Downes Walker. Audience members may bring their Italian rhythm to the dance floor and 

learn a basic variation of this festive dance. 

ITaLIan SInG-aLonG 

Sat (Nov 10), Beginning 9:30 PM 


Everyone is Italian at this sing-along! Join Villa Sorrento Restaurant owner Mara DePace and Southern Delaware Choral Society 

Conductor John Ranney as they lead us through a “delizioso menu” of Italian favorites including That’s Amore, O Sole Mio, Santa 

Lucia, and more. 

(Sponsored by Villa Sorrento and Southern Delaware Choral Society) 

1511 Savannah Road / Lewes / Delaware 

For reservations, call 644-7051 / For take out, call 644-7052 

Tues – Fri 11:00AM – 9:00PM / Sat & Sun 3:00PM – 9:00PM 

www.SouthernDelawareChoralSociety.org


50/50 DraWInG 

Tickets will be available at the Information Booth in the Big Tent. 

Drawing: Approx. 6:00 PM, Sun [Nov 11] 

As part of the Film Society’s fundraising efforts, a 50/50 drawing will be held during the Film Festival. The winning ticket will be 

picked and announced at the Closing Night Celebration. Tickets are tax deductible and help support Festival production expenses. 

Cost: $1.00 per ticket. (Last year’s winner won $469) 

arT auCTIon 

The original artwork “Come to the Fest & Sea the World”, created by Laura Ambler, was the inspiration for the theme of this year’s 

Festival design. This painting will be available for purchase via a silent auction to be conducted throughout the Festival. Bids may 

be placed at the Information Booth in the Big Tent until 5:00 PM, Sun (Nov 11). The winning bid will be announced during the Closing 

Night Celebration. 

CLoSInG nIGhT CeLeBraTIon! 

Sun [Nov 11], 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM 


Join the casual closing of the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival’s fifteenth year. Highlights include selecting the 50/50 

winner, announcing the Art Auction’s winning bid, presenting the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award, and, revealing 

the much anticipated Audience Award winners. No ticket is needed for this gathering. Beverages and food can be purchased from 

on-site vendors. So relax, reflect, and rejoice at the completion of another great Festival. 

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Country Spotlight: Italy 

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CounTrY SpoTLIGhT: ITaLY 

One could say that the first Italian film star appeared in 1898, when then-Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few 

seconds in the act of blessing the camera. The Italian film industry took shape between 1903 and 1908, led by 

three major organizations - Cines, based in Rome; and the Turin-based companies Ambrosio and Itala Film. 

Other companies were soon to follow in Milan and Naples, and these early companies quickly attained a 

respectable production quality and were able to market their products both within Italy and abroad. 

20th-century Italian cinema diversified, changing with the fortunes and fates of its country and the world. Throughout 

the century, genres and subgenres proliferated: Both popular and “serious” cinema saw the Italian touch, from the 

Sword and Sandal epics and Spaghetti Western to Avant-garde, Neorealism, Pink Neorealism, and Comedy Italian 

Style (Commedia All’Italiana,). In the 1980’s, the industry suffered a minor crisis when the “art films” became 

increasingly isolated from the mainstream Italian cinema in favor of “trash films” of little artistic value. These 

comic films reached their popularity by confronting Italian social taboos, most notably in the sexual sphere. 

Along with Italy’s influences on film genres, Italian cinema has produced many of the world’s most well-known and 

well-respected directors, including Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Sergio Leone, Dario Argento, Luchino 

Visconti and more recently, Nanni Moretti and Marco Bellocchio. 

Italy also brought us one of the most highly acclaimed actresses of all time, Sophia Loren. In 1961 Sophia Loren won 

the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Vittorio De Sica’s Two Women. She was the first actress to win an 

Academy Award for a performance in any foreign language film, and the second Italian leading lady Oscar-winner 

after Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo). 

Italian films have been finalists for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film 28 times, winning the award 11 times, 

including 1948 with Bicycle Thieves and 1963 with 8 ½. Both films are being screened here as part of the Country 

Spotlight, along with the classic Spaghetti Western Once Upon a Time in the West. 

Italian films are well respected throughout the world and continue to be widely seen outside of their homeland. 

We are very excited to bring you a wide variety of films that should demonstrate the kaleidoscopic range of Italy’s 

contribution to cinema. 

FILMS THAT MAKE UP THE COUNTRY SPOTLIGHT: ITALY ARE: 

8 ½ (Page 55) 

Apartment in Athens (Page 30) 

Bicycle Thieves (Page 55) 

Caesar Must Die (Page 31) 

Corpo Celeste (Page 36) 

Diaz, Don’t Clean Up This Blood (Page 37) 

Escort in Love (Page 39) 

Once Upon a Time in the West (Page 55) 

Terraferma (Page 52) 

My Bow Breathing (Part of Midnight Special Shorts, Page 75)

Children’s Cinema Corner (For children age 3 to 10) 

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Sat [Nov 11] 


Admission: Free 

Children’s Cinema Corner allows even the youngest film fans to enjoy the Festival. This program features 

screenings of films adapted from children’s books, a reading corner, craft stations, art projects and face 

painting. And don’t forget: complimentary popcorn will be served! 

The theme of this year’s films is FrIenDShIp 

Friendship is complicated, but always worth the effort. The first films feature Bink and Gollie, 

two girls who don’t agree very often. Whether it’s socks, goldfish or venturing to the Andes, these 

very different individuals learn the secret to successful friendship: compromise. The Red Hen isn’t 

so lucky. She wants her fellow animals to help her bake a Simply Splendid Cake, but the only “help” 

they’re willing to give is to help eat it! 

Sometimes our very best friends are our pets. In Kitten’s First Full Moon, the curious feline mistakes 

the moon for a giant saucer of milk. After some mischievous mishaps, Kitten gets a happy surprise once she 

returns home. Of course, not all friendships can last, as young Lucy the bear learns when she tries to adopt 

a little boy in Children Make Terrible Pets. And the animals in the zoo run by a mild-mannered zookeeper 

prove the healing power of friendship in A Sick Day for Amos McGee. 

Finally, Edwina is everyone’s beloved friend, except for the class know-it-all, Reginald Von Hoobie- 

Doobie, who tries to convince the others that their friend can’t exist! What a fate for Edwina, The Dinosaur 

Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct! 

Parent(s)/guardian(s) must sign in any child attending Children’s Cinema Corner. Parents are encouraged 

to stay and enjoy the films and activities with their children. If a parent/guardian chooses to leave a child at this 

event, contact information must be provided and the child must be picked up by 3:00 p.m. 

Thank you to the following for assisting with this program: 

Kids Cottage for coordinating the activities. 

Weston Woods for providing the films for Children’s Cinema Corner. Weston Woods is a division of Scholastic Corporation, the 

world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational technology. For more information, please 

call 1-800-243-5020 or visit www.scholastic.com/westonwoods or www.scholastic.com. 

Movies at Midway for providing popcorn. 

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Fierberg award 

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MorrIS anD roSLYn FIerBerG STuDenT FILM aWarD (2012) 

Both Morris and Roz were actively involved in the development of the Rehoboth Beach Film Society and its awardwinning 

Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival. Being quite resourceful, Roz and Morris persuaded two of 

their sons, producer/director Andrew (Andy) Fierberg and Director of Photography Stephen, to participate as 

well. The involvement of the Fierberg family will always be greatly appreciated. 

The Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award Endowment Fund was established in 2004 in memory of 

Morris Fierberg. The fund’s name was expanded to include Roslyn just prior to her passing in 2010. 

The purpose of this award program is to encourage student film production by acknowledging the outstanding 

work of a student film director. Full-time high school or undergraduate students from the United States are 

eligible to participate. 

Each year a review panel consisting of a Fierberg family member or representative, a teacher or professional 

in the film production area or art field, a college student or recent graduate, and the Film Society’s Education/ 

Outreach Coordinator screen and rate each submission on originality, execution and overall quality. This year 

the Committee reviewed fourteen submissions (13 features and one documentary) from students of eight 

states. The first place award is a $1,000 cash prize and the Honorable Mention award is a $250 gift card. 

review panel 

First place: Sarah rosen 

Sarah Rosen is a 2012 Yale graduate with a degree in Film Studies (Fiction Filmmaking Concentration). Food 

of Love follows Iris, a shy baker who lives an exciting fantasy life inspired by the poetry of Shakespeare. The 

real world intervenes when Iris develops a crush on a regular customer who doesn’t know he’s the star of 

her Shakespearean dreams. Cupcakes and couplets may not be enough to turn her imaginary romance into 

true love. [2012, Runtime: 17 min, USA, Not rated] 

honorable Mention: Dan Baxter 

Dan Baxter is a senior at DeSales University where he majors in Television and Film Production. He lives in 

Mishawaka, Indiana. Junk Man follows inveterate “collector” Ron Bucher as he scavenges, stores and sells 

roadside refuse and salvaged scraps. While Ron lives the philosophy that one man’s trash is another man’s 

treasure, others—like Ron’s wife— might disagree. [2012, Runtime: 16 min, USA, Not rated] 

The Film Society thanks the following for their diligence in the rating process: recent Tulane University graduate Harry Kay, 

Salisbury University Communications professor Frances Kendall, independent filmmaker Marianne Kelley, and Fierberg family 

representative Kay Loysen. 

The Film Society invites film enthusiasts, supporters of the Film Society, as well as friends and relatives 

of the Fierberg family to make donations to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award. Donor 

generosity will help the Film Society continue the Fierbergs’ commitment to youth and the art of 

filmmaking. If you are interested in making a donation to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film 

Award, please send a check made payable to RBFS, 107 Truitt Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. 

Please write “Fierberg Award donation” in the memo portion. All donations are tax deductible and 

greately appreciated. Your support is greatly appreciated.

our ThanKS… 

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Once again weather was a predominant factor in 2012. We enjoyed an unusually warm 

winter then endured a sizzling hot summer. But, weather was no obstacle for many who 

contributed to the planning and preparation of this year’s Film Festival. In appreciation 

of their support and hard work we say…. 

THANK YOU… 

filmmakers and distributors who create or provide films 

that entertain, educate, inspire, and/or emotionally touch 

thousands of film viewers. 

THANK YOU… 

the Derricksons for renting eight Movies at Midway 

theaters to the RBFS which allows the audience to enjoy the 

convenience of seeing many films at one location. 

THANK YOU… 

each and every SPONSOR (see pages 12-13). Your generosity 

and commitment are what makes this event possible. 

THANK YOU… 

Delaware Division of the Arts, the Delaware State Arts 

Council, and staff liaison Susan Salkin for providing various 

forms of support to the Film Society throughout the year. 

THANK YOU… 

ad purchasers and film sponsors for helping to support 

production expenses. 

THANK YOU… 

Laura Ambler for providing the original artwork that was the 

inspiration for this year’s Festival design. 

THANK YOU… 

Jeff Hughes (Hughes Design) for creatively designing this 

program and other collateral materials. 

THANK YOU… 

Ginger Livingston for sharing our intense reaction to the 

film The Invisible War and organizing an amazing seminar 

panel with the support of AAUW Delaware and AAUW 

Coastal-Georgetown. 

THANK YOU… 

Beth Hochholzer for editing all the film descriptions, an 

enormous task that you so willingly and wonderfully do. 

THANK YOU… 

Karen Wray and Susan Brown for assisting with the proofing 

at a moment’s notice. 

THANK YOU… 

the entire Movies at Midway staff for your hard work during 

the Festival. 

THANK YOU... 

summer Festival Film reviewers who assist with critiquing 

numerous film submissions. Your input is helpful with the 

film selection process. 

THANK YOU… 

intern Harry Kay for researching the history of Italian film. 

THANK YOU… 

every Festival attendee for supporting this event. Your 

appreciation of the cinematic arts allows a film menu of 

diverse films from throughout the world. 

THANK YOU… 

RBFS staff of Greg Jones, Sue Hartman, Malcolm Keen, Bill 

Becker, Chuck Patalive, Sue McCarthy, and Gloria Walls for 

your commitment as a team to continually advance the Film 

Society’s work. 

THANK YOU… 

Rehoboth Beach Film Society Board of Directors for the 

guidence you provide in governing this organization. A 

special thanks to Eric Kafka for his leadership as Board 

President and his extra effort to sweep up coins from 

kitchen floors here and afar. 

THANK YOU… 

every volunteer for donating your time and talents 

throughout the year. Collectively you form the strong 

foundation from which much of the Film Society’s work 

grows from. 

OUR THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! 

Sue Early 

Executive Director, Rehoboth Beach Film Society 

Joe Bilancio 

Program Director, Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival 

our Thanks

Members 

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The rehoboth Beach Film Society thanks the following individuals (current members as of 

8/23/12) whose dues support the organization’s year-round operations: 

CONTRIBUTING 

DIRECTORS 

Ellen Coppley 

Jackson Coppley 

David Cristy 

Lynn Fuqua 

James A. Fuqua, Jr. 

Michael Golder 

Darrel Grinstead 

Gary Grunder 

Betty Grunder 

Paul Kuhns 

Anne Michele Kuhns 

Nancy Leggoe 

William McManus 

Natalie Moss 

J. Andrew Murphy 

David Nelson 

Diane Pirkey 

Rita Reimer 

Midge Smith 

Allen Stafford 

Carl Wisler 

Stephen Yaros 

Suzanne Ziegler 

DIRECTOR LEVEL 

Emily Abbott 

Laura Ambler 

Cary Ambler 

Janine Armstrong 

Philip Armstrong 

Dean Baker 

Steven A. Baker 

Pamela Baker 

Maria Barrera 

Curtiss Barrows 

John Barry, Jr. 

Alan Barthelman 

George Bauer 

David Bergman 

Cathin Bishop 

Rick Bochner 

Burma Bochner 

Cathi Bost 

David Boyce 

David Brant 

Eugene Braverman 

Malora Buck 

Joann Burstein 

Mala Burt 

John Byra 

Kathryn Byrne 

Ken Casazza 

Jane Casazza 

Denis Casey 

Cathy A. Casey 

Kathy Casey 

Deborah Chase 

Tammy Chincheck 

Stan Chincheck 

Charles Churilla 

Tjarda Clagett 

Valerie Cloutier 

Robert Cloutier 

John Coleman 

Laura Colker 

Christine Corsette 

Robert Corsette 

Ellen D’Alelio 

Julie Davis 

Julie Dickson 

Clifford Diver 

Vicki DiVittorio 

Diane Dixson 

Deanna Duby 

Reid Dudley 

Teresa Dunbar 

Gregory Estes 

Nancy Feichtl 

Joseph Feichtl 

Ginny Feldman 

Sally Fintel 

Todd Fishburn 

Christopher Fisher 

Thomas Fox 

Craig Fraser 

Sharon Friedman 

Stephen Friedman 

Joel Ganz, M.D. 

Don Gardiner 

Helen Gates 

Antonio Ghigi 

Mary Good 

Delores Grigsby 

Tim Gualdoni 

Steven Haber 

Barbara Halleck 

Chet Halleck 

Sharon Hansen 

Alan Harmon 

Edward Harner 

Joan Hartogs 

Elizabeth Hochholzer 

Elizabeth Hofstad 

Rebecca Hollinger 

Cindy Holt 

Mary Howard 

Kathy Idziak 

Chris Israel 

Marti Jacobs 

Karen Jacoby 

Jim Johnson 

Walter Jones 

Judith Jones 

Mick Kaczorowski 

Nancy Kaiser 

Arnold Kaplin 

Marcia Kaplin 

Kevin Kaporch 

Maureen Keenan 

Kae Keister 

Deborah Kennedy 

Barbara Kiker 

John Kiker 

Michael King 

Beatrice King 

Kent Kneisel 

George Knott 

Joyce Koeneman 

Carol Kolmerten 

Charma Konnor 

Eric Korpon 

Genie Kramedas 

Diane LaPenna 

Jane Larson 

Patricia Layton 

Curt Leciejewski 

Joan LeLacheur 

Anita Lenz 

John Lenz 

Carol Levin 

Kay Loysen 

Doris Lustine 

Noela Lyons 

Michele Mankins 

Claire McCabe 

Kate McNeilly 

Karen Medford 

Sallie Melvin 

Arthur Melvin 

Cornelia Melvin 

John Metz 

Warren Michelson 

Lee Wayne Mills 

Judy Myers 

Kim Nelson 

John Newton, Jr. 

Robert Nowak 

Rose Osterstrom 

Jeff Osterstrom 

Sandra Pace 

Rosanne Pack 

Sally Packard 

Peggy Paul 

Robert Peavy 

Julie Peters 

Don Peterson 

Michael Peterson 

Beth Pile 

Kit Pilgrim 

Evelyn Pilgrim 

John Pitchford 

Mari Plowman 

Nancy Poole 

Debra Price 

Brian Price 

Fran Rachles 

Margo Ramage 

Betsy Reamer 

Jay Reamer 

Jim Reichert 

Lee Rice 

Jeff Richman 

Laura Ritter 

Karen Ritter 

Dennis Rivard 

Ellen Rodin 

John Roehmer 

Susan Roehmer 

Robert Rosenberg 

Stephen Ross 

Janet Russo 

Lisa Sable 

John Sabo 

Michael Sanow 

Laurie Schneider 

Susan Schranck 

Frederick Schranck 

Robert Schreter 

Mona Schwartz 

Faye Seltzer 

Matt Shepard 

Lori Simmons 

Laura Simon 

Bob Slavin 

John Smeallie 

Perrin Smith 

Rosanne Smith 

C. Wesley Sooy 

Mowry Spencer 

Marc Stanley 

Peggy Stark 

John Stassi 

Phyllis Stearman 

Sydney Stearman 

Jeffery Stephanic 

Barbara Stephanic 

Jill Stokes 

Ariane Sumption 

Stephen Sumption 

Neal Tash 

Alleane Taylor 

Irene Thiel 

Joan Thompson 

David Torok 

Helen Torosian 

David Towey 

Michael Tupman 

Ed Turner, Jr. 

Marcel Unger 

Doug Weidman 

Linda Weidman 

Denise Weiner 

Mildred White 

S. A. White 

Robert Wiltshire 

Andrew Wohl 

Charles Woods 

Carole Woodyard 

Katherine Wu 

James Wu 

Alexander Yearley 

EXECUTIVE 

PRODUCER LEVEL 

Susan Abbott 

Ken Adams 

Anita Adams 

Sally Adkins 

Marc Albert 

Cynthia Albright 

William Ammann 

Lois Anderson 

Jim Antonisse 

Peggy Antonisse 

Brian Armstrong 

Nancyfaye Autenzio 

Ann Bailey 

Norma Baker 

Stephen Baker 

Fred Baker, Jr. 

Kim Bakhtiar 

Patricia Bangs 

Marisa Barra 

Colleen Barry 

Johannah Barry 

Amaya Bassett 

Dick Bawcombe 

Sally Bawcombe 

Noreen Bayly 

Diana Beebe 

Richard Belanger 

Carole Benjamin 

Rod Beresford 

Peter Berkery, Jr. 

Sharon Bernstein 

Christine Besche 

Shakuntla Bhaya 

Melinda Bickerstaff 

Sander Bieber 

Bruce Bigelow 

Cherry Billings 

Leon Billings 

Beverly Billingsley 

Jenifer Blair 

Sandra Blake 

Michael Blake 

Karen Blood 

Jane Blue 

George Bockius 

Karen Bogen 

Jean Bohner 

Constance Bond 

Carol Boros 

William Bostian 

Betty Bowman 

Elinor Boyce 

Carol Boyd-Heron 

Tony Boyd-Heron 

Seymour Brecher 

Carol Bresler 

Robert Brewer, Jr. 

Denise Bridgens 

Susan Britcher 

Sandy Browning 

Bruce Bryen 

Albert Buchanan 

Emory Buck 

Mary Burns 

Carla Burton 

David Button 

Sandy Cameli 

Cynthia Campbell 

Laurel Capodanno 

Peggy-Lynne Cardwell 

Rita L. Carey 

Mary Carpenter 

Judy Catterton 

Ken Catterton 

Debra Catts 

Sara Cavendish 

Robert Chambers 

Edward Chase 

Patricia Chase 

Thomas Childers 

Dorothy Chimienti 

Curt Christensen 

Larry Christman 

Jacquie Christman 

James A. Chupella 

Gary Clemmons 

Chris Coburn 

Rochelle Cohen 

Jane Cohen 

Gary Colangelo 

Paul Collins 

Peggy Conception 

Paul Confrey 

Jeffrey Conrad 

Patrick J. Cooper 

Michael Cordeiro 

Audrey Cordrey 

Carolyn Cotter 

John Cotter 

Martin Craft 

Christine Cronenwett 

Richard Culver 

Rose Cybak 

Helen Daley 

Marsha Davis 

Jackson Davis 

Nadinia Davis 

Julie Day 

Betty Deacon 

Sonja Decker 

Hoyte Decker 

Michael Decker 

Linda Defeo 

George Dellinger 

Joan Demko 

George Demko 

Deborah Dickey 

Marie Digennaro 

Mary DiPietro 

Stan Divorski 

Laura Dotterer 

Lynda Dunham 

Eugene Dvornick 

Carol Eason 

Brad Edwards 

Mary Edwards 

Walt Ellenberger 

Valerie Ellenberger 

Mary Ann Elliott 

Jim Ellison 

Carole Ellison 

Donna Emory 

Thomas England 

Joan Epstein 

Janice Erich 

Jim Esposito 

Candice Evans 

Anne Evans 

John Ewald 

Susan Farnandis 

Elaine Faye 

Ellen Feinberg 

Pam Feinstein 

Rich Feinstein 

Elissa Feldman 

Bill Fellner 

Donna Ferragut 

Susan Fewell 

Irene Fick 

Pamela Finkelman 

Cheryl Fischer 

Roy Fitzgerald 

Helen Flood 

Mark Ford 

Ann Forster 

Craig Forte 

Anna Fowler 

Douglas Fowler 

Beebe Frazer 

Sarah Friebert 

Rosalyn Fried 

Jeffrey Fried 

Jessica Fritzges 

Harvey Fruman 

Kathryn Fuller 

Patrick Gaffney 

Lynn Gaites 

Helen Garton 

Linda Gaskill 

Susan Geller 

Marion Gentul 

Robin Gilbert 

Peter Gilbert 

Bruce Gillespie 

Ellen Girardeau 

Ed Gmoch 

Judi Godbey 

Jackie Goff 

Fay Gold 

Melvin Goldberg 

Sadye Goldbloom 

Stuart Gordon 

Susan Goudy 

Jane Govatos 

Amy Grace 

Nettie Green 

Sterling Green 

Debra Greenblatt 

Rachel Grier-Reynolds 

Rick Grier-Reynolds 

Tom Griffith 

Suzanne Gross 

Joann Gusdanovic 

Bernard Guyer 

Suzanne Hain 

Henry Hain, III 

John Hall 

Christopher Hall 

Lana Halpern 

Catherine Hamill 

Rita Hanuschock 

Rebecca Hardin 

Pat Hauptman 

Howard Hauptman 

Karen Hawken 

Donald Hecht 

Margaret Hennesey 

Linda Hersey 

Richard Herzog 

Barbara Herzog 

Michael J. Higgins 

Janet Higgins 

Robert Hill 

Bill Hillegeist 

Barbara Hindin 

John Holl 

Larry Hooker 

Lesa Howard 

Rodney Huey 

Karen Hugues 

Nan Hunter 

Nate Hurto 

Dawn Hurto 

Phil Hutchison 

Nilda Incatascito 

Gary Jackoway 

Fay Jacobs 

Wendy Jacobs 

Valorie Jarrell 

Kathleen Jennings 

William Johnson 

Marty Johnson 

Beth Joselow 

Eric Kafka 

Larry Kahan 

Brenda Kahan 

Gaye Kahigian 

Fred Kaltreider 

Mary Kaltreider 

Janet Kane 

James Kane 

Leslie Kaplan 

Anita Kaplan 

Joy Katz 

Jon Kauffman 

Teresa Kauffman 

Lisa Kaufman 

Anne Kazak 

Janice Keane 

Jean P. Keats 

Jennie Keith 

Martha Keller 

Barbara Kelly 

Linda Kemp 

Joanne Kempton 

Frances Kendall 

Sandra Kennedy 

Daniel Kinsella 

Bonnie Kirkland 

Dr. Carole Klase 

Greg Kodjanian 

Marcia Kolko 

Joel Kolko 

Jan Konesey 

Eve Kovalchick 

Mary Kperr 

Joseph Kraemer 

Charlene Kramer 

Roger Kramer 

Myra Kramer 

Kathleen Kross 

Margaret Krull 

Elizabeth Krushinskie 

Steven Kuchuck 

Joan Kuriansky 

Christine Lally 

Ruth Lamothe 

Carole Laspino-Franks 

Christine Lay 

Elizabeth Layton 

Emily Leader 

Amy Lear 

Thomas Ledbetter 

Donna Ledbetter 

James Lee 

Sally Lengel 

Marsha Levine 

Paul Levine 

Mimi Levine 

Larry Levine 

Pat Lewis 

Gary Lippe 

Judy Lippe 

Ginger Livingston 

Ed Livingston 

Constance Lohse 

Susan Maclary 

Penny MacLennan 

Christopher Magaha 

Marcia Maldeis 

Tom Mandel 

Maryanne Manzi 

Sarna Marcus 

Marti Marino 

Harold Marmon 

Peggy Marshall 

Mary Martin 

Herbert Martin 

Guy Martin 

Bert Mason 

Kathryn Matassa 

Don Matzkin 

Susan McCarthy 

Bill McGee 

Timothy McGlynn 

Steve McLerran 

James McMahon 

Nancy McMullen 

Ann McNeil 

Betty Ann McNeil 

Robert Meighan 

Gail Meighan 

Michele Meisart 

Monte Meltzer 

Howard Menaker 

Charles Meyer, Jr. 

Chuck Mezger 

Joyce Michalek 

Mary Miele 

Carl Mills 

Glenn Mills 

Laurie Mills 

Stan Mills 

Neal Minietta 

Mary Miranda 

Frank Miranda 

Jessica Mong 

Jody Morrison 

Renee Murch 

Deborah Murphy 

Lee Mussoff 

Paula Nadig 

Robert Nadig 

Gilbert Navarro 

Donna Nicholson 

Konrad Noebel 

Russ Notar 

Alan O’Leary 

Sandra Oropel 

James Ostendorf 

Perry Palan 

Linda Palmer 

Richard Palmer 

Judith Palmer 

George Palmer 

Carol Papazian 

Daniel Payne 

Carol Pearson 

Mary Peck 

Anita Peghini-Raber 

Jane Perkins 

Connie Peterson 

Marianne Petillo 

Malcolm Peverley 

Arlene Pietranton 

Anne Pikolas 

Guido Pittaccio 

Jon Plowman 

Barry Pokrass 

Robert Porta 

Teri Poux 

Joseph Poux 

Catherine Priest 

Cray Rader 

William Raihall 

Nancy Raihall 

Ryan Rainey 

Julie Lynn Ramsey 

Tricia Ratner 

Andrew Ratner 

Patricia Rayne 

Valerie Reber 

George Reissig 

Richard Resing 

Helen Richards 

Carole Robbins 

Jane Roberts 

Elgene Roe 

Patricia Romaine 

Richard Ronan 

Josephine Ronan 

Jay Rooney 

Charles Rorbach 

Robert Rosenblatt 

Linda Rosenzweig 

Terry Roth 

Jennifer Rothgeb 

Eugene Ruane 

Richard Rubin 

Carol Rudolph 

Michelle Rumble 

Gail Russell 

Tom Ryan 

Diane Sahakian 

Sue Saliba

Susan Salkin 

Christina Samson 

Susan Sands 

Carole Sandy 

Ronald Schaeffer 

Felicia Schembri 

Peggy Schiff 

Ronald Schiff 

Betsy Schmidt 

Peter Schott 

Sharon Schreter 

Jane Schubert 

Carol Schwartz 

Stephanie Schwartz 

Susan Schwelling 

Glen Sea 

Michael Shaner 

Jonathan Sharp 

Gwyneth Sharp 

Mary Shea 

Susan Sherman 

David Shotwell 

Barney Silver 

Betsy Silver 

Beverly Silver 

Cynthia Silverblatt 

Jay Simon 

Nadia Simon 

Bud Simon 

Joanne Sinsheimer 

Alan Skvirsky 

Tara Smith 

Jeanne Smith 

Lawrence Sneed 

Jeff Socorso 

Gloria Soto 

Philip Soucy 

Madge Lee Spector 

Pat Staby 

Nancy Staisey 

Erik Stancofski 

Hiba Stancofski 

Luanne Stanley 

Wave Starnes 

Betty Stevens 

Mary Ann Stewart 

David Storms 

Ellen Stovall 

John Stovall 

Scott Strickler 

Karen Stroney 

Mary Stuart 

Sandra Sullivan 

Mary Sunday 

Kate Supplee 

Patricia Swed 

Joseph Tarantolo 

Ronald Tate 

Dorothy Thibault 

Aleta Thompson 

Suzanne Thurman 

Vicki Topel 

Avrim Topel 

Thomas Toth 

Cecelia Toth 

Michael Treger 

Rosalind Troupin 

Stephen Tschida 

Raymond Turner 

Maria Turner 

Michael Tyler 

Dana Ulery 

Jeremiah Underhill 

Joel Underwood 

Steven Vandevander 

Barton Veret 

Nancy Veret 

Monica Viana 

Gloria Walls 

Carolyn Walter 

Barbara Warnell 

Charles Wasserman 

Shelley Wasserman 

Cleora Waters 

Ellen Watkins 

Bernice Weinacht 

Shirley Weiner 

Ed Wendel 

Bobbie Wendel 

Robert Wheland 

Patricia Whiteside 

Gail Whitman 

James R. Wigand 

Herb Wilgis 

Margaret Wilkins 

Michael Williams 

Marcia Williams 

Holly Williams 

Genevieve Wilson 

Eugene Wilson 

Arthur Windreich 

Gail Winkler 

Paul Winkler 

Linda Winton 

Chris Wolf 

Bobbie H. Wolf 

Karen Wray 

Richard Wray 

Barbara Wright 

Elizabeth Wulkan 

William Wyatt 

Midge Yearley 

Winifred Young 

George Yu 

Bill Zak 

Kit Zak 

Debbie Zimmer 

Bill Zimmer 

Dawn Zimmerman 

John Zinsmeister 

Yona Zucker 

Gary Zupco 

ASSOCIATE 

PRODUCER LEVEL 

Maria Acciarri 

Jerry Acciarri 

Sheri Ackerman 

Thomas Adams 

Adelyn Aker 

Gerald Alexander 

Amantha Allen 

Andrea Andrus 

Robert Appleby 

Joan Appleby 

Sydney Arzt 

Susan Baker 

Richard Baldwin 

Susan Ball 

Tim Bane 

Dianne Bane 

Maud Banks 

Harry Banks 

Jennifer Barrows 

Victoria Barstow 

Jane Battles 

Bernadine Bauer 

Gregory Beal 

Donna Beecher 

Victor Benitez 

Kathleen Berault 

Judith Berkman 

Peter Berkman 

Bea Birman 

Joy Bounds 

Jim Bounds 

Nancy Bouse 

Tara Bowman 

Paul Bradley 

Theo Braver 

Gary Breakwell 

Alan Brookbank 

Christopher Brown 

Leslie Brown 

Jane Buckley 

Debbie Burg 

Tony Burns 

Bernadine Butler 

Howard Butler 

Barbara Butta 

Carole Calhoun 

Thomas Carlson 

Rose Cebular 

Deepak Chatani 

Linda Christenson 

Sharon Cilento 

Ralph Citino 

Terrance Clark 

Kevin Clark 

Donald Clark 

Kathy Cochran 

Dan Cochran 

Steven Cole-Schwartz 

Michael Cole-Schwartz 

Dianne Conine 

Richard Contee 

Pauline Copans 

Diana Cowell 

Ginny Craig 

Daniel Crampton 

Sharon Culley 

Michael D’Agostino 

Diane Daniel 

Russell Davies 

Harriet Davies 

Susan Davison 

Robert Davison 

Sheila Davolos 

John DeCore 

Susan Delaney 

Jay Delozier 

Charlotte Dennis 

Geri Dibiase 

Patricia Dickinson 

Claire DiStefano 

Dorothy Duggan 

Patricia Dukes 

Robert Duncan 

Sue Early 

Steve Eichel 

Alice Fagans 

Carolyn Falb 

Robert Falb 

Debi Feder 

Jackie Finer 

Arline Fleischer 

Jean Fleishman 

David Fogle 

Mary Folan 

Anna Frankle 

Holland Franks 

Alan Freed 

Philip Fretz 

Jean Fry 

Larry Fry 

Jo Ann Gallo 

Miriam Galster 

Joanne Gartenman 

Lou Garty 

Mindy Gasthalter 

Yvonne Gatling 

Murry Gatling 

Daniel Gaughan 

Natalie Gilbert 

Christine Gillespie 

Jack Gingrich 

Denise Giudice 

Sue Glick 

Carol Goldbach 

Cindy Goldsworthy 

Patrick Gossett 

Eric Graber 

Jane Graham 

Phyllis Greenblum 

Megan Grogard 

Jackie Gropman 

Alan Gropman 

Barbara Gumas 

Roberta Hagen 

Robert Halligan 

Delina Halligan 

Dorothy Hand 

Liane Hansen 

Pat Hansen 

Sue Harper 

Kathryn Harris 

Mark Harris 

Alan Harris 

Niki Harris 

Janine Harrison 

Matthew Hastings 

Joann Helmeczi 

Albert Helmeczi 

James Herrell 

Jim Hickey 

Kay Hickman 

Mark Hornberger 

Terrie Hosey 

Sheila Howe 

Donna Hoyt 

Jake Hudson 

Claudia Hughes 

John Hulse 

Jeff Hurdle 

Andrea Illig 

John Inglesby 

Charles Jacobini 

Dianne Jacobini 

Pinto Janice 

Connie Jones 

Carol Jones 

Greg Jones 

Frank Jornlin 

Ann Jornlin 

Lynne Judd 

Barbara Kaplan 

Elaine Kaplan 

Barbara Katz 

Philip Katz 

Michael Kazala 

Susan Kazala 

Margaret Keefe 

Kathleen Kelly 

Esther Kernosh 

Margot Kia 

Debra Killeen 

Vesta Kimble 

Charlotte King 

Anne Kirby 

James Klimaski 

Jennifer Knighton 

Steven Krasnow 

Judith Krusell 

Catherine Kulpinski 

Margaret LaFond 

Sylvia Lahvis 

Frederick Lahvis 

Kenneth Lanza 

Mathilda Laschenski 

Mary LaTorre 

Iris Lefever 

Sally Lentz 

Alexander Lincoln 

Amy Linthicum 

Dana Long 

Blanche Love 

Joyce Lussier 

Daniel Lyons 

Anne Lyons 

Sally Lyston 

Henry A. Madeksza 

Joan Madeksza 

Patricia Magee 

Debra Maron 

Norma Martin 

Tina Masington 

Toni Mason 

Ruth Ann Mattingly 

Dawn McCaslin 

Judith McClafferty 

Robert McCubbin 

Patrick McGeehin 

Kevin McGuire 

Barbara McKendrew 

Karen McKinnon 

Susan McNally 

J.O. Meadows 

Carol Meadows 

Mary Medlock 

Holly Melzer 

Julia Mendenhall 

Elizabeth Metzler 

Sharon Miken 

James Miller 

Shirley Miller 

Rene Guy Mongeau 

Margaret Moore 

Norma Morrison 

Barton Morrison 

Chris Mueller 

Barbara Mullin 

Mary Murdoch 

John Neary 

Bee Neild, III 

Jerry Newberry 

Deena Newman 

Carl Newman 

Susan Newman 

Neil Newman 

Iris Newsom 

Ann Nolan 

Doris Northrup 

Margaret O’Connell 

Joan O’Neill 

Nancy Oppenheim 

Isabell Ortiz 

David Osborn 

Linda L. G. Palmer 

Sophie Papanikolaou 

Christopher Pellegrino 

Beverly Peltz 

Melanie Perkins 

Barbara Perry 

Mimi Peters 

Joel Peters 

Sharon Peters 

Gail Petren 

Michael Piorunski 

Peter Pizzolongo 

Chris Powers 

Tina Proveaux 

Carlos Prugue 

Patricia Renninger 

Cindy Richards 

Elaine Rifkin 

Salvatore Rinaudo 

Randy Roberts 

Sandra Roberts 

Fredrick Rodger 

Regina Rodger 

Nadyne Rosin 

Alvin Ross 

Sally Roy 

Susan Rubin 

Susan Russell 

Valentina Rusu 

Everett Santos 

Barbara Santos 

Lynn Sawlivich 

David Scheller 

Ruth Schetman 

Geoffrey Schulz 

Vera Seleznow 

Margaret Shaw 

Jean Shaw 

Everett Shawen 

Ellen Sher 

Carole Sheridan 

Van Sherwood 

Sharon Sherwood 

Everett Sillers 

Karen Skarlatos 

Mary Slattery 

Renee Slobasky 

Robert Slywester 

Jamee Smith 

Julie Smith 

Charlotte Smith 

Path Snyder 

James Sowers 

David Stevens 

C.J. Suter 

Michael Sweeney 

Linda G. Sweeney 

Margaret Quinn Tessier 

David Theil 

Kathleen Thompson 

Joy Tomer 

Ellen Trainer 

John Travis 

Susan Trone 

Joe Turney 

John Turney 

Mike Tyler 

Mark Udey 

Marie Urban 

Elaine Vander-Clute 

Bruce Vander-Clute 

Jeffrey VanSiclen 

Don Voth 

Jennifer Walker 

Brendan Walsh 

Richard Ward 

Margaret Ward 

Barbara Warden 

Richard Warden 

Jennifer Watkins 

Jeannette Webber 

Carol West 

Karen Wexler 

Aimee Wiest 

Susie Wills 

Lynn Wilson 

Robert Wilson 

LaVonne Wontorek 

Linda Wymbs 

Robert Yound 

Nieves Zaldivar 

Virginia Zrake 

Judith Zucker 

FILM BUFF LEVEL 

Susan Abrams 

Charles Abrams 

Ramona Albert 

Marge Amodei 

Brook Andrews 

Barbara Antlitz 

Deborah Appleby 

Tom Arkinson 

Donna Atsidis 

Andrea Balbo 

Ann Baldinger 

Johanna Barbati 

Dennis Barnes 

Ingrid Barnes 

Sarah Barnett 

Andy Beck 

Bill Becker 

Liz Becker 

George Beckerman 

Shultz Ben 

Agnes Bender 

Walter Bender 

Bridget Benshetler 

Linda Blake 

Donna Blomquist 

Linda Blumner 

Nancy Bodmer 

David Bower 

Kent Briddell 

Cathy Brown 

Thomas Bruce 

Carolyn Bruce 

Joseph Burgess 

Nancy Cabrera-Santos 

Judi Cacioppo 

Carl Cacioppo 

Sam Cagnina 

Vicky Cairns 

Brenda Carder 

Robin Carney 

Eric Chaiet 

Marisa Chaves 

Charles Chester 

Brenda Coakley 

Betsy Cohen 

March Coleman 

Jean Comastro 

Jim Condry 

Joyce Condry 

Robert Connelly 

Linda Connors 

Gail Cooper 

Cal Copp 

Salvatore Corrallo 

Marjorie Corrallo 

Judith Cousins 

Virginia Daly 

Georgia Dalzell 

Ken Dalzell 

Douglass Davis 

Mary Davis 

Paul Davis 

Pamela Davis 

Joan Deaver 

Keven Dempsey 

Wendi Dennis 

Andrew Der 

Marylou Dodge 

Linda Dylla 

Kelly Fanto 

Steve Fanto 

Kathy Fay 

Irwin Feldman 

Robert Ferber 

Margaret Ferguson 

Jose Fernandez 

Lynne Forbes 

Laurel Fountain 

Michael Fountain 

Mark Fulco 

Anita Galdieri 

Michael Garrison 

Bonnie Garrison 

Chiqui Gavilan 

Dennis Geraghty 

Linda Gillard 

Lois Gillespie 

Maureen Gilligan 

Nelson Goodman 

Bernard Gouin 

James Grahne 

Linda Grahne 

Sue Graybill 

Clarke Griffith 

Warren Gump 

Lyle Haas 

Debbie Halanick 

Susan Hartman 

Jerry Harvey 

Susan Hayes 

Kathleen Heacock 

Ivy Hecker 

Helen Heinemann 

Mary Helms 

Alice Hendry 

Keith Hoffman 

Barbara Hoffman 

Elaine Horan 

Robert Hotes 

Rhonda Hummell 

Paulette Hurwitz 

Claire Ippoliti 

Anne Jarrell 

Cindy Johnson 

Barbara Keate 

Malcolm Keen 

Brenda Keith 

Michael Kirwin 

Joan Kostelnik 

Dean Kotlowski 

Marianne Krewer 

John Krewer 

Cindy Kurlanzik 

Arthur Kurlanzik 

Thomas Latimer 

Teresa Latimer 

Hugh Laumeister 

Andree Lavu 

Harriet Leasure 

Charles Leasure 

Gerald Lechliter 

Leah Lederman 

Linda Leonard 

Marianne Levin 

Leon Levin 

David Lindeman 

Andrea Loretangeli 

Mimi Mager 

Carol Mager 

Jack Malloy 

Phyllis Martin 

Marlene McCauley 

Mark Metzman 

C. Richard Miller 

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Marsha Mills 

Janice Moore 

Christopher Moore 

Monika Naegeli 

Paul Nemirovsky 

William Nunziata 

Terry O’Byrne 

Peggy O’Neill 

Michael Ostinato 

Mary Jane Ostinato 

Lowell Owens 

Marjorie Owens 

Marilyn Panagopoulos 

Fred Panico 

E.J. (Elvira) Panico 

Charles Patalive 

Kathleen Patalive 

Mary Patterson 

Barbara Perricone 

Craig Perry 

Gloria Pound 

Jim Powell 

Kay Powell 

Garrett Power 

Penelope Power 

James Prescott 

Bernadine Prince 

Raymond Prince 

Dean Pusey 

Stephanie Pusey 

Nick Quercetti 

Patty Quercetti 

Veronica Radalin 

Robert Redden 

Martha Redmond 

Margene Reeder 

Ralph Reeder 

Jodi Renbaum 

Michael Resnick 

Francois Reverdy 

Linda Robertson 

Cindy Rolleston 

Teresa Rudolph 

Harold Sakayan 

Katherine Sams 

Robert Scannell 

Jacob Schiavo 

Tom Schoeninger 

Lynda Schoeninger 

Debbie Sciallo 

Joan Sciorra 

Richard Sciorra 

Kimberly Scott 

Craig Sencindiver 

David Sheslow 

Elizabeth Sheslow 

Greg Shupe 

Sam Slabaugh 

Joyce Solomon 

Carole Somers 

Milton Somers 

Scott Steedman 

Neil Stevenson 

Elaine Stone 

Judith Stout 

Patricia Tiernan 

Sweeney 

Jack Sweeney 

Nancy Tankelson 

Isabelle Thabault 

Chris Theim 

Carolyn Theim 

Jane Thompson 

Judy Turner 

Cheryl Vitiello 

Michel Vitiello 

Josie Wade 

Mary Ann Waelde 

Bob Wasserbach 

Elva Weininger 

Jerry Whiddon 

Jean Whiddon 

Pamela White 

Terry Wilkerson 

Greg Wimsatt 

Linda Wolf 

Jolene Wood 

Holly Wright 

Kottman Yvette 

Carol Zelenkowski 

Bud Zimmerman 

Carol Zimmerman 

Gail Zinar 

Lawrence Zinar 

STUDENT LEVEL 

Kyle Godwin 

Alec Moss 

Lindsey Seegers 

Members

Film Society Contributors 

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FILM SoCIeTY ConTrIBuTorS 

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society thanks the following individuals, businesses, and 

foundations who made a financial donation to an endowment fund, the annual campaign, 

a program, and/or for general operating expenses during the period of 9/10/11 – 8/23/12. 

Every contribution is greatly appreciated. 

Thank you. 

Philip & Janine Armstrong 

Patricia Bangs 

Maud Banks 

Curtiss Barrows 

John Barry 

Alan Barthelman 

Diana Beebe 

Peter & Judy Berkman 

Rick & Burma Bochner 

Book Club 

Kathryn & Jim Bounds 

CA, Inc 

Carole A. Calhoun 

Edward & Patricia Chase 

Tammy & Stan Chincheck 

James Chupella & James Wigand 

Val & Bob Cloutier 

Christine Coburn 

Rochelle Cohen 

John Coleman 

Community Bank of Delaware 

Ellen & Jackson Coppley 

Richard Culver 

Douglas Davis 

Julie Davis & John Metz 

Diane Dickson & Pamela Baker 

Sue Early 

Janice Erich & Rob Morgan 

Nancy & Joe Feichtl 

Robert Ferber 

Margaret Ferguson 

Irene Fick 

Andrew Fierberg & Giuliana Bruno 

Ann Marie Forster 

Rhoda & Joel Ganz 

Ann Gardner 

Marion Gentul & Nadinia Davis 

Antonio Ghigi & Kenneth Reilly 

Bruce Gillespie 

Lois Gillespie 

Amy Grace & Karen Blood 

Delores Grigsby 

Darrell Grinstead 

Joann Gusdanovic 

Alice Hendry 

Jim Herrell 

Beth Hochholzer 

Butch Hovis 

Mary Ann Howard 

Richard & Joanne Howes 

Kenneth Johnson 

Mary & Toby Johnson 

Walter & Judith Jones 

Eric Kafka 

Fred Kaltreider 

Anita & John Kaplan 

James Keane 

Dr. Kae Keister 

Barbara Kelly & Ann McNeil 

Joanne Kempton 

Michael & Pinky King 

Jan Konesey 

Eric Korpon 

Eve Kovalchick 

Myra Kramer 

Paul & Anne Michele Kuhns 

Pat Layton 

Christine Layton 

Charles & Harriet Leasure 

Anita & John Lenz 

M. Walter Levine 

Pat Lewis 

Elliot London 

Kay Loysen 

Margaret & Daniel Lyons 

Marcia Maldeis & Stan Mills 

Tom Mandel 

Herbert & Mary E. Martin 

Don Matzkin 

Carol & J.O. Meadows 

Chuck Mezger 

Warren Michelson 

Natalie Moss 

Lenore Mussoff 

Mimi & Robert Nadig 

John Newton & Mowry Spencer 

Doris Northrup 

Alan O’Leary 

Mary P. Paul 

Daniel Payne 

Christopher Pellegrino 

Anne Pikolas & Jean Charles 

Kit & Evelyn Pilgrim 

Penelope Power 

Nick & Patty Quercetti 

William & Nancy Raihall 

Tricia & Andrew Ratner 

Valerie Reber 

Robert Rosenberg 

Robert Rosenblatt 

Nadyne Rosin 

Teresa Rudolph 

John Sabo & Alan Harmon 

Barbara & Everett Santos 

Ronald & Peggy Schiff 

Fritz & Susan Schranck 

Robert & Sharon Schreter 

Jane Schubert & Robert Woolfolk 

Joan & Richard Sciorra 

Vera & Gene Seleznow 

David Shotwell 

Everett Sillers 

Alan Stafford & David Cristy 

Phyllis Steadman 

Jill Stokes 

David Storms 

Ronald Tate 

Joan Thompson 

Avrim & Vicki Topel 

John Travis 

Rosalind Troupin 

Edward L. Turner 

& Steven A. Baker 

Marcel Unger 

Verizon Foundation 

Mary Ann Waelde 

Carolyn Walter & Bruce Bryen 

Barbara Warnell 

Bob Wasserback 

Jeanette Weber 

Shirley Weiner 

Elva Weininger 

Ann Weir 

Karen Wexler 

Herbert & Jane Wilgis 

Lynn & Bob Wilson 

Bill & Judy Wyatt 

Midge Yearley 

Alexander G. Yearley 

Donald & Suzanne Ziegler

2012 MeMBerShIp InForMaTIon 

Welcome to the 

rehoboth Beach Film 

Society, 

offering you access to entertaining, 

thought-provoking, and diverse film 

events year-round including: 

• Monthly Screenings (independent features, 

documentaries & shorts) 

• Around the World (international film series) 

• Delmarva Roots (history-themed 

film series) 

• Cinema & Art (bringing art and artists to 

the screen) 

• Another Take (gay and lesbian-themed 

film series) 

• Fun with Filmmaking (children’s summer 

program) 

• And Much More! 

all members receive the 

following core benefits: 

• Discounted admission to 

monthly screenings 

• Discount admission to select RBFS events 

• Newsletter (three per year) sent by regular 

post or email, your choice 

• Advance notice of Film Society events 

• Souvenir Festival program with your 

name listed 

• Complimentary access to RBFS 

film library 

• Early Box Office admission at the Festival 

• Advanced ticket purchasing privileges 

beginning 7:00 pm on Friday at 

the Festival 

• $1 discount on member film 

festival tickets 

The satisfaction of helping to bring the art of 

independent film to local communities. 

A Rehoboth Beach Film Society membership 

is based on quarterly expiration dates, a 

commonly accepted practice among memberbased 

organizations. All memberships end on 

one of four dates: March 31, June 30, September 

30 or December 31. Each membership includes 

benefits for one November Film Festival. 

Thank you for joining the 

rehoboth Beach Film Society! 

Your membership will provide opportunities 

to see quality films, meet new people, and 

engage in stimulating conversations. 

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STudEnT $20 individual 

Full-time students with a current photo ID qualify for a discounted 

membership with core benefits listed on this page. 

Film BuFF $40 individual $60 couple 

Film Buff members receive the core benefits listed on this page. 

• May purchase tickets for remaining Festival films on Friday 

evening beginning at 7 pm 

ASSociATE ProducEr $70 individual $105 couple 

Associate Producer members receive the core benefits listed on 

this page plus: 

• May purchase tickets for entire Festival with one trip to 

the Tent Box Office beginning on Wednesday (Note: Advanced 

ticket sales on Wednesday are for AP members only.) 

ExEcuTivE ProducEr $140 individual $230 couple 

Executive Producer members receive the core benefits listed on 

this page plus: 

• Pre-Festival ticket purchasing with one order 

• Complimentary Festival film vouchers, 1 per individual 

membership or 2 per couple membership 

dirEcTor $280 individual $495 couple 

Director members receive the core benefits listed on this page plus: 

• Pre-Festival ticket purchasing with one order 

• Complimentary Festival film vouchers, 2 per individual 

membership or 4 per couple membership 

• Complimentary beverage card for Festival booth (5 drink card 

for individual, 10 drink card for couple) 

• Priority seating at Festival films for badge holder only (badge 

holder may save one additional seat) 

• Complimentary Festival souvenir poster 

• 20% discount on the purchase of one short-sleeve Festival 

T-shirt 

conTriBuTing dirEcTor $420 individual $630 couple 

• All of the Director benefits plus sponsorship of one Festival 

film which includes name mention as film sponsor in Festival 

program, a complimentary ticket to selected film, and 

opportunity to introduce film. 

The Film Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are considered 

charitable for federal income tax purposes and may be deducted to the fullest extent 

of the law. Return completed form with a check payable to RBFS or provide credit 

card information in the space at the bottom of this page. Thank you for your support! 

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CoMMenT ForM 

FILM FeSTIvaL CoMMenTS 

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society strives to 

improve the Film Festival each year. As an 

attendee, your comments can help enrich and 

improve this event. Thank you for taking a few 

moments to complete this section. 

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WhaT MaKeS uS TICK? 

Save The DaTe: JanuarY 18-20, 2013 

What Makes Us Tick? is a three-part analytical film series that explores aspects of the human experience. 

Each film includes a post-screening discussion led by a mental health professional. 2013’s theme is Families 

Taking the Gloves Off: From Conflict to Understanding. 

The three selected films will provide the audience opportunities to witness how people face multiple and 

simultaneous challenges while reaching a new understanding and commitment to each other. Post screening 

discussions may explore topics ranging from sibling rivalry to parent-child conflict, from bullying to adult 

ethical dilemmas, from the impact of illness to coping with death. 

The SavaGeS 

Fri [Jan 18, 2013] 7:00 pm 

Moderators: Beth Joselow and Joan Procaccio 

American Film Institute’s Film of the Year starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. 

(2007, USA, Runtime: 113 min, Rated R) 

In a BeTTer WorLD (HAeVnen) 

Sat (Jan 19, 2013) 2:00 PM 

Moderator: Tom Ledbetter 

Winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. 

[2011, Denmark, Runtime: 119 min, Rated R, in Danish, Swedish, English and Arabic with English subtitles] 

pIeCeS oF aprIL 

Sun (Jan 20, 2013) 2:00 PM 

Moderator: Charlotte King 

Starring Katie Holmes, Derek Luke and Patricia Clarkson. 

(2003, USA, Runtime: 80 min, Rated PG-13) 

Weekend Master of Ceremonies: Jay Schiavo 

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society thanks the WMUT? Committee for their volunteer service in selecting this year’s theme and searching for the best corresponding films. 

Committee members are: Beth Joselow, Charlotte King, Eileen LaVardera, Tom Ledbetter, Joan Procaccio, and Jay Schiavo. A special thanks to chairperson Perrin Smith 

for leading the group. 

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KEY SPONSORS 

AmericInn Lodge & Suites 5 

Arena’s Café / 5 points 7 

Arena’s Café on the highway 7 

Arena’s Deli and Bar 7 

Atlantic Horizons 29 

Boardwalk Builders 40 

Cape Gazette 10 

CAMP Rehoboth 2 

Community Bank Delaware 25 

Delaware Division of the Arts 1 

Delaware Coast Press Inside Front Cover 

Delaware Electric Cooperative 38 

Delmarva Public Radio 29 

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery 4 

Fulton Bank 38 

Galapagos Convervancy Inside Back Cover 

Hole By Hole 38 

Jack Lingo Realtor 38 

Jakes Seafood Restaurant 40 

Marisa Chaves & Chiqui Gavilan 40 

Metro Technical Services 35 

Nicola Pizza 25 

Prudential Gallo REALTORS 25 

Sun Pile Foundation 49 

The SEA BOVA Associates, Inc. 27 

Summer House Restaurant 19 

Tanger Outlet Center 11 

United Distributors of Delaware 28 

Wawa Food Market #849 40 

Wilmington Savings Fund Society 27 

WXPN FM 18 

PLACES TO EAT/DRINK 

Arena’s Café (3 locations) 7 

Arena’s Deli and Bar 7 

Café Azafrán 100 

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery 4 

GreenMan Juice Bar & Bistro 67 

Half Full 80 

Hooked Seafood & Martini Bar 94 

Jakes Seafood Restaurant 40 

Kindle Restaurant 80 

Mariachi Restaurant 79 

Nicola Pizza 25 

Old Bay Restaurant 62 

Root Gourmet 100 

Striper Bites Bistro 80 

Summer House Restaurant 19 

Surf Bagel 101 

The Buttery 78 

The Gallery Expresso 94 

The Pickled Pig Pub 89 


PLACES TO STAY 

AmericInn Lodge & Suites 5 

Atlantic Sands Hotel and Conference Center 81 

Bewitched and BEDazzled Bed & Breakfast 80 

Comfort Inn 93 

INN at Canal Square 56 

Royal Rose Inn 101 

Sleep Inn & Suites 100

a GuIDe To our aDverTISerS 

SERVICES 

Atlantic Horizons 29 

Beach Tans & Hair Designs 95 

Bell Rock Capital 88 

Boardwalk Builders 40 

CAMP Rehoboth 2 

Community Bank Delaware 25 

Community Pride Financial Advisors, L.L.C. 93 

Delaware Electric Cooperative 38 

Doggies at the Beach 93 

Food By Design 93 

Fulton Bank 38 

Galapagos Convervancy Inside Back Cover 

Hole By Hole 38 

Jeanine O’Donnell, State Farm Insurance 100 

Lank, Johnson & Tull 88 

Lauren Fritz-Mariner, CFM 94 

Lewes Chamber of Commerce 94 

Metro Technical Services 35 

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Jennifer Harpel 101 

Pride of the Ocean 68 

Stephan & Co. Salon and Spa 87 

Sun Pile Foundation 49 

Sussex County Federal Credit Union 95 

United Distributors of Delaware 28 

University of Delaware Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 59 

Wilmington Savings Fund Society 27 

MEDIA 

Cape Gazette 10 

Delaware Coast Press Inside Front Cover 

Delaware Beach Life 112 


WXPN FM 18 

PLACES TO SHOP 

Anita Peghini-Räber Gallery 79 

Boxwood Home 49 

Candy Kitchen 81 

J. Conn Scott, Inc. 95 

Just Looking Upscale Resale 101 

Leather Central 109 

Lewes Mercantile Antique Gallery 56 

Proud Bookstore 86 

Rehoboth Art & Framing 101 

R & L Liquors 56 

Seekers Spiritual Treasures at St. Peter’s Square 101 

South Moon Under 57 

Tanger Outlet Center 11 

Teller Wines 49 

The Stepping Stone 87 

Town of Berlin 69 


ENTERTAINMENT/THE ARTS 

Coastal Concerts 95 

Delaware Division of the Arts 1 


WXPN FM 18 

REAL ESTATE & REALTORS 

Harold Marmon, Realtor 78 

Jack Lingo Realtor 38 

Maggio Shields 89 

Marisa Chaves & Chiqui Gavilan 40 

Prudential Gallo REALTORS 25 

Sussex County Association of Realtors 58 

The SEA BOVA Associates, Inc. 27 

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