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2014

LOFT FILM FEST 2014

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A SPECIAL WELCOME FROM MAYOR JONATHAN ROTHSCHILD honorary chair, loft film fest 2014

Celebrating its �fth year in 2014, �e Loft Film Fest is dedicated to showcasing the best independent, foreign and classic �lms, as well as celebrating the work of established and emerging directors, writers, producers and actors. �e Loft Film Fest, through its eclectic and diverse programming, aims not only to expand the audience for cinema that challenges, inspires and entertains, but also to honor those artists whose talent and passion bring that cinema to life.

The Loft Film Fest is made possible in part by the support of its generous members and our incredible team of volunteers!

festival executive directorPEGGY JOHNSON

festival directorsJJ GIDDINGS JEFF YANC

managing directorZACH BRENEMAN

festival programming consultantMIKE PLANTE

associate programmerJONATHAN KLEEFELD

art directorMATT MCCOY

development associatesERIN HENDERSONMAHALA LEWIS

administrative assistantSHAWNA DACOSTA

director of theatre operationsJASON DENHOLM

assistant managersKYLE CANFIELDDAVID PAIZPEDRO ROBLESBRENDA RODRIGUEZ

volunteer coordinatorTIM KEENE

projectionistsRAY BORBOAANA HUMPHREYDALE MEYERSJESSICA PRENTICEMIKE WILKINS

theatre floor staffADAM BUCHOLZTRENTON CASTILLOBROOKE HARTNETTKATELYN INMANIZABELLA VANEKMARYELLEN WHITMOYER

loft cinema internsTERA BABBANTORA MAJUMDAR

As a lifelong Tucsonan, I’ve enjoyed watching �e Loft Cinema’s long journey to becoming the entertainment destination it is today. I remember its original incarnation as an art house theatre at Freemont and 6th in the 1970s and 80s, and its reincarnation on Speedway Blvd in 2002 as a nonpro�t. �e Loft has had many great moments since then. A couple that stand out are the 2004 Tribute to Philip Seymour Ho�man, which featured Q&As with Ho�man himself, and the 2006 screenings of Brokeback Mountain, which were attended by Oscar winners Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.

Tucson is home to a passionate and supportive �lm community. �anks to that support, �e Loft continues to thrive and expand. �e addition of a third screen last year allowed for more �lms and more patrons. A fourth screen, a bigger lobby, and a new concession stand will added soon. �e community’s continued support is what makes this possible. �e Loft is a vital part of our arts community, and I am proud to be among its biggest fans. �anks for your continued support.

Mayor Jonathan RothschildHonorary Chair, Loft Film Fest 2014

THURSDAY OCTOBER 16

01 02THE LAST PICTURE SHOWTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT 7:00PM

GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3DTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT 7:30PM

WITH NOVELIST AND SCREENWRITER LARRY MCMURTRY, RECIPIENT OF THE 2014 LOFTY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, IN PERSON! SPONSORED BY PEPPER VINER HOMES.

Celebrate opening night of the Loft Film Fest 2014 with a free glass of champagne (for those over 21), delicious hors d’oeuvres and live music on the Loft patio beginning at 6:00pm. Opening night is sponsored by  Golden Eagle Distributors.

Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s knowingly nostalgic, semi-autobiographical novel, �e Last Picture Show is one of the most acclaimed �lms of the 1970s – an elegiac, bittersweet drama about growing up in a small, dust-blown Texas town that perfectly captures the end of an era. Directed with astonishing assurance by up-and-coming �lmmaker Peter Bogdanovich (who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay along with McMurtry),  �e Last Picture Show  immediately catapulted the young auteur into the ranks of major American �lmmakers, with critics praising the �lm as “the most important work by a young American director since Citizen Kane.” Revolving around the adventures of three sexually-confused 1950s teens, played by then-unknowns Je� Bridges, Timothy Bottoms and Cybill Shepherd, the �lm expertly depicts their tentative journey to adulthood involving death, disaster, ruined relationships, moments of joy and the slow realization of life’s unfairness, all played out against the backdrop of a dying small town American life that’s about to vanish into history. Featuring luminous black and white cinematography and a letter-perfect supporting cast led by Ben Johnson (Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner), Cloris Leachman (Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner) and Ellen Burstyn,  �e Last Picture Show is a modern-day classic that only gets better with age. (Dir. by Peter Bogdanovich, 1971, 118 mins., Rated R) 35mm

Larry McMurtry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has written more than forty novels, biographies and collections of essays, several of which have been adapted into award-winning feature �lms and television movies, including Hud (1963), �e Last Picture Show (1971), Terms of Endearment (1983) and Lonesome Dove (1989). He is also the author of more than thirty screenplays, and winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (along with co-writer Diana Ossana) for Brokeback Mountain (2005). �e Loft Cinema is proud to present Larry McMurtry with the 2014 Lofty Lifetime Achievement Award.

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

“�e result is, beyond question, the �nest way that the [3D] format has ever been put to use.” - Jake Cole, Movie Mezzanine

“As far as purely aesthetic experiences go, I doubt anything I’ll see anywhere this year will beat Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye To Language.” - Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club

 �e idea is simple: A married woman and a single man meet. �ey love, they argue, �sts �y. A dog strays between town and country. �e seasons pass. �e man and woman meet again. �e dog �nds itself between them. �e other is in one, the one is in the other and they are three. �e former husband shatters everything. A second �lm begins: the same as the �rst, and yet not. From the human race we pass to metaphor. �is ends in barking and a baby’s cries. In the meantime, we will have seen people talking of the demise of the dollar, of truth in mathematics and of the death of a robin. �e new �lm from legendary director Jean-Luc Godard is his �rst in 3-D, and one of the most singular of his storied career. Winner of the Jury Prize (and the Palm Dog Jury Prize!) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. (Dir. by Jean-Luc Godard, 2014, France, in French with English subtitles, 70 min., Not Rated)

Festivals: Cannes, Toronto, New York

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17

03 04SONG FROM THE FORESTFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT NOON

BORN TO FLYFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 12:30PM

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

“Gorgeous.” - Eric Kohn, Indiewire

As a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. He followed the mysterious sounds all the way to the Central African rainforest and found their source with the Bayaka Pygmies, a tribe of hunters and gatherers. He never left. Today, 25 years later, Louis Sarno has recorded more than 1,000 hours of unique Bayaka music. He is a fully accepted member of the Bayaka society and has a 13-year-old son, Samedi. Once, when Samedi was a baby, Louis held his seriously ill son in his arms through a frightful night and made him a promise: “If you get through this, one day I’ll show you the world I come from.”

Now the time has come to ful�ll his promise, and Louis travels with Samedi from the African rainforest to a concrete jungle: New York City. Together, they meet Louis’ family and old friends, including his closest friend from college, Jim Jarmusch. Carried by the contrasts between rainforest and urban America, with a fascinating soundtrack and peaceful, loving imagery, Louis and Samedi’s stories are interwoven to form a touching portrait of an extraordinary man and his son. Song from the Forest is a modern epic set between rainforest and skyscrapers. (Dir. by Michael Obert, 2014, USA, in English, 98 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: �essaloniki, London, SXSW

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“A portrait of a maverick artistic sensibility. Routines that sometimes suggest a meeting of Busby Berkeley and Looney Tunes violence… makes for jaw-dropping viewing.” – John DeFore, �e Hollywood Reporter

“It’s all joy and motion in this dazzled and breathless documentary” - Jeanette Catsoulas, New York Times

Elizabeth Streb and the STREB Extreme Action Company form a motley troupe of �yers and crashers. Propelled by Streb’s edict that “anything too safe is not action,” these daredevils challenge the assumptions of art, aging, injury, gender, and human possibility.  Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity  traces the evolution of Elizabeth Streb’s movement philosophy as she pushes herself and her performers from the ground to the sky. Revealing the passions behind the dancers’ bruises and broken noses, Born to Fly o�ers a breathtaking tale about the necessity of art, inspiring audiences hungry for a more tactile and �erce existence. (Dir. by Catherine Gund, 2014, USA, in English, 82 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: SXSW, Seattle International Film Festival

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17

05 06THE STRANGE LITTLE CATFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 2:30PM

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“One of the most con�dent and unusual �rst features in recent memory.” - Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club

Siblings Karin and Simon are visiting their parents and their little sister Clara. �at evening, other relatives will be joining them for dinner. Over the course of the day, the washing machine is repaired, people sit together at the kitchen table, carry out an experiment with orange peel, talk about lungs, and sew on a button that was deliberately torn o�. �is sequence of family scenes in a Berlin �at complete with cat and dog creates a wondrous world of the everyday: Coming and going, all manner of doings, each movement leading to the next, one word following another. It is a carefully staged chain reaction of actions and sentences. And in between, silent gazes and anecdotes about experiences. �e people act oddly even-temperedly; their dialogues are direct and unemotional. Even the pets and the material surroundings play a part. Some objects seem alive as if by magic. Commonplace actions and familiar items appear absurd and eerie in this narrative cosmos. In his feature �lm debut, director Ramon Zürcher places the absurdities of daily life on display and translates unspectacular events into an exciting choreography of everyday life. Produced by international cinema maverick Béla Tarr,  �e Strange Little Cat  is a marvel.  (Dir. by Ramon Zürcher, 2013, Germany, in German with subtitles, 72 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Berlin, Cannes, Toronto

Preceded by the short �lm PHANTOM LIMB

James and Martha narrowly survive a motorcycle accident. During the aftermath, however, James begins to experience Martha’s phantom pains. (Dir. by Alex Grigg, 2013, UK/Australia, in English, 5 mins.)

ADVANCED STYLEFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 3:00PM

TUCSON PREMIERE!

“Sweet, funny and very, very New York.” - Cormac O’Brien, Little White Lies

“Advanced Style  celebrates the glamour and vitality of sassy New Yorkers who still cut a dash in the autumn of their years.” -  Allan Hunter, Daily Express

“A fun and sunny documentary, proving, as always, that age ain’t nothing but a number.” - Adam A. Donaldson, We Got �is Covered

Advanced Style examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approaches to aging. Based on Ari Seth Cohen’s famed blog of the same name, this �lm paints intimate and colorful portraits of independent, stylish women aged 62 to 95 who are challenging conventional ideas about beauty, aging, and Western culture’s increasing obsession with youth.  Advanced Style will make you want to strut your stu�.  (Dir. by Lina Plioplyte, 2014, USA, in English, 72 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Hot Docs, Vancouver

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17

0807 FORT TILDENFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 5:00PM

THE WAY HE LOOKSFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 4:30PM

STAR CLARE MCNULTY IN PERSON!

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“Very funny.” - Eric Kohn, Indiewire

Amidst quarter-life crises, Allie struggles to prepare for the Peace Corps, while Harper awaits checks from her father to fund her artistic dreams. But the two friends quickly shun responsibilities for the day when a pair of good-looking guys invite them along for a carefree Fort Tilden afternoon. As the two young women board their bikes and embark on a lengthy journey to the beach, they quickly realize that, akin to their confusing, transitioning lives, they neither know where they’re going nor how they plan to get there. �e debut feature �lm of directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, Fort Tilden  is a hilariously insightful look at the consequences of extended adolescence. Grand Jury Award winner at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. (Dir. by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, 2014, USA, in English, 95 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: SXSW

Clare McNulty is an actress, writer and arts administrator based in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her role as ‘Allie’ in the SXSW Grand Jury Prize-Winning feature �lm ‘Fort Tilden.’ Clare is a program manager with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, an artistic associate with Sinking Ship Productions, and an improviser with Ten Bones �eater Company’s ‘Entirely From Memory’ series which performs regularly at �e Magnet �eater.

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“Sweet and beautifully observed… Lobo is mesmerizing as Leonardo.” -  �e Hollywood Reporter

Stuck fending o� bullies and over-protective parents, Leonardo spends his days allowing his best friend Giovana to drag him around town. Being blind has always been an inconvenience for Leonardo, but his angsty adolescence gets a lift when the handsome and smooth-talking Gabriel turns down numerous o�ers from ogling girls to hang with Leonardo after school. �e longer they spend together, the more apparent their shared attraction becomes - not just to them but to a spurned Giovana as well. As social pressure mounts on both to �t within their con�ned social boxes, the two must decide whether to ignore their feelings or to throw caution to the wind and admit that they might actually be falling in love. Brazil’s o�cial selection for the 2015 Academy Awards and the winner of two awards at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival; the FIPRESCI Prize for best feature �lm in the Panorama section and the Teddy Award for best LGBT-themed feature.  (Dir. by Daniel Ribeiro, 2014, Brazil, in Portugese with subtitles, 95 min., Not Rated) Digital Festivals: Berlin, Cannes, Seattle

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17

09 10THE WINDING STREAMFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 7:00PM

KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTERFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 7:30PM

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“Director Beth Harrington packs enough drama, music and history to fuel a miniseries in her thoroughly entertaining and comprehensive account of the Carter and Cash families and their enduring contributions to American music.” - �e Hollywood Reporter

�e Winding Stream  is the tale of the dynasty at the very heart of country music. Starting with the seminal Original Carter Family, AP, Sara and Maybelle; this �lm documents the ebb and �ow of their in�uence, the transformation of that act into the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle, the marital alliance between June Carter and music legend Johnny Cash, and the e�orts of the present-day family to keep this legacy alive. A story that has never been told in its entirety,  �e Winding Stream covers the epic sweep of this family’s saga all in one �lm. It is told by family members; including Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Janette Carter, as well as the musicians they in�uenced. And their musical contribution is vividly illustrated in performances by roots music practitioners like John Prine,George Jones, Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristo�erson and many others. (Dir. by Beth Harrington, 2014, USA, in English, 90 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: SXSW

WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR DAVID ZELLNER AND CO-WRITER NATHAN ZELLNER IN PERSON!

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

Kumiko lives in a cluttered, cramped apartment in Tokyo with her pet rabbit, Bunzo. She works as an o�ce lady, robotically preparing tea and fetching dry cleaning for her nitpicky boss. But on her own time, she obsessively watches a weathered VHS copy of  Fargo. Rewinding and fast-forwarding repeatedly, she meticulously maps out where a briefcase of castaway loot is buried within the �lm. After hours of intense research, Kumiko heads to the United States and into the harsh Minnesota winter to search for it.

Inspired by an urban legend about a Japanese woman who took a similar journey, �lmmaker brothers David and Nathan Zellner tackle their most ambitious project to date. �e Zellners’ love for lonely eccentrics remains intact, and Rinko Kikuchi (Paci�c Rim) gives a fascinating performance as the introspective, withdrawn Kumiko, whose increasing discomfort in the world leads her to retreat ever further into isolation. Shot with breathtaking precision,  Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter  soars to transcendence as it reveals the beauty in the quest for reality, even if that reality is just your own. Alexander Payne executive produced Kumiko, which won the US Special Jury Award (Dramatic) at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for the fantastic music score by �e Octopus Project.  (Dir. by David Zellner, 2014, USA, in English and Japanese with subtitles, 105 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Sundance, Berlin, South by Southwest

David and Nathan Zellner are Austin-based �lmmakers who have written, produced, and directed numerous award-winning shorts and two feature �lms, Goliath and KID-THING. Goliath played at the inaugural Loft Film Fest, while KID-THING played in the 2012 edition. �e Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema held a retrospective of the Zellner brothers’ work to date in 2012.

12 THE BABADOOKFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 10:00PM

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

“An impressively chilling exercise in old-school restraint.” - William Goss, Film.com

“Do you want to die?!” seven-year-old Samuel asks his stressed-out single mother, Amelia. She wonders if his question is a threat or a warning. After dealing with Samuel’s frantic tantrums his entire life, Amelia suspects that her son has begun directing his violent misbehavior toward her. However, after a dark and foreboding children’s book called Mister Babadook mysteriously appears on Samuel’s bookshelf, Amelia must decide if her son is truly deranged, or if there really is a bogeyman lurking in their darkened halls at night.

First-time feature director Jennifer Kent vividly captures the vicious turbulence of Samuel’s shrill outbursts, generating a real sense of horror from his aggressive unruliness, all the while subtly hinting at the weary Amelia’s own deeply troubled nature.  �e Babadook  builds up tension and dread in this damaged family’s home before deftly introducing the terrifying possibility that something even more ominous may be stalking the dysfunctional pair. (Dir. by Jennifer Kent, 2014, Australia, in English, 93 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Sundance, New Directors / New Films, Seattle International Film Festival

Preceded by the short �lm WITH TIME

Abandoned and locked in a room, two young sisters live their life indulging in fantasies and struggling through reality. (Dir. by Malak Quota, 2014, United Arab Emirates, in Arabic with subtitles, 14 mins.)

11 LATE NIGHT SHORTSFRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 9:30PM

Join us as we contemplate the dark underbelly - with humor, music, animation, and other coping mechanisms.

0.60 MG - After a long night of partying, a cast of characters intersect at a sobriety checkpoint. Tension ensues. (Dir. by Gerard Martí Rodríguez, 2014, Spain, in Spanish with subtitles, 14mins.)

CLAIRE - Alone on her �rst night in Berlin, a young woman gathers the courage to go out on her own, but after meeting a few locals at the corner bar, she is faced with more adventure than she bargained for. (Dir. by Cate Smierciak, 2014, Germany / USA, in German with subtitles, 14 mins.)

ALLLLLRIIIIGHT - I dunno man, maybe it’s just a “grew up in the ‘70’s” kind of thing. (Dir. by Jason Willis, 2013, USA, 1 min.)

THE JELLY WRESTLER - With one last shot at jelly glory, washed up wrestler and barmaid Eileen must grapple with aging, betrayal and her own jelly wrestling demons - a task that may well put her down for the count. (Dir. by Rebecca �omson, 2013, Australia, in English, 15 mins.)

JOKE - Still-life comedy props come to life in an exploration of what’s funny. (Dir. by Nickolas Duarte, 2013, USA, in English, 3 mins.)

CRIME: THE ANIMATED SERIES (MARCUS MCGHEE) - When Hartford teacher Marcus McGhee has his car stolen, the police refuse to assist him. (Dir. by Alix Lamber and Sam Chou, 2013, USA, in English, 5 mins.)

RAT PACK RAT  - A Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator, hired to visit a loyal Rat Pack fan, �nds himself performing the last rites at the boy’s bedside. (Dir. by Todd Rohal, 2014, USA, in English, 18 mins.)

FUNNEL  - A man’s car breaks down and sends him on a quest across town that slowly turns into the most fantastically mundane adventure. (Dir. by Andre Hyland, 2013, USA, in English, 8 mins.)

KEKASIH  - While pursuing his late wife, a botanical professor encounters a divine presence that will transform him forever. (Dir. by Di�an Sina Norman, 2013, Malaysia / USA, in English, 9 mins.)

CHAPEL PERILOUS - Robin, a door-to-door salesman, pays Levi Gold an unexpected visit. �e ensuing encounter forces Levi to confront his mystical calling and the nature of reality. (Dir. by Matthew Lessner, 2013, USA, in English, 14 mins.)

HACKED CIRCUIT - �is circular study of the Foley process portrays sound artists at work constructing complex layers of fabrication and imposition. (Dir. by Deborah Stratman, 2014, USA, in English, 15 mins.)

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18

13 14MUDBLOODSSATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 11:00AM

LITTLE ACCIDENTSSATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 11:30AM

DIRECTOR FARZAD SANGARI IN PERSON!

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

PRESENTED BY GEICO

Transforming Harry Potter’s �ctional competition into a physically demanding, real-life sport, quidditch has secured its place as one of the fastest growing collegiate club sports today.  Mudbloods  follows the resilient underdogs of the UCLA Quidditch team as they make their way to the Fifth Annual Quidditch World Cup in New York City. �rough nail biting victories and losses, the dreamers, creators and athletes who make up this exceptional community come together to make this magical sport into something you could’ve never imagined, until now. (Dir. by Farzad Sangari, 2014, USA, in English, 89 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: AFI Docs Farzad Sangari is a �lmmaker originally from Iran. Prior to making �lms Farzad studied both Literature and Film and worked in Education. Mudbloods is his �rst feature documentary.

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“A well-acted, thoroughly involving drama.” - Brian Viner, Daily Mail

When a mining disaster tears at the fabric of an Appalachian coal-mining town, the lives of three very di�erent inhabitants become inexplicably tangled in a web of secrets. Amos Jenkins (Boyd Holbrook,  �e Skeleton Twins), the sole survivor of the tragedy, unwillingly becomes a focal point of the resulting investigation. As tensions rise over who to blame for the deadly mishap, the teenage son of a top executive at the coal mine goes missing. Diane (Elizabeth Banks, Hunger Games), the boy’s mother, grows emotionally estranged from her husband, Bill (Josh Lucas, American Psycho), as they search in vain for their child. Turning to the local church for support, Diane not only �nds a comforting friend in Amos but also meets one of her son’s classmates, Owen Briggs (Jacob Lo�and, Mud), whom she learns was present at the time of his disappearance. Featuring standout performances from across the stellar cast,  Little Accidents  is a remarkable debut from �rst-time director Sara Colangelo. Co-starring Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry) and Alexia Rasmussen (�e Comedy). (Dir. by Sara Colangelo, 2014, USA, in English, 105 min., Not Rated) Digital Festivals: Sundance, Seattle, San Francisco

Loft fiLm fest is made possibLe in part by our generous sustaining members!

auteurs:richard and ann batesdebi and Clint mabieJan and John muellerpeggy Johnson and Joe tarveramy Zuckerman

exeCutive produCers:Leigh bernsteinbetsy boldingKim and allen Halperrick and Linda Hansonbonnie Kaypaul and mary KossHal MelfiClaire scheuren Jennifer schneidersam and Linda yalkowsky

direCtors CirCLe:arch and Laura brownJoseph Chambers and david danielldennis and sevren Coonrichard Cortesirichard and galina deroeckRichard and Mary Rose DuffieldCarolyn evartsprice fishback and pamela slatenpam grissomshawn miller

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18

16 SHORT FILM SHOWCASESATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 2:00PM

Is it possible for eight short �lms to cover the entire spectrum of human emotions? Probably not, but this program comes close. In documentary, animation, sci-�, rom-com, and drama formats, these shorts can do it all.

WINE, WOMEN & COGNAC - Living out his days in a retirement home, a petulant elderly man, Frank, creates a fantasy world in which he was a man of international success.  (Dir. by Louis Mans�eld, 2014, USA, in English, 5 mins.)

GRACE OF A STRANGER - A destitute man loses the one thing that gives him hope, and an unlikely stranger �nds himself in a position to help. (Dir. by Troy Hollar, 2013, USA, in English, 18 mins.)

BREAKING UP - Two friends prepare a romantic dinner in a feeble attempt to get their exes back while simultaneously dealing with an unforeseen danger. (Dir. by Symeon Platts and Kaia Placa, 2014, USA, in English, 11 mins.)

SHAKER - �e extraordinary story of a disabled man’s struggle as an artist and his broken identity after su�ering a traumatic brain injury from a gunshot wound. (Dir. by Scott Parr and David Icely, 2013, USA, in English, 18 mins.)

NOT ANYMORE: A STORY OF REVOLUTION - �e story of the Syrian revolution as told through the experiences of two young Syrians, a male rebel �ghter and a female journalist, as they �ght an oppressive regime for the freedom of their people. (Dir. by Matthew VanDyke, 2014, USA, in English and Arabic with subtitles, 15 mins.)

ZARI - An aging household robot in the near future adapts to the world around it. (Dir. by Courtney Marsh, 2014, USA, in English, 20 mins.)

HOW TO MAKE IT TO THE PROMISED LAND - Summer camp gets really strange for 15-year-old Lizzie when she is forced to play a Holocaust role-play game. (Dir. by Sam Zalutsky, 2013, USA, in English, 16 mins.)

LIFE’S A BITCH  - Love. Grief. Shock. Denial. Sleeplessness. Bubble bath. Mucus. Masturbation. Pop tart. Pigeons. Toothpaste. Hospital. F__k. Bye. Hair. Sports. Chicken. Bootie. Kids. Rejection. Squirrels. Cries. Awkward—95 scenes, �ve minutes: life’s a bitch. (Dir. by François Jaros, 2013, Canada, in French with subtitles, 5 mins.)

15 A DAY WITHOUT A MEXICANSATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 1:30PM

10TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING WITH DIRECTOR/CO-WRITER SERGIO ARAU AND STAR/CO-WRITER YARELI ARIZMENDI IN PERSON!

“Director Arau... and his co-writer, actress Arizmendi, negotiate the story’s tricky mix of comedy, social satire and science �ction with surprising aplomb.” – Maitland McDonagh,  TV Guide’s Movie Guide

Marking the directorial debut of artist/musician Sergio Arau, son of  Like Water for Chocolate  director Alfonso Arau,  A Day Without a Mexican  ponders the potentially catastrophic results that would occur if California-based Mexicans, who make up over a third of the state’s population, were to suddenly disappear. �e mockumentary postulates that the lack of Latino gardeners, nannies, cooks, policeman, maids, teachers, farm workers, construction crews, entertainers, athletes, and the world’s largest growing consumer market would create a social, political, and economic disaster, leaving the concept of the “California Dream” in shambles. A uniquely entertaining blend of sharply satirical comedy and biting social criticism,  A Day Without a Mexican’s provocative “what if?” scenario proved controversial even before its release: promotional billboards reading “On May 14th, there will be no Mexicans in California” caused a stir with immigrant rights groups, who believed the sign was a statement against the Latino community. 10 years after that initial release, the �lm remains as pointed and relevant as ever. (Dir. by Sergio Arau, 2004, USA/Mexico/Spain, in English and Spanish, 100 mins., Rated R) 35mm

Sergio Arau and Yareli Arizmendi met on the set of the classic �lm Like Water for Chocolate in 1992, in which Yareli starred as the “mean” sister Rosaura. Sergio’s father, screen legend Alfonso Arau, was the director. �ey have been married ever since. �e two “multi-undisciplined” artists are a true power couple, and co-wrote the indie hit, A Day Without a Mexican, which Sergio directed and in which Yareli starred. It was �e Loft’s biggest �lm of the year, and we’re thrilled to bring Sergio and Yareli back for a discussion on its 10 year anniversary.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18

17 18THE TALE OF PRINCESS KAGUYASATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 4:15PM

THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZSATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 4:45PM

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

PRESENTED BY GEICO

“A pinnacle of animation in the new millennium.” - Matt Patches, IGN Movies

Isao Takahata is one of the co-founders of Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli, and is responsible for some of the most in�uential and timeless animation classics in the history of �lm (and cited as an in�uence on his colleague and Studio Ghibli co-founder, Hayao Miyazaki). Takahata’s Grave of the Fire�ies, Only Yesterday, Pom Poko, and  My Neighbors the Yamadas represent the best of what animated features can do: invite us into a world where anything is possible. Eight years in the making, his new �lm, �e Tale of Princess Kaguya, revisits a familiar Studio Ghibli theme, telling the story of a magical girl among ordinary humans.

Okina is a bamboo cutter in ancient rural Japan. One day in the forest, he �nds a tiny baby in the folds of a bamboo shoot. He brings the creature home to his wife Ounaa, and they decide to keep her and raise her as a princess, though she is clearly not of this world. Kaguya grows at an unnatural rate, quickly maturing into an uncommonly beautiful young woman. Soon, every suitor wants Kaguya, including the Emperor himself - but this is not a tale of courtship. True to the Studio Ghibli that brought us Ponyo, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Spirited Away, �e Tale of �e Princess Kaguya follows this strange young female as she creates her own identity. Takahata’s imagery is breathtaking - individually drawn, hand-colored frames �ow like a river of delicate, detailed watercolor paintings. Like Miyazaki’s recent �e Wind Rises, �e Tale of Princess Kaguya is an extraordinary work of art from a master of the form.  (Dir. by Isao Takahata, 2014, Japan, in Japanese with subtitles, 137 min., Rated PG) Digital

Festivals: Cannes (Director’s Fortnight), Toronto

DIRECTOR BRIAN KNAPPENBERGER WILL BE HERE IN PERSON TO RECEIVE THE KIRBY DICK HUMANITARIAN AWARD, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY OSCAR-NOMINATED DIRECTOR KIRBY DICK DURING A POST-FILM DISCUSSION.

TUCSON PREMIERE!

As a teenager, Aaron Swartz was a computer-programming prodigy with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. After emerging as a pioneer of Internet activism, education, and politics, he was indicted on multiple federal charges in 2011 and 2012, setting o� a complex chain of events that left the Internet community reeling. Shortly thereafter, at the age of 26, Swartz was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Brooklyn apartment. His family, friends, and supporters immediately blamed the prosecutors of the case, who aimed to put him in jail for 35 years and brand him a convicted felon for life. Swartz was persecuted for the very rights and freedoms for which he stood, and that ultimately broke him. Weaving together home video footage and anecdotal interviews from his closest con�dants, Brian Knappenberger creates a dynamic portrait of a precocious boy who grew up to lead the Internet community into a new age of data sharing and free speech.  (Dir. by Brian Knappenberger, 2014, USA, in English, 105 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Sundance, Seattle

Brian Knappenberger has created multiple award-winning documentaries, including We Are Legion: �e Story of the Hacktivists about the online hacktivist nongroup Anonymous; Life After War about political tensions in postwar Afghanistan; and A Murder in Kyiv about the death of a Ukrainian journalist, reportedly at the hands of government o�cials. He has crafted numerous other documentaries for PBS’s Frontline/World, the National Geographic Society, Bloomberg News, and the Discovery Channel.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18

20 WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARDSATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 7:30PM

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

“Shailene Woodley is all grown up… you will never look at her the same way again.” – Chase Whale, �e Playlist

“SPELLBINDING. Eva Green is frighteningly good.” – Dennis Dermody, Paper

Kat Connors (Shailene Woodley,  �e Descendants, �e Fault in Our Stars) is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve (Eva Green,  Casino Royale), a beautiful, enigmatic, and haunted woman, disappears - just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality. Having lived for so long in a sti�ed, emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother’s absence and certainly doesn’t blame her doormat of a father, Brock, (Christopher Meloni, Bound) for the loss. In fact, it’s almost a relief. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve’s disappearance has a�ected her. Returning home on a break from college, she �nds herself confronted with the truth about her mother’s departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it. Director Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin) has created another dreamlike, funny, and ultimately mournful exploration of American teenage life. (Dir. by Gregg Araki, 2014, USA, in English, 91 min., Rated R) Digital

Festivals: Sundance, Fantasia, London

19 NEBRASKASATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 7:15PM

WITH STARS BRUCE DERN AND STACY KEACH IN PERSON FOR A POST-FILM DISCUSSION!

HOSTED BY THE LOFT CINEMA AND PICTURE ARIZONA, LLC

This screening will be preceded by an offsite reception with Bruce Dern and Stacy Keach. Please check loftfilmfest.org for details.

“Is Nebraska a comedy or a drama? Like life, it’s both. �is is a movie to bring home and live with, to kick around in your head after it hits you in the heart. It’s damn near perfect, starting with the acting.” - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Oscar-winning �lmmaker Alexander Payne’s  Nebraska is a bittersweet dramatic comedy about a father-and-son road trip through an emotionally and economically parched homeland. After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father named Woody (Bruce Dern) thinks he’s struck it rich, and wrangles his son David (Will Forte) into taking a road trip with him to claim the fortune. As the duo embarks upon their unusual journey, Woody’s foul-mouthed wife Kate (June Squibb), his older son Ross (Bob Odenkirk) and other assorted family members join in the quest, leading to adventures both poignant and hilariously unexpected, including an ever-escalating run-in with Woody’s bitter former business partner Ed (Stacy Keach). Shot in shimmering black and white across four states,  Nebraska  is a funny, bracing and heartwarming tale of family life in the heartland of America. Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography, Nebraska also scored leading man Bruce Dern his �rst-ever Best Actor nomination.  (Dir. by Alexander Payne, 2013, USA, 115 mins., Rated R, Paramount Vantage) Digital

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18

2221 DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS. DEADSATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 10:15PM

A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHTSATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 9:45PM

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“Bigger, brasher, bloodier, and with more bowels, Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead  is a blast.” - Brian Tallerco, Film �reat

If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm o�, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombi�ed Nazi battalion, you’d have to assume that things couldn’t get much worse. In Martin’s case, that was only the beginning.

Picking up immediately where the original left o�, Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead  wastes no time getting right to the gore-�lled action, leaving a bloody trail of intestines in its wake. Director Tommy Wirkola returns to the helm with a vengeance, coming up with more inventive ways to maim and dismember than you ever thought possible. Combining wry humor with horri�c worst-case scenarios, this follow-up to the 2009 classic is sure to shock the weak-of-heart and delight even the most hard-core fans of the horror genre. Colonel Herzog is back, and he is not to be f__ked with. (Dir. by Tommy Wirkola, 2014, Norway / Iceland, in English, Norwegian and German with subtitles, 100 min., Rated R) Digital

Festivals: Sundance, Fantasia, Toronto

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

“Watching  A Girl Walks Home At Night, you get the impression that you’re witnessing something iconic and important unfold before you.” - Drew Taylor, �e Playlist

Strange things are afoot in Bad City. �e Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps and other sordid souls, is a bastion of depravity and hopelessness where a lonely vampire stalks its most unsavory inhabitants. But when boy meets girl, an unusual love story begins to blossom... blood red.

Cinema’s �rst Iranian vampire western, Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut feature basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp. A joyful mash-up of genre, archetype, and iconography, its proli�c in�uences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, horror �lms, and the Iranian New Wave. Amped by a mix of Iranian rock, techno, and Morricone-inspired ri�s, its airy, anamorphic, black-and-white aesthetic and artfully drawn-out scenes combine the simmering tension of Sergio Leone with the weird surrealism of David Lynch. Above all, Amirpour’s tale of love and squalor is fun. Why else would a vampire ride a skateboard?  (Dir. by Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014, Iran / USA, in Persian with subtitles, 99 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Sundance, New Directors / New Films, London

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 19

24 MEMPHISSUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT NOON

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

“An extraordinary visual and musical tapestry built around the compelling persona of real-life Memphis R&B singer Willis Earl Beal.” - Andrew O’Hehir, Salon.com

A strange singer with “god given talent” drifts through the mythic city of Memphis under its canopy of ancient oak trees, shattered windows, and burning spirituality. Surrounded by lovers, legends, hustlers, preachers, and a wolfpack of kids, the unstable performer avoids the recording studio and is driven to spend time in his own form of self-discovery. Shown in fragments, his journey drags him from love and happiness right to the edge of another dimension.

Featuring an explosive performance and score from the singular recording artist-cum-wizard, Willis Earl Beal, Memphis is a �lm steeped in folklore, music, surrealism, and the abstract search for glory. (Dir. by Tim Sutton, 2013, USA, in English, 75 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Venice 2013, Sundance 2014

Preceded by the short �lm PERSON TO PERSON

Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his �oor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her to leave. (Dir. by Dustin Guy Defa, 2014, USA, in English, 18 mins.)

23 I AM BIG BIRDSUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 11:30AM

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

PRESENTED BY GEICO

I Am Big Bird  is a feature-length documentary about Caroll Spinney, who has been Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969... and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. �ink you know everything there is to know about Sesame Street? You don’t. You might know that Frank Oz turned down an o�er to play Big Bird, but you probably don’t know that until a last minute change of heart by NASA, Big Bird was supposed to go to space aboard the Challenger. Or you may

know that Oscar the Grouch got his voice from a cantankerous cabbie, but you’d be surprised to learn that a �re in his trash can almost led to Caroll’s untimely demise. Caroll’s stories are the stu� of legend. He has been a constant presence in our lives for over 40 years, his path weaving through American history. His time inside the Bird has taught him about the world and about himself. I Am Big Bird peels away the instances in Caroll’s life that inspired his creation of characters that in�uenced generations of children. And, as the yellow feathers give way to grey hair, it is the man, not the puppet, who will steal your heart. (Dir. by Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker, 2014, USA, in English, 90 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Hot Docs, Los Angeles, Seattle International Film Festival, AFI Docs

SUNDAY OCTOBER 19

2625 ZERO MOTIVATIONSUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 2:15PM

DINOSAUR 13SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 1:45PM

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

“Zero Motivation is the discovery of an exciting new original voice in cinema, who happens to be really funny, intelligent and female. We can’t wait for more.” - Rodrigo Perez, �e Playlist

Filmmaker Talya Lavie steps into the spotlight with  Zero Motivation, a zany, dark comedic portrait of everyday life for a unit of young, female Israeli soldiers. �e human resources o�ce at a remote desert base serves as the setting for this cast of characters who bide their time pushing paper and battling in computer games, counting down the minutes until they can return to civilian life. Amidst their boredom and clashing personalities, issues of commitment - to friendship, love, and country - are handled with humor and sharp-edged wit. A decorated veteran herself (of �lm) with time spent at Sundance Labs, Berlinale, and MoMA, Lavie combats the status quo by �ipping genre on its head and bending gender roles to a delightful extreme. Winner of the Best Narrative Film Award and the Nora Ephron Award at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. (Dir. by Talya Lavie, 2014, Israel, in Hebrew with subtitles, 100 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Tribeca, London

TUCSON PREMIERE!

“Works nearly as well as a certain Steven Spielberg thriller, creating the giddy, ominous mood of past and present colliding in excitement.” - Joshua Rothkopf,  Time Out New York

On August 12, 1990, in the badlands of South Dakota, paleontologist Peter Larson and his team from the Black Hills Institute unearthed the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. It was the �nd of a lifetime - the world’s greatest dinosaur discovery. �ey named their dinosaur Sue.  Two years later, when the FBI and the National Guard showed up, battle lines were drawn over ownership of Sue. �e US government, world-class museums, Native American tribes, and competing paleontologists became the Goliath to Larson’s David as he and his team fought to keep their dinosaur and wrestled with intimidation tactics that threatened their freedom as well.

Dinosaur 13  chronicles an unprecedented saga in American history and details the �erce battle to possess a 65-million-year-old treasure. With consummate skill, �lmmaker Todd Miller excavates layer after layer, exposing human emotion in a dramatic tale that is as complex as it is fascinating. (Dir. by Todd Douglas Miller, 2014, USA, in English, 95 min., Rated PG) Digital

Festivals: Sundance, Sydney, Traverse City

SUNDAY OCTOBER 19

28 GIRLHOODSUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 4:45PM

SOUTHWEST PREMIERE!

Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys’ law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom. Featuring a star-making performance by Marietou Touré,  Girlhood is a teeming with life tour de force from one of �e Loft Film Fest’s favorite new directors, Céline Sciamma (Tomboy). (Dir. by Céline Sciamma, 2014, France, in French with subtitles, 112 min., Not Rated) Digital

Festivals: Cannes, Toronto, London

27 AN EVENING WITH BRUCE DERN AND STACY KEACHSUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 4:30PM

HOSTED BY THE LOFT CINEMA AND PICTURE ARIZONA, LLC

At this very special event, legendary actors Bruce Dern and Stacy Keach will be on hand for a lively moderated discussion that will also include tribute reels featuring highlights from each of their respective careers. �e Loft Film Fest will present Bruce Dern with the 2014 Lee Marvin Maverick Award, presented by Pam Marvin, and Stacy Keach will be presented with the 2014 Bob Shelton Award, presented by Bob Shelton.

BRUCE DERN  emerged during the �lmmaking revolution of the 1960s and 70s as the epitome of a new breed of American movie star. A virtuoso character actor who specialized in bringing complicated men to the screen, Dern made his mark in many of the de�nitive counterculture �lms of the era, ranging from low-budget Roger Corman hits like �e Wild Angels (1966) to o�beat classics like Jack Nicholson’s directorial debut Drive, He Said (1971) and the sci-� favorite Silent Running (1972). He also went down in �lm history for his role in �e Cowboys (1972), in which he became the �rst man ever to kill John Wayne on screen. Whether playing Tom Buchanan in  �e Great Gatsby (1974) or starring in Alfred Hitchcock’s �nal �lm Family Plot  (1976), Dern could always be counted on to make any �lm more interesting by not playing is safe, bringing an edgy originality to every role. It was his powerful performance in Hal Ashby’s Coming Home (1978) that earned him his �rst Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Since then, Dern has continued to surprise, entertain and delight audiences in such �lms as Quentin Tarantino’s Djanjo Unchained (2012) and Alexander Payne’s Nebraska  (2013), in which his unforgettable performance as the headstrong Woody Grant brought him his �rst Academy Award nomination as Best Actor. �e Loft Film Fest is proud to present Bruce Dern with the 2014 Lee Marvin Maverick Award for his enormous contributions to �lm and his continued refusal to play it safe. STACY KEACH  is a versatile actor who has forged a long-running career that crosses all mediums. He has found major success in �lm, television and live theatre, instilling every

character he plays with a restless energy that has in�uenced scores of young actors, never limiting himself to one type of role. Starting his acting career on the stage in the ‘60s, he made his Broadway debut in 1969 as Bu�alo Bill in Indians by Arthur Kopit, which won him a Tony nomination. Over the years, he has garnered numerous theatre accolades, including Obie and Drama Desk Awards. His �lm career began with a memorable turn in �e Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), and his breakthrough performance came in John Huston’s classic  Fat City  (1972), in which he starred as a down-on-his-luck boxer opposite Je� Bridges. He has since gone on to star in an incredibly diverse range of �lms, including �e Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972, shot in Tucson), �e Killer Inside Me (1976), Up in Smoke (1978), �e Long Riders  (1980),  �at Championship Season  (1982, opposite Bruce Dern) and American History X (1998). He has also found great success on television, perhaps most famously as Mickey Spillane’s hard-boiled detective in “�e New Mike Hammer” series (1984-1987), and in the title role of the 1988 mini-series “Hemingway,” for which he won a Golden Globe. Most recently, he has starred in Nebraska (2013), Planes: Fire and Rescue (2014) and If I Stay (2014), and is soon scheduled to return to Broadway in the new revival of Love Letters. �e Loft Film Fest is proud to present Stacy Keach with this year’s Bob Shelton Award in honor of his amazing and always surprising career.

Special thanks to Picture Arizona, LLC (Michael A. Candela, Alan Williams, Eric Schumacher, Randy Jacob and Javier Badillo), �e Shelton family, Carolyn Olson, �e Arizona Western Heritage Foundation and Arnold Rodriguez of National Management and Implementation Consortium, LLC.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 19

3029 THE TRIBESUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 7:15PM

THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIMESUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 7:00PM

NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ADMITTED TO THIS FILM.

ARIZONA PREMIERE!

“It was a thrill to discover something so bold, innovative, and downright wayward.” - Jonathan Romney, Film Comment

Somewhere in Ukraine, Sergey enters a specialized boarding school for the deaf. Alone in this new and unfamiliar place, he must �nd his way through the school’s hierarchy. Sergey quickly encounters the tribe, a student gang dealing in crime and prostitution. After passing their hazing rituals and being inducted into the group, he takes part in several robberies and begins to work his way up the chain of command to become pimp-protector for two of the girls, who turn tricks at the local truck stop. Finding himself in love with one of the, Sergey ultimately breaks all the unwritten rules of the tribe, with tragic consequences. An exhilarating experience in pure cinema,  �e Tribe launches the viewer into an unfamiliar new world while remaining completely riveting. Winner of three awards at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including the Critics Week Grand Prize! (Dir. by Miroslav Slaboshpitsky, 2014, Ukraine, no dialogue, 130 min., Not Rated) Digital Festivals: Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Toronto

TUCSON PREMIERE!

PRESENTED BY ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM’S NATIVE EYES FILM SHOWCASE WITH SUPPORT FROM TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER AND INDIGENOUS STRATEGIES.

“Filtering painstaking research on the evolution of Creek Nation hymns through a tragic narrative from Harjo’s family history, the director’s �rst non�ction feature is artful and illuminating.” - Guy Lodge,Variety

In 1962, �lmmaker Sterlin Harjo’s grandfather disappeared mysteriously in Sasakwa, Oklahoma, and as the Seminole community searched for him, its members sang ancient songs of faith and hope. Harjo’s �rst feature-length documentary explores the disappearance of his grandfather and the origins of these songs. Interviewing everyday people and the faith keepers of his tribe with his delicate touch and gentle inquiry, Harjo traces the creation of their songs, which commemorate a great time of upheaval from their homeland when United States policy dictated their relocation. Along the way, he learns that his tribe’s singing style is tied to traditions that originated in Scotland, Appalachia, and the experiences of enslaved African Americans. Sculpted with an aching sense of beauty,  �is May Be the Last Time reminds us that despite the hardships at hand, we can sing our way into the future and that forgiveness is essential if we want to move forward in life. (Dir. by Sterlin Harjo, 2014, USA, in English, 90 min., Not Rated) Digital Festivals: Sundance, Seattle International Film Festival

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OFFSITE | SATurDAy, OcTObEr 18 AT 5:00PM Reception with Bruce Dern and Stacy KeachPlease visit loftfilmfest.org for details

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GuEST Q&AThe Strange Little cat

The Way He Looks

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Memphis

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Girlhood

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