2012 Official Sidewalk Selections
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- DirectorDaniel SchechterStarsAlex KarpovskyTarik LoweArielle KebbelTwo New York film editors balance their personal relationships while reworking a movie in crisis.
- DirectorCraig ZobelStarsAnn DowdDreama WalkerPat HealyA normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on.
- DirectorAndrew GraceStarsAndrew GraceRashmi GraceIn search of a simpler life, a young couple returns home to Alabama where they set out to eat the way their grandparents did - locally and seasonally. But as their new diet forces them to navigate the agricultural industrial complex, they soon realize that nearly everything about the food system has changed since farmers once populated their family histories. A thoughtful and often funny essay on community, the South and sustainability, "Eating Alabama" is a story about why food matters.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinDavid BrucknerTyler GillettStarsCalvin Lee ReederLane HughesAdam WingardWhen a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
- DirectorHeidi EwingRachel GradyStarsNoah StewartRachele GilmnoreMichael WankoA documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.
- DirectorYa'Ke SmithStarsSelena AguilarPedro CastanedaJordan E. CooperA family is shaken to the core when they discover that their son has been molested. As they struggle to deal with the betrayal, their son heads towards a total mental collapse because of his love for his abuser.
- DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsTony AlvaSteve CaballeroFred DurstWhen six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too - as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.
- DirectorRory KennedyStarsEthel KennedyRory KennedyRalph BuncheA documentary on Ethel Kennedy that provides an insider's view of a political dynasty, including her life with Robert F. Kennedy and the years following his death when she raised their eleven children on her own.
- DirectorJared MosheStarsBarlow JacobsClare BowenDavid CallA western set on the New Mexico frontier a few years after the Civil War and centered on a struggling young family and the mining company who wants to buy their land.
- DirectorAnnie EastmanIn Bahia, Brazil, generations of impoverished families live in palafitas, a vast network of shacks built on stilts above a rising tide of garbage over the ocean bay. When the government threatens to reclaim the bay in the name of ecological restoration, hundreds of families are about to lose their homes. Filmed over 6 years, BAY OF ALL SAINTS is a lyrical portrait of three single-mothers living in the water slums during this crisis. Geni, AKA 'Miss Mayor,' a pizza parlor manager rapidly becomes a community organizer; Jesus, a laundry-washer, starts to look beyond her dreams of a Prince Charming who never comes; Dona Maria, a trash-picker, once freed from domestic servitude, ventures outside the palafitas as she raises her 16 children and grandchildren on the ocean bay. Their individual stories of poverty unfold through visits from Norato, their big-hearted refrigerator repairman, born and raised in the palafitas. He bears witness, as each family is promised a new home in governmental housing, without knowing when, or if this promise will ever be kept. BAY OF ALL SAINTS offers a glimpse at the complexities of urban poverty; the sacrifices these women make for their children's survival and the demands of life on the bay. Ultimately, the State's urban development project-through its tumult and blunders-compels these women to rise up to fight for their future.
- DirectorMatt RuskinStarsNico StoneAdam DuPaulSeymour CasselWhen Simon's brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
- DirectorErin GreenwellStarsRachel StyleAshlie AtkinsonRobert SalernoKaren's life as a small town receptionist is turned upside down when the father she never knew calls for a refrigerator repair. Karen sets out to investigate, dragging along her friend Meagan posing as a mechanic. By the end of the day, Karen will also encounter her father's closet lover, a compulsive sister addicted to off track betting, a brother struggling with grade school heart ache and bullies, a broken refrigerator and a load of fireworks.
- DirectorJay GammillStarsJess WeixlerJesse EisenbergHalley FeifferStanford Law dropout Jillian wakes up with a hangover and is pressured by her friend to take a shift at an ice-cream truck in LA, giving out free samples.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsFrank HvamCasper ChristensenMarcuz Jess PetersenIn order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, Frank 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend Casper's debauched weekend canoe trip.
- DirectorWoo-sang ParkY.K. KimStarsY.K. KimVincent HirschJoseph DiamandA martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
- DirectorBill Ross IVTurner RossStarsWilliam ZandersBryan ZandersKentrell ZandrsA documentary that follows three brothers as they discover the scenes of late-night New Orleans.
- DirectorSelma Al-FaqihTravis FlournoySean FornaraStarsMichael UrieChase WilliamsonFilmmakers Sean Fornara and Michael Urie travel back to their hometowns in Texas to chronicle the mother of all Speech and Debate Tournaments - TFA State.
- DirectorLisa BiagiottiA documentary about the new American South, and the people who inhabit its most quiet corners.
- DirectorAlex KarpovskyStarsDustin Guy DefaAlex KarpovskyKeith PoulsonIn this hilarious road trip comedy, a newly single filmmaker (Alex Karpovsky, "Girls") hits the road with an old friend to promote one of his films, but romantic chaos ensues when an adoring fan decides to come along for the ride.
- DirectorBenjamin StarkStarsKevin MaggardLuke WeaverWescott YoungsonEvery machine needs fuel.... Every machine needs repair... Every machine breaks down.
- DirectorHarmony KorineJan KwiecinskiAleksey FedorchenkoStarsVal KilmerRachel KorineIgor Sergeev"Fawns" is a Polish chapter of the feature-length anthology film titled "The Fourth Dimension." The other two chapters of the movie were directed by Harmony Korine and Aleksei Fedorchenko.
- DirectorWayne FranklinKris E. WheelerStarsDuke BardwellDavid GreelyGlen D. HardinThere's danger in meeting your hero...especially if your hero becomes your boss, and your boss in the King of Rock & Roll. Duke Bardwell learned that the hard way. Part documentary, part concert film, Duke & The King tells the story of Bardwell, one of the great unheralded talents in American music. Focusing in part on Duke's relationship with Elvis Presley, the film is a cautionary tale about hero worship and the trappings of fame. Bardwell's story also demonstrates what happens when the right words and music come together to alter destiny and, in doing so, offer a shot at redemption. The film features appearances by Kenny Loggins, Tom Rush, Casey Kelly, 'Big Luther' Kent, Trevor Veitch, David Greely, Leon Medica and Franko 'Washboard' Jackson.
- DirectorRichard LeMayStarsBen WeaverKarmine AlersS. Lue McWilliamsLove, loss and hope are tumultuously explored amidst a tranquil backdrop and asks us all the question: What is your dream?
- DirectorJennifer ClaryStarsToby HemingwayCody LongoScout Taylor-ComptonThe Silent Thief is a psychological thriller that examines familial bonds, the human need to belong and the thin line between sanity and insanity. Brennan Marley is an outcast drifter who threatens to destroy a family's unity by displacing their biological son, Mike Henderson, while he is away at college. Hungry for acceptance and exceptionally cunning, Brennan becomes a boarder at the Henderson family's beach home under false pretenses. Claiming that he is an orphan from England, Brennan uses his manipulative prowess to ingratiate himself with each member of the Henderson family before Mike returns home from college for Christmas vacation. As Brennan's tactics become increasingly pernicious, psyches are driven to the breaking point, long buried family secrets are revealed and violence ensues.
- DirectorLinda Goldstein KnowltonStarsAnn BoccutiJenna CookFang LeeA documentary on four teenage girls living in different parts of the US and united by one thing: all four were adopted from China due to family situations colliding with the country's "One Child Policy".
- DirectorOnur TukelStarsThomas J. BuchmuellerJosephine DeckerDustin Guy DefaA gang of old friends gather for a small wedding in Central Park. Madness ensues.
- DirectorJonathan LiseckiStarsJenn HarrisAnna Margaret HollymanMatthew WilkasJenn (straight) and Matt (gay) are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, they decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together--the old-fashioned way.
- DirectorRyan WhitakerStarsSteven StraitKarolina WydraMadison LintzWhen two bus crash survivors awake to discover that they are the only people left in their town, they work together to unravel the truth behind the strange events.
- DirectorKevin Obsatz'Empire Builder' documents a three-day odyssey to Milwaukee by train to visit a stricken father in the hospital. Filmed with a 16mm Bolex Reflex camera and hand-developed in buckets of photo chemicals, it presents the true events of this family story chronologically as they were documented, in flashes and glimpses, as imperfect and fragmented as human memory itself. Empire Builder sets its verite narrative in the context of a crumbling city and civilization whose desperate hope for salvation lies in an ever-growing tangle of technology.
- DirectorSylvia CaminerStarsLinda BlairCorey FeldmanRick SpringfieldThe first-ever feature documentary about Grammy® Winning musician, songwriter, actor, and New York Times best-selling author Rick Springfield and his ardently loyal fan base. Film focuses on some universal human desires, such as the importance of connecting with like-minded friends and the ability to create new memories as adults reminiscent of the carefree days of our adolescence. The film highlights Springfield's unique connection with his fans and how this relationship has been a source of happiness, comfort, and inspiration.
- DirectorDavid ZellnerStarsSydney AguirreNathan ZellnerDavid WingoAnnie is girl with no moral compass, thanks to a complete lack of parental supervision. One day, while playing in the woods, a voice calls out to her from deep within an abandoned well, causing her to consider the right course of action.
- DirectorBritta WauerStarsWilliam WolffRon KohlsGabriella Naidu
- DirectorBrett WhitcombStarsEmily DoleDee BooherLarry WhistlerGLOW: The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling chronicles the rise and fall of the first ever all-female wrestling show through the stories of those who lived it.
- DirectorNathan AdloffStarsNatalie WestTyler RossConor McCahillNate is nineteen. Margaret is fifty-two. Their odd, quirky, totally working friendship gets rattled when Nate gets his first boyfriend, who drives him away from Margaret as she tries to pursue a life as a stand-up comedian.
- DirectorDel ShoresStarsDale DickeyOctavia SpencerBeth GrantA story centered on abused housewife Willadean Winkler, her relationships with her friends, and her attempts at liberation.
- DirectorAsh ChristianStarsTobias SegalThora BirchChristine LahtiThe story of a family whose growth is stunted... a family that learns how to love themselves while loving each other (a little too much).
- DirectorMatthew LillardStarsJacob WysockiMatt O'LearyBilly CampbellA dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band.Closing Night
- DirectorSonja LindénStarsJörgen BladhDwari DeutschOuti HarkkoPeople and technology are becoming increasingly intertwined. With the accelerating pace of everyday life and our increasing virtual presence as individuals, the line between the real and the virtual self has begun to blur. In this personal and cinematic journey, the director observes the links between freedom and dependence in our time.
- DirectorAnnie EastmanIn Bahia, Brazil, generations of impoverished families live in palafitas, a vast network of shacks built on stilts above a rising tide of garbage over the ocean bay. When the government threatens to reclaim the bay in the name of ecological restoration, hundreds of families are about to lose their homes. Filmed over 6 years, BAY OF ALL SAINTS is a lyrical portrait of three single-mothers living in the water slums during this crisis. Geni, AKA 'Miss Mayor,' a pizza parlor manager rapidly becomes a community organizer; Jesus, a laundry-washer, starts to look beyond her dreams of a Prince Charming who never comes; Dona Maria, a trash-picker, once freed from domestic servitude, ventures outside the palafitas as she raises her 16 children and grandchildren on the ocean bay. Their individual stories of poverty unfold through visits from Norato, their big-hearted refrigerator repairman, born and raised in the palafitas. He bears witness, as each family is promised a new home in governmental housing, without knowing when, or if this promise will ever be kept. BAY OF ALL SAINTS offers a glimpse at the complexities of urban poverty; the sacrifices these women make for their children's survival and the demands of life on the bay. Ultimately, the State's urban development project-through its tumult and blunders-compels these women to rise up to fight for their future.
- DirectorMatt RuskinStarsNico StoneAdam DuPaulSeymour CasselWhen Simon's brother is arrested for armed robbery, he is asked to commit a string of similar crimes in an attempt to get his brother acquitted.
- DirectorPanos CosmatosStarsEva BourneMichael J RogersScott HylandsDespite being under heavy sedation, a young woman tries to make her way out of the Arboria Institute, a secluded, quasifuturistic commune.
- DirectorXan ArandaStarsAndrew BirdMartin DoshMichael LewisThe acclaimed musician's rigorous touring year culminates in perpetual fever as he crosses the finish line on crutches from an onstage injury. Concert documentary features collaborators Martin Dosh, Annie Clark of St. Vincent, and others.
- DirectorRohan SpongStarsGilles DenizotMimi Sterne WolfeThe story of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City. As you've never heard it before. A musical documentary.
- DirectorMartha StephensStarsMichael Abbott Jr.Sonny BurnetteKristin SlaysmanSeeking escape from his stalled relationship and unhappy place in the world, a recently pink-slipped music teacher sets out to hike Kentucky's Sheltowee Trace Trail. Among the verdant hills of Appalachia, he encounters various strange characters and becomes the reluctant companion of a gregarious father and son who ultimately help him rediscover what he's been missing.
- DirectorLeat KlingmanStarsRima FandAbigail WrightWolfy has embarked on a journey of self-discovery. I want to eat the world! he declares and sets out for an adventure. In his path to experience life at its fullest, he meets some fanciful characters that help him realize his motives through music, dance and play. Much joy, words of wisdom and magical moments are present throughout his journey, and Wolfy confronts them with his gentle yet curious way- and with the help of a long lost friend.
- DirectorJohan NijenhuisStarsRachelle VerdelPorgy FranssenAnnet MalherbeA mischievous young witch named Fuchsia befriends a human boy named Tommy. Together they must thwart his uncle's plans to destroy her witch school and his town.
- DirectorMichel OcelotStarsJulien BéramisMarine GrisetMichel EliasTales of the Night weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, to the Land of the Dead. From the imagination of internationally renowned animator Michel Ocelot.
- DirectorSuzanne ChisholmMichael ParfitStarsRyan ReynoldsLunaMichael ParfitThe true story of Luna, a young, wild killer whale who tries to befriend people on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island.
- DirectorNickolas BirdEleanor SharpeStarsAnny SalerniEleanor SharpeA passionate group of Australian same-sex ballroom dancers battle homophobia, injury and personal drama as they pursue their dream of competing at the Gay Games in Germany.
- DirectorKatie CarmichaelPenny EdmistonEdwin ScharlauStarsJessica AceboMichelle CaldwellCharlene CarresIn 1995, Mary Ward filed for an increase in child support from her ex-husband. She was awarded the increase but never expected the firestorm that would ensue. Her ex-husband in turn filed for a complete modification of custody. Everyone thought this was a stunt by the father to avoid paying child support. Why would the state modify custody when Mary appeared to be a devoted mother? Her children were the center of her universe and she would do anything for them. And in the six years since their separation, the father had by all accounts been an absent parent. He was unclear as to what grade his daughter was in or which school she was attending. He didn't know that she had been in counseling for over a year to help with her ADD diagnosis. He was behind in child support, and the most time he had spent with the daughter was four consecutive days on a trip. Mostly he just saw her every other weekend for one day. He had a limited education, was prejudiced, lived in a trailer down a windy dirt country road, had a history of a bad temper, and had been married to his fourth wife for less than a year. And as if that didnt seem like enough stacked against him, he had murdered his first wife. Yet after a two hour hearing that August, the judge ruled that custody should be transferred to the father. Why? Mary Ward was a lesbian. Although the judge stated that the mothers sexual orientation had nothing to do with his decision, in his ruling he said ...I believe that this child should be given the opportunity and the option to live in a non-lesbian world. Devastated at the thought that the court had found her unfit to be a parent, Mary didnt know where to turn. Thats when she found the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco. They immediately took on the case and filed an appeal. It seemed like a no-brainer to them. Everything seemed to be stacked in the mothers favor. They were wrong.
- DirectorAndrew SemansStarsWill RogersEleonore HendricksRebecca Lawrence LevyA twisted, diabolical, comedic tale of revenge that will make you think twice about who you choose as your next roommate.
- DirectorDavid RedmonAshley SabinExplores Italian immigrant Antonio Bussone's use of federal grants to return factory work to the United States.
- DirectorDavid GiancolaStarsAnna Nicole SmithDavid GiancolaJohn JamesA documentary that goes behind the scenes of the movie 'Illegal Aliens', and a film-maker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight.